i'M LovED...

Hark, the voice of love and mercy,
Sounds aloud from Calvary!
See, it rends the rocks asunder,
Shakes the earth and veils the sky!
“It is finished, It is finished,”
Hear the dying Savior cry.

"It is finished, It is finished,"

Hear the dying Savior cry.

“It is finished,” O what pleasure,
Do these charming words afford.
Heavenly blessings, without measure,
Flow to us from Christ the Lord.
“It is finished, it is finished,”
Saints the dying words record.

“It is finished, it is finished,”

Saints the dying words record.

Finished all the types and shadows,
Of the ceremonial law;
Finished all that God had promised;
Death and hell no more shall awe.
“It is finished, it is finished,”
Saints from hence your comfort draw.

“It is finished, it is finished,"

Saints from hence your comfort draw.

Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs;
Join to sing the pleasing theme;
Saints on earth and all in heaven,
Join to praise Immanuel’s name.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Glory to the bleeding lamb!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Glory to the bleeding lamb!

(words from It is Finished-Part II by Jonathan Evans & Benjamin Francis)

biRthdAy BoY, bUt nOT reALLy

today is february 19th which officially makes joey 5...& 1/2. we do not typically acknowledge, much less celebrate half birthdays however, birthdays are a big, lets go with HUGE deal when you are in preschool. and this sucks if you happen to have a summer birthday because duh, you are unable to bring sweet treats to school to share with all of your buddies on that special day. THANK goodness for half birthdays for they solve the problem at hand. unfortunately they also seem to convince the child (in this case, joey) that there are now two very special days of the year that are to revolve completely around him, and only him. this year was a little better than last, as joey did not fight with me regarding the fact that he was sure he should receive presents on this day. however, i did awake to hear him singing in his bed, " happy half birthday to me..." kids....

LetS gO boiLeRS

maybe its because i was born in indiana and the only thing (if we're to be honest) that they take seriously there is basketball, but for whatever reason, ive always loved this game. i played in highschool (no joke) and dont let my size deceive you, i wasnt all that bad. i definitely would have benefited from some added inches however i like to think i made up for it in scrappy-ness...though reality may have told a different story, i dont know. this being said, another consequence (a good one) of being born in lafayette, IN is that purdue has always been our team..my family's, that is. my entire history actually began on Purdue's campus as i was conceived in their married student housing facilities (again, no joke). my parents both graduated from purdue and being that the majority of my family has always lived in lafayette, purdue has just always been a staple in our family. in fact, when i graduated highschool, my first semester away was spent at purdue. i hated it, but i dont hold that against the school itself. so anyways, as you can see, my affinity towards the university has been a long-term one. unfortunately, there are not many benefits to being a purdue fan when it comes to sports. actually, the semester that i was there happened to be one of their best football seasons that theyve had in quite some time (its when drew brees played, anybody?) but still, in reality, when you wear any purdue paraphenelia around columbus, nobody even notices. however, and this is where i will synthesize my two previously stated objects of affection (basketball & purdue), this year may be different. oh yea, purdue basketball is pretty awesome and its the first time in forever where you can actually watch them and hope that they wont blow it, because they actually have recently proven that they are capable of not doing so. they are currently #1 in the Big Ten and just beat the nation's #8 & #9 teams. and an extra bonus...they are really young so they could potentially be good for a couple of years. i realize that just sounded like my grandpa who, every single season in every single sport, thought that despite reality, purdues potential was outlandish. but this year, he would have been on to something, i guess im just carrying on his tradition of utter optimism. and so, im excited. purdue will never have a dynasty like the buckeyes, i know this, but i guess that makes it a little more fun for some reason. you expect the buckeyes to be good, cuz they always are. however the goodness of purdue this year seems even more good (just go with it) because they are never good, if that makes any sense...go boilers!!

i WanT oNE

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pRidE (tHe goOd kiND)

i have to take a moment to boast, if you will, as i conquered something last night that has been weighing me down for way too long. this is so trivial and mundane and really holds no merit as far as making it as a blog entry however i am so proud of my latest accomplishment that i feel the need to make it public knowledge. drumroll please...so, last night as i watched the superbowl (which was rather fantastic by the way) i took the piles of paperwork which i have let pile up over the last oh i dunno, 4 months? and i filed each and everyone of them. no big deal, your thinking to yourself? ok, thats fair enough for some however for me, not so trivial a matter. i really have a problem with the mail and receipts and important documents. they are forever accumulating in various piles around my house. i can more then likely tell you exactly which pile each and every paper is in but i simply refuse to file them as they come in. its stupid, i know. and then the thought of filing, i dont even know how to describe it. i literally hate the idea of it. like, once im doing it, its not so bad, but thinking about doing it...pure torture. and so i dont. and then 4 months go by and the situation just mulitplies... you get the picture. i feel like i can handle all other life chaos, i just need a secretary or something to handle all the stupid paperwork. geesh. so yes, i boast but feel as if it is warranted in this situation. after all, it may be next superbowl before i feel inspired enough to again file...