From the category archives:

Attitudes

“Don’t Ask” Monday – Where’s Cleopatra?

August 2, 2010

Welcome back to Mom’s No Chaos Zone!Don’t ask why there’s an empty aquarium in the living room… I told my daughter to make sure the cage clips were secure.  Do teens tend to listen to their parents? So where is the lovely Cleopatra, my dear daughter’s pet snake?  Don’t ask me.  I have no idea!  [...]

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Laundry

April 28, 2010

And you thought you had laundry issues! Laundry for a family can seem like a never ending chore.  There’s always something in the hamper. But y’know, it could be worse!  You could have to wash over 100 horse soldiers’ grubby clothes with one of these like the laundresses of Fort Scott.  This picture was taken [...]

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7 Ways to Get it All Done

March 9, 2010

Have you ever asked someone, “How in the world do you get it all done?” I get asked this question all the time. I just finished a new resource that answers the “how do you get it all done” question after thinking over the past 19 years of being a busy mom. (is there any [...]

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Lest Anyone think I Have it All Together…

February 22, 2010

My ugly frog last Thursday was in front of our garage.   Our trash seems to be a sort of night club for every cat in a 1/4 mile radius and they have wild trash shredding parties in the wee hours of the night.  I think they’ve recruited a thug raccoon to open our cans [...]

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Life Balance – what is it?

February 11, 2010

What do I even mean when I say “life balance” – or just “balance” for short?  The word balance has gotten some bad press. It can bring up images of secular, new agey, weird pop psychology stuff that a lot of us don’t really want to be associated with.  I’m not going to go into [...]

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Time Management

February 8, 2010

Time management is the stewardship of our time, how we each decide to spend the 24 hours we’re given each day. Time management analyzes where we spend our time, how much time are we spending on activities, WHY we’re taking the time, and deciding if we need to make any changes. Time management is a [...]

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Morning Routine

January 26, 2010

Studies have shown that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It affects our energy level, metabolism, focus ability, and health. Undoubtedly the first fuel of the day for the body is very important. Equally important is the first emotional fuel for the mind. Imagine this scene with me: The alarm goes off, [...]

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Busy Week at MNCZ

January 11, 2010

Ready for a big week? Keep an eye out for your newsletter!  Tips for balancing your busy day, whats happening at MTM, and an update on Night Owl Devotions.  If you aren’t getting the newsletters take a peek over to your right and sign up! Speaking of Night Owl Devotions, it’s going to be released [...]

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Great Time to Sign Up!

January 10, 2010

Some of y’all were waiting for the next group to start up for Make Today Matter.  Tomorrow is the day – Group 17 will be starting up!  This is a great time to sign up! Let 2010 be the year you make each day matter with best-selling author Brook Noel’s proven program… Group 17 Begins [...]

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I Corinthians 13 for Moms

January 5, 2010

If I speak in perfect grammar, and even study the original languages of both the Old and New Testaments but have not love in the words I speak to my husband and children, all they will hear when I open my mouth is “blah, blah, blah….” And no matter how much insight and understanding I [...]

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Brook Noel’s Goals Workshop

January 3, 2010

Do you want to turn your resolutions into reality in 2010??? Tomorrow January 4th, Brook Noel, founder of Make Today Matter is starting her “Transforming Resolutions into Reality” workshop.  This is the *queen* of all goals classes!  What I’ve been sharing in my mini course is just a taste of what I learned from taking [...]

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Starting Tomorrow Night – Women’s Expo Virtual Retreat

December 9, 2009

Capture my Heart, O Lord!  Retreat Starts Tomorrow Evening! Tomorrow Cindy Rushton’s virtual retreat Capture My Heart, O Lord! begins.  Cindy’s retreats are always worth making time for, so go check it out!  You can listen to the live conference for FREE!  You can also buy a ticket which gives you access to the membership [...]

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Night Owl Devotions Sneak Peek

December 7, 2009

Getting the finishing touches put on my mini-e-book Night Owl Devotions.  Here’s a sneak  peek from the contents: The “5:00 Club” Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Quiet Time Giving Your Best God is Still Awake at 10:00 Who hoo hooooo Needs Night Owl Devotions? A Disclaimer and Gentle Admonition to Night Owls Night Owl [...]

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Spiritual Literacy Month

December 2, 2009

December is Spiritual Literacy Month! What a great month to think about our “spiritual literacy” and that of our kids.  Why are we celebrating December 25th anyways?  Is it simply part of “the holidays” or is it something more…?

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Quiet Time – AM or PM?

November 30, 2009

The debate is still on over when to have quiet times/devotions.  On one side are die-hard members, official or unofficial, of the “5:00 club” who get up before the sun rises for their quiet times.  There are accountability groups for the 5:00 club and everything.  This has been around for a long time – I [...]

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