i can only imagine

i can only imagine

what it will be like

when i walk

by Your side.

i can only imagine

what my eyes will see

when Your face

is before me

i can only imagine.

i can only imagine.

surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel

will i dance for you Jesus or in awe of You be still

will i stand in Your presence or to my knees will i fall

will i sing hallelujah, will i be able to speak at all

i can only imagine.

i can only imagine.

i can only imagine

when that day comes

when i find myself

standing in the Son.

i can only imagine

when all i will do

is forever

forever worship You

i can only imagine.

i can only imagine.

one year ago today, i lost my sweet aunt to breast cancer.  in some ways, i can't believe it's already been a year.  time has flown.  in other ways, it seems like it's been so much longer.  i can go days, even weeks, without thinking about her, but then something will happen {hear a song on the radio, watching the barefoot contessa, her favorite!, or talking to my mom} and i'll just lose it.  i miss her so much sometimes it hurts.

this weekend, i'm headed to richmond with my mom {her sister}, my two cousins {her daughters}, and my sister {her niece}.  it's going to be a tough couple of days for all of us, but i have no doubt in my mind that this is what she would want her girls to be doing.  shopping and eating and laughing and living their lives surrounded by the people who love them and who loved her.  there will be lots of tears this weekend, that's for certain, but also lots of laughter as we remember the woman with the loud laugh, louder sneeze and the best squash casserole, taco soup, and fruit cake recipes one could hope for.