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Welcome back to The Well. It is great to “see” everyone again! The topic today is:
Having a “Mary” Christmas: Keeping “Christ” in Christmas with Practical Ideas
And Tracy from Thirsty For Him, is the hostess
Do you find yourself stressed each Christmas, trying to “DO” all of the activities of the holiday, only finding yourself depleted and [...]

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. Can you believe it is December 1st? I have a lot of things planned for this week. My Black Friday sale ends sunday night at midnight, so unless you are up late, it will be done by the time you read this. However I will probably not be up [...]

For my Menu Plan Monday  post, we were given another deer by our neighbor’s daughter, yes daughter. And we are expecting snow, two days of it. then dreary rain. So it is time for comfort meals this week. Warm, yummy, comfort meals.
Monday- chili for a crowd, probably made with deer meat
Tuesday-  southern chicken and dumplins
Wednesday-  [...]

When the clouds get real thick, I sometimes lose my satellite internet connection. My posts for this evening and tomorrow morning will be on autopilot. If you are leaving comments (especially for the giveaways) and they aren’t showing up, don’t worry, I will update everything before choosing a winner. i promise things will be fair [...]

One last reminder, my Black Friday Sale in my bookstore ends tonight, along with the give aways here on this site.
I still have lots of goodies for December, and might even have a Cyber Monday Sale. After all of he nonsense I don’t think I like the phrase “Black Friday” anymore.
Shopping online is much safer.
don’t miss a thing   [...]

Whoever is without sin may cast the first stone.

Bush reflects on legacy: ‘I’m leaving with the same set of values’
Posted: 12:50 PM ET
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

President Bush says he wants to be remembered as a president who stuck to his values. (GETTY IMAGES)
(CNN) — Reflecting on his eight-year presidency, President Bush said above all [...]