this blog post has been floating around in my head for awhile. my word for the year has been "the written word." it's a bit of a different approach, but here are my goals: write by hand, send hand written notes , read books, dig into scripture , journal. its been beautiful and since writing has always been a love of mine, fulfilling. this quest has forced me to also listen to words more. to really listen to them. it is no secret that i'm a lover of pop culture. some may say it's anti-christian, but i work with kids, preteens and teens. and i have teens. since my own kids are immersed in it daily i like to keep myself current. it is also no secret i'm a lover of music. it is also no secret (hopefully) that i'm a lover of my Jesus and following Him. on a rare occasion there is this brilliant moment when those three loves converge and form something that cracks my heart so deeply that it leaves a permanent piercing. here is one suc