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This Week’s Video Topics!

July 8-12

Previous Topics—Go to Donna’s FB to Watch These!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am embarking on a scary challenge for the month of June (and possibly longer?) The challenge is to “just go live”! Talk about what you know. Teach people what is deep within you….give people content and information that will enrich their lives.   Okay…that is totally me. I love to teach. Public speaking is an absolute blast. And I adore enriching people’s lives.   It is why I am in weight loss and life coach training right now. It is why I have written over 100 books totaling 50,000 pages over the past twenty years. It is why I teach writing to seventy kids every year. It is why I have online classes and FB groups. It is why I am a health supplement representative. When something works for me, when something changes my life or makes my life easier, happier, or better, I can’t keep it to myself.   So the challenge made sense….   But it’s still scary. Going live on FB every weeknight evening for a month??!! Or longer???!!!   I wasn’t worried about the content. (Don’t forget…I’ve written 50,000 curriculum pages and thousands of pages of articles, webinars, and online courses!)   But what if people don’t like what I share? What if people think I should just sit down and shut up???!!! What if my information is old, outdated, or non-applicable?   What if?   I know these things have worked for me. I know they have changed my life, my homeschool, my parenting, my outlook, my results, and even my size!   Surely there are others who would like this info too?   So I bring you Donna Daily. (Yes, alliteration is my jam—Wondering Wednesday, Wacky Words, Checklist Challenge, Punctuation Puzzles, Language Lady, Definition Dissection, Motivating Monday, Tuesday Tips, Work-It-Wednesdays, Friday Five, Sunday Seven….to name a few!)

Not sure where it will lead or what I will do with it.

 

But I’m up for the challenge! Teach live on my personal FB page via video every weekday evening during June.

 

I hope you will join me for any that apply to you. (Be sure to join Thursdays—Thoughts always apply to everyone!)

 

The first week’s topics are given below. Feel free to share!

 

Oh, and if you’re not my FB friend and would rather not be (no worries!), just go to my personal page and click Follow….you can always unfollow after the teaching is over (or if you don’t like it).

Love and hope,

Donna

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Keeping Warm Memories Close By in Your Golden Years

 

Okay, I realize that most of my readers are not in their golden years. However, most will be someday. And I’m finding that, that someday is not quite as far away as I like to think for me, LOL.

 

This week when I was cleaning my office, I was reminded of a really great way to have  memories close by in your golden years. I was going through old files, cleaning out drawers, and organizing when I came across several notes, cards, and letters from my kids. And some from them to each other.

I had to send my assistant out on a quick errand here and there in the garage because it was hard to keep the tears from coming down. In rereading these notes, I was so happy that I started the practice of tucking cards and notes in various places – under the silverware caddy, in my underclothes drawer, in my hairbrush basket, and more.

 

 

Every time I clean I find one. And every time I find one I am reminded how blessed I am as a mother, of the time period in which the note was written, and even the personalities of my children at the times of the notes.

I think this is a win win win situation – I will have these more memories close by forever, I will be encouraged to clean when I am old, and I will remember child’s personality at that time. Such a blessing!

Check out some of my notes below–they are priceless!

 

 

Found two more notes today from nearly twenty years ago. Still complain when Ray drives and still do not make him spaghetti enough. But Joshua does include Kara nowadays. And he never yells at her. At least some of these stuck! Lol!

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Kayla’s note to Joshua–promising to try to work things out better when company is here–reminds me of the many conflict resolution sessions we had with our kids over the past thirty years.

Keeping Warm Memories Close By in Your Golden Years

 

Jakie–after he wrote the note, he had to add a PS because he wanted to assure me that he would improve his handwriting! LOL!

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Kayla–thanking me for the investment in her and hoping it pays off. Only Kayla would use words like investment in her greetings!!!

Keeping Warm Memories Close By in Your Golden Years

 

 Cami–thanking us for “giving the kids” Jacob for a “present”!

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Josiah–WORDS of affirmation (Proverbs woman/best mom in the world!)

 

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Kara–coupon to Don Pablo’s (our favorite place to do “discipleship” during the school day!–that can’t be used unless she is with me!

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