Darius Rucker - It Won't Be Like This For Long

THIS IS AN ADD ON TO MY PREVIOUS BLOG POST

The last time.....

 As a new mom, I was fixated on my twins "firsts." Their first smile, first word, first steps, even first tooth were diligently recorded in the baby books and immortalized in picures. I took hundreds of pictures a day, positive that I wasn't missing anything!  I'd be suprised if my boys thought they had a camera for a mommy, as it was always in front of my face. I was determined to do things right and shoulder the burden of being both a mom and a dad. It was my fear to be lacking in anyway as a mom to these precious little minis that God gifted to me.

But as these little angels grew into rough and tumble boys I began to realize something....I was missing out on their "lasts" The last time they mispronounced their cousin Morgan's name. The last time they would sit in a highchair or eat baby food. The last time they would need my help to fix something to drink or help brush their teeth or tie their shoe. And as they grow more "lasts" will be paraded in front of my eyes. The last time they say "fridgefrater" instead of refridgerator....the last time they will hug without being embarrassed and with wild childlike abandon....The last time they need me to kiss a bobo to make it better...They last time they will need me to drive them anywhere because they can drive theirself. So I've started looking and noticing "lasts" Its hard to learn that I will have to let go of my babies one day. So I challenge you...Your childrens "firsts" are important, but don't neglect to notice their "lasts". And love..Love and treasure them with  everything you have...fill your heart with love.

THE CROSS IN OUR BODIES

I recieved this email and wanted to share

The Cross in Our Bodies


This is a pretty neat story and an interesting thing that few of us know. It's brief, so please read. (FROM A DOCTOR)



A couple of days ago I was running (I use that term very loosely) on my treadmill, watching a DVD sermon by Louie Giglio... And I was BLOWN AWAY! I want to share what I learned.... But I fear not being able to convey it as well as I want. I will share anyway.



He (Louie) was talking about how inconceivably BIG our God is... How He spoke the universe into being... How He breathes stars out of His mouth that are huge raging balls of fire.. Etc. Etc. Then He went on to speak of how this star-breathing, universe creating God ALSO knitted our human bodies together with amazing detail and wonder. At this point I am LOVING it (fascinating from a medical standpoint, you know.) . And I was remembering how I was constantly amazed during medical school as I learned more and more about God's handiwork. I remember so many times thinking..'How can ANYONE deny that a Creator did all of this???'



Louie went on to talk about how we can trust that the God who created all this, also has the power to hold it all together when things seem to be falling apart...how our loving Creator is also our sustainer.



And then I lost my breath. And it wasn't because I was running my treadmill, either!!!



It was because he started talking about laminin. I knew about laminin.. Here is how Wikipedia describes them: 'Laminins are a family of proteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue' You see.... Laminins are what hold us together... LITERALLY. They are cell adhesion molecules. They are what holds one cell of our bodies to the next cell. Without them, we would literally fall apart. And I knew all this already. But what I didn't know is what they LOOKED LIKE..



But now I do. And I have thought about it a thousand times since (already)....Here is what the structure of laminin looks like... AND THIS IS NOT a 'Christian portrayal' of it.... If you look up laminin in any scientific/medical piece of literature, this is what you will see....

Now tell me that our God is not the coolest!!! Amazing. The glue that holds us together.... ALL of us.... Is in the shape of the cross. Immediately Colossians 1:15-17 comes to mind.



'He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth, visible And invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or Authorities; All things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him All things HOLD TOGETHER.'

Colossians 1:15-17



Call me crazy. I just think that is very, very, very cool. Thousands of years before the world knew anything about laminin, Paul penned those words. And now we see that from a very LITERAL standpoint,we are held together... One cell to another.... By the cross.



You would never in a quadrillion years convince me that is anything other than the mark of a Creator who knew EXACTLY what laminin 'glue' would look like long before Adam breathed his first breath!!
 
 
 
 
Its me again...Isn't it amazing? Psalm 139 says " For you created my innermost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful. I know full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body." A cross holds our body together..how can we deny the existence of God and his love for us?
Be blessed.

Dear God,

You are more than the choices that you've made,


You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,

You are more than the problems you create,

You've been remade
 
 

Dear God,
 
 
Please be with me....stay by my side. I need strength. I need courage and someone to hold my hand when I think I can't go on. I am a single mom...its hard. I know that it isn't gonna be easy always, but with you by my side I will endure. I crave the love that you give so freely..even to a sinner such as I. I want to fill my heart up with the essence of you. I want to be coveredd by your grace. I want to shout with joy and dance like A child with exuberence, just because I have your love. You love me even when I stumble . You whisper into my heart and guide me. A change has occured in me, I became a Jesus freak. I feel free. I want to be a light for others.Help me to be worthy of You.....
 
 
Love,
Me

These are the words I would say

My children are my life and my joy...even when they drive me crazy :) Everytime I hear this song I see my boys face. I want to tell them these words. I pray I can teach my boys to walk in the light of God. As for the chaos in my house...well....it can wait till another day.



The Words I Would Say lyrics




Three in the morning, and I'm still awake

So I picked up a pen and a page

And I started writing just what I'd say

If we were face to face



I'd tell you just what you mean to me

Tell you these simple truths



CHORUS

Be strong in the Lord

And never give up hope

You're gonna do great things

I already know

God's got His hand on You

So don't live life in fear

Forgive and forget

But don't forget why you're here

Take your time and pray

These are the words I would say



Last time we spoke you said you were hurting

And I felt your pain in my heart

I want to tell you that I keep on praying

That love will find you where you are



I know cause I've already been there

So please hear these simple truths



CHORUS



Say... from one simple life to another

I will say... come find peace in the Father



Be strong in the Lord

And never give up hope

You're gonna do great things


I already know


God's got His hand on You


So don't live life in fear


Forgive and forget


But don't forget why you're here



Take your time and pray

And thank God for each day

His love will find a way

These are the words I would say