As a BibleGateWay Blogger Grid Member I was given the op to take a look at the Thompson Chain Reference Bible.
Let's get right to it! What does this Bible actually have in it? This Bible contains within itself a full comprehensive Biblical study system!
Would you like to know how a chain referance Bible works? Rather than me to try to explain let's see Zondervan Publishing explain far better than I , in this video below.
I really like this Bible and so far from what I am seeing in my reading it has stayed true to Biblical intergity. If you would like to get a copy you can here. Enjoy your studies! 
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 Do you want to learn how to water color paint? Well hang on I have got you! I want to tell you my exsperiance with the best water color art supplies and classes for beginners by Emily Lex. Something God is teaching me lately is to slow down and simplify. He is also teaching me to do one of the things he created me to do and I don't do it enough and that is to create! I am creator and love to create yet I do not make the margin for it. As Abba is teaching me to slow down I am embrasing creating again after a hard 2020 & ruff start to 2021, giving myself grace and the ok to do something relaxing. In doing what I was designed to do I find peace, renewal, reviving my soul and a relaxed release!  I was so happy when Emily Lex's watercolor class kit arrived. What joy it brought to see these lovely supplies as I opened the box. I also received her Watercolor for beginners classes too. Thank you Frontgate Media for supplying this it has truly been a blessing to me on this timely journey.  It came with a flowers workbook and animals work book. These I have discovered are of EXCELLENT quality! Emily's truth for today cards are so inspiring and I will be enjoying these so much over time. I love seeing the scripture before me and the cute themed artwork she put with it. Yet another tool to bring balance to my everyday life.
 The brass holder is very nice and heavy to hold the cards daily. So simple yet so beautiful. I have been REALLY enjoying her workbooks, online classes that I have been doing at my own pace, and her inspirational truth for today cards! I would highly recommend Emily Lex's Simplified Classes to any one who has never painted before. I love how she teaches the classes from a down to earth basic fun lovely way. I have learned in her classes that sometimes the imperfections make the best art! There is so much grace in water color! The workbooks are clean, crisp, easy to understand and follow. With every page you are creating a work of art that was simple to do yet looks like you spend hours doing. She brings relaxed effort to it taking the fear of not being good enough or messing up. She takes the lies out of our minds , "I am not a painter, I couldn't make that"! 
Here is my first attempt at the hydrangea page in the work book. It did not take me long and it was very enjoyable. As I painted I listend to a few of her techniques videos and was able to pause replaying as needed.  I appericate Emily making this water color learning an enjoyable journey! I look forward to relaxing while I create in more days ahead and learn from her. I recommend everyone try water color at least once in their life and if you do try Emily's classes! It is a great first painting exsperiance and very forgiving and fun. I want to create with Christ. God is the creator so I shall create for his glory as I am made in his image and so are you!  Reasons I think you should try Emily Lex's Classes!
Enter the Emily Lex giveaway by clicking the artist painting below!    CLICK THE BOOK TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY! How many of us when we think about God's Word think that we have it ALL and I mean ALL understood and figured out? I hope none of you said yes that is me to that question. Because there is NO one other than God himslef who knows all the hidden mystires in his word. There are clear instruction in God's Word for us to embrace, to live by, warnings as well as promises. We as humans tend to complicate it. And the Word does not need debating because it can prove itself and defend itself. But did you know there are deeper, rich divine connections all the way in Genesis to today? Indeed there is! Not only that from the start of the Word to the very end it ALL points to the Messiah. Mysteries of the Messiah highlights connections that have been hidden from non- Jewish eyes helping the Bible fit together in a way most have never seen before. When I spoke of the Word can defend itself it really can in so many ways and one BIG one this book shares with us is the literal Code of Creation. In this numerical historical Biblical code it reveals and confirms the Father God, the Messiah, the Holy Spirit! Rabbi Jason Sobel takes such a rich Hebrew truth of how the lanauage worked and brings it to the year 2021 helping you through the Code of Creation to understand a complex designer in a whole new way!  What is covered in this book by chapter: 1. The Jod Description of the Messiah 2. The Messiah of Creation 3. The Messiah Promised to the Patriarchs 4. The Messiah, Son of Jospeh and Judah 5. The Messiah, Revealed in Moses 6. The Messiah, Greater Than Moses 7. The Messiah's and Moses' Miracles 8. The Messiah, Our Passover 9. The Messiah and Pentecost 10. The Messiah in the Desert 11. The Messiah in the Love Story of Ruth and Boaz 12. The Messiah, Son of David It includes tool to help you on your journey learning how to look deeper and shows you how to use them : Hebrew vs. Gregorian Calendar Glossary of Hebrew Terms Hebrew Alphanumeric Chart Mysteries of the Messiah will lead you on a journey like no other you have read yet and if you are serious about learning even more about our promised Messiah this is a must read, you will not be disappionted! Get your copy here.
