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There's a party going on at 5 Minutes for MOM and you have to come party and meet friends and win prizes.



A few things about me:

** I am a SAHM with two wonderful children and I feel very blessed to be their mother. I live in Louisiana but I'm from the Caribbean island of Jamaica.
** God is constant in my everyday thoughts and my all belongs to HIM.
** I would rather recieve a potted plant than flowers.
** You will also come to know that I"m a music fan. I have to tap a strand to whatever is playing.
** I sometimes do sweepstakes and hope that I"ll win
** I"ll hug you if I am touched by your spirit. I love to give hugs period.
** I love chins
** I talk to my babies like they are another adult listening and interacting with me. I love breastfeeding my babies and wish I could have done it longer. I did not wean them...it just faded out.
** I loooove to dance and listen to music. Its in me bones!!! It would be great to have a best friend to just be down with no matter how I"m feeling.
** I'm a bookworm, I read just about everything!
** I want to adopt two kids
** I am still afraid of very loud thunders, I'd rather not be alone when its happening.
** I clean when I'm angry and frustrated
** I love my husband...I just don't know how to love him all the time.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is out light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson ~ from A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles ~
P - Pray
U - Until
S - Something
H - Happens


Here are a few of the prizes I'd really love to win, especially the Bilingual packages or Amazon gifts:

$100 gift certificate to either Pedal Cars and Retro or A Rocking Horse To Love
Provided by: 5 Minutes for Mom

Boca Beth Grande Bag
Provided by: Boca Beth LLC

Books $40 value: Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten & First Grade!
Provided by: www.cedarvalleypublishing.com

$30 Gift Credit to Amazon.com
Provided by: Robynn’s Ravings

Spanish for Children DVD series.
Provided by: Bilingual Fun

$100 gift card to HomeGoods
Provided by: HG Openhouse

$50 gift certificate to born2impress
Provided by: born2impress

Spanish Language Learning Software from Peanut Butter
Provided by: Life is Sweet

Ergo Baby Carrier
Provided by: A Giveaway Addicted Mommy

Kitchen Aid Artisan Stand Mixer
Provided by: Moms Who Think

$50 gift certificate to Target Stores
Provided by: Shoot-Me-Now

Core Fitness for Mom DVD from Moms into Fitness
Provided by: Busy Mommy

...or 5, 21, 91, 15, 22, 25, 26, 53, 68, 75, 135, 43, 36, 83, 93, 99, 106, 118,
INTL 11, INTL 12, INTL 18, INTL 22 , INTL 30 , INTL 31, INTL 41, INTL 49 , INTL 54 , INTL 61 ,
USC 1, USC 2, USC 15, USC 29, USC 42, USC 45, USC 47 , USC 51, USC 56,



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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Matthew 24:6 NIV

Recommended Reading 2 Timothy 3:1-5

If you sat down to watch the classic Disney animated film, Beauty and the Beast, and you didn't already know the storyline, upon seeing the Beast you might think he was the villain. Big, ugly, and scary, he fits the description perfectly. But as the story progresses, you realize that underneath his menacing exterior, he has a heart of gold. In fact, the true villain of the story ends up being tall, dark, and handsome Gaston, whom no one would have suspected.

In the End Times, the enemy is not going to appear looking like the Beast in the above story. The Bible says that, "…evil men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" in the last days (2 Timothy 3:13). If we are not careful, it is likely that we too could be deceived. It is our responsibility as Christians to take time to learn about the biblical signs of the End Times so we can look past appearances and see the true enemy. When we can do this, we will avoid deception and walk confidently toward our future with Almighty God.

Satan loves the gullible Christian who likes sensations and the spectacular; he provides the spectacle and sensation, with which he can keep them off the true track.
Anonymous

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About Me

I'm Colette and this is my little spot on the web to share my thoughts and meet other great families.
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You can contact me here if you desire. calliemist (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Below is a bit more about me.


** I am a SAHM with two wonderful children and I feel very blessed to be their mother. I live in Louisiana but I'm from the Caribbean island of Jamaica.

** God is constant in my everyday thoughts and my all belongs to HIM.

** I would rather receive a potted plant than flowers, but that doesn't mean I wont appreciate a thoughtful gesture of sweet smelling gorgeousness every now and then.


** I'm a music fan. I have to tap a strand to whatever is playing. I loooove to dance and listen to music. Its in me bones!!!When I grow up, I'll be a ballroom dancer.


** I'll hug you if I am touched by your spirit. I love to give hugs period and also because no one hugged me when I was a child.

** I love chins

** I talk to my babies like they are another adult listening and interacting with me. I love breastfeeding my babies and wish I could have done it longer. I did not wean them...it just faded out.

It would be great to have a best friend to just be down with no matter how I"m feeling. (update 2010 - I found that friend in one of my SIL - she is like my twin. A Godsend.)

