sneak peek ....

this weekend I had the chance the visit my Grannie Anna, her husband Carl, and my Parain (French for "uncle") in Louisiana. We had such a blast! Lots of shots to come, but this one's the favorite :)

and here are the words to Your Great Name that we lead in worship tonight at Grace... oh, how the power of Jesus' name moves! 

Lost are saved; find their way; at the sound of your great name 

All condemned; feel no shame, at the sound of your great name 

Every fear; has no place; at the sound of your great name 

The enemy; he has to leave; at the sound of your great name 

Jesus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain for us, Son of God and Man 

You are high and lifted up; that all the world will praise your great name 

All the weak; find their strength; at the sound of your great name 

Hungry souls; receive grace; at the sound of your great name 

The fatherless; they find their rest; at the sound of your great name 

Sick are healed; and the dead are raised; at the sound of your great name 

Jesus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain for us, Son of God and Man 

You are high and lifted up; that all the world will praise your great name 

Redeemer, My Healer, Lord Almighty 

My savior, Defender, You are My King 

Jesus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain for us, Son of God and Man 

You are high and lifted up; that all the world will praise your great name

i encourage you to think about Jesus' name today :) He is good in all things. and His name is POWERFUL!! 

for those of you who have tried to read...

For those of you who have tried to read my blog... finally!! All during September I just felt like and loved writing blog entries, but then come October that desire was quite non existent. So, I apologize for my absence! 

God has been doing some wonderful and hard things in my life. I really do feel that the first few months of my engagement to Bryan have been the FUN and exciting parts of engagement-- not to say that it isn't now-- but I think now it's all the fun and excitement plus intense conversation and hard Spiritual lessons from Jesus. phew. 

I have been spending a lot of time with sweet girl friends who are so dear to my heart, some "old Chara" girlies-- we've nicknamed ourselves "ReJoys," seeing as how Chara means joy in Greek and we are "oldies" ... = Re-Joys. :-) Love it. Girls, you are beautiful inside and out. They are the most gracious, lovely, and honestly raw ladies I have ever known. They have a true joy that comes from our sweet God... PTL!! praise the Lord! Girls, how you have blessed me. 

My sweet fiance Bryan is also a blessing. In so, so many ways. Another blog to come soon (this time I promise!) alll about my soon-to-be-husband :) 

Here is a peek of what the past few weeks have been like around here.... 

2010 Fall ring day with sweet Becca and Lindsey

Chara Christian Dance Company 

 stunning graduating senior Lindsay

another day of Chara shooting... 

and some wildlife exploring in New Braunfels

:) there are quite a few things I want to post specifically about, but it will probably take a few days. enjoy, and accept God's goodness today. 

He loves you. dearly.