here it goes..

hey, blogger world:) now i gotta say, it's kinda high pressure publishing your first blog post. especially when right now, i'm just writing to yourself. but i guess that's okay? it is my 'diary' after all;) so here it goes...

so i think i'm gonna start with a little spiritual encouragement. i heard the song tonight 'You Are Good' (like above) and it was such a good reminder of just how GOOD God is. how often do we shut our freaking mouths up and just look around at God's goodness. He has done so much for us...and He did it all for free. you and i don't have to pay a penny for all of the blessings He's given us. He asks just one thing of us - to receive it. i don't know about you...but i'd say we got it pretty good. how many times do our parents have to ask us to 'receive' our b-day or christmas presents!? yup, not very often...and when we do receive them, we are THANKFUL. we are thankful because we know that they went out, bought exactly what we were wishing for and gave it to us, just because they love us. you getting it? Jesus did this..and took it to the extreme. hello, He gave His LIFE! that's a little more than those jeans you were really wishing for. so the least that we can do in return is be thankful. praise Him because He is good and He is faithful. He will never leave us and He always wants the best for us! now THAT is a good gift:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=got6Olg0J-E just take 5 minutes and listen to this song - i promise if you really focus on the words, you will be hit with a revelation of how GOOD He is!