Name Above all Names

by Pat Sczebel, Joel Sczebel

From the brightness of His glory
Jesus, the Son of God, descends
Takes on the nature of a servant
Jesus, obedient to death
The Father willed to crush Him
As a sacrifice for sin
He satisfied God’s justice
And in victory rose again

CHORUS
You are highly exalted
Name above all names
Worthy of all praise
You are reigning in glory
Jesus, You’re the King
Over everything
Exalted to the highest place
Given the Name above all other names

The tomb is empty Christ has risen
Jesus, the Lamb once crucified
The angels never cease to worship
Jesus, in heaven glorified
To Him belongs the power
The wisdom, might, and strength
All glory and dominion
To the Lord of every age

Our knees will bow
Our tongues proclaim
That You are Lord of all

Tasty Tuesday: Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

 

 

Usually the chicken soups I make are chicken noodle or chicken tortilla, but this time I wanted to do something different.  As I was meal planning last week {whoops I think I forgot to post that one} I found a new recipe to try, Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup.  Doesn't that just sound delicious!

 

Let me start off by saying that if you are on a diet spare your self, run fast and run from away from this one! Move on from this post immediately, unless you are willing to modify the recipe {smile}. 

 

This is one of the most delicious soups I have ever had!  It is very rich and creamy, not really good for the waist line, but great for a once in a while meal.  It is a real crowd pleaser! 

 

This time I followed the directions pretty closely, but I think next time I am just going to use plain old milk and not heavy cream. 

 

Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

Serves 8

 

4 cups chicken broth 2 cups water 2 cooked, boneless chicken breast halves, shredded 1 package quick cooking long grain and wild rice with seasoning packet 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter 4 carrots, chopped 4 stalks of celery, chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 cups heavy cream (or milk)

    

Directions

1.	In a large pot over medium heat, combine broth, water and chicken. Bring just to boiling, then stir in rice, reserving seasoning packet. Cover and remove from heat.
2.	In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and flour. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and saute carrots, celery and onion.  Next, stir in contents of seasoning packet until mixture is bubbly. Reduce heat to low, then stir in flour mixture by tablespoons, to form a roux. Whisk in cream or milk, a little at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth. Cook until thickened, 5 minutes.
3.	Stir cream mixture into broth and rice. Cook over medium heat until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.  ENJOY!

Flowering Baby Review

 

 

 

My youngest child is 4 years old.  Many times I have wonderful intentions of doing this and doing that with him. Sadly, many times these ideas continue tobe just ideas.  We read together and do a few letter crafts here and there, but for the most part that is about it. 

When we got the opportunity to review a fun and interactive preschool curriculum called Flowering Baby I was pretty excited.  After I looking over the sample activities, I knew that they would be a good fit for Little Bits, and simple enough for me to implement.  You may also have read that I am contemplating/ taking classes to open a home daycare.  I also thought that Flowering Baby would be a great fit for a home daycare curriculum. 

  

 

 

Flowering Baby is a simple, yet effective, curriculum that helps children to develop cognitive, language, gross and fine motor skills, emotional, social skills and independence. 

We were given Volume 4: Three to Four Years & Volume 5: Four to Five Years in CD form to review.  While we used Volume 5: Four to Five, I did look over Volume 4: Three to Four Years.  I felt that they were similar in nature, just a younger level.

The Flowering Baby curriculum is laid out by calendar month, and includes 10 -15 days of activities, each taking about 30-45 minutes per day.  During the month of January you learn about the color blue, ears, healthy foods, and cold days, while reading books like Blueberries for Sal, Owl Moon and The Berenstain Bears: Too Much Junk Food. 

The suggested activities focused on the areas of language, math, music, science and foreign language.  More specifically you do things like:

• practice writing and counting numbers
• focus on a new letter each day by practicing to write that letter and looking for things that start with that letter
• when learning about shapes you do activites like reading a book about shapes and then making some of your own from paper
• reading and then having children retell (narrate) back to you what they just heard
• learn about holidays and make various crafts to go along with that particular holiday
• learn about body parts, colors, weather, firestations, magnets, etc..
• learn Spanish words for colors, shapes, numbers, etc..

