He Would Say

It's another one of those compositions that often makes me teary-eyed. It is hard to capture the soul of this song without its dramatic melody and chords. Yet it's always the lyrics that have the message, after all. The more one understands one's failures, the more overwhelming and indescribable God's love is. I can only say so much; He says it all.

Verse 1:
At times I fall,
At times I wander away,
At times I’ve failed
And turned resolutely astray,
And yet when He,
He looked at me
With eyes full of wonderful love,
He’d hold my hand and say, “I love you.”

Chorus:
“I love you,” He’d say, in His own wonderful way,
“I love you,” He’d say every day;
“I love you,” He’d say, though I would wander astray,
These words to me He would say.

Verse 2:
At times the pain
Would be too heavy to bear,
And I would doubt
If He ever really did care,
And yet when He,
He looked at me
With eyes full of wonderful love,
He’d hold my hand and say, “I love you.”

Verse 3:
At times my wrong
Would leave me dark and despaired,
And His own hand
Would hurt me each time He repaired,
And yet when He,
He looked at me,
With eyes full of wonderful love,
He’d hold my hand and say, “I love you.”

Bridge:
And I will never know enough of all He’s done for me,
I only know I’d never love as He,
And I can only say that I can live victoriously,
Because He first loved me.

I Will Grow

It's one week till junior camp! And here's a sneak-peek--the theme song lyrics. Yet again, we've opted to compose an all-original theme song. Although I had to work through revisions and replacements for this project, it's still really not a model work of art. Yet, it should serve its purpose well, especially in aiding theme verse memorization. May we all grow together, as we go "Leaving Neverland: Time to Grow Up."

Verse 1:
When I was a child,
I talked like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
I looked for what’s fun,
I looked for what’s free,
I looked for what’s great
And awesome for me.

Chorus:
But I will grow, and I will grow,
More work to do, more things to know,
More care to give, more love to show,
As growing up I go.

Verse 2:
When I was a child,
I played like a child,
I lived like a child,
I acted like a child,
I looked for what’s fun,
I looked for what’s free,
I looked for what’s quick
And easy for me.

Wife Checklist: Seeking the Answers

This counterpart to February’s “Husband Checklist” has been extremely difficult for me to prepare. How dare I publish it while I continually discover so many shortcomings in myself? Yet for the same reason I wrote the former counterpart, I compiled this one with the help of a few male advisors. May the guys be reminded to seek these qualities; and the girls, including me, to pursue them--the qualities, that is.

1. Does she find joy in being a woman?

2. Will I trust her with the training and caring of my children?

3. Will she be a good partner to help me in my life calling?

4. Does she exercise self-discipline over
heart and deeds alike?

5. Does she enjoy making the house a home?

6. Is her outlook submissive or complaining?

7. Does she exhibit modesty in dress, speech, and actions?

8. Would she support me in my struggles
and rejoice in my triumphs?

9. Would I take pride in her hand in marriage?

10. Does she seek to serve more than to gain?

11. Does she pursue inward character
more than outward beauty?

12. Will she help me grow in Christ?

13. Will she honor my parents?

14. Will she let me put God first?