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Our Adption Story – Jill Savage

November 8, 2010

Our family in 2003, right after we adopted Kolya. From left to right in back: Erica (12), Anne (18), Jill, Mark, Evan (16). From left to right in front: Austin (7), Kolya (9) (ages at time of our adoption). With it being National Adoption month, [...]

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30 Day Giving Challenge

October 28, 2010

Do you have a heart for giving? Do you want your giving to make a bigger impact this holiday season? Would you like to set an example for your children that is more than your words? Would you like to be part of a larger [...]

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The 5 Biggest Mistakes in “Getting Organized” – Nikki Kinzer

October 25, 2010

“Getting Organized” can add many benefits to your life. You are trading disorder and chaos for freedom! Freedom to enjoy what is most important to you. However, in my experience, I have seen mistakes made in the process that can actually hinder how successful your [...]

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Priority Management – A Value of Order

September 24, 2010

This article originally posted on Simple Marriage, May 20, 2010 I am preparing to teach on Priority Management this weekend to a group of ladies attending a small retreat to rediscover how to apply Biblical principles to everyday living. This is a ministry I have [...]

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Stressors that Trigger Depression in Women: 30′s and 40′s – Natalie Chandler, MA, LMHC

September 22, 2010

Women are very vulnerable to depression for various reasons. We balance multiple roles, bouncing between raising children, maintaining a marriage, some of us working, and yes, long for some time for ourselves. It is quite the balancing act. We do a great job keeping all [...]

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Endless Vacation or Productive Structure?

May 20, 2010

“A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.” – George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) ScreamFree Take: Kids will have you believe that they don’t enjoy structure. They will tell you – just as soon as they are able – that they want to sit [...]

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Separation Anxiety? – Hal Runkel

March 24, 2010

When I give seminars to parents, I always leave some time at the end for questions. One that I seem to get quite often deals with an issue that simply begs me to stand on a soapbox. The question in question deals with separation anxiety. [...]

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Are You Missing the Noise?

January 5, 2010

From ScreamFree Parenting – Hal Runkel “What is a home without children? Quiet.” Henny Youngman, British-American comedian (1906-1998) Living with children can sometimes sound like being ringside at a three ring circus. There’s often too much going on to make sense of and sooner or later, [...]

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A Little Black Kitty and A Lot of Tears

November 19, 2009

This week has been a little foggy for me. As some know, we had some bad news over the weekend and found out our dear little kitty, Ebby had kidney failure. It was terrible; I had seen changed behavior in her, a little lost weight [...]

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Moms…..get your juices flowing!

September 11, 2009

From Screamfree Parenting, Tip of the Day by Hal Runkel: Quote of the Day: ” Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. ” — George Lois, American Art Director Just about every day, we [...]

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