The holiday shopping season has begun.Girls are asking for gift items like Barbie, Squinkies, Sing-A-Ma-Jigs, gift cards, Silly Bandz and Calico Critters.Trying to figure out what to purchase for the children each year at Christmas can be difficult, especially for the busy parent who may not watch TV very much, or shop the local toy store on a regular basis. Companies now target children in advertising through media such as commercials during kids programming. It is only October, but the ads are

Read:  Proverbs 3:4-5 There’s a show on the television network TLC aptly titled “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant.”Many of the stories begin with a woman being told she will never be able to conceive a child. So, obviously, it comes as a shock to the women to discover that pain in her belly is not a cancerous tumor. She’s not dying, she’s having a baby! Sometimes, these women find out they are pregnant with twins!Ever wonder if God has a sense of humor?In  Mark 10:27 , Jesus said that

May we continue to grow and journey together. God,  give me your eyes . Give us your eyes. We'll never truly know the impact we make on this world until Jesus' face we see.  Romans 15:4 (NIV)  "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." I Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)  "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.&quo