Hearts Transformed

As 2010 comes to an end I would like to say that I accomplished all of the goals I set up for myself. But I did not. I would like to say that I radically changed the way I did something, anything but I did not. 2010 wasn't a horrible year by any means it just seems like it happened and now it is coming to a close. Where did this year go? My highlights include David graduating, moving to Tennessee and asking me to MARRY HIM! I am blessed in many ways and think back on the things that happened this year fondly for the most part. I just can't shake the feeling that I missed something. I know that every year people say, "Time flies" and "It just gets quicker the older you get." I have a sneaky suspicion that my reflection this year has a lot more with my own agenda of getting things done and not enough times of "stopping to smell the roses." So here is to 2011 being a year of more memories, more pictures, more moments shared with loved ones. To ...

One of my favorite things in this world is the beauty of music. I usually have music on. Today I am sitting at my desk and I have Pandora playing in the background with my Kari Jobe Radio Station playing. Often I don't even pay that much attention to what is playing but every once in a while there is a song that stops me. Today it is this song, "What Do I Know of Holy?" by Addison Road. I made You promises a thousand times I tried to hear from Heaven But I talked the whole time I think I made You too small I never feared You at all If You touched my face would I know You? Looked into my eyes could I behold You? (CHORUS) What do I know of You Who spoke me into motion? Where have I even stood But the shore along Your ocean? Are You fire? Are You fury? Are You sacred? Are You beautiful? What do I know? What do I know of Holy? I guess I thought that I had figured You out I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about How You were mighty to save Thos...

This is where I am today. Camping out here for a while. My heart is here for my own life and for the lives of those to whom I minister.   Philippians 4:4-7 (The Message)   4-5 Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!   6-7 Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

Several things were on my mind today. I had a meeting with some very amazing people making a difference in the lives of youth in the greater Nashville area. A couple years ago I was asked to help with a Campus Life at HHS. I didn't know that this would be the beginning to a long road of partnership with Nashville Youth for Christ. I am glad it has turned into more than I imagined. Today after the workshop I decided to take full advantage of being downtown and eat at one of my favorite places, The Copper Kettle. Here is a view from my seat. I love Nashville. I love the people I have met here. I love the things I have done here.