Believe What You Say Is Important

Tea And Cake?

2012-01-24T04:11:00.000-08:00

The english tradition of afternoon tea has largely disappeared, although remnants may still be found in quaint villages where Cream Teas are served. In years gone by, most families would serve afternoon tea consisting of a pot of black tea and a selection of home-made cakes, often with cucumber sandwiches. This would be a form of entertaining when upper class people would often drop in on friends in the afternoon. The lady of the house would ring the bell and order the tea and cake from the cook of the house.

In Germany, the tradition exists of Kaffee und Kuchen, although again, it is reserved for the visiting time with family and friends and therefore normally at weekends. The tea would be replaced with a strong brew of fresh coffee and the cake would normally be a generous portion with a choice of one or two varieties, usually home-baked by the German Frau.

Keeping this tradition alive will encourage us to spend time with those we love and hopefully the skills that accompany it will not die. Even with the stress of life and our struggles to earn our living, let's never lose our ability to make happy memories, as investments in the lives of those we love.

Anyone For Tea And Cake?

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Can Feet Talk?

2011-11-14T09:25:00.000-08:00

Communication is more than just speaking from our mouths, it's about whole the body communicating. Even the shoes you wear can relay information about you. When you speak you are relaying information by the way you hold your mouth, where your eyes are looking, what you are doing with your hands and even where you place your feet. Speaking on the phone is more challenging than face-to-face and anyone who is learning a foreign language will be able to testify to this fact. In the early days of learning a new language, we rely heavily upon bodily gestures and position. We might even be tempted to act out the task we are trying to communicate. Children also know this well, whilst their language is limited. They will typically be active for much of the time. Over the years, as the language develops, it's almost as though our body plays a lesser role, as our speech manages aptly without it.

The way in which we clothe our bodies speaks a lot about ourselves too. Once I put my slippers on, it communicates loud and clear that I intend to relax and stay put in my own home. When wearing boots it shows that I have intentions to embark on something challenging and even adventerous. So however you step out today, make sure that you are suitably attired and ready to let your whole self speak volumes. By keeping quiet, you won't necessarily hide your intentions!

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What Do You Love Talking About?

2011-10-14T06:07:00.000-07:00

I have recently become a Party Consultant because I love talking about the (cooking and dining ) products. I love cooking and hosting, so to get paid for talking about these great products is just my cup of tea. It helps of course that the products really are good, but I can genuinely let my passion out and will have tried a lot of them out myself. So although we can watch a DVD of a cookery demonstration using them, it's a plus point for me that I can talk from experience. It's also a great way for socialising, parties every week and meeting lots of old and new friends.

So here I come, talking, selling and giving people a fun, relaxed evening with the chance to do what women love; shopping from your armchair without the hassle of having to lug it home yourself.

Not bad eh?

My New Venture- A Party Idea

What Should You Say? Is It Really Important

2011-09-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Is it important what you say to other people, does it really make a difference? I believe it does. Most of us are very aware of the dangers of physical abuse, yet how many of us are careless and clumsy in the way we speak? Many people may become hard-skinned when receiving hard comments, but that might not be all that happens. When a situation is dangerous we would run from it or take cover. We might build up a wall or strong fence around it and put up signs to warn people away. When someone is speaking abusively we will either walk away or put up our defences, making opening up and being honest very difficult. If this continued the person could become increasingly shut down and retreat into their own world.

It opened my eyes to realise how harsh my words could be when
I saw a recording of myself on video some time ago. I was appalled at the way I was speaking to my children and vowed that from then on I would treat them with the same respect that I would an adult. I consciously decided that the words I spoke to them would be positive, even if I needed to correct them. My relationship with them improved dramatically after that and I found ways to vent my anger and frustrations in private.

Many a relationship has been saved or destroyed by words. How healing words of comfort and encouragement can be that strengthen the recipient. In a similar way, prayer can bring great strength and comfort when said in faith. These are the kinds of prayers that see results.

Going to a job interview is an important opportunity that you don't want to mess up. It will really pay off if you take a short time in preparing beforehand. What should you say and what sorts of questions are they likely to ask? Go to The Top 10 Interview Questions Asked

What Am I Wearing?

