Spiritual gifts are gifts given to God's people by the Holy Spirit meant for works of service and to build up the body of Christ. Some people may possess one or many of these different gifts. So here we are going to discuss all the different gifts that are given.

Ministry Gifts
These are used to reveal God's plans. They are a calling rather than a gift.

Apostle- This is the messenger. They convey the message and establish the church.

Prophet- A prophet is God's mouth piece. God gives them a message to deliver for a purpose.

Evangelist= They are called to be witnesses for Christ. They are to bring people into the body of Christ. An evangelist travels the world from place to place to spread the word.

Pastor- He is the shepherd. He guides and nurtures the people and is married to the church.

Teacher- He is the one who does all the research to validate the truth.

We are also told in II Thessalonians chapter 1 that Christ shall come with flaming fire taking vengeance on those that believe not and obey not. He shall come with His mighty angels to be glorified, which reminds us to take up the harp and the lyre and to sing the praises of Christ.

The human brain is made up of 80% water

Your ability to hear properly decreases when you overheat

Only humans can shed emotional tears, all other animals cry for physiological reasons

The lifespan of  a human hair is, on average, 3 to 7 years

You use up to 200 muscles every time you take a step

The nail on your middle finger is the fastest growing

The largest internal organ is the small intestine

During your lifetime, you produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools

Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress

Women are born with a better sense of smell than men and continue to be better smellers throughout life.

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Here's the moment we've all been waiting for! Acadiana's Thrifty Mom has teamed up with American Family and an awesome group of bloggers to bring you our BIGGEST giveaway yet! One lucky fan will win a Disney Cruise for a family of 4 valued at $3000! That's right, a Disney Cruise ♥ This awesome giveaway is brought to you by American Family and Acadiana's Thrifty Mom, and hosted by Frugality For Less, and Debbie Does Coupons. GOOD LUCK! *This giveaway is opened to U.S. residents only. You must be 18 years of age to enter to win. The winner will be responsible for transportation to and from the port of departure. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook, Google, Pinterest, or Twitter in any way. Please read HERE for complete rules.

Have you gone or are you trying to go GREEN? Are you just looking for a way to replace those awful plastic bags the you carry your lunch in? Well you need to head over to Reuseit.com, they have some great lunch boxes that are stylish and also reduce your carbon footprint.

This is the Chil Clutch Insulated Reuseable Bag made by BlueAvocado that Reuseit sent me to try out and I absolutely love it. It has an insulated pvc-free liner that keeps food hot or cold for up to three hours,  a zip-lock closure, and is machine washable. It is lightweight and durable and big enough to use for your everyday lunches, a beach trips, or even picnics.And once your done it folds up nicely.
This clutch is also Polyester made from 50% Repreve recycled fibers from plastic bottles, so that it is safe for the environment , unlike those plastic bags. The best part though is that it is stylish.

So go over to Reuseit.com and check out their lunch boxes and many other items that they have to offer for everyday needs.
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Draco-The Dragon

This is the final decan of Sagittarius. Draco the dragon is seen as a huge winding serpent fierce, but firmly under the crushing foot of Hercules. In Greek Drakon means "Trodden Down". Here we see the dragon as the one who is trodden down on.


The brightest star in this figure is Thuban which means"The Subtle".  It is located in the second coil from the serpent's tail.

Then the star Rastaban"The Head of the Serpent". This star is located in the serpent's head.

The last star bears the name Ethanin "The Long Serpent".




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So here in Draco we can see the the dragon cast down, crushed, trodden on, and overcome by Christ.



Sagittarius is the final chapter in the first of three books in the zodiac. The last chapter in each of these three books will end with the victory of Christ and the destruction of  Satan.

PRAYER: Father whether we look into Thy Word or lift our eyes to the glittering heavens, we see the same story of the glory and grace of Jesus Christ , our Savior and Conquering King. In Jesus Christ name we pray AMEN.

3. Guard your mind

Your mind is a garden and what you plant in it and grow does make all the difference.

What is created in the mind will eventually come to pass in time.

 

2.  Honor God's scriptural chain of authority.

God takes responsibility for the consequences of our obedience to Him. Many  of us live in spiritual defeat because we are not obedient to God. God is the one God and father of all even Christ is subject to Him.

