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Thirteen Male Names & What They Mean!! Last week, I did the meaning of girls' names. Now, let's check out what's in a name as far as the male species are concern........ 1. Michael - Who is like God..........Extended form of Micha, meaning "Who is like God?" Michael is the name of several characters in the Old Testament. It is most famously that of one of the archangels, the one closest to God, who has the responsability of carrying out God's judgements. Michael is regarded as the leader of the heavenly host and is the patron saint of soldiers. 2. Jonathan - God has given; gift of God.........In the Old Testament, Jonathan was the eldest son of King Saul and the best friend of the future king David. Jonathan was a courageous defender of Israel and was killed in battle against the Philistines. 3. Grayson - Gray-haired; pleasant 4. Raymond - Advice, Decision protector..........Raymond was the name of seven Counts of Toulouse, up until the 13th century. ...

Thirteen Female Names & What They Mean!! What's in a name?? I always find it interesting to find out meaning of people's names. So, that's why I decided to make this my Thursday Thirteen. These are random names - no particular order. 1. Emma - All containing & universal 2. Melanie - The French form of the Latin Melania, derived from the Greek 'melas', meaning "black, dark". The French spelling is Mélanie. 3. Jennifer - White, fair, smooth (Jennifer joined the US top 1000 names in 1938. It rose until in 1970 it was the #1 name in USA, it held that place until 1985 and has been in decline ever since. In 2006 it was the 51st most popular name in America.) 4. Denise - God of wine; mountain of Zeus 5. Randi - Counsel; beautiful 6. Elizabeth - My God is vow (From Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheva meaning "my God is a vow".In the Old Testament, Elisheva is the wife of Aaron. In the New Testament, the name is borne b...

Thirteen Bible Scriptures I Love to Read It's hard to say which scriptures are my favorite, but I do have some that I love to read and hold near and dear to my heart. Though I have many scriptures I love to read, I thought I narrow them to thirteen. Have a bless Thursday!! 1. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 2. "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28 3. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." -Ephesians 2:10 4. "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well." - Psalms 139:14 5. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own under...

Thirteen Chocolate Candy Bars I Love To Eat I love to eat chocolate, especially when its combined with peanuts, caramel, and or peanut butter. Here is a list of my favorite chocolate candy bars. Sometimes I even like to crush them in vanilla ice cream and blend it together with my blender, of course. If you have a sweet tooth, my Thursday Thirteen is delicious. 1. Butterfingers 2. Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar 3. Twix 4. Mars Bar 5. Heath Bar 6. Three Musketeers 7. Kit Kat 8. Reese's Peanut Butter Cup 9. PayDay 10. Milky Way 11. Snickers 12. Nestle Crunch 13. Mr. Goodbar Enjoy!! If you have a favorite chocolate candy bar, please share. Happy Thursday!!! Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others' comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thu...

Thirteen of My Favorite Cartoons To Watch Back in the Day They just don't make cartoons like they used to. When we were kids, my brothers and I use to get up early every Saturday morning, get a bowl of cereal, and plop in front of the TV to watch cartoons until about 12pm, which was when the afternoon TV movies began. During the weekdays, we also used to watch cartoons that would come on every afternoon from 4 to 6pm. 1. Smurfs 2. Snorks 3. Thundercats 4. Voltron 5. Fraggle Rock 6. Johnny Quest 7. Scooby Doo 8. Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, 9. The Looney Toons (Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, Yosemite Sam, Wild E. Coyote, Daffy Duck) 10. The Flintstones 11. Popeye 12. Mighty Mouse 13. Woody Wood Pecker Here's some more cartoons I used to watch (X-Men, Superfriends, Spiderman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Oh, to be a kid again. :) Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fell...

Thirteen of My Favorite Family TV Sitcoms of the 80's and 90's Some of these sitcoms are in syndication, and I still watch them and laugh my heart out. 1. The Cosby Show 2. It's A Different World 3. Who's the Boss 4. Family Ties 5. Growing Pains 6. Family Matters 7. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 8. The Jeffersons 9. All in the Family 10. Charles in Charge 11. Sister Sister 12. 227 13. Happy Days I'm sure I have forgotten some. But if you have a favorite TV sitcom, past or present, please share. Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others' comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants Toia

Believe it or not some men have the tendacy of getting in trouble with their wife or girlfriend right before Valentine's Day. As a result, their hopes and dreams are to use Valentine's Day as an instrument to redeem them from their transgression(s). So to those of you (men), who are in the "doghouse" sort of speak, you might want to give some these tips a try. 1) A dozen of red roses - nothing says, "I Love You" like a dozen of red roses. Now depending on how much of deep "do do" you're in, you might want to go with 2 dozens. 2) Jewelry - something with diamond(s). Diamonds are a girl's best friend. 3) Balloons - lots and lots of balloons (red, pink, & white) 4) Sing a song - Ok, let me explain. If you don't exactly have a voice that carries a tune, you can always lip sync. Try Barry White's (Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby...) 5) Chocolate - Not just any ol' chocolate. Buy her favorite chocolate Reese's, Hershey ...

Thirteen Reasons Why My 2 Year Old Students Do Not Want To Use The Potty At School I teach 2 year old children at a Christian private school. Part of teaching them the basics, we have to make sure they potty. Otherwise, we have accidents. But everytime, it's time for them to potty one, if not all, always has an excuse or reason why they don't want to potty. Believe it or not these reasons come straight from their mouths to my or my assistant's ears. Enjoy!! 1. "It's not working." 2. "I did all my pee pees at home already." 3. "This...This just isn't working for me anymore." 4. "I don't have the energy." 5. "I don't want to." 6. "I can't. I just can't." 7. "I wait for mommy to take me." 8. "I don't like to potty." 9. "I need some privacy." 10. "My stomach hurts." 11. "I don't want to potty. I want to play with the toys." 12. "This...

Thirteen of My Favorite Bible Movies These are not in any particular order. But these are movies, I can look at over and over again without getting tired of them. 1. Grease 2. The Lake House 3. The Notebook 4. Good Will Hunting 5. Facing the Giants 6. Braveheart 7. Pretty Woman 8. The First Wives Club 9. Last Holiday 10. Troy 11. Something Gotta Give 12. Ever After 13. You've Got Mail Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others' comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants

Thirteen Things about Toia 1. I am a wife and mother of three children. 2. I am Christian woman who loves the Lord. 3. I am a teacher. I teach 2 year olds at a Christian Private school. 4. I love to read (bible, inspirationals, romance novels, devotions). 5. I have a great sense of humor, love to make people laugh. 6. One of my favorite movies is Grease. 7. I designed and built my own website- www.angelfire.com/biz7/designers_original 8. I love to sing. 9. I love to encourage, inspire, and motivate other women. 10. I love crafting just about anything. 11. I love to write - bible study, devotionals, inspirational articles. 12. I like to keep things simple. If it's more than one way to skin a cat, I'm going to pick the easy way. 13. I love to network with other women in cyberspace because I believe everyone can contribute to someone else's dreams and vision in one form or another. Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who part...