Brave

Today our new theme song hit me like a ton of bricks. It's a song I've been familiar with for about 6 months now, but never heard it like this before. If you know where we are, what we see before us, you'll hear the powerful meaning behind these words. Why it so accurately sums up what seems to be the focus of our life right now. Interestingly enough, Nichole Nordeman wrote this song after her son was born. And a part of why we're doing what we're doing is so that our children have a stronger faith and a better history to stand on.

So, the fifth Sanders Family Theme Song: Brave, by Nichole Nordeman


The gate is wide; The road is paved in moderation
The crowd is kind and quick to pull you in
Welcome to the middle ground, you're safe and sound
And until now it's where I've been
'Cause it's been fear that ties me down to everything
But it's been love, Your love, that cuts the strings

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave: Brave

I am small, and I speak when I'm spoken to
But I am willing to risk it all
I say Your name, just Your name and I'm ready to jump
Even ready to fall
Why did I take this vow of compromise?
Why did I try to keep it all inside?

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave: Brave

I've never known a fire that didn't begin with a flame
Every storm will start with just a drop of rain
But if you believe in me
That changes everything
So long, I'm gone

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave: Brave