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Our Obsession with Success
If you want people to read an article you write, or watch a video you post, just make sure that the title has the word, “Success” in it. (I know. I just did that. Did it work?) Fortunately, I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Linked In, money, Steve Henderson, success
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We’re Not Rich, but We OWN Our House
Sixteen years ago, my husband the Norwegian Artist and I had an improbable dream: we wanted to find a place in the country and raise our kids there. I say improbable because 1) we had four kids and 2) we … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, dream, live in the country, money, rich
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The Failing Christian Corporation
Recently, I spent an hour on the phone with a scam artist who was pushing an extremely expensive, vastly overrated SEO service onto an unsuspecting client of mine. A 30-second Internet search — even nowadays as Google continues to limit, in … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Christian, church, homemaking, Steve Henderson
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The Three Lies Satan Tempts Us with
If you read the Gospels at all, at some point you’ll run into the temptation of Jesus, by Satan, in the desert, since the story is in three out of four of the books (Matthew 4: 1-11; Mark 1: 12, 13; … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, God, Satan, temptation
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Recipe: Hot Chocolate — the Real Thing, Not the Powder
Those of us who grew up in the 1970s know that it was not an era of of high taste — be it in food, fashion, or home decor. The latter brought us avocado green appliances and brown and orange … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, cooking, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, finances, Food, frugal living, Green, Growth, home, inspirational, instruction, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, recipe, saving money, self-improvement, success
Tagged 1970s, chocolate, cocoa, hot chocolate, recipe
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The Simple Life: Adapt. Like a Frog. Or a Finch.
I’m really not supposed to be chatting with you right now. If my schedule, the one I set up last night before the snowstorm, were in place, I would be 70 miles away at Costco, shopping. The monthly hunt and … Continue reading
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Tagged adapt, Costco, life, simple, snowstorm
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The Simple Life: Variety Isn’t Mandatory
The Norwegian Artist is the simplest man on the planet to feed: As long as the food tastes good, he eats it, and it doesn’t matter if it’s the same menu of yesterday, the day before, and the day before … Continue reading
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Tagged food, potatoes, saving money, simple, variety
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We Never Could Afford Piano Lessons
Some things in life we consider inviolable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness immediately come to mind, but this is because I have a rudimentary familiarity with the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Just because the words are written … Continue reading
Posted in Art, art education, blogging, children, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Education, Encouragement, Family, finances, frugal living, home, homeschooling, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, saving money, school, self-improvement, success, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged learning, lessons, music, piano, pursuit of happiness
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The Simple Life: Follow the Old Saying
What’s the old saying? Use it up; Wear it out; Make it do; Do without. I always have to look this up because I can never remember the order of 11 simple words, although I know they rhyme somehow. I … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, make do, money, save, shoes
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