Today at church, we sung several songs that bring back a lot of memories from my childhood.

This first one is titled “Side by Side.” The lyrics plead with the listener to meet in heaven someday. We’ll join hands and sing songs together, side by side with the Saviour.

Side by side we stand
Awaiting God’s command
Worshiping the saving King
Living by His grace
And moving out in faith
Jesus will see us through

Meet me in Heaven
We’ll join hands together
Meet me by the Saviours’ side
I’ll meet you in Heaven
We’ll sing songs together
Brothers and Sisters I’ll be there

This second song is titled “Jesus is Coming Soon.” Sorry for the poor audio, but I just love the OLD versions of this song. Beautiful music!

Troublesome times are here, filling men’s hearts with fear,
Freedom we all hold dear, now is at stake.
Humbling your heart to God saves from the chastening rod.
Seek the way pilgrims trod, Christians awake!

Chorus
Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon,
Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound.
All of the dead shall rise, righteous meet in the sky,
Going where no one dies, Heavenward bound!

Troubles will soon be o’er, happy forever more,
When we meet on that shore, free from all care.
Rising up in the sky, telling this world goodbye,
Homeward we then will fly, glory to share.

Chorus
Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon,
Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound.
All of the dead shall rise, righteous meet in the sky,
Going where no one dies, Heavenward bound!

Jesus is coming soon and we are heavenward bound!

Hubby is on vacation tomorrow, Friday, Sabbath, and Sunday. We were supposed to go to California but our car repairs were a bit more costly than expected. Sadness.

Instead, we’ve made plans to mostly stay at home and relax. Tomorrow is the only day we’ll be out, other than church. We’re going to see Tangled and then eat at Republic Ramen. It’s our first visit to the restaurant and I’m very excited to try ramen that doesn’t come out of a 15 cent package.

The rest of his vacation, we’ll be staying home and watching Japanese shows, studying Japanese, playing games, and I’ll be trying to finish my quilt. I’ve also decided that I won’t be slacking on my housework this time. Last time hubby had some time off work, I skipped almost all of my housework and then paid the price the following Monday! It took me a few days to catch up and I really don’t want to do that again.

I’m still a bit bummed that we won’t be going to California, though…

It’s been so long since I’ve posted. It’s amazing how much the holidays can throw off a routine, especially when one’s carefully made plans are changed at the very last minute!

Thankfully, I received some wonderful news! My mother had her biopsy done and there’s nothing wrong. No cancer.

I am so grateful to the Lord for protecting my mother. I am also grateful to everyone who prayed. Thank you so much!

Today I went and picked up my new glasses. The new prescription is going to take an adjustment! Everything looks funny. The woman at the optometrist’s office said that it was a pretty big prescription change and that it can take two weeks to fully adjust! In the mean time, I feel like my depth perception is skewed.

Joann’s didn’t have the fabric I needed to finish my quilt. I picked out a similar fabric and will be replacing some of my blocks with it so that it at least looks intentional. Oops! I thought I had bought extra of each fabric just in case, but I guess I was still a bit short. I’ve learned my lesson for next time.

Hubby is working tonight. We’re watching a Japanese drama while his computer processes are running. It’s actually rather relaxing, despite having no idea when he’ll be able to go to bed.

Hope your week is going as well as mine!