Archive for July 17th, 2008

Pruning the Fruitful

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

“…Every branch that does bear fruit he [trims clean] so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:2b).
It seems unfair that those who are already bearing fruit will be pruned but only God knows what needs to be removed at what season of our lives so we may bear more fruit for Him. Even [...]

Ten Easy Ways to Help Kids Learn: A Brain-based Learning Strategy that Really Works

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Susan’s a math whiz and Caleb’s an artist extraordinaire. That’s, great but wouldn’t it be better if Caleb could improve in math and Susan could develop some artistic skills? They can and it’s easy.
Researchers have recently discovered that whole-brain learning or brain-based learning is an efficient and effective learning strategy that helps kids (parents and [...]

Grey Water- Not Drinking Water- For Your Garden

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The average home can reduce their water consumption by around 30% by re-using grey water on their garden.
The figures are compelling. Sure, they vary from household to household, but they go something like this…
An average household on a suburban block consumes some 60,000 gallons/300,000 litres of water a year- all of it drinking-quality water from [...]

Credit Counseling Services – How To Select The Right One

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

For a credit counseling service to be worthy, you need to get a few questions answered. There are a lot of honest credit companies. However there are also many charlatans running the show.
To start with, here are some of the the starter questions:
Major affiliation:
Does the credit counseling agency have major industry affiliation like the National [...]