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August is now less than a week away. Where
did the summer go? My daughter starts kindergarten
on August 13th. I'm ready and yet I'm not...know
what I mean? But, I know she's excited and
that really helps. Let's pray for all of
the kids of CWAHMs starting school soon.
And while we're at it, let's pray for each
other, too! :)
Have
prayer requests? We'd love for you to share
them with the CWAHM
Prayer Team.
Blessings,
Jill
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Business
Builders
From Fellow CWAHMS |
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Here are my personal business builders.
1. Pray for direction
2. Pray that I have heard God's direction
for my life CORRECTLY
2. Pray for wisdom, pray to make the most
of this great opportunity that lies before
me, and pray for great success
3. Always give back a portion of your earnings
to God and his works. (It ALL belongs to
HIM anyway)
I know that God is the SOURCE. What ever
business I am involved in, can only prosper
thru God. I have been an entrepreneur all
my life. Started as a kid making tissue
paper flowers and selling to the neighbors.
As an adult I have started an sold 3 business.
At present, I have 2 business and have developed
my own line of All Natural Pet Shampoo.
Looking back, I realize that I had no idea
what I was doing. It is only by the grace
of God and following his direction, my own
passion, and help from allot of people along
the way that I have succeeded in all my
ventures.
Hope my business builder tips can benifit
someone along their journey.
Kim Malkasian
www.greenbriarpromotionalproducts.com
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earlier this year and had AWESOME results
with was a "theme" party. Details:
I teamed up with some other Health &
Wellness professionals that I knew locally
- a massage therapist, an aesthetician,
and a personal trainer.
I called this
event "A Spa & Spring Party."
We had over 50 ladies to show up for this
home party. It was Great! We included wonderful
finger foods and beverages so that our guest
would feel like they were in a spa atmosphere.
Each lady by the end of the night had experienced
some type pampering experience, ex. massage,
facial, nutrition consultation or even a
fun fruit protein smoothie. Needless to
say, I will be having many more of these
exciting events.
Thank You
for the opportunity to share!
Angie Strickland
www.fullabundantlife.com
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Featured
Article
Where to Start Scooping Snow in a Blizzard |
A long time ago, my mother
gave me a plaque that said, “Keeping
house while your kids are at home is like
scooping snow in a blizzard.” As a
full time teacher and mother of two kids,
ages 5 and 11, all I could do when I read
the plaque was laugh. My only other option
was to cry, and I couldn’t do that
because my daughter had torn up all the
Kleenex to make beds for her Beanie Babies.
But your situation, as a
work at home mom, is harder than mine was.
When I went to work, I escaped the distractions
at home and focused on my role as a teacher.
When I left teaching to work at home, the
challenge of being everything at once –
business woman, mom, wife, and housekeeper
– nearly drove me crazy, even though
my kids were almost grown by then.
Thankfully, the organizational
skills needed to survive as a teacher and
parent were a lifesaver for me as I made
the transition to working at home. But I
wondered how young work at home moms coped
without the on-the-job training I’d
learned through twenty-five years of experience.
“It’s about time,” I thought
more than once, “for someone to write
a time management column for work at home
moms.” And then,
while waiting for a Southwest flight to
a writers’ conference, I met Jill
Hart. She was going to the writers’
conference, too, and was waiting for the
same flight. So we sat together on the plane
and Jill described her CWAH website. I asked
if she needed a columnist. She said yes.
And “It’s About Time”
was born.
The purpose of this column
is to help you, a work at home mom, scoop
your way out of the blizzard that storms
through your house and threatens to bury
you, your family and your home business.
And since the hardest part of digging your
way out of any storm is deciding what drift
to attack first, that’s what we’re
going to talk about this month – where
to start.
As a teacher, with twenty-five
little munchkins adept at creating drifts
of paper blizzards, I didn’t start
by attacking the papers. I started by writing
lists. And I did the same thing at home
where my daughter, queen of Kleenex, created
drifts of Beanie Babie bedding at an alarming
rate.
My husband Hiram used to
think that writing a to-do list was cheating.
He thought any self-respecting adult should
be able to remember what to do rather than
consult a list. (This trait, I believe,
is related to the male sex linked never-ask-for-directions
gene that won’t be discovered until
some male scientist adds it to his list
and consults the human genome map for directions.)
My hubby’s attitude
changed when he realized that while he was
trying to remember what he needed to do,
I’d completed my list. Now he makes
lists, too, and gets a lot more done. And
as we both discovered, writing a list is
very freeing. Once a list is written, there’s
no more worry about forgetting, no more
self-reminders, no more feelings of dread
about what will happen if you forget.
Instead, you know where to begin scooping
and you can get through a whole lot of drifts,
especially if you follow these simple steps:
* Since writing every little
thing on little scraps of paper creates
a new paper blizzard, which you don’t
want, use a pad of paper stuck on your refrigerator
along with a calendar that hangs near your
phone instead.
* As soon as you know about
them, write all family and business appointments,
meetings, and special events on the calendar.
I like Mom’s Family Calendar (available
at amazon.com) but any calendar with large
daily boxes will do. If you’re a computer
whiz, you can use the Microsoft Office calendar
the same way.
