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A Time for Every Purpose
Hello Fall and Welcome October! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love this time of year. The sights, the smells, the colors, the crisp, coolness in the air…it is definitely one of my “happy” places and not so much for the PSLs and all things pumpkin (although they...
A New Season of Restore23
Welcome!! I am so excited to be able to share with you the new season of Restore23!! You may have noticed my website has been updated, but also know the changes are not just cosmetic. They go much deeper…. For those of you who followed me previously, you may have...
The Silence of Snow
Psalm 62:1–2, 8 “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved… Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Another...
No Audition Required
Psalm 92:1–4 “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your merciful love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made...
Rubber and Glue
Psalm 92: 1-4“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your merciful love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made...
Days of Old
Psalm 143: 1-8, 10“Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! Enter not into judgment with your servant; for no man living is righteous before you. For the enemy has pursued me; he has crushed my life...
Under His Wings
Psalm 91:1–5 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.’ For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence; he...
Where is God in the Gap
Psalm 33:20-22 “Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield. Yes, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”Can you believe we are at the end of August already? Where did the...
Universal Call to Worship
Psalm 117 “Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his mercy toward us; and the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever. Praise the Lord!" So, I’m going to apologize up front for being that “annoying, crazy” Catholic person for this blog...
Shower me O God
Psalm 65:9–10 “You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it. You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.”...
Spirit is Moving
Psalm 51:10–12 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” Ahhh…. May! Is...
The Good Shepherd
Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; he makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,...
Wait for the Lord
Psalm 27: 13-14: “I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord!”HAPPY EASTER!!! This blog was attempted so many times over the past few weeks....
Fighting Against the Waves
Psalm 69: 1-3, 13-15: “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting...
Crooked Lines
Psalm 32:8: “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Happy New Year! I truly hope you and your family had a blessed Christmas season and have had a good start to 2024 so far….? As I am writing this, it is the...
Taste and See
Psalm 34:8 “O taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” Welcome to the first installment of my blog, “Pages from the Psalms.” After I decided to start a blog (which in and of itself was a big leap of faith for me since I don’t...