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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Rush! Rush! Rush! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Go! Go! Go!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">This is like a crazy cheer for our lives today. Keep working! Keep going! Whatever you do, <i>don't stop!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">I've noticed the weary faces of many a "worker bee" in our beautiful state of Minnesota. We have a strong work ethic here, it's true. Sometimes I see a glimmer of hope and joy through the fatigue that marches across each of those faces. Sometimes I don't.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Your face tells a story. Caught unaware, it tells the true story of you! How are you feeling? What is the status of your close relationships? Are you happy? Content? Weary?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;"> I catch the eye of a familiar face in the crowds around town from time to time. When this has happens, there is an exchange. The other person and I have to decide: should we wave and smile...or not? Of course, waving and smiling is expected. If we are close enough, there is the expectation of idle chit chat as well. I'm sure mostly everyone welcomes this, right? We<i> love</i> to be connected with one another at all times, right? We love to share those waves and smiles to let everyone know that we are <i>truly</i> content and full of joy. But is it true...or is it fake?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Should you fake a smile? If your day or your attitude or your thoughts are less than welcoming, should you extend that big, fake grin? We've all done it. We've stretched that skin on our cheeks upward with extreme effort, pulled our lips back to reveal pearly whites, lifted our eyebrows ever so slightly as our eyes looked toward our target and then....ZING....smile time!!! I wonder if it looks...scary!?! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">According to <i>Whole Living Magazine</i>, "A recent study at Michigan State University found that faking smiles throughout the day can lead to bad moods and withdrawal. And the effect was more pronounced in women than in men. If you don't feel like smiling, don't."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">We can't all be happy all the time. Maybe it's better to tell others that we're <i>not</i> happy at the moment. Maybe it's better to receive support from a friend or even from a stranger, than to feel alone behind that fake smile. Maybe that's where joy lies. In truth. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Smile! Don't smile! Just be true to yourself. Who knows, you may end up smiling after all! :)</span><br />
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</b></div><div><b>Babies are quite a miracle! They make the world go 'round, in fact! What would we do without them? Where would we be? </b></div><div><b><br />
</b></div><div><b>Some say spring is the time for babies. Just look around you. Baby animals and birds of all sorts are entering the world as the sun shines brightly and as the flowers spring forth. </b></div><div><b><br />
</b></div><div><b>Baby humans are especially endearing. We admire the cute baby faces, smile at the cute baby smiles, smell the sweet baby hair. It's a fleeting thing...being a baby...or having one to hold. </b></div><div><b><br />
</b></div><div><b>We are excited to have our first baby item, the Baby Boo Comforter. This comforter is made with hypoallergenic, double-twisted polyester...550 fill power... for a nice high loft within the baffle box construction. The fabric ticking is 230 Thread Count, 100% Egyptian Cotton. We believe in saving time so this cozy comforter is stain and moisture resistant and is machine washable! We include a free cover with purchase as well! </b></div><div><b><br />
</b></div><div><b>This is the perfect gift to give to anyone celebrating the birth or adoption of a new baby or toddler! </b></div><div><b>We all like to wrap up, feel cozy, nap, and dream. What a perfect blanket to use! </b></div><div><b><br />
</b></div><div><b></b><b>Click our link below to find this in our store! </b></div><div><b>Nighty night!</b></div><div><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to the May 2011 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Harvard Business Review</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> article entitled, "Being More Productive", there are a few simple things you can do to increase your productivity. Surprisingly, the answer isn't always pushing harder and working longer! </span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">David Allen, author of best seller <i>Getting Things Done</i>, believes in the power of making lists. "Your head is for having ideas, not holding them. Dumping everything out into a list can have a significant effect." David Allen</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">David encourages us to break large tasks into smaller actions. That way we aren't overwhelmed by the amount of work it will take to get the large job done. We simply take it step by step, crossing those actions off the list as we go! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tony Schwartz, author of best seller <i>Be Excellent at Anything</i>, believes in setting up rituals for yourself so you can just follow the pattern of your day without relying on your emotions to decide what to work on. He also sees us as rhythmic beings, not as computers, performing best when we spend energy and renew it. We encourage people to work intensely for 90 minutes and then take a break. We believe napping drives productivity." Tony Schwartz</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Napping? Yes, it's true. Even David Allen has a glass office so people can see him lying on his floor taking a nap for 20 minutes! Well, we believe in the power of a good nap! Good sleep is essential for strong physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Is your performance level weak? This applies to those who work full-time jobs, of course. It also applies to homemakers and moms. Could you benefit from making lists of achievable actions, working for a time and then resting...on purpose...each day? Try it! Set up a general framework for your day and operate within it. Try to avoid emotional decisions, "I don't feel like doing that right now", and instead just work, rest, work, rest. You'll remove lots of mental stress, open up room in your brain to think and dream, and increase your self-esteem as your projects move along in the right direction!