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In this four week mini Bible Study journey with author Heather Bixler as she shares some of her personal struggles with you in an effort to be transparent with you, the reader.

Be You – Four Week Mini Bible Study by Heather Bixler

Home BusinessNovember 29, 2013487Views 0Likes 0Comments

If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! 2 Corinthians 3:9 (NLT) What would it look like for you to be bold, transparent, free, and truly the person God created you to be? What would it look like for you to BE YOU? In this four…

Putting on the Spirit: Ten-Minute Devotions for Busy Moms

Biblical EncouragementNovember 20, 2013531Views 0Likes 4Comments

I have been so excited to be a part of getting the information on this book out to my friends. Most of you are busy moms and ten-minute devotions sound great, but what about the meat of the Word that you need to survive each overwhelming day? Not to worry, Putting on the Spirit by Katie…

Lila Rose Review

HomemakingNovember 19, 20131KViews 0Likes 14Comments

I thought the Lila Rose clips were absolutely beautiful when I first saw them—but I was also pretty dubious. I’ve tried similar ones before, and based on my past experiences I thought it would be difficult to get the flexi clips to stay in properly. To be honest, I was mainly expecting a lot of…

Devotions From Genesis

Biblical EncouragementNovember 15, 2013626Views 0Likes 2Comments

I don't know about you, but I tend to spend more time in the New Testament so when I had the opportunity to participate in the reading and release of Devotions from Genesis and Devotions from Exodus I jumped at the chance. Let me say this, I have not been disappointed. Nicole speaks as one who…

What Are Your Thoughts on Gratitude?

Biblical EncouragementNovember 13, 2013505Views 0Likes 0Comments

What Are Your Thoughts on Gratitude? ©First Fruit Designs “To "give thanks to Him for all things," is, indeed, a very difficult duty; for it includes giving thanks for trials of all kinds; for suffering and pain; for languor and weariness; for the crossing of our wills; for contradiction; for reproaches; for loneliness; for privations. Yet…

What To Do, What To Do?

FamilyNovember 5, 2013394Views 0Likes 0Comments

To be honest the four to six week recovery time from surgery scared me more than the surgery. Like most busy mothers, I don’t have time to lounge around, or be sick, so this sounded more like a prison sentence than an opportunity. My children, all young adults, are well capable of running a household, and…

Recovery From Surgery Days 2 & 3 Nausea or Pain

FamilyOctober 19, 2013466Views 0Likes 0Comments

What a choice! I went with the pain. It reminds me that I need to take it easy, that I need to allow my body to recover, even if it is slowly. I remember reading Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Paul Brand – pain is what lepers are missing – they can’t feel pain so they injure…