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Journey through Esther: Esther Tells the King of Haman’s Plan

As we get into Chapter 7 the king asks Esther what it is she wants? He tells her he will give her anything including half of his kingdom if that is what she asks.  That tells a lot about this king especially in that age. Women were thought to be less than human but this…

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Be a Personal Shopper with Sears and Kmart

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I am a Sears blogger, though all opinions are my own. ‘Tis the season for wishing you had a bigger budget, right? Lucky for you, we’ve sweetened up the reasons to become a Personal Shopper at Sears and Kmart. In addition to earning commission to put towards your holiday budget…

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Journey Through Esther: Esther Goes to the King

After giving it a lot of thought Esther goes to the king and surprisingly he is very happy to see her. As we get through Chapter 5 Esther puts her plan into action asking the king to have a feast with just her and Haman.

The Nativity Story

I have been talking a lot about Mary, Joseph, and the birth of Jesus. We all know the story or at least the condensed version of it. We watched the movies about Jesus’ life and death. However one of my favorite movies this time of the year is The Nativity Story.

Thoughtful Gifts

This holiday season is already in full swing. Black Friday and Cyber Monday came and went with a bang, although it was more like Black Cyber Week this year. However there are still gifts to be bought and plenty of people to make angry.

Help Support Mistified

You all know how I love sharing new movies with you. Well I have one to share that you can help support and make a reality. It is Mistified with Kathy Wilson as a producer. Kathy was the casting director for the Conversation with God and Indigo movies, both of which were wonderful I might add.

5am

I woke up this morning at 5 am! I don’t know why I did but I was wide awake. I have beenlaying in the bed reading and trying to wake up when I thought I would head over and check out Newspring Church. It is the church that I attend when I go to my…

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Spanish Word of the Week {Some Peace}

Today’s word is perfect because it is something we all want a little of! It is: tranquilamente trahn-kee-lah-mehn’-teh (adverb) which means calmly, peacefully

Sink or Swim

I read a book by that same title many years ago. It was a really good book and I can’t remember the author now but it was one of those books where everything seems to go wrong only to turn out right. I hadn’t thought about that book lately until it crossed my mind this…

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