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Preparing for an International trip
I have had the opportunity to visit a couple of different countries and I have found that when a little preparation precedes the trip you have a much more enjoyable trip. A couple of trips to places such as London, … Continue reading
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Object Lesson: The virtues of Potpourri and usefulness of a team
I absolutely love the smell of potpourri and I really love the aroma of cinnamon pine cones that usually pop up during Christmas. I hope that today’s object lesson will be of use to youth ministries, home devotionals and family … Continue reading
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Story telling retreat: roots and wings retreat June 1st and 2nd
My Goulash post for Friday is to announce the story telling retreat in June. Here are the details: We will be having the roots and wings retreat on June friday and saturday june 1st and 2nd. What I need from … Continue reading
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Difference between the words of coarse and course.
As you have probably noticed by now, I make sure that many of my blogs are quite self-serving. I am a bad speller so my weekly Thursday blog is on how I try to remember how to spell words I … Continue reading
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Presenting the Orem City Budget: Activity in local goverment
When I got home tonight I had a message on my home (a robo call) saying that the Orem city was going to present their propose budget tonight. I thought that took higher priority than working in my garden (I … Continue reading
Spices every kitchen should have:
One of the biggest challenges for me to eat healthy is to find creative ways to make healthy food tasty. I try to do that by putting different seasonings on vegetables and butter rather than margarine. My favorite seasonings is … Continue reading
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Notes on: Surviving the 4th Turning, presented by Jacqueline Smith
I attended a wonderful lecture on Friday that discussed the cycles of history. Check out http://thestarforum.wordpress.com for more details. The presentation touched upon how history repeats itself and gave some specific examples in United States history of how the Cycle … Continue reading
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Object Lesson: A house of order
I hope this lesson can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals or family home evenings. Today’s topic is taking advantage of a house of order when accomplishing goals. With the busy lives we have today, we never seem … Continue reading
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Notes on: Words that Work
Notes on: Words that Work I attended monthly Timp Teller’s story telling meeting at the library. This month we had a presentation on writing. Enclosed are my notes: The workshop title is “Words that Work” taught by Janeal Freeman. Verbs … Continue reading
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Looking for volunteers to help teach children about the founding fathers, US History and patriotism
Now with the Caucuses being done, I see a new project that members of the Orem Tea Party could devote our energies to that goes toward one of our objectives: to better educate fellow citizens on US History and patriotism. … Continue reading
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