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This is a great song about when Jesus comes again!&amp;nbsp; Hope you enjoy it and have a wonderful Sunday.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;Midnight Cry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I hear the sound&lt;br /&gt;of a mighty rushing wind&lt;br /&gt;and it's closer now&lt;br /&gt;than it's ever been&lt;br /&gt;I can almost hear the trumpet&lt;br /&gt;as Gabriel sounds the chord&lt;br /&gt;at the midnight cry&lt;br /&gt;we'll be going home&lt;br /&gt;
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When Jesus steps out&lt;br /&gt;on a cloud to call His children&lt;br /&gt;
the dead in Christ shall rise&lt;br /&gt;to meet Him in the air&lt;br /&gt;and then those that remain&lt;br /&gt;will be quickly changed&lt;br /&gt;at the midnight cry (at the midnight cry)&lt;br /&gt;when Jesus comes again&lt;br /&gt;
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I look around me&lt;br /&gt;I see prophecies fulfilling&lt;br /&gt;and signs of the times&lt;br /&gt;they're appearing everywhere&lt;br /&gt;I can almost hear the Father&lt;br /&gt;as He says&lt;br /&gt;Son go get your children&lt;br /&gt;at the midnight cry&lt;br /&gt;the Bride of Christ will rise&lt;br /&gt;
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When Jesus steps out&lt;br /&gt;on a cloud to call His children&lt;br /&gt;the dead in Christ shall rise&lt;br /&gt;to meet Him in the air&lt;br /&gt;and then those that remain&lt;br /&gt;will be quickly changed&lt;br /&gt;at the midnight cry (at the midnight cry)&lt;br /&gt;when Jesus comes again&lt;br /&gt;
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And then those that remain&lt;br /&gt;will be quickly changed&lt;br /&gt;at the midnight cry (at the midnight cry)&lt;br /&gt;when Jesus comes again&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;at the midnight cry (at the midnight cry)&lt;br /&gt;when Jesus comes again&lt;br /&gt;when Jesus comes again&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;I took this quiz, only two questions, but it came up with my Hillbilly Name.  Mine is Big Bessie Clementine! Well, I am big girl, lol!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We are on week three of The Year of 1,000 gifts.&amp;nbsp; Won't you join me in counting your blessings by clicking on the link above?&lt;br /&gt;
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Here are my gifts from above for the last week!&lt;br /&gt;
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47.&amp;nbsp; Hunter feeling better
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48.&amp;nbsp; Giggling like teenagers&lt;br /&gt;
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49.&amp;nbsp; Strength to get through
 a bad homeschooling day&lt;br /&gt;
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50.&amp;nbsp; Holding hands with my
 husband&lt;br /&gt;
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51.&amp;nbsp; The memory of Mitchell and I watching
 a meteor shower under blankets on the trampoline&lt;br /&gt;
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52.&amp;nbsp; Devotions that make my
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53.&amp;nbsp; Discovering new
 inspiration in the Bible&lt;br /&gt;
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54.&amp;nbsp; Not saying everything
 that pops into my head&lt;br /&gt;
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55.&amp;nbsp; Finding cookies I
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56.&amp;nbsp; My oldest reading&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0FEOB1FKcSE/TxyuT9eFMbI/AAAAAAAAD54/7r2PM5z7JJ8/s1600/2012-01-21+001+2012-01-16+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0FEOB1FKcSE/TxyuT9eFMbI/AAAAAAAAD54/7r2PM5z7JJ8/s320/2012-01-21+001+2012-01-16+001.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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57.&amp;nbsp; The way Hunter says
 Disney World- makes me smile every time&lt;br /&gt;
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58.&amp;nbsp; Not getting bad storms
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59.&amp;nbsp; My 2
 so-ugly-they-are-beautiful guineas&lt;br /&gt;
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60.&amp;nbsp; 2 huge birds who looked
 like they were dancing together&lt;br /&gt;
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61.&amp;nbsp; The laughs we had when we saw
 a opossum running through the yard &lt;br /&gt;
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62.&amp;nbsp; The moon&lt;br /&gt;
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63.&amp;nbsp; A moment of Quiet&lt;br /&gt;
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64.&amp;nbsp;  Blue eyes&lt;/div&gt;
