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Photo by Kelvin Kay, Wikimedia Commons The holiday season is already here and most or all of my readers will have some Christmas shopping to do. Black Friday is almost here, Cyber Monday is around the corner and Small Business Saturday is on Saturday, November 30, 2013.. Here is a way to participate in all three events from the comfort of your home while you also support a friend or two! Instead of rushing all over town, stop and ask yourself if you have friends who operate small businesses with products that might make great gifts. Whether its purses or makeup, skin care or cookware, the chances are extremely high that you have friends who operate small businesses in the direct sales industry for their primary or secondary income. These people would LOVE to have your Black Friday business and you won't have to leave you home to shop! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you already know I sell skin care products, so if you are thinking about any skin care products ...

  Christmas Stories: Repeat The Sounding Joy Some tidings of comfort and joy from Christian artist Jason Gray Jason Gray to headline 2014 Christmas tour Jason Gray has announced his 2nd annual Christmas Stories Tour on December 4, performing songs from his 2012 holiday album, " Christmas Stories: Repeat The Sounding Joy." The Christmas project examines the story of the birth of Christ taking a closer look at the details inside the Christmas narrative.  Full story at: Jason Gray to headline 2014 Christmas tour - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment Examiner

A fun honor for gospel music's Jason Crabb Christian artist Jason Crabb honored by comic strip 'Nancy' Jason Crabb may be best known for the flock of Dove Awards he has won or his work with The Crabb Family as a singer, but he is about to have a new claim to fame. Crabb will soon to be featured in the comic strip "Nancy" by Guy Gilchrist, who is a Nashville-area resident. Article at: Christian artist Jason Crabb honored by comic strip 'Nancy' - Nashville Gospel Music &amp Entertainment Examiner

 The Privacy For All Students (PFAS) coalition today announced they have submitted over 620,000 signatures to elections officials to qualify a statewide referendum allowing voters to reject the co-ed bathroom law (AB 1266) that was enacted by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The coalition needs 504,760 valid voter signatures to qualify the referendum. Article at Will Co-Ed Bathroom Bill End Up on the California Ballot? | Christian Activities

Are you ready? Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Turkey and Dressing, Harvest, Shopping, Candied Yams, Pilgrims, Great Deals, Pumpkins and Pumpkin Pie, Family, More Shopping, Thankfulness... No matter how you celebrate it, Thanksgiving is almost here! Here are some articles to help you get in the mood and to help you find gift and decorating ideas as well as recipes and more. And if you prefer to do your shopping for unique gifts from the comfort of your own home, check out the link at the bottom of this post and ask me for details! Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is our nation's original national holiday and it celebrates the courage, faith and friendship of our country's first settlers. However, this important holiday... Article at: Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving & Pilgrim Dolls & Figures One of the most charming things about Thanksgiving decorating i...

I grew up with a mailing address in Falls Church, Virginia, in the 1960s, but our community was actually outside the Falls Church area, closer to Bailey's Crossroads and Culmore on Lake Barcroft. Our property was perfect for a kid with a wooded back lot that went down to a field and then a dock on the lake. I have happy memories of my 5 years growing up in Virginia. My father was stationed in Washington D.C. in the 60s which is why we lived there. It was an interesting time for my family and our nation. I was asked to write a first-hand account of what life was like (in 300 words or less) during the time of President Kennedy's assassination, and these are my memories: Life in a Washington, D.C. Suburb at the Time of Kennedy's Assassination Lake Barcroft, located in Falls Church, Va., was a middle-class suburban area outside of Washington, D.C. populated by many military and government families in the 1960s. My own father was stationed at the Pentagon and ...

Happy 11-12-13! It's Nov. 12 or 11/12/13! It may not be a holiday, but you can make it a "pay it forward" kind of day.

Happy Veterans Day to All Our Vets! Thank you -- we are so appreciative of your service!-- Proud daughter of a Vet Veterans Day: Veterans Lit the Torch...  “In the midst of all that is going on in America today – the turmoil in the economy, the discussions of recent national and local elections, the struggle between conflicting morals – it is my prayer and hope that Veterans Day 2012 won’t be seen as a background shadow instead of placed in the spotlight it deserves.” Read the article at Veterans Day: Veterans Lit the Torch... | Christian Activities

  Gospel according to Britney--Spears premieres new musical & new single 'Perfume' In news of the odd, a new musical is premiering in New York's theater district which is attempting to tell the story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to the pop stylings of sometimes troubled songstress Britney Spears . Read more: Gospel according to Britney--Spears premieres new musical & new single 'Perfume' - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment Examiner Also see: Lynne Spears, mother of Britney Spears , launches skin care line