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Smart Card Collection 1

Are you tired of bland, lifeless, mass-produced cards? Are you secretly yearning for cards that convey creativity, thoughtfulness and care?

If you are… then you need the Smart Card Collection.

When you purchase the Smart Collection you get a set of 24 greeting cards!

That’s right…24 cards. Plus you will get 6 gift enclosure cards (these are smaller then the greeting cards) as our thank you.

Each handcrafted card is made with creativity and love.

Our collection are made with

  • Heavy weight card stock
  • Multi-layered mats
  • Hand adorned

For only $50.

Descriptions

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

6 birthday

10 birthday

4 birthday

4 congratulations

2 congratulations

4 congratulations

2 sympathy

2 sympathy

4 sympathy

2 get well

2 get well

4 get well

6 friendship

6 friendship

4 friendship

4 thank you

4 thank you

Plus 6 gift enclosure cards.

Smart Card Collection 2

Are you tired of bland, lifeless, mass-produced cards? Are you secretly yearning for cards that convey creativity, thoughtfulness and care?

If you are… then you need the Smart Card Collection.

When you purchase the Smart Collection you get a set of 20 greeting cards!

That’s right…20 cards. Plus you will get 2 gift enclosure cards (these are smaller then the greeting cards) as our thank you

Each handcrafted card is made with creativity and love.

Our collection are made with:

  • Heavy weight card stock
  • Multi-layered mats
  • Hand adorned

Descriptions

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

6 birthday

5 birthday

4 birthday

4 congratulations

3 congratulations

4 congratulations

2 sympathy

3 sympathy

4 sympathy

2 get well

3 get well

2 get well

4 friendship

3 friendship

4 friendship

2 thank you

3 thank you

2 thank you

Plus 2 gift enclosure cards.

Click here to see samples

*Collections vary depending on stock sentiments remain the same as ordered.


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Scrapbooking can Jumpstart your Memory

I have noticed that as I get older my memory is not as sharp as I would like it to be. Things that I thought I would never, I mean ever forget seem to get blurred over time. My recall is not as sharp as it once was.

Has that happened to you?

Well, I’ve found that as I scrapbook it helps me to recall the story behind the picture…it may be because I add little notes or key words. Or it could be because I am spending time thinking about the event as I glue my pictures on the page.

Whatever the reason it helps to visit with my scrapbooks often. Scrapbooking can be a real source of joy. I laugh as I look at the silly pictures or recall a misadventure.  I’ve found that it has helped me to feel and look younger even though my memory tries to  convince me otherwise.

But I am holding out. I believe that as I scrapbook it will jumpstart my memory and I will once again have the memory of a 20 something year old.

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Are You in Faith or Self

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NIV).

Are you walking and operating in faith in Jesus or yourself? In whom is your trust? When faced with a test or difficulty is your first response to drop to your knees and seek God or is it to devise a way to get out of it yourself?

If you rely on yourself—your intellectual abilities, your wisdom, your capabilities to figure out and solve the problem then your faith is in your SELF. And if your faith is in yourself you have not need for God. For if you can do it yourself—what is the point of Christ?

If your first response is to seek God—to inquire of him, to get help and divine direction you have faith in Jesus’ ability to provide all that he has side for you by the way of the cross. When faced with challenges test yourself—are you in faith or in self? If in faith you will have peace and the assurance that God will provide and do what he has promised in his Word. But if in yourself you will have worry, doubt, confusion, sleepless nights, frustrations and aggravations.

But you alone can decide which is best for you—self or FAITH. Make your choice today!

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Scrapbooking is a fun way to…

Scrapbooking is a fun way to preserve family memories. It is also a way for families to bond together, or to memorialize a great achievement.

Smart-at-Home offers scrapbooking kits that will help you to preserve your families most treasured moments.