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65.&amp;nbsp; The smell of laundry
 fresh from the dryer&lt;br /&gt;
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66. Barb's new flooring&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4A9mINZCJl4/TxhEN-iqVVI/AAAAAAAAD5A/9GAkeT-JwS8/s1600/2+1+conference+header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4A9mINZCJl4/TxhEN-iqVVI/AAAAAAAAD5A/9GAkeT-JwS8/s1600/2+1+conference+header.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Recently I found out about a blogging conference called &lt;a href="http://www.2to1conference.com/" target="_blank"&gt;2:1&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;  It's being held in Washington D.C. and is for homeschoolers with a heart for God.&amp;nbsp; I would really like to go because there are going to be so many wonderful speakers there.&amp;nbsp; Some of whom are bloggers I already converse with online and would love to meet in person.&amp;nbsp; Have you heard of it?&amp;nbsp; I'd love to know if any of you are going?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One of the unique things about this conference is that it's about putting God and family first.&amp;nbsp; I hope to be encouraged in my homeschooling journey and learn how to be a better blogger as well.&amp;nbsp; Plus, my oldest is quite excited&amp;nbsp; because it's in D.C.&amp;nbsp; I was hoping if I won my ticket ($199) that maybe I could swing the rest and take the family for a little field trip.&lt;br /&gt;
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Just in case you're wondering (I know I was) what 2:1 means, it's focusing on the verse in the Bible in Titus.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;h3 style="color: blue; text-align: center;"&gt;


&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Titus 2:1 - &lt;/i&gt;You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I want to thank &lt;a href="http://www.hsclassroom.net/" target="_blank"&gt;The Homeschool Classroom&lt;/a&gt; and the 2:1 Conference for offering this giveaway.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;I wrote this post in order to try and win a pass to the 2:1 Conference. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It's week 2 of 1,000 Gifts at A Holy Experience.&amp;nbsp; Click on the banner above to link up and share your blessings this past week.&amp;nbsp; Just in case you don't remember, we're counting 3 gifts a day each day.&lt;br /&gt;
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I thought for some reason last week I missed a week, but it was only a couple days.&amp;nbsp; So this is actually my second week of counting Gifts from Above!&lt;br /&gt;
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A hen enjoying a
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Watching old tv shows
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Having a home big
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Hearing “I love you
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Hunter playing trains
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My hubby going with me
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Rain falling on the
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Our Salkehatchie
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Reeses cups&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;pre&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;In Everything Give Thanks &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
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&lt;pre&gt;&lt;b&gt;In everything give thanks, with all your heart
give praise, for the Lord we serve will never let you down.
In everything give thanks, with all your heart 
believe that the Lord can take a circumstance 
and turn it all around.

When you want sunshine to brighten up your day, 
but you find the clouds rain on your parade;
Don't forget somewhere someone you may not know 
is thanking God for a rain to make the crops grow.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
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&lt;pre&gt;&lt;b&gt;In everything give thanks, with all your heart
give praise, for the Lord we serve will never let you down.
In everything give thanks, with all your heart 
believe that the Lord can take a circumstance 
and turn it all around.&lt;/b&gt;
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When troubles trouble you and you think life's not fair,
when you need someone and there's no one there;
Remember all the times that you feel alone are the
times He'll use to make you strong.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
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&lt;pre&gt;&lt;b&gt;In everything give thanks, with all your heart
give praise, for the Lord we serve will never let you down.
