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Do you remember those days when your little ones were a handful in the store? Even if there was one of you and one of them, that was too much some days! Maybe you’re in that phase now where you have little ones that love to keep busy while mom is figuring out which bread to buy! And for a child, it’s not that hard to find…
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A change in season and colder weather means your face needs a little extra protection. We bundle up our bodies, but our face will be exposed to all the elements a midwest winter throws our way for the next several months. The cold wind and dry air can be tough on our skin. While moisturizers help, taking care of our skin from within can…
It takes a big birthday cake to hold 95 candles, and an even bigger one to feed 800 people. That’s how many guests are expected to help the Rev. Billy Graham celebrate his 95th birthday this evening in Asheville, N.C. Graham’s evangelical program “My Hope America” encourages you to share the Gospel…
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How do you perceive yourself? Are you pretty hard on your body and what you look like? I’ll admit, I have those days that I think “ugh, if only this would go away” or “if only I could change this body part!” To where you nit pick yourself and then the rest of the day you feel, blah! And yes, I’ll…
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A friend of mine was texting me the other day, telling me about how he’s been bringing his girlfriend to church with him lately, but ultimately she “refuses to be called a Christian”. I think my response caught him off guard when I responded with “Good!”. I told him, his goal isn’t to make her a Christian, it’s to help her become a Christ-follower.…
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Kites fly best when you let out the string slowly. Making sure you have lots of space and patience, it may pull and take a few dips, but the more you do it, the more skilled you become. Once in a while they crash, and you have to pick up and begin again. Eventually, though, your kite can really soar as you coax it higher and gradually unwind…
The other night, an incident that happened a couple years resurfaced at the dinner table. My husband, one of my daughters, Leigha and I were discussing how Leigha was able to text me when she didn’t have anything to text me with. She informed me that she used the IPad, which then was followed up by her father asking “well,…
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A new study published by Live Science and reported in the Atlanta Journal reveals that men, when walking beside their wife or girlfriend, will slow down their pace to match that of the woman. Interestingly, they don’t slow down when walking with female or male friends, just alongside those with whom they have a romantic interest.…
Fall is here and that usually means dreary, rainy days! Kids are bored from having to stay inside on those rainy days and you are going nuts because they are just begging you for something to do!! Usually my mind is focused on making yummy snacks for Christmas. But check out some of these fun and EASY recipes that you can make with…
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It was great! The ultimate shortcut when I was a student took me and my two girl friends right past a bakery on the way to class. We’d stop for our favorite muffins or chocolate-iced long johns, then leisurely finish the walk to our junior high school. Yummy, fun, and we were oh-so-cool in our bell bottom jeans. Until. . .one day when we…
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Just what exactly was Jesus doing his final week on earth?
Discover the extraordinary journey of great love, great loss & great hope from the man himself.
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