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Hear Me by Kyle Sherman

November 8, 2012 By Virginia 1 Comment

One of my favorite quotes is that “Music is the prayer the heart sings!” I am clueless as to it’s origin, but I often use music as a portal to worship. There is just something about singing to, and about, the Lord that softens the heart and allows one to hear from Him. Such a powerful thing.

I recently had the opportunity to review a new CD, Hear Me by Kyle Sherman. Hubs and I often watch Lifechurch.TV, and Kyle Sherman was a full-time worship leader at their campus in Fort Worth, TX. I knew that I liked his worship style, so I agreed to review the CD.

I was NOT disappointed. The albums title song, Hear Me, is astonishingly poignant. It certainly is a prayer the heart sings!

Hear me…
Hear me when I cry…
When I’m tangled up inside, hurting and empty.
Hear me…
When I get so mad at you, don’t understand the things you do, drives me crazy.
Hear me…
Hear me…
Lord, I need you near me,
Oh, hear me.
Hear me…
Hear me, Lord, I need your help.
I can’t do this by myself, Life gets too heavy.
Hear me, keep my children n your grace.
Guide them safely on their way. Show them your mercy…

It is one of those songs that you could listen to a thousand times and it speak to your heart differently each time.

The album is an eclectic mix of soulful worship. It is contemplative, fun, and the music is technically spot on. The song Build It On the Rock has me dancing in my seat and doing some “Uh huh, oh yeah’s” every time. LOL.

This is one CD that is sure to be a fast favorite. The Kyle Sherman Hear Me CD is available on Amazon, on iTunes, and wherever Christian music is sold.

Learn more about Kyle Sherman on Facebook, Kyle Sherman on Twitter, and Kyle Sherman on YouTube.

***I received a courtesy sample to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.***

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Halftee Review plus Giveaway

September 21, 2012 By Virginia 3 Comments

Shopping for cute, current, styles that are modest is virtually impossible with the low-cut styles that are all the rage right now. Which is why I love layering. Layering allows me to wear the things I love yet maintain modesty. While I love layering, I do NOT love the bulk (and awful lines) that often go along with it, so I use a lot of cami’s. Cami’s just won’t cut it with some things, though. I was recently looking for an alternative to the cami and came across HalfTee.com.

Halftee’s were designed by Amanda Baker, CEO, after she realized while nursing her third baby that there had to be a better approach to layering. The halftee is designed to fit snugly under the bra line and add the layered look you love without the bulk and warmth of a full top. I have this gorgeous sundress I bought earlier this summer. After I got it home, I realized that it just looked wrong with a cami, and when I tried another top under it, you could see the lines from the other top because of the type of material it is. I thought the 3/4 Halftee would look great with it.

I thought I’d show you where the Halftee falls under the dress, so you could see it in action. It really does fall just below the bust, and the soft banded style hem helps it to stay snugly in place. As you can see, the Halftee is the perfect companion for my dress, and I received quite a few compliments on it when I wore it.

Halftee.com would like to offer all TBC readers a 20% discount on their purchase with coupon code TBC20.

They would also like to give one lucky TBC reader a Halftee of their own (winners choice).

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***I received a courtesy sample to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.***

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Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega Xtra

April 13, 2012 By Virginia 16 Comments

I recently received a courtesy sample of the award winning Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega Xtra from Naturally Savvy, authors of Unjunk Your Junk Food.

I’ll be honest. I’ve never been able to stand taking fish oil caplets, because they gave me fishy burps. Bleh. The Nordic Naturals are lemon flavored, and didn’t smell like fish, so I hesitantly took them. After a few days, I was surprised that I hadn’t developed the fishy burps.

You can request a free sample of the Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega Xtra on their website.

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What are you waiting for? Go check them out!

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American Family – $50K Giveaway!

January 17, 2012 By Virginia Leave a Comment

Have you seen this? American Family is having a $50,000 Giveaway!

What would you do with an extra $50K?

Me? Well, after taxes and tithe, we’d probably have about $40K left. I would redo my kitchen and the floors throughout my house. OH MY WORD! Would I have some nice floors! The kind I don’t have to vacuum anymore!

Enter HERE.

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Ten Cool Coffee Mugs and one Jazzed Up Java Head

September 13, 2011 By Virginia 15 Comments

The day started off alright, and then I realized I was down to my last T-disc. It was an Espresso disc, so I ran it four times to make a nice LARGE cup of ~~energy~~ coffee. I unplugged the Tassimo, wrapped up the cord, and trudged into the laundry room. With no enthusiasm at all, I unfolded the stepstool, climbed atop it, and put the brew wonder on the shelf. From the shelf I retrieved the twelve-cup Mr. Coffee pot that takes FOREVER to brew coffee. I trudged back into the kitchen, plugged it in, and looked forlornly toward the laundry room.

Then I posted on this my Facebook Wall

“I am a sad SAD panda. Had to put the Tassimo away, I am out of t-discs, and break out the Mr. Coffee that takes FOREVER to brew a pot of coffee.”

I stood nursing my cup of joe as long as I could, and then I brewed a pot.

While waiting for it to brew, I found these cool coffee mugs and thought I would share…

Smile Cup by Studio Psycho – coming soon

My Cuppa Coffee Mug

Hearty Mug and saucer from Generate

Face Mug

Crabby ‘til I get my COFFEE

Dunk Mug by Mocha – comes in left or right handed versions!

After perusing the cool coffee cups, I stepped outside to grab the mail. We had two boxes sitting in the garage, so I brought them in and called Hubs to tell him that he had a delivery. He told me to go ahead and open them.