Up from the ashes...

Here is the link to John Mark McMillan's song "Ashes and Flames" (and a bunch of his other music, all equally as awesome)

And here are the lyrics... amazing.

You and I meet
On the shores of the broken
You swallow the ocean
I Swallow my pride
Only to see
The way that I need you
Is more than I knew
I ever could

In between the ashes and the flames
Is a cry an awkward silence
Could never contain
And the falling of my hammers
And the writhing of my pain
Is just not as real as the way
That your calling my name

I cant help thinking
That the way that you want me
And the ghost that haunts me
Are one and the same
Cause you stand at my window
At night while I'm sleeping
There's not a promise I'm keeping
That could ever repay you

In between the ashes and the flames
There's a song that burns brighter
Than Radio waves
Bout the remnants of my Idols
And the shadow of my shame
And how they scatter like the rain
And I can't stop crying
Cause you wont stop calling my name
Calling my name up from the ashes

I Love This

Its freedom... from ourselves... from self-importance... please, God, make it all about YOU and not about me!

Its Official...

Ramey baby number four is on the way!!! woo-hoo!!! Its time to start getting really crazy! I am about 8 weeks along and am due in mid-September... the polls are now open to see what everyone thinks this little one is gonna be :)

Tap dancing...

Here is Eli tap dancing (looks more like river dancing, right?)... and Judah later joins in with his exercises...

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This is the classic Eli face... shower cap or not.

hugs...

big hugs between brothers... hugs/wrestling... thats whats really happening. And Canaan, such a trooper, just hanging on for the ride...

Ahhh, summer...

We are all really missing summer... Eli asked if we could just brave the 30 degree weather outside and go swimming... He finally decided that the hot tub would do...