let this bless your heart today!

click below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY

tag

oh thanx Mel for the tag!

OKAY......here goes.......but it shall stop with me...because all the people i know have already been tagged!

1. i primarily love to LAUGH.......morning, noon, evening and anywhere in between......i find the greatest strength and source of hilarious entertainment in the form of the little "munchkin" variety.....aka......CHILDREN!......they absolutely crack me up and furthermore their intense honesty is what really makes it WORK! i must admit that it is often fun just to "urge" them to reveal even a little "more" hilarity than they would have otherwise delivered.....this often leads to much in the way of entertainment and sometimes i have to keep it a secret.....

2. well, it is a no brainer........an awfully HUGE part of my life is loving my 4 grandkids......Hope, Carter, Addie and Ava.......they are often "involved" in the aforementioned info, stated above

3.i will reveal some of my pet peeves and dislikes.........watch out......this will tick some of you off!

i am unbelievably annoyed by the music on everyone's blog!....even if i individually love the song or the singer......it annoys me to death while trying to read someone's post!

4. i will never never never understand why clothing companies have put those horrid, dagnabit, pesky labels in our clothing, behind our neck, and to make it worse.....they use fibers from steele, (i am sure)....that leave deadly rashes and scratches beyond all medical help!.....and what's more...........to get them out........you must rip a HOLE in your shirt........and who on God's green earth could EVER be strong enuf to even be able to pull them out anyway??? honestly......this is a pet peeve that has been festering in me for many many years, and i have been alive for a very very long time

5.okay....it is my "dream" to have 12 or more comments on a post.......ahhhhhhhhhh.......what a dream!

6. and here is a confession like Heidi is prone to give these days........on the FIRST EASTER SUNDAY at Vinings Lake......(where our son is the pastor and where we attend, for those of you who don't know me very well....IF there really are any other people than my own faithful followers, albeit few faithful followers........).......i digress.......anyway.......i was an altar counselor in those "early" days.......and i was in line with others, ready to counsel anyone if needed.....which meant i had to be up front, in view of the whole church, which i kind of am paranoid about anyway, ......and thankfully everything went fine and the service ended etc. etc.........about 10 minutes AFTER the service........i was sitting in a chair.......and looked down to the floor for my purse......and saw this black PILE of something around my feet........not being able to assess it fast enough i was quite alarmed at what in the world it could be.......when suddenly i realized it was my half-slip!!!.........it must have silently, shimmered down and fell right off me when i had stood up, and then sat down again.!! i was horrified!!!.........well yes........i had noticed the elastic slightly extra stretchy that morning, but did not give a second thought........and my next horrified thought was........oh my word........WHAT IF it had fallen off while i was UP FRONT in the counseling line???........here i am, the pastor's mother.......and my slip would fall off in front of the church, on Easter Sunday.........what's more the FIRST Easter Sunday????...........oh thank you Lord for your great MERCY!

btw........i just kind of "coughed" leaned down, full body lean down, that is.....and scooped the slip into my hands and thrust that sucker into my purse as fast as i could........i sure hope NO one saw me

a cure for selfishness

i was so moved today to share this Scripture passage.......i started with NIV.......and because of the enormous message in the passage i decided to check THE MESSAGE.......i find it quite interesting, the language broken down into today's lingo and quite bold and brazen at that........and here is what it said!

honestly, one could pay BIG money to get this same counsel from a therapist!......this nails the "root" of most of our problems....selfishness.....it also tells us what selfishness yeilds as a result!

i am guilty...how bout u?

