This past week I've zeroed in on "self" and making a difference. Today I want to share with you 15 ways I believe we can help others, which will make a huge difference in the world. Volunteer. Find out what opportunities are available in your community and help them...
I've been doing a series on making a difference, to spotlight Make a Difference Day on October 23. Today I want to highlight another aspect of making a difference. This time I want to relate this to our search for happiness and how it makes a difference in our life...
In his circle of peers, one Mukie in the book, Mukies and Their Character Building Adventures, is a different color. He and his father were the only purple Mukies in the community of brown individuals. Can you imagine the thoughts and feelings of the single young...
Here are questions from one of the stories in the character skills book, Listening to the Mukies and Their Character Building Adventures: Do you think one individual can make a difference and influence a community? How can rumors create conflict? What are alternatives...
This will be a day of helping others and doing good deeds. Projects for helping people will be organized and recognition given for their work. A special day for this is important but we know that doing good for others and making a difference is an ongoing effort. The...
Image by bkajino via Flickr For those mornings when you have just a bit more time (that does happen sometimes?) get your kids to help you make this coffee cake together. It uses prepared biscuits so it's a snap to make. Peeling the apples may take the longest, but...
Image by pamplemoussen via Flickr We have a guest post today, especially for those of you with children "leaving the nest". Read some of the recommendations given by Edina Jones, our guest blogger for today. Are you wondering how your grown child will get along living...
Image by DavidErickson via Flickr I call this recipe an Apple Betty. But the earlier versions use browned bread cubes and brown sugar layered with apples. I'm guessing someone named Betty had some leftover bread and combined it with apples. Voila, Apple Betty! I love...
Image by massdistraction via Flickr Kids love fruit roll-ups from the store, but you can make them easily at home. What better time to make apple roll-ups than when this fruit is at its peak? Apple Roll-Ups 6-8 apples 1/4 - 1/2 cup water about 2 tablespoons honey...
Image via Wikipedia Apples are flying out the door at stores and orchards and roadside stands. They are at their peak of flavor. I was at another orchard this past week-end and "loaded up" on Jonathans, one of my favorite varieties for cooking purposes. I plan to make...
