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Christmas 2016 {Thoughts From Me}

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This year has been a hard one for many people, us included.  Money is tight.  Hurricane Mathew hit our area hard and caused setbacks as well.  Life has been a struggle.

I wasn’t sure I would be able to give the kids much for Christmas, which is a pretty big deal at our house.  My kids don’t usually get a lot throughout the year, so at Christmas they usually get bigger gifts and things.  This year the money just wasn’t there for us to do that.

I prayed about it.  I felt led to ask online for help, not expecting anything in return.  In doing so, our family was truly blessed by others this year, who saw to it my kids had most of their wishes come true.  It has been a true Christmas miracle.

Everyone received something important for them.  Jack got lots of Dinosaurs, Laycie got a Doc McStuffin’s cart for doctoring her toys, Emma got pencils and art supplies, Win got video games and a new system.  Each of them went shopping and bought gifts for each other and we also baked to give to family this year. 

Even though Christmas began as a struggle, it has ended up being one of our best Christmas’s yet.  I’m very thankful to each of those who helped to make this Christmas happen.  You have shown my family the meaning of true friendship and caring.  God bless you all!

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The Christian Parenting Handbook {BookLook Review}

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50 Heart-Based Strategies for All The Stages Of Your Child’s Life
Written by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN
The Christian Parenting Handbook is full of insightful information to promote Heart-Based parenting.  From the very beginning it jumps straight in sharing tips and tidbits of heart warming, helpful ways to Parent your children.  The Christian Parenting Handbook encourages you to parent from your heart straight to the heart of your children.
Throughout the 240 pages of this book, you will find heartfelt suggestions on how to become a better parent.  You will learn how to better discipline your children, changing their attitudes and their hearts at the same time.  Reaching the child’s heart to change how they work, act, think and live.  You will also change your own heart through the lessons shared in this book.
This book also teaches you to use your Bible as a guide to parenting your children and changing their hearts.  It outlays Biblical reasoning for how and why to do things, as well as correction to share.  The Christian Parenting Handbook helps to show you how to encourage your children to become better Christians through your parenting methods.
This is definitely a must-read parenting book.  You can buy your own copy of The Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All The Stages of Your Child’s Life in bookstores and online.  Get your copy today!
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Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary {Review}