The second part of the curriculum is the theme or mini-unit study part.  Each month gives 2-3 suggested themes.  For instance, the themes that they suggest for January are Aquarium, Arctic Life & Dinosaurs.  The activities in this section include books, crafts, field trips and fun ideas to cement what you are currently learning from the reading. 

What I liked about Flowering Baby:

Just as I suspected!  It is fun, creative and SIMPLE, SIMPLE, SIMPLE!  This curriculum allows me to focus my time on my son and teaching him, not on planning.  The curriculum guide is easy to understand and very detailed, giving you a list of supplies needed, suggested books to read and specific activities to do with your child.

I liked the different themes, I think they offer the perfect amount of activities.  They study a topic long enough to learn about it, but then they get to move on to something new and exciting the following week.  I feel that the activities included are enjoyable, engaging and challenging for my little guy.

If you know me, then you know I have a love for books.  I think Flowering Baby did a superb job with their literature selections!  And I LOVE that she has these little guys narrating back!  Never had I thought to do that with my little one.

I also did not feel bogged down by this curriculum, you type A mommys now what I mean!  Things were simple enough to accomplish in a short period of time, it was just enough. It was freeing to me that there where not scheduled activites to do every s.i.n.g.l.e day, especially at this age.

What I would change:

As far as the curriculum itself, I think they did a fine job and I really would not change anything. They have letters and number concepts down. And they include LOTS of great books and activities!

Purchasing Info:

Flowering Baby is currently available in CD and PDF form, which is great for keeping costs down. I actually received the CD for this review.  They are currently working on a printed option.

The CD and PDF files are available for each age level.  Birth to One, One to Two, and Two to Three are $30 and Three to Four and Four to Five cost $38 each.  You may also purchase all five year plans for $132.  This is a very reasonable price for all that is included.  The Flowering Baby curriculum is available for ages:

 

Would I recommend this?

I would indeed! If you are interested, but kind of on the fence, try out a months worth Flowering Baby for FREEEE!  You can do this by clicking on one of the links above and scrolling to the bottom.

Birth to One
One to Two
Two to Three
Three to Four
Four to Five

 

 When you order PLEASE take advantage of a 10% discount by using the CODE: Blog10
(good only at www.floweringbaby.com)

 

Please check out what other TOS Crew members have to say about Flowering Baby!

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this product through the Schoolhouse Review Crew in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC Regulations.

Behold Our God

by Meghan Baird, Jonathan Baird, Stephen Altrogge, Ryan Baird

Who has held the oceans in His hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice
All creation rises to rejoice

CHORUS
Behold our God seated on His throne
Come let us adore Him
Behold our King nothing can compare
Come let us adore Him!

Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His Words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

Who has felt the nails upon His hands
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?
God eternal humbled to the grave
Jesus, Savior risen now to reign!

Men: You will reign forever!
Women: Let Your glory fill the earth

Tasty Tuesday - Slow Cooker Taco Soup

 

 

We had this waiting in our crock pot when we got home from church on Sunday afternoon.  Everyone loves it, the girls and their friend all went back for seconds.

 

I assembled it the night before, put it in my crock pot dish. and then into the refrigerator.  I stuck it in the crock pot on low before we left for church.  It was ready and waiting when we got home. 

 

Slow Cooker Taco Soup

 

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 can of black beans

1 can of light kidney beans, drained

1 can of dark kidney beans, drained

1 small bag of frozen corn

1 large can of crushed tomatoes

1 large can of diced tomatoes

2-3 bell peppers - you can just use what you have on hand.  I used a bag of frozen mixed peppers (red, green, yellow) that I had in the freezer.

2 cups of water

1 cup of salsa

1 packet of taco seasoning

 

Optional                 

Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Sour Cream

Tortilla Chips

 

Directions

Brown ground beef and chopped onion, then drain.  Add to crock pot.  Add all beans, corn, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, peppers water, salsa and taco seasoning.  Either place in the refrigerator to cook tomorrow or set crock pot to cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours

 

Before serving top with shredded cheese and sour cheese.  Serve with tortilla chips.  Enjoy!

