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The holiday season is in full swing and I don’t know about you, but the children’s lists are getting pretty long. Have you ever wondered what kids really want for Christmas? Here are a few thoughts…. Traditions Traditions are the glue that bind families together. As small as they may seem, children totally latch [...]
Do you struggle with anger? To some degree, all of us do. Anger in our lives stems primarily from unmet expectations. I also find that those expectations usually involve people… people who don’t meet my expectations. Most of the time, my expectations seem reasonable. Yet, people continually disappoint. It is only when I [...]
It seems like forever that I’ve been waiting for this Spring to come…my heart and mind bursting with anticipation of goals that are becoming realities this year. Once the harvest of 2010 was behind me, I began to think about what my homesteading goals might be for 2011. My list of dreams was very long, but [...]
“Human societies, homes, and people have always combined refreshing, restful time of the day with food, conversation, and fellowship. Although lunch might have been, say, a hunk of bread and cheese out in the field of work, the coming of the welcome daily rest time in every twenty-four-hour cycle was combined with needed nourishment. Everywhere [...]
There’s something I’ve wondered about for many years now…why do so many people hate winter? Growing up in the South, my winters consisted of suffering through 70 degree weather and spending Christmas afternoons at the beach. I didn’t see snow until I was a teenager. One might think that growing up in warmth all year [...]
My laptop is an important part of what I get done each day. It’s amazing how dependent we can get on these silly boxes, isn’t it? Yet, life without the internet these days can be rather difficult. Therefore, I take good care of my computer. I regularly maintain and delete files and programs, staying aware [...]
This is a guest post by a very good friend and faithful reader. I love the way she is choosing to be grateful in her circumstances this holiday season…. Every Tuesday morning, I head to one of my favorite places to hang out…my girl’s school. As a helper in my youngest daughter’s class, I always head [...]
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