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HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!
eat lots o' TURKEY!

rain. . . ... another attempt at this "writing" thing....

its raining outside
and she doesnt want to go
she sits at the window
as the rain trickles down the glass,
watching the drops as they fall
fall, fall, fall..

she knows she should try
to step out of this barricade of lies
but theres so many things,
holding her back,
excuses,
keeping her from stepping out

who wants to run in the rain
who wants mascara running down their face
she already has that and she doesnt know why
her heart is crying out
she cant help but cry...
for redemption

she knows His name
He knows her love
even though she doesnt show it enough
she is accepted and it scares her to death
how could someone love her, in all of this mess

-jami leigh-

i just sortof started writing...and this is what came out

God doesnt expect us to be untarnished
the more we try to be this ideal supreme saint
the more we wander away from the real truth
trying to have the perfect this, the perfect that
its not worth it
his love for us is real
no matter our condition
no matter our sin
isnt it amazing..
sometimes i sit in bed and think
about his love and i cant hardly grasp it
the way i love my Lord is this
letting my praises leave my lips
all the way to my finger tips i love him with all i am
he loves us even when we dont love him
and when we try to be the things we're not
is he looking down on us thinking, poor child of mine
why do you strive so much to be this person
that isnt true that isnt real that isnt pure
why do we delay in this quest of whole heartedness
like if we let others in we aren't defending ourselves
what is there to defend against
the likelyhood of something hurting us is evident
the fact that we parade around under this shroud of
holier than thou attitudes, proclaiming we are followers
of the one true perfect and mighty God
king of kings, lamb of God, the good Shephard
if we would just allow him to guide us
would we be so quick to judge, of course not
we aren't to judge others, there is only one true judge of us all
and he sits at the right hand of our Holy Father
so in our virtuous quest to be pefection
i fear we have illuded to other non-belivers a different truth
that to love God one must be perfect, no don't let it occur
let us let love rule in our lives
let our love to others shine
predominantly
through out this rollercoaster,
life.

-jami

random..

my sister is gorgeous.

(these are pics i took this weekend, im a pretty good photographer, haha)













































this week has been good...lots of rain...pretty much uneventful...one test this week...we had a choir concert tonight, and my feet hate me right now from standing so long...a boy is taking me to see a movie this weekend, bout time! :)

hope your week is brighter and more eventful than mine!! haha

just amazing.

today i took a drive to my sisters. i was amazed at the colors of the leaves. the trees are turning from green to browns and yellows and reds, beautiful...God is quite the artist.

sometimes its just crazy to think about. the same God that makes the trees, and the sky, and this beautiful earth we live on...loves each and everyone of us. sometimes in our hectic schedules and busy lives we seem to take it all for granted. as i was driving today i almost started crying. thinking about how much i've changed over the past year and how God has really put some special people in my life. i'll admit, i still have some growing to do...but at least now i'm growing more in Him.

even in this huge world...God still loves little ol' me...and well, thats just awesome.

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i found this online...i think you'll like it....




...and the heavens rained golden leaves upon the earth
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Have you ever walked slowly through autumn woods, allowing your spirit to absorb the soothing rustle of falling leaves? If you listen closely, you can hear them brushing against every leaf on the tree as they swirl past them on their journey to the earth below, almost as though they are exchanging final high-fives in passing. High-fives for the storms of spring they've endured together. High-fives for the summer shelter they've provided. And high-fives in celebration of the beauty of life they've been privileged to share and, in turn, been privileged to give in the golden hues of autumn color. And now, on God's silent cue, they've released themselves to a final journey where they will settle together upon the ground and converge in an earthy fragrance of life releasing itself back into the earth. Life releasing itself to provide strength for new life--the circle begun again as each new generation passes into it's own spring. Life reborn, a whispered promise by God in the soft, rustling sound of leaves falling upon the ground.

Father, the circle of life dances around us as the awe of autumn's beauty unfolds before our eyes. We are reminded that the beauty of our life lies not in the birth, but in the storms we've endured, the shelter we have provided; and the glorious color we at last bring forth in the years before our life is complete. Let us be blessed in knowing, however, that the greatest beauty of our life is the promise you whisper in our ear as our days begin to fade; the promise of the strength we leave behind for each new generation to begin anew.
(c) Shirley Jones - published in Prayers from St. Philips