"So many wonderful holiday tips and ideas. "
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bookshelves: christian, currently-reading, joyce-meyer
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Janet
said "yes" to attending the event: 2nd Blogoversary Giveaways.
date: October 18, 2009 09:03PM
location: Creative Madness blog, The United States
description: Oh boy! Do I have a treat for you... October 18th is marks two full years of blogging. That seems so unreal to me. I know I have been doing it for a while, but I am shocked that it has been two years.
So here is the deal. In celebration of my blogoversary... I am giving away a bunch of books. When I say a bunch, I mean unrealistic amounts thanks to all my buddies in the book publishing world including authors!
Janet said: Sounds like great fun! Happy Bloggy Anniversary. ]]>
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bookshelves: christian, non-fiction
How often do we use condemning and negative talk about ourselves? What about allowing the thoughts of others to define us? To be honest, I am guilty of this very thing, as I am almost certain you are too. Ruth Graham shares with us in chapter 10, titled Realize His Restoration, that we do not have to live in regret.
As a wife and mother, I have often felt that I have come up short with my spouse and children. Often times, we allow others opinions to keep us in regret or condemnation. But in one of my favorite verses from Philippians 4:8 which states, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things”, it teaches us how to think. I don’t need to think of myself in such negative ways. We know that we need to allow God to do the defining of us, not others.
Stop! Quit trying to measure up to others expectations or standards. Let God be our standard. Only with the aid of the Holy Spirit can we move beyond our fears and regrets.
I highly recommend this book. I believe it can be very helpful.
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bookshelves: christian
I won this book from a contest and my daughter just asked me to reread it to her. We want to share some of our favorite things from "Small Blessings"... a really good book, chocolate, and picking strawberries.
We also like wildflowers, stars in the sky, dancing in the rain and much more. What are some of your Small Blessings?
I want to add one more thing, the artwork in this little book is wonderful. ]]>