GRACE

By Laura Story

My heart is so proud. My mind is so unfocused.
I see the things You do through me as great things I have done. 

And now You gently break me, then lovingly You take me 

and hold me as my father and mold me as my maker.

I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up, 

when I keep on letting you down?
And each time I will fall short of Your glory, 

how far will forgiveness abound?"
And you answer: " My child, I love you.
And as long as you're seeking My face, 

You'll walk in the pow'r of My daily sufficient grace."

At times I may grow weak and feel a bit discouraged, 

knowing that someone, somewhere could do a better job. 

For who am I to serve You?I know I don't deserve You. 

And that's the part that burns in my heart and keeps me hanging on.

I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up,
 when I keep on letting you down?
And each time I will fall short of Your glory, 
how far will forgiveness abounds?"
And you answer: " My child, I love you.
And as long as you're seeking My face, You'll walk 

in the pow'r of My daily sufficient grace."
You are so patient with me, Lord.

As I walk with You, I'm learning what Your grace really means. 

The price that I could never pay was paid at Calvary. 

So, instead of trying to repay You, I'm learning to simply obey You
by giving up my life to you For all that You've given to me.

I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up, 
when I keep on letting you down?
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,
 how far will forgiveness abounds?"
And you answer: " My child, I love you.
And as long as you're seeking My face, You'll walk 

in the pow'r of My daily sufficient grace."

God is so good to me!

I can't imagine why he keeps on loving

 me but I'm so thankful that he does.

Praise him for his goodness!

~Random Stuff~

Here are a few pictures from the summer

 Mom made these cakes for a few
 different weddings this summer.

They turned out really good!

A few pictures from shooting

Good Ole Fashioned shoot out ;)

 Levi and Elyssa's Wedding

in Salt Lake

Hello all two of our readers! :o)  

I hope everyone is doing well.

We have had a busy summer and have
a lot of pictures to post on our blog

 but who has the time to blog anymore?!  LOL  

Anyway, over Labor Day weekend we went to Salt 

Lake City for Levi and Elyssa's wedding.
 It was a really fun trip.

We got there Friday night and were
able to relax and enjoy the trip.

I even got to sleep for about 8 hours
 on our trip home Monday!  *smiles*

We got to stay in the same Hotel as everyone

 else so it made it easy to sit around and visit.

Just gonna say, eating at Olive Garden and 

Red Robin make road trips totally worthwhile... :)

Being in the Capital City we had to get a picture of this building.

The wedding

 Arthur and Alyssa got to be the ring bearer and flower girl

They did an exceptional job.

You will notice I posted tons of pictures of

 them because they were so stinkin' adorable!

Many stories have been passed down through 

the years about this legendary place, 

and I can finally tell you... THEY ARE ALL TRUE!

In and Out Burger

Finally got to try one and it was good :)

A perfect conclusion to our trip...

The sunset was beautiful over
Flathead Lake on our drive home. :)

 Even a sinner like me...
He stood beside the gate of Heaven, waiting to go in,

And he wondered how this Holy Place

could take a man like him.

With shouts of great rejoicing and

with music then they came,

Of the angels standing by him he asked what could be their name?

"These are the company of prophets. 

 The goodly fellowship of souls,"

"Who spake God's Word with faith and boldness; 

who blessed the poor,

    and made the wounded whole."

"Oh," he fell upon his knees, and cried,

"I am not one of these."

He waited 'til another band of shining ones drew nigh, 

They entered into Heaven with a "Hallelujah" cry.

He asked again, "Who are these?
 Can you tell me whence they came?"

He seemed to see the answer
 in a burning tongue of flame.

"These are the company of martyrs,
the mighty fellowship of Saints."

"Who knew our Lord and walked beside Him."

"Who ran the holy race and did not faint."

"Oh," he fell upon his knees, and cried,
 "I am not one of these."

Then suddenly, a multitude was heard from far away.

Their voices rang with songs of
joy like children at their play.

He saw Rahab, he saw David, Mary Magdalene and Paul,

And the thief who died by Jesus was the one who led them all.

"Who are these?!" he almost shouted at the angels.

"These are the sinners saved by grace!"

"The host of them who called upon the Savior;"

"Washed in Blood and justified by faith!"

And, Oh...he leaped up from his knees! 

"Oh, I can go in with these!!!!"

"And I can go in, for my heart is free from sin."

"I've been washed in the Blood,
everlasting life to win."

"I can rejoice, I can lift up my voice...
I can sing...and I can go in."

Oh, he thought there could be
no hallelujahs and no cries,

For this lowly band of people
 by the world despised,

But as the scenes of heaven
opened up before his eyes,

He saw the martyrs and the prophets,
and the host of heaven rise,

And they sang, "I can go in.
 For my heart is free from sin."

I've been washed in the blood,
everlasting life to win,"

"I can rejoice, I can lift up my voice...
I can sing...and I can go in."

"I can go in."

"I can rejoice, I can lift up my voice...
I can sing...and I can go in."

"I can go in."

Summer Time

Well, summer always seems to be really

 busy and this year has been no exception.

This picture is from the "cruise" we took

 on Flathead Lake a few weeks ago. 

 It was a gorgeous little trip!

Last Friday we went to the rodeo.

I love rodeos!  :D

Some of the pictures are a little blurry, 

but you'll get the idea.

 The Indian Relay Race was fun to watch!

This is really hard to see, but these sheep dogs 

had little monkeys riding on their backs.

They weren't even tied on, they just held on to the dogs.

The were even dressed like cowboys!

It was really cute :D

 Flynn with the adorable kids that she watches