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I received the Women's Crossover Canvas Golf shoes in Black & Pink, so I gave them to my wife for Easter. My wife, Stephanie, has informed me that the Women's Crossover shoes are very comfortable. Stephanie is not a golfer so she wore them to Walmart and didn't get any blisters, didn't have sore feet; but most importantly recently she has been suffering a lot of back pain, and she informed me that her back did not hurt while she was wearing the Women's Crossovers nor once she took them off. There are many different types of shoes to choose from on http://usadawgs.com/. All of their shoes are fairly priced, and they not only have golf shoes, they have work boots, and sandals for this wonderful spring season as well. If you would like a pair of comfortable, lightweight, affordable shoes, you should click here: http://usadawgs.com/ and order a pair today. We will also be giving a pair away; however, the pair being given away will be the identical to the ones my wife received.

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I am going to share with you something I heard the other day. These are very important steps to opening up a new season for yourself. I believe if we use these along with our prayers of God's supernatural favor we will go great places.

1. Embrace the Holy Bible as it is the absolute truth.
You can not believe half of the story without believing the other half . I have heard some say that they believe in the old testament but not the new. In other words they believe in God but not Jesus. Well the old testament prophesies in many places of Christ's coming. So it is very hard for me to understand that if you believe all the old testament tells you that you wouldn't then believe the new.

Sagittarius- The Archer
The Final Triumph - Portrays Christ, the God-man as the victor over sin and Satan.
1John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

He is the centaur(part man part horse) and he is an archer. In Akkadian he is called Nunki which means "The Prince of the Earth".

This is the second time we have looked at a centaur. The first was in Virgo where he was in the process of giving himself up, bu there he is the victorious one, the risen and conquering King. He comes now as the Archer to destroy Satan.

The Human portion of the centaur is drawing the bow and aiming and arrow at Antares, the very heart of the scorpion. An interesting statement that relates to this is found in Psalms 21:12 Therefore You will make them turn their back;
You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces. and the same being found in Psalms 45:5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; The peoples fall under You. So here we see that Christ is the one whose arrow is aimed at the Scorpion.

Sweet Pea is now 17

Today is National Baby Day, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to share with you what my babies once looked like!

Any excuse for me to share is better than none.

Sugar Plum is now 14

Sugar Baby is now 11

When I received my PamiPocket, I was so excited. I didn't have to worry about accidentally answering my phone when pulling it out of my pocket anymore. The Pamipocket is a sleeve on a nice firm rope/string, and my phone (android) fits in it loosely so it's easy to get it in and out of the case. After I used it for about 4 days, I gave it to my mom to use to also get her reaction. My mother, age 60, loves it so much, she won't give it back. There is a zipper pouch to put your phone in, and like I said, it fits my phone loosely so I can get it in and out without any issues. There is also a smaller pouch on front that you can use to put money or credit cards in. This amazing pouch, when I first received it, reminded me of a cigarette case. Those cases have enough room for lots of items, and as a man, is perfect because my pockets are always full. These fine cases are $14.99, but you can get a "fair trade" discount of $5.00 off. At this price, you can't pass the PamiPocket up. Shipping is really quick as well. You can order the PamiPocket in Black or Pink, and you can do so through this link: http://pamipocket.com/shop Also, join their facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Pamipocket?sk=wall and twitter here http://twitter.com/#!/pamipocket.

Welcome to Goodies for Mommies Giveaway!

Jade of Happy Home and Family would like to celebrate Mother's Day by giving 5 lucky mommies some goodies.
 
There will be 5 package at stake. Each winner will get the following (prizes will be sent separately by the corresponsing sponsor)

• $20 in CASH or AMAZON GIFT CODE
• Mama Never Told Me books by Emily Van Do - Retail Value $9.95 each
• A Choice of What To Expect Books by Heidi Murkoff - Retail Value $ 8.97 - $19.11
• How to Rock Your Baby - $10.19
• Dryper's Baby Shirts (For Philippine residents only)

 

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Oh yeah! We did it again! This time Acadiana's Thrifty Mom has teamed up with SaleCamel to bring you a super-D-duper giveaway for 3 amazon.com gift cards! Yes, 3 lucky winners will each win a $200 Amazon gift card! Be sure to finish all the entries so you increase your chances of winning! This giveaway runs from April 30 until May 21. This giveaway is sponsored by SaleCamel and hosted by Acadiana's Thrifty Mom and Baby Coupons & Stuff. Enter the simple rafflecopter form below. GOOD LUCK!This giveaway will be open to U.S. residents only. You must be 18 years old to enter to win. This giveaway is, in no way, affiliated with Facebook.

