Happy Mother's Day!

It is no exaggeration to say I have the best mom EVER. I wish she was in town so we could celebrate with her! (I also wish she would've gotten the mail yesterday so she would've seen the parcel slip. I guess we'll have to extend the celebration to tomorrow!)


















I also have a wonderful MIL. Check her out:


















(I didn't crop my husband out because... well... he's cute.)

I am truly blessed. Happy Mother's Day, mom(s)! I love you!

In the spirit of Mother's Day, Jamie Barnes, a very talented singer-songwriter at our church, wrote and shared this beautiful song this morning. It's called "Prayer of Hannah," and it's based on Hannah's silent prayer at the altar in 1 Samuel 1. Thanks, Bryan, for transcribing the lyrics:

Remember me, oh God, in my affliction.
Your daughters call upon Your name.
I’m not full of new wine,
But Holy Spirit--
Tossed in the wake of our shame.

If you read the lips of this silent prayer,
Faith, your servant, mine to bear.
No razor shall come to see no hair
Of our young… of our young.

Let the joy that lives in me
Leap in your proximity.
Oh mothers of Israel,
Behold the Son
Who has opened the womb of the barren.
You have opened the womb of the barren.
You open the womb.

Remember me, oh God, in my condition.
Your daughters call upon Your name.
We do not fear the snow,
We’re draped in scarlet,
Hued by the blood of the Lamb.

May we raise our children to call us blessed,
And bathe them with tongues of righteousness,
As we claim them back from the jackal’s breast.
We will claim them back… we will claim them back.

Let the joy that lives in me
Leap in Your proximity.
Oh mothers of Israel,
Behold the Son
Who has opened the womb of the barren.
You have opened the womb of the barren.
You open the womb.

You're so talented, Jamie -- thanks for sharing!