tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33143096280382327072024-02-06T21:33:52.707-05:00Helping Children GROWA Ministry of Speakable GiftsMaxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-3316019662798149762022-05-31T13:17:00.003-04:002022-05-31T13:23:14.079-04:00Daily Prayers<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyqkys7ZCQeaXzZItaSFVAkFLC06qHZNA3XFF8GFDSZ6XuQ2k7kdCXyVbsPsjBY6w50VNSfq6SmCxtRLPLiCJkxb4e7LgHxjynaPHpQ4ug_LvExA8xjOJVWKjnSc05ZPdml4nvmiSlrz1HHKdk9SUTPTp9iA_LOCXx5uxg5i17tuOb8bJ33BkcJSG3A/s1200/May30Prayer.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyqkys7ZCQeaXzZItaSFVAkFLC06qHZNA3XFF8GFDSZ6XuQ2k7kdCXyVbsPsjBY6w50VNSfq6SmCxtRLPLiCJkxb4e7LgHxjynaPHpQ4ug_LvExA8xjOJVWKjnSc05ZPdml4nvmiSlrz1HHKdk9SUTPTp9iA_LOCXx5uxg5i17tuOb8bJ33BkcJSG3A/s320/May30Prayer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>
So for the latest on what we're all about at Facebook, we now have a group. It's small, which is good for now, and just in case anyone is interested it can be found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/sgchildren" target="_blank">here</a>. I've been posting a daily prayer for the past year, which we'll start recycling tomorrow. If you read this, and are on Facebook, we'd love to have you be a part.
Hope you're having a nice spring, almost summertime.
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Nanna Maxine</b></span>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-23303790009663392942021-09-16T21:31:00.001-04:002021-09-16T21:31:38.297-04:00Discipline Like the Heavenly Father<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Like a faithful, loving, wise and dedicated father, God will discipline his children, not to meet out his anger on them, but to produce in them a harvest of righteousness.</p>— Paul David Tripp (@PaulTripp) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulTripp/status/1438494397742542849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-29093619721698316022021-02-18T14:39:00.005-05:002021-02-18T14:42:34.947-05:00Time and Beauty<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwGxFMO8ZF5OlOOLnCIqGlecXyS1yuaOKl5YKfXlpi4l9RmLWWO70Gt8dYQfMlorXcXNRRpXBmQqC8iK3S53xzkk0dBKG-Cc1q6upbL7n3Ap__C8S2Mv96_cGjT7U-FxvFWpRfTCET45q/s900/Portrait.LWQuote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwGxFMO8ZF5OlOOLnCIqGlecXyS1yuaOKl5YKfXlpi4l9RmLWWO70Gt8dYQfMlorXcXNRRpXBmQqC8iK3S53xzkk0dBKG-Cc1q6upbL7n3Ap__C8S2Mv96_cGjT7U-FxvFWpRfTCET45q/w300-h300/Portrait.LWQuote.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Something we can pass on to all our daughters. Marmee in Little Women says it so well.</b></span><br /> <p></p>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-81182642552561869962021-01-23T21:21:00.004-05:002021-01-23T21:23:09.147-05:00Jigidi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYBh3RQNjfs4CIi9yPtCNfGD0YQ5MlS-NphYhQR6aTexq5E0NakGxMA2ucwDjmX_fh-J7lJauFIyzTxG6WAyg04uedkQxhXM34x_5X5XsJFP7Mfc-oGHiFJguTinQKFMP7qOnClLO72aK/s600/Flower-Basket.Eccl.3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYBh3RQNjfs4CIi9yPtCNfGD0YQ5MlS-NphYhQR6aTexq5E0NakGxMA2ucwDjmX_fh-J7lJauFIyzTxG6WAyg04uedkQxhXM34x_5X5XsJFP7Mfc-oGHiFJguTinQKFMP7qOnClLO72aK/w287-h287/Flower-Basket.Eccl.3.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>One more new activity is Jigidi! So what on earth is Jigidi you ask! It's the neatest place ever and my only regret is I didn't discover it sooner! Thankfully a page I follow on facebook joined up there and I found out through her. Hate to keep you in suspense so I'll tell you--Jigidi is a place where you can not only solve jigsaw puzzles, but make them! It is so much fun! So I encourage anyone who enjoys solving jigsaws to come over there to and join up. It's easy and free. Many of the folks only do the solving part and I tell you, there are new puzzles being created every minute from across the globe.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I like making the puzzles for others to enjoy almost as much as I do the solving of various ones made by others. I have started following different people whose creations I particularly enjoy. It doesn't have to be a fancy "creation" by the way. It can simply be one of your photographs that you use to make one. It can be of however many pieces you select, depending on the pixel size as to how high you can go. I have so many images on my computer to use and own a lot from Dover and Broderbund so I can keep going for quite a while, and also I enjoy fooling around with images in Photoshop Elements (VERY limited in knowing what I'm doing there, but whatever) so it's just up my alley.