Monthly Archives: November 2013

Tribute to the Piano guys:

Recently I haven’t had much down time but thanksgiving was an evening of relaxation. I had a chance to watch the Piano guys on PBS tonight. They’re great. Today’s blog is a tribute to their talent. Here are a bunch … Continue reading

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Spelling Utilities:

Bad: utilites Good: utilities How do I remember the third i? how about this visual image. I think of three things when it comes to utilities i. power i.gas and i. phone. Each I can represent a pipe or wire … Continue reading

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Book signings:

Every year I tried to attend a wonderful writers’ symposium called Life the Universe and Everything. Here are some notes I took from a panel of author(s) who were guests at the symposium. Enjoy –        Book signings no longer mean … Continue reading

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Creating an account and using Facebook:

These instructions are for people who have not yet created a face book account. Facebook is an avenue for individuals to share a status about themselves to multiple people all at once through social media rather than one at a … Continue reading

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Giving meaning behind words:

Today’s topic for teaching embellishments is giving meaning behind words you use when teaching your  children.  I hope today’s topic can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, family counselors, grandparents and family home evenings. At church, today, a … Continue reading

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Beware of flattering words.

I made an interesting observation at a city council meeting I attended this week and it gives me pause. There was a city councilman who excused himself from being part of a decision because he received a donation from an … Continue reading

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Spelling Eloquent

Good: eloquent Bad: elequent I want to spell it with an E. but being eloquent of action and word involved a choice. Either yes OR no. so I remember the O of Or for elOquent.   If you have other … Continue reading

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Teasers:

Every year I tried to attend a wonderful writers’ symposium called Life the Universe and Everything. Here are some notes I took from a panel of author(s) who were guests at the symposium. Enjoy   –        Teasers need to have … Continue reading

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Responding to Popular rebuttals given to a salesman:

  I acquired a new experience, this month, in trying to be a salesperson over the phone. I’m selling a service that people already have in their homes. It is my goal to convince them to choose my company’s product … Continue reading

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Value of music in a child’s program:

This is the final blog on the subject of the usefulness of having a child’s program in church. This topic is touching upon the value of music in training children and in performing music in a program during church. I … Continue reading

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