 

What is your favorite soup?

 

 

12 Easy Valentine Crafts & Snacks for Kids

This heart wreath is cute and simple, simple!  You could use construction paper or scrapbook paper, the latter being the cutest of course!!  We are making these for our front windows.

 

My girls would love to wake up with these lollipop cuties on their dressers on Valentines Day!  What a sweet idea (pun intended)! 

Popcorn Valentine Hearts!  If you stuck these in a little cello baggie with a red ribbon they would make adorable valentines for kids to give their friends!  These are definitely on our list for next week.

 

The Lil' Chef is going to make these butterfly lollipops with the little kids that she helps with during my Bible study.  They are 2 year olds, so she is going to have them already cut out for the kids to decorate. 

 

Heart Shaped Valentine cupcakes!  Need I say more {smile}.

My little men would LOVE these airplane candies!

 

 

Its a bird, its a plane, no its Valentine Man! How stinkin' cute is this!!

 

 

 

I think these love bugs are my favorite! 

 

 

 

For the kid that loves dot painters!  How creative!

 

 

These are really cool!  I think I am going to have the kids make these secret message valentines for each other, but the recipient will have to paint their hearts to reveal their message!

 

 

I think we will be having these heart hot dogs for lunch on Valentines Day!

 

 

And these Red Velvet Valentine Whoppie Pies for dessert!  The Lil' Chef got a whoopie pie maker for her birthday.  I think will be a lot of fun to make and decorate.

 

Do you have any fun Valentine crafts and goodies planned? 

Menu Plan 2/11/13 {w/ Recipe Links}

Here is what we are cooking at the LSG house this week:

Breakfast

• Yogurt & Fruit - I am making my own yogurt now and LOVING IT!
• Cereal (granola), Banana
• Eggs, Toast & Fruit
• Waffles, Oranges
• Oatmeal
• Egg Wraps
• Pancakes, Bacon & Fruit

Lunches

• Turkey & Cheese Wraps, Carrots & Apples
• PB&J's, Chips and Pears
• Hot Dogs, Tots & Melon
• Mac & Cheese
• Cheese Quesidillas, Celery Sticks
• Hot Ham & Cheese, Carrots, Fruit
• Left over soup!

Dinners

• Taco Soup
• Homemade Hamburger Helper
• Quiche - I am goign to make two of them.  One will be this Country Quiche, which I make a few weeks ago and everyone loved it.  The Hubs is a huge fan of spinach, it is actually his favorite veggie, so I am going to try a Crustless Spinach Quiche. 
• BBQ Pork, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli
• Breakfast Night - Eggs, Bacon & Pancakes
• BLT's w/ Tomato Soup
• Cowboy BBQ Bake

I generally try to come up with my menu for the week on Thursday evenings, and then grocery shop on Friday morning.  My menus tend to run from Friday to Thrusday, so by the time this gets posted I have already made several of my meals.

I wanted to share something that I have been doing for the past several weeks that has really been a blessing.  On Saturday when I am making Saturdays dinner I go ahead and cook for Sunday as well.  I cook all the meat at the same time, assemble both dinners at the same time AND clean up ONCE!  Sunday dinners are usually a big pot of soup, spaghetti, chili or stew.  Not only is it nice to not cook AT ALL on Sunday, but it is delightful to come home to a crockpot of hot soup.  We eat it for lunch and then when the people get hungry in the evening I send them to the crockpot for seconds and maybe a PB&J. 

This is a little different for me.  I grew up with my mom and grandma always cooking on Sundays.  Just about every Sunday we would have a big dinner together.  While there are times that I really miss that, I have also come to love to rest and relax with my family on Sunday while not having to cook in the middle of it. 

With all of that said, I am totally on board for cooking once and eating twice!  I think I am even going to start incorporating that into my weekly cooking. 

What are you cooking this week? 