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Above is one of the ones I made into a 100 piece puzzle. But you can go higher and lower, with the lower count ones getting solved in split time by some of these people according to the leaderboards. OH, and it's <i>sort </i>of like a social media kind of thing, because you can comment on the puzzles and talk to people. Sound good? I thought you might be interested. :) Come on over and check it out! Here's where I am: <a href="https://www.jigidi.com/user/speakablegifts/" target="_blank">Speakable Gifts Puzzles</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Nanna Maxine</b></span></p>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-52993177394518104932021-01-22T16:51:00.007-05:002021-01-22T16:55:33.446-05:00Prayers for These<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGm8p4m6htZUFaR5q0KkfSoj4e8e9N4mR8ieYyvfp1Vye_9yBgBQeEY8x-ZaJ5vdcIqhmQqAwuIrYSADPUHTES2aiTwypy1NfbxJ5-DgYIrGq48Jfu8GgukrFUR7Y_D162GD-eTQrw8wl/s600/These-Children.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGm8p4m6htZUFaR5q0KkfSoj4e8e9N4mR8ieYyvfp1Vye_9yBgBQeEY8x-ZaJ5vdcIqhmQqAwuIrYSADPUHTES2aiTwypy1NfbxJ5-DgYIrGq48Jfu8GgukrFUR7Y_D162GD-eTQrw8wl/w276-h230/These-Children.jpg" width="276" /></span></a></div><br /><p><b><span> <span style="font-family: arial;">It's been a long time for posting! Some while back, I had pretty much decided maybe it was time to think of this place more as a memory of past days, but of late I'm thinking, well maybe don't give up yet. It's still a place where we can keep track of what's happening with the ministry. In that case, I think I'll still pick it up again for occasional current thoughts and happenings. </span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>So, having said that, there have been a couple of new things which could be considered significant as far as Speakable Gifts goes. For me, the biggest change has been the addition of a new Facebook page. This one is very special to me, as it's for something that's been close to this heart for many a year. And that "something" is certain children, not so much the ones in our homes being parented which we mostly address at the Helping Childgren Grow page. No, this one is to turn our concerns OUTSIDE of our own homes to a world where there are many children who are suffering for countless reasons. We live in a fallen world, and as such, many little ones and young ones are left trampled on, in one way or another, in its wake.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>So, born out of that fact, we have a new Facebook page which addresses those children in the categories that are harsh realities of this fallen world. With the support of some dear friends, I launched the page in August, calling it "Prayers For Such as These." If someone lands on this blog post page and wishes to come over and be a part, it would be just wonderful. We're not about numbers over there, but about prayers. We <i>know</i> what the Bible says about prayers. So just because of that, let's hope the humble petitions offered up by a few believing intercessors mean something to our God, and who else is it that we care about pleasing? He is able to work mightily through the prayers of His people, as we all know.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>So. The poster I have above is our "About" to help folks understand the children groups more specifically, even though there are other individual situations that come up periodically which aren't on the listing and we address those specific needs when they arise.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Thanks! This is a call to come join us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PrayersForThese" target="_blank">Prayers for Such as These</a> !</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Lovingly. Prayerfully,</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Nanna Maxine</b></span></p>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-83305884115395787222018-03-14T16:23:00.000-04:002018-03-14T16:23:53.491-04:00Valuable Lesson - The Little Red Hen<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I only get over here periodically anymore, but this blog remains for anyone who might happen by and could benefit from it. One popular feature from the past, during our writing contest days, is the story of "The Little Red Hen." Clicking on the story tab above will take you to our rendition.