Feeling the Love.

I'm feeling quite loved, with all these birthday gifts and letters and notes and songs.

A day filled with shopping and laughing and singing and . . .

all sorts of happy things.

After turning 16, 

I am a new person.

that was a joke.

16 is . . .

weird. 

and exciting.

and scary.

Here is my theme song for my Sixteenth year,

I hope You See Jesus / / by Bebo Norman.

(bebo norman. it looks cooler without uppercase letters.)

(yes, i did sing this at my bat mitzvah.)

Lyrics: Instead of fear, instead of blinded eyes Instead of shame, instead of all my lies Instead of an orphan without a name I hope you see Jesus Instead of anger, instead of unbelief Instead of weakness in the heart of me Instead of a wounded soul that sometimes loses faith I hope you see Jesus Instead of voices in a faceless crowd Instead of prophets crying out from behind a shroud Instead of fingers pointing out the blame I hope you see Jesus Oh my God, when you look on us A broken people who have turned from love Instead of the words we throw and the wars we wage I hope you forgive us I hope you see Jesus I hope you see Jesus I hope you see Jesus Standing in our place Bearing all our shame I hope you see Jesus

     I hope you see Love.
   
    (pray for me?)

      - Me.