His Forever

by James G. Small & Pat Sczebel


Jesus, friend of sinners
Loved me ’ere I knew Him
Drew me with His cords of love
Tightly bound me to Him
’Round my heart still closely twined
The ties that none can sever
For I am His and He is mine
Forever and forever


Jesus, friend of sinners
A crown of thorns You wore for me
Bruised for my transgressions
Pierced for my iniquities
The wrath of God that I deserved
Was poured out on the Innocent
He took my place, my soul to save
Now I am His forever


Jesus, friend of sinners
I love to tell the story
Redeeming love has been my theme
And will be when in glory
Not death nor life nor anything
Can ever separate me
O love that will not let me go
Yes, I am His forever

Weekly Wrap Up: Back to Semi-Normal, Daniel Boone & Knitting

  

 

Ahh, you know that feeling of peace that comes over you when your house is in order?  You know, when things for the most part are running smoothly, laundry is not piled mile high to the sky and school is getting done and everyone is enjoying it. 

Praise the Lord, that is what I have been feeling for the about the last week.  When I was working part time my world was not running so smoothly over here at the LSG home.  That did not make things happy, happy, happy for this type A mama, that is for sure. 

I left the PT job about the second week in January and it has taken this long to really get it back together with the house, kids and schooling.  I am so thankful that everyone seems to have adjusted back to our normal routine and that we are back to school (all subjects included). 

We are in the Daniel Boone unit of POE from Trail Guides to Learning.  I am sooo loving this curriculum!  It took me a little while to get used to it, but I LOVE it!

We are having a lot of fun with reading about Daniel Boone, tracking and nature studies!  Everyone has been enjoying our read aloud, Daniel Boone by Janet & Geoff Benge.  The Lil' Chef is reading The Sign of the Beaver, she is so into that book!  Computer Girl is also really into her reader, Who is Daniel Boone?  TGTL had her reading another DB book but it got misplaced, so we just picked a different one up at the library.

Along with our DB reading we also read about Samuel Morse and Morse code and James Cook this week.  We had a great time doing Morse code with a spot light and cracking each others messages.  The kids even got dad in on the action when he came home from work.  When ever they do that it shows me that they are enjoying what we are learning!  Luv it!

This week also has us labeling parts of a flower.  We did this last week with bees and the kids has a blast.  They know know every part of a bee, as well as how to tell different bees apart.  I am just loving the nature studies that TGTL has included.  The kids seem to enjoy them too!  The only complaint that I get from 1 or 2 of them is when they have to draw animals, for some reason they feel that this "drawings aren't good."  I will help them a little with the drawing, but for the most part I just try to encourage them through it.  Usually once they are finished they are happy with the end result. 

I know there have been a few people asking about picture books for some of the younger guys. I thought I would include some of the picture books and videos that we have grabbed from the library to go along with our Daniel Boone unit:

The American Frontier - Video by Schlessinger Media

Big Tracks, Little Tracks : Following animal prints by Selsam, Millicent E

Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracking. by Arnosky, Jim.

A Picture Book of Davy Crockett by Adler, David A.   

Track that Scat! by Morlock, Lisa - this book had us CRACKING UP!! 

Daniel Boone's great escape by Spradlin, Michael P.
Journeys in time : a new atlas of American history by Leacock, Elspeth.

 

 

This past week the Lil' Chef started taking a Wilton Cake Decorating Class (thank you Nana).  She has been having a good old time baking cakes, mixing icing and practicing her piping.  I am really excited for her.  It seems the Lord has given her a little gift in the kitchen.

 

 

Isn't this scarf beeeeutifuulll! 

 

Last, but surely not least, we spent the afternoon learning how to knit!  Someone I know from church sent me a message a few weeks back asking if I wanted a pattern for this really easy scarf she has been knitting.  My reply was "yes, but I have to learn to knit first."  Long story short, she offered to teach the girls and I how to knit.  This was a huge blessing to us!  Computer Girl and I both have been wanting to learn how to knit for a while now.  The Lil' Chef was pretty reluctant, saying that knitting was for old people." Can you imagine!  I told her she had to at least give it a try.  Of course she loves it and is very excited to complete her first project. 

 It was a pretty good week for which I am thankful!

 How was your week?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Character First - A Character Training Curriculum {Review}

I am always trying to instill good character values in my children.  I firmly believe that it is up to parents to teach and train our children, the results of course are up to the Lord. 