I have read that Jones Handmade Soaps were great for eczema and acne, but I was curious to see how well it worked on dirty, greasy hands. My father is an auto mechanic, so unfortunately no matter how hard he scrubs his hands he can't seem to get all of the dirt and grease off with the hand cleaner we use. The hand cleaner we use has pumice in so it's gritty and if you scrub excessively it will make your hands raw, it doesn't smell really good either. I was so excited to get my Jones Soap  I couldn't wait to try it out on him.

I have learned to scrapbook over the last couple of months and can tell you I have a hard time with glue or tape. If you use liquid glueyour photos don't lay as well and if you use the sticks they don't stick at all. Tape is just doesn't look good. That is why I was so pleased to be able to review the Tombow Mono Adhesive  glue dispensers. These are the best things created for any scrapbooker .
 It applies a film of glue quickly and cleanly with no mess and dries quickly.  It has a really strong  bond and can be used on paper, photos, posterboard and more. So with using this I have found that my photos lay nicely and stick to the page. Acid-free, photo-safe Overall dimensions: 0.33"W x 39 ft L.
They aren't expensive either you can purchase one of these Glue dispensers for as little as $2.33 right now and the refills for it are less than $2.00. So head over to http://www.business-supply.com/p-2227-refill-for-adhesive-glue-dispenserpermanent13x472.aspx and check out these Tombow Glue Dispensers and Refills
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In my travels around the net the last week or so, I have found some really great blogs that I think some of you may like.
So here is the list I have comprised for you.

http://www.green-baby-goods.com/

http://4sassygirlz.com/

http://jershaanddup.com/

http://manysidesofeden.blogspot.com/

http://themomshow.blogspot.com

http://dooce.com/

http://www.babyrabies.com/

http://alittlehut.blogspot.com/

Aloha! My name is Ka'ipolani, but to everyone in the tagging world I'm known as K'Lani. I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i where I still live with my wonderful husband of 19 years, Ronnie. Together we have 3 great boys who drive me crazy but still love more and more every day of my life: Ronson who is 18 and graduates High School in a month; Blake who is 13 and is moving on to High School in the fall and last is Tristan who turns 6 in May and is a joy to be around probably because he's a mirror image of myself, lol! I'm currently a stay-at-home-mom. Been job hunting for the past couple of years but it's hard now with the economic struggles businesses are going through plus the fact that my husband is the main provider, so I have to work around his schedule which some business has already told me that they only want employees who are flexible. What can I do but keep on looking. Thankfully I have my PSP!

I was first introduced to "siggies" in 2007 at Cafemom. I had no idea what they were called and was in awe at all the beautiful signatures, that I knew I just had to have one. I met a woman who was coincidentally named Lani who showed me where to go. I joined a couple of siggy groups and from there I was hooked. Request after request I decided it was time I learned how to make these for myself. That's when I learned about Photoshop. Unfortunately we had a very outdated iMac that had a small RAM and hard drive that there was no way I could install it. The following months was probably hardest on my husband because I kept nagging him to buy a new computer. Eventually during tax season, he bought me a brand new laptop which I was totally in love with. Then I got him to buy me Photoshop Elements. Now the trick was to find someone out there who could teach me how to use it. Unfortunately that was when I found out most people used Paint Shop Pro. So I went out to the library and borrowed Photoshop for Dummies, lol! Also searched online for Photoshop tutorials but they were mostly for the Photoshop CS programs. I was bummed! So I was learning on my own for the time being. Trying to also learn what tubes were and where I could get them. From there I joined more siggy groups where I met Heidi aka ShastaMarie. She really was the first person who helped me with what I needed to know to get started. So from there, I asked my husband to buy me Paint Shop Pro. Until then I kept learning about PSE from books. Then I joined another siggy group called Ravens. They were the best, they really helped me learn what copyright compliance and terms of use meant. When I finally got my PSP, they told me to join PSPU (Paint Shop Pro University). It was great, they started from the beginning and I was really learning alot. Unfortunately during my sophomore level they decided to close down. I was totally bummed because I wasn't where I wanted to be. I was nowhere near the level of making tags, really nice tags. Then I learned there were tag tutorials out there, and that's basically where I learned mostly everything else. Tutorial after tutorial and reading books is where I learned most of what I know today. To this day, I'm still learning plenty and enjoying it very much. Being a member in different tag groups helps out a lot because of the challenges they have every week and seeing the level of tag makers makes me want to strive to do better.

