Free Bible abc poems coloring pages – coloring book

What a wonderful opportunity to teach our children to read while talking about God’s truths.
I wrote this poem for it to be a learning experience in learning to read and also for it to be a resource for parents and teachers to discuss spiritual things to your children.

The following coloring book is in PDF format and requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don’t have the reader, it can be downloaded free from this link.
You can download the entire Bible Alphabet Poem Coloring Book by clicking here.

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Top 20 Beautiful Free Printable Calendars for 2011

Every year I update this page to hold only the current year calendars. You will find lots of free 2011 calendars here. I put last year’s calendars in another post. You can find free 2010 printable calendars here.
Organizing doesn’t have to be boring. You can use artistic calendars and get yourself inspired to accomplish your goals and manage your time in 2011.
This post has a list of the most beautiful free calendars that I have found on the web. Don’t forget to stay updated on inspirational resources for your home and family life by signing up with your email for the Embracing Home newsletter.
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Bob Smiley Comedian Film & Funny Videos

The other day I came across a really funny Christian comedian on YouTube. His name is ✰ Bob Smiley ✰. I now follow him on Twitter and Facebook. I loved his genuine “realness” ( if that’s a word – lol). So many people have an image that Christians are “square”, closed minded, etc…People like Bob help undo that wrong thinking that is prevalent in today’s society.
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Discover the Power of Allowing Yourself to Cry

   Sometimes sadness overwhelms us and even though we may be positive people, no idea seems to be able to get us out of that “sad space” at that moment. I have felt like this. When this happens, we can’t even think straight. And even though there are plenty of things that we love to do in our lives, at that moment nothing seems to be
                        appealing. Absolutely nothing.
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Are You Doing These 5 Things to Prevent Credit Card Fraud?

You would think that if your credit card is in your wallet that you’re safe, right?
Wrong. All it takes for criminals to steal from you is them having the number. Nowadays fraud criminals have advanced systems of cloning your credit card number. They even bribe store employees that are a part of their system.
Having gone through credit card fraud, I really wanted to write an article about this to raise awareness on the topic and to prevent other families from going through the same issues that my family did.
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Yummy pear dessert recipe with chocolate

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Recipe for baked pork chops with vegetables

This recipe of baked pork chops and roasted vegetables serves a total of 4 people.

Ingredients:
4 pork chops about ½” thick
3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 teaspoon parsley flakes
2 teaspoon herb mixture – which is made out of garlic,thyme, pepper and marjoram
6 small potatoes, cut into wedges
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1” pieces
1 medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges
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How to stay calm while being more productive

Many times anxiety will cause us to not be as productive as we could be. Whether you’re wanting to remain calm at work or at home you can do certain things to change your environment to experience this kind of peace.

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Fresh Homemade Lemonade Recipe: How to Make Lemonade So Great that No One Stops On the First Glass

Do you want to know the secret to making the best tasting lemonade ever?

Making lemonade seems like a simple thing to do, right? Sure anyone can make it – but can they make fantastic tasting lemonade? Hmmm.… I’ve tasted the most horrible lemonades- I’m sure you have too.
I’ve also had those bland watered down ones. There’s actually little “secrets” that many people don’t know about and end up ruining the lemonade.


Little things that we do can make our families happy. Every time I’ve made the following lemonade recipe for my kids- they’ve been like –WOW! I really enjoy making things for my kids that make them happy.

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