Hi Beautiful Blog Friends,
Even in the midst of crazy schedules and busy to-do lists, I encourage you to take a few moments this weekend and just stop to watch the wind blow through the trees.
See how the leaves dance upon the gusts? That's how we should be living our lives in Christ - free from reservation and resistance. It's easier said than done, I know, but if we can keep reminding ourselves that God is for us and not against us, it's easier to go with His flow and ride the winds of His plans. Just a thought for your beautiful Saturday...
"...Let Heaven rejoice, let Earth be jubilant, and pass the word among the nations, “ God reigns!” Let Ocean, all teeming with life, bellow, let field and all its creatures shake the rafters; Then the trees in the forest will add their applause to all who are pleased and present before God —he’s on his way to set things right!(1 Chronicles 16:30-33 MSG)
Resting In Him,
Katie Marie
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
BROKEN-HEARTED? THIS IS FOR YOU...
My sweet blog friends,
To any of you beloved people who awakened to a heavy heart this morning, I want to share a Scripture with you. No matter how defeated you may feel or how dark your days have become, your help is on the way...in fact, He's all around you, right beside you, and deep inside your heart.
I treasure all of you who make up my life - whether you are one of my readers, we met for a moment in a random gas station or you're one of my closest friends. Each and every one of you, near or far, are priceless to me and you cannot be replaced! Now just think of how much more Jesus loves you than me, a mere mortal ;) Be blessed today and lift your eyes up to Him, the one who truly saves...
"Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you. If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there; if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath. He’s your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken. God pays for each slave’s freedom; no one who runs to him loses out." (Psalm 34:17, 18, 20, 22 MSG)
In His Healing Love,
Katie Marie ❤
Thursday, September 12, 2013
SOCIAL MEDIA :)
Happy, beautiful Thursday morning to you, my sweet peeps!!!
I hope this day has greeted you with surprise blessings and a joy that cannot be affected by circumstance or trial. Since Instagram is so huge right now, I figured I'd let you all know you can follow me on Instagram, too!
You can keep up with me at instagram.com/katiemariemusic
On my facebook artist page at www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Marie/362836280410092
Or on twitter at twitter.com/katiemarielive
Please keep in touch - message me, tweet, instagram...I want to hear from you!!!
Blessings n love,
Katie Marie
I hope this day has greeted you with surprise blessings and a joy that cannot be affected by circumstance or trial. Since Instagram is so huge right now, I figured I'd let you all know you can follow me on Instagram, too!
You can keep up with me at instagram.com/katiemariemusic
On my facebook artist page at www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Marie/362836280410092
Or on twitter at twitter.com/katiemarielive
Please keep in touch - message me, tweet, instagram...I want to hear from you!!!
Blessings n love,
Katie Marie
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
WE DO NOT STAND ALONE...REMEMBERING 9.11.2001
Hi friends,
I posted this online back on September 11, 2006, and felt led to share it again on this historic anniversary of our country and lives. God has not left us and He never will...run to Him in times of devastation and loss...be blessed today and always.
Monday, September 11, 2006
After SUCH a long trip home yesterday (and into the early morning today) from touring, I was so excited to revel in the comfort of my own bed this morning. After waking up a little, I turned my TV on and flipped thru the channels. Within 30 seconds, I settled on watching the Songs of Solomon Choir singing Josh Groban's popular "You Raise Me Up" live in New York City. To my dismay, the cameras switched from shots of the choir singing to scans of countless tear-streaked faces in the onlooking crowd.
I was immediately stabbed with the realization that the anniversary of one of the most horrific and unforgettable days our country has ever seen had arrived yet again. Today is September 11th.
Tears immediately welled up in my eyes as I watched mothers and daughters holding each other, both unable to stand alone, but finding strength in one another. There were those with their heads in their praying hands, and so many others who could do nothing else but stand and cry.
I sat in my room breathless, hearing those beautiful voices sing this familiar song, imagining the unspeakable devastation and loss these family members and survivors must feel every day of their lives, yet painfully brought to light even more on this very day.
The lyrics rang in my head, "I am strong when I am on your shoulders, you raise me up to more than I can be..."
