Just for a laugh!

My heart is heavy...last night we recieved a phone call from my mother-in-law...the man who works the barn on our property hung himself last night in the barn. I had gone to pick the kids up and when i returned his truck was at the barn like it normal...my husband and I had even been outside doing some lawn work...around 4:30ish...we never heard or saw anything out of the usual...when we got the call it was about 7:30...thats when we looked out down the gravle road to the barn...there were cars all over...apperently he had called his son shortly after 4:00 and left a message saying he loved him...he also left a not for his estranged wife saying he loved her as well...when his son got the message he came over to the barn and found him a little after 5:00...my heart hurts...we were here laughing and enjoying each other as a family and he was down there hurting and ending his life...Oh Lord forgive me for passing him so many times with only a wave or a hello...Oh Lord forgive me for not telling him about You...Oh Father be with the family!
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Then about 9:15 my mother called to inform me that a boy I knew had passed away...he was fighting cancer...Pray for there family aswell...
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God please Lord help me not to take life for granted and to live everyday serving You and telling others about You!

I love this picture...kinda cool...

BUT FOR THE BLOOD

I HAD NO ONE TO BLAME,
HOW I LONG TO HIDE MY FACE,
I WAS SO ASHAMED OF ALL THE WRONG I'D DONE,
AND I KNEW I HAD TO FACE,
I WAS BOUND TO FACE HELLS FLAME,
I'D BE THERE TODAY,
MY FRIEND BUT FOR THE BLOOD

BUT FOR THE BLOOD,
SHED ON CALAVARY?S TREE,
BUT FOR THE BLOOD
THERE WOULD BE NO HOPE FOR YOU AND ME,
FOR ALL MY RIGHTOUSNESS IS AS FILTHY RAGS
AND THAT'S ALL I'LL EVER BE,
BUT FOR THE BLOOD
THAT CLEANSED AND SET ME FREE.
 
EVEN NOW I GET SO LOW,
YOU KNOW THE DEVIL LETS ME KNOW,
I'M SO UNWORTHY,
UNWORTHY OF GODS LOVE,
AND OH YES I KNOW IT'S TRUE,
BUT HERE I AM WITH THE CHOSEN FEW,
I'LL STAND TODAY,
FOR I'M SAVED JUST BY HIS BLOOD.

BUT FOR THE BLOOD,
SHED ON CALAVARY?S TREE,
BUT FOR THE BLOOD
THERE WOULD BE NO HOPE FOR YOU AND ME,
FOR ALL MY RIGHTOUSNESS IS AS FILTHY RAGS
AND THAT'S ALL I'LL EVER BE,
BUT FOR THE BLOOD
THAT CLEANSED AND SET ME FREE.

God is good...
I'm sitting here...my children are all asleep in there warm beds with full bellies and my wonderful husband is playing his guitar and singing to the Lord about 5 feet away form me...here I sit surrounded by the goodness of my heavenly Father...do i deserve such a beautiful home and amazing family...no...but God in His merciful way blessed me with it anyway...inspite of my not deserving it! He is awesome!