One of my last comments on this blog was regarding the ease with which I can post my Friday Favorites.

That was two weeks ago.  I guess I was wrong.

But I have been pretty busy.

This week as I spent time on the treadmill, watching Today [with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb] I couldn’t help but choose Kathie Lee as a subject for my

Friday Favorites

Favorite # ONE

Kathie Lee Gifford

She is an icon and an idol.

She is smart, talented, funny, classy, and beautiful.

I have been watching Kathie Lee since her time on Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin.

I am beyond disappointed that she has decided to leave the Today show and have no idea what will keep me entertained and  updated on the latest news while I do my treadmill time.

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Favorite # TWO

Today, Friday, April 5^th was Kathie Lee’s last day on the Today show’s 4^th hour.  She has been co-hosting with Hoda Kotb for the past eleven years.

I’ve just watched the last episode with LB.  Kathie Lee ended the program ON NBC with

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV).

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Favorite # THREE

These are a few of her

Favorite Things

Hollywood Fashion Secrets Apparel Tape

Quip Electric Toothbrush

Point of View by Elizabeth Hasselbeck

Women’s Halter Jumpsuit

Faux Pink Pearl Hoop Earrings

I’ve enjoyed seeing the “Favorite Things” segment over the past years.

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Favorite # FOUR

I have followed

@klgandhoda

on Instagram for a while.

Kathie Lee recently began her own insta account @kathielgifford.  But she isn’t much for social media, preferring to use her creative energy to sing, write, act, and direct.

In the past year, she has talked often about many of the projects that she has been working on.  There are books she has written, a movie that she recently wrote and co-starred in, and many songs that she has written.

One in particular came out just this week and it is my

Favorite # FIVE

The God Who Sees

by Nicole C. Mullen & Kathie Lee Gifford

Hagar was a single mother
She was abandoned by the family she belonged to
And there in the wilderness with her son alone
With very little provision
She was wondering
She was questioning
Does anyone care?

She’s crying in the desert
She’s lost in her despair
She thinks nobody loves her
Hagar thinks nobody’s there

But God says

I will be a ring of fire around her
And I will be the glory in her midst
And the power of my presence
Will bring her to her knees
And I will lift her up again
For I’m the God who sees
I’m the God who sees

The He speaks in gentle whispers
And He softly calls her name
She feels His arms infold her
As He holds her
And she’ll never be the same

‘Cause I’m the God who never changes
And My promises are true
And when this world deserts you
This is what I’ll do

And there is another woman named Ruth
She was from the land of Moab
And she was met with grief and heartache
She was a widow and she lived with her mother in law who was also a widow
And now it was time to move on
But Ruth had never been to Bethlehem
She had never tasted of the house of bread
But she had heard an inner invitation to come and taste and see
And so she vowed herself to her mother in law
And she said where you go I will go
Where you lie I will lie
Where you die I will die
And she begins a journey to the Promised Land

She’s traveling through the desert
And she’s leaving her despair
She’s hoping for a future
Praying that will lead her there

And He says

I will put a ring around your finger
And I will put a child within your womb
And the Savior will be born for you
To free the world from sin
And He’ll make all things new for you
And love you back to life again, again

And then from Ruth who gave birth to a son
Obed who gave birth to a son
Jesse who gave birth to a son
Named David
Now the same, once shepherd boy
Mighty warrior, anointed king is alone
Terrified in the darkness

He’s hiding in the desert
He’s battling despair
David thinks his life is over, it’s over
And God, He doesn’t care

But God says

I will be the Rock of your salvation
I’ll hold you up by the strength of My right hand
And the power of My Spirit
Will free you from all fear
In the hour of your deepest need
You’ll find that I am near
I am here

And I will be a Ring of Fire around you
And I will be the Glory in your midst
And the power of my presence
Will bring you to your knees
And I will lift you up again
For I’m the God who sees

And then from the line of David
Finally, Jesus, the Messiah
The Anointed one, Yeshuah, the Christ
Born in the same house of bread to be the bread of life
In the town of Bethlehem
And He would grow
And He would be called the son of God
He would be called Emmanuel, God with us
And He would heal, and He would reveal
And then He had an encounter with the woman
Named Mary of Magdalene who was plagued by demons
Tormented by evil spirits, and Jesus set her free
And Mary followed Him, she listened at His feet
She served Him, and she loved Him
Oh how she loved Him
But then she watched as they nailed Him to the cross
And as they placed His body in the tomb
In that moment her hope died, it died

She’s crying in the garden
She’s broken in despair
She’s searching for her Savior
But His body isn’t there
Then He says

Mary

Glory, glory, glory, Hallelujah
I will be the Glory in your midst
And every knee will bow to Me
And every tongue confess
Yes all the world will worship Me
In all My Holiness

I will be a Ring of Fire around you
And I will be the Glory in your midst
And the power of My presence
Will bring you to your knees
And I will lift you up again
For I’m the God who sees, who sees
I’m the God who sees
Oh I’m the God who sees, I see you
I’m the God who sees you in your wilderness
Sees you in your brokenness
When you’re feeling lonely I’m the God who sees
In the desert places, in your empty spaces
I’m the God who sees
I’m nearer than you dare believe
Here in the very air you breathe
I’m the God who sees

You

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