Can You Hear Me Now?

Sometimes my soul is singing so loudly my voice can't be heard :)  Today was one of those days!

This morning as we arrived at the Parma church our drummer was arriving at the same time.  He is a Physical Therapist who we had called right away once we heard Karly's Scoliosis news just to talk with him about preventative or corrective exercises for her.  On Tuesday we hope to get medical permission to have her work with him a little bit.  Anyway, Karly fell into step with him on the way into the church and, you would have to know her personality...she is pretty outgoing...I heard her say outright to him, "So, are you ready for this job?!"  I had to smile at their conversation behind me because he asked her if she was ready to work really hard too.  Then, later, I was explaining the situation to someone...that she has one place where her back is a little curved and then her neck has a slight curve the opposite direction as if it is trying to compensate.  She was nearby and said, "It's my wave of mercy and wave of grace."  Sometimes kids blurt out such profound truth.....that made me laugh out loud and I have been thinking about it a lot today.  Life does throw us tons of curves....what if each time we got one thrown at us we were like, "that one was grace!"....."oh, that one was mercy!" They really are, you know.....our suffering refines us and makes us more like Christ and I would say that a GOD who is patient with us, giving us numerous ways to become more like Him is completely gracious and merciful.

Then, I got to hear a little more about Savannah and McKenna's experience at Acquire The Fire this weekend.  On Saturday morning the speaker had talked about the earthquake in Nepal and gone into a lesson on building on a firm foundation so as to be resilient....to have a faith that cannot be shaken.  Then, they experienced the Michigan earthquake :)  Does God not have impeccable timing?  I do not think those 3000 kids at Acquire The Fire will soon forget that lesson.  AWESOME!  So, all that was spinning in my head and heart as Brad and I were leading worship at church and we got to the last song in our set...Hear My Worship and I realized McKenna left the choir and went down to the main floor of the sanctuary.  Then I saw Savannah out of the corner of my eye and she and McKenna were gathering some friends and they came to stand front and center with their arms around each other....some with arms in the air in worship. I know I was supposed to be singing....and it was funny that the song was called Hear My Worship when I lost the ability to sing today due to being overcome with my blessings.....BUT, MY SOUL WAS BELTING IT OUT!

and....I'm pretty sure God could still hear me :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8m5EFsz0o