Livonia, MI (ContentDesk) October 17, 2005 -- God created His children to celebrate.
"There is something deep within each of us that wants to commemorate and rejoice in the events, milestones and people that have impacted our lives. This desire to celebrate is another aspect of the human soul which sets us apart from all other creation" says Deb Porter challenge Coordinator of FaithWriters.com. "I honestly believe that if we werent given opportunities to celebrate in this way, we would invent reasons to do so & which, when you think about it, is pretty much what we already do. A quick look at any greeting card selection will prove that."A Year of Celebration (ISBN: 1597816248, Xulon Press, 2005, $17.99) by FaithWriters offers over 80 award winning inspirational messages by 49 of the best Christian writers.
It is filled with the most encouraging and uplifting messages submitted to the Weekly Writing Challenge on FaithWriters.com. Virtually every week of the year is now set aside to celebrate or remember something, from the deeply significant to the inanest of nonsense.
So in this sixth FaithWriters anthology, we celebrate celebrations. In fact, a whole year of the very best reasons for rejoicing -- Christmas, New Year, Valentines Day, Easter, Mothers Day, Birthdays, Fathers Day, Anniversaries, Friendship Day and Thanksgiving."Scott Lindsay is the creator and founder of FaithWriters.com and the driving force behind the sites success. He is a life-long entrepreneur who saw the need for Christians all over the world to have a place where they could share and express their faith.
FaithWriters was born out of that vision and along with it came the Weekly Challenge. This contest allows members to write about a specific topic and has become the most popular and supported aspect of the site. Lindsay resides in Livonia, Mich. with his wife and four children. About FaithWriters.com:FaithWriters.com was launched on September 1, 2001 and has grown to become one of the largest online destinations for Christian writers.
Members include writers from around the world.To learn more about FaithWriters.com, please visit their website at:http://www.faithwriters.comTo order the new FaithWriters' Books, please visit the website at:http://www.faithwriters.com/books-challenge.html.
Another View of Christmas
Christmas is a blessed time and one when we honor the birth of our Savior. We often have warm fuzzy feelings when we look at the nativity scene. I think we need to take a closer look. Mary, the mother of Jesus, gave birth in a cave with animals all around her and really no privacy. Can you imagine the smell in the cave? She certainly did not have any drugs to relieve the pain of childbirth.
Some Bible scholars believe Mary was 14 years old. Picture being 14 and giving birth in a cave. All she had was Joseph to be with her, no mother or sisters to comfort her. She was very alone. Yet, she was not alone ? God was with her.Mary was trying to recover from childbirth and had to worry about clothes to wrap the Son of God in and keep him warm.
Mary was exhausted, but greeted by shepherds and angels. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart ? Luke 2:19. When Jesus was 8 days old he was circumcised and taken to the temple. Listen to what Simeon said...
Another View of Christmas
FaithWriters.com Releases Its Sixth Anthology
Livonia, MI (ContentDesk) October 17, 2005 -- God created His children to celebrate.
"There is something deep within each of us that wants to commemorate and rejoice in the events, milestones and people that have impacted our lives. This desire to celebrate is another aspect of the human soul which sets us apart from all other creation" says Deb Porter challenge Coordinator of FaithWriters.com. "I honestly believe that if we werent given opportunities to celebrate in this way, we would invent reasons to do so & which, when you think about it, is pretty much what we already do. A quick look at any greeting card selection will prove that."A Year of Celebration (ISBN: 1597816248, Xulon Press, 2005, $17.99) by FaithWriters offers over 80 award winning inspirational messages by 49 of the best Christian writers.
It is filled with the most encouraging and uplifting messages submitted to the Weekly Writing Challenge on FaithWriters.com. Virtually every week of the year is now...
FaithWriters.com Releases Its Sixth Anthology
About: A Child's View From Behind the Lens
According to the article "Photos by a Four Year Old" by Mike Rowehl which was posted last December 23, 2004 at www.bitsplitter.net, the author was taking a picture of the Christmas tree at his parent's place when his four year old niece spotted him and wanted to take pictures too. So, he released her unsupervised for about half an hour just to see what was on his phone when she came back.Personally, when I first saw the pictures, I was a bit surprised. Are those pictures really taken by a four year old girl? I agree with what Mike has felt initially upon seeing the images for the first time. I also asked myself if his niece actually knew what she was doing. As a young one, I didn't expect that she actually knew what to capture and the plus thing was ? there was creativity in the way she took her images.The picture that I love most from among the three is the picture of her reflection in an ornament on the Christmas tree.
I was curious about what came out of her mind and had this...
About: A Child's View From Behind the Lens
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Overcome the Holiday Gift-Giving Humdrum - Unique, Authentic Gifts from Russia Offer Plenty of Choices for Those Who Have Everything
Chandler, AZ (ContentDesk) November 26, 2004 -- Since the fall of the former Soviet Union in 1988, the Russian population in the United States has grown dramatically.
With nearly 350,000 Russian immigrants in the U.S., as of 2000 (according to the U.S. Census Bureau), there is also a longing for traditional Christmas decorations and gifts from their homeland.
Irene Pearson is Co-Owner of The Russian Store.
She (along with her husband, Gary) is Russian-born, but changed her name upon becoming a U.S.
citizen.
Pearson says, "The Russian Store is loved by those who came from the Old World and are looking to recapture their pasts as well as our American friends who appreciate the quality and beauty of Russian crafts and jewelry."
Pearson continues, "Russian nesting dolls and Russian amber jewelry are always extremely popular with both groups and give you lots of choices when it comes to those 'hard to buy for' people on your gift-giving...