Fruitbearers

When Calls the Heart series is inspired by Janette Oke's book series. This DVD ("Trials of the Heart") is the first DVD of Season 2. I enjoyed Season 1 very much. What has kept me a fan are the likable characters, uplifting family values, and old-fashioned love story. The new season introduces several new characters that add even more flavors to the already remarkable cast. You will meet Miss Samantha Madison, a woman prosecutor who handles the court trial against the Pacific Northwest Mining Company in Coal Valley. Elizabeth's mom is ill so Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) goes back home (city of Hamilton), accompanied by Constable Jack (Daniel Lissing). You will meet Elizabeth's family and see their high-society lifestyle in the big city, contrary to the simple living in Coal Valley. You may drool over their e legant and graceful costumes (mostly modest except a few). You will also meet Tom, Jack's younger brother, who is a troublemaker and Charles Kensington, Eli

My review : This film is about a longing for the Father's love. Sarah's father left her family when she was young. She now is a career woman who is looking for love in men. In New York City, she meets Reece, a handsome and charming man who lavishes attention and gifts on her. Her coworkers/close friends warn her but she is way too deep into this relationship to see the situation objectively. Broken promises. Betrayal. Broken heart. Bitterness. In the end, Sarah discovers true love from our Heavenly Father and learns the importance and value of forgiveness. I can relate to this film emotionally. I'm an Asian woman like the main character and my father left our family when I was young. I'm so grateful for God's unconditional love for me and for having Him as my forever Father! The film shows that God's amazing love for us brings us hope and healing no matter what we have done or how many times we have failed. The acting is awesome. The message is powerful.

Virtuous is based on the concept of a virtuous woman in Proverbs 31. This film shows not only the plights of several women but also their faith and perseverance. Simone Burner (Brandy Allison who is a Christian singer) is accused of murdering Patrick Walters (Ben Davies) who was a local millionaire's grandson and a playboy. She seeks help from a kind attorney Jack Evans (Erik Estrada) to prove that she acted out of self-defense. Simone has a troubled past. But she learns that her past does not define her. She and many women in the movie learn that once they give their lives to Christ, they become daughters of the King of kings. Besides Simone (the main character), you will meet a young woman who's captured as a prisoner of war in Afghanistan, an ambitious TV news reporter (Vanessa Ore), a judge (Bonnie Johnson) who has an abusive husband, a lonely nurse (Kelly Bowling), a cop (Angelita Nelson) whose husband cheated on her, a hard-working single mom (Melissa Barron), and a f

Director:                       Brad Bird Producers:                    Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, Jeffrey Chernov Executive Producers:   John Walker, Bernard Bellew, Jeff Jensen, Brigham Taylor Story by:                      Damon Lindelof & Brad Bird & Jeff Jensen Screenplay by:             Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird Rating:                         PG Opening date:              May 22, 2015 REVIEW : Thanks to Allied Integrated Marketing, my family and I were given an opportunity to attend an advance screening of this film. Tomorrowland is a mystery adventure movie that's fun to watch. It has a slow start but it gets better from there. A very smart, optimistic teen girl, Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) discovers a special pin which takes her to another place ("Tomorrowland") whenever she touches it. She teams up with a former boy-genius turned into a distrusting hermit Frank Walker (George Clooney). Together they have to figure out how

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I read Motivate Your Child in January and loved it. You can read my review here . You can get Motivate Your Child (ebook) for just $2.99 from May 18-20.   I was so happy to have an opportunity to review Motivate Your Child Action Plan . This is a wonderful workbook with blank spaces where you can write down your thoughts, plans, prayers, and notes. Even if you have not read Motivate Your Child (highly recommended, though :)), you will still benefit from reading Motivate Your Child Action Plan . It's really easy to understand and follow. Parenting is hard work and Biblical parenting is even more so because spiritual warfare is involved. This book provides effective strategies and valuable techniques/tools that parents need to help motivate their child(ren). The authors point out on the first page, " Parenting is a process. It takes work and a lot of God's grace. " I agree wholeheartedly! If you think there needs to be a change in your child and you ne

I'm reading Motivate Your Child Action Plan and I'll have a review coming soon. In January, I posted my review of Motivate Your Child by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller here . Excellent book! I highly recommend it! I'm glad they also wrote this workbook to help parents plan and take action. To celebrate the release of Motivate Your Child Action Plan , we are joining other members of the Launch Team in a wonderful giveaway filled with an iPod Touch, $50 iTunes Gift Card and several biblical parenting products! A value of nearly $350! Here's what you could win:  Apple iPod touch 16GB Black/Silver   ($195 value)   In the Box - iPod Touch, Apple EarPods, Lightning to USB cable, QuickStart guide Brilliant 4 Retina display with Multi-Touch IPS technology Front-Facing FaceTime camera with 1.2MP photos & 720p HD video recording.   iOS 6 features - Siri, Apple Designed Maps, Integrated Facebook, Shared Photo Streams, Passbook & more iTunes Gift Ca

Trinity EnLIGHTen cream is a skin lightening cream that uses natural ingredients. I've used it on my sun spots off and on since I noticed that it made my face itchy (no rash but itchy). It could be an allergy to an ingredient or my own personal sensitivity. I don't know. I have not seen any change on my sun spots yet but this could be due to the fact that I have not been using it consistently or long enough. Even though it may not work for me, it works well for many people. I still think it's a great product. It is safe on your skin because it does not use any harsh chemicals that can damage your skin. I like the cool feeling when I put it on my face. I hope you will give it  a try. It's supposed to help with uneven skin tone, freckles, birthmarks, age spots, sun spots, acne scars, and more. Trinity is a wonderful Christian company that promotes both inner and outer beauty. They put Bible verses on their products. They offer a 90 day guarantee on their products. If yo