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Intentional Living

Ready, Set…Staying Well During the Crazy-Joyous Holiday Season

What is the first thing you feel when you think about the holidays? I’m hoping it is excitement and joy about celebrating and giving thanks for our freedoms, the coming…

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October 28, 2020
Intentional Living

Teaching Kids Thankfulness Through Giving

I don’t understand all the science behind it, but giving gifts has been linked to increased levels of gratitude and thankfulness for the gift giver, not just the gift receiver.…

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November 29, 2020
Book Reviews

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
  • Intentional Living

    Summertime Sunshine

    April 18, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Summer is a time when we think of hot days, short nights, being outside most of the day, picnics, and mosquitoes buzzing. I remember summer days filled with the activities of going to grandma and grandpa’s house hanging out.  We would help with house cleaning, cooking and baking, and gardening. One of my fondest memories was sitting outside with family. While sitting outside we would cut and eat huge watermelon slices while trying to see how far we could spit the seeds. With all the seeds we spit I’m surprised grandma and grandpa didn’t have a watermelon patch growing.   In today’s day and age, summertime for kids is very different.…

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    Chaos or Gratefulness….Family Meal Prayer Time is a Saving Grace

    March 7, 2021

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    October 7, 2020

    Loving your coworkers despite the drama.

    February 21, 2021
  • Intentional Living

    My Fingers are Itching: The Renewal is Coming!

    April 14, 2021 / 0 Comments

    No worries….I do not have any strange health concerns and haven’t had a run-in with poison ivy. My fingers are fine medically, but they are filled with anticipation to start digging in the dirt!  I love to garden! Yes, it is rewarding to see the garden grow, the beauty of the plants, and of course eating and cooking with the beautiful produce. However, the greatest reason I find to plan, design, and sow my garden each year is it renews my soul. Ecclesiastes 3:1 states “for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” and continues on from there that there is a time for…

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    Kids + Holiday Prep= Memories

    December 20, 2020

    Reflections…When Life Changes Over Night

    March 10, 2021

    Benefits of Daily Accounting

    August 5, 2020
  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss

    April 11, 2021 / 0 Comments

    At Rhubarb & Rubbish, we are continually reading and reviewing books that peak our interests. Our mission is to cultivate an intentional life, right? Meaning we take out the fluff and junk to focus on our values and what is most important to us. This book offers advice on how to take your business or career into something that will give you the time for what is important to you…whatever that may be. Although the author focuses on how the principles allowed him to travel extensively, the principles work for anything. It can be used to have more time for family, hobbies, leisure and more. For myself, I am always…

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    Book Review: “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst

    March 28, 2021

    Book Review: “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci

    December 6, 2020

    Book Review: The Shiny Things: Mothering on Purpose in a World of Distractions—Amanda Bacon & Anne-Renee Gumley

    August 16, 2020
  • Intentional Living

    Celebration Stress Busted! A few tips to manage spring celebration season.

    April 7, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I love spring! The earth is coming back to life after a season of rest. Families are planning summer vacations and kids are looking forward to sleeping in and no homework. Amid all these plans, spring also boasts a host of celebrations: Easter, graduations, confirmations, Mother’s day, and more. I have worked my entire adult life in higher education, and, as a result, experience graduation every year. In fact, in my previous role, I planned the graduation ceremony for my university. I loved it! To celebrate the accomplishment of hard work is amazing, but it always made me super excited to celebrate young people commencing another phase of life. My…

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    Conflict Communication- Part 1: Defining terms.

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  • Devotionals

    Rejoice…for he is risen!

    April 4, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Easter Family Devotional Scripture Verses “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has pass away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christs from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,….” 1 Peter 1:3 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 “We were…

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    Saving Grace: A Devotional

    March 3, 2021

    Christmas Peace Devotional

    December 22, 2020

    How to make the most of your daily devotionals.

    August 12, 2020
  • Intentional Living

    Learning to Love Rest: A Saving Grace

    March 31, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Sometimes the best way to grow is to learn from our struggles. Rest is one of mine, and that includes sleeping. As a woman in my mid-40s, you would think this wouldn’t be such a struggle, but honestly, I have gotten worse at it over my life. Why? First, I have failed to recognize rest as a component of humility. Psalm 4:8 states, “In peace, I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Imagine the absolute trust a believer in the ancient world must have had to rest in peace knowing that their heavenly Father would care for them as they…

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    August 23, 2020

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    November 4, 2020
  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst

    March 28, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Unglued–A book that gives you a different perspective on handling life’s interruptions. It talks about our raw emotions and how we deal with them. Lysa helps us define who we are: an exploder that blames others, an exploder that shames herself, a stuffer that builds barriers, or a stuffer that collects retaliation rocks (comments). As you read the book you start to figure out which of those categories you most fit in or whether it’s a combination of a couple of them. God gave us these emotions so we can enjoy life and we sometimes need to think about them before we react. We also need to take time to…

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    Book Review: Start with Why ~ Simon Sinek

    September 30, 2020

    Book Review: The Shiny Things: Mothering on Purpose in a World of Distractions—Amanda Bacon & Anne-Renee Gumley

    August 16, 2020

    Book Review: “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss

    April 11, 2021
  • Intentional Living

    Busyness is a choice?!?!

    March 24, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I read an article in the Summer 2020 women’s magazine Just Between Us entitled Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Tracking God’s Faithfulness in Your Life. In the article, author Helen Cipero outlines life using the compass directions. North is God. East is what is emerging in your life. South is your calling or passion. And, West is what is setting or changing in your life. While a simple exercise, looking at the compass of my life clarified that my two most important priorities in my life are God and family. However, when I looked at how I had been spending my time, it was obvious that something was out of…

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    Benefits of Drinking Water

    July 19, 2020

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    November 29, 2020

    A Gloriously Imperfect Christmas

    December 27, 2020
  • Intentional Living

    Frozen

    March 21, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Typically, when we hear the word frozen we automatically think of the various states of frozen water. For example, we are all familiar with the various frozen states of water such as an ice cube or when snow becomes sleet. But what about applying the term frozen to a mental or physical state? Let’s discuss that further. For some of us, our endless to-do lists and the seemingly never-ending list of activities may produce a mental or physical state of being frozen. We may lay awake at night trying to get to sleep feeling frozen in place thinking about what did and didn’t get done that day and what is…

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  • Intentional Living

    St. Patrick’s Day

    March 17, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I have always thought that you had to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day and look out for pots of gold and leprechauns. It might surprise you to know the real reason behind this interesting day.  As you might have guessed it does have to do with the Irish, but it is actually a religious holiday. St. Patrick was born in Britain to a Christian family but growing up St. Patrick was an atheist. He was captured by pirates and taken to Ireland when he was 16 years old. While in Ireland he worked as a shepherd. He escaped six years later by walking almost 200 miles and convincing a…

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