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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000

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Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships

Chip Ingram offers straightforward, biblical help for building a lasting relationship by following God's prescription. Now in paper. Discover the secret to love that lasts.

Why do so many relationships go wrong?
At first, that true love seems perfect, the answer to all of your dreams. But with time and familiarity, the tension mounts. You're disappointed and doubtful. Before long, love crumbles and you're left alone or stuck in a meaningless marriage.

But wait, it doesn't need to end that way!
A love relationship can be lasting and deeply satisfying. It can be transformed from unhappy drifting into intimate joy, filled with vibrant sex and clear communication.

So what's the secret?

"There's a better way to find love, stay in love, and grow in intimacy for a lifetime," says Chip Ingram. It's God's way. With hope and certainty he explains how God's prescription for relationships creates a love that lasts. A love you can enjoy. Whether you are single, single again, or wanting more from your marriage, you can begin the delightful journey toward a lasting, loving relationship. This practical, insightful book will show you how.

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Christian Contest ~ Let Go and Let God Jewelry

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Christian Contest ~ Let Go and Let God Jewelry

* Sponsored by Grace Tags

This gorgeous hand stampted Christian jewelry

is prayerfully created by Janelle McGinnis Taliercio

~ all designed to honor and glorify God.

Visit Let Go and Let God Jewelry to enter!

Contest closes February 28th, 2012

Be sure to stop by Janelle's Etsy shop to view more of her unique designs!

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Infinitely More'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:53:00 +0000

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Infinitely More

Abandoned by his mother in a St. Petersburg dumpster when he was only three days old, Alex Krutov should not have survived. But God had something else in mind.

Raised in the harsh Russian orphanage system, Alex’s life was one of hopelessness and despair until the arrival of Christian missionaries from the West when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Infinitely More is the inspiring true story of a young man who would not give up, and the God who relentlessly pursued him. Jesus said, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” This is the story of God coming to Alex, and the hope He offers to all of us.

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'You Can Have a Happy Family: Steps to Enjoying Your Marriage and Children'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:15:00 +0000

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YOU CAN HAVE A HAPPY FAMILY Steps to Enjoying Your Marriage and Children

YOU can’t perfect your family.

YOUR SPOUSE can’t perfect your family.

NO ONE can perfect your family.

But there is hope…GOD CAN!

Join Amanda on her journey to find contentment. She takes you through her personal testimony and reveals the steps God taught her that freed her from insecurity, strife, distrust, resentment, and chaos in her marriage.

She shares with you how to enjoy your family while waiting on God to restore, transform, and perfect you, your spouse, and your children. This book is a guide to a total FAMILY makeover.

As a mom of four children ages one to ten, Amanda understands the struggles of raising a family today. She shares her own struggles along with testimonies and needs of other families. And she helps you apply true Biblical solutions to the problems that marriages and families experience today.

God only needs ONE willing heart to change a whole family. Let that heart be yours!

"The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: your mercy, O LORD, endures forever: forsake not the works of your own hands."

~ Psalm 138:8, AKJV

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000

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Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children

For several decades a brutal army of rebels has been raiding villages in northern Uganda, kidnapping children and turning them into soldiers or wives of commanders. More than 30,000 children have been abducted over the last twenty years and forced to commit unspeakable crimes.

Grace Akallo was one of these. Her story, which is the story of many Ugandan children, recounts her terrifying experience. This unforgettable book--with historical background and insights from Faith McDonnell, one of the clearest voices in the church today calling for freedom and justice--will inspire readers around the world to take notice, pray, and work to end this tragedy.

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iChoose2 Love My Life: Week 6

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Watch the iChoose2 Love My Life Week 6 video.

Welcome to Week #6 of our iChoose2 Love My Life:

one-year journey toward living a life you love!

After you watch the above video, please visit iChoose2 Love My Life: Week 6

and leave a comment on the iBloom site sharing 5 things you are grateful for today.

See YOU there!!!!

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For EVERY book that is sold,

iBloom is donating 10% ($1) towards their iHope ministry fund.

This will allow them to give books to women in shelters, prisons, etc

My Weakness vs. His Sufficiency

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000

I have to face my weakness

in order to embrace His sufficiency.

~ Randi Helm

This quote was shared on (in)courage in an article entitled 'Embedded'.

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Have you found yourself between a rock and a hard place recently?

Are you frustrated with the lack of change in your circumstances?

There's MORE to what you are going through than meets the eye...

'Embedded' will encourage you to keep your eyes on God and His sufficiency.

#trustHIM

FREE Christian Audiobook Download of the Month ~ Trusting God

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:01:00 +0000

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Trusting God

Because obeying God makes sense to us. In most cases, His laws appear reasonable and wise, and even when we don’t want to obey them, we usually concede that they are good for us. But the circumstances we find ourselves in often defy explanation.