In everything give thanks, with all your heart 
believe that the Lord can take a circumstance 
and turn it all around.&lt;/b&gt;
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I recently had the chance to read&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0849946484/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=southeblessi-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=390957&amp;amp;creativeASIN=0849946484"&gt; Stumbling Into Grace: Confessions of a Sometimes Spiritually Clumsy Woman&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=southeblessi-20&amp;amp;l=as2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0849946484" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It's written by Lisa Harper and is kind of like a diary and devotional combined into one.&amp;nbsp; She draws you in and talks to you like you're a close friend.&amp;nbsp; This book is broken down into three parts called Real Life, Real Gifts, and Real Growth.&amp;nbsp; The chapters are short, but not as short as a you would expect a daily devotional to be.&lt;br /&gt;
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Stumbling Into Grace is really easy to read and can be quite funny and at times a little sad.&amp;nbsp; Ms. Harper uses stories from her life and incorporates Bible scripture into each part.&amp;nbsp; I like the prayers at the end of each chapter and the questions you can answer or just journal your own thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;
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It helps to know that other Christian women have struggles too and to know that their lives aren't perfect.&amp;nbsp; Because, I don't know about you, but sometimes I just feel like I don't have a clue and that I'm all alone!&amp;nbsp; Lisa Harper also offers a fresh perspective on scripture I've read over and over before.&amp;nbsp; I think this would be a good book for a women's study since it's short and already has questions for everyone to answer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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I give Stumbling Into Grace 4 out of 5 stars.&lt;br /&gt;
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On New Year's Eve we went to my Sister-in-law's house and she had this awesome dip.  She has it often, but I finally asked her for the recipe. I wanted to share it with y'all!&amp;nbsp;  It is sooo yummy!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wendy's Cheesy Crockpot Dip&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;Ingredients&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;1- 2 lb block of Velveeta Cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;1 can Rotel Mild&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;1 lb. hamburger meat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;1 lb mild sausage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Brown hamburger meat and sausage in pan, drain grease and put meat in crock pot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Cut Velveeta cheese into cubes and put in crockpot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Stir in can of Rotel and can of Cream of Mushroom Soup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Turn on high until everything melts together, stirring occasionally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Turn on keep warm and enjoy!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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This is great with Tortilla chips.&amp;nbsp; For this recipe it takes around 3 bags of chips. As you can see from the picture it makes quite a lot.&amp;nbsp; We enjoyed it for several days!&lt;br /&gt;
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I am participating in Multitudes on Mondays.&amp;nbsp; It's the year of One Thousand Gifts at A Holy Experience.&amp;nbsp; We are counting our blessings this year, won't you click on the banner above and join us?&amp;nbsp; It breaks down into around 3 gifts each day.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am a week behind, but this will catch me up.&amp;nbsp; This is the first of many Monday posts giving thanks to God for His gifts.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am thankful for:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V3vOlqRWsyQ/Two-L-_AivI/AAAAAAAADxY/b5vWSaOo1kk/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="177" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V3vOlqRWsyQ/Two-L-_AivI/AAAAAAAADxY/b5vWSaOo1kk/s320/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+126.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1.&amp;nbsp; A perfect pine cone I saw on my walk &lt;/div&gt;
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2.&amp;nbsp; The beautiful blue sky&lt;/div&gt;
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3.&amp;nbsp; Naps on Sunday&lt;/div&gt;
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4.&amp;nbsp; My 4 year old playing quietly&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7f-BBKteNMs/TwpC1WbXuRI/AAAAAAAADxg/0zzeAqu0Ghs/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="179" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7f-BBKteNMs/TwpC1WbXuRI/AAAAAAAADxg/0zzeAqu0Ghs/s320/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+181.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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5.&amp;nbsp; The sunshine&lt;/div&gt;
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6.&amp;nbsp; Hunter walking around with no shirt in January&lt;/div&gt;
