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Writing has always been part of what I do.

My Bachelors Degree is in Religious Education and I love writing about the Lord of the Universe. For years I've been writing Sunday School material and looking for avenues publish all of these stories. I love to seek

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Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Understanding the open church movement in relation to traditional churches: 2 of 18
The Open Church movement is not as new as may it seem. Over the centuries, man made laws, have taken the church that God designed and changed it; whether it was to explain, improve upon, or get around the existing laws of God. From the earliest of time with Adam and Eve, people have been disobeying God. All through the Old Te... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) A summer vacation survival guide for parents with out of school children: 1 of 5
A Summer Survival Guide for Parents Having your children home for the summer is much more complicated than it used to be. With more mothers in the work force, it's not just a matter of keeping children entertained. To survive the summer with peace of mind, you must have adequate child care. Many teachers are out of school fo... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods How to avoid becoming a helicopter parent: 1 of 5
Helicopters are fun to watch. They make fun noises. They go where you don't expect them to be able to go. They are different from the everyday airplanes we see. Of course the most impressive feature of the helicopter is that it can hover. On TV we see the police helicopters following closely behind a suspect, letting the grou... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Summer Camps & Fun Long car trip activities for kids: 6 of 26
How to have fun traveling with your children. fun traveling with your childrenIt seemed that when our children were little we traveled by car to visit relatives or vacation at least once or twice a year. These trips could last anywhere from four, eight or even 38 hours. Keeping the four of them (all at about two years apart) ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Tips for managing unwanted behavior in children: 4 of 12
Tips for managing your children for managing your childrenMany of the problem that are encounter with children can be caught ahead of time and dealt with using a simple system. Instead of having a big fight every time you get to the car over who was going to sit up front, or who gets to go first, or who sits where at the dinn... More..
Hobbies & Games > Kids Crafts Easter craft ideas for kids: 5 of 10
Pysanky style Ukrainian Easter Eggs are not just for Easter.Children are willing to try anything. When I first took a class in the Pysanky style painting eggs, my young children were enthralled. They started painting with with in about 2nd grade. Not only did they get to have a good time painting the eggs, they were introduce... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs My father the matchmaker: 16 of 20
Being a child of the 60's and early 70's you might not think Fathers had much influence on the social lives of their children. After all it was the decade of Love and Anything Goes. The kind of influence my Dad had was much more subtle than Father Knows Best. I was sort of raised by the Dr. Spock theory, in the sense that my... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Unique and inexpensive home decorating ideas: 5 of 6
Unique and inexpensive home decorating ideasIt really took all the new DIY TV shows to make me realize there are no set rules to decorating. Having your home look the way you want, just takes some time, some imagination and a little ingenuity. Hmmmm, and maybe come guts as well.Figure out what you and your family like. Maybe ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Spiritual insights gained from natural disasters: 6 of 6
If you've ever watched an old 'Tarzan movie you will remember the scene where the hero, Tarzan, saves the beautiful, young woman from being thrown into the smoking volcano.See, the tribesmen of the village had decided that the "volcano god" would only be happy if they appeased it with a beautiful, young woman. (That kinda mak... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Matthew 1: 4 of 4
The beginning of the first chapter of Matthew is often glossed over. Who actually wants to spend time reading a bunch of "begets" Abraham beget Issac. Issac beget Jacob and so on and so on. Of course if you are not reading from the King James version of the Bible you will understand a little more clearly that Abraham was the ... More..