Galatians 5:16-24 (The Message)

The Message (MSG)

16-18My counsel is this: Live freely, animated and motivated by God's Spirit. Then you won't feed the compulsions of selfishness. For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way according to how you feel on any given day. Why don't you choose to be led by the Spirit and so escape the erratic compulsions of a law-dominated existence?
19-21It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grabs for happiness; trinket gods; magic-show religion; paranoid loneliness; cutthroat competition; all-consuming-yet-never-satisfied wants; a brutal temper; an impotence to love or be loved; divided homes and divided lives; small-minded and lopsided pursuits; the vicious habit of depersonalizing everyone into a rival; uncontrolled and uncontrollable addictions; ugly parodies of community. I could go on.
This isn't the first time I have warned you, you know. If you use your freedom this way, you will not inherit God's kingdom.
22-23But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.
23-24Legalism is helpless in bringing this about; it only gets in the way. Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good—crucified.

okay......now get ready......click on the following....and let this SINK in!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp-T7taLzJY

the North Georgia FAIR

Monday night we enjoyed the "fair" with Peter, Hollie, Hope and Addie!......we have attended it each Fall since we have moved here......it isn't the kind of FAIR i am used to....hard to compare with the IOWA STATE FAIR......sorry........but it is fun, nevertheless! it is mainly a glorified carnival with lots of yummy junk food! i will tell you, tho, when you are with HOLLIE......she FINDS entertainment.......and she did not disappoint this year.........let's just say......dancing......mullet......buck teeth.....cowboy boots......did i mention MULLET?.........well , anyway.......he did a little "number", shall we say, for her while she was videoing him.......priceless.........altho, i purposely stood in the background......so as to not be "associated" with ANY of it!!!! (LOL)

the girls had a blast on lots of rides.....of course Addie talks big about rides til she gets there.......then she "retreats" in favor of not wanting to participate.......BUT her mom and dad MADE her get on a ride......she cracked a few smiles on that one.......and after that.......she was a regular PRO! of course Hopie enjoyed every minute with her hands joyously waving thru the air on all her rides!

i love this fair at this time of the year, because for the first time all summer it seems, the weather has FINALLY broken into FALL temps and is divine!

Give Aways

you can win one of these at:http://bunnychicboutique.blogspot.com
are these just not the "cat's meow"????

you can win this at:http://cinnamonsticksboutique.blogspot.com isn't it "beautimous"????

where we rest our HOPE

Psalm 33:8-22

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth-
15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

Cabbage Patch

Okay......i am going to leave a few little comments here today about Cabbage Patch dolls........

YES.........my son, Peter had one as a child!.......i really do not think he particularly requested one, however, back in those days...........one had to put forth a great deal of effort in order to obtain a CABBAGE PATCH doll!!!......that's right!........they had JUST hit the market......everyone had been doing the "homemade" variety because the retail dolls cost in the hundreds of dollars........and THEN.......they brought the price down and mass produced them (oh those smart, smart Cabbage Patch CEO'S).......and when they first hit the market.........and of course you KNOW they did not produce enough to please the DEMAND.........so women like ME.........stood in line for hours to obtain them....for between $50.00 and $80.00 each!...........okay, not really.........i won't stand in line for anything.....really i won't...........HOWEVER........i DO remember, at the coaxing of one of my other Cabbage Patch crazed friends.......standing in the parking lot of a store.........waiting for a doll as it was brought off the SEMI truck!!!......... all the while thinking about "how much they will be worth in ten years"....yeah, right.......so we got what they handed us and we were as delighted as a squirrel in a peanut factory!!!........but i only did that ONCE...honestly!........the "others" came from the store...OR i had one of those CRAZED friends get me one!!!..........

SO..........we all had a doll, except Larry..........and i must admit......they were so ugly, they were adorable!!!.........so as time went on , i continued to purchase them.......and to this day, i still LOVE them!.........actually......Hope reminds me so much of myself in so many ways.......and her love of C.P. dolls is one of them........so funny......i guess she inherited the "love CP gene" from ME! :)..........OR..........she inherited it from her DADDY!......ha ha...........who inherited it from ME..........ha ha