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7.&amp;nbsp; The &lt;strike&gt;weed&lt;/strike&gt; flower my son picked for me&lt;/div&gt;
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8.&amp;nbsp; Candy in the bottom of my pocketbook&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BaWiPtT3fd4/TwpILxscbuI/AAAAAAAADyI/9cFRO6hJ_U4/s1600/sugar+2012-01-02+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="172" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BaWiPtT3fd4/TwpILxscbuI/AAAAAAAADyI/9cFRO6hJ_U4/s320/sugar+2012-01-02+005.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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9.&amp;nbsp; Leftovers from the fridge&lt;/div&gt;
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10. Love from a chihuahua&lt;/div&gt;
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11. Reading the blogs of friends&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9VjDzK0QOQg/TwpEC6PWWMI/AAAAAAAADxo/SSggC8GjlRM/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9VjDzK0QOQg/TwpEC6PWWMI/AAAAAAAADxo/SSggC8GjlRM/s320/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+201.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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12. Family and friends helping fix up Barb's house&lt;/div&gt;
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13. Laughter with a good friend&lt;/div&gt;
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14. Barb's trailer passing inspection&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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15. A smile from a stranger&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DkRmDoDl_Ig/TwpFeHuXeNI/AAAAAAAADxw/eDfZ8yQj2eE/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="179" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DkRmDoDl_Ig/TwpFeHuXeNI/AAAAAAAADxw/eDfZ8yQj2eE/s320/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+088.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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16. Smiles Hunter puts on my face&lt;/div&gt;
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17. Another handsome new rooster&lt;/div&gt;
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18. Chocolate anything&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gR5P89xfIT8/TwpHM93S9LI/AAAAAAAADyA/bdKkDGZnoiE/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gR5P89xfIT8/TwpHM93S9LI/AAAAAAAADyA/bdKkDGZnoiE/s320/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+206.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
19. A cool breeze blowing in the window&lt;/div&gt;
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20. Watching my youngest play in the park&lt;/div&gt;
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21. My men coming home after working hard all day&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ6HVfwHRgg/TwpGWxhmd3I/AAAAAAAADx4/4L2kYxA2Nhw/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ6HVfwHRgg/TwpGWxhmd3I/AAAAAAAADx4/4L2kYxA2Nhw/s320/Winter+2011-2012+2012-01-08+140.JPG" width="177" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;22. Forgiveness&lt;/div&gt;
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23. Bedtime&lt;/div&gt;
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24. An empty tree stand (hunting season is over)&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;pre&gt;1. Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, 
 God of glory, Lord of love; 
 hearts unfold like flowers before thee, 
 opening to the sun above.  
 Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; 
 drive the dark of doubt away.  
 Giver of immortal gladness, 
 fill us with the light of day!

2. All thy works with joy surround thee, 
 earth and heaven reflect thy rays, 
 stars and angels sing around thee, 
 center of unbroken praise.  
 Field and forest, vale and mountain, 
 flowery meadow, flashing sea, 
 chanting bird and flowing fountain, 
 call us to rejoice in thee.

3. Thou art giving and forgiving, 
 ever blessing, ever blest, 
 well-spring of the joy of living, 
 ocean depth of happy rest!  
 Thou our Father, Christ our brother, 
 all who live in love are thine; 
 teach us how to love each other, 
 lift us to the joy divine.

4. Mortals, join the mighty chorus 
 which the morning stars began; 
 love divine is reigning o'er us, 
 binding all within its span.  
 Ever singing, march we onward, 
 victors in the midst of strife; 
 joyful music leads us sunward, 
 in the triumph song of life.&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;Below is the first verse in song.&lt;/pre&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Playing in the dirt right before the cold snap&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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For the last month or so, I have been feeding my chihuahua, Sugar, &lt;a href="http://www.hillspet.com/ideal-balance/ideal-balance-home.html"&gt;Hill's® Science Diet® Ideal Balance™ dog food&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Sugar can be a very picky eater.&amp;nbsp; I have noticed in the past that she likes dog food that has chicken as a main ingredient.&amp;nbsp; So, I was very happy to see that the first ingredient was chicken.&amp;nbsp; Also inside are fruits and vegetables, plus it has no corn or artificial colors.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;My pretty Sugar&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Sugar likes her new dog food a lot!