Musings......

 I was just thinking the other day how incredibly blessed my current life is, for this week, and the last few anyway. Every day, I have the will to get up and get going because of my absolute love of Glory Glorying, my great grandson, my artwork, my family, my prayer life and my God. You all know how life is ~ everything is just glorious and then in one minute your life falls apart. Sadly, I've had decades upon decades of life falling apart, so it is extremely nice to have the lulls where everyone is happy, healthy and in a good place all at once. Of course, that's been true throughout my life.

I'm a huge fan of just sitting and listening to the silence and solitude in my mil studio and streaming adoration from Poland with my Rosary in hand. You cannot imagine how that centers me and dulls the craziness that sometimes goes on all around me. The craziness fades into the corners. Even the birds outside are quieted from the extreme heat hitting NYC this week. It's too hot to bicker over berries and bugs, so they just perch and observe. At the moment, the household cats and my dog aren't trying to find common ground to play with each other, which usually entails lots of hissing, barking and an occasional punch thrown by Luna (king of the castle). Except for the intermittent sound of the a/c unit coming on, no other appliances or electronics are adding to the din. Nobody is home, except for me. It's quiet in all its beauty.

Then slowly, the house will come alive again with the family returning, one by one. The doors will open and the animals mingle, or avoid each other depending on their moods. We will sit as a family and enjoy dinner. Our littlest member, Timothy, is learning to clasp his hands as we pray over our meal. Then we spend time as a family until he goes up for his bath and bedtime. It's such an incredible joy and blessing to have loved ones to spend time with and that want to spend with you too. 

Enjoy the small moments in your life that will create memories and sustain you for the times to come. Find that quiet time during the day to spend with God and refresh your heart and soul. Time is flying by ferociously, so grasp those moments. Make time for God and family, for without them life truly is vacant. 

Peace,

Mare 

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

 

The Rich Man

¹⁷ As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁸ “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. ¹⁹ But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’^[a]”

²⁰ “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”

²¹ Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

²² At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

²³ Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” ²⁴ This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard^[b] to enter the Kingdom of God. ²⁵ In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”

²⁶ The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.

²⁷ Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”

²⁸ Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said.

²⁹ “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, ³⁰ will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life. ³¹ But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.^[c]”

I do love this story in the Bible but recently it has become even more poignant. It makes me think of people that have lost everything that they own in a natural disaster or accident. It makes me think of homeless people that are believers in Christ. Think of how close they are to Him; the poorest of the poor as well from all over the world. The last will be first when entering into the gates of heaven.

We are in the process of renovating my home and business area and I have moved to my first floor, while the rest of the house is being finalized. Somehow, someway, in the chaos that was my old upper floors, every single thing that either meant something significant, or I needed,  was thrown out. (My towels and bed linens,  books, CD's, and kitchen things survived the move.) They literally moved down two floors, not across the world. But, I'm extremely upset that 5-6 contractor bags of my clothes (pants, shirts, undies, socks, jammies, sweaters), blankets, towels, comforters, table cloths, 3 cases of family pictures and memories, (most of Tom as a baby and as he grew), a mandolin, my original artwork going back 22 years, my original writings going back 50 years, letters and postcard from my parents and grandparents, friends and even ex-love interests, original documents in a safe (yes, they threw out an actual SAFE), a hefty scarf collection (fashion), winter coat, my mom's wedding dress, my son's/brother's/grandfather's Christening gown and outfit, my parent's wedding cake topper and album, and pieces of artwork my Mom had made as well as prints of artists that I love, my clothes rack for drying, my bureau mirror and collector dolls and antiques. Yes, it's all stuff. Yes, I am beyond upset and angry over it. These were the items I decided to keep after meticulously going through the house purging and boxing things up for donations.  49 boxes went to the Vietnam Veterans of America and another 3 contractor bags of clothing and shoes went to St. Mary's. Probably 100 bags of garbage were discarded as well.  I have to say that it was Incredibly exhilarating to unburden myself of all of those items. Even my discarded furniture, which were antiques, found good homes. 

