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It's Valentine's Day! I hope you are all feeling God's love as well as showing love to those around you. I thought I'd share another reader response to my V-day request:

"Traditions are the "We all" of family. "We always sleep under the Christmas tree lights in December. We always get together with cousins for Thanksgiving." Does this sound like your family? Are there special memories you have of those holidays? Most families only focus on holiday traditions during November and December. I challenge you to think outside the box. The power of one tradition a month has a profound affect on strengthening family ties throughout the year. This February, begin the "Hearts of Loving Kindness" tradition with your family.
Every time we see our children doing something extra special, or demonstrating a character quality where they are going "above and beyond," we write it on our paper hearts, and hang them from the doorway. The key to building family unity through this idea, is to make sure siblings are catching the vision of blessings their brothers or sisters. Encourage them to look for ways their siblings have showed loving kindness to themselves and others. With this tradition, we focus on the character, rather than the activity. For example, instead of writing, "Matthew did on a great job in his basketball game." we would write, "Matthew did an amazing job in showing perseverance. Even when his team was losing, he didn't give up."

It brings such joy to see the children uplifting the positive qualities in others, rather than always "tattling" about the negative ones. If this is something new to your family, and the kids need an extra incentive, decorate a mason jar and every time they "bless" one another, add a few coins to the jar. At the end of February, use that money for a special family night.
You will be amazed to see your "Hearts of Loving Kindness" garland growing as the month progresses. This tradition works wonderfully with just spouses, or one child as well. As we bless others with encouraging words, our attitudes are blessed as well.
Focusing on Who God made us, and instilling that in our children at an early age is so key in developing a healthy and secure self image.
Why don't your begin seeing the power of one tradition a month work in your family? February is wonderful time to begin."

Jen Schmidt
OnceUponAFamily.com/familylifememories

Have a Great Valentine's Day!

Blessings in Christ,
Jill

* A friend of mine recommended sending out a monthly e-newsletter to customers and friends. I started doing my newsletter last January (2006). I sell children's books, so I include new releases, sales, upcoming events and tips on reading. I've also started to include information and links to other interesting mom-owned businesses that I think my customers will enjoy. Doing this newsletter is a great way to keep me on track and focused, it keeps me in regular contact with my customers, creates community and, by encouraging folks to share my newsletter with friends, I've expanded my customer base to people I never would have had the opportunity to meet!

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Do you ever feel like twenty-four hours in a day isn’t enough? I frequently find myself wishing that I had an extra hour or two each day to get done all of the things on my task list. With small children still at home, I am constantly getting distracted from my home-based business to attend to their needs. It has become imperative to use the time that I have to work efficiently. I have found a few ways to use my work time more effectively and I’m willing to share a few of my secrets with you.

First, don’t answer the phone every time it rings. If your phone rings constantly while you are trying to work, let your answering machine act as your personal assistant. Check you Caller ID and if you don’t recognize the number or know that you can return the call at a later time, let the caller leave a message.

Schedule a time each day or every other day that you will set aside to return phone calls. Try to keep each phone call short if possible, so that you are able to return all calls. Whenever possible, offer to email the person any requested information to save time rifling through paperwork or searching your office.

Second, use your email program wisely. Set up a spam filter so that you won’t have to dredge through useless emails each day. Use the folders, labels and other tools provided to file your emails in a way that works for you. I set up a folder for each common type of email that comes through – payments, forms, correspondence, etc – and file each email that I receive. This keeps my inbox tidy and allows me to easily find emails when I am ready to handle it. Also, when I’m working on a project for my business I close my email program. This keeps me focused on the project at hand.

Another email shortcut that I use is to mark important emails with a flag or star depending on the email program. I use this only for emails that require a response. I read through my emails each morning and sort, flag and delete as necessary. When I go back through my email later in the day I go to the marked emails first and respond to as many as possible. I then move through the folders and take care of any emails that are awaiting.

Third, organize your office. Keep the top of your desk neat and take the time every few weeks to go through your drawers and files and clean them out. Throw away the paperwork that you no longer need and find a new home for any useless items that have collected there. I keep a business card holder on my desk to use as a quick reference when I need someone’s contact information. I also use a letter hold to keep track of bills and a set of bookends to keep my reference books handy.

If you are a sticky-note fanatic like me take a moment at the end of each day and transfer your notes to your calendar or planner. The more sticky notes you can eliminate each evening, the more time you’ll have to accomplish important tasks the next morning.

Finally, if your business has grown to a level where you can no longer handle all of the necessary tasks on your own, consider hiring a virtual assistant (VA). Most virtual assistants will allow you to hire them hourly per project, so that you are able to stay within your business’s budget. Virtual assistants can handle most any task – from updating your website to sending out press releases about your business. One of the best things that I have done for my business is to hire a VA. Her help gives me the freedom to work more efficiently and have time to spend on other things.

There are many ways to use your time for effectively when working from home. Use the tools that you have at your fingertips to help you get more work done in less time. Don’t get bogged down trying to do everything – know when you need assistance. By keeping yourself focused on the task at hand you’ll save more time than you can imagine.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jill Hart is the founder of Christian Work at Home Moms, CWAHM.com. Hart is also the co-author of the upcoming book, Home Based Blessings, due out in early 2007 for Christian moms who want to work at home. Hart and her husband, Allen of CWAHD.com (Christian Work at Home Dads) reside in Nebraska with their two children.

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Ingredients:
¾ cup Karo Light Corn Syrup Topping
¾ cup brown sugar
8 oz bag of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
¾ cup crunchy peanut butter
2 tbsp. Crunchy Peanut Butter
6 cups Rice Crispies

Combine corn syrup, brown sugar and peanut butter in saucepan over medium-low heat. Mix in rice crispies. Pour into a greased/buttered 8x10 pan. In separate saucepan, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter. Pour over rice crispies. Put into refrigerator to set.

Recipe Source:
Diana Ennen
Virtual Word Publishing, Inc.
http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com
diana@virtualwordpublishing.com

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These paper flowers are beautiful, quick to make, and unlike the real things, guaranteed to last a long time.

MATERIALS:
Tissue paper
Scissors
Crayons
Pipe cleaners

Time needed: Under 1 Hour

1. Cut eight 3 1/2-inch squares out of the tissue paper.

2. Using the side of a crayon, color along two opposite edges of each square.

3. Place one of the squares on a flat surface with the uncolored edges at the top and bottom. Starting at the top, fold the square as you would a paper fan. The pleats should be about a half inch wide. Fold the remaining squares using the same method.

4. For a stem, bend a pipe cleaner 1 1/2 inches from an end to form a hook. Stack the pleated squares (without unfolding them). Place the stack inside the hook and twist the hook end around the stem. Then, to open up the flower to full bloom, twist the petals a half turn near the stem.

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Passenger's Side by John Michael Forosisky

"Passenger's Side helps one to understand the need to put Jesus Christ in the driver's seat of their life. This book is full of real life examples and advice to help the reader learn how to take the passenger's seat and allow God control of life's steering wheel." - Jill Hart, CWAHM.com