ANYHOO......back to Peter.........so somewhere there in the craze of CP dolls "back in the day"........he got one!.......i will stick up for him........i don't think he really "played" with it........seriously..........he was so cute.......it was always on his bed, along with......yup, you guessed it.......the sock monkey, and his teddy bear...and maybe a few other "creatures"........laying on his pillow............on his bed that he MADE almost every day, MIGHT I TELL YOU!.........so sweet........so when he pulled these things out of that GOOD trunk at church a few weeks ago.......i didn't know whether to cry or laugh!......fortunately i laughed......and my heart was doing a great big awwwwwwwwww!

and now, folks, i am going to be brave and make a statement.........he has taken a lot of kidding for having a CP......well here is what I, his MAMA says........IT TAKES A REAL MAN TO ADMIT AND EVEN SHOW HIS CHILDHOOD DOLLS AND TOYS IN CHURCH!!!.........and what's more.......all of you.........you KNOW you love it!!!!!.........

sleepover with Hopie

so here we are, on our way to church this morning with Hopie!!!! of course she felt "baby Pete" should make the trip too......and might i add here....because of the "fuss" over Peter having a Cabbage Patch when he was a child....this little "baby Pete' is even funnier...because on a trip to Cabbage Patch Land some time ago , i was with Peter and fam...and found this adorable little baby Cabbage Patch ....guess who bought it for me??? PETER!!! so Hope decided she would be the "mother", but baby Pete would stay at MY house!!!.........so not only does Peter HAVE his OWN Cabbage Patch........he has a NAMESAKE Cabbage Patch!!! i am quite sure he will be delighted i decided to share this info with yall! :)

Hope spent the night Sat. night........she was SO excited to bring her Mary Poppins movie along for us to watch together!!! so that is what we did!!!!! she knows all the songs! it really was fun to watch such an old, yet timeless movie again!!!.........to tell you the truth, i am NOT sure i have ever seen it in it's entirety!!!...surely i must HAVE! but i have no memory......altho some scenes looked familiar! of course i did know much of the music!

we later tucked Hope into her little bed in our room later that nite and put her to sleep to "Lassie Come Home"...a movie i had recorded! talk about an OLD movie!!!.....Elizabeth Taylor is a LITTLE girl in the movie!!! it is so good.........and i will confess....i cry!!!! when i was a young girl......Lassie, the tv show came on Sunday nights......always RIGHT before it was time to leave for the evening church service......so i would be dressed, ready to go and watch that show with intensity.......and almost ALWAYS cried!!! i wanted a Lassie of my own!!! ...oh those were the days!

Caring for others

Lifework (From Our Daily Bread)
READ: 1 Timothy 5:1-8
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. —1 Timothy 5:8
Some of our friends have chosen to curtail or leave their ministries this year. They did so in order to care for family members—for aging parents, ill spouses, siblings, or children with special needs. All were involved in fruitful works for which they were uniquely gifted. All believed that there was much to be done.
Some have chosen to reduce the time and energy they spend on those ministries; others have left their work completely. These adjustments have been difficult because ministry has been their lifework—a work for which they spent years in preparation and had many years yet to serve.
It occurs to me, however, that they have not given up their lifework but rather have assumed another. Loving and caring for others is our life’s work, and caring for those of our “own house” is the highest and holiest work of all. To deny love is to align ourselves with a cold, uncaring world.
Not everyone can leave a career or calling to care for others. Financial realities and obligations may dictate otherwise. But is not such love the mark of one who does the work of God? Did not Jesus promise that one who gives a cup of cold water to one of His children “shall by no means lose his reward”? (Matt. 10:42). —David Roper