Contemplating this story now, I see myself in the rich man AND in the disciples. My heart is like the disciples ~ full of love for Christ and wanting to be as near to him as possible. My life was more like the rich man though ~ filled with material stuff. Prior to my purge I would have given Him that horrified look too. You want me to do what?? Give away all my stuff??

The good news is that I've reached the point now, after living with the reality for a few months, where I'm ready to let go of more of my items that are currently sitting in the garage,  It's items that I wanted to keep initially. They no longer hold the importance that they once did, even just a few months ago.

I will miss seeing all my baby's milestones and the family and friends I have lost over the years in my albums, but maybe losing the rest is a good thing. If I'm sick over everything that I lost, maybe I put WAY too much emphasis on my material things and not enough on my spiritual growth. God has knocked me on the head in the past to get my attention. Maybe this is another knock to help me to let go and let God.  I think that I will do just that.

Here's hoping that you can do the same.🙏

Peace,

Mare

New Items for Spring 2023 and Other News

Hello and happy almost Spring! It will be here in a few short days and now that we have leapt ahead an hour that's a very good sign. 

And then there was one..... It's official. Tom is off on another adventure with the NYC Sanitation Dept, so he is no longer an employee of Glory Glory Gifts. I wish him every success, tho I know he will still pinch hit for me if I need help.

I will be getting in new Holy Land products!! I have very much missed not having them available for purchase so I'm very excited about that. We do still have olive wood products available. You can check out our stores to see what we have, but basically it is some crucifixes, crosses, small anointing set, and a few rosary beads. I will let you know when they are available.

I'm having way, way too much fun doing videos for our products and updates. All of them are available for public viewing on our Facebook page, though I think more are on my personal page. Here's the link to the biz page in case you want to browse them. https://www.facebook.com/GloryGloryGifts/

We are still on Shop Where I Live, Staten Island, and will be increasing the size to 100 products available. ONLY the products on there are available to be picked up by shoppers, though our shipping is fast and more convenient. Here's the link to that store: https://statenisland.shopwhereilive.com/vendor/gloryglorygifts/

Of course, most of our products are on the ebay store. If you don't see something that you need contact me!! I am SURE that we can find what you are looking for!! mare@gloryglorygifts.com is my contact info or you can message me through FB chat. The link to the big store is to the left of this post (LOGO) or you can use this: https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts. We have well over a thousand products to see, so use the search option in the store to see what we have if you are looking for something specific. 

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We are deep into the Lenten season now, so I hope that you are using this time to grow deeper in your prayer life and in your relationship with God. We have wonderful items available to help you in your prayer life, like scapulars and prayer cards sold in bulk. We can't seem to keep the Holy Face of Jesus chaplets and prayer in stock which is just WONDERFUL!!! Another fan favorite is our Sacred Heart prayers and badges, which just makes my heart soar. Of course, we will provide you all appropriate prayers.

Some of our new items are Holy Face of Jesus Litany, Stations of the Cross chaplet, prayer pocket keepsake, St. Michael car statue, St. Patrick auto rosary, Divine Mercy Jesus Palm cross and prayer card, Crown of Thorns bracelet and I will be adding new pewter statues to our already large collection! 

Stop by and visit us and as always, don't forget to say your daily prayers!

Peace,

Mare

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Happy New Year to You! Our January 2022 Updates

Welcome to a new year! May it be a fabulous one for all of us!  We have just a few updates to report this month.

We raised a little over $64 with your donations, and our matching contribution, to Feeding America during our 3 weeks in December that we were open. For that we are very grateful and thank you for not only shopping with us, but also for supporting a very worthy cause. You are appreciated!!!

