Aaaargh! BOOM! That’s my head exploding from all the post Thanksgiving holiday shopping ads! The turkey is still warm and the television is erupting with suggestions from Target or Macy’s to run immediately to the stores to buy, buy, buy! Not only that, every time I check my email this week, the “box” is full of discounts from everyone imaginable: Amazon, Justice, Kohl’s, to Boy Scouts of America! Boy Scouts? I only just ordered Isaac and Levi’s uniform last week! Buy? Buy? Buy? Are you as plugged in as I am? Wait… cell phones, lap tops, notebooks, Kindles, iPads, iPods (I still don’t know the difference!) And the “G’s”… a 3G vs a 4G? What in the world is a “G” anyway? Every time I turn on the television, someone is telling me I need to upgrade to something I have NO clue what it is! Luckily, I have our 11 year old Violet to interpret all this modern technology for me! I guess all this “stuff” is supposed to keep me connected, right? Look around. Kids texting. … [Read more...]
Support Christian Small Business Owners on Black Friday
Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving with your family and friends yesterday! Many of us will be serving up leftovers and heading out to the stores today to get the best deals on all things Christmas. Today is the infamous "Black Friday" where businesses everywhere hope to make enough sales to "get back in the black" and turn a profit before the end of the year. I’d like to encourage you to support Christian Small Business owners this year instead of spending all of your shopping money at large superstores and malls. A few reasons why you should support Christian Small Business owners this year: The Small Business owner is usually producing the higher quality gifts and better services. When you buy mass market products from a superstore, that doesn’t mean you’re … [Read more...]
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