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Do you ever find yourself feeling overwhelmed when it comes to your home and finances?  Does your relationship with your spouse suffer because of this?  Do you find yourself questioning God’s plan for your family?
If so, then you will find great inspiration in reading Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary.  Through this faith-based eBook you will find strength and help in planning for a better financial future.  You will find yourself closer in relation to God.
Nine inspirational women share their personal struggles and their triumphs in surviving financial struggle, struggles with relationships and also their personal struggle to have faith in God’s plan for their families.  Each one’s story is completely different but each is as inspiring as the one before.
Top Christian Bloggers: Richele McFarlin, Robin Glover, June Fuentes, Rosann Cunningham, Jill Craft, Kelly Crawfod, LaToya Edwards, Melinda Martin and my own dear friend, Jasmine Mansfield share their stories with you in this 217 page eBook and guide to taking control of your personal finances.  Their stories will leave you in tears and jumping for joy at their experiences all at the same time.  Their stories will leave you as changed as their personal trials have left them.
The first portion of Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary share the testimonies of these nine gorgeous and sweet ladies.  There are nine chapters in this section, one for each writer.  This will be a section you find yourself returning to over and over for inspiration and support.
Section 2 of Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary provides you with Financial Resources to help you get your own personal finances and life in order.  This section discusses tithing, using Consumer Credit Counseling services, how to use a Loan Calculator, how to use a Free Credit Report and so much more.  These tools are important to finding your way out of a financial disaster and back on the right track of planning and paying on time or better yet, ahead.
Section 3 of Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary provides information for Women in Business.  This section discusses every aspect of business women need to know down to dealing with tough times and your relationship with God.  It also discusses homeschooling while running a home business and making money with blogging.
Section 4 stretches farther into business discussion with the Home Business Guide and resources for your home business.  This section dives into discovering the differences between opportunity and distractions, having a business partner, and having your business reflect Christ.  These two sections work together to help you create and maintain a business that works for you and your family.
The last section is all about Frugal Homemaking.  In this section, these wonderful nine women share their tips for home, saving money, and some of the most deliciously cheap recipes you could wish for.  This section is all about saving and making it work through the year and the holidays, even when finances are low.  This section is full of great tips that any home can use.
Additionally, to the book, there is a study guide available.  This guide provides an extension of resources for working through Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary building upon the stories and lessons provided within the book.  I love the journal pages for documenting the journey that are included in the guide book for printing and use.  They are girly and fun!
There’s also a group study guide.  This is a great tool for anyone wishing to use Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary in a group setting such as church or women’s study.  This guide provides you with ideas for planning for a group study: where to meet, what to do about childcare, an outline for study, tips for guiding discussion and more.
All of these books work together to provide a full study for the Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary eBook.  Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary is recommended for adult women and is available online through Amazon for $7.99 as a Kindle eBook or $4.99 as a PDF from the Overwhelmed website.  It is also available in print for $12.99.
The accompanying study guide is available for $2.99.  This is a 9 week study complete with Doodles for fun!  This study reflects on key points of the original eBook.
There is also a group study guide available for FREE on the Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Financially Weary website.
*Disclaimer – I was offered a free set of Overwhelmed: Hope and Help for the Weary eBook, study guide and group guide in exchange for my honest opinion of this product in a blog review post.  This post does contain affiliate links, as signing up for the affiliate program was a bonus option for this review product.  I am including this disclaimer in accordance with FTC guidelines and regulations. 2013

Action Alert {Crew Review}

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Action Alert is a downloadable safety program protecting children from online dangers while using the computer.  This program has been featured on NBC’s The Today Show and has won multiple awards for it’s easy to use, protective programming.

Action Alert has two versions available: a free download for immediate use and the Maximum Protection download for the ultimate online protection for your children.  This program allows remote access, allowing you to monitor computer usage from your phone when you are away from home, as well as shutting down your computers system if inappropriate access is found.  Activity alerts are also programmed to be sent to your phone or email as you see fit.  Video recording is available with this program so that you can see who is using your computer and what is going on while you are away from home.

Site blocking, content filtering, keystroke logging, time allowance and email and chat logging are also provided with this program.  These things combined allow parents to protect their children from the online dangers of today such as sexual predators, inappropriate behaviors and sexting, over sharing, gaming addictions and much more.

Action Alert can be purchased and downloaded from their website for FREE download or $29.99 for the Maximum Protection program.  To read more reviews of Action Alert please visit the TOS Homeschool Review Crew Blog.

*Disclaimer: This product was provided to me free in exchange for my honest opinion shared in a blog post by Action and Alert and the TOS Homeschool Review Crew.

Something I Love About Myself {30 Days of Truth – Day 2}

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Today’s truth is something I love about myself.  Wow, this could be a lot of things and so few at the same time.  I guess the one thing I love about myself is my heart.  Seems a little silly to say but it’s true.

I love how simple I can be, how my heart fills up with joy at the smallest of things, how it runs overflowing when I know I’ve made someone happy or see my babies’ smiling at me. 

Most of all I love the connection I feel to God within my heart.  It is the place where He speaks to me.  It’s the place where I feel His love.  The tugging I feel to guide me comes straight from God, straight into my heart.  It’s not the biggest of places but it sure feels immense when God fills it up with His love and joys.

I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve, to allow my emotions to show to much, but in this most people always KNOW if I’m being truthful and honest.  I take things to heart, too, but for me it’s a good thing, because straight into my heart is God’s loving guidance to take those worries away.  And He does.  He takes them away and replaces them with good things every day.

I’m thankful for a strong heart, for a loving heart and for the joys I find there. 

As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
Proverbs 27:19