How To Communicate for Better Intimacy in Your Relationships – Joleen Watson, MS, NCC

August 23, 2010
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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about having better intimacy with your partner?  What do you think your partner would say?  Men tend to think that intimacy refers to better (or more) sex, while women tend to look at a much broader context, including emotions, conversation, and physical contact. [...]

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Shopping Amazon for FREE!

August 18, 2010
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I am known among my friends as a thrifty shopper.  A good friend of mine even has kindly given me the cute descriptive name – “Fruglista.” Now, I am the first to admit I am a thrifty shopper, a coupon clipper and will hardly EVER buy something if it is not on sale.  Some may [...]

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Mom, Incorporated: Creating a Plan to Organize Your Home – Michele Neurauter

August 16, 2010
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Imagine, for a moment, that you have an awesome new idea for a business. You decide the concept is too good not to pursue, so you decide to give up your current pursuits and embark on developing your new company. What do you do? Well, first you develop your idea. You write down your goals [...]

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Ready for Back To School?

August 11, 2010
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I wanted to write a post today about my vacation and share with you the fun I had, the family memories we created and the interesting perspective living in close quarters with 4 family members and two dogs gives a person after two weeks – but no.  Today I felt I needed to share with [...]

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Nutella Palmiers – Jen Tilley

August 9, 2010
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Two of my latest food obsessions are puff pastries and Nutella. Ever since I conquered my fear of frozen puff pastry dough a few months ago, my puff pastry usage while baking has been a little out of control. I’ve had so much fun creating and experimenting with so many appetizers and desserts. Even though [...]

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Dealing with ‘middle of the summer blues’? – Sandra Huber

August 6, 2010
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It’s almost the end of July and many parents are starting to get ready for the beginning of the school year. Many are also experiencing what I like to call “middle of summer” blues. It’s that time when the fact that there’s no homework, papers to write or assignments to turn in is not longer [...]

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Dinner Date with God – Jill Savage

August 4, 2010
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I am on vacation with my family from July 21st – August 9th traveling in our RV to Yellowstone, Glacier National Park and a few spots in between. I will be sure to have some adventures to share when I return, in the meantime enjoy a post from columnist Jill Savage: Last week I asked [...]

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Sorting the Clutter – Nikki Kinzer

August 2, 2010
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If you plan on successfully getting organized, one of the key elements is to sort and go through your belongings.  It sounds so easy, but for many of us, this actually is the most difficult part of organizing. As humans we tend to bring life into our objects.  They become more to us than just [...]

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Gettin’ Your God Time – Dana Bailey

July 30, 2010
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I am on vacation with my family from July 21st – August 9th traveling in our RV to Yellowstone, Glacier National Park and a few spots in between. I will be sure to have some adventures to share when I return, in the meantime enjoy a guest post from Dana Bailey: We live in such [...]

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Hospitality is Not About You – Sandy Coughlin

July 28, 2010
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I am on vacation with my family from July 21st – August 9th traveling in our RV to Yellowstone, Glacier National Park and a few spots in between. I will be sure to have some adventures to share when I return, in the meantime enjoy a guest post from Sandy of The Reluctant Entertainer: I [...]

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