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7 Tips for Having Constructive Conversations About Politics

August 31, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Respectful, productive conversations about politics are essential if we’re to proceed as a unified nation. Here’s how to have these conversations.

In Ecclesiastes, a short book in the Old Testament, a wise teacher states that there is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). The longer I live, the more I see this statement validated. For example, four years ago I shared tips for having respectful conversations about politics because the political scene was volatile, with candidates … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Having Constructive Conversations About Politics

Filed Under: Being Salt & Light, Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, handling differences

September 2020 Dinner Menu

August 27, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

What’s for dinner in my house during September 2020? Menu items include Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches, Taco Salad, and Bourbon Chicken.

September is nearly here, so it’s time for another menu. This month (just like the rest of the year) has been pretty unpredictable. What we eat over the next few weeks will depend on a couple of things. One is if we get hit by a hurricane. I live on the Texas Gulf Coast, so we are waiting to see where Hurricane Laura will make landfall when it … [Read more...] about September 2020 Dinner Menu

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: menu planning

Nutrition Facts for My Most Popular Recipes

August 24, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

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I frequently receive comments on my recipe posts asking if I have calculated the nutrition facts for my recipes. I’m not in the habit of calculating these for recipes I use for my own family, so I haven’t taken the time to do that here. Additionally, my readers sometimes ask if I have the recipes in a format that can be easily printed. There … [Read more...] about Nutrition Facts for My Most Popular Recipes

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Promoting Healthful Living Tagged With: health and safety, recipes

How to Avoid Falling for Urban Legends, Rumors, and Conspiracy Theories

August 17, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Urban legends, rumors, and conspiracy theories can be harmful, so why do we believe them? More importantly, how can we avoid spreading them?

The spread of misinformation is not a new phenomenon. However, because we have access to multiple tools (email, text messaging, social media, etc.) that quickly spread messages to numerous individuals, urban legends, rumors, and conspiracy theories spread more quickly and reach more individuals than they used to. These forms of … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Falling for Urban Legends, Rumors, and Conspiracy Theories

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, serving others

10 Bible Verses to Encourage Teachers

August 13, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

These Bible verses, contained in a convenient printable, are an excellent way to encourage the teachers in your life!

School teachers complete work that is invaluable to our communities. Though this work is rewarding, it is also very challenging. This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers are facing numerous uncertainties that add to the typical stress they experience at the beginning of the year. One powerful way we can encourage the … [Read more...] about 10 Bible Verses to Encourage Teachers

Filed Under: Being Salt & Light Tagged With: preschoolers, school-age children, serving others

Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

August 10, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

This rich Chicken Alfredo Lasagna is loaded with chicken and several cheeses. Treat your family to this delicious dish tonight!

Chicken Alfredo is one of the few dishes that my entire family will eat. Therefore, when I came across the idea of making a lasagna using Alfredo sauce instead of a tomato-based sauce, I was thrilled! This lasagna relies on jars of Alfredo sauce and frozen spinach, so it wasn’t too difficult to assemble on a busy weeknight. However, … [Read more...] about Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

Filed Under: Keeping the Home Tagged With: recipes

7 Tips for Getting Kids to Wear Face Masks

August 3, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Face masks are one of the few tools we have to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Here are seven tips for getting kids to wear masks.

If you would have told me last year that in one year I would be writing a post about getting kids to wear face coverings in order to limit the spread of a novel coronavirus, I would not have believed you. However, here we are, facing a pandemic that none of us were expecting. Many of us live in states and/or cities where mandatory mask … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Getting Kids to Wear Face Masks

Filed Under: Promoting Healthful Living, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: current events, health and safety, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers

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