Everyday Life

Family Friendly Easter Activities

Family, Holiday Planning, Kids Activities
February 28, 2013
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Easter is a holiday that the world has turned into a chocolate-eating, egg-dying, Easter Bunny induced frenzy. Try one or more of these activities to get everyone back on track. Read the Article →

Candy Cane Cappuccino

This recipe makes an excellent Christmas gift or make a batch for yourself. Read the Article →

7 Ways To De-stress Your Holidays

By Tracie Miles
Holiday Planning, Christmas, Health and Well being
October 27, 2012
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‘Tis the season to be merry... and stressed. Sometimes holiday emotions make us feel more tangled up than lights on the Christmas tree, Read the Article →

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 →

The Hold of Hoarding

By Renee Swope
Health and Well being, Spiritual Growth, Goals, Family, Overcoming Fear, Worry, Organization, Balance, At Home, Holiday Planning, Contentment
November 1, 2011
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By Johanna Tooke

Maybe one of God’s greatest gifts to us is misery and suffering. After all, without them we’d continue to walk obliviously through life as though nothing were wrong. Like any normal human being I was doing my best to avoid undue pain. My strategy was ... Read the Article →

Simplify Christmas

Looking for ways to simplify your Christmas? Try these ideas from the P31 staff and start making more of the Christmas season--with less.

One way our family simplifies holiday gatherings is to take the potluck approach to dinner. The host family prepares a turkey and/or ham and other family ...

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It Came Upon a Twilight Clear

By Patsy O’Shea

I have always admired and coveted those beautifully decorated Christmas trees that are in department stores and magazines. The decorations on them are so in sync with their individualized colors and themes. If there are classes on tree decorating or a how-to manual, I haven’t ... Read the Article →

Creative Ideas for Christmas Cards

By Renee Swope
Holiday Planning
December 1, 2010
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History of Christmas Cards

Though wood engravers produced prints with religious themes in the European Middle Ages, the first commercial Christmas and New Year’s card was designed in London, England, in 1843. The picture on the front—a family with a small child drinking wine together—turned out to ... Read the Article →

Greater Love: An Easter Miracle on Main Street

By Renee Swope
At Home, Holiday Planning, Balance, Relationships
April 1, 2010
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By MaryBeth Seal

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

“Mary, can you help us move this weekend?” asked my friend Yola.
With some trepidation I replied, “Of course we can help you move.” Yola was my new ... 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 →

Holiday Planning