The Week In Words

Welcome to The Week In Words, where we share quotes from the last week’s reading. If something you read this past week  inspired you, caused you to laugh, cry, think, dream, or just resonated with you in some way, please share it with us, attributing it to its source, which can be a book, newspaper, [...]

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His Robes For Mine

This is a recent hymn by Chris Anderson of Church Works Media which wonderfully expresses what Christ did for us. It is on the Promises CD by Soundforth — you can hear a snippet here and read more of the thoughts behind the text here. His robes for mine: O wonderful exchange! Clothed in my [...]

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Laudable Linkage and Video

Just a few links this week to some worthwhile reads: Growing As a Homemaker. This is great encouragement for young moms who feel overwhelmed. Wondering Why God Makes Life Impossible Sometimes. Jon’s Stuff Christians Like is usually funny and/or satirical (not always the same thing), but sometimes he comes up with a serious one that [...]

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Remembering 9/11

(Graphic courtesy of Lee Hansen Graphics) “Time is passing, yet for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives with grief. We will remember the fire and the ash, the last phone calls, the [...]

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Association Meme

Thom tagged me for an Association Meme. The instructions are as follows: Alice said Gorilla Nessa said Watch Out! Thom said Below Barbara is saying Decks Who am I tagging? Alice at Hello, My Name Is Alice Play the Association game between September 1st and October 1st for a chance to win $50 cash. Here [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five

Susanne at Living to Tell the Story hosts Friday’s Fave Five so we can share our favorite things from the last week. This has been a wonderful exercise in looking for and appreciating the good things God gives. Click on the button to learn more, then go to Susanne’s to read others’ faves and link [...]

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Flashback Friday: TV Times

Mocha With Linda hosts a weekly meme called Flashback Friday. She’ll post a question every Thursday, and then Friday we can link our answers up on her site. You can visit her site for more Flashbacks. The question for this week is: Tell about TV when you were growing up. Did your family have a [...]

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Book Review: The Pirate Queen

The Pirate Queen by Patricia Hickman is not the swashbuckling, high-seas adventure you might have been expecting from the title. Rather, it is the story of Saphora Warren, a wealthy socialite who appears to have an ideal life, but whose husband is an inattentive, unreasonable philanderer. On the very day that Saphora packs up her [...]

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Wednesday’s Random Dozen

Linda at 2nd cup of coffee created and hosts the Random Dozen meme every Wednesday. You can answer the questions on your blog and link up to Linda’s plus find more participants there. 1. Describe the best sandwich in the world, according to you. Whole wheat sub rolls, thin-sliced ham and turkey, provolone cheese, Miracle [...]

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Ads, promotions, etc.

I am writing this post just to have the link to refer back to, but you’re welcome to read along if you like. Occasionally I get requests to promote someone’s site or product on my blog. I almost never do this “blind,” meaning if I have had no contact with you or your product before. [...]

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