Everyday Life

I Stopped Giving It All at Christmas

By Renee Swope
Serving, At Home, Holiday Planning, Schooling, Creative Gifts, Kids Activities, Relationships, Organization, Christmas
January 1, 2012
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By Lara Krupicka

“Please let me give flowers to my teacher,” my daughter begged that first year we were introduced to Teacher Appreciation Week. But out in my yard the only blooms visible were rows of wilting daffodils.

“Can it wait a few weeks?” I asked. My daughter cried. Within ... Read the Article →

Recipes for your Christmas Tea

By Renee Swope
At Home, Holiday Planning, Creative Gifts, Christmas
December 1, 2009
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Lisa Boalt Richardson shares a recipe for Basic Sweet Scones and Easy Microwave Chocolate Truffles. Read the Article →

Putting Things in Order Before the Holidays

By Renee Swope
Family, At Home, Holiday Planning, Creative Gifts, Organization, Christmas
December 1, 2009
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By Glynnis Whitwer

Organizing experts say five minutes of planning can save 30 minutes of doing. I think that’s a pretty good trade off. Unfortunately, I tend to forget that truth and plow ahead with the doing. Inevitably, I end up duplicating efforts, retracing my steps and coming home ... Read the Article →

May Baskets

A Creative Way to Reach Out to Your Community

May Baskets are an old-fashioned tradition that provides the perfect opportunity for kids to be creative and reach out to neighbors or shut-ins. If you’ve never heard of May Baskets, ask your parents or grandparents and watch their eyes light ... Read the Article →

The Story of Johnny Appleseed

By Renee Swope
Serving, Family, At Home, Parenting, Creative Gifts, Kids Activities
October 1, 2007
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Fall is a great time to read the story of Johnny Appleseed to your children and try some new apple recipes!

John Chapman, a small man with amazing endurance, is known as "Johnny Appleseed." He was really an American pioneer, a kind and gentle hero, and a uniquely American legend ...

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Right and Wrong Reasons to Give

By Renee Swope
Spiritual Growth, Creative Gifts, Finances
September 10, 2007
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By: Rachel Olsen, Speaker Team Member

Giving that pleases God is not as much about the amount given as it is about the attitude with which it's done. Jesus highly commended the poor widow who placed but a couple coins in the offering plate (Matthew 12:41-44). He was ... Read the Article →

Affordable Gifts - Jar Mixes

By: Rachel Olsen, Speaker Team Member

Nothing says "Thinking of You" like a homemade gift from your kitchen. In this twist on that notion, you prepare jar mixes to give as gifts. Your recipients can make something hot and homemade in their kitchens, with the ingredients and love from yours ... Read the Article →

Oatmeal Christmas Pancakes

By Renee Swope
At Home, Holiday Planning, Creative Gifts
June 2, 2007
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by Karen Ehman, author of Homespun Gifts from the Heart.

Below is a simple but tasty holiday project from Karen's book. Wake up your family on Christmas morning with the tantalizing scent of these home-made pancakes, or bottle the mix and give as a gift to neighbors and friends ... Read the Article →

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