Song of Today (Ginny Blurb at end)
("I Have Been There", Mark Schultz)
In a room without a view, a new mother smiles and holds
The tiny fingers of her brand new baby girl.
Her husband takes her by the hand, so unsure about the future,
Have no money, can they make it in this world?
And they pray, "Lord, all we have to give is love."
Then they heard a gentle voice, like an echo from above,

"I have been there. I know what fear is all about.
Yes, I have been there and I'm standing with you now.
I have been there
And I came to build the bridge, so this road could lead you Home.
Oh, I have been there."

He's been a pastor, twenty years
But tonight he sits alone and broken hearted in the corner of the church
He tried to change a fallen world
With his words and with his wisdom but it seems like it is only getting worse
And he cries, "Oh Lord, I just don't understand."
Then he felt the hand of grace, and he heard a voice that said

"I have been there, I know what pain is all about
Yes, I have been there, and I'm standing with you now
I have been there, and I came to build a bridge
So this road could lead you Home
Oh, I have been there."

An older man up on a hill
Holding flowers but he can't hold back the tears,
So he has come to say goodbye.
He thinks about the life she lived,
Hhinks about how hard it's been to live without her
Sixty years right by his side
And he cries, "Oh Lord, I loved her till the end,"
And he heard a gentle voice, say, "You'll see her once again!"

"I have been there
I know what sorrow's all about
Yes, I have been there, and I'm standing with you now
I have been there, and I came to build a bridge
So this road could lead her Home, the road could lead her Home
Oh, I have been there, You know I overcame the cross, yes, I have been there
So her life would not be lost
Oh, I have been there, and I came to build
A bridge so this road could lead you Home
The road could lead you Home

Oh I have been there
Yes I have been there."

I love this song. I never get tired of it. Not only is it pretty to listen to, but it has some real truths. I also happen to know that Mark makes his songs from personal experience or stories others have told him.

There's something truly fascinating about love. And before you start rolling your eyes, going, "Geez, here she goes again," then...*blanks out* Well, just stop, anyway. ^_^;
No one told you you had to read, so you can stop if you want to. o_O ^^

OK, so love. That emotion that totally emcompasses you, makes you feel special, important, like you matter, like you know you would do anything for anyone, or that one special someone.

The first time I felt love (yes, this part is religious, no, you don't have to read it but yes, you have to accept that it's a part of me) was when I was baptized. To know that the Creator of the world cares enough about me to love me, to take care of me, to know that all He wants in return is my love is just...it's...I just can't comprehend it sometimes, really. (*grins at Dan (and hopefully, Shaun, wherever he is (drakehho19 ya goober!!! (and Flora too))*)

This brings to mind my favorite necklace, which now has three pendants on it. The middle one is my cross. Golden color, rather worn looking, but still there. Sitting to its left (my right) is a fire opal (these things are gorgeous, you gotta see one sometime) that my mom gave me for a birthday a year or two ago. On the other side of the cross is a small silver dragon that I added in the last week. The chain is long enough that all three pendants dangle just over my heart.

See where this is going? The Cross represents Christ, the fire opal my mother, and the dragon Jamal (heh, I know he'd appreciate that ^^). The three things dearest to my heart. The three people who've shown me an incredible amount of love.

*blushes* This is sorta getting embarrassing, but...well, got me why I'm typing all this up. O.o I just am.

...well, now I went and forgot why I was typing all this up. Erhm...huh. Well, off to play Theo the Faith Retriever (I love kids, but I love playing as puppets even more! ^___________^). Maybe I'll think of what the whole point of this was a little later on.

Other Stuff
They broke ground on the newest Chili's in the area yesterday. If all goes well, it should open by mid-summer, and I'll transfer there. Or get a real, full time job. ;p

And I just found out that Chad's last day is on Saturday. I had to swear not to tell anyone, but now I understand why Shannon's been stalking around, all PO'ed lately. Not fair to take it out on the rest of us, though! That's going to bring us down to 3 managers, and we're already short staffed as it is! Yeesh, my store's sinking, and I want so much to jump ship.