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Christmas Q & A

12/13/2019

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We're going to have some fun today with a bit of Christmas Q & A.

Who knows why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th?
When did the holiday first become popular in America?
Where did the long-standing traditions of Santa Claus and the Christmas tree come from?

Answers to some of these questions may surprise you. Let's see how much you know.

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Adoring His Attributes Review & Giveaway

12/10/2019

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Adoring His Attributes: A 30 Day Devotional for Worshipful Prayer

What if we begin the new year by adoring the attributes of God?

What if we are intentional for the first 30 days of 2020 with our prayer and worship of Him?

What if we knew this would be life-changing?

I've been reading Adoring His Attributes: A 30 Day Devotional for Worshipful Prayer and can I just say, friend, this will be a beautiful, life-changing, Christmas gift for every girl on your list?!

You can purchase your copy here.

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Thank You For Helping Us Give Back!

12/7/2019

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We all need to be reminded of God's promises! The dozens of copies of The Heart That Heals purchased on Black Friday, November 29 - Sunday, December 8, will be matched and a copy given to charity for every copy you purchased.

This holiday season we are partnering with: Pregnancy Resource Center, Sacred Journey Hospice, Christian Women’s Center, YoungLife Griffin, Southern Grace Hospice, and Gigi’s House. So, when you purchased a copy of The Heart That Heals on November 29 - December 8, you not only got a great book (read reviews below or on Amazon or goodreads) and a good deal, you also gave a book to someone in need.

You not only purchased a book for yourself or a friend, but you gave a book to:

The girl that just walked into a pregnancy resource center looking for options
The wife whose husband of 37 years is laying in hospice care right now
The lady who is looking for safety and security from an abusive relationship
The teenage girl who is struggling with addiction and has just been rescued off the streets

All of these dear ladies, just like you and me, need to be reminded of the promises of God, and they will find those on every page of this book. Thank you for partnering with us and helping us give back!!!

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A Rossiterville Christmas: 28 Tried & True Traditions

12/6/2019

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A Rossiterville Christmas: 28 Tried & True Traditions

Lights, tinsel, carols, hot chocolate, and eleven faces eagerly awaiting what they will receive. What an amazing and magically time filled with family and memories. Only a God of love and compassion would turn His ultimate sacrifice into a day of gifts for all mankind. Christ, the greatest gift, is still giving today!

That being said, materialism and the hunt for the latest and greatest has tarnished, as it always will, the heart of this season. The fight to keep the focus both Christ-centered and ordered with moderation has all of us going against the flow of society.

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Creating JOY in a Season of Grief

12/3/2019

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I was recently asked to speak at a local GriefShare meeting on how to survive the holidays in spite of overwhelming grief. It's a subject I can speak on drawing from personal experience.

I found, in my own situation, that the first year after you've lost a loved one is the most difficult as you cycle through the many holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and special days. My sister was killed just 12 days before Christmas. So, that first Christmas was incredibly difficult for us, and the second wasn't much easier.

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