You Are More

I heard this song this morning and thought I would look up the lyrics and post them on our blog!  This is such a great song and the words are such a wonderful message to ladies of all ages.  No matter what you have done or do, GOD LOVES YOU   and YOU ARE MORE than your faults and YOU HAVE BEEN REMADE!!! 

 

 

You Are More lyrics
There's a girl in the corner
With tear stains on her eyes
From the places she's wandered
And the shame she can't hide

She says, "How did I get here?
I'm not who I once was.
And I'm crippled by the fear
That I've fallen too far to love"

But don't you know who you are,
What's been done for you?
Yeah don't you know who you are?

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

Well she tries to believe it
That she's been given new life
But she can't shake the feeling
That it's not true tonight

She knows all the answers
And she's rehearsed all the lines
And so she'll try to do better
But then she's too weak to try

But don't you know who you are?

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/tenth-avenue-north-lyrics/you-are-more-lyrics.html]
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

'Cause this is not about what you've done,
But what's been done for you.
This is not about where you've been,
But where your brokenness brings you to

This is not about what you feel,
But what He felt to forgive you,
And what He felt to make you loved.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You've been remade
You've been remade.
You've been remade.
You've been remade.

Inspiration Through Jumping!

 This month we are blogging about relationships and family.  I, Alicia, thought I would share a little experience that I had this past Saturday with my family.  The two people in the picture below are my grandparents, I call them Grammy and Poppy!  These two people are a great role model as a couple and how ones marriage should be like: GOD CENTERED!  They have been married for over 50 years and love each other unconditionally.  They put God first in everything that they do as a couple and as individuals!  They inspire me to have a marriage like they have and to be as God-fearing as they are.  These two are the nicest, most caring and giving people that you will ever meet or at least I think so.  There are alot of people that inspire me for different reasons, but these two I hold great respect for and I am proud to call them my family and my grandparents!

My grandmother turned 80 on April 2, which was a Saturday and to honor that great milestone, she decided to SKYDIVE!  Yes, my friends, my Grammy went skydiving the day she turned 8-0!  She told us that she always wanted to skydive and that on her 80th birthday she would and she did!! My 80 yr old grandmother jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,500ft and plunged toward the earth going 120mph and then floated safely to the ground. 

Once she was on the ground the reaction on her face was one that I will always remember and fortunately we were able to catch on camera.  The picture below is her genuinely jumping for joy and giggling like a little girl.  She was so extremely happy at what she had accomplished.  Most of her family was there to support her, including 8 great-grand children.  She jumped because she wanted to and she had made up her mind that she was going to do it, but what she didn't know is how much of a ripple effect it would have on so many that watched her that day.  Family, strangers and children were all inspired by her jump that day.  It showed them that you really can do anything that you put your mind too no matter what age or who you are.  She told my uncle later on that there were actually a couple of things that she had to do before she could jump. 1. Make sure that it was ok with her husband.  How sweet that she took her husband into account before she jumped.  If he wasn't ok with it then she wasn't going to do it.  True relationship, people!  2.  She prayed about it.  Yes, the littlest thing, like jumping out of a plane she wanted to ask God permission for.  She said that she prayed and earnestly listened to what God had to say and on the day of the jump, she did not have one doubt or concern about jumping!  She was worry free and therefore made the jump.  I know that God gave her the desire of her heart that day because the sky was crystal blue and the wind was calm.  There is certain criteria to jump and the wind blowing at a certain speed can cause you not to be able to jump.  The instructor said that they had been waiting for 4 weeks for a day like Saturday!  Unbelievable, how God works!  On Sunday, the day after the jump it was overcast and very windy, she would not have been able to jump that day.  So, I know with out a doubt, because she followed and listened to God that she was able to fulfill her desire to jump.

I wanted to share this story because she inspired so many people that day.  She doesn't consider herself a hero, but to some people she is!  She is truly an inspiration for women and girls and men for that matter.  She inspires me to be a better woman and she inspires me with my own relationship with God and with my husband!  Her and my grandfather have and continue to inspire so many people that come in contact with them.  Saturday, April 2, 2011 will be a day that I never, ever forget!  I will never forget the pure joy on her face, the giggles that I heard as she jumped up and down, the family that supported her and most of all the witness that she was to her family and the strangers that watched and cheered her on as she landed safely to the ground!  She is such an inspiration and I thank God everyday that I can call her my grandmother!