This was one of the things I read today and just had to write about it...it got me to thinking about my father-in-law.........
Larry's mother, Connie Hixson, had a stroke and a heart attack several years ago. It left her partially paralyzed and also affected her speech patterns. She has had to be in nursing home care since that time. It has been very hard on the family, heartbreaking in fact. She was slowing down because of age before this happened, but she is one of the most VIBRANT of women I know!!! To see this happen to her is sometimes almost unbearable. And of course it has put a huge burden upon the family members who live near. Larry's brother, Lee, and his wife, Julie.....have many added cares and responsibilities, to which they do an absolutely marvelous job. We are so grateful to know they are there. Larry is many times "tormented" to feel helpless by living so far away. He does what he can, which is limited.
Anyway..this devotion brought back a memory of not too many months ago when Larry's Dad, Wayne, was in church....and the pastor mentioned casually about participating in a ministry.......and he responded......my ministry NOW is caring for my WIFE. And he sure does! He is there every single day, day in, day out......by her side. It has so drastically changed their lives, but he is doing exactly what that devotion is talking about......putting everything else aside, to care for his beloved BRIDE!......
I can't help but inject also another memory ...and that is of my experience with cancer.......while I was undergoing treatment, which was about 4 or more months of intense surgery, chemo etc......my husband, Larry, also....put aside his very busy business to care for me every step, every inch of the way.....he was by my side most of the time.....he did not miss ONE Dr. appt. or chemo treatment........the Lord "slowed" his business down......and it picked up again as I was gaining strength! He is and was then, my HERO.

RECIPE

Gracie Allen's Classic Recipe for Roast Beef

1 large Roast of beef

1 small Roast of beef

Take the two roasts and put them in the oven.
When the little one burns, the big one is done.

no time now, but

okay, by popular demand (heh heh).....yeah, real popular...Hollie and Heidi..TWO people.....but hey...that's popularity for ME! i'll take what i can get yall! :)
so......as i was saying.......by PD......i am going to post a few more stories about my children and their "antics" as they "floated" around our car on road trips........so stay tuned......NO time today!

another laugh

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workin my fingers to the bone

OKAY.......so ya know i work at Michael's, right?....(old news)......so i have to do these projects once in a while, and honestly they are quite fun, except i am usually under pressure to finish in RECORD time.....which kind of squashes the fun part.......but still......i'd rather do my projects than shovel...well.......than shovel...just about anything you can think of.....or any other form of HARD labor........so....Halloween is coming.......and remember when i told you i HATE HALLOWEEN??? well, i DO........always HAVE, always WILL!..........however...i LOVE ALL THINGS FALL! (with the exclusion of the H word).........but since my job has no respect for my particular hatred of H......i have to do what i am told! so i try to cute it up a little.........so i have been painting fake pumpkins, also carving them and adding whatever to them........i am finally DONE....that's right...DUN..........so here is the fruit of my labor!

shootin the breeze

okay...........i am going to do the "random" thing today!!!........i have been thinking about all sorts of subjects to touch upon.......and of course now they have all kind of left my head.....ugh.........let's see.......

well........for starters.........i have a fellow blogger friend, her name is Bethanne please visit her VERY entertaining and well written blog, you won't be disappointed..........

anyway...........she was commentating on seat belts, or lack thereof in days gone by and it really got me going down memory lane on that subject! i think it is quite hilarious actually.........she was saying how her mother to this day puts her arm out if she has to make a quick stop.......how funny........i remember doing that with my children and remember my MOM doing that with me!!!......the only difference is.......waaaayyy back then........we did not have seat belts!!!....my kids floated around the vehicle like loose balloons! no kidding! they all fought for the "prime" spot......which was STANDING in the front between me and Larry!!!.........so they took turns!!.........or we based it upon the "obedience" factor........on long trips!.....(Heidi rarely made it....!!!)....JK!!!...hee hee..........

oh, and it was especially fun when we had that old station wagon! STATION WAGON??? WHAT???.........who even knows what that word is now???? OMG!!!..........i haven't even said that WORD for so many years!!!!..........actually i always was quite embarrased having it......it was so big and so ugly........i always aligned it to someone like the CLAMPETTS........filled to the brim with junk and children hanging out of every crevice!..........but oh the POSSIBILITIES it held inside for the children!!! the PRIME seat then turned from the front to the VERY back!........except honestly........it was as if they were lonely back there......because on long trips, the children started whining for the front between us again!!!