I imagine those gathered today where the Twin Towers once stood didn't feel very strong. All of those years back, I'm sure many children in that crowd, both young and old, were left without their daddy who used to raised them up on his shoulders to see above crowds. Whose shoulders do they sit on now? I imagine wives and husbands were left without their partner's shoulder to cry on. Who catches the tears that have fallen since 9/11/2001? Countless parents must have been reminded, as if they could ever forget, of how empty they are without the children who once slept upon their shoulder. Who fills that seemingly unfulfillable spot? I don't understand how, but God takes on all of those roles, comforts their aching hearts, and hears their desperate cries.
It's unfathomable to imagine how many prayers are lifted up to God each day. But, think about this; how many millions or trillions more is He hearing today? How many people are throwing their unbearable hate and anger over the aftermath of 9/11 upon Him right now? How many are hounding Him with countless "Why"'s and "how could you's?" Humanity has not even come close to dreaming up the name for a number of that size.
How does He handle it all? How can He have the strength to hold up the entire world day in and out while still holding out His loving hand to catch the tears that fall from each eye? I don't know how, but this is the God I am so in love with. He's the one who shows us we are never alone; who tells us to take the weight of the world off our small shoulders and put it on His; to cast our worries and cares on Him. He's telling us He can handle it...all of it. He's whispering, "Lean on me; rest in me; trust me. I am strong enough."
What about those who don't believe in God? NEWSFLASH: He doesn't need our acknowledgment or accolades to be who He is or to do what He does. I'm so thankful that no amount of unbelief can take away His power or even His belief in us. We are all still standing each day because of Christ alone, even those who don't believe. Every person huddled at ground zero today was standing because Jesus was holding them in His hands. They may not have felt it; they may not have even sensed Him, but way deep down, woven into the very fabric of their being, they knew they were not standing alone.
He was there September 11, 2001, holding His creation trapped inside the smoldering, teetering structures. He was there on those planes that were set out to destroy and marked to demolish our faith in our country and in Him. Jesus held each person who lost their lives that day, and is still holding the ones they left behind. He was there, He is here, He is...GOD.
The Twin Towers may have fallen into rubble several years ago due to unspeakable evils and grotesque hate, but God's creation will not end in a pile of dust and debris. No, no, no. This was not the first assault on mankind, and I realize it is probably not the last. On any given day, devastation and sadness sweep this fallen world. Yet, when the clouds of smoke and soot clear each time, amidst the rubble and ash, He is standing there, strong and unshaken. And, just as a single, vibrant blade of grass pushes its way through the blackened, charred remains of what once was, we rise again, because HE rose again. We do not stand alone. He won't let us. You see, in our weakness, His strength is perfected. We are strong because of His strength.
Over two thousand years ago, Jesus took the weight of the world, the sins of the world, the 9/11's of the world, upon His shoulders; upon His frame...and today He is still standing. We are still standing...WE DO NOT STAND ALONE.
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
In Him,
Katie Marie
I posted this online back on September 11, 2006, and felt led to share it again on this historic anniversary of our country and lives. God has not left us and He never will...run to Him in times of devastation and loss...be blessed today and always.
Monday, September 11, 2006
After SUCH a long trip home yesterday (and into the early morning today) from touring, I was so excited to revel in the comfort of my own bed this morning. After waking up a little, I turned my TV on and flipped thru the channels. Within 30 seconds, I settled on watching the Songs of Solomon Choir singing Josh Groban's popular "You Raise Me Up" live in New York City. To my dismay, the cameras switched from shots of the choir singing to scans of countless tear-streaked faces in the onlooking crowd.
I was immediately stabbed with the realization that the anniversary of one of the most horrific and unforgettable days our country has ever seen had arrived yet again. Today is September 11th.
Tears immediately welled up in my eyes as I watched mothers and daughters holding each other, both unable to stand alone, but finding strength in one another. There were those with their heads in their praying hands, and so many others who could do nothing else but stand and cry.
I sat in my room breathless, hearing those beautiful voices sing this familiar song, imagining the unspeakable devastation and loss these family members and survivors must feel every day of their lives, yet painfully brought to light even more on this very day.
