For those of you wondering, we have not fallen off the face of the earth. Moving has been crazy and isn’t completely done. It seems much harder than the last time we did it. But then again, we only had a 9 month old. Now we have the 5, 3 and 1 yr old and I am pregnant. That definately complicates things. We still have piles of junk at the old house but all the furnuture is moved over. Now if only we could sell the other house. A couple of facts people may want to know (especially the people I see in real life): 1. The phone number is the same. 2. The email is still the same. Right now we are having technical difficulties (new provider) so I am recieving mail but unable to send any out. 3. The snail mail forward is on!
Welcome to the November 21, 2006 edition of carnival of pregnancy. I admit that I am using a premade carnival template but at least it will be up! We have just moved into the new house and I am sitting among boxes. We also have had to overcome internet issues. But enough for the whinny and onto the carnival!
Kate Baggott presents Top Ten Postpartum Essentials posted at Babylune, saying, “Can you handle the truth? These are the things you really need to have ready for after the baby is born. While everyone else is focussed on the new person in your family, try to take care of you during the post partum weeks.”
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There will be a delay in this edition of the Pregnancy Carnival. We are in the process of moving so life is nuts around here. It will be posted in the next day or 2.
Works for Me Wednesday is Christmas themed this week so here is one of the things that keeps me sane in the Holiday season. We all like the idea of entertaining during the holidays but the work to make a meal can overwhelm anyone. We like to have a Christmas party and we always do appetizers and desserts. This way you are not making a full meal. Also you do not need to set a full table (or limit your self to the amount of people that can sit around the table). Make sure that everything is bit size and utensil free. Also, take help where you can. Get frozen meatballs (with toothpicks) and potstickers. Then invest your cooking time in dessert. Bake up cookies ahead of time and put them in the freezer. Then make mini-muffin sized brownies with peanut butter cups. Then everything is done and ready and you can enjoy yourself. Easy Peasy!
Of course not! But apparently some people needed a lawsuit to decide for them. Panra wanted to block a Mexican resturant from coming to a mall and did it based on a competition issue. I understand that lawsuits happen over everything but really!
So for all of those who have seen one to many movie thrillers and have a fear of being buried alive…A Russian company has built a coffin with a panic button. Once buried, if you push the button it will alert the caretakers to dig you up.
I just want to apologize to all my readers out there for the sporadic posting. We are trying to sell our current house and are about to move. We should get the keys on Friday to the new house! While I am very excited, I am also very overwhelmed. I also have to say that the worse part of selling your house yourself is all the realtors who want to talk you into using them. Well, I will try to post more and Friday there will be a new edition of the Pregnancy Carnival. So send in those entries!
Before I officially begin this review I have a confession, I have never read a Dee Henderson book I didn’t like. Before I Wake this trend going. This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat through the whole book. If you like CSI (or any forensic show), detailed plots with great twist or just books with people of faith and the real world issues they deal with this is a book you must read. A former FBI agent, Rae Gabriella, has her own issues and past to deal with. In an effort to move on she becomes a private investigator with an old flame in what seems to be a quiet town. She is not prepared for her first case in this new town. This novel kept be very engaged through beginning to end. It was intelligently written, with great thought to plot detail. My only complaint is that it ended a bit abruptly but, hopefully that spells a series. This book seemed a little less relationship heavy than some of the O’Malley series, which in some ways is a definate plus. I think my husband will enjoy it even more. But, that does leave you wondering a little more about the resolutions of personal relationships. Though, once again that could just be due to a sequel on the horizon (I am hoping). I would give this a 4 out of 5. If I knew that there was going to be more books, I could easily give it a five. I am reviewing this book for Active Christian Media.
“So, if we are (1) giving God glory in all that we do, (2) obeying God’s commandments, and (3) being a witness for Christ, we are indeed doing God’s will.” I would say that this is the main point of Jeffrey Gante’s Simplified Exclamations about God’s Will: A Helpful Guide to Discovering Purpose in Life. This book is a simply way to view the many aspects of God’s will. For the most part I think that the book really has great insight into how to approach our lives and be in God’s will. This book is a quick read at only 65 pages. There in is where lies the problem. Gante makes some broad statements that I think can’t be taken at face value. An example is “…we are only accountable to God foe obeying His written will.” If you put the book down you may not have the proper picture (according to what I believe but also the author). He goes on to expound with scripture that shows if you are drawing close to God it will be made clear what you are to do but he doesn’t seem to allow for willfulness on our part. A scripture that Gante uses for this point is Jeremiah 20:9 where Jeremiah says tht God’s word is burning in his heart. Gante uses this as proof that Jeremiah couldn’t help his role as a preacher and prophet. But, couldn’t Jeremiah have dug his heals in and not spread God’s word? What would that mean in his relationship with God either in the short or the long term?
On the whole I think that this book is pretty solid, just don’t stop reading before you get to the scriptural evidence backing up his point. I have to say that the scripture definately lays out the point more effectively. He definately uses his BS in Bible to pull applicable scriptures and put together a cohesive picture of God’s will. I would give this a 4 out of 5 and would recommend this book. I am a homeschooling mom who is reviewing this for Active Christian Media.
this trend going. This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat through the whole book. If you like CSI (or any forensic show), detailed plots with great twist or just books with people of faith and the real world issues they deal with this is a book you must read. A former FBI agent, Rae Gabriella, has her own issues and past to deal with. In an effort to move on she becomes a private investigator with an old flame in what seems to be a quiet town. She is not prepared for her first case in this new town. 
. This book is a simply way to view the many aspects of God’s will. For the most part I think that the book really has great insight into how to approach our lives and be in God’s will. This book is a quick read at only 65 pages. There in is where lies the problem. Gante makes some broad statements that I think can’t be taken at face value. An example is “…we are only accountable to God foe obeying His written will.” If you put the book down you may not have the proper picture (according to what I believe but also the author). He goes on to expound with scripture that shows if you are drawing close to God it will be made clear what you are to do but he doesn’t seem to allow for willfulness on our part. A scripture that Gante uses for this point is