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Thanksgiving Day Activities for Children

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There are always plenty of activities for children the week of Thanksgiving. A simple Google search will produce a plethora of choices! So I will add a couple of my own.

Practice Thanksgiving more than the week of the holiday. That is good advice for all of us. Being thankful produces benefits for us that we aren’t totally aware of unless we are not doing it!

1 Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Continue reading Thanksgiving Day Activities for Children →

Start…then Switch!

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Start then Switch!

Some things never change…and some things do!

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I have been to some baby showers lately and have been asked to write down good advice for the mama. Of course my “expertise” is simply raising two boys, and the good Lord knows that I did not do a “perfect” job. I do believe we all learned together.

Other than the obvious “love them with all your hear” stuff, this practical advice is the answer to the “mothering” and “teaching” equation.

The emphasis…..TALK to your babies.
The emphasis….LISTEN to your teens. Continue reading Start…then Switch! →

Running on “E”

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Running on “E”

I am notorious for waiting until my needle is all the way on “E” before stopping and getting gas. I don’t know why, there is not reason that I can think of…..but I have done it for years. My husband is always asking me if I “got gas before I came home?”

“A….no.”

Have you ever felt like you were running on empty? Continue reading Running on “E” →