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[image] Live Well:
[image] Is Meekness Weak?

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[image] Advice:
Candace gets candid
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[image] Articles:
[image] Poking and Gathering
Freedom to Change
[image] Untangle Family Life
[image] The Beauty of Change
[image] Growing in Grace
[image] An Authentic Life
[image] Calm the Chaos
[image] A Confident Style
[image] Doing God's Will...
[image] God as Your Pastor
[image] Falling into Grace

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[image] Beauty by God
[image] Shelly Ballestero

[image] Bonnie's Kitchen
[image] Bonnie Hooley

[image] Book Buzz
[image] Laurel Wreath

[image] Boomer Babes Rock!
[image] Allison Bottke

[image] Candid Candace
[image] Candace Cameron

[image] Chosen
[image] Valerie Wolff

[image] Crayons In My Soup
[image] Dena Dyer

[image] Home and School
[image] Ann Voskamp

[image] The Inspired Room
[image] Melissa Michaels

[image] Live Well!
[image] Darlene Schacht

[image] Retrospect
[image] Bonnie Bruno

[image] Shoes for the Spirit
[image] Tamra Nashman

[image] The Preacher's Wife
[image] Lisa McKay

[image] Wind Scraps
[image] Shannon Woodward

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[image] Choices
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[image] Forgiveness
[image] Encouragement
[image] Finishing Well
[image] Friendship
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[image] Grace
[image] Hope
[image] Humility
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[image] Motherhood
[image] Obedience
[image] Parenting
[image] Praise
[image] Prayer
[image] Purpose
[image] Righteousness
[image] Sacrifice
[image] Salvation
[image] Scripture
[image] Temptation
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[image] Victory
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October 2008
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Letter from the editor...

Change is in the air, can you feel it? Have you smelled the freshness of the cool air, or heard the sound of crunching leaves beneath your feet? Did you see the last blooms of summer springing forth an array of golden blossoms?

That's probably what I like most--the golden flowers I'm seeing everywhere I go. But I also see the signs that cozy evenings are fast approaching, and I anticipate more nights with the family indoors.

Speaking of family, Proverbs 31 Woman, Lysa TerKeurst is here to talk about hers. She has quite a story, and it's one that you won't want to miss! Oh, I'd love to tell you all of the details, but I'll let Lysa tell you herself in our interview. ;) Lysa is also talking about listening to the voice of God, and her new book, What Happens When Women Say Yes to God.

We're also wrapping up our contest this month to go on a cruise to Mexico with Candace Cameron Bure. The deadline is October 15th, so don't miss your chance.

Enjoy this month ladies, and all of the changes it brings. Seasons come and go; leaves will wither and fall, but one thing we can always trust to remain constant:

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. —Hebrews 13:8, NIV

Blessings,

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Founder and Editor,
Christian Women Online Magazine
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Contest Ends October 15th...

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Lysa TerKeurst Interview

[image] Lysa TerKeurst is a wife to Art, mom to five priority blessings and a nationally known speaker. She is an award-winning author of 11 books including her latest, What Happens When Women Say Yes to God. She has been featured on Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, Good Morning America, Woman's Day Magazine, “O” Magazine and on the Oprah Show.

She is the co-host of the Proverbs 31 Ministry’s national radio program, which airs daily on over 1,200 stations as well as a writer for the ministry’s e-mail devotions called "Encouragement for Today," reaching more than 210,000 subscribers every day.

[image] Lysa Terkeurst Interview

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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
"Candid Candace" with Candace Cameron Bure

This month, Candace gets candid with a reader who says, "I was wondering if you could enlighten me about how you and your family deal with Halloween."

Candace also chats with a reader who asks, "How do you do it, being a mom, involved with your family—
being so busy? How do you ensure that God is always #1 in your life, and that the things of this world don't get in the way? "

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Is Meekness a Weakness?
Darlene Schacht, October 2008

[image] Because of this ministry, and my focus toward it, I am continually finding scripture that speaks to the struggle. I'm encouraged with the knowledge that God understands our desire to lose, and gives us the tools necessary to win.

So this week, in our home Bible study group we talked about meekness. How does that relate to appetite? It completely relates when you understand what the true meaning of the word is, and how it applies to our life.

[image] Live Well!

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Living an Authentic Life
Melissa Michaels, October 2008

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The crisp air and falling leaves outside my window remind me of how fleeting life is. Days turn into nights and before I know it, another month has passed in the blink of an eye. My son in second grade, my daughter is now a married woman and my middle daughter will be applying to college soon. Where is the time going?

One of the things I am so aware of as I watch my family grow and change is my need to remain committed to living a life of intent and purpose. It isn’t enough to let days slip through my fingers and hope for the best. I need to embrace each opportunity to build my home from the inside out.

[image] The Inspired Room

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Jill Interviews:
Ali Landry of Bella
Jill Hart, October 2008

Listen in as Jill chats with actress Ali Landry. Landry plays 'Celia' in the critically acclaimed movie Bella. Her husband, Alejandro Monterde, was the film's director. Landry shares about life as a Christian in Hollywood and about what's it's like to work alongside her husband.

Inspired by a true story, Bella is a powerful and moving tale about how one moment can change your life forever. Produced by Christian filmmakers, the film features outstanding performances from Emmy® Award winning actress Tammy Blanchard (TV's Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadow") and Mexican star Eduardo Verástegui (Chasing Papi).

