Some Songs and Stuff

These two songs have been on constant rotation on the iPod/CD player for the last week or so. Not because they're the greatest things ever written, but right now they are speaking to me.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time - It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
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Sometimes my life just don't make sense at all.
When the mountains look so big, but my faith just seems so small.
So hold me, Jesus, 'Cause I'm shaking like a leaf.
You have been king of my glory, won't you be my prince of peace.

And I wake up in the night and feel the dark.
It's hot inside my soul, I swear there must be blisters on my heart.
So hold me, Jesus, 'Cause I'm shaking like a leaf.
You have been king of my glory, won't you be my prince of peace.

Surrender don't come natural to me.
I'd rather fight you for what I don't really want,
Than take what you give that I need.
And I've beat my head against so many walls,
That I'm falling down, falling on my knees.

And the Salvation Army band was playing this hymn,
And your grace rang out so deep,
It made my resistance seem so thin...

So hold me, Jesus, 'Cause I'm shaking like a leaf.
You have been king of my glory, won't you be my prince of peace.
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No hidden meanings in these really. The lyrics speak for themselves. I find them comforting right now.
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Laura came through surgery just fine. She is recovering at home with the help of friends and her sister. She will meet with an oncologist soon, to determine a plan of treatment. We will see her in July. I miss her. We have such good conversation together.
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Through a conversation with one of my friends, we got onto the topic of meekness. I don't think I've ever considered meekness, especially with regard to Jesus' words in Mt. 5--the beatitudes, the sermon on the mount--"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." I confess--I've always equated meekness with shy and weak. However, I now don't think that's what it means. I have no clear definition at this point. Another of Rich's songs says "I will sing for the meek, those who pray with their very lives for peace. Though they're in chains for a higher call, their mourning will change to laughter when the nations fall." This confuses me more, because I don't understand the lyric. Not that I need Rich Mullins to define all of Scriptures Deep Meanings And Truths, but I often glean understanding within his interpretation. So, I've set myself up for a bit of digging and learning about meekness. Makes me wish I'd paid more attention to Dr. Ham in Life of Christ (and Greek for that matter). One could get tied up in the meanings of the beatitudes for centuries (and have!). Comments welcome on this topic.
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Rent house in Lubbock is secured. We took lots of measurements of walls and windows, and not one stinking picture. I'm checking out fabric this weekend for possibilities of making curtains. I would like it to be fabric I can repurpose later, should it not be used for curtains any more. Houston house will be re-listed today. New realtor, new strategy.
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Looking forward to Galveston get-a-way. Looking forward to summer road trip with Jeremy and my six-year-old niece. Counting down the days to vacation in Gulf Shores.
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Radio possibilities cropping up all over the place. I will be confident enough in myself to investigate them for real this time. No more wondering. Time to try. Time to stop living in fear of failure.