Stories

5th Annual IHGB Halloween Costume Contest Winners

Thank you to all who participated and voted in the 5th Annual IHGB Halloween Costume Contest. There were so many votes through comments, social media, and emails. Great job campaigning, everyone! The race was mighty close in all divisions, but these were the ones who prevailed! Congratulations winners! GROUP DIVISION 3.  Atkins Family Laundry ADULT DIVISION 9.  Red Barrel of Red Monkeys KID DIVISION 18. Here Comes the Sun PET

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5th Annual IHGB Halloween Costume Contest Finalists

It took me and a handful of trusted friends to narrow this selection down to the following finalists for the IHGB Halloween Costume Contest. I had no idea there would be so many entries. THANK YOU! It’s clear that you people love Halloween and many of you take costumes VERY seriously. I applaud everyone who entered, but we would be here all day long if I posted every single entry

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5th Annual iHateGreenBeans Halloween Costume Contest

Let’s get excited for the 5th Annual iHateGreenBeans Halloween costume contest! This is truly the time of year when I have the most fun basking in all of your creativity. It equally makes me feel inspired and then a little bit losery when all I do is put on a pumpkin t-shirt and call it a day. Your mission is simple: Send me a photo of yourself, child, sibling, significant

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Hurricane Harvey 2.0

The Hurricane Harvey rubble in this picture belongs to Kyle and Jennifer. I “know” Jennifer because she is the woman who leads worship during a Bible study I attend on Wednesday afternoons through Yes. Ministries, headed up by one of my favorites, Laura Seifert. Get this — Jennifer has eight kids. Her ninth one is due in two days. Laura and her friends, many who have extensive flood damage themselves, are

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Harvey

Dear Readers, I’m not going to sugar coat anything in this post. What you are seeing on the news is not sensationalized. Houston is in desperate need of your prayers. You’ve seen the hurricane Harvey coverage. You know what’s going on. Many of you have reached out and to this minute (because we are not out of the woods yet), I lift my hands in thankful praise that we still

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