I know it's an old hymn, but it is fairly new to me. We sang it at church tonight and that combined with the sweet testimonies of new believers in our church, I about cried my eyes out in thanksgiving and joy in the Gospel.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath and make me pure.
Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
Jesus saves. Jesus alone.
May our only boast forever be in who saves!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
"Nothing gives the believer so much joy as fellowship with Christ. He has enjoyment...in the common mercies of life, he can be glad in God’s gifts and God’s works; but, in all these separately, yea, and in all of them added together, he doth not find such substantial delight as in the matchless person of his Lord Jesus."
-C.H. Spurgeon
-C.H. Spurgeon
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Round Top, TX
Kettle corn, face painting, antiques, fall weather. Ahhh, time to go to Round Top! As a child, my mom, Nana, and other important women in my life would let my sister, Jill, and me to tag along for a day trip to the Round Top Antique Festival.
What fond memories I have of those little trips! The excitement of waking up early, making the Shipley's doughnut run and passing through all of the fun booths once there. I'm pretty sure after one particular trip my mother swore she'd never let me get my face painted again. (I was terrible about scratching off a $10 paint job after about thirty minutes of wearing it.)
Our friends Zach and Mallory Troyer, who moved to Texas from Illinois, were told that going to Round Top was a cultural must here in the lone star state. When Mallory asked if we would accompany them on this day trip, I played it cool. "I'll have to check my calendar and get back to you, but we would love that," I said. Inside I was doing a victory dance. The child in me was so excited to relive some of the memories made so long ago. We even drove through Shipley's for breakfast on the way. But of course, trying to recreate a memory is like eating day old french fries. They never taste quite as good and it would really be more enjoyable to make a new batch.
Yep, that was what this trip was for me: enjoying the new experience for what it was and having a blast creating new memories. We actually drove to Warrenton, TX just outside of Round Top. We walked through all sorts of booths that ranged from expensive home decor to impaled baby dolls that looked like they had been in the hands of the demented Sid from Toy Story. Though I didn't see any face painters and somehow left without buying kettle corn, we still very much enjoyed the exhilaration of the cool and breezy, sunny day and each others company. In the end, we left with little in our hands. The Troyers bought a cool frame, and we walked away with a bag of buttons.
All of that being said, if and when we go again, here are two things we would do differently.
1. Pack a lunch. This way you can splurge on the fun snacks (like kettle corn or a funnel cake) without feeling guilty for already spending twenty plus dollars on lunch.
2. Go with a mission and a tape measure. Cale and I had no idea what we were looking for, and though we saw some cool things, we would see things and think, "We like this, but what in the world would we do with it?" Sometimes the best finds are discovered when you aren't expecting them, but in a festival as big as this, you need to narrow down your search and have a way of figuring out if it would fit in your house..
What fond memories I have of those little trips! The excitement of waking up early, making the Shipley's doughnut run and passing through all of the fun booths once there. I'm pretty sure after one particular trip my mother swore she'd never let me get my face painted again. (I was terrible about scratching off a $10 paint job after about thirty minutes of wearing it.)
Our friends Zach and Mallory Troyer, who moved to Texas from Illinois, were told that going to Round Top was a cultural must here in the lone star state. When Mallory asked if we would accompany them on this day trip, I played it cool. "I'll have to check my calendar and get back to you, but we would love that," I said. Inside I was doing a victory dance. The child in me was so excited to relive some of the memories made so long ago. We even drove through Shipley's for breakfast on the way. But of course, trying to recreate a memory is like eating day old french fries. They never taste quite as good and it would really be more enjoyable to make a new batch.
Yep, that was what this trip was for me: enjoying the new experience for what it was and having a blast creating new memories. We actually drove to Warrenton, TX just outside of Round Top. We walked through all sorts of booths that ranged from expensive home decor to impaled baby dolls that looked like they had been in the hands of the demented Sid from Toy Story. Though I didn't see any face painters and somehow left without buying kettle corn, we still very much enjoyed the exhilaration of the cool and breezy, sunny day and each others company. In the end, we left with little in our hands. The Troyers bought a cool frame, and we walked away with a bag of buttons.
All of that being said, if and when we go again, here are two things we would do differently.
1. Pack a lunch. This way you can splurge on the fun snacks (like kettle corn or a funnel cake) without feeling guilty for already spending twenty plus dollars on lunch.
2. Go with a mission and a tape measure. Cale and I had no idea what we were looking for, and though we saw some cool things, we would see things and think, "We like this, but what in the world would we do with it?" Sometimes the best finds are discovered when you aren't expecting them, but in a festival as big as this, you need to narrow down your search and have a way of figuring out if it would fit in your house..
We didn't take a lot of photos, but here are a few from our fall outing. Thanks Troyers for a such a great day!
Cale amongst all of the knick-knacks.
Mallory and I amongst all of the impaled dolls. So weird.
Nearing the end of our first round of shopping.
Sorry Zach, this is the only one we got of you! Haha
Oh and here is a fun pic of the buttons Cale and I picked out. No, I don't know what we'll use them for just yet.
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