If you desire to create wonderful family memories check out…

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The Scrapbooking Craze

It seems everywhere I look people are getting into scrapbooking. Some are just starting out while others have been doing it for over 20 years. I am fairly new at scrapbooking myself but I absolutely love it!

I have even gotten my children into it and my husband has even tried his hand at it. A few years back we started a covenant journal. At the beginning of the year we reflect on all that God has done for us, all the prayers answered and we cross them off our list. Then we write out areas where we would like to see God move.

Recently we decided to make that covenant journal into a scrapbook that memorializes all that God has done, what we desire him to do and how we have grown. It is something that we can share with our grandchildren and great grands.

If you are looking for a fun way to preserve your spiritual journey why not scrapbook it. Family history should be shared and experienced and scrapbooking does both!

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Prophetic Sites

Are you wondering what God has to say? How should you position yourself during these times? What instructions God has for his body? Take time to visit Spirit of Prophecy with the Burns. Get on on time word from the Lord–encouragement, direction, help, food– from the throne room of God. Remember to judge everything according to the word of God! Click here Spirit of Prophecy.

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A Disciple Walks in Dicipline

“Everything is permissible for me”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything” 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NIV).

The number one vice among Christians is overeating —junk food and fast food. Many overindulge to the point of jeopardizing their health. They beg the fast food restaurants to give them that heart attack in a bag. They tell McDonalds to super-size it, yet they fail to realize that they too will become super-sized. Is this really, what God wants for his people?

Though we are no longer under the law indulging in every activity that we want to may not be of benefit to us for it will master us. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol—all destroy and diminishes the quality of our lives.

Yet if we walk in discipline. If we allow Holy Spirit to give us the fruit of self-control—our lives would not be spiraling out of control. We would not need fifteen medications to manage each condition. For, the medications have side effects that can be worse than the problem we have.

If you are being controlled by something else beside the Spirit of God, it may be time to fast and pray in order for it to come out.

Further reading:

Galatians 5:22-23

Matthew 17:21

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Do You Want To Keep Your Deliverance?

Do you know how?

Have you recently experienced the joy of deliverance? Have you been set free from demonic activity? If you have there are a few things that you should know—in order to keep your deliverance so your last state is not worse than your first!

Your Church

What kind of church do you belong to? Are you a member of a church with a Biblical worldview—and do they believe in deliverance? Or are you a member of a humanistic, legalistic, formalistic, atheistic, nihilistic, Marxist, socialistic, New Age mystic, or materialistic/naturalistic worldview church?

This is important to know.

Why?

Because if your church does not believe that Christ is God, risen from the dead, and that he came to set the captive free, that he possesses all authority in heaven and on earth, then they are not going to rejoice with you when you share your testimony of deliverance. This is especially true if you did not get your deliverance through them.

Win Worley, in his booklet, Holding your Deliverance, points out that many who shared their glorious deliverance with their church members were ignored or rebuffed. Some even encountered anger and resentment because they did not get their deliverance though the “accepted channels.”

If you are not properly prepared for such a response it can damage or undermine your faith—meaning you could lose your way and it could block your spiritual growth, according to Worley, “A church that is not strong or knowledgeable enough to set a person free from demonic powers is seldom strong enough to nurture and grow him up in the Lord after he has received his deliverance.”

If they don’t practice or don’t believe in deliverance, how will they be of help to you? How will they help you grow when they deny or discard this important element of the work of Christ?

Your Pastor

Are you under a God-called and chosen pastor? Matthew 22:14, tells us that many are called but few are chosen. Did God choose your pastor? Does his or her life line up with what God says? Are his or her sermons Bible based?

Pastors and leaders should meet the qualifications as outline in 1 Timothy 3:1-7. If your leaders and pastors lives do not adhere to this standard set by God then you need to inquire of the Lord what you should do. He may say stay and pray or he may say come out from among them. But your response should be one of obedience to the leading of Holy Spirit.