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Laurel's Pics for October
Laurel Wreath, October 2008

Has this year gone fast? Or is it just me? This month also marks my one year anniversary as the writer for Book Buzz. Thank you for being wonderful readers. My prayer is that you will find books that will deepen your walk with Christ.

This month Washington's Lady and In the Shadow of Lions will give readers a deeper understanding of history. Blood Brother is a suspenseful book that will remind readers of what is truly important while Living the Lord's Prayer is a devotional style book that takes an ordinary prayer and provides a great foundation to Christian living. I highly recommend each on of these books for Fall reading.

Read this months pics...

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Calm the Chaos
Bonnie Hooley, October 2008

This month, Bonnie's in the kitching whipping up Lemonade Ice Cream Cake—which by the way is just as delicious as it sounds!

It's quick to make and can be savored in the two minutes you get to yourself in a day. Remember to take a few minutes each day to recharge your batteries. After you have spent time with God in reading and prayer, spend time with you.

Pour a cup of hot tea and enjoy a thick slice of Lemonade Ice Cream Cake.

[image] Bonnie's Kitchen

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Inspiring Articles

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Falling into Grace
I love autumn, with its crisp leaves, brisk air and changing colors. However, as a recovering perfectionist, I’ve had many autumns in the past that fell short of my "ideal" fall.

Here are my usual expectations, followed by a dose of reality...

[image] Crayons in My Soup

God as Your Pastor
One reader asks:

Few people realize the dilemma of a pastor's wife. Her husband is the ONLY preacher/pastor that sheever has! This is great, if he is a good preacher, but what ifhe is not that great a preacher? Is she doomed to spiritual starvation and boredom as she sits through his sermons each week?”

Read more...

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Growing in Grace
I grew up in a small town in Southern Illinois similar to Andy Griffith’s Mayberry, where there is common familiarity and no strangers wander the streets. When I was five years old my dad gave me a nickel for ice cream and I casually made my way downtown alone; blonde curls bouncing, black patent leather shoes clicking on the concrete sidewalk for seven or eight blocks in search of the cone...

[image] Shoes for the Spirit

How to Untangle Family Life
“It’ll get better if you get closer.”

John’s mom laughs as she untangles five-year-old John and Malakai, two boys practicing for a three-legged-race at a community gathering.

But our Malakai’s close to tears as I unknot him from a snarl of arms and legs and feet.

“Really, if you’ll get closer, put your arms around each other, you’ll find it gets easier.” John’s mom takes an arm and wraps it [image] around a shoulder and I find one too and direct it around a neck, and the boys shyly giggle and step out again.

[image] Wind Scraps

The Beauty of Change
[image] It has been said that life is unpredictable, but change is inevitable. Live long enough, and each of us will experience births, deaths, celebrations and setbacks. Change is a part of daily life, the ebb and flow of our existence.

Two Octobers ago, my husband and I witnessed a surprising change that took place at my favorite wildlife refuge. Situated back off the highway in an area reachable only by a dirt road, Baskett Slough is a wintering home for Canada geese and a host of other wildlife. It's a rare visit when we don't spot beaver and nutria paddling their way across the water, or a Great Blue Heron tiptoeing through neck-high grass on a fishing expedition.

[image] Retrospect

Freedom to Change
How appropriate that our CWO theme this month is change. As the leaves begin to turn and the air takes on a cooler complexion, it’s clear that seasonal change is upon us. Yet, these weather changes are reasonably predictable. After all, as boomer babes we’ve seen several decades of climate changes—right? We know what’s coming down the pike.

However, it is life changes that I’d like to talk about today. The changes that often take us by surprise, thechanges we can’t predict. The changes we survive onlythrough fervent prayer and by the sheer grace of God.

Boomer Babes Rock

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Doing God's Will With a Smile
Mother Theresa is quoted as saying “True holiness consists in doing God’s will with a smile.” That goes against the grain of popular culture, which has the pursuit of personal happiness as its mantra and false message.

Recently, in a conversation with a young woman, I questioned her about the choices she was making, which were going against the grain of all the values she had been taught, and which were going against God’s teachings that she knew so well.

[image] Chosen

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Create a Confident Style
Shelly Ballestero October 2008

[image] Creating your style means not going overboard, keeping the proper balance in seeing yourself through God’s eyes.

The Bible even says that the hairs on our head are numbered, when describing how much God cares for us.

So this month, Shelly gives us a few hints for how to care for that hair!

[image] Beauty by God

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A Writing Contest!

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Blog of the Month

Each month CWO chooses one blogger from our list of
over 3,000 women to be CWO's blog of the month.
This month's pick is Marci Woodruff from:

Life Reframed

Marci describes herself saying, "Disabled in a SUV rollover in August 2005. Though it has been a long and painful journey through paralysis and acceptance of my new life, it has strangely come with many blessings. Before, I had a great life by the world's standards but in reality I had "left my first love", Jesus Christ. Not really left, just not an active, "seeking him" except when I had time thing. I have now rediscovered His peace, His power and His blessing in my life through a close personal relationship with Him."

We hope you take a moment to visit Marci at her site:

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Monthly Book Draw

This month one of our readers will win a copy of Lysa TerKeurst's book...

Visit CWO's Book Draw, for you chance to win!

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