Summer 2010
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Slice of Life
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Top Ten Things I Love about Summer
“Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come.” Song of Solomon 2:12
In this northern land where it feels like winter lasts forever and
summer is over in a flash, we Canadian women need to “seize the summer”
and get the most out of it. Here are the Top Ten Things I Love about
Summer. Maybe you will relate to some of them, or replace a few with
some of your own, or add one of them to your own repertoire.
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Face your Fears
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The last time I did something daring at a women’s
retreat was 15 years ago when I scaled a climbing wall. I’m not a risk
taker. I’m a fraidycat. So when I found out there was a zipline at the
camp where I was speaking in California last weekend I didn’t even
consider it. Several of my new friends asked me if I was going to try
it. I said I wasn’t. I’m too old, too stiff, too tired, too busy…in
other words scared spitless! Read More
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Free Stuff
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FREE CD for Women in Ministry: If
you are in women’s ministry in your church or Christian organization,
email me with your mailing address plus where you are involved in
ministry, I will send you a hilarious CD -- Three Ways To Keep From Killing The Ones You Love -- that might just save a
life…but drive carefully!

"Hi Connie, Once again you have made me laugh till
I cry. I almost ran into another car at Costco listening to your CD!"
Linda Adams, Women’s Minister, Richmond Hill Baptist Church,
Calgary AB Email Connie
FREE Horseshoe Nail Cross Pendant:

If you are willing to donate the proceeds of your next home party,
small group fundraiser, or church event to Crossman Ministry’s Battle
River Ranch Camp, email me with your mailing address and fundraiser
idea and I will send you a beautiful cross pendant handmade by Harold
and Diane Stephan and their family. Check it out
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Connie's Picks
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Books
Practice by Practice by Kathleen Gibson
Like learning to play piano, developing a sturdy faith takes time—and
deliberate, consistent practice. It involves small things.
Commonplace, home things. Mistakes and muddles, even.
Drawing on the author’s experiences over decades of following Christ,
this timeless collection of short writings—rich in illustration and
humour—will lead you to simple, everyday practices that will strengthen
your faith and witness against the crushing influence of a faithless,
dizzy world.
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A Good Place by Curt Iles
Curt Iles writes from his hometown of Dry Creek, Louisiana. A lover of
stories, nature, history, and dogs, he writes of the wonders of the
woods and the memorable people who live there.
Click here for info and the book trailer
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