Your responsibility

You have been wonderfully delivered. It is now your responsibility to guard well your deliverance. You need to resist the devil—stand against false accusations, lies, tricks, and all schemes of the enemy to ensnare you.

Bind and lose—bind up the demonic spirits, activities in your life and replace God’s best for you by loosing what you need. For example, bind up confusion, doubt, worry, and cast them out in Jesus name. Then loose peace, confidence in God, understanding and wisdom in Jesus name.

Read your word daily. Spend time in God’s word daily for it is a lamp to our feet and a light for our path (Psalms 119:105). Make the word of God your foundation. Let His word increase your faith. Meditate on it, speak it outloud for faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).

Know that deliverance is not an event it is a walk—a daily walk. Wherever you find the enemy get him out. Your life, can be likened to what the Lord promised to do for the Israelites with the land they were to possess. Exodus 23:29-30 (NIV) says, “But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.”

The new life—a new mind, body, heart, spirit that God has prepared for you will manifest as you drive out the old nature—as you crucify him on the cross and recapture the land from the spiritual Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites.

The one that was sent before to prepare the way was Christ –and it is through him that you will receive everything that God has prepared for you. If you allow God to clear out every demonic force, influence and live in freedom, you will be totally new for the old—all of it—will pass away.

Worley suggests praying in tongues at least fifteen minutes per day, which is a good way to start. But the Apostle Paul says, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18 NIV). The one thing that is certain is that you need to pray in tongues though the power of Holy Ghost.

Furthermore, you should surround yourself with Christian brothers and sisters that can help to keep you accountable, help you walk in truth and who will speak boldly if they notice a subtle intrusion by the enemy.

Your warfare

You should be aware of and use the weapons of your warfare. You have an arsenal of powerful weapons that can tear down the stronghold of the enemy and defuse his counter attacks. You have the ability through Christ to set the captives free–those in physical, emotional, and  spiritual bondage!

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ”. (2 Corinthians 10:4,5).

Your weapon

Your armor is the first thing that you should put on daily as outlined in Ephesians 6. It has your weapons of truth, God’s righteousness, peace (which comes from the Good News), faith, salvation, the word of God.

But you have even more weapons then this—you have prayer, the power of Holy Spirit, praise, prayer, worship, the presence of God, forgiveness, patience, thankfulness, obedience, the blood of Jesus, your testimony, love.

Is this all the weapons that God has supplied you with—probably not! Trust God to tell you which weapon to use in any given situation and if you need something new because of the intensity of the battle—God is known for doing a new thing. What’s to stop him from doing it again?

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Crafts and scrapbooking

The Lord instructed Joshua to erect memorial stones in Joshua chapter 4. SMART-at-HOME believes that there are occasions in life that warrant remembrance. And scrapbooking is one way to memorialize them.

Here you will find articles on scrapbooking, recommended books, links to meet-up groups in your local area, products—kits and supplies, simple projects and articles that will help you become a scrapbooking expert. There is also a scrapbooking link where you can share your latest scrapbooking project, photos, or tips with those who are new to the world of scrapbooking.


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Public Speaking

Mastering effective communication

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Some studies have shown that public speaking ranks as high or higher then the fear of death. Many things can cause you to fear public speaking— insecurity, language barriers, or lack of confidence.

But there is hope. Like any other skill—effective public speaking can be improved with practice.

You may not want to be the next Winston Churchill, but you desire to be able to convey and communicate your thoughts, ideas, or objectives clearly to your listener. As a businessperson or a parent, you want to say what you want to say without confusing your listener. And this is true in any of the other roles you hold in life.

This section of our site is dedicated to helping you improve your public speaking skills. It can help you or your student(s) to communicate more effectively and with confidence.

Visit http://www.excusemeletmespeak.com/ to to learn more about public speaking.

To read articles about public speaking go to http://excusemeletmespeak.com/blog/

To order a copy of Excuse Me! Let Me Speak a Young Persons Guide to Public Speaking

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