{"id":241,"date":"2009-05-19T17:30:20","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T22:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mgmorrow.com\/IronSharpensIron\/?p=241"},"modified":"2012-11-10T04:16:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-10T10:16:54","slug":"0131-down-the-road-washed-in-the-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mgmorrow.com\/IronSharpensIron\/2009\/05\/19\/0131-down-the-road-washed-in-the-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"0131 — Down the Road \/ Washed in the Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, you should know, if you know me at all, that my radio does not play country music. But… I was getting a snack at [where else?] a Snack Shop a while back, and the phrase “washed in the blood” caught my ear. I looked up the lyrics later. Here are part<\/em> of them:<\/p>\n

Now down the street from here
\nThere\u2019s an engineer with an only son
\nAnd our baby girl says
\nShe believes that he is the only one<\/p>\n

Down the Road<\/p>\n

Her momma wants to know
\nIs he washed in the blood or just in the water
\nAnd I want to know
\nThat he makes enough to take my daughter<\/p>\n

Down the Road
\nWhen it comes time to go
\nDown the Road<\/p>\n

Down the road
\nYou know I want to help her go
\ndown the road<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It made me think how I had been blessed to find [well, to be given<\/em>] the wife I have who has helped me down the road<\/em> for going-on-35 years now.<\/p>\n

And how we have both been blessed by the young men whom the Lord sent to our daughters to help THEM down the road<\/em>. Wow. We could not have picked better mates for them had we tried.<\/p>\n

And in more recent history, the young ladies that the Lord put in the paths of our sons are stellar, each in her own way, but all in His way!<\/p>\n

That’s all. I finally happened to think about those lyrics while I had some computer time, so I just thought I’d share those thoughts with you.<\/p>\n

FAMILY<\/strong> is such a blessing.<\/p>\n

–Mark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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