Brooke's 'broken up club' and our SWEET concert

Kyle and I went out to dinner and just as we set down we got a phone call to come home to take Brooke to the ER. She jumped out of her swing so she could pet Snuggles and landed just right...breaking both the bones in her right arm.

We didn't need an x-ray. Her arm was obviously broken...looked like a goose neck. She was so brave! We told her about the broken bones we had growing up and she decided to make a 'broken up club'.

She loves her pink cast!

Went to the Shane and Shane concert and it was awesome, just as we expected. They are super talented...could be secular and mainstream if they wanted in a heartbeat, but they sing to Jesus and I'm so thankful they do. EVERY song on the new CD is awesome, but another one of my favorites is Liberty....this song is all about how Jesus sets us free. I can testify that this is exactly how I felt when Jesus saved me and how He continues to set me free from what the world says is important. Praise His Name!

The Lord is
The Spirit
Where the Spirit of the Lord is found
There is liberty
And the Spirit lives inside of me
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, now
There is liberty, there is liberty,
There is liberty

For freedom You set me free
And yes, I am free indeed
You rewrote my name
And shackled my shame
You opened my eyes to see
I am free

When the spirit
of the world comes
to kill me and enslave me I will say
There is liberty
For the chains of sin that once entangled me
Have been broken, now I'm singing 'cause I'm free
There is liberty, there is liberty,
There is liberty

For freedom You set me free
And yes, I am free indeed
You rewrote my name
And shackled my shame
You opened my eyes to see
I am free

The storm rolled in
It was dark in the land
As the Son of Man
Was crucified
You don't take his life
He laid it down
He paid the price
And shed His blood

It is done!
The veil is torn
He has won
And I am free
And I am free
And I am free
I am free

For freedom You set me free
And yes, I am free indeed
You rewrote my name
And shackled my shame
You opened my eyes to see

For freedom You set me free
And yes, I am free indeed
You rewrote my name
And shackled my shame
You opened my eyes to see
I am free

Erin's Baptism

Erin was baptized on Sunday. She has waited a long time to let others know that she loves and wants to follow Jesus...and she got to share her baptism with all of her cousins. I cannot express how special that day will always be for Erin and our family. The pastor said she was the most excited little girl he had ever baptized :) We giggled because we knew she was beyond excited to be 'bapaptized' :)

She accepted Christ in the BSF John study almost 2 years ago...she was very persistent and I was hesitant because she was so young...but God is sovereign and He knows her heart and I definitely didn't want to stand in the way. She finished her discipleship book just a month or so ago and was really ready to let people know that she loves Jesus and believes He is God's Son and that His death on the cross paid for her sins and declares her righteous before God.

We are so thankful...here's her baptism in pictures...













Our prayer for Erin and ourselves, Colossians 1:9-11,

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened in all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

A note to Erin:

Erin,

It was an awesome day. You were so ready, you were glowing. You were so persistent in your desire to ask Jesus to live in your heart and I was so hesitant because I thought you may be too young...I still have a lot to learn about God's sovereignty...

The fruit of the Holy Spirit has been so evident in you...your soft heart, your love for Jesus and others, your boldness in sharing the Gospel to others, your unashamed worship, your desire and faithfulness to know and memorize His true Word, your kindness, your self control (that's hard with 2 sisters!), your conviction and sorrow over your sin...

And when you asked Opa this weekend if you could pray for him, out of nowhere, I was just blown away by God's goodness...your prayer of thanksgiving for him and what he has done for his family and his country was beautiful...

I know you aren't and won't be perfect, or anywhere near it (none of us are) :) but I'm so glad you accepted the One who is...

I love you,
Mom

Because He's God.

Shane and Shane's album was released this week! Favorite song on there is Because He's God. I would download it from iTunes if I were you, you'll thank yourself...it's awesome. I want my girls to know that Jesus is the way, the only way....not just the only way to heaven, but the only way to live a life worth living.

Oooo, Oooo
What if God came down to earth
Stepped out of heaven
Walked into your house
Said ask me anything
And you said I just had to know
How do ya get to heaven
And you were hanging on His every word
Cuz He is God, You believe because He's God
And He said

There's a way to go, an open door
For the human soul
You can come today
Jesus is the way
He's my only Son, He's the one I love
And I gave Him up for you to be saved
Jesus is the way

You know that God came down to earth
He stepped out of heaven
Walked into my world
And made my heart His home
And He said there is a better way
A life worth living
And I'm hanging on His every word
Cuz He is God, I believe because He's God
And He said

There's a way to go, an open door
For the human soul
You can come today
Jesus is the way
He's my only Son, He's the one I love
And I gave Him up for you to be saved
Jesus is the way

Ohhhh
There's a fork in the road ahead
That you are walking
It is wide and it is easier
But it leads to destruction
The other way is a narrow gate
Its the path less taken
It is hard and it requires your life
It's the pathway to Zion
The pathway to Zion

There's a way to go, an open door
For the human soul
You can come today
Jesus is the way

There's a way to go, an open door
For the human soul
You can come today
Jesus is the way
He's my only son, He's the one I love
And I gave Him up for you to be saved
Jesus is the way

There's a way to go, an open door
For the human soul
You can come today
Jesus is the way
He's my only son, He's the one I love
And I gave Him up for you to be saved
Jesus is the way

Oooo, Ooooo