The lyrics rang in my head, "I am strong when I am on your shoulders, you raise me up to more than I can be..."
I imagine those gathered today where the Twin Towers once stood didn't feel very strong. All of those years back, I'm sure many children in that crowd, both young and old, were left without their daddy who used to raised them up on his shoulders to see above crowds. Whose shoulders do they sit on now? I imagine wives and husbands were left without their partner's shoulder to cry on. Who catches the tears that have fallen since 9/11/2001? Countless parents must have been reminded, as if they could ever forget, of how empty they are without the children who once slept upon their shoulder. Who fills that seemingly unfulfillable spot? I don't understand how, but God takes on all of those roles, comforts their aching hearts, and hears their desperate cries.
It's unfathomable to imagine how many prayers are lifted up to God each day. But, think about this; how many millions or trillions more is He hearing today? How many people are throwing their unbearable hate and anger over the aftermath of 9/11 upon Him right now? How many are hounding Him with countless "Why"'s and "how could you's?" Humanity has not even come close to dreaming up the name for a number of that size.
How does He handle it all? How can He have the strength to hold up the entire world day in and out while still holding out His loving hand to catch the tears that fall from each eye? I don't know how, but this is the God I am so in love with. He's the one who shows us we are never alone; who tells us to take the weight of the world off our small shoulders and put it on His; to cast our worries and cares on Him. He's telling us He can handle it...all of it. He's whispering, "Lean on me; rest in me; trust me. I am strong enough."
What about those who don't believe in God? NEWSFLASH: He doesn't need our acknowledgment or accolades to be who He is or to do what He does. I'm so thankful that no amount of unbelief can take away His power or even His belief in us. We are all still standing each day because of Christ alone, even those who don't believe. Every person huddled at ground zero today was standing because Jesus was holding them in His hands. They may not have felt it; they may not have even sensed Him, but way deep down, woven into the very fabric of their being, they knew they were not standing alone.
He was there September 11, 2001, holding His creation trapped inside the smoldering, teetering structures. He was there on those planes that were set out to destroy and marked to demolish our faith in our country and in Him. Jesus held each person who lost their lives that day, and is still holding the ones they left behind. He was there, He is here, He is...GOD.
The Twin Towers may have fallen into rubble several years ago due to unspeakable evils and grotesque hate, but God's creation will not end in a pile of dust and debris. No, no, no. This was not the first assault on mankind, and I realize it is probably not the last. On any given day, devastation and sadness sweep this fallen world. Yet, when the clouds of smoke and soot clear each time, amidst the rubble and ash, He is standing there, strong and unshaken. And, just as a single, vibrant blade of grass pushes its way through the blackened, charred remains of what once was, we rise again, because HE rose again. We do not stand alone. He won't let us. You see, in our weakness, His strength is perfected. We are strong because of His strength.
Over two thousand years ago, Jesus took the weight of the world, the sins of the world, the 9/11's of the world, upon His shoulders; upon His frame...and today He is still standing. We are still standing...WE DO NOT STAND ALONE.
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
In Him,
Katie Marie
Thursday, September 5, 2013
UPDATE!!! NEW BOOK RELEASE - AN ECLECTIC DEVOTION
Hey beautiful people! WOW - it as been waaaaay too long since I've posted! It has surely been a busy summer and I pray yours was blessed!
In honor of this upcoming fall season, I have some incredibly exciting news - my first book, AN ECLECTIC DEVOTION, is now available in print! This project is so close to my heart as it has been a 4 year process. Nearly every page was pulled straight from my personal journalings with God. AN ECLECTIC DEVOTION is filled with the creativity, truth, and love of Jesus and is like no other devotional you will find! Check it out at https://
It's absolutely perfect for groups or private study times with God, complete with a note section in the back for personal notes and reflections. I pray this book truly blesses you and for those of you who have already picked it up, I'd love your feedback!
I look forward to hearing from you and please continue to check back for daily thoughts, devotions, and updates on my upcoming album, ROOM TO BREATHE!
Love you all - Katie Marie ❤
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