Never give up your God given dreams, never give up your God given idea, never give up praying for that loved one, never give up the faith, never give up the thing God has called you to do, it is simply never to late to say you are sorry, never give up obeying GOD.
I just recently read It's Never Too Late by Kathie Lee Gifford. It is not the typical book I would choose to read but the title got to me. BIG TIME! I have been pondering lately that very subject. I will say Kathie seems to be a lovely Godly person, I had no idea of her walk with God in which she openly shares in this book. I thought the book would be a bit more aligned with giving strategy of how to go after that "thing", or what ever it may be but it was still a heart warming read of many of her memories in of which she does weave fantastic encouragement at the end of each story to spur us on. I did not know it would be a memiore but I have to say it was enjoyable. One major take away was incrediable. She had a God given childhood dream that even after all the viewers thought her career was over when she Stepped down from Regis and Kathie Lee, oh no, it was only begining. She followed what the Holy Spirit was saying to her to go in to the unknown and forfilingl that major GOD given dream after all later in life! This was truly inspirational to me. Her passion and drive to get things done all by it's self was encoaurging to me! Truly it is NEVER too late!
Below is my favorite quote in the whole book and it is the whole truth!
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Now let me show you my first Butterfly Box! This box was sweet confrimantion , since the Lord has been calling me to interceed more and to pray even more than before in these current days. What a joy to get a prayer themed box. It was a nice way to strengthen and support. God knows what we need and when we need it to confirm things with God winks!
This gift box has a mission to empower us on our walk in Christ and nuture our soul. I love my first box which was focused on prayer, it had a prayer guide card, a beautiful prayer braclet, some tea drops to enjoy while reading a daily devotional " The Power of a Praying Woman, and a journal to record your prayer journey! I love the flow of the theme and colors in this box, it made me feel like it was a nice treat! Give a gift that glorifies God that will bless her spirit as this box has mine! Any Christian lady would love to get a Butterfly Box! So do not buy her something that she will set aside give her or yourself the exsperiance of Butterfly Box each month. Here is code: 10% off! WELCOME10     Oh how I love planners, stickers, pens and such. Call me silly but that is ok. They motivate me and bring me joy as I plan or write to do lists, in hopes to be more productive and organized. Lately the Lord has been reminding me the importance of seeds and seeds planting and how important it is for so many reasons in our lives. Galatians 6:7 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. I was super blessed to be able to partner with Spiritual Seeds Planner to review their kit during this time of alignment and reminding from God the lessons of sowing and reaping. Let me tell you about it and give you a chance to win one!  Spiritual Seeds Planner is a planning tool designed to help Christians prioritize living a fruit filled life, guided by the Holy Spirit. The Fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self-Control. (Galatians 5:22-23) The planner uses a gardening theme concentrating on four garden plots – Friends/Family, Self, Community, Vocation/Work. Each month focuses on one Fruit, detailing actions to plant + cultivate + grow. Actions are planned daily for highest yield. Cute garden themed stickers provide visuals for tracking growth. Unlike any other planner, Spiritual Seeds Planner prioritizes and plans Spiritual growth over daily “to do” lists and activities focusing on growth rather than achievement.  What makes it different than other planners on the market: · Puts God in charge · Inspired, led and powered by the Holy Spirit · Based on Scripture · Impacts all areas of life · Improves relationships · Fills life with an abundance of Spiritual Fruit – Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control Here is what I love about this planner! Features: · Easy to follow instructions with visuals · Vision Board · Monthly Fruit Focus & Planning Pages · Monthly Inspirational Prayers · Weekly Planning · Beautiful faux leather cover · Fruit of the Spirit Bookmark with definitions and scriptures · Fun Garden Themed Stickers · Back pocket · Blank pages for notes · Brown Ribbon Bookmark · Monthly Tabs   I am so excited to start 2021 off with this beautiful kit that will assit me in sowing well for the kingdom in my daily life. What better way than to use tools (and support Christian small businesses) that are taliored to the heart of the our Lord in the sucess of our fruitfulness as we shine for HIS glory! BUY YOURS NOW For Planner Organization and Ideas |
