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Choosing Health

Why Resolutions are the Sour of Life!

A few weeks into the New Year…how are your resolutions going? My thoughts exactly…epic fails for most of us. I, for one, gave up on the notion of resolutions years…

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January 24, 2021
Nurturing Family

Book Review: Love Your Enemies ~ Arthur C. Brooks

We are a short month away from the 2020 election. I keep hearing people say that they can’t wait until it is over so we can go back to normal…

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October 4, 2020
Nurturing Family

My Love of Pies!

Fall is my favorite season. The colors, the weather, the smells of baked goods, and the feeling of rest and renewal. This time of year starts the scurry of baking…

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November 15, 2020
  • Intentional Living

    We LOVE classic TV!

    February 28, 2021 / 0 Comments

    “What’s on tv ma?” or “What’s on tv dad?” is a common question in the evening at our house. If time allows in the evening we usually like to watch a tv show with the kids before bedtime. We typically have more time during the winter months when it is colder outside and we are not farming and calving. The content of tv has drastically changed over the years. The kind of tv shows that we watched growing up are different than what our kids watch today. The type of tv has also evolved from black and white tv to colored tv and from cable to smart tv. I have…

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    President’s Day

    February 15, 2021

    Biblical Love

    February 24, 2021
  • Intentional Living

    Biblical Love

    February 24, 2021 / 0 Comments

    February’s theme is love. But, what does the Bible have to say about love? Turns out, quite a bit! The most common form of love discussed in the New Testament is agape love. Agape love represents the highest level of love and is everlasting and sacrificial in nature. It is most perfectly expressed in the life and death of Jesus. As 1 John 4:8 states, “…God is love.” Storge love or familial love is also expressed in the Bible. This type of love is characterized by a deep bond between people that results in caring for and about the welfare of the other. Jairus’s concern for his daughter or the…

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    President’s Day

    February 15, 2021

    We LOVE classic TV!

    February 28, 2021
  • Doing Business

    Loving your coworkers despite the drama.

    February 21, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I distinctly remember my generation’s addiction to the reality television show, The Real World. MTV first aired the show in May of 1992 and people were hooked. What was it that people loved so much about the show? The drama of course! It is one thing to take an hour or two of our day or week to enter the world of another person and enjoy some drama, it is quite another to live it daily with our coworkers! And, let’s face it, there is a lot of drama at work these days. People’s personal lives flow across work boundaries, power struggles between various individuals, secrets and gossip, and the…

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    February 2021 Preview

    February 1, 2021

    Conflict Communication-Pt. 5: Using Dialogue to Build Bridges

    December 16, 2020

    And all we can say is…THANK YOU!

    December 30, 2020
  • Quotes
    February 17, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Ash Wednesday: The first day of Lent remembered by prayer and fasting.

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  • Intentional Living

    President’s Day

    February 15, 2021 / 0 Comments

    A quick look at the history of President’s Day.

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    We LOVE classic TV!

    February 28, 2021

    Biblical Love

    February 24, 2021
  • Nurturing Family

    For the love of wine and chocolate??????

    February 14, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Roses, chocolate, wine, gourmet meals, and romance galore. This is the picture of all the Valentine’s advertising we see. Restaurants try to lure us in with endless menu options, florists with rose specials that can’t be beat, and all other vendors marketing us new jewelry, wine baskets, and more. I have been happily married for over 23 years and with the love of my life for going on being together for almost 30 years. I have enjoyed a memorable Valentine’s Day at a local venue and received a big bouquet of flowers a time or two. However, I soon realized that for us it wasn’t the chocolate, nor the meal,…

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    Conflict Communication-Pt. 5: Using Dialogue to Build Bridges

    December 16, 2020

    A Gloriously Imperfect Christmas

    December 27, 2020

    Book Review: Love Your Enemies ~ Arthur C. Brooks

    October 4, 2020
  • Nurturing Family

    Book Giveaway: The Unplugged Family Activity Book

    February 10, 2021 / 0 Comments

    On our trail to be intentional, we have felt at times that we needed to reinvent the wheel. We have been skewed on our thought process of what being intentional truly means. Our conversations around the planning table a year or so ago included conversations on making products that we would never use, writing on subject matter that we were not passionate about and more. Yes, we determined that we didn’t love to write about accounting software!! However, we also felt that we do need to step outside of the box to spend our time doing something more than working. Joy is found in new experiences, reliving and always creating…

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    My Love of Pies!

    November 15, 2020

    Book Review: “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci

    December 6, 2020

    The Privilege of Being an American

    July 1, 2020
  • Nurturing Family

    Food is love.

    February 7, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Food is love. Well, not literally, but we all know the power of food as a way of expressing love. Most of us have positive memories around a certain food or connect a positive experience with the food that was served. My family has great traditions related to food. Christmas cookies must include Walnut Frosties and German Pepper Cookies (Pfefferneusse). Easter always includes ham in some form. The fourth of July has to have burgers and dogs. What’s amazing is that it’s really not about the food. Close your eyes a moment. Breathe in deeply. Think about the smell of an apple pie freshly baked or chocolate chip cookies cooling…

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    Handling the Big Unexpecteds of Life

    September 16, 2020

    Veterans Day: A day to be thankful.

    November 11, 2020

    Benefits of Automatic Routines

    August 9, 2020
  • Doing Business

    February Devotional

    February 3, 2021 / 0 Comments

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    Book Review: Start with Why ~ Simon Sinek

    September 30, 2020

    Conflict Communication-Pt. 2: Conflict Styles

    September 23, 2020

    February 2021 Preview

    February 1, 2021
  • Doing Business

    February 2021 Preview

    February 1, 2021 / 0 Comments

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    Conflict Communication-Pt. 3: TRIP Goals

    October 21, 2020

    Book Review: Start with Why ~ Simon Sinek

    September 30, 2020

    The Blessings of Home-Based Family Businesses

    August 30, 2020
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