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A Winter’s Afternoon…

29 November 2011 Family Centered Living
Old North Bridge

        …in Concord     Come walk with us through the snowy streets of Concord, Massachusetts, home of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Alcott. Though generations have passed since they strolled the lanes of this historic town, much is yet unchanged. Several of the original buildings stand just as they did in the [...]

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Festival of Light

29 November 2011 Advent and Christmastide
Candlelight

      It is when winter is at it’s darkest that we celebrate the coming of the Light, and the turning of the season that will bring longer days once again. Most people are familiar with the Jewish feast of Chanukkah, and how the menorah in the temple burned for eight days when the [...]

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{Favourite Things}

29 November 2011 Family Centered HOME
Boutis

    Boutis Whole cloth quilts from the Provence region of France.  Boutis, meaning “stuffing” is a variation on the 17th century matelasse quilting style.  Rather than placing a sheet of batting between two layers of fabric, these quilts are made by quilting two pieces of fabric together, then stuffing with wool yarns and roving [...]

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Creating a Joyful Family

9 March 2011 Faith Filled Family

Joyful family life comes from a family culture of gratitude. And joy begets joy. It is a fact of human nature that we move toward what we focus on. That knowledge alone is a significant tool in making important changes in your family life. Too often, we look for occasions to be offended. And we [...]

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Conscientious Parenting

7 March 2011 Big Kids and Tweens

Parenting is not for wimps. It is an awesome responsibility, not to be taken lightly. It is far too important a mission to attempt passively. Life can get the better of us, if we aren’t grounded in faith and centered on family. It’s easy to fall into parenting by remote control. That doesn’t mean putting [...]

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