&amp;nbsp; She has always had a nice coat on her, but I think it may even be a bit more shiny after trying Hill's® Science Diet® Ideal Balance™ dog food.&amp;nbsp; Plus, she seems to have more energy than before.&amp;nbsp; She's been running around the house more lately.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;See her shiny coat&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Hill's and Pet MD have partnered up to help you make smarter food choices for your pet.&amp;nbsp; You can go &lt;a href="http://www.petmd.com/mybowl"&gt;to my bowl&lt;/a&gt; and find out more.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I received a free bag of dog food from Hill's and &lt;a href="http://bzzagent.com/"&gt;BzzAgent.com&lt;/a&gt; in exchange for an honest review.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter's present on Christmas Eve&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I hope y'all had a good Christmas!&amp;nbsp; We did!&amp;nbsp; On Christmas Eve we went to one of my cousin's house and ate.&amp;nbsp; Afterwards we did a "Chinese Christmas", where you draw numbers, then the first person gets to pick first, and so on.&amp;nbsp; But, the catch is, the next person, or any person after you, can choose to steal your gift instead of opening a new one.&amp;nbsp; My hubby tried to hide his gift so no one would steal it!&amp;nbsp; He ended up getting to keep it, it was a heavy duty flashlight, that bends.&amp;nbsp; I also ended up with a three set of flashlights.&amp;nbsp; Mitchell decided to steal a present, so he got a red and black checkered blanket.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Christmas Day with Ronnie's family&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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On Christmas Day we got up and went to church and in the afternoon we went to my mother-in-law's house.&amp;nbsp; The kids had a great time with their cousins.&amp;nbsp; Then we went to see their horses.&amp;nbsp; My husband &lt;b&gt;loves&lt;/b&gt; horses!&amp;nbsp; He had them growing up and misses them so.&amp;nbsp; Turns out, Hunter loves horses too!&amp;nbsp; He kept hugging them, it was so cute!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter loving on one of the horses&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Mitchell's favorite gifts were his new gun, his Clemson T-shirt, and his camo backpack.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-09SuPSchpXY/Tv0OoTBvZ6I/AAAAAAAADuM/9UZfpRfSQKQ/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-24+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="223" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-09SuPSchpXY/Tv0OoTBvZ6I/AAAAAAAADuM/9UZfpRfSQKQ/s400/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-24+007.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mitchell trying out his new gun&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bas2Blu17Ho/Tvz6COLth-I/AAAAAAAADs4/7CGXncjBs0g/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-25+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="223" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bas2Blu17Ho/Tvz6COLth-I/AAAAAAAADs4/7CGXncjBs0g/s400/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-25+009.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mitchell in his Clemson tee and his new backpack&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Hunter got a really cool set of John Deere tractors that he likes, a fire engine, and a racetrack.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QGfcEwaaTDA/Tvz44e7g_XI/AAAAAAAADss/JRNPhy4VQlY/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-23+088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="315" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QGfcEwaaTDA/Tvz44e7g_XI/AAAAAAAADss/JRNPhy4VQlY/s400/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-23+088.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter opening his racetrack&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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My husband and I decided to get ourselves the gift of a new fuel pump.&amp;nbsp; Our car had been broken for several months.&amp;nbsp; So, as a family, we couldn't go anywhere, because our other vehicle is a truck with only three seats.&amp;nbsp; It's nice being able to go places with both the kids again!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vJ6YqeL5mA/Tv0LST_DjOI/AAAAAAAADto/mfVAeR9agXE/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-23+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="273" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vJ6YqeL5mA/Tv0LST_DjOI/AAAAAAAADto/mfVAeR9agXE/s400/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-23+001.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Ronnie and Mitchell working on our car&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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And we celebrated the birth of Jesus with a birthday cake and by singing "Happy Birthday" to Him!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter blowing out the candle&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/uLqZ/~4/5FOKBT3wGTE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://www.southernblessings.net/2011/12/holiday-fun.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Nancy M.)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j6WdMtHXDBI/Tvz1wTVksOI/AAAAAAAADrw/OV6VlgBSylY/s72-c/huntergift.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083284564509209798.post-3913381389953514676</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-24T14:49:47.476-05:00</atom:updated><title>Celebrate!</title><description>I hope each one of you is able to spend this Christmas with the ones you love the most!&amp;nbsp; I am loving seeing Christmas through my children's eyes- the anticipation, the enjoyment, and the magic.&amp;nbsp; Hunter is especially excited about the birth of baby Jesus!&amp;nbsp; I hope y'all are too! &lt;br /&gt;