2011-09-05T12:20:00.000-07:00

Traditional Clothes

We all have different clothes for different functions. It might be a uniform to provide a sense of belonging, such as uniforms for school or a suit that needs to protect you in your line of work, such as a diving suit, space suit, arctic suit or miners suit that would offer you the different sorts of protection vital in keeping you alive in extreme situations. Some clothing or overalls are practical and need to differentiate you from the general public, such as doctors, nurses or shopkeepers overalls, which need to protect their wearers and enable the general public to recognize them.
When lounging around the house I find something light and soft most comfortable, although I do like to climb out of my pyjamas. When working in a prestigious job, a smart suit is more fitting and helps people to take me more seriously and demands respect.

The fashion industry does well from our culture that demands we chop and change depending upon our task at hand or even the mood of the times. We pay out a substantial amount of money to keep it going, never really thinking much about how we feel underneath. Much of the time we are uneasy in what we wear. In the end we will leave this world without clothing, just as we entered it and what will count will be measured by what is on the inside.What am I wearing on the inside? Is it guilt and shame or is it confidence and a sense of knowing who I am? Sometimes we need to take off the old garment that has worn out and replace it with a new one. It might feel a bit too big to begin with but after a while we can wear it with pride, especially if it has been given to us through faith, by grace, even when we didn't deserve it.
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Will God Supply All My Needs?

2011-08-06T05:20:00.000-07:00

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I always believed this in my head, but was struggling to see it in reality in my life, until I saw this verse again;-
In the Bible it says that "My God shall supply all your needs, according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:19. Now if this is a promise that I believe, how can I walk in faith and realise the truth of it in my life?

Firstly, what are my needs? Well at present, my needs are for an income that pays my basic bills, not even including any luxury items. Just believing God for them isn't enough, unless I do so according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. This begs the question, "what are his riches in glory in Christ Jesus?" I don't believe that they are material riches such as we know on this earth, although some of these material things might be the things we need to live, but there is a different meausure here to how we measure "having all we need." It is according to HIS riches and this is what I will be thinking about today. I need to know what his riches are, so that I can see God supplying all of my needs.

What are God's riches in glory in Christ Jesus?

Celebrate Life

2011-07-26T13:41:00.000-07:00

Every time we celebrate a birthday, we celebrate life. Sometimes we can get so caught up in the stress of organising a celebration, that we forget this. If they hadn't been given life, we wouldn't be celebrating it. For many unborn babies, they do not get that choice, but for those babies who are welcomed into the world we are glad that they live. We might think that we take life for granted, but I'm not so sure. After all, when it threatens to extinguish, we will fight for all we are worth in order to keep hold of it. And when that baby is born, even though we might have thought they were an accident, we can't help but feel overwhelmingly glad that they live and the attachment begins, not just to them, but to life itself.
At Easter time we celebrate the new life that Christ won for us, by dying. That seems to be a foreign concept to us and yet we all know the feelings of admiration when some stranger dies in saving a drowning child. He gave another the chance to live. That is the real side of us as humans. The part of us that would deny and destroy life is the part that panics in fear of losing their own. They know that they are insecure in their own life and it feels as if it is slipping away. Maybe this is why Christ came to save us- from ourselves.
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Get The Best Out Of Your Summer Vacation With The Three R's!

2011-07-09T09:12:00.000-07:00

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We start off longing for the arrival of our Summer Vacation and launch headlong into it full of great ideas and intentions, but before long the excitement dies down and things can begin to get a bit boring if we're not careful. It's good if we can break it up by going away on holiday or to visit relatives for a few days. We could even sleep in a tent in the garden for a change, after all, they say a change is as good as a rest. For those of us who aren't able to go away we would be wise to make some plans beforehand, to ensure that this holiday doesn't throw us into a sense of helplessness and guilt.

What is a holiday meant to do, apart from giving teachers and colleagues a break?
We know what the three R's of learning are, but where are the Three R's Of Summer Vacation?

Refresh- now could be a great time to do something different to normal, even the act of getting out of your normal working routine can do this.
Recharge- your mind by spending time reading good material that will encourage you and give you valuable knowledge which you can implement in your life. Recharge your body by re-assessing your diet and making changes where necessary to replenish your body's nutrients. Recharge your spirit by exploring your spirituality and changing your lifestyle to include joining a church or learning to meditate and relax.
Re-envision- think about where you want to go with your life. Look at enrolling in new courses and meeting new people to get in the direction where you want to go, rather than allowing life to push you along in the middle of business and stress. Be the master of your life and you will be able to make good choices that could lead to your dreams.

