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If you are a writer, or even a wannabe writer, I would encourage you to consider attending a local writers' seminar.

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference

Home BusinessApril 26, 2010444Views 0Likes 0Comments

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne Hello all my fellow writers and friends, My daughters and I were blessed on Saturday to be able to…

Relating to daughters doesn't always come naturally for dads, but we can learn to connect in affirming ways. We testosterone-filled males can relate well to girls, and it doesn't require a huge adjustment in our approach.

Dads, Do You Know What Your Daughter Needs From You?

ParentingMarch 21, 2010504Views 0Likes 0Comments

I found this article so interesting that I decided to share it with you this week. What Daughters Need From Dads Ken R. Canfield, Ph.D. The National Center for Fathering Relating to daughters doesn't always come naturally for dads, but we can learn to connect in affirming ways. We testosterone-filled males can relate well to girls, and it…

If you know me at all, you know that I am not a risk taker. Our children used to tease me about the commercial where the little boy was wrapped in bubble wrap — “That’s Mom!” they would say in unison.

Do You Take Risks?

ParentingFebruary 15, 2010458Views 0Likes 0Comments

I recently heard this quote by Grace Murray Hopper, “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships were built for.” If you know me at all, you know that I am not a risk taker. Our children used to tease me about the commercial where the little boy was wrapped in bubble wrap…

Molly Green of Econobusters.com will be giving away five copies of the Purposeful Planning bundle, which includes the e-book, MP3 file, and the Purposeful Planning Handbook.

Molly Green asks, Do You Purposefully Plan?

HomemakingJanuary 22, 2010500Views 0Likes 6Comments

Once again I want to welcome all the new subscribers to my newsletter. I hope you will find helpful information here and that I can challenge you to not only plan more purposefully, but to help me proclaim God’s faithfulness in our lives. Molly Green of Econobusters.com will be giving away five copies of the Purposeful…

I also want to remind you that all the Purposeful Planning materials are on sale. If you purchase something at the sale price and then win it in Molly’s drawing I will gladly refund your money, so don’t miss these great prices.

Do You Purposefully Plan?

MarriageJanuary 16, 2010432Views 0Likes 0Comments

First I want to welcome all the new people who have signed up for my newsletter. I know many of you came from the giveaway on Molly Green’s website, Econobusters, but if you didn’t, be sure to go there and sign up for it. I also want to remind you that all the Purposeful Planning materials…

This is where my book, Purposeful Planning differs. It outlines a plan that includes both husband and wife, and even brings the children alongside.

Give it a chance…

MarriageJanuary 9, 2010569Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve been reading a lot of different thoughts about New Year’s resolutions and planning. A lot of them had some very good ideas and prompted me to add to my plans of what I would like to accomplish in 2010. One flaw that I saw in all of them is that they were all personal —…

I recently realized that I actually have a system for checking my e-mail. I actually “caught” myself doing it and realized that I do it continually.

Do You Know How to Read E-Mail?

HomemakingSeptember 22, 2009501Views 0Likes 0Comments

Of course you do! Don’t you do it every day? We all check and recheck our e-mail on a regular basis, but do you know how to do it efficiently and quickly, yet pay the proper attention to the ones that really need your response? I recently realized that I actually have a system for checking…