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Comment on White Picket Fences by mauraprelich

mauraprelich — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:44:29 +0000

haha! I’m the exact same. I read the same blog for a review, but am only a little bit into it and really want to finish it but haven’t found the time. I had to start and finish a different book this week, so i put aside White Picket Fences to read the other, Thirsty, and LOVED Thirsty so much I finished it in a couple of days. Any way, I keep getting more and more books in the mail, and don’t know when I’ll have time to read them all! But LOVE getting them. It’s an addiction i think. Oh well.

Comment on Living it out by Maura

Maura — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:32:22 +0000

I am currently reading a great book I checked out from the library by Dan kindlon called Too Much Of A Good Thing: Raising Children in an Indulgent Age. It’s not a Bible based book and doesn’t lean much toward refocusing the money and thoughts towards doing good but I think you would enjoy it and get some great perspective from it. It’s based on a research study he did as a doctor and student counselar in a high priviledged school of adolescents and the connection between their indulgent lifestyles ad toddlers to adolescents and how they are more at risk for becoming probe to exessive self absorption, depression and anxiety and lack of self control. It’s a very intriguing and eye opening look at the way high society children really take to their priviledged lives and would be a good read to learn things to share with your kids how it’s “not always greener on the other side”.

Comment on Living it out by gillian

gillian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:12:44 +0000

wow, that is awesome…and challenging! I never thought about passing up the school pictures, that’s hard to do! but you’re right I have PLENTY of pictures of both my kids! thanks so much for sharing this, I will certainly re~evaluate where my money is going.
You mentioned Compassion International and we’re sponsering a little boy from India who is about a year older than Owen. It has been such a blessing and a great teaching tool…Owen is learning so much about how we are blessed with so many things, instead of complaining about what he doesn’t have. He even sold his train table, made $85, and gave it all to Ganga and his family….completely on his own without any prompting from me.

Comment on Rotten strawberries, Ezekiel and Watchmen by Caroline Perez

Caroline Perez — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:32 +0000

what a great illustration from the strawberries! thanks for the message. i have just started Ez this week – and this was great insight into the passage. i hope i too can be a doer ( be a watchman) of the Word, not just a hearer (or reader).

Comment on Rotten strawberries, Ezekiel and Watchmen by lindzhaselden

lindzhaselden — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:56:50 +0000

Thanks…That is some awesome wisdom! I love how He can use random things in our lives to speak to us. It makes me think of the verse, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” We need to stay sharp, so God can use us.

Comment on Clay or wax? by Karl edmond

Karl edmond — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:51:19 +0000

That’s good! I read something similar but fro
an ancient Christian writing that suggested that God is an all consuming fire and his light and love can be experienced a fire that warms and comforts us or as a torment depending on how our heart has been prepared.

Comment on Clay or wax? by Kara

Kara — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:31:28 +0000

I know where you got this from!

Comment on Clay or wax? by Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:48:35 +0000

This is good, good stuff.

Comment on The Many Faces of Eli by Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:20:30 +0000

He’s just so darn cute!

Comment on Snapshots by cwperez

cwperez — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:25:35 +0000

great reminder of the blessings in our life! yes, may the sighs be turned into praise for this season of life!