Over the weekend we had the privilege to help a friend of ours get engaged. Well.. we were part of the plan to distract :) He didn't want her knowing that this day was the day they would get engaged so we invited them to a Twins game to throw her off. They left early and got engaged in a much more romantic place than a Twins game (he would have been in big trouble with a lot of people if he hadn't!). Being part of their engagement story made me think a lot about my own engagement and the excitement that goes along with it. I am glad to be past all the planning and the feeling of being overwhelmed if another decision has to be made! But I now get so much more excited for friends when they get engaged after experiencing it myself.
I just have to share one more picture from the day we got engaged. This is my favorite one! I ripped the ring out of Jason's hand and had it on my finger before he knew what was happening. I think I kind of leaped into his arms as well, once I made sure the ring was safe on my finger :)
This morning I was listening to Caedmon's Call as I was getting ready for work. The lyrics to their song Thy Mercy are really thought provoking and something I wanted to share. I won't add anything more as the lyrics are enough on their own. I wish I had the give of words/writing, but thankfully the Lord can and does interpret my weak words. Here are the lyrics, read them slowly :)
Thy mercy my God is the theme of my song,
The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue.
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
Hath won my affection and bound my soul fast.
Without Thy sweet mercy, I could not live here.
Sin would reduce me to utter despair,
But through Thy free goodness, my spirit's revived
And He that first made me still keeps me alive.
Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart,
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart.
Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground
And weep for the praise of the mercy I've found.
(Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
Hallelujah
(Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own
In the covenant love of Thy crucified Son.
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine.
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine.
Well, Hallelujah
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Well, Hallelujah