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The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews was founded in 1983 by Orthodox Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, whose vision for building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews has been translated into the largest Christian-supported humanitarian agency helping Jews in Israel and around the world. You can learn more about the organization and Rabbi Eckstein here.
For more than 2,000 years, the Jewish people have preserved and maintained their faith from generation to generation, despite being exiled from their land and suffering persecutions, pogroms, and even the Holocaust, where six million Jewish women, men, and children were killed at the hands of the Nazis. In her book, Generation to Generation, Fellowship President and CEO Yael Eckstein unlocks the keys to how the Jewish people have successfully passed on the legacy of faith through the family, and offers insights into how Christians can incorporate these principles within their own families to pass on a strong and living faith.
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews was founded in 1983 by Orthodox Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, whose vision for building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews has been translated into the largest Christian-supported humanitarian agency helping Jews in Israel and around the world. You can learn more about the organization and Rabbi Eckstein here.
For more than 2,000 years, the Jewish people have preserved and maintained their faith from generation to generation, despite being exiled from their land and suffering persecutions, pogroms, and even the Holocaust, where six million Jewish women, men, and children were killed at the hands of the Nazis. In her book, Generation to Generation, Fellowship President and CEO Yael Eckstein unlocks the keys to how the Jewish people have successfully passed on the legacy of faith through the family, and offers insights into how Christians can incorporate these principles within their own families to pass on a strong and living faith.
God's timing is always perfect. He sees our deepest heart aches and problems and knows the solutions before we do. But so many times we think in the natural and that if something happens beyond our control we will let the brain take over, and not even realize it. Trying to frantically in the natural to figure out a solution, rather than first seeking (in step one) the one who already sees the problem and knows what you need.
We recently got hit again with life. My husband lost his job due to reasons beyond his control. We had been down this road before and the uncertainty and shock can consume you if left to it's own. But this time instead of panicking while still numb from shock I felt we should run away. Literally get in the car and just run somewhere with Jesus. I had tucked a few dollars away just for an emergency like this because we had been there before. This time we knew we must approach it differently. Mental health is so important and I knew if we did not do something different asap my husband might fall again into a deep depression. So off to the beach we went.
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Of course with my husband being from the coast of Rhode Island and an ex cruise director I knew hearing waves would be soothing. It was! It helped him so much. He surprised me one afternoon and started reading to me a page in Our Daily Bread. I had no idea he was reading it at all. He read a verse out of 1 Kings 17:6 NIV the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening and he drank from the brook. This was God's way of taking care of the Prophet Elijah daily as he camped where God told him too. So that really spoke to my heart and I journaled it declaring that as our first sign of hope.
A little while later as my husband walked the beach alone this time, I stayed behind to spend some alone time with the Lord. I just felt to get up and go stand at the balcony and watch the waves. I saw my husband looking up at the fourth floor balcony but as I waved down to him a couple of sea gulls flew by but beside them was one lone raven. It was almost as if it flew by in slow motion looking at me. I was shocked. I had not seen a raven the whole time I was there and I spend a lot of time looking at the nature around me.
