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I went camping this weekend with the soon to be family!!! By camping i really mean staying in a nice cabin…in no way at all “roughing it”. No I didn’t have to trek through the FOREST and dig myself a hole for whatever we dig holes for. I had a revelation as to how much i really do enjoy the outdoors for a city boy. I mean i am no Davy Crocket, (even though i did buy a legit Davy Crocket hat in Disneyland one year, and yes i wore it) but i do love a good hike or swim in a fresh river. I am truly blessed to know that creator God who made all that i enjoyed this weekend…the trees, the river, and the fresh smell of mountain air…also holds my heart, knows my thoughts and desires intimacy in relationship with me. Humbling. My soon to be niece reminded me of how God feels toward me at times. Addison was still in her body for i think 20 minutes on the weekend…although in her defense naming beaches collecting, debry and rocks from the river, and throwing them back into the river once they dried off…is a very demanding schedule I accompanied her on a few walks to the small sandy beach she named “Beaver Beach” she called it that because of the trails marked with beaver sheddings from the trees they had chewed down…It was then I began to realize that the world is something different to her than it is to me. Something brighter and fresh and uncovered. Something to be discovered. It was then that the Holy Spirit began reminding me of how much more in my life He wants me to “uncover” or just let Him show me His love. His presence somehow is ALWAYS with me…in my darkest and brightest moments…a comforter and a friend. As i watched her throw rocks into the river…and as she laughed at how high i could throw the rocks and watch them splash into the river, i thought of what this little amount of time with me must have meant to her? Just as a few moments with God means to me. I think that i need to visit our cabin more often…if not only to trek down to Beaver beach and let the Holy Spirit remind me of how much He loves me. Its something i absolutely need to know and receive.

P.S. Although i did lose at Monopoly, Risk, and ping pong 4 times to my fiance…i still enjoyed the indoors as well…ugh.

DH

Currently reading a book called “Vintage Jesus” i have come to find it very interesting. I often forget to recall who the person of Jesus is and has become to me. He is my dearest friend while my savior who holds my heart and soul. Do you ever remember thinking about who you are to Jesus…like what place you hold in His heart and thoughts….its quite a sobering thought. Thinking that the creator of the universe could have thoughts of hope and dear love for me…who before His love was void of true unconditional love and hopeless…I am so very grateful for His love and peace and wanna write a song that brings about His change and this effect on others.

WHO HAS JESUS BECOME IN YOUR LIVES??

I love Brooke Fraser’s heart for worship. I also adore her melodies for congregational worship songs….this is one of my new favs….she is set to put it out on the new Hillsong album in june. Ah the joy of hand held camera’s.

Blinkpod23 Album This is Our God 2008 Hillsong – Desert Song

I love these kids…

Today is Mother’s Day. I love mothers day. Actually i do. Mainly because i love my mom. It is a day where family and friends honor their mothers, without whom no one would be alive. I am one prodigal who not only loves his mom because she is sweet and “motherly” but because without her prayers in the midnight hours…i honestly don’t know where i would be this day. Sitting in the media room at my church right now thinking of how amazing the motherly duty is set up by God, I am now more understanding of how He knew what he was doing when he made the role of a mother. I could not have lived without it in my life without the prayer that at the time; sustained me, even in my sin. There is said it…i am a MAMA’s BOY. I love you mom and hope you have a blessed day. You deserve it!!

DH