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From my family to yours- Merry Christmas!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zla0d4HdiRk/TvF1Ll22QSI/AAAAAAAADrU/H3d7dS9q1A4/s1600/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-07+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zla0d4HdiRk/TvF1Ll22QSI/AAAAAAAADrU/H3d7dS9q1A4/s400/Winter+2011-2012+2011-12-07+012.JPG" width="196" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Our Christmas tree when we first put it up&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter loves to spin the chair &amp;amp; hit it so it's not quite as pretty now&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I love to go places, from Disney World to the beaches or the mountains.  Unfortunately that can get pretty expensive!  I just found the secret to make taking a &lt;a href="http://www.redweek.com/"&gt;family vacation&lt;/a&gt; more affordable.  It's called RedWeek.com and it's a place where members can go and rent timeshares directly from the owner.  You cut out the middle-man and cut down the price!&amp;nbsp; Membership to RedWeek is only $14.99 per year.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Disney World&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Here's an example of the great prices found on RedWeek: My favorite place in the world, Disney World, has a studio room available at the Boardwalk Villas for $130 a night!  And this is during Christmas!  The regular rate per night for this room is $370.  That is such an amazing deal!  Or if you'd prefer to stay offsite, you could stay at Cypress Pointe Resort in a one bedroom unit for only $64 a night.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Gorgeous Beaches&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Maybe you would prefer a 2 bedroom unit on the beach.  There is one at The Resort on Cocoa Beach in Florida next summer for $128 a night.  The regular price for this room is $208 a night and it sleeps 6 people!&amp;nbsp; Perhaps you've been wanting to go to Las Vegas, there is a 1 bedroom unit at a 5 star resort for only $80 per night.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SMBFnatbsoE/Tu_1aK0b8PI/AAAAAAAADrE/xkk2-lJcIoc/s1600/resortvshotel.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SMBFnatbsoE/Tu_1aK0b8PI/AAAAAAAADrE/xkk2-lJcIoc/s1600/resortvshotel.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;See the Difference in Space!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Just think of all the space you'd have versus a regular hotel room. Hotels usually have one or two beds in the same room and a bathroom.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.redweek.com/timeshare-rentals"&gt;Timeshare rentals&lt;/a&gt; often have fully stocked kitchens, separate bedrooms, a living room, and some even have washers and dryers.&amp;nbsp; These amenities are great if you have children because you and the kids don't have to share a bedroom, plus you can cook your own meals to save even more money.&lt;br /&gt;
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When you are a member and visit RedWeek.com you can check prices and availability of resorts as well as read reviews and ratings.&amp;nbsp; There are also detailed resort descriptions and lots of photos. &amp;nbsp; There is a section on the site called RedWishes where you can list the exact resort, room size, and dates so owners can contact you.&amp;nbsp; You can buy, sell, or rent a timeshare at RedWeek.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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RedWeek is giving away a free 2 year membership to their site to one of my readers!&amp;nbsp; Go and visit RedWeek.com, it's fun to look around and see all the great resorts available.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christmas In Dixie&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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By now in New York City&lt;br /&gt;
There's snow on the ground&lt;br /&gt;
And out in California&lt;br /&gt;
The sunshine's falling down&lt;br /&gt;
And maybe down in Memphis, Graceland's all in lights&lt;br /&gt;
And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's peace on earth tonight
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Christmas in Dixie, it's snowing in the pines&lt;br /&gt;
Merry Christmas from Dixie to everyone tonight&lt;br /&gt;
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It's windy in Chicago&lt;br /&gt;
The kids are out of school&lt;br /&gt;
There's magic in Motown&lt;br /&gt;
The city's on the move&lt;br /&gt;
In Jackson, Mississippi to Charlotte, Caroline&lt;br /&gt;
And all across the Nation, its a peaceful Christmas time&lt;br /&gt;
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Christmas in Dixie, its snowing in the pines&lt;br /&gt;
Merry Christmas from Dixie, to everyone tonight&lt;br /&gt;
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And from Fort Payne, Alabama..Merry Christmas tonight!
