“Thank you for this creative solution! I had been praying for a creative idea to bring in more money before attending Women of Faith. My husband has a strong desire to go to Mexico and build homes for the poorest of the poor. He wanted to join a team of builders in March but we [...]
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On their respective new projects, Stop & Listen and Take Over, singer/songwriters Bethany Dillon and Aaron Shust ventured out of their comfort zones both lyrically and sonically. Now, in their own words, they explain how these new songs came to fruition and what they’ve learned about relationships in the process. Read about it here.
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With big holiday dinners on the horizon, there’s something we need to discuss: leftovers. Some people refuse to eat any leftovers. Others probably resuscitate Sunday’s roast beef long after it should have been passed along to Fido. But if you’re wondering whether your meal or any ingredients in it are salvageable or not, check out [...]
Happy Birthday to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, celebrating 25 years of awareness, education, and empowerment. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month educates women about the importance of early detection. More and more women are getting mammograms to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. Since the program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than [...]
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Do you feel that crispness in the air? It’s Fall! Time for changing leaves, pumpkins, hayrides, and hot apple cider. How do you feel about this new season?
Does the ‘going back to school’ vibe make you come alive or do shorter days knock you down into the dumps? Regardless of your feelings, remember: God’s [...]
Need a quick centerpiece? When flowers are scarce, there’s always fruit! Fresh fruit is a much more effective decoration as a part of a flower arrangement than in a bowl. Lemons, limes and apples work well for this type of arrangement.
Vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage are also interesting additions to floral designs. There are [...]
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• A wilted flower can often be revived by re-cutting the stem and placing it into warm water in a cool place. Always use clean scissors and containers and check daily to be sure there is plenty of water in the container.
• A teaspoon of Clorox added to the water [...]
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What is your favorite thing about Autumn? Is it the changing colors of the trees . . . cooler breezes . . . the fact that the kids are back in school?
Let us know what makes this season special for you.
You were right―high school rings and charm bracelets just aren’t worn anymore and what good are they serving sitting in my jewelry box? So it wasn’t too difficult to bundle these things up and send them off.
About a month prior to this the air conditioning in our van quit. My husband and I had been [...]
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It’s hot outside! That happens every year about this time, but it always seems to take us by surprise. We forget, when we’re huddled under blankets in the dead of winter, that summer’s heat will eventually come along and scorch our socks off.
It’s not just the temperature outside that has us feeling the heat; sometimes [...]