* Every week, write your
menu plans on the calendar as you prepare
your grocery list.
* Every morning, take the
notepad off the refrigerator and write a
to-do list. Include housekeeping chores,
business projects, and time to spend with
your kids. Check the calendar and add anything
written there to your list.
* As you write the items
down, pray over them. Ask God to show you
how to prioritize them.
* Once your list is complete,
number the items, starting with the ones
that must be done today and ending with
the ones that can wait. This process gives
you a place to start and makes the list
less overwhelming.
* When you think your list
is complete, offer it up to God. Ask Him
to help you finish what needs doing. And
always ask for a flexible heart that submits
your agenda to His will.
Once you’ve completed these steps,
start working your way through the list.
Cross items off as you complete them. And
when, despite your best intentions and hard
work, life interrupts and you can’t
complete the list, don’t get frustrated
or mad. Realize that God is interrupting
your day and reminding you that your ways
are not His ways, and that He is answering
your prayer by teaching you to submit your
agenda to His.
So that’s how you
start scooping your way out of your work
at home blizzard. Practice this method for
the next month and see if helps. But don’t
get married to the method. Next month, you’ll
bump up a step and learn to make your planner
your best friend. For now though, use the
calendar and make lists, submit your will
to God’s agenda and see if the blizzards
in your home and your soul subside just
a little. If they do, rejoice! You’re
making progress.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jolene Philo is a freelance writer and speaker
who lives in Boone, Iowa. She shares her
house and her home office with her husband
Hiram, daughter Anne, and dachshund Abby.
You can learn more about her at her website,
www.jolenephilo.com.
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July
23, 2007
Length: approx. 44 minutes
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Featured
Recipe
FILLED STRAWBERRY BREAD |
It's layered with a delicious
strawberry cream cheese filling.
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 cups veg. oil
4 eggs, beaten
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries,
thawed and drained
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese.
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease two 9x5
inch loaf pans. In a large mixing bowl stir
together the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon
and baking soda. Add oil, beaten eggs, food
coloring; mix well. Drain the strawberries
and reserve 1/2 cup of the juice for the
filling. Fold in the drained strawberries.
Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
Bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes, or
until a toothpick inserted into the center
of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in
the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a
wire rack to cool completely.
In a medium mixing bowl,
mix together the cream cheese with 1/2 cup
of the reserved strawberry juice. Slice
the loaf twice horizontally to make three
layers. Spread the cream cheese mixture
between the layers and reassemble the loaf.
Wrap loaves in plastic and chill in the
refrigerator to set the filling. Slice and
serve chilled.
Recipe
Source:
Submitted by: Alyson
Rung
Bizymoms
Cookbook by Diana Ennen & Kelly
Poelker
Virtual Word Publishing, Inc.
http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com
diana@virtualwordpublishing.com
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Kids are sure to flip over
this clever summertime tee.
MATERIALS:
Paper-backed fusible web (we used HeatnBond
UltraHold)
Iron
Cotton fabric
Pencil or marker
Scissors
Prewashed cotton T-shirt
Ribbon
Time needed:
About 2 to 3 Hours
1. Start with a strip of
paper-backed fusible web large enough to
trace a pair of sandals onto. Iron it onto
the back of a piece of cotton fabric. Trace
the sandal soles onto the paper backing,
as shown, then cut out the shapes.
2. Peel the backing from
the shapes and stick them on the front of
a prewashed cotton T-shirt. To fuse them
to the shirt, iron them according to the
directions on the fusible web package.
3. For each sandal strap,
hand-stitch the center of a 9-inch piece
of ribbon to the front of the sandal, as
shown. Fold under the ends of the ribbons
and stitch them in place along the sides
of the sandals.
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Featured
Book
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Each week you'll find
a new Christian book here! |
In her newest
novel, Laura Jensen Walker tackles issues
such as self-esteem and plus-size status.
Walker is the author of four other novels,
including Reconstructing Natalie, Women
of Faith’s Novel of the Year for 2006.
Meet Freddie Heinz: professional
baker, wedding cake decorator, overweight
and completely invisible. At work she is
bullied by her boss. At church, her “crush”
can’t seem to remember her name. And
her personal life is non-existent.
However, when Freddie makes
a new friend, Deborah, her life begins to
change. Freddie is inspired by this larger-than-life
woman who makes big look beautiful. Deborah
encourages Freddie to love herself just
as she is.
As Freddie begins to build
confidence a certain veterinarian begins
to take notice. Then she meets a cute guy
during their singles group. Freddie goes
from Miss Invisible to a blossoming flower
– and she loves her new life. As she
gains confidence, you just never know what
might happen.
This book was an inspiration
to me. As do most women, I struggle with
self-esteem at times and I loved that Freddie
learned to love herself just as she is.
She didn’t lose 60 pounds and become
a supermodel. She didn’t have an Extreme
Makeover, at least not on the outside. And
yet, at the end of the book you can tell
what a different person, a better person,
she has become.
Review
by:
Jill Hart, CWAHM.com
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