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Exciting News:)



I am so EXCITED to announce that I will be guest posting on one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE blogs, A Wise Woman Builds Her Home http://proverbs14verse1.blogspot.com/  this coming Monday! I will be posting a link when it goes live...Make sure to check out her blog and read my post on "Making Christmas Count!"

Merry Christmas

Shanna:) 

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