</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find the whole article, <i>Being More Productive</i> in the May 2011 issue of <i>Harvard Business Review</i>. Check it out!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you know, a great nap starts with a great pillow!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWjW5TtPaQG9BI_WW_QUTj7OevJSJWiVgu0xhbpLLxQYdVCrwUx9Ngd4qCSOYaiUmLAgJih0Z95mHIQaCYB3utTRJ6kRF4bgD1lnQENaFgGAihCAetIQaWip40ZqvQ1KX4s1_ZUNxYrvm/s1600/Rustic+Ridge+50+50+Striped+Damask+Down+Pillows.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWjW5TtPaQG9BI_WW_QUTj7OevJSJWiVgu0xhbpLLxQYdVCrwUx9Ngd4qCSOYaiUmLAgJih0Z95mHIQaCYB3utTRJ6kRF4bgD1lnQENaFgGAihCAetIQaWip40ZqvQ1KX4s1_ZUNxYrvm/s320/Rustic+Ridge+50+50+Striped+Damask+Down+Pillows.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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This pillow is filled with our<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Hotel Pillow Company Signature Blend</span> </span>of premium Siberian down and feathers, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">hand blown</span> into an inner liner and then covered with a 280 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">thread count</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">down proof cover</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. The premium down gives this pillow a high loft and it will feel like you are sleeping on a cloud. This is the best down and feather pillow for support, giving you more support than our 100% down pillows. Price includes free <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">pillow protector!</span></span></b><br />
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<b>This is an exclusive blend of down. We take European Goose and Duck Down and blend it with Grey Goose Down from the Pyrenees Mountain region in France. This is a very fine down (lightweight) with superior lofting (fill) power. We consider this blend of down one of the finest in the world!!!</b>DebbieLonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11924525630729167761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779072708696594952.post-2782251266710502432011-05-16T16:08:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:08:04.140-07:00Pillow Talk: Feathers vs. Down.....Do YOU know the difference???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNp-6pP2qFW922j_DbA7UnAw_6m_RYJNOABo9ftiGNPuKLP8_BWkEvjcjcUPsDVTnHZ5CFt6J9d1poE7i_7E0_2uG-gfZYlumLIZWmzpoBrnS2OpbghRzhd4YfJaBrD-y__8ZVHGEjsNS/s1600/vintage+pillow+fight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNp-6pP2qFW922j_DbA7UnAw_6m_RYJNOABo9ftiGNPuKLP8_BWkEvjcjcUPsDVTnHZ5CFt6J9d1poE7i_7E0_2uG-gfZYlumLIZWmzpoBrnS2OpbghRzhd4YfJaBrD-y__8ZVHGEjsNS/s1600/vintage+pillow+fight.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: x-large;">DUST MITES</span></b></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6;">Dust Mites are microscopic animals related to other mites, and ticks, in the class Arachnida, which also includes spiders, scorpions, harvestmen (daddy-longlegs), and similar eight-legged creatures. Classification of mites is always changing, but dust mites are currently placed in the order Astigmata, family Pyroglyphidae, and genus<em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dermatophagoides</em> (translates to “skin-eater”). The two most common species are:</span></b></div></div><ol style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 1.667em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6;">North American house dust mite, <em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dermatophagoides farinae</em></span></b></li>
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</ol><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6;">They both occur where human beings live, and where the humidity is optimal for their life cycle. Dust mites are known for causing allergies in millions of Americans.</span></b></div></div><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;">Mite or Insect?</span></span></h2><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6;">Mites in general can be distinguished from insects by a lack of wings and antennae, and by having eight legs (though larval mites may have only six legs).</span></b></div></div><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;">Mite or Spider?</span></span></h2><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6;">Mites can be separated from spiders by the fact that mites have only one recognizable body segment, as opposed to the two body regions spiders have.</span></b></div></div><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;">Size and Numbers</span></span></h2><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">One of the barriers to the identification of house dust mites is their literal invisibility. Even the adult mites cannot be detected with the naked eye. They measure a mere 1/100<sup style="line-height: 0.833em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">th</sup> of an inch, or:</b></span></div></div><ul style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 1.667em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">250-300 microns</b></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">one-fourth to one-third of a millimeter</b></span></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">The larvae and nymphs are even smaller. It takes a powerful microscope to see them, something the average person does not have ready access to.</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">What dust mites lack in size they make up for in sheer numbers. Densities of dust mites in the typical used mattress can range from 100,000 to ten million individual mites.</b></span></div></div><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;"><u>What Dust Mites Eat</u></span></span></h2><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">House dust mites feed and grow almost exclusively on the dead, shed skin cells that we humans shed daily by the hundreds of thousands.