then there was the VAN! now i am not talking van in TODAY's standards!!!.........i am talking VAN via 1960 style!!! and the beauty of it..........it had 2 seats behind the front..........and nothing alllll the waaay back to the back door! now you talk about POSSIBILITIES!!!!.........the kids could play hide and seek in that sucker! so on long trips we would pack our "gear", the kids, the dog, toys, games, blankets, pillows, food, drink.......and anything else that would fit ...and take off for whatever our destination point was.....usually a trip to PA. to see grandparents!........why, it was a regular PLAYGROUND back there!!!!

soooo............if we had had seat belts...........what would these memories be????????

and BTW.........i couldn't tell you the year that seatbelts were installed into vehicles......but i can tell you that when we started having cars that had them..........we were NOT allowed to use them........via LARRY!!!...........he had them neatly, tightly rolled up in their place..........( he is a neat freak, and he is OCD....get the picture?).........and if anyone dared to use them........welll...........we had to deal with MR CRABBY PANTS!!!!!..big time!...and guess what??? to this day he does NOT use seat belts!!!.........

okay, so i hear you asking, do I use seat belts?........well, i have to tell you.......i HATE them vehemently...or however you spell that.......i use them.......but not consistently.......i base my use of seat belts on how my husband is driving,(which is very very scary in ATL traffic, i'm tellin ya) how busy the traffic is, the condition of the weather......or once in a while i just find myself using them without thinking........crazy, i know.........i am VERY claustrophobic and they make me feel like i can't breathe, firstly, and .......secondly, they leave permanent scars on my neck because for the very life of me i cannot get that strap to stay on my shoulder..........so sometimes i put the strap under my arm.....to which i have been told that IF i WERE in an accident my arm would undoubtedly RIP right off without a second chance........so that "vision" is always on my mind while driving that way...until it is so disturbing i put it back INTO my NECK!!!

so the bottom line is.......yes......i do respect seat belt laws, tho i still do not believe the government has the RIGHT to tell me to do so......i still HATE them.........but am thankful for the lives they save.......but hey,...........let's get real here..........who saved our lives BEFORE there were seat belts????..........yeah, yeah,,.....i know....God expects us to be wise in our decisions.....but honestly.....if God wants us HOME.........seat belts will NOT interfere with HIS plans, right?

well.........that is my random rambling for today.........

so......happy seatbelting to yall

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”- Isaiah 46:4

just for today, LAUGH

i got nothin today........so try this and laugh!



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SARAH

SARAH

oh my word of honor..........wow............fantastic............what a package!.........

can you tell i like her???

i was watching her speech last night, alone, all by myself, with no one around, yea, so you get the point.........

and i was furiously clapping, cheering, and excited and rah rahing all the way through it!! ..in fact..

i was giving her standing ovations, i tell you!....well, without the standing part......so....i was giving her sitting, STANDING ovations! and oh yes,

i clapped and clapped....and clapped.....i actually was kind of pretending i was there.....and yes, i would be one of those dorks the camera people always seem to migrate to, to show the BEST of humankind...

( i was kind of wondering if my neighbor in the adjacent townhouse could hear me, and if she DID......what she was thinking of me.......then i remembered she is Republican too so she is probably doing the same thing........well, maybe not.........anyway..........i know she would understand!)

the liberal media is scratching hard to destroy Sarah .......why can't they just BUCK UP and be scared to death?????

i have been somewhat disenchanted this election go around......for many reasons other than political.......and some political.....but BABY.......i am in the game now!.......i also have a renewed sense of awe and respect for John McCain..........his service and suffering for our FREEDOM is outstanding, without argument.

now, back to SARAH...........

.did she not HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK????

she targeted and NAILED all the "hot spots"........all i can say is WOW and YOU GO GIRL!!!

she got me crying right off when she was talking about special needs children, how she would be their voice and advocate in the WHITE HOUSE........what a blessing that would be........i cry, because of our precious beyond precious Hopie!

admittedly (sp?)

