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Christmas Window Decoration Using a Christmas Throw or Blanket
Hanging a printed Christmas throw, blanket or material over a window can create a stained glass window effect that is a low cost, simple to do decorating idea. I bought a fleece Christmas throw that shows the nativity scene at Walmart for about $13 and I hung it over a south facing window to let…
Prayer for Healing
This prayer for healing was composed and used by Kathy Melville when she needed a cancer healing prayer while undergoing chemotherapy. It can be used as a prayer for cancer patients, a prayer for those suffering chronic illness, a prayer for those undergoing long recovery periods or can be used as a healing service prayer…
Living and Praying a Thankful Life
How do we give thanks in prayer when our personal lives and our nation are in such unsettling times? Here are some guidelines to help you say prayers of thanksgiving even during difficult life situations. 1. Reasons for giving thanks are all around you. Child custody battles, heart attacks, financial crisis, the death of a loved…
Wedding Ring Blessing Prayer
Saying a prayer of blessing over wedding rings is a common tradition in wedding ceremonies. I said this wedding ring blessing prayer as a personal prayer on the morning of the wedding of my son and his bride. Later, my husband and a relative of the bride joined me to pray further blessings over the…
Praying when Touched by Compassion
A strong sense of compassion can lead us to pray for strangers or those we don’t know well. Author Donna Teti explains what prompted her to write this poem: “It is a poem I wrote after hearing of the sudden death of a young man in our hometown. I did not know him personally but grieved…