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This Week’s Frugal Accomplishments
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YES! I, too am so grateful. The older I get the more I realize that this earth is our “4 minutes” to prove what we will choose and how we handle our challenges. And with many mistakes being made, I am so thankful for the atonement as well. Happy Easter!
Amen! I, too, am so very thankful for Christ’s atonement. Happy, Blessed Easter! The flower is lovely.
Happy Easter! Thank you Brandy for sharing your tips, tricks and recipes with all of us!
Amen! He is risen indeed!!Heidi