 

In saying that, I am always on the look out for books, videos and curriculum to help us along the way.   I was very excited when I came across a little gem called Character First!

 

Character First is a wonderful user friendly character training curriculum that can be used in a classroom or family setting.  The curriculum is divided into a 4 part series covering 36 character traits.  Here is the break down of what character traits are covered in each series:

 

Series 1: Attentiveness, Obedience, Truthfulness, Gratefulness, Generosity, Orderliness, Forgiveness, Sincerity, Virtue

Series 2: Responsibility, Patience, Initiative, Self-Control, Punctuality, Resourcefulness, Tolerance, Creativity, Discretion

Series 3: Diligence, Loyalty, Hospitality, Sensitivity, Enthusiasm, Flexibility, Discernment, Cautiousness, Boldness

Series 4: Dependability, Thoroughness, Determination, Thriftiness, Availability, Deference, Compassion, Persuasiveness, Wisdom

 

We were blessed with the Series 1 elementary materials from Character First, which included:

 

The Series 1 Elementary Teacher's Guide - 3 ring binder with lesson plans, coloring sheets, historical and nature stories, crafts, songs and memory work for each of the 9 character traits in this series.  This is the meat and potatoes of the curriculum. 
 
 

 
Character Cards - These 9 little cards, the size of a baseball card, have been great for us.  They fit right into our memory box for daily review of the trait we are currently working on, as well as the the ones we have previously done.
 
 

 
Student Guide Collection - We received the elementary guides for each of the traits in Series 1.  These are individual guides for the kids that include stories and activities.  The kids can write in them, color the nature picture and keep them in their own notebooks.  I was glad that these were included.  My kids enjoy these and are always excited to get a new.
 

 

Nature Mini Posters - These are 8.5"x11"mini posters.  There is a set for each series, each one contains of the 9 character traits.  Each mini poster corresponds with the nature lesson.  There is a beautiful picture of the animal and character trait on the front and the nature story on the back.  I laminated each of these because the are so nice.  I hang them up as we work through them.
 
 

 

Classroom Demonstration DVD - These DVDs help to teach kids the songs, memory work, hand motions and nature stories from each character trait.  There is a 5 DVD set to go along with each series.  This is an essential part of the program, in my opinion.  My kids really get a lot out of these videos, it helps to cement what we are learning from the teacher's guide. They LOVE to do the memory work, hand motions and sing the songs in the DVD lessons.  (Mama likes the teacher tips!)
 

Let me take you through one of the character traits. When studying Truthfulness the teacher guide explains the definition, an illustration, ideas for application and about how to praise kids for being truthful. 

 

You are given the I Wills of Truthfulness.  I will:

• tell the truth.
• encourage others to tell the truth.
• not cheat or steal.
• admit it when I am wrong.
• not exaggerate to make things seem different than what they are.

 

Next we read about lions. We learned that lions are truthful about how they feel, and show it with their mouth, tail and posture. Then we read two stories about a boy in Africa that wanted to prove his courage by killing a lion, one was true and one was false. We had to figure out which was which was which. Then we read about Abe Lincoln, now we know why he is called Honest Abe.  

 

Some of the other activities included in the truthfulness unit are:

 

• Truthfulness Mural craft that illustrate the five I Wills
• Definition Scramble
• If You're Truthful and You Know It... Song
• Truthfulness crossword puzzle
• Geese Fly game
• Memory Work poem,
• Truthful Lion craft
• Notes of Truth Project
• The Pocket Watch Story & Craft
• Pass It On game
• Lion picture to color

 

Then watched the DVD and used the mini posters and character cards for further reinforcement of Truthfulness.

 

 

The Pros: 

I really love this curriculum, they are like mini unit studies! I think what makes this curriculum great is that there are several activities for each character trait.  There is repetition, yet there is variety.  Certain things you go over and over, like the memory work and the hand motions, but there are other things that add variety.  The games, videos, stories, crafts and coloring keep the children interested and having fun all while building character. 

 

I feel that the teachers guide is very simple, straight forward and easy to implement.  I have had no problems or concerns with this curriculum. 