</b></span></div></div><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;"><u>Where Dust Mites Are Found</u></span></span></h2><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">While your bed is the chief place the majority of dust mites reside, the mites can also survive in pillows, overstuffed furniture, even rugs and carpeting. The place where your pet sleeps is also a hot spot since your pets shed skin cells (dander), too!</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; line-height: 26px;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"ACHOO!" ALLERGIES DUE TO DUST MITES</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="format_text" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><h1 style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.dustmites.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/dust-mite-allergy.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: small;"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-14" height="150" src="http://www.dustmites.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/dust-mite-allergy.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; float: right; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 1.667em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;" title="dust-mite-allergy" width="216" /></span></a></span></h1><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">Someone who is allergic to dust is in fact allergic to one or more substances that occur in dust. The content of dust varies considerably depending on the situation in which it accumulates. Dust in grain storage facilities, factories, mines, bakeries, and construction sites can all present hazards to our respiratory systems, and occupational ailments due to dust are common. House dust can produce a variety of allergens, but dust mites, cockroaches, and cat dander far exceed all others in terms of severity and occurrence. Special dust mite proof covers bring relief to allergy sufferers.</b></span></div></div><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;"><u>Where Are They?</u></span></span></h2><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #3d85c6; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><u></u></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Dust mites are found globally, but are not at all abundant in drier climates and at higher elevations. Consequently, the regions where dust mite allergies are most common and severe are in humid areas such as the southeast United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and England. Other factors that impact dust mite allergies are the construction of homes, and how much time people spend inside them.</span></span></h2><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.875em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: small;">How Bad Is It?</span></u></h2><div style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 1.667em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;">Dust mite allergies far exceed other indoor allergies in severity for two reasons. 1. They exist independent of human lifestyle and socio-economic class. 2. The allergens produced by dust mites have been linked conclusively to the development of asthma and the aggravation of symptoms in people who already have asthma. Cockroach allergens exceed dust mite allergens in slums, ghettos, tenements, and other crowded, substandard housing conditions. Cat dander allergens are the most potent indoor allergens, yet cause relatively weak reactions, often limited to a stuffy nose, sneezing, and watery eyes.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><b style="background-color: black;"><br />
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Behind me a man carried a toddler on his shoulders,<br />
bundled to brave the chilly Colorado morning.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><blockquote style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://blog.compassion.com/wp-content/themes/compassion-blog/img/quote-left.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 8px; min-height: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 34px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">“There’s chocolate, powdered sugar, and even sprinkled </span></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"> You can chose whichever you’d like, buddy.”</span><br />
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The father gave his young son a donut education as they waited in line.<br />
He spoke to his son with such adoration!<br />
With so many absent fathers in the world, it’s encouraging to see<br />
dads invest in their children.<br />
As I watched this dad and his son enjoying their morning outing,<br />
I couldn’t help but say,<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">“You’ve got yourself a real cute son there!”</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With a huge smile and welling pride, he responded,<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">“Thanks! He’s also my best friend.”</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What a pleasure for the young boy! What love he will have!<br />
Imagine the difference this dad will make, even going as far as to say<br />
his little toddler was his best friend.<br />
This child will grow up cherished.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On the other side of the world, in many East African cultures,<br />
men are responsible for providing for the family and women are<br />
responsible for domestic work within the home and, in particular,<br />
looking after children.<br />
But our staff knows the role of the father in a child’s life is indispensable.<span id="more-17482" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As a result, Child Survival Program (CSP) fathers in Ethiopia are<br />
more involved in caregiving and emotional support. Fathers are<br />
beginning to help wash their babies,<br />
take them to activities at the church, and participate in program activities.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They contribute to their children’s well-being through their<br />
own loving presence. They maintain a healthy relationship<br />
with the child, providing emotional<br />
