Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas blog series! Merry Christmas from Pearl Girls™! We hope you enjoy these Christmas “Pearls of Wisdom” from the authors who were so kind to donate their time and talents! If you miss a few posts, you’ll be able go back through and read them on this blog throughout…
Because I’m asked to review books on a fairly consistent basis, it’s not often I get to choose a title and read it because I just plain want to. But when I see a title from marriage expert Gary Smalley, I’m in. And I had to share my thoughts about his new series with Dan…
Handlebar Publishing was kind enough to ask me if I was interested in reviewing The War on Christmas by Bodie Hodge. With a wrecking ball demolishing a Christmas tree on the cover, I have to admit I was curious. I’m glad I said yes. The War on Christmas takes the questions, myths, and controversies regarding…
Developing a heart of gratitude As the cool weather settles around us, retailers woo us to shop and “celebrate” the upcoming seasons. We’ve been tempted to buy our Halloween candy in July and stroll through Hobby Lobby’s Winter Wonderland by mid -October. The intentional pausing of giving thanks is almost forgotten as Black Friday shopping strategies…
You know, I wish I was thankful 99% of the time (because everyone deserves a pass once out of a hundred, right?). I wish my heart remained centered in God when blessings flowed and when sadness came. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I love Jesus and will always devote my life to serving Him. But…
Amazingly Blessed To know that I belong to Jesus Christ. To know that God chose me before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. To know that I am adopted into His family and nothing or no one can take me away from Him. To know that I am redeemed from my sin…