tribute to a woman of faith

A voice is heard in Ramah,
mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children,
the children God has given her.
Can a mother forget the babe
at her breast
and have no compassion on the child
that she bore?

Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.
the floods engulf me,
The clouds poured down water,
the skies resounded with thunder,
arrows flashed
back and forth lighting up the world,
thunder like a whirlwind,
and the earth trembled and quaked.

Oh, for wings like a dove!
for then i would fly away and be at rest,
I would hasten and escape,
from the windy storm and tempest.
my eye's fail, looking for God
He has torn me to pieces,
but He will heal,
what He has injured
He will bind,
the water's see God and writhe
the very depths convulse,
this far you may come, He says
and no farther,
here is where your proud waves halt

Restrain your voice from weeping,
and your eye's from tears,
for your work will be rewarded
As surely as the sun rises,
as spring rains that water the earth
For He has engraved you
on the palms of His hands,
all your children gather
and will come to you.

As surely as I live,
declares the Lord,
you will wear them as ornaments
precious jewels of a bride.
This is what the Lord says,
though My path leads through the sea
through mighty waters
I will lead your children like a flock,
though My footsteps are unseen

By faith, Rachel Marie Amstutz entrusted her children to the powerful grace she believed in.

taken from psalms and jeremiah 31, habakkuk, job and hebrews...

Got an A. Boom.

one exam left to go and I just looked for some of my marks and found I got an A in a class....what the crap? I literally did not expect it...but there it is....I killed the exam. Boom. and here I sit....looking and feelin pretty stinkin good. Sure i have to pack and take another exam and then start spring session keeping in mind that I also need to try and work alot of hours and stay sane moving and living like a university crazed person and then I start all this madness over again in the fall with a full course load and labs...but right now I am sparticus and every other mythical hero...boom.

Stop already....

I know that I am lucky, I do feel like I have great life and that I am where I am for a reason and all that jazz...but seriously it is midnite and the girl who lives the floor above me is singing in a sing-songy voice and it's driving me nuts...dorm life is good and I can generally sleep thru racket and craziness but seriously this voice is driving me nuts...and whats worse is I know who the girl is and she has a poster of Jake on her bedroom door...the three hills one hit wonders....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I don't know why I mention that other than most of the time I think it's hilarious but right now I am not in the greatest frame of mind, you see I had already made peace with the world today and bid it goodnite, I had said my prayers and thanked God for family and today was a good day too. being Good friday with family dinner and Luke entertaining us all at the dinner table with his version of a mini skirt (he calls it a mickey skirt) and I got an email from my sister and then a phone call from the folks...it has been a full and rewarding start to the long weekend...and I thought I would be going to sleep before tomorrow (now today) fresh and ready for work...but then the incessant singing started. And here I sit, starting today with a big off key start ...drat these walls, drat being surrounded by music students who won't shut up....seriously it's midnite...go to sleep already...and now I lost my peace...and I should probably confess my lousy attitude before I try and get some rest....if only they would stooooop....pleeeeeaaase I am dying here.....for the luv....