Before you throw out those old magazines, STOP and read this blog post… they could help your student learn to read! Purchase a simple notebook and label each page with a letter A-Z. As you look through magazines, let your child cut out pictures from the pages, determine what letter the word starts with, and then […]
Our final review looks at how the context of life circumstances can result in either increasing or decreasing the stress that can result from life’s challenges. Context is defined as the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation. Allow me a personal example of how that can affect one’s outlook. The
Just got back from our cabin, so musing is late. Lencioni points out that many families do not have a plan about how best to manage their responsibilities and commitments let alone doing it within a limited time frame. To overcome that impasse, he suggests each family develop their core values in the context of
Top 3 reasons I love Ohio (No, this isn’t a bet I lost as a Michigan fan, to our friends to the south): 1. The Community Connection TV Show (Youngstown, OH). This Easter Sunday, a most remarkable message will be telecasted about the power of God’s love and hope to change lives. No, it won’t be from
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We’ve ended our previous book study and I thought it would be best to take a break during this Thanksgiving week before we start a new study. This week has been an interesting paradox for our family. Rejoicing over the nearing completion of a two month-long major house remodel, but sadness as a neighbor and
Summer is a great time to try out some new games and I have found a fun one! It’s called Spot It! and I like it for several reasons. First, it doesn’t take a lot of time to learn or to play. Second, it is small enough to fit in your bag. Most importantly it
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For those of you who are not familiar with the poker channel, the expression ALL IN refers to the bet an individual makes when they chose to put their entire nest egg into betting on just one hand of cards being the winning hand. In Chapter 5, Chan challenges us with the following; “By now
Chan suggests that the Christian life requires that we surrender everything for Christ. Christ died so that we would change. We must let him do that. By giving up self, what do we gain? 1. We are able to love God and others in a deeper way. 2. We gain a love relationship with the
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I just had to share this song with everyone….it is a great reminder that ONE person can make a BIG difference! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlmOzJ4rGck&feature=PlayList&p=C085B263FC9BCD51&index=0
