Balance

Time Management 101: Life

Life as I do it… 1. I shop BIG and make sure I have full cupboard to choose from when I cook. Some weeks I plan a menu … but most of the time I try to think a few days ahead. I schedule in to start making dinner at 5:00 p.m. 2. I daily…

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Time Management for the new year!

I always get TONS of requests on info on how I do everything, so just in time for the new year here are some Time Management tips for balancing family, hubby, life, job, friends, house, etc. I’ll be sharing advice from my friends and a few things I’ve done that have WORKED…like this: Last year,…

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Our Radical Sabbatical

Talking with my girlfriend this past New Years’ Eve, we commiserated with each other about all the time spent driving kids back and forth to different activities each week. Our conversation revolved around disgust in our ‘captivity of activity’. Later she asked me if I had made a New Years’ resolution yet this year. Like…

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Writing Away

I am doing something new this summer…writing a book on deadline. This is a new experience for me, and one that I pray I get right. You see as a new author, I have a reputation to earn and protect. And I’m learning all the time. In an ideal world, I’ll write a chapter a…

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Learning to say no

by Ron Estrada No, it’s not another lecture on the evils of drug abuse. I’m referring to something most of us are afflicted with: the “I’ll do that!” syndrome. It’s common among Christians especially. When the Pastor or a member of the church stands up front and asks for help with the church fundraiser, your…

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All Work, No Play

Rewrite in my own words- Life Balance Journal Sound familiar? We’ve all heard the expression, maybe even joked about it. But do our lives reflect our commitments? Have we allowed work, responsibility and obligation steal the joy and inspiration from our lives? For many, the answer is a resounding yes. But it’s not too late…

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Spending Time with Your Teens

As a family of readers, we love to discuss the books we’re enjoying. I have two sons, ages 13 and 14. Our weekly family Bible studies are always fun and let me tell you…teens see stuff we boring adults miss. Proverbs is a hoot if taken literally (beware of a woman who is a snare…

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Jesus, Take the Wheel

I’m in a season right now where God is reminding me (on an almost hourly basis) of how very little control of my life I have. You see, as a Type A, that is a very scary and uncomfortable position. I mellowed a bit in my twenties (working full time while going to law school…

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Tricia Goyer

Tricia Goyer was named Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference “Writer of the Year” in 2003. In 2005, her book Life Interrupted was a finalist for the Gold Medallion and her novel Night Song won ACFW’s Book of the Year for Long Historical Romance. She has written hundreds of articles, Bible Study notes, and both fiction…

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Dena Dyer

Meet writer mom, Dena Dyer: As a busy mom, wife, author, and speaker, I adore my life—but there are days when I definitely want my own mommy! Thankfully, I have God, my mom, and a Christian counselor on speed dial. I’ve been married to my soul mate, Carey, for ten years. We have two boys…

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