Tip Junkie Giveaways for Holiday 2011

For my followers:  Wanted to share this amazing opportunity to win a $200.00 Amazon gift card from Tip Junkie with you all.  While your at it subscribe to their awesome newsletter to receive winning ideas to save you dollars.  Don't miss out!
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Moms the Word on Dinner

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Everything Christmas, A Family Heirloom for the Holidays

Everything Christmas by David Bordon and Tom Winters was a favorite read for our family during this past holiday season.  Loaded with tons of treasures starting with the history of Christmas; various traditions and tips for enjoying the Season this book is truly Everything Christmas.  We had no intention of going through this resource of information in  a hasty piece.  We wanted to fully digest each new facet presented.  There are heartwarming stories, carols and poems, ideas, suggestions on gifting and Christmas rememberances.  The most celebrated holiday around the world with all the grand joyous details.   This is a glorious book which would make for the perfect family heirloom to read yearly with the family.  I loved this gift and will cherish it and pass onto my children for their children.  I had the wonderful pleasure of receiving this book to read for Blogging for Books website.

What I Want For Christmas~ Your Votes!

Save a Young Person's Life by Voting In the 1990's while I was a Psychology Major, I wrote a term paper on how important it is to educate our young about the symptoms and signs of depression.  I felt that if the Government thought that Gym class was important for our physical health, how much more of a need for a mental health class.  My term paper won me a Big A and my professor at the time wrote across the heading of  my project...."But who would fund this enormous task?"  I'm delighted that I am here today to see this dream so close to becoming a reality.  Everyone can help youth who suffer with depression with their votes in Pepsi's Refresh Challenge.  The Challenge will be running until December 31st and you can vote each  day!

God is the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever

If God led the Isrealites out of the Wilderness and into the Land of Milk and Honey with signs of his divine guidance in the days of old, would he not do the same for his children today if they asked him? Exodus 13:21 reads "And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, guiding them on their way; and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light: so that they were able to go on day and night." My Blog, "Miracles" was created in hopes of sharing some of the experiences I have had where I was blessed by God's Divine interaction in my life. I would like to begin with this true story of answered prayer. Shortly after my husband and I had bought our first home our refridgerator went haywire. I tried not to complain because our finances were very tight and I knew we were in no position to buy a new one. One morning, after I seen my husband leave for work I went to the refridgerator to get the baby formula for our little one, Nicole. I knew that it had gone bad when I went to warm it up. I immediately ran into the living room, got down on my knees and wept. The only one I felt that I could turn to with this major problem was the Lord. I prayed that he would provide our family with our needs and right now we needed a refridgerator. Suddenly the phone rang and it was my mother. She was calling from work to ask me if I needed a refridgerator. My mother had no idea that we were having problems with ours. It just happened that the people that she worked for in Grosse Pte, MI had bought a new one that was being delivered. They needed this one out of their house before the new one arrived. Let me repeat here, my mother had no idea because I never told her. Some may say it's just coincidence. I beg to differ. God answered my prayers. I went on to tell my mother than of just how badly we needed that appliance and that her call saved my day. That night I went to church and testified of God's goodness. Yes, God is alive and he does hear our prayers! From time to time, I will be sharing more experiences on The Miracle Page of my blog. Keep checking back and feel free to share~

A Symphony of Praises

If I could conduct a symphony, I would call upon the clouds to assemble together and Thunder Out our Inward Praises~
Each Branch of Every Tree would Reach Towards Heaven
Reaching out to you

And as every creatures knee bowed to the Earth praying Contrite to You
I'd call upon the Sun to Cause A Rainbow in Tribute

Each Star Near or Far would shine it's Brightest and
Each Heart would pound and Cry "I Love You"
My Song Would Last Forever...My Song to You, Father.

I've been writing since I was a young girl, the above poem was written December 15, 1973. I'll be sharing more of my poetry (my heart song's) under the Poetry page. Feel free to share and I Pray that it Blesses and encourages you in your spiritual undertakings!

54 Days Until Christmas

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!  The winner of my 1st Blog Contest is Katherine (Go Ask Katie).   Please email me with your address so I can send out Max Lucado's "Outlive Your Life".  Less than 54 days until Christmas Ladies! 

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