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Fun Halloween Facts

Posted on Oct 31, 2009 in Family | 0 comments

To all those who celebrate it, Happy Halloween! Here are some fun and interesting facts for you: Halloween is thought to originate in Ireland with the Celtic festival of Samhain. It only became ‘big’ in America in the 1800′s. The word- Samhain- means ‘summer’s...

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Working on Habits

Posted on Oct 27, 2009 in Achieve Your Goals | 2 comments

We all have things we’d like to change about our lives. You know what I mean, those little habits that are keeping us from reaching the heights of our potential or at the very least keeping us from finishing today’s to-do list. For me, one of those areas is self-discipline. I envy those...

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Recycling Your Socks for Christmas

Posted on Oct 20, 2009 in Crafts, Family, Home & Organizing | 43 comments

I know it’s not even Halloween yet, but I like to plan ahead. (I try, anyway!) I originally came across this wonderful idea on the Family Fun website. The idea is to take various colourful socks that your kids have and string them up as an Advent Countdown calendar. I thought that was great,...

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Blog Action Day 2009

Posted on Oct 15, 2009 in Responsible Living | 0 comments

Today is Blog Action Day 2009 and the topic is Climate Change. Since I signed up to blog about this, I have been trying to decide what to blog about. There are so many possibilities. The Blog Action Day site has a link to The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming. This made for interesting reading, but...

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Monday’s Angel- Week 2

Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in Faith | 0 comments

Welcome to Week 2 of Monday’s Angel, an eight week series on angels in Christianity. Today we meet the first of the seven named Archangels in the bible. ARCHANGEL MICHAEL The Holy Archangel Michael is one of the most celebrated of the Angels and bodiless powers. The Greek Fathers and many...

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