If You Say So....Luke 5:4-7 (NASB)

Hallelujah: -interjection:    1. Praise ye the Lord! -noun:    2. an exclamation of "hallelujah!"    3. a shout of joy, praise, or gratitude      So, you might be wondering where I'm going with this. Indulge me for 3 minutes and 38 + seconds, will you? Click on the link and then come back, okay? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nMvvoXa9Yk&feature=related      Are you back with me again? Cool. Thanks. That was one of Amy Grant's newest songs. I've heard it on K-FISH a couple of times and it has a great melody. Amy Grant's voice and singing style has always held a lot of appeal for me. She's soulful, sincere, and passionate. However, as I was listening to this song and pondering the lyrics, I felt my theological hackles being raised.      To start with, I love that the song is bringing emotional and often painful moments that people experience into view and encouraging honesty befo...

     The first week of school for all my girls just commenced yesterday. Whew! Here's the rundown of who is where: Elena (10th grade) and Camille (8th grade) are being home schooled, Leanne (4th grade) and Chloe (2nd grade) are at Sierra Madre Elementary, and Daisy (4 years old, pre-K) and Julia (2 years old) are at home with Mom. This is a sampling of  the activities that promise to keep me hopping throughout the year: Elena volunteers at a nearby hospital, Camille volunteers at a nearby library, I volunteer in Leanne and Chloe's classrooms 1 hour per week per child, MOPS twice a month with Julia and Daisy, art, piano, singing and cooking lessons for various children, and a  running program for another child. Then there's Friday co-op classes for my older girls. Thankfully, I have almost no involvement in those - yet.      Quite honestly, the structure is beneficial. Summer had been very unstructured, unfocused and rather uneventful. I...