Spring Memories

I got a case of Spring Fever today, being the first day of Spring and a beautiful one at that...so I decided to write out some of my favorite Spring things/memories in honor of it (in no particular order):

1. The all-important shorts wearing temperature that mom set at 70 degrees.
2. Making Easter eggs.
3. Aggie baseball. (Also where Erik and I first held hands...collective awwww....)
4. Studying at Research Park.
5. My first dates with Erik.
6. Island Party. Whoop!
7. Spring Break camping with the gang.
8. My daffodils and roses coming to life.
9. The first mow.
10. Moving to Lago and watching the baby deers move about.
11. Beautiful clear days walking across campus.
12. Camping when it's still just a little cold at night.
13. The first flip-flop day.
14. The Easter I decided to get baptized.
15. Movies in the park season.
16. Drives through the Hill Country in the Wrangler.
17. Moving into our first house.
18. My favorite outfit: shorts and a long sleeve shirt.
19. Green peeking through the dry grass.
20. The Capitol 10K!
21. Tai chi in the park.
22. The first BBQ.

Of course my favorite of all happened this weekend about 2000 years ago. Thank you, Jesus for spring and new life and enjoying Your creation....and for dying for my sins and rising again so I can enjoy You.

In need of....

In need of grace, In need of love

In need of mercy raining down from high above

In need of strength, in need of peace

In need of things that only You can give to me

In need of Christ, the perfect Lamb

My refuge strong, the great I Am

This is my song, my humble plea

I am Your child, I am in need

Just a bit of taking stock today of what's most important and where I stand with that. Praise the Lord that all of the above has been provided and although it's nice to sing those words and think about how needy we really are in those areas, the fact that I am His child makes it all taken care of. Otherwise, man, what in the world would I do?

(btw, that's my sister's photo. Cool, huh?)