hope – Sincerely, Crystal

He paints the Sky

I was a camp counselor for 3 summers in college. I remember the chants and the cabin pranks. The smell of sunscreen and the required lice checks we had to do with little girls as we lugged chests full of clothes and lathered sunscreen on tiny freckled faces. We gave piggy back rides, blew theContinue reading “He paints the Sky”

Happy Christmas: Musical Reflections 9: For the Thrill Seekers

A thrill of hope The weary world rejoices For yonder breaks, a new and glorious morn Thrill—A sudden feeling of pleasure or excitement Hope—Feeling of expectation Weary—Tiredness Rejoices—Great joy and delight Yonder—At a distance Glorious—Worthy of Admiration Dissecting words can be fun. We all have these words that we hear over and over again, butContinue reading “Happy Christmas: Musical Reflections 9: For the Thrill Seekers”

Wait

I listened to a sermon today on the Hope we have in our future destination of Heaven. The glory that is the resurrection—that we have a God who sent His Son who lived a perfect life (which we cannot), died for our sins (a penalty we could not deal with on our own), and thenContinue reading “Wait”