Music Monday - How You Live

This Music Monday meme is hosted by Shawntele at Saved By Grace. Join in by clicking on the Music Monday image in my sidebar. This is a great way to share your favorite songs and learn some new ones! St. Augustine said when we sing, we pray twice!

I was looking for a song for Music Monday and got it into my head (or He got it into my head) that I wanted a Point of Grace song and I found How You Live, a song that I have not heard before. I fell in love with it immediately. Hope you like it too!

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Keep the Lord Always Before Me

"I keep the Lord always before me..." (Psalm 16:8)

I pray that I keep the Lord always before me. That I keep Him always before my eyes.

I pray that the Lord is the lens through which I see.

The ears through which I hear.

The mouth through which I speak.

It is my hope and desire that I put the Lord first, always,

By His grace.

Amen.

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Sabbath Sunday - Nov 15

Fr. Christian Mathis, at his blog, Blessed is the Kingdom, has started a new meme called Sabbath Sunday. You sign into Mr Linky on his site with the link for an old post instead of doing any blogging on Sunday. It can be an old post, not necessarily one from that week.
So if you wish to join in, read about Sabbath Sunday at the link above and then head on over to Blessed is the Kingdom to meet Fr. Mathis and other bloggers.
I am submitting a post from July, called A Wedding Prayer. It was written in celebration of my husband's and my wedding anniversary. This week we are celebrating his birthday so I wanted to re-submit this post. Enjoy your Sabbath.

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Sunday Snippets - Catholic Carnival Nov 15

This is the weekly Catholic Carnival! Be sure to visit RAnn at This, That and the Other Thing and check out some posts from other bloggers participating in Sunday Snippets this week. Why not join us and share a blog post or two from last week?
Here are my contributions:

The Lord Sets Us Free 

The Mother's Handbook

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Sabbath Moments - Nov 14

We need to take time with God. Time to Just Be. Time to rest and refuel. Time to be aware of His presence in our lives. I invite you to share your Sabbath moment(s) here on Saturdays. Be sure to sign into Mr. Linky below. If you don't have a blog, share about it in a comment! Hope you will join us! 
1. I took Thursday off and spent it as a Sabbath Day. Slept late. Spent the day reading, writing and praying.
2. On Friday I had my infusion to treat my rheumatoid arthritis. After being there for 3 hours, I felt like I needed some fresh air and sun. Picked my hubby up from home and we went for a drive in my convertible with the top down. It was truly a beautiful Florida day, cool and sunny with blue skies. We pulled over to a parking area near the Gulf and sat watching the birds, people fishing, the choppy water, talking and just enjoying the moment. No agenda. No place to be.
3. Friday night I went to Holy Hour at my church. Peaceful, moving, a blessed way to be with the Lord.
Your turn! Do you have some Sabbath moments to share?

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Touch of Our Savior's Hand - Feeling Blessed

My dear blogging friend Karinann hosts Touch of Our Savior's Hand every Friday. This is such a beautiful meme because it helps us to be more aware of how and where and when we experience God every week. If you wish to participate or check out other posts, visit Karinann at her beautiful blog - Blessings For the Day.

I often experience the touch of Our Savior through my husband. Yesterday he cooked dinner, made some biscotti (he was trying out a new recipe for Christmas), wrote a homily, made plans to drive a lady to the doctor next week, helped me with a picture I was taking that I might use on my ebook, did the laundry and went grocery shopping.

He works 2 mornings a week, keeps busy with his deacon duties, takes care of the house and takes care of me.

I read the homily he wrote for a Sunday in Advent and tears came to my eyes. The homily was about what it meant for Mary to be blessed. It was beautiful and it touched me.

I am feeling rather blessed myself.

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