everyday joys.

its good to be back in the good ‘ol city limits of houston, tx this weekend! i miss the city. the hustle and bustle. the options. the buildings. the lights at night. ah! i love it.

but the real reason im back is to be with my family on Easter weekend. home is just so refreshing. living away from home this year has been so very good. Jesus has been so good to me and has shown Himself to be so real. but there is something so rich and so beautiful that exists only at home. spending the day with my mom and coming home to my family are such great things that there are not words to describe them.

i love this time of year because this weekend is so different from every other weekend. i have time to sit down and be still. to know Him. this weekend, and in reality, this whole week is a national holiday set aside the death and resurrection of the man and Lord who gave everything so that we might have everything.

because of Him i am alive.

because of Him i am saved.

because of Him i am free.

personally, i struggle with remembering who i am in Christ, and to what depth His sacrifice means to me. i get so caught up in the “busy-ness” of life that i don’t even try to remember half the time. my excuses turn into, “i’m tired”, “i don’t have time”, or my personal favorite, even to myself, “oh i forgot, i’ll do it tomorrow.” 

how can i seriously live my life day to day treating Jesus like my homework? throwing Him into the pile of “procrastination to-do’s”. this is no way to treat my beloved Savior. yet, it continues. that is why i love Easter weekend so much. so much reminds me of His sacrifice. all the way down my friend’s statuses and tweets. Jesus is so sweet how He uses all my crazy technology to remind me of Himself.

i strive for the day that He returns. when life as i know it will be washed away and Jesus will have defeated the enemy once and for all. life will no longer be a constant battle. no more temptations. no more choices. 

i cannot wait to stand in the presence of my Lord, being filled with awestruck wonder. experiencing the joy of His presence. feeling His perfect love. and worshiping Him for the rest of eternity. doesn’t that sound perfect?