Giveaway #3
And the winner is. . . . . Jon! Congratulations!! I will try to get that out to you this week. Thanks for participating!
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A Book Giveaway!
Giveaway #3 So, awhile back I mentioned that I haven't had much time to read paper-and-ink books lately. Sad, but true. I've been listening to a lot of audiobooks at work instead. Well, I did read one book with a binding lately--a slim, but important volume that I would like to share with you. Here it is: I met and worked with author M. J. Weissenberger in South America. She was a new missionary who would be teaching English to our children. I can't even express how blessed I am for what she has meant to them. So, when she announced the publication of her book, Two Heavy Words: Reflections of a First-Year Missionary, I was quick to buy it right away, snatch it from its envelope and devour it. I paid for it, but reading it was a gift. One of the things I love about Mrs. Weissenberger is her honesty and frankness. Another is her deep passion to keep pushing on and pressing forward in her faith and walk with God. ...
A Princess Party
One of our friends just turned five years old. The planning for her birthday bash--with a Disney princess theme--began weeks ago, and her mother asked if I would dress up as Ariel . If you are somehow unfamiliar with the Disney princess movies, Ariel was a mermaid. "Um, no," I answered. (I'm such a good friend, aren't I?) She asked me--the girl who had Prince Eric and Princess Ariel on my wedding invitations 21 years ago--a second time. "You have red hair!" "No." Foot down. In her head, she was picturing something like this: But in my head, I was thinking this: And it wasn't going to happen. I mean, let's put this into perspective. Prince Eric and Ariel married less than four years before my husband and I did. Their wedding--and ours--was recorded on VHS. And I was already in college when Belle, Jasmine and Pocahontas were added to the lineup. What I'm trying to say is that...