Playing Catch-up (Who's the Mustard?)

I've been away for a few days. We've been visiting the one. It was a great visit, and I will for sure share more details in the coming days. Today, I just wanted to leave you with a quick update.

A few months ago, I asked you to pray for Tucker Beam. Well, last weekend, Tucker lost his long, brave fight against cancer. I HATE cancer! My prayer was always that God would use Tucker and his story for His glory. Last Wednesday, 40 people received the free gift of God's salvation at Tucker's funeral. What a testimony of a wonderful family who was willing to allow God to use their tragedy for His triumph! Please continue to pray for the Beam family.

As Hubby and I have traveled our own difficult journey the past few months, God has been a constant in my mind. I am a musical kind-of person. It seems like I have songs running through my head all the time. I can look back on different seasons of my life and remember different "theme songs" for the events. I've had a few theme songs the past few months, but I think the one that has played in my mind the most is "Bow the Knee" by Chris Machen and Mike Harland (arr. Tom Fettke):

Bow the Knee
There are moments on our journey following the Lord
Where God illumines ev’ry step we take.
There are times when circumstances make perfect sense to us,
As we try to understand each move He makes.
When the path grows dim and our questions have no answers,
turn to Him.

Bow the knee;
Trust the heart of your Father
when the answer goes beyond what you can see.
Bow the knee;
Lift your eyes toward heaven and
believe the One who holds eternity.
And when you don’t understand
the purpose of His plan,
In the presence of the King, bow the knee.

There are days when clouds surround us, and the rain begins to fall,
The cold and lonely winds won’t cease to blow.
And there seems to be no reason for the suffering we feel;
We are tempted to believe God does not know.
When the storms arise,
don’t forget we live by faith and not by sight.

Bow the knee;
Trust the heart of your Father
when the answer goes beyond what you can see.
Bow the knee;
Lift your eyes toward heaven
and believe the One who holds eternity.
And when you don’t understand
the purpose of His plan,
In the presence of the King, bow the knee.

This isn't my favorite performance of the song, I much prefer the choral arrangement, but here is a sampling. :)