About a year ago I went to a women’s retreat entitled “The Richest Ladies in Town”. Thanks to Fayeson Tilley for leading us that weekend. Fayeson spoke from the Book of Ephesians. Their Blessings (Eph 1-3) are God-given, Greatly-given and Graciously-given. Their Beauty (Eph 4:1-5:17) is in their Features (can others see Jesus in me?), […]
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The new year is approaching. Do you have a resolution related to exercising and/or diet? I used to be a Jazzercise instructor for many years, but a couple of years ago I streamlined my life so that I’d have more time to write. One thing I did was resign from teaching. Shortly thereafter I had
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The Great Christmas Bowl by Susan May Warren is a heartwarming story and an awesome little Christmas gift! Backcover copy : Marianne Wallace loves the holidays. From dressing the tree to her traditional Christmas dinner, it’s all about creating memories for her family. But when her children begin to leave home–and their traditions–behind, she has
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1 cup butter – soft 1/2 cup confectionery sugar 2 1/4 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup chopped walnuts Cream butter. Add sugar. Slowly add flour and salt. Blend vanilla. Add nuts. Chill dough for one hour. Form dough into balls. Place on cookie sheet two inches apart. Bake at 400
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Today we looked at Luke 2:21-24 in church. Our Pastor (welcome back Stephen!) stated that here on His eighth day, Jesus began a lifetime of humiliation and suffering. His parents were not thought of highly–not after Mary was found with child before the marriage. That was the start of His suffering. It is against this
I’m going to be an influencer for Thicker Than Blood, so I’ll keep my comments short here! C.J. Darlington has posted the first chapter on her website–go check it out! She has a way with words and pulls you into the drama of Christy Williams’ life Read about C.J.’s publishing journey here, scroll down to
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Meal planning, ugh. No one ever receives awards for planning meals or for being organized and prepared. But frankly, the more organized I am, the happier I am, and the happier my household is. Is that the same for you? I have found that if I write down what we are having every night before
As you know, we adopted a Jack Russell Terrier last fall. Our prior dog, Rascal, was . . . a handful, let’s leave it there. So, when we adopted Sophie, one of the first things we did was to sign up for training classes. Best thing we decided to do last October! We found a
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I’ve had the good fortune to find Susan May Warren’s “My Book Therapy” website a few years ago. It makes sense to me. Susan makes sense to me (and I LOVE her writing, she pulls you in and putting one of her books down is . . . hard. So I lose sleep when I
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Oh my . . . I made these bars tonight for a friend and they are delectable!! Here’s the link to the Keebler site for the recipe. You MUST try these raspberry cookie bars – they are delicious!
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