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Carla Carey

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Re: Gang Of Girls !! Calling all of Adland's ladies.....its party time :-)
12/1/2008 9:11:40 PM

HI PAULINE,
This is great !! Too bad it's not a party for my business but I appreciate you putting this together for us !!
By the way ,Nan Herring is a hostess for me so if anyone in the USA needs beauty products shop with me and put her name in the comment section ! THANKS!

Have a great day and God bless ! I will be back to visit tomorrow!

Sincerely,
Carla :)


Glad to make your acquaintance! Carla Carey
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Amanda Martin-Shaver

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12/1/2008 9:50:15 PM
Hi Pat,

Thank you for sharing a wonderful story, I thoroughly enjoyed reading.

Amanda
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12/1/2008 9:57:20 PM

Net Buddies

Hello there, my friends on the net
Even though many of you, I have not personally met
We share and chat on a regular basis
What does it matter, we do not see each others faces?

You are there for me to brighten my day
and I hope it is for you, the same way
We have not known each other for years and years
You have listened and emphasized and made it easier to bear

It is funny in a strange kind of way
How you and I got to meet from so far away
That telephone wires criss cross under the sea
Bringing back and forth messages from miles to me

We sit in front of a little coloured screen
Typing away madly, to a stranger it would seem
As if we have lost all focus on reality
I disagree with their statements, emphatically

It is because we sit glued to the screen
We share news, views and happenings
We have the time to give each other attention
While with others we hardly rate a mention!

Now if people in real time could be as kind
This world would be a much brighter place
Instead, everyone scurries to and fro
No wonder it is called the Rat Race

So I thank you dear Net Friends from near and far
Your presence on air is very reassuring
I come on each day and see your name up on screen
Even if we do not chat today I know you are there.

Amanda Martin-Shaver
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Pauline Raina

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Re: Gang Of Girls !! Calling all of Adland's ladies.....its party time :-)
12/2/2008 2:00:23 PM

The Essence of a Woman
12/02/2008

When we speak about the essence of a woman – her beauty – we don’t mean “the perfect figure.” The beauty of a woman is first a soulish beauty. We know – it’s a harder jump to make. We’ve lived so long under the pressure to be beautiful. But stay with the thought for a moment, because it will really help. The beauty of a woman is first a soulful beauty. And yes, as we live it out, own it, inhabit our beauty, we do become more lovely. More alluring. As the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote, “Self flashes off frame and face.” Our true self becomes reflected in our appearance. But it flows from the inside out.

The essence of a woman is Beauty. She is meant to be the incarnation – our experience in human form – of a Captivating God. A God who invites us.

“You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;
you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.
You are a garden fountain,
a well of flowing water
streaming down from Lebanon.” (Songs 4:9, 15)

Beauty is what the world longs to experience from a woman. We know that – somewhere down deep, we know it to be true. Most of our shame comes from this knowing and feeling that we have failed here. So hear this: Beauty is an essence that dwells in every woman. It was given to her by God. It was given to you.

Surely you would agree that God is nothing if not beautiful.

All around us God’s creation shouts of his beauty and his goodness. The way snow creates a silhouette of lace on a barren tree, the rays of sun streaming forth from a billowing cloud, the sound of a brook trickling over smooth stones, the form of a woman’s body and the face of a child anticipating the arrival of the ice cream truck all speak of God’s good heart if we will have but the eyes to see. The coming of spring after a hard winter is almost too glorious for a soul to bear. God’s beauty is lavished on the world.

Beauty may be the most powerful thing on earth. Beauty speaks. Beauty invites. Beauty nourishes. Beauty comforts. Beauty inspires. Beauty is transcendent. Beauty draws us to God.

A woman in her glory, a woman of beauty, is a woman who is not striving to become beautiful or worthy or enough. She knows in her quiet centre where God dwells that He finds her beautiful, has deemed her worthy and in him, she is enough. In fact, the only thing getting in the way of our being fully captivating and enjoyed is our hiding and striving.

So Jesus says, “I will quiet you with My love” (Zephaniah 3:17). A woman of true beauty is a woman who in the depths of her soul is at rest; trusting God because she has come to know Him to be worthy of her trust. She exudes a sense of calm; a sense of rest; and invites those around her to rest as well. She speaks comfort; that all is well; that all will be well. A woman of true beauty offers others the grace to be and the room to become. In her presence, one can release the tight sigh that so often grips our hearts, and breathe in the truth that God loves us and he is good.

This is why we must keep asking. Ask Jesus to show you your beauty. Ask him what he thinks of you as a woman. His words to us let us rest. And unveil our beauty.

(Captivating , 130-132)


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Pauline Raina

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12/3/2008 7:31:34 AM
Hi Girls,

I'm sorry but I have to take a trip out of town, will be back on the weekend, will catch up with you all when I get back, please have fun till then !! :-)





hugz n more hugz

Pauline

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