Take...

1. Take my life and let it be

   Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.

   Take my moments and my days,

   Let them flow in endless praise.

   
   

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3. Take my hands and let them move

   At the impulse of Thy love.

   Take my feet and let them be

   Swift and beautiful for Thee.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Take my voice and let me sing,

   Always, only for my King.

   Take my lips and let them be

   Filled with messages from Thee.

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2. Take my will and make it Thine,

   It shall be no longer mine.

   Take my heart, it is Thine own,

   It shall be Thy royal throne.

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2. Take my love, my Lord, I pour

   At Thy feet its treasure store.

   Take myself and I will be

   Ever, only,

   all for Thee.

Frances R. Havergal, 1874

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Stand in the Rain

"She never slows down.
She doesn't know why but she knows that when she's all alone, feels like its all coming down


She won't turn around
The shadows are long and she fears if she cries that first tear, the tears will not stop raining down



So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down

You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, whats lost can be found
You stand in the rain


She won't make a sound
Alone in this fight with herself and the fears whispering if she stands she'll fall down

She wants to be found
The only way out is through everything she's running from
Wants to give up and lie down.




So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, whats lost can be found


You stand in the rain!"

-SuperChic(k)

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You are Loved

Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When your heart's heavy
I will lift it for you

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Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I will break it for you







Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved
*







Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you're lost inside
I will be there to find you
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Don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
I will shine to guide you
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You are loved

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-Sung by Josh Groban

*Pictures taken with the help of my trusty assistant and charming sister, Trina.

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Never Let Go

"And we've been handed these moments forever.
But I'm reassured there's another way.
You don't have to close your eyes.
There is room for love again.
Ease the pain to realize
All that love can be.



Forced apart by time and sand.
Take a step and take my hand.
And don't let it go.
Never let go.



Broken, once connected,
We were so strong and so blessed in a simple way.
So don't let me go it alone.

Turn your head up to the sky.
Nothing down below but me.
Face the truth to realize
All that we could be.
Torn apart by rage and fear.
Hold onto what brought you here.

Don't let it go.
Never let go."
-Josh Groban (Closer)

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I wonder

"Sometimes I think about you.
Wonder if you're out there somewhere thinkin' about me.
And would you even recognize,
The woman that your little girl has grown up to be.
Cuz I look in the mirror and all I see,
Are your brown eyes looking back at me.
They're the only thing you ever gave to me at all.

I think about how it ain't fair.
That you weren't there to braid my hair like mothers do.
You weren't around to cheer me on.
Help me dress for my high school prom like mothers do.
Did you think I didn't need you here.
To hold my hand, to dry my tears.
Did you even miss me through the years at all?


Oh I hear the weather's nice in California. There's sunny skies as far as I can see.
If you ever come back home to Carolina.
I wonder what you'd say to me.






Forgiveness.
Such a simple word.
But its so hard to do.
When you've been hurt."
-Kellie Pickler

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Watching You

"I’ve been watching you, dad ain’t that cool?



I’m your buckaroo, I wanna be like you.



And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are.



By then I’ll be strong as superman,



Yeah, we’re just alike, hey, ain’t we dad



I want to do everything you do.



So I’ve been watching you!"


("Watching You", by Rodney Atkins)

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Surrender

We often sing this song; how often do we mean it?

"All to Jesus I surrender; all to him I freely give; I will ever love and trust him, in his presence daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all, all to thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender; humbly at his feet I bow, worldly pleasures all forsaken; take me, Jesus, take me now.

All to Jesus I surrender; make me, Savior, wholly thine; fill me with thy love and power; truly know that thou art mine.

All to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give myself to thee; fill me with thy love and power; let thy blessing fall on me."
-Judson Van DeVenter, 1896.

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Sometimes..

Sometimes the night was beautiful
Sometimes the sky was so far away
Sometimes it seemed to stoop so close
You could touch it but your heart would break
Sometimes the morning came too soon
Sometimes the day could be so hot
There was so much work left to do
But so much You'd already done

Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days


Sometimes I think of Abraham
How one star he saw had been lit for me
He was a stranger in this land
And I am that, no less than he
And on this road to righteousness
Sometimes the climb can be so steep
I may falter in my steps
But never beyond Your reach
-"Sometimes by step" By Rich Mullins

(Picture courtesy of Google Images)

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Wedding pictures

From this moment life has begun
From this moment you are the one
Right beside you is where I belong
From this moment on...





From this moment I have been blessed
I live only for your happiness
And for your love I'd give my last breath
From this moment on...




I give my hand to you with all my heart
Can't wait to live my life with you, can't wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you...





From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment on...





You're the reason I believe in love
And you're the answer to my prayers from up above
All we need is just the two of us
My dreams came true because of you...





From this moment as long as I live
I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing I wouldn't give
From this moment
I will love you as long as I live
From this moment on.
-Shania Twain



Our poor grossed out ring bearer, at the kissing part!

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The Bible Stands

"The Bible stands like a rock undaunted
’Mid the raging storms of time;
Its pages burn with the truth eternal,
And they glow with a light sublime.

The Bible stands though the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will plant my feet on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands.

The Bible stands like a mountain towering
Far above the works of men;
Its truth by none ever was refuted,
And destroy it they never can.

The Bible stands though the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will plant my feet on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands.

The Bible stands and it will forever,
When the world has passed away;
By inspiration it has been given,
All its precepts I will obey.

The Bible stands though the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will plant my feet on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands.

The Bible stands every test we give it,
For its Author is divine;
By grace alone I expect to live it,
And to prove and to make it mine.

The Bible stands though the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will plant my feet on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands."

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