6: grace

Grace is my favorite word. My favorite name. My favorite song. I love that it has so many meanings. I love that it fits into so many areas of my life.

From 3 years old, when I first started Ice Skating, I remember having to be graceful on my feet. I remember when I was 8 and memorizing the verse, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves, but the gift of God." It was then I accepted Jesus into my heart :) At 14, I fell in love with Addison Road and their song, "Grace." It's been probably my top-5 favorite since. When I was 16, I knew that I wanted to name my first daughter Grace. At 18, I got hooked on Todd Agnew and his song, "Grace like Rain." Shortly after, I visited my first tatoo parlor ;) and walked out with a design of my own on my foot (one of the pictures at the top of my blog). I wanted something to remind me of God's precious gift of grace everyday for the rest of my life.


Grace by Addison Road:

The small town I grew up in doesn't look the same,
Things are always changing in this ever-changing world
Some things for the better,
Some things it's hard to say
But when I look into this mirror,
I think of all it's brought me to this day
Sometimes it's hard to bear
I know this life is leading me somewhere

Grace... will get me there
Grace... will keep me there
The only thing that has me standing here is grace


The house I was raised in still looks the same
The room I used to dream in would someday change the world
Some things I've done better
Some things it's hard to say
When I look in this ol' mirror remember all my yesterdays
When I say my prayers,
All of my some days will lead me to somewhere


I can't find this song on youtube... I just have it in my iTunes library. I posted it on my Facebook, so check there. Maybe it'll work? But anyways, the lyrics are great and it lets you in on a little piece of my life.