I've been wanting to start my own blog for some time now. The majority of my posts on our family blog always seemed a little out of place to me - like they didn't quite fit the tone or the overall feeling of the blog. I realized it was keeping me from sharing things I wanted to express. So, sadly enough, many thoughts, feelings, and experiences that were important to me went unwritten. I'm hopeful that this new blog will serve as a better, more appropriate forum in which to share my personal viewpoint on life and my daily experiences. My purpose in writing is to give readers, especially my children, a better understanding of who I am and why I choose to live my life a certain way.
Allow me to introduce the name of the blog. This name actually belongs to a song I discovered recently. After being touched by the song's message many times, the simplicity of its title suddenly impressed me. I guess I'm still impressed with it because I decided to steal it word for word (hopefully that's legal).
Here are the lyrics to The Good Confession (I Believe) -
I was a boy, just nine years old, I heard the call and came.
They buried me beneath the water, then I rose again.
Well, you know my dad was a preacher man.
I walked the aisle and I took his hand.
He said, "Son, just do the best you can, and say the words,
'I believe he is the Christ, the Son of the living God.'"
Through the years I barely fell; I mostly dove right in.
I drank so deep from the shallow well only to thirst again.
Well, I sang the hymns at the summer camp,
then I rocked and rolled with a lousy band
till I heard a song that took my hand and led me home.
And I believe he is the Christ, Son of the living God.
All I know is that I was blind but now I see
that though I kick and scream, Love is leading me.
And every step of the way his grace is making me;
with every breath I breathe, he is saving me.
And I believe.
So when my body's weak and the day is long,
when I feel my faith is all but gone,
I'll remember when I sing this song that I believe.
I believe he is the Christ, Son of the living God, my Lord, my Savior.
Oh, Hosanna, I believe.
Click here if you're interested in hearing the actual song. The link will take you to a podcast where the artist, Andrew Peterson, explains each song on his newest album before sharing clips of the music. Feel free to enjoy the whole podcast if you have the time and desire, or just fast forward to the very last song, The Good Confession (I Believe), to gain some insight into the lyrics and hear the song in its entirety.
That's it for now. Maybe I'll talk about why this song speaks to me next time. Or maybe I'll talk about something completely unrelated. We'll see...