Unfortunately we have been impacted by the supply issues and the post office is adding insult to injury by increasing some of their rates. Because of that, we have had to increase our postal rates to cover the additional cost of shipping on some of our items. We are also being charged, sometimes double, for many of our items that are being shipped for us from our Attleboro, and Plainville, MA location. We will try to keep our prices as low as we possibly can but please remember that we do have to cover our own expenses. We are all volunteers here, but do have overhead expenses just like every other legit business.  It is still our mission to promote prayer and devotion to Jesus, that has never changed, but it does cost money to do that.

The supply issues continue to plague all of us, even those of us in the Catholic supply industry. We will do our very best to make sure that the items listed on the store are in stock and available for purchase. 

We want to thank our good friend and valued business partner, Lena Mor, for all of her years of expertise, friendship, and taste in choosing her holy land products. Lena was the first distributor of holy land products that we worked with back in 2008. Our entire inventory was her amazing olive wood, Armenian, crystal, jewelry, incense and oils, back when we were doing fairs and flea markets.  It has been an absolute pleasure to work with her through all of our years and we wish her a well earned retirement. She will be missed. (It is because of her I have come to just love the smell and feel of olive wood and AMBER!!)

New to the store this month are these amazing items! You can find them all by clicking on the link to the right of this post. 

Jacob's Ladder Olive Wood Rosary with Burlap Pouch

Divine Mercy, Miraculous Medal & St Benedict Door Hanger

Olive Wood Rosary and Keepsake Box

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Leather Scapular

St. Benedict Adjustable Bracelet in Black and Red

Have an amazing month and year ahead! May God bless you all and keep you safe.

Peace,

Mare

December 2021 Jingle Jangle News

Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Frazzled all the way! How are you all handling the stress of the holiday season? With Thanksgiving behind us and Advent well into its second week, Christmas is just around the corner. 

We have something to make life a little easier, for our fellow Staten Island residents! We can now be found on the Staten Island Marketplace, Shop Where you live. It is sponsored by the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. We have 50 of our most popular or unique items, which all make great stocking stuffers or gifts! Best of all, you can have them delivered to your door Monday - Friday FOR FREE!!! It is chock full of local small businesses that have products, coupons, sales, etc., for your purchasing convenience. You can find it here:

https://statenisland.shopwhereilive.com/

We have hundreds of items available at the Marketplace and the ebay store!! Here's the link for the ebay store:

https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

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Available at the ebay store

Advent Calendar available at the ebay store!

Rose Scented Rosary with Case Marketplace

Frankincense available at the ebay store!

St. Nicholas Chaplet at the ebay store!

Available at both locations

Available at both locations

One of a kind! Available at the Marketplace

Find your gifts of faith at Glory Glory Gifts! Tell them Mare sent you!

New for the Holidays 2021

 We have quite a few new things to talk about for this holiday season.

First, and foremost, We are now on the Staten Island Marketplace, as a gift shop!! We have free delivery, via Amazon, through 12/31/21. You can find not only us but many Staten Island businesses on there. Use one cart for multiple vendors and have them delivered to your door the same, or the next day!! That's very exciting for us to be included in this. It is sponsored by our local Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. You can find the link here: https://statenisland.shopwhereilive.com/sell/.

We have some new items this year and the return of fan favorites! We have a ton of great stocking stuffers, Christmas cards, Christmas prayer card blessings, Advent ring, Advent candles, ornaments, new mini nativities, statues, medals, sterling silver jewelry, Christmas bracelets, scapulars, Bibles, prayer books, Frankincense, car magnets, key chains, visors and the St. Andrew novena prayer beads and prayer, which starts November 30th, just to name a few. There is so much more!

Here are just some of the items already getting peoples' attention!

Only 2 left as of 11/18!!! Very popular item!

Start your shopping early because we will not always be able to restock items quickly, so get a move on!

If you don't see something you want, contact us! We have literally thousands of products available to us. Reach out and let us help you!

Shop and have it shipped to your door or delivered if you are on Staten Island from our mini store on the Marketplace https://statenisland.shopwhereilive.com/. Of course you can find everything available for purchase at the main store too. Shop at: https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts.

Peace and joy to you and many blessings. See you soon.