When unexpected situations arise that appear unjust, irrational, or even dreadful, we feel confused and frustrated. And before long, we begin to doubt God’s concern for us or His control over our lives. Adversity is hard to endure and can even be harder to understand. If God were really in control, why would He allow the tragic auto accident or crucial job loss? How could He permit cancer in a loved one or the death of a child?

Grappling with His concern for us we ask, “Why is God allowing this?” or “What have I done wrong?” In an effort to strengthen his own trust in God during a time of adversity, Jerry Bridges began a lengthy Bible study on the topic of God’s sovereignty. What he learned changed his life, and he now shares the fruit of that study with you in Trusting God.

As you begin to explore the scope of God’s power over nations, nature, and the detailed lives of individuals, you’ll begin to acknowledge His loving control. And as you come to know Him better, you’ll find yourself trusting Him more completely—even when life hurts.

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FREE Christian Audiobook Download of the Month ~ Waking Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:46:00 +0000

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Waking Hours

But it's not just her waking hours that challenge Dani. Each night, her eyes open at 2:13 due to troubling dreams. Dreams filled with blood, water, and destruction. Is it a clue-or a supernatural sign? Across town, former NFL linebacker Tommy Gunderson finds his state-of-the-art security system has been breached by an elderly woman. Mumbling threats in Latin, she attacks him with an uncanny, preternatural strength. Before he has time to process the attack, someone close to him is implicated in the girl's murder at the park. He agrees to help-and finds himself working with Dani, the only girl who could resist his charms years ago when they were in high school. A heavy darkness is spreading. Yet a heavenly force is also at work. It will take astute analysis and forensic skills to solve the crime. But Dani and Tommy suspect there's more the the mystery than murder, more to their growing friendship than chance . . . and more to the evil they're facing than a mere human killer.

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Success is Not an Accident'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:43:00 +0000

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Success Is Not an Accident

Tommy Newberry's best-selling Success Is Not an Accident (self-published in 1999) has helped over 100,000 readers achieve higher levels of success in both their personal and professional lives. Reminiscent of best-selling authors Stephen Covey and John Maxwell, Newberry teaches readers the power of goal setting, time management, visualization, and “self-talk” so they can achieve peak levels of performance in all areas of their lives.

Successful people are those who have learned
how to consistently apply God’s laws in their lives
(c) Tommy Newberry

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ '40 Unforgettable Dates with Your Mate'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:21:00 +0000

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40 Unforgettable Dates with Your Mate

In The 5 Love Needs of Men and Women, the Rosbergs taught us how to recognize our spouse's most important love needs. Now it's time to put those ideas into action! In 40 Unforgettable Dates with Your Mate, America's favorite family counselors offer forty ideas for dates that are not only fun and romantic but also help readers meet their spouse's love needs. From picnics to day trips to snuggling at home, these ideas are guaranteed to put your marriage into high gear.

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Love is a Verb'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:43:00 +0000

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Love is a Verb: Stories of What Happens When Love Comes Alive

Dr. Gary Chapman has spent his life helping people communicate love more effectively and in turn build more satisfying and lasting relationships. His book The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts is a regular on the New York Times Best Sellers list--even after being in print for fifteen years--and has made the term "love language" a part of everyday speech.

Love Is a Verb takes his teaching to the next level. Rather than a typical marriage self-help book filled with lengthy explanations of principles and techniques, it is a compilation of true stories displaying love in action. These stories--written by everyday people--go straight to the hearts of readers, who often say that illustrations are the most effective parts of a book. Gary Chapman adds a "Love Lesson" to each story, showing readers how they can apply the same principles to their own relationships.

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Beauty From the Inside Out'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

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Beauty from the Inside Out

Whatever beauty advice you seek, you will find it in BEAUTY FROM THE INSIDE OUT. Angela Elwell Hunt, author of more than one hundred titles for children and adults, and Laura Krauss Calenberg, a professional New York model, bring you guidance not only for achieving outer beauty but inner beauty as well--because true beauty lies in the confident attitude that comes from knowing the One who created you.

Why not be the best you can be?

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FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'The Good Life'

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:45:00 +0000

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The Good Life

Sharing from his own life, as well as the stories of others, Chuck Colson exposes the counterfeits of the good life and leads readers to the only true source of meaning and purpose, Jesus Christ. But he does that in an unusual way, allowing powerful stories to illustrate how people have lived out their beliefs in ways that either satisfy or leave them empty. Colson addresses seekers—people looking for the truth. He shows through stories that the truth is knowable and that the truly good life is one that lives within the truth. Through the book, readers get to understand their own stories and find answers to their own search for meaning, purpose, and truth.

