LIBERTY

Well, after 5 failed attempts at trying to log back into my old account (I have a tendency to forget passwords), I'M BACK!!! I can't promise I will post all the time but I do know there have been many times I wished I had a way to share the happenings of that day. I'm going to try really hard to be transparent, but I know I will fail at times. Please bare with me as I start this. I have felt for a long time, that God has shown me things, BIG things, and I haven't been able to articulate them or I have just kept them to myself. I don't want to be that way. My hope, is that this blog will touch at least one person. If so, than my goal has been accomplished; however im praying bigger things will come from it. I want to give you fair warning, this blog is a long one. It may sound like a 2nd grader wrote it but again, I cant keep silent. I want to share when God shows me things or answers prayers.

I want to share with you why I decided to start this blog. Like I said previously, God has been doing amazing things. Recently, God has given me many opportunities to explain to my son Hunter (4.5yrs old) who HE is and the many different characteristics of God. The other night, in the car, we were jamming to this song by Shane & Shane called "Liberty". It has become one of our favorite songs to listen to in the car, because we can sing as loud as we want! During the song, I began asking hunter if he knew what the song meant, if he knew what the words he was so easily singing MEANT!!! I began to explain to him that, once you have accepted Jesus as your Saviour, you are now FREE, you are FORGIVEN, the sins you commit, Christ died for ALL of them. I wanted him to know, the world will try so hard to keep you living in shame and guilt (yes, I had to explain what those words meant) but that's not what God wants for you. He wants you to walk in victory, or as the song says, LIBERTY! I want to start him out, at a young age, explaining to him, what things mean. Explain to him who God is and what He has done for us. If you have never heard the song, here are the lyrics.......

 The Lord is the Spirit
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, now
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

 

Now that you know the words to the song, im sure you can imagine the conversation we had in the car. It was at that moment, I decided I would think about blogging again. Then, we got home and all got ready for bed. I grabbed my Jesus Calling book and read the passage for the day and this is what it said, " Walk with ME in the FREEDOM of forgiveness. The path we follow together is sometimes steep and slippery. If you carry a burden of guilt on your back, you are more likely to stumble and fall. At your request, I will remove the heavy load from you and bury it at the foot of the cross. When I unburden you, you are UNDENIABLY FREE!!!!! Stand up straight and tall in My Presence so that no one can place more burdens on your back. Look into My Face and feel the warmth of my Love-Light shining upon you. It is this unconditional Love that FREES you from both fears and sins. Spend time basking in the Light of my Presence. As you come to know Me more and more intimately, you grow increasingly FREE"!!!!

 

As soon as I read that, I knew I was going to start blogging! I had just encountered Jesus himself, speaking to me. I did not want to keep silent. I was just so in awe of how God used this song to allow me to have a conversation with my son about what forgiveness is and how we dont have to live in shame, all bc Christ chose to die for us....we can walk in victory.;and then He reiterates it by giving me this devotional on the same day, just an hour after the conversation with Hunter. All I can say, is God is good and He does speak to his children, you just have to listen. So, Hunter, I pray one day you will truly know the power of the cross and what God accomplished for you and me that very day.

 

                           I AM FREE!!!!!

ps. I posted the song at the top. listen to it. my advice, turn up the volume!

Its been way too long

I would like to start out by saying, I have no clue how to use this, so im apologizing now, if my post or my backgrounds look a little funny. I am working on trying to start blogging again. once I have this thing figured out, I will let you know!!! Cant wait to get started. I have so much to say and to update!!

Allison

We started adding a tiny bit of rice cereal to his bottle at night. It seems to help him stay asleep longer and has helped him start gaining weight. MY poor baby is so little but my thought is that maybe God knew i couldnt handle a heavy baby. I can barely pick up Hunter as it is. I definitely have to build up my stomach and back muscles. I feel bad bc i have had some really bad back days and poor Hunter has to lay in his bed til i can manage to get him out :( His 4month check up is coming soon and i have so many questions to ask. I just hope they dont say something about how small he is. I dont think i can bare to hear another person say something. iIcant help it, i feed him all the time and he doesnt gain very fast. He is such a good baby though...he sleeps all the time and doesnt really ever cry except for when i first game him cereal. it upset his tummy for a week and he cried nonstop. All is well again and he is such a happy baby. He loves to smile and laugh when i talk to him. His favorite show is American Idol :) All those lights and colors really get his attention. He also loves to watch tv while he is eating....kinda like his dad!

THIS IS MY FAVORITE...HE'S HAD ENOUGH OF THE CHAIR!!

STARTING TO FADE :)

HE IS FINALLY HAPPY

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!

we had such a good day. we slept in, decided to go eat breakfast but Dans was done serving at 11 so we had to go to sonic..ugh, then we went to get the rest of my materials to make some presents, then went to church at 5. the sermon was awesome..check it out at austinstone.org, then we went to dinner with tac's brother and his family!! i thought the only card i got was from hunter but when i came upstairs that night to go to bed tac had put his card on the stairs. it was the first time he trully surprised me. i usually can guess when he is up to something, but not this time. he did such a great job for my first Mothers Day! i got flowers deliverd twice and chocolate covered strawberries on the final day. U need to check that out too...those strawberries were absolutely the best ive ever had..proflowers.com :)