<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Restoring Souls ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restoring Souls ]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:30:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ch-Ch-Changing]]></title><description><![CDATA["Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." Dad was all giddy when I gave him a collection of all the Hee Haw episodes for Father's Day....]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/ch-ch-changing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648f2bfc2ff53b5a2a3300c8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 16:12:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee- The mugs of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever watched an old movie or TV show and notice how stinkin' small those coffee cups were? And then begin to think to yourself,...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/coffee-the-mugs-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">646a3e7fcfed0f0a93bf6635</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 16:00:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_ef3cd778499a472b92c7b784c43a0e0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_733,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long Black Train]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a long black train comin' down the line Feedin' off the souls that are lost and cryin' Rails of sin only evil remains Watch out...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/long-black-train</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6445575d517632e278aaee00</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 16:15:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Reprieve, But I'm Back!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After taking a pause in the action of writing, here I am with the first of many excerpts I'll be sharing from volume two of "Restoring...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/short-reprieve-but-i-m-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">642b02852aa55a0b19a09c8e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:08:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music Makes Me Happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[To this day my one brother still marvels at the music collection I once had through my pre- teen and teenage years. Yes, it was quite the...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/music-makes-me-happy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63c1965e1bb59d522537140d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:27:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angels All Around Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do mail carriers, computers, and angels have in common? -They all deliver messages. While some deal in earthly letters and emails,...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/angels-all-around-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639f43af232822631031a9bb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 17:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_69fa10eb7d3542bdbf9b755e5a5e11fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_620,h_956,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Night of the Meek]]></title><description><![CDATA["As to my drinking, this is indefensible and you have my abject apologies. I find of late that I have very little choice in the matter of...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/the-night-of-the-meek</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639b4a1045a9ff7b62622c86</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:04:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_bb35fc3298b94a2e82a76a31a281d908~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Heard the Bells]]></title><description><![CDATA["Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad." Henry Wadsworth...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/i-heard-the-bells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638cc93d1448a3c905e489a7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:57:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_4f9fc3ebb0ef47db99421b18c442cf92~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_160,h_236,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muffin of Tranquility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Within these last few months of mom being in a nursing home and then passing away recently, I've recognized the significant importance...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/muffin-of-tranquility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">637905387d5b43319b6afed3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2022 17:17:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_99d2cc69ee4e486297b44d38b874217b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Spirit in November]]></title><description><![CDATA["Why can't that spirit, that Christmas spirit last all year long?" - John Doe asks, in the classic film 'Meet John Doe'. The month of...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/christmas-spirit-in-november</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63645932a832f512820f2b8a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:17:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_3b15d0b22a7844fb859a270cbb645bad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saint Nicholas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just recently the tomb of St. Nicholas, who inspired the Christmas legend of Santa Claus, was discovered underneath a church in Turkey....]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/saint-nicholas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">635888407d46a87e6444a5c9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 01:29:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_9628be3fbaf7424a83569fec5f908534~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is well with my soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever my lot You have taught me to say It is well It is well with my soul Horatio Spafford, author of the hymn It Is Well With My...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/it-is-well-with-my-soul</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6342efd4e272bf2b3e472509</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_cebf02edc6ec419ab858fb1857af3172~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Lifted Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love lifted me, love lifted me When I was down and out You know love lifted me It is very rare in all of Hollywood filmmaking history to...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/love-lifted-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633073567ddab563bce480a2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:59:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMH3Vlxzj2w" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Queen of Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we reflect on the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth, I can't help but think of the last Queen to grace the throne before Elizabeth...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/the-queen-of-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631d470edca7e61e634b60e1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2022 03:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_fabec7c066854dacb12d6d4268b9bcba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_983,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Comedy of Errors]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." -Mark Twain Some of the most successful sitcoms in...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/a-comedy-of-errors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63123df17f1efbfb85f764ce</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_e093cedfb4d94c04bf1515a421976ad5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music Appreciation]]></title><description><![CDATA["With age and maturity comes appreciation." A few years ago a friend of mine told the story of how as a child she was dragged by her...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/music-appreciation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6301333b07c898d28bcd78bd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:58:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_7627cefdc16444ef85db1d115deca073~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_499,h_498,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them."]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excerpt from 'Restoring Your Soul Through Christmas Movies'- Sometimes those of us who are Christians will make our own circumstances...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/above-all-don-t-fear-difficult-moments-the-best-comes-from-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62eb1f4a6f1d305bc1ec36cf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 02:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_d4c98acd0c0149da809b4bdf695d1f46~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_370,h_247,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA["Dare to follow your dreams. Make the invisible become visible." Mrs. Harris is a simple, kind-hearted widow housekeeper who's only...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62dd63d18e1488d78db4cc5d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 15:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_6d1c62b2b48645e18490d3cc04cf8f61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_843,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the beginning...]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the moral decay in society at an all time high, perhaps the new 2022 quarter design of George Washington's back turned to the "in...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/in-the-beginning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62cf58a4a75a6dfd91dee896</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:25:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_4b963efe1aee41708d92ed0f120df268~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Room for a Hero]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's you can't really trust someone unless you know their true character, that which defines...]]></description><link>https://monteidave.wixsite.com/my-site-6/post/room-for-a-hero</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c1cdd28ee38904181315c3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 17:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81981f_5afe797015f240c697bb03d24aeb6eac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>monteidave</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>