For school break ideas for the kids, go to What To Do In The Holidays

Have Your Say About Hobbies

2011-06-22T08:20:00.000-07:00

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I believe that hobbies are indeed good in helping to take you outside of yourself and into the world of beauty, culture and need. There are so many ways in which we can contribute in society and study and work are not the only avenues. How many of us were inspired by our parents or older siblings whilst growing up? I well remember at 11 years old picking up my sister's new guitar and having a go. I managed to persuade her to teach me the basic chords and because I loved singing I naturally picked it up as I accompanied myself whilst singing my heart out.

Without hobbies we are more likely to become passive and depressed. Our creativity needs to be inspired, aired and stretched and without any opportunities to do so, it can get buried under false beliefs that there is nothing that you can do.

Most of us are busy enough when in the throws of study, career or parenting, but when all this dies down, what is left? The children leave the nest and unless you have lots of cash, life can become restricted to your four walls. Well, I suppose you could be thankful that you have four walls and many other things. You can take an interest still in your family and friends, even if they no longer live nearby, but you could become a rather uninteresting person without the vibrancy and life that your own hobbies can provide. They give you something to talk about for sure, but more than that as well, for they allow you to shine as the unique person you are.

So this is why I believe that hobbies are good for you and would sacrifice if necessary to allow my children to participate in something rewarding that keeps them off the streets and away from their screens for a few hours.

Thinking about taking up a musical instrument? Go to How To Learn To Play Drums In Your Home for a great review on a DVD that can get you started at home with little cost.

What do you think? Leave your comments below.

Should Boys Wear Pink?

2011-06-03T04:01:00.000-07:00

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Things are not always straight forward in society. You would think that it shouldn't make any difference who wears pink, that it's just the same for us all. Yet the reality in the western world is different. Many people associate this colour with negative ideas and feel that they are making the wrong kind of statement if they wear it. Funny how it was only a hundred years ago when pink was officially the colour for boys because it was a strong colour and blue was the more delicate colour for women.

Well as a woman I enjoy wearing both colours, but the rest of my family, being men and boys, keep away from pink and prefer to wear only colours that portray no confusion about who they are. What we wear makes a statement about us. I guess it is more of a sensitive subject for men than women. Here is a case where men do have some restriction that women don't have, or do they?
Lets Have Fun In The Pink

Bike Riding Without Helmet?

2011-05-14T02:58:00.000-07:00

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One of my sons had a worrying call the other day informing him that a good friend of his was in hospital having just had a rather bad accident whilst riding his bike. He fractured his neck and damaged his eye. Was he wearing a helmet? No!

Today his two younger brothers are off on a long bike ride to a shopping outlet. They inform me that they won't need to cycle on any major roads and of course, despite hearing the story from their older brother, will not be wearing helmets.

What is it about teenage boys that they think they are indestructable- until something happens of course? My consolation is that they have passed their cycling tests and have many bike miles behind them.

Riding A Bike-An Outdoor Adventure

The Family Haven

2010-06-18T13:22:00.000-07:00

This is the place to find

lots of ideas and helpful tips for a happy family, ranging from babies to teenage years and grandparents to marriage relationships
good information and resources for your family needs
thoughts and help for all the family members for their well being and health.

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Children's Behaviour

2009-03-02T04:45:00.000-08:00

All parents have problems at times with their children's behaviour. You can feel quite alone in this as well, as you can feel like a bad parent if you let other people know that you have a problem with the disobedience of your child or child biting, child hitting, etc..does any of this sound familiar? Are you pulling your hair out? Take a look at this site to find some help in dealing with behaviour: http://www.squidoo.com/childbehaviour

Theme activities for children's groups

2009-02-28T10:59:00.001-08:00

Ok, so here I am, a few lenses later, and I have just published a site containing lots of information from the years that I have been leading children's groups. Not offical nurseries, (although I could have as I have the right qualification) but voluntary groups and also Mums and Toddler groups that I have led over the years. As a result I have accumulated a file full of theme activities which have brought us much fun. If you could use some ideas for children's groups you lead or work for, take a look at: http://www.squidoo.com/themedideas
I have even included one of my themed lesson plans to give you some help! Have fun and let me know what you think....

Anyone interested in Parenting?

2009-02-03T04:25:00.000-08:00

Hello world!
I am new to this, but here it goes!
I am into writing about parenting at the moment. I love sharing tips and ideas with everyone, because it seems that today's parents are hungry to find out how to make life easier. I have enjoyed doing lots of fun and creative things with my four boys over the years and now that I have just become a grandmother, it seems like time to pass this stuff on. If you are curious, take a look at this site where you can find lots of parenting tips and help for parents in relation to learning through play and children's learning development:
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