1 day ago by Paul Nordquist

What is the most generous thing you've ever done? Or the most expensive gift you've ever given? This week's theme is extremes.

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5 days ago by allbuttonedup

I made gingerbread today and it is NOT GOOD. I used one of the Martha recipes and I think I did something wrong along the way and then overbaked them for good measure. The boys decorated some anyway and then we put them aside for Santa and PHEW!, there are enough for the reindeer, too. More truth fr ...

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7 days ago by bunkybambino

We all know how difficult it can be to limit the often excessive number of gifts children receive when the holidays roll around. Well, here’s an opportunity to make your giving and receiving more meaningful. Last year a friend told me about a gift giving tradition that her family had been practicing ...

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13 days ago by onekindact

We often spend so much time and energy being kind to others, that we forget that kindness is like a Boomerang, it will always come back to you, many times when you are not ready or willing to receive. When we received this story submission for our new book, we all thought that it needed [...]

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15 days ago by Kristen Magnacca

Each year my family adopts a woman and her children from a local women’s shelter as our “foster family”. We surprise them with a Christmas that they didn’t expect. You see most often they leave their apartments or their homes with what they have on their back and arrive homeless, hopeless and empty ...

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16 days ago by allbuttonedup

This is not a very large quilt and if you really put your mind to it, I think you get it all put together and quilted in an evening (a long evening). The binding is handsewn, but other than that-- wham bam! This is for a family member and the colours were especially requested, though I'm not sure sh ...

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18 days ago by allbuttonedup

Let's start this business off with a gift that I did not make but that you may be able to! My girl Heels sent me a Living Crafts magazine subscription this last year. The last issue came a couple of weeks ago and I immediately contracted out this great crochet project by the very talented Linda Perm ...

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20 days ago by Amy Guskin

What sacrifices have people made for your benefit, so that your life could be better?

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22 days ago by Mr. Raaga

This week is very special. We have two major festivals sending a very profound message to the whole world – Thanksgiving and Idul Azha (also popularly known as Bakri Id in the Indian subcontinent). As the story goes according to popular belief, Prophet Ibrahim was asked by Allah to prove his faith. ...

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30 days ago by sacredsoulreiki

Giving and Receiving – the entire universe operates in cycles similar to your inhalations and exhalations. When you only exhale (Give) or only inhale (Receive), you become out of rhythm with the universe. For optimal health, energy, and replenishment, balance each inhalation in your life with an exh ...

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