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Heartbeat of God

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:30:00 +0000

"I have to kneel before The Father,

put my ear against His Chest and listen,

without interruption, to The Heartbeat of GOD.

Then and only then, can I say

carefully and very gently what I hear."

~ Henri J.M. Nouwen

I Want My Love for Him to ALWAYS Be...Uncluttered

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Uncluttered ~ Gwen Smith

Cause I want my love for Him to ALWAYS be... uncluttered

"Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the

surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus as my Lord.

For His sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish,

in order that I may gain Christ and be found in Him.

~ Philippians 3:8,9

FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Beginning at the End (Finding God When Your World Falls Apart)

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000

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Beginning at the End (Finding God When Your World Falls Apart)

At some point, the trials of life will bring us to a place of believing that we're at "The End." It is in our pain and desperation that we call out to a God who seems so distant. Our questions are endless. But what we find is that for all the questions we have for God . . . He has questions for us too.

"Beginning at The End" will take you on a profound journey through the Biblical book of Job. You will discover that its message goes much deeper than what appears on the surface . . . and so does your life. You will find that when you come to "The End," it is really just the "Beginning," when you encounter the Almighty God who offers forgiveness for the past, faith for the future and grace for the present moment.

"Cherie Hill has a heart for the brokenhearted. With true compassion she communicates God's personal and infinite love for all who suffer and search for meaning. I highly recommend this book."
-Father Jonathan Morris, author of "The Promise," theological advisor in "The Passion of the Christ," and FOX News Analyst.

*BONUS FEATURE: 1st Chapter of Be Still (Let Jesus Calm Your Storms)

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Broken INTO Beautiful

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000

Broken into Beautiful ~ Gwen Smith

"Those who look to him are radiant;

their faces are NEVER covered with shame."

~ Psalm 34:5

iChoose2 Love My Life: Week 5

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000

Watch the iChoose2 Love My Life Week 5 video.

Welcome to Week #5 of our iChoose2 Love My Life:

one-year journey toward living a life you love!

After you watch the above video, please visit iChoose2 Love My Life: Week 5

and leave a comment on the iBloom site sharing

one thing you’ve been procrastinating on, but are determined to accomplish.

See YOU there!!!!

Visit iChoose2 Love My Life Book

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For EVERY book that is sold,

iBloom is donating 10% ($1) towards their iHope ministry fund.

This will allow them to give books to women in shelters, prisons, etc

FREE Kindle Edition ~ 'Contingency (Covenant of Trust)

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000

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Contingency (Covenant of Trust)

Where was God? Bobbi Molinsky's comfortable life is shattered when a forwarded email from her husband's account lands in her inbox. The email teases, "My whole evening is free again." After an angry confrontation with Chuck, she is left with the broken remains of an eighteen year marriage. Where is God? Bobbi agrees forgiving Chuck is the right thing, the God-honoring thing to do, but it leaves her empty and isolated. Teaching her second-graders is a burden. Taking care of her boys saps all her energy. It seems God Himself has walked away, leaving her to struggle alone. Is God faithful? Bobbi can't deny the transformation in Chuck, but genuine forgiveness requires trust, and trust is a risk she's not willing to take. Can she let go of her deepest, most primal fears and save her marriage?

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What Are You Refusing to Let Go Of?

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:30:00 +0000

Every inch of ground we refuse to take with God,

we surrender to the enemy.

~ Beth Moore

Valentine Divine

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Valentine Divine

When Jesus Christ decided to

Give us a Valentine,

He followed His Father’s orders--

The task God did assign.

He gave Himself, His life, His all,

For this special Valentine,

Knowing He would change the world;

Real love He’d redefine.

It’s sacrifice we need to give

To a beloved Valentine;

When we do that, we get a glimpse

Of the holy and divine.

Oh Lord, please help us be like you,

With every Valentine.

When we love each other as You did,

It’s then that we’re really Thine.

By Joanna Fuchs

Shared at Poem Source

LOTS more poetry there; be sure to visit!!!

Keeping EVERYTHING in Perspective!

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000

image credit ~ Lori Laws

¡¡¡ǝʌıʇɔǝdsɹǝd uı ƃuıɥʇʎɹǝʌǝ ƃuıdǝǝʞ
˙˙˙˙loɹʇuoɔ uı sʎɐʍlɐ sı GOD

˙˙˙˙uı ǝʌıl ǝʍ plɹoʍ uʍop ǝpısdn sıɥʇ uı uǝʌǝ

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You Lead...

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000

You Lead ~ Jamie Grace

You lead

I'll follow

Just light the way and I'll go

Cause I know that what You got for me

IS MORE THAN I CAN SEE

So lead me on...

Stand Upon the Rock!

noreply@blogger.com (Karla Meachem) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0000

When the world around you is crumbling,

God is the rock on which you can stand.

~ Our Daily Bread