.........this is round ONE......can she REALLY do it???

well, I for ONE..........say....

i BET SHE CAN

what say you?

more Labor Day fun

Labor Day fun

yesterday we rented a boat with the WHOLE fam and had a blast and many laughs! here are pics i stole from Heidi!

finally, sleepover continued

okay okay.........i am definitely waaaaaaay behind on blogging..........just haven't had a spare minute...SORRY

i will post the remaining pics of the two monkeyshiners.....pretty self explaining...........

so to end the sleepover "saga"........i will close with some TO DIE FOR quotes directly from their sweet little mouths!

i was talking to the girls about how they are almost too big for my little kid's table and i might need to put it away, then i said, well we just need some more babies! i then mentioned that maybe Hannah will give us some babies!...........Addie puts her hands in the air in a very adult manner and says emphatically..........."oh i SO wish Hannah would have a baby!"...........THEN she looked at Ava and said in such an ADORABLE manner.............."then we'd have a baby BROTHER!!!".............now i am still not sure if she meant she AND Hope would have a brother.........or that she and Ava would have a brother........i dared NOT say a word, for fear of ruining such a PRECIOUS moment...........even tho both scenarios would be WRONG!!!!...........but heck, who cares if she understands it yet or not..............i was gushing in delight to hear it!.........and btw..........NO ONE mentioned a word about a boy! she just assumes Hannah will have a BOY!!!...how funny!

another precious moment:

we have a BLOW UP BED!...that's right! a BLOW UP BED!...........it is for the sake of our grandchildren to sleep on.......and of course they LOVE the process!......and Larry always makes a big deal about it and they love to get on/off while it is BLOWING UP..........OK.......so remember, Larry is out of town and i cannot DO the BLOW UP BED.........so when the girls find this out.....they are very very disappointed!...........so Addie proceeds to say in a very sad voice.........i sure do miss Pap Pap.......we need him here to do all the STRONG things!!!............awwwwwwwwwwwwww

last but not least

somehow......not sure WHY........but the STEELERS were brought up........to which AVA said.......my daddy likes the Steelers

me: oh no honey your daddy does not like the Steelers AT ALL...........he likes the Cleveland BROWNS!...

Ava:.......(with wrinkled nose and frown).........the BROWNS????

me: yes, the BROWNS.......but YOU can like the STEELERS like i do and Pap Pap does!

Addie:. well i know ONE thing for SURE...........MY DAD LOVES THE STEELERS!!!!

(now i realize to many of you, this is NOT funny.......but if you ONLY knew the competition in our family over their OWN team choice,and how much Craig HATES the Steelers, you would understand that it is funny.........and btw...ADDIE was right!!!!)

need your sins forgiven?

Wonderful Mystery
(from Our Daily Bread)
READ: Luke 23:32-43
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. —Psalm 103:12

The headline in our Grand Rapids Press wasn’t good news. Fifteen million gallons of partially treated waste water suddenly disappeared from a storage lagoon in a water treatment facility. Just outside the small town of Sand Lake, Michigan, a 500- by-500-foot pond disappeared into a sinkhole.
The problem was that nobody knew where the wastewater went. According to a county spokesperson, “It will depend on where it went before we can say what happened.”
As I read the article, I imagined all the wrongs of my life as being like that missing filthy lagoon. In my clearest moments of faith, I can say in all honesty that I really don’t know where they went, but they are gone. The last time I saw the real guilt of my envy, anger, and impatience, they were all nailed to the cross of a Man suffering for wrongs He never committed.
Where did my guilt go? The Bible gives me answers that I can’t really understand: buried in the deepest sea (Mic. 7:19), as far as the east is from the west (Ps. 103:12), erased from the eternal books of heaven’s justice (Col. 2:13-15).
No, all I can really understand is that I owe unending gratefulness, praise, and honor to the One who bore our sin—a mystery of inexpressibly good news. —Mart De Haan

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,To His feet thy tribute bring;Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,Evermore His praises sing. —Lyte

When God forgives, He removes our sin and restores our soul.