** I'm a bookworm, I read just about everything!

** I want to adopt children. Always have had this desire since I was a child.


** I am still afraid of very loud thunders, I'd rather not be alone when its happening. (Now that I have kids, I'm brave for them and now it's not so scary)

** I clean when I'm angry and frustrated

I also love to do product reviews and giveaways that are family friendly, educational and great for the environment.
Orig 3.18.09

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is out light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson ~ from A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles ~

P - Pray
U - Until
S - Something
H - Happens

Q. What’s your name and blog? What other information would you like to share?

My name is Colette. Beautiful French name, huh? I still have no idea how my mother came up with it but I love it! I think I should ask her :) I am SAHM of two children: A little girl who just turned three and a boy who will turn five in the next two months! I hope to adopt two children into our family and also to have more biological children. I am very shy but if put into situations where I need to speak up and lead, I will have no problem outwardly. I love to dance and I love music. I can't have a favorite song or artist because I love such a wide variety of music. When I grow up I want to be a dancer and a diplomat.

My blog's name is JamericanSpice.

Q. Why did you choose that name for your blog?

I wanted to join both my cultures. I choose part of the word for my birth country 'Jamaica' and part from my home country 'America' and added a little spice representing the me in it all. Hence 'JamericanSpice.'

Q. Why did you start blogging?

I wanted to start writing about my life in journal form because someone told me it would help in my healing, but alas, my blog is now wide open and I find it hard to share so much of the raw details of my life growing up without parents in the orphanages in my country. I still might do it, but it's taking some thought. It's easier to write these things being obscured.

Q. What kind of stuff do you cover with your blog? Is there a specific genre you write about or is the sky the limit?

That's where the spice comes in. I like to share a little bit of everything and so I don't have a specific genre. I resist the constant barrage of articles that tells me that this is how I should run my blog or I'm not a success if I'm not into this or that or have that domain etc. I allow myself to blog freely.

Q. What is one must read post that you have written {Include Link}?

Hmm, I'll have to go check :)
I did and these are a few of the ones that means the most to me.

These are my favorite and most read:

Perfected in mama's kitchen: http://jamericanspice.blogspot.com/2009/01/perfected-in-mamas-kitchen.html

Hawaii - Our journey into amazing - http://jamericanspice.blogspot.com/2009/02/hawaii-our-journey-into-amazing.html

My little writer - http://jamericanspice.blogspot.com/2009/10/ww-my-little-writer.html

Q. Name one thing you love about your blogging job.

I do it on my own time and I get to meet some wonderful people from all over the world! I couldn't get to travel to so many places otherwise.

Q. Name one thing you’re not quite fond of about your blogging job.

Sometimes I don't get to visit everyone the same day or week and so it get's stretched out but I still save every comment so that I can return visits and share the love. I wish I was sorta super person so that I could return visits and comments on time, but there are so many people that it's hard to do that at all.

Q. What’s one random fact about you?

I won a dance competition at a club once :) I was first out of 30 people.

Q. Inspiration comes in many forms for different people. What inspires you?

Music has a way of inspiring me. There's always a language in music that is good for any situation that I'm going through.

Q. Where else can we find you(Personal Website, Etsy Shop, Twitter, Facebook, Etc.)?

It seems I am so connected now. *laughs*. You can always find me at these places:

BLOG
http://jamericanspice.blogspot.com

TWITTER
http://twitter.com/Jamericanspice

FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/pages/JamericanSpice/226047728930

FEED
http://feeds.feedburner.com/JamericanSpice

EMAIL FEED SUBSCRIPTION
http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=JamericanSpice

NETWORKED BLOGS
http://networkedblogs.com/blog/jamericanspice/?ahash=fb677f1a475b74ed31cbaf40d07c3794

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Thanks 5 Minutes For Moms and Wordless Wednesday

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Heart's Longing

Heart's Longing

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God.
Psalm 42:1

Christian author and speaker, Steve Maxwell, says that if we could project up onto the wall a minute-by-minute account of our day, we would see where our heart truly lies. Is it in TV? Work? Friendships? Hobbies? In and of themselves, these activities are not wrong, but when we begin to prefer sitting in front of the TV, trying to get ahead at work, spending time with friends, or participating in our hobbies, our heart's focus shifts from God to the pleasures this world has to offer, and He is no longer the resident Ruler in our heart.

The Bible says that where a man's treasure is, there his heart will be also (Luke 12:34). If you invest the treasure of your time into knowing God, your heart will be drawn to Him in everything you do. And if you invest the treasure of your finances into helping others and being a good steward of what God has given you, your heart will remain steadfast toward Him.

As we schedule our days and weeks ahead, let us ask ourselves this: "What does our heart long for?" If it is anything except God, perhaps it's time to shift our focus.


