Theme Songs For Life

Jimmy and I were fans of Ally McBeal. The characters were full of funny quirks and habits that always made us laugh. My favorite was John Cage, so hysterically played by Peter McNichol. When things would get difficult or tense, John would hear his theme song in his head and humming along would calm him down. It started something for Jimmy and I.

Our first theme song, not counting our wedding song, we chose as we were leaving Ashland to move to Searcy. As we cruised out of Amish-country toward the Ozarks, we played Steven Curtis Chapman's The Great Adventure and sang along.

Started out this morning in the usual way: chasing thoughts inside my head of all I had to do today. Another time around the circle try to make it better than the last, I opened up the Bible and I read about me. Said I'd been a prisoner and God's grace had set me free. And somewhere between the pages it hit me like a lightning bolt: I saw a big frontier in front of me and I heard somebody say "let's go"!

Saddle up your horses we've got a trail to blaze. Through the wild blue yonder of God's amazing grace. Let's follow our leader into the glorious unknown. This is a life like no other - this is The Great Adventure!

Come on get ready for the ride of your life. Gonna leave long faced religion in a cloud of dust behind. And discover all the new horizons just waiting to be explored. This is what we were created for!

We'll travel over, over mountains so high. We'll go through valleys below Still through it all we'll find that this is the greatest journey that the human heart will ever see. The love of God will take us far beyond our wildest dreams

After about nine months in Searcy, we had made several trips back to Ashland and something was very clear. It wasn't our home anymore. The reasons we had to leave were more obvisou than ever. While the message of The Great Adventure was still quite true, a new song seemed to hit our hearts deeper. It was I'm Moving On by Rascal Flats.

I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons. Finally content with a past I regret. I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness. For once I'm at peace with myself. I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long - I'm movin' on.

I've lived in this place and I know all the faces. Each one is different but they're always the same. They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it, they'll never allow me to change. But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong - I'm movin' on.

I'm movin' on - At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me and I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone. There comes a time in everyone's life when all you can see are the years passing by and I have made up my mind that those days are gone.

I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't. Stopped to fill up on my way out of town. I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't, I had to lose everything to find out. Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road - I'm movin' on.

It's no secret that I found myself in Searcy. And so in Feb. when Jimmy made the decision to return to Ashland, another song became my theme. It was Casting Crown's Praise You in This Storm.

I was sure by now that You would have reached down and wiped our tears away; Stepped in and saved the day. But once again, I say "Amen" and it's still raining. As the thunder rolls I barely hear Your whisper through the rain "Im with you." And as Your mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives and takes away.

I remember when I stumbled in the wind. You heard my cry. You raised me up again. My strength is almost gone, how can I carry on? If I can't find You. As the thunder rolls I barely hear Your whisper through the rain "Im with you." And as Your mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives and takes away.

I'll praise You in this storm and I will life my hands. For You are who You are no matter where I am. Every tear I've cried You hold in Your hand. You never left my side and though my heart is torn. I will praise You in this storm.

I lift my eyes unto the hills, where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth.

Now we're back in Ashland. Our life is slowly starting to begin again. Jimmy starts work Monday. We have new ministries we are already a part of. We might (if you have a second, mention this one to God) even get our old house back. It's the house we lived in when Abby was born and her bedroom has not been changed. We put a huge addition on it right before we moved and never really got to enjoy it. We've been in it three times and each time it feels more and more like our home, not like a house we used to live in.

Anyway, I'm not sure what our song is now. I mean, there are several that bring tears to my eyes these days, but I haven't yet found one that really speaks to everything my heart is feeling right now. More important, speaks to everything our family is feeling right now. Any suggestions?