and financial support.<br />
<br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ET-Fathers-3_edited1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17503" height="264" src="http://blog.compassion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ET-Fathers-3_edited1.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f0f0f0; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(228, 227, 227); border-left-width: 3px; border-right-color: rgb(228, 227, 227); border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(228, 227, 227); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; display: block; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 7px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="425" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
<br />
Whether walking into a coffee shop or walking down a dirt road to a<br />
child development center, fathers can use their powerful influence to change the life of a child.<br />
These men and babies will change the face of their country.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I left the shop that morning with more than a great cup of coffee.<br />
I left with a reminder to pray for fathers and their crucial role in the lives of their children.<br />
The next time you grab a powdered-sugar donut, say a prayer for fathers and their continued<br />
presence in our African CSP programs.</div></div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Courtesy of Compassion International: <a href="http://blog.compassion.com/fathers-and-child-development/#ixzz1GvPmxPrs" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003399; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://blog.compassion.com/fathers-and-child-development/#ixzz1GvPmxPrs</a></span></div>DebbieLonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11924525630729167761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779072708696594952.post-3158638261557078052011-03-15T22:35:00.000-07:002011-03-15T22:35:34.789-07:00One of the Non-Profit Groups We Support! Children's HopeChest<div class="content-nav" style="border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Life With Orphans and the Poor in Pictures</span></b></span></div><div class="blog-entry" id="entry-119632" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: normal normal normal 14px/20px arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 50px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></b></div><h3 class="date-header" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://blog.beliefnet.com/imgs/dotted_line.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 12px/12px georgia, serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Wednesday March 2, 2011</h3><div class="EntryCategories" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b style="font-family: georgia, serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Categories:</b> <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/redletters/doctor-of-ministry-degree/" style="color: #023d89; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Doctor of Ministry Degree</a></div><div class="storycontent" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Many people ask what kind of specific projects we do as a ministry on the ground. I thought the best way to talk about <a href="http://www.hopechest.org/" style="color: #023d89; font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">HopeChest</a> projects would be to put together a picture vignette.<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline; font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/redletters/Water%20Well%20Thembeni.jpg" style="color: #023d89; font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="mt-image-left" height="262" src="http://blog.beliefnet.com/redletters/assets_c/2011/03/Water%20Well%20Thembeni-thumb-350x262-21570.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="350" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Please click on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57149108@N04/sets/72157626050256469/" style="color: #023d89; font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">this Flikr link</a> to see the pictures and descriptions. You'll see kids, churches we've built, wells we've dug, solar pumps, and food projects. Then if you wouldn't mind, please leave a few comments about the pictures and projects. This is also in correlation with my <a href="http://www.georgefox.edu/seminary/programs/dmin/gml/" style="color: #023d89; font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Global Missions Leadership Doctorate at George Fox University</a> about my ministry context. </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; 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This is my new venture....providing cozy goose down and down alternative pillows and comforters to all the weary lads and lasses of this world! How can this be "blog worthy"? Well, I plan to share LOTS of information about our luxurious products. I plan to show you LOTS of pictures and provide you with LOTS of links so you can really be educated on the benefits of choosing the perfect pillow or comforter for your needs. More importantly, though, I will be sharing LOTS of useful quips and tips regarding the well-being of YOU and of your LOVED ONES! I will share stress-relievers, positive thoughts, encouragement and motivational ideas to cheer you up and help you to press on through your days and relax well during your nights! I plan to introduce you to some amazing non-profit organizations who help children and young women to escape devastating circumstances. I will tell you about items you can purchase where we donate the profits to help these causes. I will also have some drawings for free items because we all know it's fun to WIN something sometimes! I hope you enjoy my newest blog. Just picture yourself all wrapped up in a thick, soft, squishy down blanket. Picture yourself laying your lovely head on a cloud-white pillow. You sigh with bliss. Sweet dreams, my friend. "Nighty Night" </b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>~Debbie Long~</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>CEO, The Hotel Pillow Company</b></span></div>DebbieLonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11924525630729167761noreply@blogger.com0