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Check out this video that I found on YouTube- "Small Things Matter" As I watched this short video, it was easy to see that no words need to be spoken to show God's love to others.  Sometimes we think that to share God's love it has to be communicated through a tremendous gesture that reaches a large number of people.  I don't believe that is true.  As seen in the video it is in the "small things" that we can touch another life.  We have the ability to change someone's day through an act of kindness. Even if we are struggling with something in our lives, we can keep our eyes open to the opportunities to express kindness.  In this expression, we can make not only another's day better but ours as well. But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ,  and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place 2nd Corinthians 2:14 Happy New Year Everyone! Let's all apply this to our lives for...

Welcome to my monthly reading wrap up for November 2018. I was only able to make it through 5 books in November.  I slacked off a bit for one week because I was in Gatlinburg Tennessee to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family.  It was a wonderful week in the mountains. ********************************************************************************* Lets take a look at the books a read for the month of November 2018. (There is an Amazon link to each book.  If you are interested in a bit more information just click on the link.  I am an Amazon Affiliate.  If you click on the link and buy anything at all I get a percent of the sale with no cost to you...thanks:-) *************************************************************************** ********************************************************************************* The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner 429 pages Genre-Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Magical Realism... Quote from t...

Reading Links The Cheapest Time of Year to Fly:The Dead Zone Check out these "dead zone" times.  They are also know as deal zones. 6 Travel and Leisure Editor Designed Dream Trips You Can Book Right Now I would want to go on the Canada Great Adventure.  Which trip would you choose? What You Need to Know Before Your First Trip Abroad This article gives some good advice on what you need to know when traveling abroad. 16 Over-The-Top Hotels Around The World I would choose #6 in Finland.  What fun, sleeping under the stars and watching the Northern Lights 7 Things to Check Your Hotel Room For The Moment You Walk Inside I don't do any of these things but I will next time I travel! ******************************************************************************** Videos How to Know who to Tip When Traveling Internationally I get confused overtime on how much to tip all the folks we encounter when traveling. Most Amazing Hotel Rooms Of a...

*Through Jan 13, 2019 you can attend the NC Chinese Lantern Festival in Cary NC *Dec 29 there is a free Sparkling Wine and Champagne Tasting in Raleigh NC *Dec 31 there is a New Years Eve Masquerade Ball in Cary NC *Dec 29-30 you can go see The Nutcracker at DPAC in Durham NC *Dec 31 is First Night Raleigh in Raleigh NC *Dec 31 there is a New Years Concert in Raleigh NC Vienna with a Twist Dec 26-National Thank-You Note Day Dec 27-Make Cut Out SnowFlakes Day Dec 28-National Box of Chocolates Day Dec 29-Card Playing Day Dec 30-Bacon Day Dec 31-National Champagne Day Jan 1-New Years Day As usual guys you need to check all event websites to verify times and pricing.   I can't guarantee anything.   Whatever you decide to do have a great time. KathieyV

This year for Christmas I will be sharing some quotes related to Christmas for you to enjoy. “At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of  Advent  by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern.”  Mother Teresa "It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you...yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand." Mother Teresa "I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world." Norman Vincent Peale "The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that he might offer up his life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas."  Rev. Billy Graham "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served,  but to serve,  and to give his life as...

Reading Links 45 Genius Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Most Festive Holiday Ever. My favorite is #24.    I love the red white and green. How about you? 50 Holiday Gift Wrap Ideas . Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas 14 Ways to Organize Your Gift Wrapping Paper and Gift Bags I am going to try to do a bit better with my gift wrap storage this year. ************************************************************************* Watching Links Gift Wrapping Tutorial DIY Simple and elegant Gift Wrap Tutorial  Wrapping Gifts has Gone to the Dogs ********************************************************************************* Check out my latest YouTube Video from Kathiey's World on YouTube Fab Fit and Fun Unboxing Once Upon a Book Club Unboxing Pop Sugar Must Have Seasonal Box Unboxing Book Haul from the Book Outlet Happy Reading and Watching. KathieyV:-)