 

Character First is a great tool to build character for families.  Our children range in age from 4-12 and while we only reviewed the elementary series, I felt it was a good fit for everyone.  I will also keep in mind that they do offer the student guides for older kids. 

 

The nature and history stories are captivating.  The kids and I have enjoyed every single one that we have read so far.  

 

The Cons:

This is really not a con, more of a suggestion.  I do wish that CF incorporated Bible stories and scripture into the curriculum.  An add on booklet with scripture suggestions to go with each character trait would be an awesome addition to the program.  I have added in some scripture myself, which no big deal. 

UPDATE:  When I inquired about this, they pointed me to some resources for biblical content that related to the character qualities. Yay!   

Conclusion:

I highly recommend Character First.  I plan on continuing to use Character First with my children, hopefully through the whole series.  It is a great addition to our studies, and I can see the fruit from using it. 

 

 

We received the above mentioned Character First materials at no charge to us in exchange for a fair and honest review. 

Cheese and Tamale Pie

This is another new recipe that has been added to our family favorites.  The Lil' Chef actually made it for us, she has become quite the little helper in the kitchen.  She has really been a blessing!

The great thing about this little recipe is that you can make it and eat it right away or you can freezer it for another day.  Better yet, I say make two - eat one and freeze one.

Sorry that I don't have a picture of this to post.  It got plated and eaten so fast that I didn't even get a change to take one. 

Here it is...

Cheese and Tamale Pie
Preheat Oven to 400 degrees

1lb of ground
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup salsa
1 can of pinto beans, drained
1 large can of diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Cornbread Topping
1 1/3 cup self rising yellow cornmeal mix
1 cup milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten

1.) Cook first 3 ingredients in a large skillet, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink.  Drain thoroughly.Return meat to the pan and add salsa, beans, tomatoes, and salt.  Simmer 5 minutes.  Stir in cilantro.Spoon mixture into a greased 11x7 inch baking dish.  Sprinkle with 1 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese.

2.) Whisk together cornmeal, milk and egg in a medium sized bowl.  Stir in remaining 1 cup of cheese. Spread batter over the meat mixture.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until the cornbread is lightly browned. 

3.) Serve immediately or completely cool, completely cover and then freeze.

If have frozen your dish to serve it take it out of the freezer, uncover and cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until thoroughly heated.

Enjoy!

My Favorite Homeschool Magazine...

I love the The Old School Magazine (TOS)!  It is always full of wonderful articles to encourage me.  There is great wisdom in this magazine each and every month from many popular homeschool veterans. 

Topics include homeschool burn out, co-ops, wrangling toddlers, multi-level teaching, and many more.  These topics are covered my moms and dads that have dealt with, and experienced these things themselves.  They speak from experience! 

TOS has just posted their February 2013 edition.  Did I mention that it is FREE!  You can freely view it online or through an iPad/iPhone App.

Here is a link to get ya started...TOS February 2013

Satisfied

by Clara T. Williams & Ralph E. Hudson

All my life long, I had thirsted,
For a drink from some cool spring,
That I hoped would quench the burning,
Of the thirst I felt within.

Hallelujah! He has found me
The One my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies all my longings
Through His blood I now am saved.

Feeding on the filth around me,
Till my strength was almost gone,
Longed my soul for something better,
Only still to hunger on.

Hallelujah! He has found me
The One my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies all my longings
Through His blood I now am saved.

Poor I was, and sought for riches,
Something that would satisfy,
But the dust I gathered round me
Only mocked my soul’s sad cry.

Hallelujah! He has found me
The One my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies all my longings
Through His blood I now am saved.

Well of water, ever springing,
Bread of life so rich and free,
Untold wealth that never faileth,
My Redeemer is to me.

Hallelujah! He has found me
The One my soul so long has craved!
Jesus satisfies all my longings
Through His blood I now am saved.
 

This song was sung at my church today.  As it was sung I prayed that the Lord would truly satisfy me.  I asked God for the grace that no matter the trials or circumstances, that I would just be completely satisfied in Christ.  In all that He is, has done and promised. 

I am so very thankful that He has found me!