December 2009

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20 Questions for a New Year’s Eve Reflection

by Tsh

Today I’m at (in)courage, where I’ve posted my annual 20 Questions for a New Year’s Eve Reflection.  Comments are closed here, so I hope you’ll participate over there!  Here’s a snippet from the post: I’m in favor on new year’s resolutions – but why not also use the turn of the clock to reflect on [...]

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10 Questions to Encourage Engaged Parenting in 2010

by Megan

As the last days of 2009 tick off of the calendar, many people are drawn to introspection and reflection. For parents, these last days of the year offer space to sit down and intentionally consider how you are working to become the parent you want to be for your children. If you have a few [...]

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Making Financial Goals for 2010

by Tsh

Yesterday afternoon, my husband and I started to talk about our financial goals for 2010.  We’ve got a number of categories to talk over for the next few days, so we decided to jump in the deep end with money — it affects so many of the other goals we’ll discuss.  In a few weeks, [...]

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Merry Christmas!

by Tsh

“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the [...]

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17 Last-Minute Gift Ideas from Your Pantry

by Aimee

Chances are if the title of this post caught your eye, there are still a few names on your gift list you just haven’t gotten around to shopping for – and now it’s the eve of Christmas Eve. At this point I strongly advise against heading out of the house to shop, for you will [...]

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The 2010 Simple Living Book Club

by Tsh

In late 2008, when we created the book club, I had no idea that I would sign a book writing contract with a publisher in early 2009, and in that contract would be a tight writing deadline with my manuscript due at the year’s end. This is why the club stopped for the remainder of [...]

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1 Week Till Christmas: Prepare to be a Guest in Someone Else’s Home

by Tsh

With Christmas Day a mere seven days away, many of you might be heading out of town soon.  Your weekend plans may be laundry, packing, and closing up the home for the next few days. Or if you’re staying home, there’s a likely chance you’re about to welcome guests in to your home life for [...]

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