Review: The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects
Stand by for change! Free Spirit Publishing empowers kids and teens with the power of service in The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects. From animal safety to environment issues, this well-designed book lets kids flip to services areas that appeal their natural gifts and quickly implement programs to change a whole community. Kids can do many of... [Read more]
FURemover: Pet hair removal without waste
Last week I found this FURemover, a zippy brush that promises painless pet fur removal, for sale at my local Walmart for $4.99. I was skeptical. I’ve been promised results before. But, aware that my foot-long lint roller with sticky sheets made for pet hair removal was using 8-10 sheets on a single couch, I thought it was probably worth a try.... [Read more]
Eight Tips for Raising Healthy Kids
Every day Jose looks forward to coming home. At 3:00 p.m. school is out, and he and his friend Michael can play computer games for at least three hours before Mom gets home from work. Every day Jose’s mom dreads coming home. With feelings of frustration and even a little guilt, she arrives to find her son has wasted yet another afternoon in front... [Read more]
Spinach with Browned Pine Nuts
Ingredients: 2½ pounds fresh baby spinach, cut into strips 1 large onion, julienned 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped ½ cup pine nuts ½ cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt Directions: Sauté onion, garlic, and pine nuts in olive oil for 3 minutes or until pine nuts are golden. Gradually add baby spinach. Add salt. Sauté 4 minutes or until greens are wilted.... [Read more]
Dried Fig Appetizers
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups chopped dried mission figs (approximately 9 ounces) ¼ cup superfine sugar 1/3 cup orange sections, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated 1/3 cup fresh orange juice (approximately 1 orange) ½ teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped 40 (½-inch-thick) slices French bread baguettes, toasted 1 ¼ cups finely crumbled extra firm... [Read more]
Citrus Cheesecake With Mango Sauce
Ingredients: Crust 2½ cups crushed graham crackers ½ cup toasted almond meal 6 tablespoons vegan margarine, melted Filling 1⁄4 cup pitted, chopped dates 4 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon each lemon zest and orange zest 3 tablespoons water 1 12-ounce package extra-firm tofu 2⁄3 cup apple juice 1 banana, mashed 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 mango,... [Read more]
Live With Purpose
Successful people—and companies—throughout time have been led by mission statements. Get inspired tow rite your own mission statement by reading some of the best mission statements of famous people and corporations. Mission Statements of Famous People Nelson Mandela: “To end apartheid.” Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Social equality for all.” Walt... [Read more]
Wintertime Fitness
Winter is coming, and we are packing on the pounds. But surely our bodies are physiologically preprogrammed to pad on added insulation in the winter, right? Sorry, but no… not unless you are a hibernating bear. While cold winter weather does produce a slowing of our body’s metabolism to compensate for the dramatic shift in temperatures, it is not... [Read more]
Surviving the Happiest Time of the Year
Every year I eagerly anticipate Christmas. But then I remember how much there is to do! Decorations. Gifts. Church and school programs. Parties. Pictures. New clothes. Caroling. Baking and cooking. Family get-togethers. If you’re wondering how to get it all accomplished and still enjoy the holiday, try these time, energy, and sanity savers I’ve... [Read more]
The Sounds of Healing
Betsey Carle never autographs napkins, wears sequined gowns, or takes tips. One day while Carle was on the job an elderly hospice patient with faltering memory gave her a snippet of a lyric from an old song he longed to hear but could not place. Carle searched her songbooks for four months to finally identify and sing “When It’s Springtime in the... [Read more]
