CASTING CROWNS!!!

So Saturday night was our latest "date night". We had VIP tickets to the Casting Crowns concert. Whoot Whoot! It was AMAZING! We were able to have a Q&A before the concert and got to know the cast. The opening act was a woman named Dara Maclean. She was AWESOME! She doesn't need to open for anybody, she could easily headline her own show. Then the CC group came out and blew everybody away. The biggest surprise was my husband. At first he just sat and listened, but by the middle end of the concert he was rocking back and forth, standing and moving around, throwing his hands up in the air, praising Jesus out loud, it was so moving. That's the only word to explain it,....moving. Here are some pics of us before the concert, the Q&A, and the actual concert itself.

My Birthday Pics

So for my bday party this year, the family got together at my grandparents house and we ordered pizza and played card games. Particularly Apples to Apples, and my personal favorite, SPOONS!!! Here are some pictures of the family, and my 2 nephews Levi and Logan.

My brother and my dream

So last night I had my first dream about my brother walking. The reason this is significant is because my dad, my sister, AND my brother himself have all had one. Here's all I can remember:
My niece Jordin and I were in school together (weird) and our desks were next to each other but in different rows. She handed me a purple journal to read. Inside were details describing my brother's accident. What happened, different updates, how he was doing each day, etc. I got to the part where she wrote that the dr's thought he'd never walk again and then in walks my brother, he walks up the aisle between us, leans over me, shuts the book closed, and proceeds to walk to the front of the room. I woke up like....WOW.
My dad's, sister's, and brother's dreams all had the same basis. They were sitting somewhere in a room, and my brother just walks in out of nowhere. Super crazy!!!

Speaking of my brother, this is the song that always reminds me of him and his situation. Keeps me positive.

MOVE by MERCYME

I'm not about to give up
Because I heard you say
There's gonna be brighter days
There's gonna be brighter days

I won't stop, I'll keep my head up
No, I'm not here to stay
There's gonna be brighter days
There's gonna be brighter days

I just might bend but I won't break
As long as I can see your face

[Chorus:]
When life won't play along
And right keeps going wrong
And I can't seem to find my way
I know where I am found
So I won't let it drag me down
Oh, I'll keep dancing anyway

I'm gonna move (move)
I'm gonna move (move)
I'm gonna move

I've got to hold it steady
Keep my head in the game
Everything is about to change
Everything is about to change

This hurt is getting heavy
But I'm not about to cave
Everything's about to change
There's gonna be brighter days

I just might bend but won't break
As long as I can see your face

 

When life won't play along
And right keeps going wrong
And I can't seem to find my way
I know where I am found
So I won't let it drag me down
Oh, I'll keep dancing anyway

No matter what may come
Gotta move to a different drum
No matter what life brings
Gotta move gotta move to a different beat