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> A six year old boy named Aaron described God: "He's old. It's been a long time since he was a kid!"<br /><br />His seven year old sister, Aubrey, offered a more specific portrait of God when she added, "He's like seventy or seventy-two. He's like everybody's grandpa in the whole world." Then she added thoughtfully, "except he's not our grandpa, he's our Father."<br /><br />(Borrowed from Josh McDowell's Youth Devotions, copyright Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler, 1997)</span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I found this very intriguing and it really got me to thinking. Somehow this little girl saw a distinction between God as a grandpa and as a father. And the thing is, she's correct, at least with respect to how we usually view what a grandfather does and what a father does. This particular devotion is entitled "Grandfather God" and it's for the date October 12th. As pointed out there, God isn't just a grandpa figure who gives us things and pats us on the head. He's not like our grandparents who usually don't discipline or punish us. God sees and knows our sin and He DOES discipline us for it.</span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But I would add, as our heavenly Father, He also provides for us and cares for our every need. We can be thankful for these things and we can hope and pray that earthly fathers who are raising their children would do likewise. We can hope they'll be like <i>their </i>heavenly Father as they raise <i>their </i>children. At least we can hope this for those Christian dads we know in our lives.</span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Did you, like Hannah, pray for your children? She made promises to God about the son she desired. What kind of promises have you made? Were they promises to be sure that the children would be educated, and well dressed, and excellent in music or sports? Or, like Hannah, have you made promises to give this child back to Him?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>This lovely Bible Verse Print can be purchased <a href="http://www.seedsoffaithdesigns.com/bible-verse-prints/for-this-child-i-prayed-1-samuel-127/" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Nanna Maxine</b></span>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-434308193383472992017-10-04T14:02:00.000-04:002017-10-04T14:02:03.850-04:00An Apple a Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nanna MaxineMaxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-73321068067591079382017-08-07T13:57:00.001-04:002017-08-07T13:57:49.632-04:00Try, Try Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-85044815007500288962017-05-12T21:12:00.001-04:002017-05-12T21:12:49.268-04:00Bright Gems Offer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Bright Gems book is once again priced down for the summer with free shipping as well. While our little home business is in fact winding down and will eventually be no more, we will still be offering this book, the one product which has generated the most interest through the years. Teaching children the love of Jesus and how to live in a way that pleases Him is timeless, so hopefully this book will be as well. It still seems many folk use it for family devotions with their various aged children and while this was not the original intent, it's surely fine with me! If you see this post and know anyone who may be interested, please pass this information on. Thanks! (Click on the picture caption above to go to the product page.)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Nanna Maxine</b></span>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-3815770731796592602017-04-24T14:37:00.001-04:002017-04-24T14:37:43.012-04:00Romp and Pray<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ought to learn to enter into the gayer moods of her children at the
very moment when her own heart is sad. And it may be as religious an act
for her to romp with them at one time as to pray with them at another."
