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The Eternal Messiah Book Review

Kalinda Prentiss is a renowned expert in her field of cultural anthropology. In her work with indigenous cultures she begins to see amazing similarities in their path to advancement — similarities based on their acceptance of a religious Messiah. Yet when she documents her work and presents it to the scientific community, she is ridiculed for her belief that societal advancement could in any way be connected to God.

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Reminder: Outstandwi​ch Road Trip Launches Tomorrow!

Just a reminder that the “Outstandwich Road Trip” page goes live tomorrow on Outstandwich.com!  You can check out my recipe, take a “virtual road trip” and also enter for the chance to win a $3,750 cash prize to take a road trip of your own!

Here’s how it works…

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Posted in Recipes

Ice Cream Sponge Cake

Since it is National Ice Cream Day, I figured I needed to get an ice cream recipe up!  You certainly don’t need to use strawberry ice cream (although I recommend Breyer’s Fat Free Strawberry to save a few calories if you do decide to use it). 

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Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with Unilever! (giveaway)

Today is National Ice Cream day and July is National Ice Cream month and Unilever has great product brands to help you celebrate!

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Custom Rings

Without realizing it, I actually picked out my own engagement and wedding rings.  A normal visit to the shopping mall with my mom, always included a stop at the many jewelry shops in the mall, even before I started dating my husband.

We’d ooh and ahh over all the necklaces, rings, earrings and other pieces.  One day I was pointing out a wedding set that particularly appealed to me thinking nothing of it.

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Need Some Occasion Wear?

With my cruise coming up really soon, I’m still looking for some formal wear, but I don’t want to spend a lot of money on an outfit because I know that I won’t wear it often after that.  I received an e-mail from Marshalls/T.J.Maxx with few tips on what’s in season and on trend, that will help anyone make an entrance no matter what the occasion.

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Parmesan-Pepper Sweet Potato Fries

We have a saying in our home; “There is never enough cheese”.  If a recipe calls for cheese, I always add ‘just’ a bit more!  If a recipe doesn’t call for cheese…you’ll often find me adding some!  We like having cheese with our cheese!  We like parmesan cheese as a topping on pizza and noodles, but there are so many more ways to use new Kraft Parmesan Cheese Seasoning Blends.

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More Outdoor Entertaining Tips

With the sun shining and a cool breeze blowing, entertaining outdoors during the summertime is a no-brainer. But finding ways to easily and affordably spruce up your outdoor décor can be a little daunting.  Have no fear – Marshalls and T.J.Maxx can be your one-stop shop for planning and decorating all your outdoor social events this summer.

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Posted in Mom Central

Bagel Bites: Snack Simply – Giveaway

When I was in jr. high my mom always had an abundance of snacks on hand during the summer.  We were the neighborhood “go to” home because we had a swimming pool in our backyard!  I remember one thing that was always stocked in our freezer and that was Bagel Bites.

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Borrow Books With Your e-Reader

If you have an e-Reader (BESIDES a Kindle, sorry…), did you know your library may share files of books in e-pub and/or pdf formats for you to borrow?

Check out your library website to see if they offer borrowing through OverDrive.com.

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