A thought for all my dear friends and family who are hurting right now

I know I'm broken
But You alone
Can mend this heart of mine
You're always with me

And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Whose love will comfort me
And when all hope is gone
And I've been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me

And even though I feel so lonely
Like I have never been before
You never said it would be easy
But You said You'd see me through the storm

And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Whose love will comfort me
And when all hope is gone
And I've been wounded in my battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me

~ Mark Schultz

Wishing I felt the freedom...

Turnin' molehills into mountains
Makin' big deals out of small ones
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens
This is how it's been
Afraid of coming out of my shell
Too many things I can't do too well
Afraid I'll try real hard
And I'll fail
This is how it's been
Till the day You pounded on my heart's door
And You shouted joyfully
You're not a slave anymore!

You're free to dance
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing
Even joyful noise is music to Me
You're free to love
'Cause I've given you My love
And it's made you free
I have set you free!

I try so hard not to be a ditz

and yet I still manage to do and say SO many STUPID things! Today's ditzy moment was rather embarassing, but it was also pretty funny (I had to laugh), so for your amusement I will share my short story. I was at a class with a bunch of military/defense contractor types. We had to fill out a bunch of forms and sign a ton of papers. Well, the third "sign-in" sheet that went around had a list of names with numbers next to them. I filled in my name and cell phone number in the appropriate spaces and passed it on to the next student. The class continued and I did not think about it again until... one of the instuctors came into the room asking for me. And, in front of the whole class, announced that I had written in my cell phone number instead of my social security number. OOPS! Well, everyone in the classroom got a good laugh at that one. I am now known as "the cell-phone number girl." I suppose there could be worse reputations (not that I can think of any right now...).