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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

COME to ME ...

Even if you do not know French, or have no desire to learn -  today I want to share 3 songs in French that have come to mean a great deal to me (moi, pronounced mwah). 

I do not yet understand either, but this Leonise (a French speaker/singer from Florida has captured my heart through her album "Brisée mais Relevée" which means "Broken but Lifted Up". 

These songs have touched me. As I listen, God speaks to my heart in ways I cannot fully explain. Trust me - I don't even understand most of the words yet! But I am learning, little by little, and I have come to appreciate the heart behind Leonise's music. It is no surprise that she is known as "HeartNotes by Leonise". 

It aMazes me that God can reach the deepest places of my heart through music in a language I am only beginning to learn. Sometimes it feels as though I understand, not because I know every word, but because the Holy Spirit speaks beyond the words directly to my heart. 

For this granddaughter of a French-speaking Grandpa Henry, that alone is enough motivation to learn his language. Listening to this beautiful repertoire of songs has become part of that journey  as God uses them to reach into the deepest places of my heart.

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MUSIC is a LANGUAGE

like no other

when it connects with the

Listener

Healing can come through Music

with the touch of God
 


was the first one that caught my attention and my ear, and later learned its meaning. 

Now you don't think I plan to reveal that ... if you're interested, you will 

SEARCH

for the

HEART

of

God

yourself - whether it's through a song, a book, the Bible, a reading plan, nature, your daily life encounters with the Living God speaking and inviting you, actually calling you too - to LISTEN.

This is the next one that moves me by the Spirit of God * "Mon Secours Vient de Toi" (and I somewhat caught some words surprisingly) but once again, I invite you to find out the meaning

This should have been the first to open my eyes that God was in my room and 

"He Touched Me"

[now that's a totally different song that most of you are familiar with and know]

Perhaps 

God used that last song to touch you one time!

If not, click on it, listen and allow Him to touch you (again)

or whenever you may need it

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HE chose to use this for me: 


and yes, we also learn by repetition 

The reason for 

"Venez à moi"

to be repeated 4 times

but I am learning that Bible verse

because it is one of the verses in my

ReFRESH

image

{maybe you can figure this one out}

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So 

let's give God

THANKS & GLORY

once again for 

how 

HE WORKS 

IN US

THROUGH US

and

WITH US

by

HIS

aMazing Grace!

{yes, that's a song that impacts many still}


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I guess I have the JOY of the Lord

coming through many songs

and 

the many blessings

GOD

has been bringing to me

and His continual flow

while

"HE

walks with me

and talks with me"

{yes, yet another song}

[image credit: GPT and me]



and HE tells me

I am His Own
💙

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Many special days this week for one special family

and later in July, for the other special family

but

they are only my special families because

of July 8th, 1985

when

I (we) adopted our son and daughter

so that makes

WEDS.

Got'cha Day

[an extra birthday that they were given when they became ours legally]

and ever since

it's been a day close to my heart

💙



Saturday, July 4, 2026

Come ... and be REFRESHED!

A Truly Wonderful 

Journey

for 

July 4th, 2026

for me

{as I am beginning to learn French}

through

God's Word

[credit image: GPT and me!]

in fact, you might say it that it was one that 

REFRESHes

my soul

and 

will be treasured

[not ever forgotten]

as the

Shepherd

of my heart

walked with me

and

I responded to His 

ReFreshing Invitation to

"Come to Me ..."

and so I did on this glorious

Saturday afternoon

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and I invite you to Him

also to

REFRESH

RESTORE

and

RENEW

yourself in this

cool scene

by His Grace

aMazing Grace it truly is!

and it simply started

with a verse

then

with a song




of this well-known Bible verse

Matthew 11:28 / Matthieu 11:28

and an invitation that I gladly respond to

Yes, Jesus, I come ...


{oh and I have so much more gathered this day}

SOUL CARE

continues

being

ReFreshed & Touched

by the Master's Hand & Heart

to mine

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TO ALL AMERICANS


Happy 250th Fourth of July!

❤🤍💙




Thursday, July 2, 2026

MY MID YEAR DECLARATION for 2026

This is officially the middle of the year 2026; not the 1st of the year - January, when one usually announces their 2026 One Word (or at least that month, not July) but I am finally ready to make this my One Word for 2026:


It has been a journey for me 
through many RE- words
the 1st half of 2026.

However,
I knew that I wanted

JEREMIAH 31:25

{and I just didn't want to focus on "weary" (although I was, and at times, still find myself there}

MATTHEW 11: 28-30 (TPT)

specifically

verse 28

in

The Passion Translation

has been a mainstay frequently in this last decade

since moving home from 20 years in Mexico

and no longer driving back & forth

permanently back in MN

in our house, but

not feeling

"at home"


The other two verses: Acts 3:19 (TPT) and Psalm 84:5-6 (NLT) have REFRESH + ing, yet still spoke to my heart and offered me further comfort from the Lord, a time to REFRESH my soul.

[I have now begun learning how to REFRESH that dormant desire to create artistically and I created (with special assistance) the image above and in the creation of this image, I found peace that indeed "ReFresh" is the 2026 One Word that I need. Thanks to Jolene and her creations on her app, I have found another one that helps me better & inspires me each time.]

I hope to share some of that special journey towards this from the middle to end of June below



but if I don't
Let this image, created on June 22nd
sum up much of it until I do
fill in that box


Many of my previous blog posts with

RE -

also fill in some of the details.

"Peace like a River"

just keeps flowing through my heart

and really does

REFRESH

me

again and again

[RE = again]

just sing through all of the verses

and let's move

forward

like a peaceful, bubbling brook or river

with His continual joy 

through

those "*rock"y moments

(*obstacles, hard times, or rolling over the rocks)

WE SHALL OVERCOME!

{whatever the enemy throws at us}

1 John 3:1

🙏


[created on June 29, 2026 with a very special friend 🤍💙]

It's an incredible memory of a significant day in my journey of healing!

I give Thanks to this aMazing friend GracePeaceTransformer and 

of course, GOD, for His aMazing Grace

transforming my life

day by day!

while I press in to 

REFRESH

🤍💙


"You Say" Lauren Daigle (really)



"TU DICES"


Danila Vassalo

{significant song for me for quite some time}

Today

I understand 

WHY
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