how the story ends is, love and tenderness.
He will allure her
He will pursue her
And call her out
To wilderness with flowers in His hand
She is responding
Beat up and hurting
Deserving death
But offerings of life are found instead
She will sing
She will sing
Oh, to You
She will sing as in the days of youth
As You lead her away
To valleys low
To acres of hope
Acres of hope
Here in the valley
Walk close beside me
Don’t look back
For love is growing vineyards up ahead
You have called me master
And though you’re in the dark here
Call me friend
And call me lover and marry me for good
She will sing
She will sing
Oh, to You
She will sing as in the days of youth
As You lead her away
To valleys low
To acres of hope
Acres of hope
How the story ends is
Love and tenderness in Him
Not safe, but worth it
So the valley’s up ahead
Or the ones we live
We’ll sing together
We’ll sing together
We will sing
We will sing
Oh, to You
We will sing as in the days of youth
As You lead us away
To valleys low
To acres of hope
Acres of hope
“Lord, sustain me in the valley. Give me ears to hear Your sweet tender voice and lead me in to acres of hope in this dry and weary land.”
"Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt. ‘In that day,’ declares the LORD,’you will call me 'my husband'; you will no longer call me 'my master. (Hosea 2:14-16)
not once did i ever imagine this for her.
for us, or my family.
not once did i picture my wedding...or the birth of my children..without her sweet presence.
i am selfish in my flesh.
jesus i know you want her home.
please take her softly and sweetly.
this breaks my heart.
i miss you already mema...
i wish i could be there and hold your hand while you slip peacefully into slumber, and out of pain.
but mom says its better for me to remember you when you were better. when you were smiling.
you're going to smile again really soon. i promise.
please know that you are one of the greatest women ever to influence my life.
you are my joy.
and i will grow to be a better woman, someday..because of who you are to me.
i'll never forget that.
i love you.
always.
-your little girl.