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I used to get fever blisters (cold sores) a lot! I probably had one at least every six weeks or so.&amp;nbsp; They are so aggravating.&amp;nbsp; First you feel the tingle and then the blisters pop up on your lips.&amp;nbsp; When they finally get here it still takes about 2 weeks or so for them to heal up.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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I asked my doctor if there was something I could take to help keep from getting them, but she said there wasn't.&amp;nbsp; So, I did some research online and found some things people have taken to either keep from getting fever blisters, or to help heal them faster.&amp;nbsp; There are several medicines that are supposed to help lessen the severity of the occurrences. &amp;nbsp; But, they are only for after you get the cold sores, not before.&lt;br /&gt;
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I tried a lot of the things I saw on websites and what finally ended up working for me was Lysine.&amp;nbsp; Lysine is sold in the vitamin section of stores.&amp;nbsp; The bottle in the picture above was bought at Dollar General for just a few dollars and will last me 2 months.&amp;nbsp; I have been taking one 500 mg. pill a day for about 9 months or so.&amp;nbsp; Since then the only time I have had a fever blister is when I ran out of pills and skipped a little over a week of taking them.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Now, I'm not promising this will work for everyone, but for me it's been a great preventative!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter filling in a hole while his daddy digs one&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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It's been forever since I gave y'all an update on Barb.&amp;nbsp; You may remember she got a job in July.&amp;nbsp; Recently they made her permanent part time which means she will get benefits now.&amp;nbsp; So awesome!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQYeO63Vmoc/TudJHltnF8I/AAAAAAAADpw/fQozyFT1oNk/s1600/barbtra6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQYeO63Vmoc/TudJHltnF8I/AAAAAAAADpw/fQozyFT1oNk/s400/barbtra6.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The front porch in the middle of renovation&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I also posted that Barb received a used &lt;a href="http://www.southernblessings.net/2011/04/faithful-friday-story-behind-wednesdays.html" target="_blank"&gt;mobile home &lt;/a&gt;in the spring.&amp;nbsp; Well, it turned out it needed more work than we first anticipated.&amp;nbsp; A lot of the floors needed to be either partially or completely re-done.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;They boys bedroom under construction&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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It also needed painting, a new water heater, new flooring, and new porches.&amp;nbsp; And the plumbing had to be re-done with new toilets, sinks, etc, etc.&amp;nbsp; As you can see, the work kept adding up!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The most helpful men ever!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Luckily, we have had a lot of help from our church family.&amp;nbsp; Which included some cousins of mine, our preacher and a few other men of the church.&amp;nbsp; They were only able to work on it every so often whenever money was available.&amp;nbsp; Our "men" included a plumber/electrician, a natural gas installer, an equipment operator, and a jack of all trades.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The septic tank being installed&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;strike&gt;We&lt;/strike&gt; They also put in a septic tank and water lines to the home.&amp;nbsp; I mostly supervised, lol!&amp;nbsp; Actually Hunter did way more work than me.&amp;nbsp; He pulled up flooring, and filled in holes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MQ8M9Vt3Ln8/TudI-_Z9B1I/AAAAAAAADpo/ZV1UPyOZoLY/s1600/barbtra4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MQ8M9Vt3Ln8/TudI-_Z9B1I/AAAAAAAADpo/ZV1UPyOZoLY/s400/barbtra4.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mitchell and Adam pulling up the old flooring&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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We were hoping Barb would be able to move in by Christmas, but unfortunately she still needs new flooring for 3 more rooms, some furniture, and we're hoping the heating system will still work that came with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fOxYPdZp7Gw/TudLx6dLjlI/AAAAAAAADqI/hW2SQZAT6B4/s1600/a0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fOxYPdZp7Gw/TudLx6dLjlI/AAAAAAAADqI/hW2SQZAT6B4/s400/a0.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter and the preacher's son watching the preacher put in water lines&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I think everything has been done to get it inspected now and as soon as it passes they will turn the power on.&amp;nbsp; That will make it so much easier to finish the little inside things that are hard to work on now that it gets dark so early.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The main bathroom after being painted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Pray that everything will keep going well, so Barb and her family will be able to move in soon! &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Little Drummer Boy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum &lt;br /&gt;
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum &lt;br /&gt;
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum&lt;br /&gt;
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,&lt;br /&gt;
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,&lt;br /&gt;
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So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum, &lt;br /&gt;
When we come.&lt;br /&gt;
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Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum&lt;br /&gt;
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum &lt;br /&gt;
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum &lt;br /&gt;
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,&lt;br /&gt;
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,&lt;br /&gt;
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Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum, &lt;br /&gt;
On my drum?&lt;br /&gt;
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Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum &lt;br /&gt;
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum&lt;br /&gt;
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum &lt;br /&gt;
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, &lt;br /&gt;
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,&lt;br /&gt;
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Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum&lt;br /&gt;
Me and my drum. 