Mare

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

 A prayer for the dying, those in dire need of mercy and for the end times, the Divine Mercy Chaplet is said daily at 3:00 P.M. If you are unable to say it at that time, you can devoutly say, "Jesus, I trust in You" at 3:00 P.M. and recite the chaplet at any other time of the day. It is also recommended that you say it often.

It is said on a traditional rosary.

1. Make the Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

2. Optional Opening Prayers

St. Faustina’s Prayer for Sinners
O Jesus, eternal Truth, our Life, I call upon You and I beg Your mercy for poor sinners. O sweetest Heart of my Lord, full of pity and unfathomable mercy, I plead with You for poor sinners. O Most Sacred Heart, Fount of Mercy from which gush forth rays of inconceivable graces upon the entire human race, I beg of You light for poor sinners. O Jesus, be mindful of Your own bitter Passion and do not permit the loss of souls redeemed at so dear a price of Your most precious Blood. O Jesus, when I consider the great price of Your Blood, I rejoice at its immensity, for one drop alone would have been enough for the salvation of all sinners. Although sin is an abyss of wickedness and ingratitude, the price paid for us can never be equalled. Therefore, let every soul trust in the Passion of the Lord, and place its hope in His mercy. God will not deny His mercy to anyone. Heaven and earth may change, but God's mercy will never be exhausted. Oh, what immense joy burns in my heart when I contemplate Your incomprehensible goodness, O Jesus! I desire to bring all sinners to Your feet that they may glorify Your mercy throughout endless ages (Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 72).

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

(Repeat three times)
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!

3. Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

4. Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.

5. The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

6. The Eternal Father

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

7. On the 10 Small Beads of Each Decade

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

8. Repeat for the remaining decades

Saying the "Eternal Father" (6) on the "Our Father" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" (7) on the following "Hail Mary" beads.

9. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times)

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

10. Optional Closing Prayers

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

O Greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery to Your mercy — to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries out. Gracious God, do not reject the prayer of this earth's exiles! O Lord, Goodness beyond our understanding, Who are acquainted with our misery through and through, and know that by our own power we cannot ascend to You, we implore You: anticipate us with Your grace and keep on increasing Your mercy in us, that we may faithfully do Your holy will all through our life and at death's hour. Let the omnipotence of Your mercy shield us from the darts of our salvation’s enemies, that we may with confidence, as Your children, await Your [Son’s] final coming — that day known to You alone. And we expect to obtain everything promised us by Jesus in spite of all our wretchedness. For Jesus is our Hope: through His merciful Heart, as through an open gate, we pass through to heaven (Diary, 1570).

 

We do have rosary beads and Divine Mercy Chaplet beads at our store if you need them! Just click on the link to the right of this post.

 

Unique Gift Ideas for Christmas 2019!

Looking for something different and faith based for Christmas gift giving this year? We have a few suggestions for you!

Do they have a favorite saint? We have these beautiful pewter statues, made in the U.S. They come boxed, ship from our other location and not on Saturdays. $48.99, plus free shipping. https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

How about some Armenian tiles? 5" Squared and hand-painted in the holy land. Just $17.99 and $2.66 shipping. Comes boxed with a certificate of authenticity. https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

Gifts of the Magi Incense comes with a charcoal disc and is $8.50 plus $2.66 shipping. Comes boxed. From the holy land.https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

 

Prayer books make a nice gift! This Blessed Trinity Book of Catholic Prayers is $24.99 with free shipping. Does not ship on Saturday. We also have smaller pocket sized books which make great stocking stuffers! https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

We have nativity themed plaques, stained glass prayers, and sterling silver pictures that all make perfect gifts. Here's a quick peek at just some of the styles available: https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

 Gold Foil Baby Jesus, 6" by 4", $11.50 plus free shipping.https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

Sterling Silver Madonna, Made in the US. $38.99 with free shipping. Does not ship on Saturday. https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts














Stained Glass Prayer Plaques. $7.99 plus $4.53 shipping. 10" open.https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

