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Posting At the Well Today on How to Teach Your Children to Be Thankful at Christmas

November 30, 2011

Does Christmas seem to bring out the “gimmies” in your children? Have coveting and selfishness turned your little angels into green-eyed grinches? Are you disgusted with the attitudes you see, and wondering how you can encourage thankfulness, thoughtfulness, unselfishness and generosity in them? These ten suggestions helped in our home when raising our now-grown grinches ”angels.” 1) [...]

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Calm Heart, Organized Christmas (CHOC) #4 (Being Flexible)

November 28, 2011

Subscribe and don’t miss a single post. Like my page on Facebook to receive a free copy of “Ten Things To Make Your Children Mind.” Two Tips for Keeping a Calm Heart at Christmas: Be Flex.i.ble and be Thankful! Read Calm Heart, Organized Christmas (CHOC)#1, CHOC #2, and CHOC #3. The branch that will not bend, WILL [...]

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10 Things I’m Grateful For Today

November 27, 2011

After a long weekend and celebrating Thanksgiving, how could I not be grateful?! Thanking the Lord for these things today: My mom is home and doesn’t need the Home Health Care offered her, and will be able to walk without the assistance of a walker or cane, since she’s been doing SO great! Such a huge [...]

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Thanksgiving Thoughts and Quotes and Hospitality Helps

November 24, 2011

There shall be “a day of public Thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God…” –1789 Congressional Proclamation …falling to their knees to pray, they (the Pilgrims) celebrated by reading Psalm 100: “…Give thanks to Him; bless His name. For the Lord is [...]

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Calm Heart, Organized Christmas (CHOC) #3

November 21, 2011

(Read Calm Heart, Organized Christmas (CHOC) #1 and Part 2 here, if you missed them.) Calm Heart, Organized Christmas (CHOC) is a weekly Tuesday series. I am also doing a complementary video series called “A Helping of Hospitality.” Because, there’s a whole lot of gettin’ together goin’ on! In this Thursday Hospitality series I will share [...]

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Thanksgiving Thoughts and Activities

November 21, 2011

Thou hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, ~a grateful heart; Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise. ~George Herbert The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, [...]

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A Helping of Hospitality #1

November 17, 2011

Join me every Thursday for “A Helping of Hospitality.” (This is my first attempt at vlogging! Please bear with me.) This series is a complementary series to Tuesday’s called, “Calm Heart, Organized Christmas“–check it out, if you haven’t already. Many people want to practice hospitality, but are intimidated or don’t know how to start. Today I’ll [...]

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What Are You Waiting For

November 16, 2011

Dear Homemaker, “Life is what happens to us while we’re making other plans.” This is a saying on a plaque, but one of the truest truths I’ve found in life. Some of us are waiting for something to happen, and THEN we will live life. Then life will begin. Then we’ll walk with God in [...]

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Calm Heart, Organized Christmas (CHOC) #2

November 15, 2011

Maintaining a calm heart at this time of year requires continually keeping your eyes on the Lord. Remembering what He has done for you in the past, and trusting Him for the future. This is key. (Part 2 in a new series: Read Calm Heart, Organized Christmas (CHOC) #1 if you missed it!) Calm Heart, Organized [...]

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Speaking of God’s Graciousness

November 14, 2011

God has been gracious to me and I will speak of His goodness: We have just returned from an absolutely delightful weekend with my husband’s family (click on this link and scroll down for a neat Thanksgiving activity that’s really simple). Lovely fellowship, challenging and interesting conversation, lots and lots of laughter, delicious food, working and [...]

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