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Joseph’s Love

Martin LaBar / Foter.com / CC BY-NC If Mary’s faith was unshakeable then Joseph’s love was even more so. Here was a man who married Mary only to discover she is pregnant for another man. Law said he was to cast her out and have her stoned to death. But he can’t do that. He…

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Mary’s Faith

Lawrence OP / Foter.com / CC BY-NC We all know the story of Mary and how she was chosen out of the girls and women of the world to bear the child of God. Can you imagine the burden of that? First Mary was very young, although the bible does not actually tell her age…

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The True Meaning of Christmas

klndonnelly / Foter.com / CC BY How many times do you ever think about the true meaning of Christmas? We are so busy taking our children to see Santa, buying presents, and cooking meals. Most children think that Christmas is about Santa and presents. Although they may not even know all about Santa.

Spanish Word of the Week {Something Moms Are}

Today’s word is something that all moms are a some point and probably something they will hear at least once. It is:  privar pree-vahr’ (verb) which means to deprive (of). Here is something you may hear:

Holiday Wishes {Weekly Prayer Requests}

Ed Yourdon / Foter.com / CC BY-SA As we are getting nearer to the big day I want to extend holiday wishes to all of you. You have meant so much to me over the years and especially this year at this particular time. When I first began blogging I could not imagine that I…

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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.