3/14/03—middle of the night

Terry and I did not go to bed til after 1. Her friend stayed a while and we got to talking about dance. I taught the friend to use a streamer—and then stuff happened! We were all in the kitchen talking about worship and what all the dance means and stuff. Then Darrell came home and we continued. The friend left and we sat down to watch some dance videos. Darrell asked me for some copies of a couple dance we have done at church at Tyler Metro. Then Terry thought of a song I would love. And then somehow they asked me, even before I heard it, to come and do it on a Sunday morning at the church when I come back in June! Darrell said to choreograph it and come do it. Terry said it was MY song. I love it, but I knew she was right about that when I heard the lyrics that said that winter has gone and spring has come. Anyone reading my blog knows that this year I finally longed for spring. It seems so significant in light of what God is doing in this beautiful house in the LA foothills. Then Terry thanked me for being willing to come dance in their church. Thanked me. I told them I was honored they asked. We listened to more songs. I was just dancing—and a bit amazed that I could get in the middle of their living room and so comfortably worship with people I had not seen or talked to in 8 or 9 years. The presence of God in this house is incredible. We talked some more. At 1 a.m. we decided we had to go to bed. Terry has some stuff she has to do tomorrow. Meanwhile I continue to be filled with emotion. We were about to go to bed. Darrell had conked out in the couch and we started to say good night when Terry reached for my hand. “I can’t go to bed without thanking Him,” she said. And so we prayed. And we cried. We praised and thanked God. It was so amazing. We went to bed still in awe. It is like a three person revival in this house. This trip was almost a fluke. This visit with them almost didn’t happen. But God had it all planned from the start. I see it now, of course. My trip turned into a longer one with me with them for parts of 4 different days by the time I leave. God blows me away. I can hardly contain my worship and praise. And I don’t WANT to. I felt this trip was going to be a turning point, a change of seasons in my life. I think that was accurate. I think it is spring.