 So many rosary beads too! Starting at $5.99 too! Glass, Swarovski Crystal, Marble and more! Here's my favorite made of cobalt blue glass and brass. Free Shipping and not on Saturday.https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

Don't forget about our sterling silver cross necklaces and medals either. All make great gifts of faith! Here's a fan favorite ~ our two tone Resurrection Cross, $67.99 plus free shipping and no Saturday shipments.https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

Sadly, this is the very last of our gorgeous solid Swarovski Crystal Nativity. Maybe you will be one of the lucky ones that gets one of the remaining 4 that we have in stock!! Fear not, though, we have other beautiful olive wood nativities available as well as durable ones. Prices range from $6.99 to $225.00, plus shipping on some of them.https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts

We have so much more too! Fonts, Scapulars, One-Decade Rosary Beads, Chaplets, Medals, Pins, Bracelets, ornaments and more!! They make great gifts or stocking stuffers. 

You can find it all at our eBay store! Over 350 items to choose from at our eBay store. Just click this link! https://www.ebay.com/str/gloryglorygifts. We look forward to your visit and to working with you.

Happy shopping.

Mare & Tom

Let the Children Come to Me

Well, my challenging year seems to be continuing. Since my last blog post, I have lost a very good friend of mine that I've known since childhood and have had pneumonia and a few secondary infections and things that have sidelined me. Through it all, though, I did have some wonderful moments where I saw and talked to good friends, old friends and family members and that is always a great thing, don't you think? Some days I do feel adrift, from the loss and recoveries, but to be honest I do have a very solid prayer life and that always keeps me centered when I take the time each day to say them. I also belong to an on-line novena group that delivers them right to my email address. If you are interested in receiving them as well, visit www.PrayMoreNovenas.com and sign up for them. Another great thing I do for myself is I have the readings of the day delivered right to my email address. You can get them as well by visiting http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings. 

 

Now you too have a few wonderful sources to help you meditate on the readings of the day and enrich your own prayer life. 

 

Over the course of this year I have a had a few people comment on my faith. Some acknowledge how strong it is and others say they wish theirs was as strong. Do you want me to let you in on my secret? I'm nobody special. The only water I can walk on is the same kind that everyone else can walk on, it's called ice. My secret can be summed up into a few short, but powerful, words:

 

Let Go, and Let God.

 

Trust in Him and let Him work in your life. Let's face it, left to our own devices we can and do make some really stupid mistakes. I know I have. To me, the Serenity Prayer hits the sentiment right on the nose when it says, ""God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;  courage to change the things I can;  and wisdom to know the difference."

Certain things in life you can't change and those are the things that you leave up to God. I was just thinking of when I was lying in the hospital for the umpteenth time this past March, with an I.V. attached to my arm and the antibiotic starting to course through my vein, thinking of my own mortality. I was receiving the best medical care, but, that doesn't always conclude with a restoration of health. People die all the time when they seem to be responding to treatments and doing well. When illness strikes  that is the perfect time to surrender yourself totally and completely to Him. If you are meant to be healed, then you will be healed. If not, offer your suffering up to Him for all of the stupid mistakes aka sins, that you have done in the past. It is purifying. That's where the wisdom part comes in. Seek medical attention if you feel something is wrong physically or mentally. God does work through healers but also trust in Him that what is going to happen to you is meant to be. God doesn't make mistakes. People suffer and die. It is part of the human experience but that doesn't mean that we do it alone. God is always with us, even when we don't feel that He is.

I loved the Gospel reading from May 26th. It was Mark 10:13-16: 

 

"People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it. Then he embraced the children and blessed them, placing his hands on them."

