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November
2007

Educational Web Information Heaven

Found some totally awesome educational resources by the bucket-load. They are truely worth more than a once-over cursory examination. There is more factual, free, intellectual, stimulating, informative, etc. information than you will ever need. Trust us. These places would swallow the Smithsonian and the Louvre as an appetizer . . .

2
August
2007

Find your roots and cook dinner — puppy included

Pick one! [ Floodle ] What’s that? UFO’s, ancestors, puppy names, kids recipes, memorabilia, used cars, chinese food, camping, HTML, crock pot wonders, you name it. These free e-books will straighten you out. You’ll save time, impress your friends and maybe even learn a thing or three.

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May
2007

Beautiful ways to waste the day

In our daily wanderings we come across lots of wonderful places to visit. Thanks to a link from a link from a link we found this marvelous waystop on the internet highway. Seems Thumbtack Press is just what eyecandy is all about.
© 2007. To all respective copyright holders.

1
March
2007

Just be creative

Just take an urge and get creative. These few spots on the internet ought to get you
started.

Artitude Zine Sarah Fishburn Carleton Wing Silver Moon Tracy Roos Becky Kelly Wee Lad Studio Claudine Hellmuth Mark Ryden Ray Caesar LaLas Land The Secret Window
	Altered Book Artists Pat Street WarpArt Brothers Clayton David Ho Winston Smith Simply Janet Paintings of Vermeer JUXTAPOZ Karenann Young pesky apostrophe Tracy Roos
halfgeek.net Planet Janet Spiralmoon Yarn-A-Go-Go Nancy’s World Scrubbles.net Wendy Knits! Sugar & Spicy Upliftingarts ARTchix Studio Folderol Design Tuscan Rose Glima

All art and images are copyright of the orginal owners.

14
February
2007

What Valentine’s Day?

Oh My Heart.

“two blushing pilgrims, ready stand”
“Aye pilgrim lips, that they must use in prayer”
” Move not, while my prayer’s effect I take” Shakespeare

13
February
2007

Ten things for simplicity

Really good books are hard to come by. Even more so, ones that are really useful. We recently started Richard J. Foster’s “Celebration Of Discipline.” His book is chock-a-block with outstanding advice and scriptural reverence for being more like a true disciple.

One thing there is which all Satan’s cunning and all the snares of temptation cannot take by surprise, and that is simplicity. Soren Kierkegaard

Here are ten ways to simplicity:

first - Buy things for their usefulness, not for their prestige
(Utility comes first. Consider buying a bicycle. Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.)
second - Reject anything that is producing an addiction in you
(Chocolate? TV? Real psychological need. Anything that you can’t do without, get rid of.)
third - Develop a habit of giving things away
(If you find that you are becoming attached to some possession, consider giving it to someone who needs it. Liberation comes from voluntary poverty.)
fourth - Refuse to be propagandized by the custodians of modern gadgetry
(Time saving devices never save time. Use environmental responsibility. Gadgets are an unnecessary drain on the resources of the world.)
fifth - Learn to enjoy things without owning them
(Owning things in our culture is an obsession. The idea that owning something gives you control is an illusion. Share things. Enjoy public parks and libraries.)

sixth - Develop a deeper appreciation for the creation
(Get close to the earth. Walk when you can. Listen to the birds, smell the flowers.)
seventh - Look with healthy skepticism at all “buy now, pay later” schemes
(Usury is bad. Prudence demands that we use extreme caution before incurring debt.)
eighth- Obey Jesus’ instruction about plain speech -”Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil”
(Mat 5:37)
(Avoid flattery and half-truths. Make honesty and integrity distinguishing characteristics of your speech.)
ninth - Reject anything that breeds the oppression of others
(In a world of limited resources, does our lust for wealth mean the poverty of others? Should we buy products that are made by people forced to work in sweatshops?)
tenth - Shun anything that distracts you from first seeking the Kingdom of God
(It is too easy to lose focus in the pursuit of legitimate, even good things which can quickly become the center of attention. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God…” )