Watch The Lamb

Walking on the road to Jerusalem,
The time had come to sacrifice again,
My two small sons,
They walk beside me on the road,
The reason that they came
was to watch the lamb.
Daddy, daddy,
What will see there,
There's so much that we don't understand,
So I told them of Moses
and father Abraham,
Then I said dear children watch the lamb,
There will be so many in Jerusalem today,
We must be sure the lamb doesn't run away,
And I told them of Moses
and father Abraham,
Then I said dear children watch the lamb.
When we reached the city,
I knew something must be wrong,
There were no joyful worshipers,
No joyful worship songs,
I stood there with my children
in the midst of angry men,
Then I heard the crowd cry out
Crucify Him.
We tried to leave the city
but we could not get away,
Forced to play in this drama
a part I did not wish to play,
Why upon this day
were men condemned to die,
Why were we standing here,
Where soon they would pass by.
I looked and said, even now they come,
The first one cried for mercy,
The people gave him none,
The second one was violent,
He was arrogant and loud,
I still hear his angry voice
screaming at the crowd,
Then someone said there's Jesus,
I scarce believed my eyes,
A man so badly beaten,
He barely looked alive,
Blood poured from His body,
From the thorns upon His brow,
Running down the cross,
Falling to the ground.
I watched Him as He struggled,
I watched Him as He fell,
The cross came down upon His back,
The crowd began to yell,
In that moment I felt such agony,
In that moment I felt such loss,
Till a Roman soldier grabbed my arm
and screamed, you, carry His cross.
At first I tried to resist him,
Then his hand reached for his sword,
So I knelt and took
the cross from the Lord,
I placed it on my shoulder,
And started down the street,
The blood that he'd been shedding
was running down my cheek.
They led us to Golgotha,
They drove nails
deep in His feet and hands,
Yet upon the cross I heard Him pray
Father, forgive them.
Oh, never have I seen such love
in any other eyes,
Into thy hands I commit my spirit
He prayed and then He died,
I stood for what seemed like years,
I'd lost all sense of time
until I felt two tiny hands
holding tight to mine,
The children stood there weeping,
I heard the oldest say,
Father please forgive us,
the lamb ran away.
Daddy, daddy,
What have we seen here,
There's so much
that we don't understand,
So I took them in my arms,
And we turned and faced the cross,
Then I said dear children
watch the lamb.


I pray we all "watch the lamb".

10 Years

Well we have officially been dumping money into the pit for 10 years now. This house was my dream 10 years ago and it still is. From the first moment I saw it sitting on the hill I knew it was the one. It was everything I ever wanted (or it's potential was) and I've never regretted buying this old house (I'm sure Jerry has!). This house has evolved from original windows, no shutters, white walls, pink carpet, rotting outbuildings, no landscaping and what I considered the worst kitchen in the world into a home I'm very proud of. We aren't done yet but are you ever with an old house? I'd show pictures of the transformation inside but since we are remodeling (STILL) the dining room is currently housing all the junk from the new "Butler's Pantry" (we are gettin' uppity out here!) and the rest of the house is a bomb because I'm too busy painting to clean it! I'll post pictures later, though it may be a few weeks, we work slow!

Before:



After:



Before:



After:



Before:



After:



Before:



After:



Before:



After:

Spring Pictures

Mollie was already dressed up to get her Easter pictures done so I decided to take advantage of her lack of dirt and combed hair and take a few pictures myself. It's amazing what a little bribing (pizza) can do!

A Genetic Anomaly

Mollie had her first soccer game Saturday. We were quite impressed with how well the kids played and quite shocked at our own child. We don't know how it's genetically possible but she was good...at a SPORT! She's quite the agressive player and keeps her eye on the ball! She even scored 2 goals and almost a third. Unfortunately, I didn't get the best picture, I was too busy screaming and jumping up and down to think about the camera!

Look What Showed Up Today

It's a Tundra Swan and he's here all by himself. He spent all morning on the pond then later moved to the grass on the bank along with a couple of Canadian Geese. He must have gotten hurt or separated from his flock. Hopefully he can catch up but it's fun to have him visit!

Soccer Mom

Well, I have succumbed, I am now officially a "soccer mom" (minus the mini-van). Mollie asked numerous times to play soccer so we let her give it a try. I missed her first practice but Jerry told me he was surprised at how well she did (she has no jocks in her pedigree). Also, that she kicks mostly with her left foot, which we thought was strange. The first game is this week which should be interesting being that they've only practiced 2 1/2 hours so far!

The George Pictures Are Finally Here!

What a trip! A friend and I had a wonderful time in San Antonio. We went for the George Strait Team Rope Classic. It was a two day event. The first day we sat and watched for 11 1/2 hours! They had over 500 teams competing for the $174,000.00 jackpot along with a brand new truck and trailer for EACH of the winning roping team. I had a great time just taking pictures. I got a new telephoto lens right before I went (thank you Jerry!) and ended up taking 28 GB of pictures! It was tough to narrow it down but here are a few of my favorites.











The above pictures are great but THESE are my absolute favorites! This was a very small event and we got to be real close and even shake hands with George! As it turned out the friend I went with has a friend in San Antonio that grooms dogs. She happens to groom the dogs of a lady that lives two doors down from George. She asked if this lady would show us George's house. This very nice lady, whom we've never met, came to our hotel in her brand new red Lexus and took us to their subdivision (a gated community, of course). She drove us by his driveway (you can't see the house from the drive) and took us down the street to get a picture of his house on the hill. She also took us by his old house in the same subdivision which she actually lived in the house next door at the time. She had several neat stories to tell about her neighbor, George. They have been neighbors for the past 23 years. She admitted she doesn't listen to country music and doesn't know any of his songs! She did say, however, he is one of the nicest, down to earth, no frills guys you'd ever meet. It's refreshing to see someone so famous that has not let it go to their head. He's been married to his high school sweetheart for almost 40 years, now that says something in this day and age! George's neighbor asked if we wanted to see her house as well, we were all over that! I've never been in anything like it! Seven thousand square feet, 22 foot ceilings and absolutely beautiful! The neatest thing was her humbleness. She was concerned we would think she was bragging by showing us her house. She wasn't at all, in fact she just kept saying that they've worked hard and that the Lord had blessed them financially. I guess! My whole house would fit in her bedroom suite! She was an absolutely lovely lady and what an opportunity for us!




This is George right after roping the first time. I'm surprised the picture is as clear as it is because I was shaking and perspiring profusely! I was so excited and desperately wanting to get the best shots!



George hanging out waiting to present the awards (the truck behind him).




You roped him George!


His main house. Just a tiny thing isn't it? However, we got to drive by his ranch house down the road from the arena and it looked like something Jerry and I would live in...very modest, except for the horse arena in the back yard!


We met the nicest people at this event. We made some friends and I look forward to seeing them next year when I go back, wild horses couldn't keep me away!