Its time to start planning your weekend.  Here are just a few things to do in NC this weekend... *Dec 22 is the Winter Craft Market in Chapel Hill NC *Dec 22 Xmas Cookie and Wine Tasting at Chatham Street Wine Market in Cary NC *Dec 23 Carols and Cocoa in Cary NC *Dec 23 at the NC Symphony in Raleigh NC you can attend  "A CandleLight Christmas" *Dec 21 is the Solstice Celebration Lantern Walk in Hillsborough NC Dec 20-Games Day Dec 21-National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day Dec 22-Be a Lover of Silence Day Dec 23-National Bake Day Dec 24-National Egg Nog Day Dec 25-Christmas Dec 26-National Thank You Note Day As usual guys you need to check all event websites to verify times and pricing.   I can't guarantee anything.   Whatever you decide to do have a great time. KathieyV

Click here for a link to the video.  I love love love this song by Matthew West.  I can listen to it over and over and feel like God is speaking to me.  Matthew is telling us that even when we see ourselves as damaged and we see no possibility of repair that God sees us differently.  God knows that if we hold onto Him and to our faith, we can be "mended" even though we may feel irrevocably broken. "You see the scars from where you fell. I see the stories they will tell"   Matthew West We all have scars.  It could be due to death, illness, divorce, and the list goes on and is so individual.  I have been in total despair. When my husband left me, with no warning, it changed my way of thinking.  Where I was hopeful and optimistic, I became hopeless.   Where I was brave, I became engulfed in fear and uncertainty. I did hold onto God, although it was a struggle, and I came close to giving up.  God wa...

This weeks Readings and Watchings are all about... Everything Holiday The Most Unusual Christmas Tradition in Every State .  Fun Christmas traditions in all the states. I did not know it was  tradition in my state of NC for Santa to rappel down Chimney Rock. Be careful Santa! The 5 Best Holiday Drinks from US Coffee Chains, Ranked . One of my traditional favorites is Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks. One drink they seemed to love is the Red Velvet Hot Cocoa.  This can be found at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.  Sadly they are not in my state, but it sounds amazing! 10 Lovely Holiday Cocktails . So many lovely drinks.  Right now I would love the Spiked Hot Chocolate. Holiday House Cleaning Tips . This is a 7 day house cleaning plan.   I may try it but it may take more time then they have allowed:-) ************************************************************************************ Holiday Videos Tia Mow...

The Book Thief is written by Markus Zusak. Published in 2005 552 pages Amazon 4.6/5stars Goodreads 4.36/5 stars Genre-Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, War Drama. (At the bottom of this page is a link to the book on Amazon.  I am an amazon affiliate and if you click on the link and buy anything from Amazon I get a % with no added cost to you.  It is a win win:-) Description found just inside the book... "It is 1939 Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's librar...

I found this sermonette on a website called Desiring God.  Watching the video reinforced the fact that God has not left us no matter the pain or problems in our lives.  If we "wait" for Him, have faith in him, he works for us to help not only us but others. The video is titled..   When God Works for You. Click here to watch the video  . "Call upon me in the day of trouble;  I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” Psalm 50:15 (RSV) Help us Lord to call out to you not only in the day of trouble but in all things. We trust in you to deliver us and we are happy that through our faith in you we can glorify you. "..but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31 (RSV) Thank you God that you will give us strength and help us not only walk but to run. "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The L...

This weeks Readings and Watchings are all about... "Around the House" Things You Should Never Put in the Dishwasher . As I was reading through the list of things you should never put your dishwasher I realized I had broken the rules on several occasions.  Have you broken any rules and if so which ones? 16 Ways to Use Dryer Sheets Around the House   Some of the suggestions I knew and most I did not.  I am going to try it on Brodie's dog hair problem.  One thing they did mention, but I will try, it is keeping one handy to rub on my hands before I pet Brodie.  This winter I seem to shock him everytime I touch him and I think he is becoming afraid of me:-( How to Fake a Clean House   Mine may be to far gone but I will give it a try. 5 Habits that Keep Your Bathroom Cleaner Longer   The longer the better is my motto! ********************************************************************************* *Home Relat...