Loves like a hurricane

(How He Loves - David Crowder Band)

And He is jealous for me, 

Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree

Bending beneath the wind of His weight and mercy

When all of the sudden I am unaware 

Of these afflictions eclipsed by glory 

And I realize just how beautiful You are

And how great Your affections are for me

And oh, how He loves us, oh

Oh, how He loves, how He loves us all

We are His portion and He is our prize

Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes

If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking

And heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss

And my heart turns violently inside of my chest

I don't have time to maintain these regrets

When I think about the way

Yeah, He loves us, oh, how He loves us

Oh, how He loves us, oh how He loves

If you haven't heard this song, go download it on itunes now.  With music it's even more powerful.

This song isn't new, but when we sang it in church last week it really jumped out at me.  I've been meditating on the lyrics since then and I am overwhelmed by God's love to the point I can't comprehend it all.

I want to be that tree, bending in whatever direction He takes me.

Going home

Home is a tricky word when you've grown up between several states.  I never know how to answer that question when people ask me where i'm from.  The way I try to think about it is that I get to have "homes" and people I love all over the country.  One of my homes is North Carolina.  It's where my parents (and most of my other relatives) live.  I have spent a lot of July 4ths, birthdays, and Thanksgivings there.  It's where I have all memories of my Grandma and our farm house by the river.  And to top it off, it looks like this.

Last weekend we had the Welborn family reunion, and we got just about everyone there.

Our part of the clan.

 

We also had a memorial service celebrating the life of my beautiful Aunt Christa. 

 

The rest of the weekend was filled with food (SO much food!), relaxing, golf (for David and the guys), and just catching up with each other.  I always love this home.