you know, just a lil summin summin

"the silence is loud; ear-splitting loud, even," i think to myself as i sit here blogging for the first time in weeks. i take forever to think of the perfect words to put one after another. it takes time and thought to explain the amazing first weeks of being a christian; a real one, i meant to say.

you may ask, "haven't you been a christian all your life?"

to this question, i will answer yes.

i grew up in church and i sang in the choir and was in the youth group and did all that churchy stuff and was RELIGIOUS. that is the key word. but that isn't the whole story. on march 7, 2010, JESUS, the Savior of the world, the one and only Son of God, and the lover of my soul came to live in me, stand by me, and to hold my hand forever. on that day, i was saved from an eternal destiny in hell and from the worst punishment ever. he showed me his mercy by saving me from that punishment, which is what i deserved to have.

Jesus put his butt in the way and took a spanking that i definitely deserved. but thankfully (how can i express how grateful i am?) He did do that. He gave his life for me so i can have life. He took my shame and sin and guilt to the cross, died there, blameless, and sacrificed his life so i could have life and life eternal in heaven.

can you believe it? for me!!

but again, that's not the whole story. 3 days after they buried His body in a tomb, he rose from his grave. He conquered death and came back to life to prove that he is God and has power over everything, including the thing that scares most people to the thing itself: death. and that is why last sunday, EASTER, we celebrated, and still celebrate everyday, His resurrection.

and now about the past few weeks...

stay tuned for the rest of the story