While His covering, nurturing love accepts us as we are, a time comes when He begins to confront the false gods, the idols, which rule in our hearts. Indeed, anything in us that denies Him full access to our souls, that stands between our hearts and His, becomes His enemy.
Francis Frangipane

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Joy in Everything

Joy in Everything

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.
James 1:2

No small amount of harm has been done by well-intentioned Christians who misquote a particular Bible verse when attempting to comfort the grieving: "Don't forget that Scripture says to, ‘Give thanks for all things.'" Actually, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 doesn't say, "For everything give thanks;" it says, "In everything give thanks." And there is a world of difference between those two small words.

The Bible doesn't say we should rejoice and give thanks for the event that has caused our grief, suffering, or impatience—a lost job, the death of a loved one, or an unmet expectation. But it does say we should give thanks in (in the midst of) that situation. And why should we do that? Because giving thanks to God is an expression of our confident faith that He is aware of our situation and our need. The Bible is filled with expressions and promises that give us reason to trust God in the midst of trials and tribulations (Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 11:11-13; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Philippians 4:19).

Joy and thanksgiving in the midst of troubles are not normal in this world. But that is why we are exhorted to express them. Joy in the midst of trials is another sign that we are in, but not of, this world.

Joy is the serious business of heaven.
C. S. Lewis

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Disclosure Policy

These policies are valid from 12 March 2009

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact Callie S (calliemist at yahoo dot com).
This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.

The owner(s) of this blog may be compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog may receive compensation for the posts or advertisements, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

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JamericanSpice occasionally hosts contests and giveaways for various companies. I request that all companies mail prizes within 31 days of notification. If you do not receive your prize within 31 days, please notify me at calliemist@yahoo.com and I will contact the company and inquire about the status of your prize. If the company does not fulfill their obligation, JamericanSpice cannot be held responsible or liable in any way. If you do not inquire about the status of a missing prize within 41 days, you forfeit your winning.


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• How and when winners are selected (Selection and Notification: The winning Entry will be selected randomly by Website host from all valid Entries received. The selection is final. The potential winner will be notified by email after the prize drawing based on the information provided on the entry form. At the sole discretion of Sponsor, disqualification, forfeiture and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the following: ¹ potential winner’s failure to respond to notification within seven (7) business days after its transmission; ² the return of an email notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts; ³ the return of the prize as undeliverable; ⁴ potential winner’s failure to provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof of age, identity and residency; ⁵ potential winner’s failure to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability. Upon contacting a potential winner and determining that they have met all eligibility requirements of the Promotion, including without limitation the execution of required waivers, publicity and liability releases and disclaimers, such individual will be declared the “winner” of the Promotion.)
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Today should be the worst...

....day of my period when I'm doubled over in pain, but I woke up earlier and popped two pills before the pain started. THANK GOD!

I went out to lunch with a friend from bible study. She was cool. I could tell she wanted to hang and wasn't rushing. That definitely made me feel relaxed.
It was fun. So different from my routine of being home all day.

The kids should be up soon and I'm doing dinner and eating chocolate and OMGM (Oh my girly mouse) I can't stop moaning. I CANNOT believe chocolates can tastes so good. OMGM *MOAN*

I"ll have to buy boxes and boxes of this *moan*

OMGM!

There's more but that's all for now.

Oh I gotta worry about dinner.....I don't want the man to come home and not have dinner or I"ll feel like crap,.

Oh and the "Moan*

It's a box of Whitman's sampler! Oooh

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Spotlight on PR - Introducing JamericanSpice

August 4, 2009

I am kinda new at blogging and still learning alot and feeling my way around. I've met some wonderful families here, however I'd love to branch out into more reviews and giveaways but have no idea how to connect with PR companies or where to look. There is this one group that I found, but they require money to join that I don't have, to see PR pitches, so I have been waiting for the opportunities to jump in somewhere.

The great news I just read at icefairy's treasure chest blog is that Feels Like Home and Adrienne’s House are hosting a special event called Spotlight on PR. All you have to do is simply write a post on your blog to introduce yourself, your blog, and your interests and leave the link in the MckLinky on either host blog by Friday 8/7. You can imagine what a breath of fresh air this to me.

So here I go.
My name is Colette and I'm a stay at home mother of two kids. I hope to have more children which includes adoption into our family. I presently blog about my multicultural family and our experiences and travels. It's a way to meet other wonderful families and keep my extended family updated on happenings in our lives. I love to do product reviews and giveaways that are family friendly, educational and great for the environment. I especially would love to do reviews for children in any category.

As a mother it's great to see some really great reviews about products that I could use or I am already using with my family. I too would love to share that with other families and friends.

If you are a PR professional and think our partnership would be mutually beneficial, you can contact me anytime here at this link or just by emailing me at calliemist AT yahoo DOT com. I will love to hear from you.

So jump in ladies and gents and thank you Tara and Adrienne!

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