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau<span id="goog_473288458"></span><span id="goog_473288459"></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></b>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-56221496812574363172017-04-12T14:14:00.003-04:002017-04-12T14:14:30.787-04:00God Has No Grandchildren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Please teach your children they need new hearts if they are to go to heaven. Whether or not they are born to Christian parents, it's important for them to know THEY must repent and believe.</b></span>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-22238579253273253512017-03-28T20:06:00.000-04:002017-03-28T20:06:22.591-04:00A young Girl's Natural Refuge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-1520707909565814362017-03-16T20:24:00.002-04:002017-03-16T21:05:58.859-04:00We Are His Hands<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kviFyM__n6I" width="560"></iframe>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Amen! May we teach our children the truths of the gospel and then help them to understand that those who belong to Jesus are to be used of Him in this world.</b></span>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-33180650845382286332017-03-03T00:48:00.000-05:002017-03-17T00:48:59.839-04:00Truth: A Royal Crown of Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-12329448328065484572017-01-30T18:52:00.000-05:002017-03-16T18:53:10.835-04:00Checkers, Finally<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, I have gotten to play checkers with my two oldest granddaughters and I had forgotten what a fun game it can be. What a nice, pleasant break from the electronic world and a walk down memory lane to days gone by. And the thing is--I hear they love it and play often together at home. I gave the middle girl one of those gift boxes with one hundred games in it for Christmas, and from what I hear, checkers is the one they play the most. In fact, I think it's the only one! Well, maybe eventually they'll venture out and explore some of the others in that box. Now, don't take this as a criticism of electronic games. I think they are quite fine (I play one of them myself), but it's not a good idea to have children hooked on them exclusively. Good old fashioned board games and good old fashioned outdoor games are a must in any child's life, in my humble opinion. And I am sure many others would agree.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nanna Maxine </span></span></b>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-14919132637076328482016-12-25T00:53:00.000-05:002017-03-17T00:53:39.018-04:00Have a Blessed Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-42936576392743292016-12-12T22:44:00.000-05:002017-03-16T22:44:49.915-04:00Christmas Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I have fond memories of those precious days when my family, by all standards a poor one, could buy Christmas cards "dirt" cheap and mail them for only a few pennies. We sent out and received so many that the postman would come twice a day during that final week before Christmas. I remember as a child having cards on all the doors, across the walls, on furniture, wherever we could find. We needed little to make us happy as children. I wish the same could be true of the children today.</b></span></div>
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<br />Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-88509120321997577832016-11-24T22:53:00.000-05:002017-03-16T22:54:02.509-04:00Happy Thanksgiving!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever. Psalm 136:1</b></span>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-17489194248155642122016-11-08T21:20:00.000-05:002017-03-16T21:21:23.679-04:00Heritage For and From<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Oh so true, Mr. Henry. </b></span></div>
<br />Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-61365692175379623522016-08-03T18:12:00.000-04:002017-03-16T19:03:28.348-04:00"Motherly"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Do you have a daughter or daughters who like to play with dolls? And<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> by </span>this I mean in the way that little girls did in days gone by. If so, encourage them in it. It is one of the first steps they take into motherhood. More often than not, you will see that little "motherly" instinct early on and thanks be to God for it. Here's a little mommy with her fair share of children. I think she's showing all the signs of being a good one. :) From our "Playing Mommy" board at <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/484418503640380437/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>So once again we're making <a href="http://www.speakablegifts.com/brightgemsoffer.html" target="_blank">this offer</a> at our social media places so that folks who encounter us online may take advantage of the pricing we usually offer to churches and Christian organizations. Hop over and take advantage. Some years ago, we sold loads of this book and it was highly popular in several circles. It was initially designed to be used as a personal devotional by primary children, but we've gotten lots of reports back from folks using it as a family devotional. We still have quite a few copies of the book, but probably won't be reprinting it so get it now if you'd like to have it in your home, or give to your grandchildren in their home, or to your church library even. You could probably still get it at Amazon and other places, but not at this price and not from the original Christian publisher (us at SG). </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>We'll continue to post the prayers based on the character traits that are encouraged in the book. We post these from time to time at our Facebook page so keep an eye out for them. And please follow us on Facebook if you don't already!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Nanna Maxine</b></span>Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314309628038232707.post-81980724307116090442016-06-29T16:36:00.002-04:002016-06-29T16:36:40.568-04:00Train Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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