All the best Cody...

Good Luck Cody with your new team in MJ! Sad to say goodbye-but I know this can only make you stronger as a person. Closer to the fam, and Julie as well. I love you..see you in a few days.

Such Beauty..

Tonight I spent the evening visiting with someone who has become a dear friend of mine. Pingu. A 38 year old past drug addicts who now is dying of Aids as a result of the choices he made when he was 20. Once again he told his life story, the many things he's experienced, and how these different experiences have changed him...and broke him to the point of knowing he couldn't live without a Saviour, Jesus. Even though this was at least the third time I had heard it, my heart was deeply moved. It wasn't a sad feeling, but more of a warm happy feeling-I felt such peace. To know that someone with such an ugly past can be set free and COMPLETELY FORGIVEN. And to now be able to live in the light-in such freedom; compared to the life of slavery he once lead.

It's just painful to see how this Aids is crippling his body, and seeing how he has to live with his ugly past everyday. BUT on the other side of it everyday he gets to experience the grace of God and everyday it brings him that much closer to his Lord and Saviour. To me..that is real beauty. Our God is that much bigger and so full of love--he can use the brokenness of our lives to reveal more of himself to us.

"Forgive Me"

Song by Rebecca St. James

For all the times I’ve failed You, Lord

Forgive me

For all the ways I’ve fallen short

Lord, forgive me now

God, I’m so in need of grace

I fall upon my face

Forgive me

You see the tears fall down my face

Forgive me

Take my fear, Lord, take my shame

Lord, forgive me now

Purify me, make me new

Like only You can do

Forgive me now

Lord, we come to honor You

We are forgiven

We bring our love and thanks to You

We are forgiven now

God we praise You for Your grace

Before You we are raised

Forgiven

God we praise You for Your grace

Before You we are raised

Forgiven

Forgiven

Hot as a Pistol!--I love Happy Stories with Happy Endings!

This isn't so much the amazing shooting performance, the real story is the respect and affection showed this young man by his classmates and the fans....