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In the May / June 2007 Issue

(To be mailed out April 23rd) 

Feature Article:

30 Days of Nothing
It sounds so easy: just go 30 days without purchasing anything other than the absolute necessities to live. No trips to the hair salon, no movies, no restaurants, no new clothes, not even a pack of gum; the only things you are allowed to buy are those things which are absolutely required for the survival of your family. Just for fun, throw in some activities like doing a load of laundry by hand and living a day without electricity. Would we do it? Could we do it? And what would we learn if we did? Visit with Tonia Peckover and her family as they conduct a modern day experiment in minimalism - turning their backs on rampant consumerism for 30 days – and share what she discovered about her needs, her wants, and her heart.

Columns:

Resting In His Shadow - It’s Like Riding a Bike
You know what they say, “once you know how, you never forget”, but there was a time for all of us when we didn’t know how. A time when someone had to teach us, to run beside the bike we were on with loving hands holding us safely upright, knowing that if they let go we could fall, but also knowing that they had to let go if we were ever to learn. Are we still holding on to that bike, and are there any other “bicycles” in our lives that we are still holding on to? Can we let them go and just put the outcome in God’s hands? Do we have more faith in ourselves than we do in Him?

The Ministry of a Sack Lunch
A brown paper bag is opened and an apple, a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, and - on rare occasions - maybe even a cherry soda are eagerly pulled out. Don’t get all excited; it’s just a lunch, right? Or is it? Join Charmaine Contos as she sheds some unexpected light on what is otherwise considered just another duty of the day, and in doing so, transforms the meaning of this simple act from an annoying chore to a meaningful ministry.

Finding My Way – The Shining
What was it about Joseph that would cause his employer, his jailer, and even Pharoah himself to trust this man – a Hebrew slave – with all that they had? We have the luxury of having the Bible to tell us that God was with Joseph, but how did those guys know? Maybe there was just something about the way he looked that was just different from everyone else, and maybe that “look” didn’t die with Joseph . . .

He Said / She Said – Landscaping
Do the Mister & Missus have differing viewpoints on where grass, trees, flowers, and all other things green should be placed in the yard? As the ancient philosopher Socrates once said, “Yup!”

Lose yourself in over 2 dozen articles...

...written by men & women from around the country and even “across the pond”. Stories, recipes, inspiration, advice, poetry, self-discovery; even a little humor. Let your children discover the magic of simple toys, tend to the cattle in Scotland, question where technology is taking you, learn more about Comfry than you thought possible, host a luncheon for your friends, get a new perspective on ironing your husband’s shirts, and roll up your sleeves & grind your own wheat. You’ll find all of it and much more in the May / June issue of Making It Home.

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