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Avoiding Holiday Stress
We hate to admit it, but the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas is when we tend to ignore each other the most, eat too much and exercise the least—all of which leaves us feeling stressed and...
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7 Healthy Holiday Tips
Friends! We have a guest post today from Life Coach, Sommer Crayton. You are in for a treat before you consume all those Christmas treats! For more information on Sommer, you can find her bio at the...
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Bad Advice
“Make your own traditions with your family.” This was advice I have received and given. I don’t think this is such a great recommendation. I mean, taken with a grain of salt, it is okay. But taken to...
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Traditions Create Belonging in Families
“Without Tradition…our lives would be as shaky as a ‘Fiddler On The Roof.’” In high school I enjoyed playing the part of Golde in the musical production “Fiddler On The Roof”. Maybe it was the song...
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The Multiplied To Do List Prayer
November. It’s the start of what is arguably the busiest season of the year. I feel like I have the same conversation with myself every November. Maybe you can relate. It goes a little something like...
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3 Ways to Un-Complicate Christmas
She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means, “God is with us” (Matthew 1:23). How many times over the years have I read that passage of scripture and just continued on,...
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3 Steps to a Stress-Free Holiday
Are you dreading the holidays because of all there is to do? Or all you have to buy? Or all there is to eat? You don’t have to be focused on your full schedule, your finances, or the food that...
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3 Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress in Children
Many adoptive and foster parents are beginning to wonder how they will get through this holiday season. For children who come from backgrounds of abandonment, abuse, grief and loss, exposure to...
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Heavenly Banana Bundt Cake for the Holidays
I’m trying to put this in the “breakfast” category but you could easily enjoy a slice of this for dessert too. With the holidays on the horizon, this is a great recipe to serve your guests. It’s...
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Christmas with the Crabby Crankies
Christmas is just so magical… until it’s not. crabby Maybe it’s you, maybe it’s your children, maybe it’s the store clerk, but someone… someday during this holiday season is going to turn CRANKY!...
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10 Tactics for Successful Christmas Shopping with Kids
Shopping…some like it, others hate it. Holiday shopping has it’s own sparkle and tarnish. The cheerful carols, mistletoe, and tinsel are combined with grouchy shoppers, slushy snow, and fatigue. One...
View ArticlePractical Ways to Gift Family Members During the Holidays
We hate to admit it, but the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas is when we tend to ignore each other the most, eat too much and exercise the least—all of which leaves us feeling stressed and...
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