Esther recommends places to do your Christmas shopping

How nice of Esther to give us some recommendations for Christmas shopping. I was very much surprised and delighted as well to see my name on her list! Check it out here Which reminds me - I had better finish making my list and then check it twice!

Watch out for the Gift Cards!

I recieved this information this morning. You can check it out and see if it's true. I really think it is true, that's why I am cautioning you.

Here's the information:

If you tend to give gift cards around the holidays, you need to be careful that the cards will be honored after the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as "Bankruptcy Planning." Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about.


> Circuit City (filed Chapter 11)
> Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide closing
> Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide
> Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
> Cache will close all stores
> Talbots closing down specialty stores
> J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots)
> Pacific Sunwear (also owned by Talbots)
> GAP closing 85 stores
> Footlocker closing 140 sto res mo re to close after January
> Wickes Furniture closing down
> Levitz closing down remaining stores
> Bombay closing remaining stores
> Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January
> Whitehall closing all stores
> Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
> Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
> Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick )
> Macys to close 9 stores after January
> Linens and Things closing all stores
> Movie Galley Closing all stores
> Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
> Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores
> JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
> Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
> Wilson Leather closing down all stores
> Sharper Image closing down all stor~s
> K B Toys closing 356 stores
> Loews to close down some stores
> Dillard's to close some stores

Five days until Christmas!

What? Five days until Christmas?! I had better go out and finish shopping! I will be back later on to post some things. I hope that your day will be BLESSED and that you will see Jesus in all you meet!

God bless and hugs!


PS Please also pray for a woman who is scheduled to abort her baby tomorrow. PLEASE storm Heaven so that she won't do it as well as so many other women contemplating abortion, or who have had abortions and are wounded in so many ways. Please pray at least one Hail Mary for this woman. Thank you.

I'll be back later...

I'll be back later on today to share a little story about Jesus in the Post Office, perhaps share a photo or two with you from our little snowstorm yesterday, as well as to give you details about my Christmas radio show on Monday at 9:15 Eastern Standard Time with Teresa Tomeo for our "Mom's Corner" segment. I am running out to Christmas shop! I just finished the book I was writing (Yippee!!) and have to get ready for Christmas now. We've only had our Advent wreath out so far and just started with our decorations yesterday! It's been busy around here. I've been doing a lot of talks and book signings and I've also have Lyme disease and haven't felt well. I hope that you are enjoying your Advent and your family at this BLESSED time of year!

God bless!
See you later!
Hugs,