My husband did not fully understand my excitement later when I told him of it. I said, " It was a sign from God he is going to take care of our needs because he even used ravens to take care of Elijah! Why not us! I think it was a God wink. Well my husband did not see the raven so it did not mean a lot he wanted to see something himself but he did not say although I knew.
Later the next day as we where leaving the island we pulled over to get a snack before we left the island. As we got out of the car he was so excited saying , "Susan look, look!" I look over next to me on the bush only inches from me is a raven, sitting just staring at us. I walked up nearer to it and said, "did God send you?" Most of the time if I have ever seen a raven or any type of bird in my life if you try to approach it , it will flee. This one did not. I said, thank you bird for obeying God and coming to give us a message of hope.
We are only two weeks post that day and we are still talking about those two raven sightings after we read that verse. It was the hope we needed at just the right times.
A little while later as my husband walked the beach alone this time, I stayed behind to spend some alone time with the Lord. I just felt to get up and go stand at the balcony and watch the waves. I saw my husband looking up at the fourth floor balcony but as I waved down to him a couple of sea gulls flew by but beside them was one lone raven. It was almost as if it flew by in slow motion looking at me. I was shocked. I had not seen a raven the whole time I was there and I spend a lot of time looking at the nature around me.
My husband did not fully understand my excitement later when I told him of it. I said, " It was a sign from God he is going to take care of our needs because he even used ravens to take care of Elijah! Why not us! I think it was a God wink. Well my husband did not see the raven so it did not mean a lot he wanted to see something himself but he did not say although I knew.
Later the next day as we where leaving the island we pulled over to get a snack before we left the island. As we got out of the car he was so excited saying , "Susan look, look!" I look over next to me on the bush only inches from me is a raven, sitting just staring at us. I walked up nearer to it and said, "did God send you?" Most of the time if I have ever seen a raven or any type of bird in my life if you try to approach it , it will flee. This one did not. I said, thank you bird for obeying God and coming to give us a message of hope.
We are only two weeks post that day and we are still talking about those two raven sightings after we read that verse. It was the hope we needed at just the right times.
My eyes are open with expectancy as we wait on God and see how he provides. Meanwhile every provision we see I say there is another raven provision! I want to share with you the first one. Bible Gate Grid Bloggers sent me a new Artisan Collection Bible to review. It came at just the right time just to bring me hope just like God used the ravens. This Bible is a type I have always wanted but never got. it is a New International Version with journal space on each page!
Of course the first verse I had to journal and highlight to test it out was the verse from that day that began my quest for verses and promises of God that we could claim and proclaim and hang onto in these trying times. It brought me such joy. God knows the desires of our hearts and he knows I have been wanting a Bible just like this!
This Bible is stunning in every way. I love marble and this has a marble look to it. I love the gold accents here or there. Every time I hold this Bible it evokes joy not just because it is the word of God but also it was a raven provisional to make me smile and it was even in the color I wanted as well. God knows the desires of our heart even when we do not pray to him about it.
He cares about every single detail.
He cares about every single detail.
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Here are somethings I am enjoying about this Bible so far.
- I have enjoyed NIV as one of my favorite translations since I was first saved. It was the first translation that helped me understand the word of God because when I would read the King James Version as a new christian I was left with a lot of confusion.
- I love the wide margins.
- The pages with golden edges are delightful.
- The words of Jesus mighty Yeshua are in red.
- Comes with two ribbon bookmarks inside.
- The outside is solid and sturdy yet beautiful in it's pink marble appeal.
I am so grateful for God's word in any form be in print or digital. If you would like to get this Bible yourself ( they offer various colors) visit the Bible Gate Way Store.
Or you can study God's word for free in any translation at BibeGateWay.com it is my most favorite Bible resource site when I do not carry my Bible with me.
Or you can study God's word for free in any translation at BibeGateWay.com it is my most favorite Bible resource site when I do not carry my Bible with me.
I thank God for his God winks of hope to us.
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