I know I keep repeating myself on this topic but Ty really does say these things A L L???? D A Y!?? It is almost compulsive like in every conversation.?? How did I get so lucky??? And guess what??? TANNER is starting to offer more affirmations as well now!?? Learning from baby brother.?? Is it too much to hope for to imagine Jim catching the wave??? LOL!

Ty Quote:

(I was walking by his playroom and he hollered this out to me as I passed)

“I am playing my game mommy and I am ENJOYING it!”

What must it feel like to love life THIS much??? Wish I could market those kind of happy pills – we’d make a fortune!?? 🙂

My brother David tends to be this way as well and I have always noticed that when he is in the worst of spots, it is??love and compassion that bleeds out.?? (Reminds me – I am IN LOVE with Leona Lewis and her song “Bleeding Love”).?? When David has been injured and on pain meds, he is the sappiest most loving person.?? When he is awakened from a dead sleep, he jumps up smiling.?? I think it is incredible to know people that just “bleed” love.?? In Ty’s case, I have to wonder if his OCD tendencies are contributing to this BUT in either case, what a wonderful statement about what pours from the depths of him.

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My heart is so heavy and I have been sobbing on and off for the last hour over Maria Chapman.???? Cinderella will never sound the same to me again.?? Please please be praying for The Chapman family.?? (If you haven’t heard yet…Steven Curtis Chapman’s youngest daughter Maria was killed in the driveway at their home last night.?? I just can’t quit crying.?? I have always had this heart connection to Shaohannah, Stevie Joy and Marie.?? In fact, I think I posted once about how often I cry when I see their pictures and have wondered if God wants us to adopt from China (Jim has so far disagreed).?? I keep remembering this morning when Steven Curtis sang at the Paduka funerals and the track of his that I have on our Memorial video of Poppy.??

With Hope

(It is breaking my heart that he wrote this song many years ago having no idea that it would be the song of his heart for his own baby girl)

By Steven Curtis Chapman – Maria’s Daddy

This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you’ve gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but …

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
‘Cause we believe with hope
(There’s a place by God’s grace)
There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
We’ll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God’s plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father’s smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
‘Cause now you’re home
And now you’re free, and …

We have this hope as an anchor
‘Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so …

So we can cry with hope
And say goodbye with hope

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope

You can leave messages for the Chapman family HERE??and see video of Maria.

Not Home Yet – SCC

To all the travelers
Pilgrims longing for a home
From one who walks with you
On this journey called life’s road
Is is a long and winding road

From one who’s seen the view
And dreamth of staying on the mountain high
And one who’s cried like you
Wanting so much just to lay down and die
I offer this, we must remenber this

We are not Home yet
We are not Home yet
Keep on looking ahead
Let your heart not forget
We are not home yet
Not home yet

So close your eyes with me
And hear the Father saying, “welcone home”
Let us find the strenght
Ia all His promises to carry on
He said, “I go prepare a place for you”
So Let us not forget

We are not Home yet
We are not Home yet
Keep on looking ahead
Let your heart not forget
We are not home yet
We are not home yet
Keep on looking ahead
Let your heart not forget
We are not home yet

I know there’ll be a moment
I know there’ll be a place
Where we will see our Saviour
And fall in His enbrace
So let us not grow weary
Or too content to stay
‘Cause we are not home yet
Not home yet
So let us journey on

We are not Home yet
We are not Home yet
Keep on looking ahead
Let your heart not forget
We are not home yet
Not home yet

UPDATE:

In the early morning, one of the news channels made comments pertaining to the driver of the car that I have since found out may have been inaccurate.?? Because of this, I deleted my comments so as not to contribute to what may potentially be misinformation about who was driving.?? Either way, Will and Caleb both need our prayer and support.