This Week on PowerToChange.com (November 27 2009)
What is Advent? One of my fondest childhood memories of the Christmas season is the Advent calendars my brother and I would receive every year. Every day we would open one of the cardboard doors and behind each one we’d find a tiny chocolate. Every one of the chocolates was uniquely molded in a Christmas related shape. It was a fun diversion for us as kids, but it doesn’t tell us much about the actual season of Advent. What is Advent all about? Read more
Take action: The holidays are coming. This year, don’t let yourself be overcome by stress! Try our interactive online study Dealing with Anxiety.
You said it: This week, Karen commented on the article Scared to Have People Over?, saying I think its easy to think that getting together with people means we have to have people at our homes and that it needs to be perfect. It’s great if you do what you can even if meeting in a restaurant. There are definitely seasons in our lives where we need to be flexible.” Read the article and add your own thoughts: Read more
Blog: Toilet Paper and Technology I was making my morning latte when the telephone rang … it was our daughter, calling from the downstairs bathroom! How can parents properly help their kids manage their use of communication technology? Read more
Article: Home for Christmas It was an extremely cold day and it was snowing. The wind was howling out of the north, blowing thick clouds of fine flakes across the road – it was like a blizzard. The roads were icy in places and there was little traffic. Somewhere near Ft. Wayne, Indiana, I saw a soldier standing under an overpass. Read more
Coming up next week: One of the topics of our upcoming online chats is “Healthy Habits for the Holidays” Join us in the chat room November 29th 2009 @ 9:00pm EST for this chat, and check our full chat calendar for other upcoming topics.
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