Today is September 11th. I want to express my sympathy for the families who lost loved ones, and gratitude to the soldiers attempting to keep a day like Sept. 11th from repeating itself. For us, it is a tragic day for the nation, but not to over shadow the joy of our own family. Emily …
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The First Meal Of The Day
We all know that “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. If we have not heard it from educators, or Doctors, we have heard it from our own parents. While I am not a big breakfast eater, I have come to realize the importance of it. Not only for my sake, but especially …
Interview With Rick Warren: Purpose Driven Life
The Following is a portion of an interview with Rick Warren. While I have not found the original interview, I have found many copies of it. Rick Warren’s thoughts on life and purpose have been inspirational and controversial to many. I believe that his ideas as stated in this interview exemplify the “eternal perspective”. In …
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Fun Friday: Hymn #365
A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.” With even greater emphasis he said, “And if I had All the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.” …
Thankful Thursday: My favorite Starbucks Quote
Childhood is a strange country. It’s a place you come from or go to – at least in your mind. For me it has an endless, spellbound something in it that feels remote. It’s like a little sealed-vault country of cake breath and grass stains where what you do instead of work is spin until …
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Removing the Downy from Our Nest
“The Lord is like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions.” (Deuteronomy 32:11) An eagle, like other birds, creates a warm soft feather bed for their young to be born in. Then there comes a day when …
Creating Communication Through Goal Setting Together
 Yesterday Aby spoke about establishing fresh routines and getting back in the habit. This is actually an exciting time for me. While I have enjoyed summer, the break from routine, I am also glad to get back to some normalcy and structure. I love the fall, it is my absolute favorite time of year. A …
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Back-to-school Organizing Tips
By Aby Garvey Just like a fresh box of crayons, the new school year is ripe with possibility–the possibility to create something new. Fresh crayons and fresh starts–it’s a wonderful time of year! Take advantage of the clean slate in front of you by bringing some simple organizing strategies into your home, making the transition …
For All Of Us Who Attempt To Work Out!
Dedicated to everyone who ever attempted to get into a regular workout routine. Have a great weekend! Dear Diary, For my sixtieth birthday this year, my daughter Rachel (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great shape since being a high school …
Potty Training
It has been awhile since I have talked about Potty Training, and since I am facing this dilemma with my now 2 1/2 year old, I thought it would be a great time to bring it up. Last year I wrote about Potty Training here, and listed some great tips. Since I have started with …