Right now I'm a tutorial writer/tag maker for different scrap designers and stores which you can find on my personal blog, http://klanidesigns.blogspot.com.

I love Google Extensions. I love having so many tools at my fingertips and having them in one spot. There are several extensions I could not live without and I was thinking about them this morning. It is amazing that you can have so many helpful tools to enhance your online experience. I thought I would share some of my favorites with you just for fun.

Awesome Screen Shot Capture the whole page or any portion, annotate it with rectangles, circles, arrows, lines and text, blur sensitive info, one-click…

Last Pass LastPass is a free online password manager and Form Filler that makes your web browsing easier and more secure.

Spring Pad Springpad is a free, easy-to-use app that lets you create notebooks for any topic or area of interest. Whether you're saving recipes, planning events, managing projects or just looking for a better way to filter your interests and turn them into action, Springpad makes it easy to save what you love, discover what you want and share what you know. Millions of users and growing fast!

After The Deadline After the Deadline uses artificial intelligence to check spelling, style, and grammar. Use it to check your tweets, find mistakes in your email, and socialize with confidence. Click the ABC icon in the lower-right corner of an editable area to proofread your writing.

Page Rank fastest and Very light weight. It shows Google page rank on toolbar.

Speed Dial 2 Speed dial 2 is fast extension which replaces original New tab page. Save your favorite pages in one place with quick access to apps, bookmarks and browsing history.

The Huffington Post Get up to-the-minute reports, blogs and analysis with quick-view articles from all sections of the Huffington Post. Its made to be an ultra fast news experience. You can share to your social networks, share to email, read comments and glide through the news experience.

What are some of your favorite online tools that make things easier for you?

TTFN, Bobbie aka Rebelle

Today is World Penguin Day! So we thought we would show this adorable creature some love !

Today is Pigs in a Blanket day so I just thought I would share these with you. They look YUMMY! don't they.

The brightest star in this figure is located in the forehead of Hercules and is called Ras-Al-Gethi "The Head of Him Who Bruises". Christ is the one who came to bruise the head of the serpent.  The second brightest star has the meaning of "The Branch Kneeling.

Throughout Hercules life he was engaged in the most difficult and wonderful feats. Including among them are: vanquishing the many headed Hydra and cleansing the Augean stables. Thousands of animals were kept in these stables that had never been cleaned. The filth and stench must have been unbelievable. Interestingly though Christ was born in a stable and came for the purpose of cleaning our stables.
He was willing to be born in the stables of our hearts and He didn't use water, He used his own precious blood to cleanse us.

Conclusion:
Here in Scorpio we see Christ defeat Satan at his attempt to gain the crown. And Christ defeating Satan allows us to eat the fruits of the tree of life, the fruits which bring eternal life.

Today is National Cheeseball Day and we here at TOAMW&D and Dishin With Rebelle thought it would be fun to do a Cheeseball Recipe Hop! So we hope you will come and join us. All you have to do is add your cheeseball recipe post to the linky below and then go and check out other recipes.

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The reviews on Gustafer Yellowgold's Year in the Day have been absolutely amazing! It's been said that it's a “A cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss.” - The New York Times. Well when I read that awesome quote I knew I wanted to review this set as I loved Yellow Submarine and was trying to imagine that crossed with Dr. Seuss. How much more funky than that can you get and I like funky! The music does not disappoint as I said it can be mellow, has great lyrics but you will still find yourself humming along. I found too that toddlers liked it even if they couldn't understand the words because of the rhythm and it's not too loud for their younger ears.