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Love and Pomegranates for Your Valentine

    The Essence of Pomegranate in Scripture: Ruby Red Seeds of Love  God is love, and God loves ruby red pomegranates! If I were the designer, I would incorporate what I love. First mentioned in Exodus, pomegranates were included in God’s design for the priest’s robe. Embroidered around the hem in blue, purple, and scarlet, […]

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Greet Others with the Aroma of Christ

Aromas immediately transport us to good memories – and bad ones. My grandmother baked most yummy cinnamon streusel coffee cakes every week. Definitely reminiscent of a wonderful memory, the aroma of cinnamon immediately transports me to her kitchen and the desire to spend time with her again. On the other hand, the stench of stale […]

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From “The Essence of Courage” – Cinnamon Goodness

What follows is an excerpt from Chapter 6: Cinnamon/Goodness from The Essence of Courage. Two previous devotional readings in this chapter pointed to cinnamon representing the fruit of the Spirit: Goodness. God led me to choose Eve as the woman of the Bible displaying this fruit in her life. Thank you for keeping that in […]

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Why I Wrote “The Essence of Courage” – Think Butterflies!

It all began with a symphony of butterflies! Asked the inspiration for Cinnamah-Brosia’s inspirational collection, The Essence of Courage, prompts different aspects of the answer. When you read The Essence of Courage, you quickly learn (if you read the introductory material – strongly recommended) that my story with this book began over 12 years ago. […]

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What Will I Find in “The Essence of Courage”? Part 2

Promised several days ago as a “tomorrow” post — obviously not. With some publishing modifications in place, The Essence of Courage, now resides in its new place on Amazon. It’s rankings are high in its category, and that is exciting! It means lots of you have been grabbing a copy. THANK YOU! Have you grabbed […]

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Miss Dot’s “Brosia” Salad Recipe

During visits to Gram’s she always asked for the Ambrosia in her cute child like way by calling it “Brosia.” Gram (Miss Dot) loved it so much she nicknamed her precious granddaughter, Cinnamon, “Cinnamah-Brosia.” Gram and Gramps always called her that, and the name had staying power. Today at Cinnamah-Brosia’s Coffee Cottage (the remodeled Miss […]

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“The Essence of Courage” Book Cover and Contest Winner Revealed

“The Essence of Courage” officially has a front cover. Thank you to everyone who participated. There were great comments about both, and lots of you liked each of them. This is the one. With a deadline date quickly approaching, we’re very excited about every big and little step completed. Thank you to everyone who joined […]

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