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Kinda resting...sort of...I guess

Not much to say.  Haven't done much today.  Still resting. 

Plugging away at the Pen Pals booklet I was planning on having done before this last weekend was over. 

But that's been good for me.  Reading through all the wonderful ladies' writing is really encouraging and uplifting.  I can't wait to get the finished product out.  (Look for it in your stocking this Christmas...)

Passage I poured over this morning is Psalms 148

1 Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights above.

2 Praise him, all his angels,
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.
6 He set them in place for ever and ever;
he gave a decree that will never pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
9 you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and maidens, old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14 He has raised up for his people a horn,
the praise of all his saints,
of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the Lord.


Praise the Lord indeed!
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