Blogger Friend School #14 - Love Letter

Nancy came up with a wonderful assignment for Blogger Friend School this week. Please visit her site and read more of these wonderful love letters


Before I post my song/love letter to God here is a verse that means so much to me:

Romans 5:1-5
1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.


I know several songs that I consider my words right to God, but last Sunday there was a baptism at our chruch and the woman being baptized asked her friend to sing this song. My husband and I just smiled and I wispered "I need those lyrics". He hugged me and nodded in agreement, so here are the lyrics to Sara Grove's song Less Like Scars


It's been a hard year
But I'm climbing out of the rubble
These lessons are hard
Healing changes are subtle
But every day it's

Less like tearing, more like building
Less like captive, more like willing
Less like breakdown, more like surrender
Less like haunting, more like remember

And I feel you here
And you're picking up the pieces
Forever faithful
It seemed out of my hands, a bad situation
But you are able
And in your hands the pain and hurt
Look less like scars and more like
character

Less like a prison, more like my room
It's less like a casket, more like a womb
Less like dying, more like transcending
Less like fear, less like an ending

And I feel you here
And you're picking up the pieces
Forever faithful
It seemed out of my hands, a bad situation
But you are able
And in your hands the pain and hurt
Look less like scars

Just a little while ago
I couldn't feel the power or the hope
I couldn't cope, I couldn't feel a thing
Just a little while back
I was desperate, broken, laid out, hoping
You would come

And I need you
And I want you here
And I feel you

And I know you're here
And you're picking up the pieces
Forever faithful
It seemed out of my hands, a bad, bad situation
But you are able

And in your hands the pain and hurt
Look less like scars (x3)

And more like
character

Blogger Friend School #13 - Meet My Bible

Nancy, over at The King's Kreation, has posted Assignment #13: Meet My Bible for Blogger Friend School. I've never done any of their assignments before but I thought I'd give this one a try:



1. How old is your Bible?
16 mos. old Its The New Womend Devotioanl Bible (NIV)

2. Why did you chose this Bible?
It was a birthday gift in 2006 from a dear dear friend. That friend knew I had lost a my previous Womens Devotioanl Bible, while on a road trip. Which by the way still breaks my heart, it had some special notes and pictures in it and it had been a gift from my mother in law (who I just love to pieces).

3. Do you highlight/mark passages in your Bible?
YES, I mark in everything I read. You should have seen the bible I lost ... notes everywhere!

4. If so, what is your system for marking passages?
I like to date when or where by the verse and I usually underline or highlight the important passages, and make my notes above or below or to the side, where ever there is space to write.

5. Do you have notebooks to record things?
Probably too many

6. If so, how many and what do you record?
I have one notbook for Sundays, one for bible study and one that is mostly my notes to God and notes on verses He is teaching me from.

7. Where is your favourite spot to read your Bible?
In my bed before I fall alseep or in my rocking chair (especially if I have a sleeping baby in my arms).

8. Are there any special thoughts about your Bible you want to share?
I was so touched that my friend got me this bible, it means a lot to me and I love the devotionals in it. I also have a NKJ, NASB, NIV, Amplified side by side bible to compare translations and I have a Message bible I like sometimes. I have an NIV study bible with lots of study notes that is helpful when I'm hung up or stumped by a verse. But this bible from my friend is the one I carry with me and use most often.