so this has been a long post in the making...
i started this on Thursday morning to write about the shane and shane concert i went to Wednesday night, then i sat down again Friday afternoon to write about the precious time i had a south knoll that morning and now the weekend has passed and that deserves a post for a number of reasons, so i'll start from the beginning.
shane & shane was good for a number of reasons-their love for college station speaks closely to my love for coming here-the remembering how far ive come and from where..not just physical sense but spiritual as well. one of their last songs really expresses what my constant struggle has been with the Lord, the doubts of who i am and what im doing. its a constant mental battle for me to know im in the Fathers hands and not cursed because He has already overcome...i feel the lyrics should be shared because well..they speak for themselves:embracing accusation
Thursday was spent with Dad running errands, went to the movies, fed the ducks and ate dinner with the fam..nothing spectacular but definitely quality...mr. eric b. lee deserves a shout out..i always enjoy hanging out with you :) i know youre not, but im sure glad youre still in the CS!
father of lies
coming to steal kill and destroy
all my hopes
of being good enough
i hear him saying
"cursed are the ones who can't abide"
he's right
halleluiah
he's right
the devil
is preaching
the song of the redeemed
that i am cursed and gone astray
i cannot gain salvation
embracing accusation
could the father of lies
be telling the truth
of god to me tonight?
that if the penalty of sin is death
the death is mine
i hear him saying
"cursed are the ones
who can't abide"
he's right
halleluiah
he's right
the devil
is preaching
the song of the redeemed
that i am
cursed and gone astray
i cannot gain salvation
the devil's singing over me
an age old song
that i am cursed and gone astray
sing the first verse so conveniently
over me
he's forgotten the refrain...
JESUS SAVES
"Cursed be anyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, and do them"
"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us"
- Gal 3:13
Friday morning i experienced one of the most precious times in my life and will forever keep it close to my heart & memory. i went up to South Knoll Elementary to visit my old class and teacher friends..while on the playground, about 8-10 of my Head Start kids (now grownup kindergarteners) spotted me and ran toward me with arms stretched wide for hugs, screaming "Senora Aliiiisha!!!!", almost tackling me to the ground, chattering a mile a minute with questions and stories, so incredibly excited and happy to see me...another wonderful homecoming moment :)
that afternoon-after a great lunch with micah, me and val set out on a short roadtrip up to austin to see the beautiful Andrea Carney & Jocelyn Brackin. Friday night was an evening of catching up, great encouragement, laughter and one of the most thought provoking movies ive ever seen, which would take a whole long post to write about if i was even going to begin to describe it and discuss my opinions about it, but it would be a very long tangent, so i'll just tell you the title and you can google it "Jesus Camp". Saturday morning we ate a classic austin breakfast at 11am at kirby lane with jocelyn which was delightful and fun, then we headed off to Tyler to visit Val's mom & aunt and uncle, who (the aunt & uncle) are the funniest relatives i've met in a long time...we were laughing the whole day! im back safe and sound in college station, chilling until Thursday when its back to NC!
so theres the past week. my time at home has been refreshing and great, sprinkled with great catch up time with friends.
grace & peace,
lish
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