This Moment ~ Swan Lake

25 Friday May 2012

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{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Linking with Amanda

Hope in Dangerous Places

23 Wednesday May 2012

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Often I pray for our Compassion “son” Bryan Marcello who lives in Guatemala City, I pray that he grows strong in the LORD and is protected from the gangs and crime on the streets of his neighborhood.

This video encouraged me to press on in my prayers for Bryan Marcello, and to continue to have faith  that Bryan will also grow strong in the face of these dangers, with a hope for his future that outshines the temptations and traps.

Will you consider sponsoring a boy in Central or South America and take part in changing the story for another child?

Seventh Generation Coupon Giveaway

23 Wednesday May 2012

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We have 1 SG Free & Clear Diapers Or Training Pants coupon, and 1 SC Laundry Product Coupon to giveaway this week.  Please specify in your comment which you prefer.

The drawing will go until May 29 and the winners can expect an email on May 30.

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Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you for stopping by!

Honey Bunches of Oats Giveaway Winners

22 Tuesday May 2012

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troy, xaritz, mrspoofa
have won the rafflecopter drawing.
An email has been sent to the drawing winners.
thank you

The Gifts are Never Ending

21 Monday May 2012

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So many thoughts crowd my mind.  Worries seem to crowd the evidence of grace that sprinkles light on this hard rocky path that sometimes seems overgrown with thistles.  But in His word I find the strength to keep looking for the gifts.  Instead of sharing the worries, fears, I will count the gifts as I find them each moment.

counting the gifts # 1001 – 1026

A Pretty Swan Lake Villager

All day soaking slurpy rain
Curious chickens around my feet as I work
Mourning doves nesting in the spruce tree
Pikes Peak peeking through the clouds in the early morning, more snow!
Safe travel
Crickets at night
Soft clucking from chickens resting in the shade
Reminder ~ relationships
Goals make decisions easier
Helpful daughters
Home safe
A friend who just gives me a short hug while I cry my grief
Cousins from ages 6 to 16 who delight in one another
A zoo trip that met the interests of everyone
Sweetest of mother’s day emails from Beloved
 A new Compassion child in our family!  Chica’s correspondence child
 Routine & special weekend events helps me not be sucked into the grey cloud of grief
Sweet fellowship with my Lord in the morning
Watching the birds in the pinion tree, what a gift this tree is

A Saturday Gold Sweep!

20 Sunday May 2012

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Kata Division Medals

Gold in Sparring
And later,
Gold in Stick Fighting.
And this is the girl who just likes to compete against herself  😉

This Moment ~ Treasures

18 Friday May 2012

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{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

linking with Amanda

Wish You Were Here, Fiction Review

17 Thursday May 2012

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wish you were here by Beth K Vogt

about the book

“Allison Denman is supposed to get married in five days, but everything is all wrong. The huge wedding. The frothy dress. And the groom.

Still, kissing the groom’s brother in an unguarded moment is decidedly not the right thing to do. How could she have made such a mistake? It seems Allison’s life is nothing but mistakes at this point. And pulling a “Runaway Bride” complete with stealing, er, borrowing her best friend’s car doesn’t seem to solve her problems.

Can Allison find her way out of this mess? Maybe she just needs to stop orchestrating everything. Allison prefers being the one in control, and giving it up is not going to be easy. But to find her way again, she will have to believe that God has a plan for her and find the strength to let Him lead.”

While I’m not quite sure how I manage to receive 4 fiction, romance style books to review over the past month, at least 2 of them have been enjoyable reads.  Romance stories just aren’t my interest, but Beth Vogt has written a book that is so very full of real life that I found myself reading until after midnight to finish it last weekend.

The “kissing the brother of the groom” is handled very tactfully.  It is very refreshing to read about the honorable response to this surprising turn of events and the courage to seek out the best in the situation.  It is good to find that clean, wholesome Christian fiction is available, and includes encouragement to seek God’s purposes, to embrace the hope He offers to each person.  While I pass most fiction that I review to other adults, I am going to tuck this one away for my older daughters (and my younger daughters as they grow) as a fun, wholesome read.

Visit the Wish You Were Here blog tour page to read other reviews.

this book was sent to me in exchange for my honest opinion by the litfuse publicity group.

Honey Bunches of Oats GIVEAWAY!

16 Wednesday May 2012

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Last week we took a short trip and came home to a box on the front porch.  At first my daughters were disappointed thinking it was laundry soap or some other non interesting thing, but this morning they were pretty delighted to open the box of Honey Bunches of Oats!
Petal Rose dove right in and gave me a pretty age appropriate opinion.  She likes the cereal, thinks the sweetness is perfectly balanced, sweet but not too sweet.  And she enjoys the crunch.
But Petal Rose also said that the granola chunks were just that, chunks, big chunks, which she found  a little unpleasant.
We would like to offer up FREE product coupons for you to try the Honey Bunches of Oats – Honey Roasted now with MORE Granola Bunches to 3 By Quiet Waters readers,
and if you like, you can let us know what you think of the granola “chunks.”
the fine print ~ Post provided a free sample of their Honey Bunches of Oats – Honey Roasted now with MORE Granola Bunches so I could review them.  The opinions expressed are Petal Rose’s early morning, honest comments

Petal Rose

Introducing Yolibel

15 Tuesday May 2012

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Yolibel Carranza Chacon, Honduras

Chica and I are very excited to introduce you to our newest Compassion Correspondence child.  Notice the socks and dress on sweet Yolibel?  Chica did right away ~ God knows a kindred spirit for sure 😉

Will you join us in praying for Chica and Yolibel?    That a rich and encouraging relationship develops between these two precious children?  Thank you so very much!