Sing Joyfully to the Lord

Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. — Psalm 33:1

Sing joyfully to our Lord.

It is fitting for us to praise Him.

All who are righteous praise Him.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise Him all creatures here below.

It is fitting for the upright to praise Him.

God Loves Righteousness

The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. — Psalm 33:5 

Yesterday morning we hiked Iron Mountain.

It started off chilly, but by the time we reached the summit, the sun had come out en force.

Very fun hike with girlfriends of all ages.

And a gorgeous day.

It gave us a chance to catch up on our lives.

We talked about some of the books we've enjoyed.

Some of my favorites include, "The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," "Caleb's Crossing" and "The Music Shop."

And from elementary school, "The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."

The Lord loves righteousness and justice.

The earth is full of His unfailing love.

The Word of the Lord Is Right

For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. — Psalm 33:4

God's Word is right and true.

The Lord is faithful.

He is faithful in all He does.

He is Creator and Lord.

And Mighty, Counselor.

Wonderful, Majestic Father.

And we worship Him with all our hearts.

My God on Whom I Can Rely

You, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. — Psalm 59:10

Yesterday I got to work at home.

Once a week now I can work at home, save on gas, and get lots more done without the commute.

Today we sent our baby pictures to our social committee at work.

Sounds like we'll have a baby photo contest to see if we can name the babies.

Mine will be fairly easy since it will probably be one of the few black & white ones.

Very fun idea.

God is the one on whom I rely.

He is my fortress.

I Will Sing of Your Strength

But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. — Psalm 59:16

Last night we went to a class on the Confessions of Augustine.

We are on Book 3.

It's a translation written by Sarah Ruden.

We had a good discussion about Augustine as a teenager, lamenting over the empty place in his heart.

And his mom praying for him with her tears.

Very similar to my mom praying for each of us her children, the week before she died.

I will sing of God's mercies and strength.

Today is Kyle's birthday!

In the morning I will sing of His love.

He is my fortress and my refuge.

Love the Lord Your God

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. — Deuteronomy 6:5

Welcome, February!

Today my friend Lorraine told me about a coworker of hers that was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

I was diagnosed three years ago in January, and my surgery was February 22, 2019.

I was wearing a hat and fall for our 35th anniversary party in October of 2019.

Three years later, my oncologist has said that I don't need to see her again for a year.

Last week when I got my hair cut, my hairdresser mentioned how my hair has come back in thick and full.

Just as it was before the chemo.

My cancer is either in remission or completely healed!

What a wonderful miracle.

I'm praying the same for Lorraine's friend.

May God bless her through this time as He has blessed me.

And may she feel His loving arms holding her tight and surrounding her with His deep peace.

God Is Spirit

 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. — John 4:24

Yesterday I met my former boss Karen for lunch.

My coworker Brian joined us.

We had a great time catching up and visiting.

Karen took this selfie as we went in to pick up our lunch at UTC.

A very fun break from the work day.

Karen retired a year and a half ago.

She was a wonderful mentor to both of us, and we really appreciated the opportunity to work with her.

God has blessed us all with good friends.