It's an Amy Grant kind of day.....

It's at this time of year I tend to get reflective on life. The life I have at times squandered, misused, and taken advantage of. I look back on the things that have happened to me over the years and am taken in awe of the mercy and love that has been shown to me despite my foolish decisions.

I was listening to one of my favorite CDs and was reminded of the power of God's grace and mercy for me.... I am so thankful for my children and my husband who are a constant visual reminder of what true love is. I don't know where I would be today without their love.


Lord, Thank you for giving me the family who loves me and supports me. Thank you for your sacrifice of love so that I can experience forgiveness and mercy...




I can't relive my life
I can't retrace my tracks
I can't undo what's done
There is no going back
I chased a selfish dream
Did not survey the cost
Illusions disappeared
I've found my innocence lost

Some say it's lessons learned
Some say it's a living life
I say it's choices made
Knowing wrong from right
One night I fought to sleep
In my slumber I turned and tossed
I woke to a cloudy day
And found my innocence lost

Innocent child is a beautiful thing
Secure in her father's arms
Sleeps while a mother sings
There's no way to know
All the harm this world can bring
I miss my innocence
Oh, to be innocent

My heavenly Father
The way of eternal love
That overflows with grace
I can completely trust
My broken heart repaired
And all my sin forgot
I can be pure again
In spite of my innocence lost
In his eyes I'm a newborn child
'cause I accept his love
I have a newfound hope
Though I've found my innocence lost

I can be pure again
I've found my innocence lost

-Amy Grant