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Me on the steps of one of the historic homes&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Last month we went on a field trip to &lt;a href="http://www.historic-camden.net/" target="_blank"&gt;Camden, SC&lt;/a&gt;.  It was the site of several key battles of the Revolutionary War. Since we homeschool, we were able to go right around the time Mitchell was studying that in US History.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am so lucky that Mitchell is like me in that he loves history.  He really enjoyed walking around and looking at the various sites and wondering how it felt way back then for all the soldiers who were there.&lt;br /&gt;
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We were able to tour several homes that date back to that period in history.&amp;nbsp; Inside were artifacts that had been unearthed in Camden.&amp;nbsp; We saw guns, tools, cannons, and lots of other things.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hunter and Adam in the stockades, with their feet, lol&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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We also did a driving tour of the battles and saw graves and homes from that time.&amp;nbsp; I really loved seeing all those old homes.&amp;nbsp; The neighborhoods were so cozy and you could really picture how living back then would have been like.&lt;br /&gt;
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I can't wait until it's time to eat turkey today!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It will be weird since we're usually at Cora's house, but since she passed away this year, they aren't having a dinner.&amp;nbsp; I'll be making dinner for our family and I hope it will be great!&amp;nbsp; I wanted to post a few things I am thankful for today:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Jesus dying for me!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;My husband for loving me and working hard so I can be a stay at home mom!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;My aggravating, handsome, and sweet sons, who I love more than anything!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;My family for putting up with me!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;My friends for always being there for me!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Having a home to live in and share with friends!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Our wonderful church family!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;My beautiful chickens who I love just watching peck around the yard!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Having at least one car that runs!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;My laptop! (Just keeping it real folks)&lt;/li&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;I could come up with many, many more, but those are just some of the things I am thankful for this year!&amp;nbsp; What about you, what's on your list? &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;How cute is this kitty?  &lt;a href="http://stylinonline.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Stylin Online&lt;/a&gt; just released the "Soft Kitty" singing plush toy.   It's a 10 inch long grey and pink plushie.&amp;nbsp; When you push it's paw, it sings the popular tune from the CBS hit TV show Big Bang Theory.  The song Sheldon taught to Penny when he was sick.  It goes like this: "Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur.  Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr".&lt;br /&gt;
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I also received this cute t-shirt.  The shirt is 100% cotton screen printed with the words to "Soft Kitty" on it.&amp;nbsp; It's super soft, and is a stretchy form-fitting style.&amp;nbsp; The t-shirt also comes in mens sizes.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Super soft and stretchy tee with Soft Kitty&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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If you know someone who loves Big Bang Theory, either of these would make a great Christmas present for them!&amp;nbsp; The t-shirt and plushie can be bought &lt;a href="http://stylinonline.com/baby-tee-big-bang-theory-soft-kitty-combo.html" target="_blank"&gt;together for $44.99&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href="http://stylinonline.com/baby-tee-big-bang-theory-soft-kitty.html" target="_blank"&gt;t-shirt by itself for $18.88&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; The &lt;a href="http://stylinonline.com/softkitty" target="_blank"&gt;kitty plushie can be purchased for $29.99&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Here's a short video clip with the "Soft Kitty" song!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;I received this Soft Kitty t-shirt and Soft Kitty Plushie from Stylin Online in exchange for this post.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Jason's friends remember him&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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3 years.  It can't be, can it?  Seems like just yesterday when I got that awful phone call in the middle of the night.  It was 3 years ago yesterday that my nephew Jason died.  He would be 18 now, &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;should&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp; be 18!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Jason looking so happy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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In case you're new here, I'll tell you a little about him. Jason was a smart kid, popular, handsome.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately he had gotten into huffing.&amp;nbsp; Huffing is when you inhale vapors to get high.&amp;nbsp; It probably seems less dangerous to kids since they are inhaling everyday items like aerosol dusting cans of air, nail polish remover, and gasoline.&amp;nbsp; Of course there are many more things that you can huff, those are just a few.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The other side of the rock&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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The night Jason died he was huffing gas.&amp;nbsp; I know he thought everything would be fine, but it wasn't.&amp;nbsp; Huffing gasoline killed him.&amp;nbsp; I think it almost killed his mother too.&amp;nbsp; We all miss Jason, some days more than others.&amp;nbsp; I try to write about Jason every year.&amp;nbsp; I hope it helps others to know how dangerous huffing can be.&amp;nbsp; For more information on huffing and symptoms to be on the look out for please &lt;a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=47975" target="_blank"&gt;go here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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