 

 

 

Well, what do children do? Children have open hearts and minds and rely solely on their parents or caregivers to provide everything that they need. Since it is physically impossible to go from child to adult to child again (unless you are Benjamin Button), we must do it mentally and spiritually. We must rely on God our Father to guide us in our decisions with the same childlike faith that we had in our parents as ankle-biters. I'm not going to lie, as an adult it is very difficult to do. When you are facing job loss or dwindling finances or lack of food it IS hard to not feel despair, but if you believe in the Lord with all of your heart and mind and proclaim that the Lord will provide, He will provide.  The Lord hears all prayer. The Lord answers all prayer. Just know that your answer and His answer may not be the same. Of course Jesus just loves children too but the scripture meaning is so much deeper than that.

 

Allow yourself to Let Go and Let God into your life. Enrich your relationship with Him, through His word and your prayer life. Trust in Him with a child-like faith and unconditional love. Again, I'm not saying I'm perfect. I'm very much a work in progress, but I have found that letting go and letting God has increased my faith and conviction in Him tenfold and if I could change my life, then anyone can.

Peace, joy and love to you all.

Mare

News for Summer 2017

It's been too long since we have given you an update so here are a few items of interest for the Summer, 2017.

We are having a Christmas in July sale at our eBay store. Save 25% on select crosses, nativities, ornaments and other items through July 10th. Sale begins at 10:30 PST today! Here is the link: http://stores.ebay.com/gloryglorygifts. Get one of a kind items like this beautiful nativity!

We have some new anointing oils available also at our eBay store and they will be on the website by the end of today. Our collection includes the amazing scents of Frankincense, Myrrh, Rose, Lavender, and Spikenard. They are 100% pure oil for a great price of $8.50, which includes free shipping. (both sites). The link is the same as above for the store. The website link is the resurrection cross at the right of this post.

We are changing our name! After careful consideration we have decided to change our name from Glory Glory Gifts to a name that will be announced in the near future. The name change is to generate more interest in our local and surrounding communities. As it is an e-commerce site, of course, it will remain an international business as well. Believe it or not, we have customers in South Korea, England, Croatia and even Hong Kong but we have people in our own town that aren't aware of our beautiful products from the Holy Land. We are hoping to change that perspective this year and are very much looking forward to it.

In line with the name change will be the addition of dozens of new items to the website! Some of them have already been added, like this incredible Ichtus in opal and Sterling Silver. You can find it on the website on our Necklaces - Sterling page. Again, use the link to the right of the post. Check out our other beautiful holy land products too. Just use the drop down menu under "Home" on the main page to access them. 

Another new item I would like to introduce to you is our olive wood pendant with holy earth. It's a great, nice-sized, pendant  made of the best quality wood, and comes on an adjustable black cord. Comes boxed too! Find it on our Necklaces - Olive wood page. Again, use the link to the right.

Have an amazing and safe Summer! Use repellants and sun screens. Watch the kiddies by the pools, oceans and lakes and keep them safe! Be careful on your vacations and if you see something amiss, say something! Most of all keep God close and don't forget your weekly devotions of Masses and services and your daily devotions of prayers. God doesn't take a vacation from you, so please don't take one from Him. Have a beautiful Summer and God bless.

Peace,

Mare

New Pocket Rosaries for Autumn 2014

We have some new additions to our pocket rosary/chaplet family. They are all priced just right and perfect to carry with you at any time. They will be added to the website shortly but in the meantime you can find them on ebay. You can find our items at: http://www.ebay.com/usr/gloryglorygifts?_trksid=p2047675.l2559.

While you are there make sure to check out some of our other items, such as our cross ornaments and Hip Hop jewelry. We have a few items on there that you can bid on, which starts at a wholesale price so scoot on over there! We also have a teeny tiny nativity ornament that is not on the website, which has limited supplies as well.

Here are photos of our new items to look for on there and you just cannot beat the prices. OH! We also have the Keep Christ in Christmas magnets both on there and the website. Display it proudly and pass the word!

I look forward to seeing you on the website or ebay!

Peace,
Mare

Just $4.00! Our competitors on there are charging over $7.50 for this!

Divine Mercy Ring, Just $2.25

Just $5.00 and makes a great stocking stuffer!

Shout it out and wear it proud!!