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Homeschool Ideas & Tips Newsletter - Dec 2004
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*** Hello from Charmaine ***
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Dearest Reader,
Did you miss me last month? I apologize for not getting out
a November issue. Due to sickness and computer problems I
was unable to do it.
I know you’re all very busy this month with preparations
for the holidays, so this issue is going to be abbreviated.
But I want to wish all of you the happiest of times as you
make wonderful Christmas memories with your dear families.
Blessings on your day,
Charmaine
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*** In This Issue ***
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1. Ideas & Tips: Tips to Create a Peaceful Holiday Season
2. What's New with Victory Coaching? Gift Certificates!
3. About Charmaine
4. Quote of the Month
5. Funny of the Month
6. The Small Print
7. In Our Next Issue
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*** Ideas & Tips***
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How to Create a Peaceful Holiday Season
The most wonderful time of the year can also be the
craziest. It can become the most exhausting and the most
frustrating. There are practical ways to increase the peace
and reduce the frustration of the holiday season.
First, define a mission for your holiday. It probably
sounds odd to have a mission for your holiday, but at the
least, you should have a clear vision of what is the most
important part of the holidays for you. Is it being with
family? Is it the festivities? Is it communicating with
lifelong friends? Is it providing fun for your children? Is
it connecting with neighbors? Is it the celebrating of life
and light?
One of the big advantages of determining your holiday
priorities is that it will allow you to see what is less
important. Many holidays are ruined by the determination to
cram everything good into a few days or weeks. Holiday joy
caves in under the pressure. It is wise to carefully decide
what is most important to you and prune away those things
that are less important or can be done in different ways.
After you have defined a mission for your holidays, set
limits. You may decide that taking part in some traditional
gift exchanges is burdensome rather than blessed. You may
decide that making homemade treats for the neighbors should
be deferred for a less hectic season. You may decide that
the writing of cards should be replaced with occasional
calls them with a few stocking-stuffer treats.
The most important tip for creating a satisfying holiday is
to move from survival to significance. The most enduring
holiday memories will probably come from serving someone
who is lonely, visiting someone who is sad, or building a
bridge to someone from whom you have become estranged. It
is not enough to throw money into a pot. Lasting memories
grow out of carefully chosen personal contacts. To make a
truly significant holiday, be sure that love and service
are written into your holiday mission. May it be joyous!
Adapted from an article by Franklin Covey
www.adoption.com
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What’s New With Victory Coaching?
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Gift Certificates!
Would you like to give someone (or yourself!) the gift of
personal coaching? Well, have I got a deal for you! *grin*
From now until Christmas I am offering gift certificates
(for three 1/2 hour coaching sessions) at a very reduced
rate of $50.00
This is a savings of 45.00!
You may purchase as many certificates as you like for
yourself or your loved ones and friends. But don’t wait.
Christmas is just around the corner.
Email me today to order your gift certificates so that
you’ll have them in time for your Christmas giving.
Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com
I accept Paypal, cashier’s checks or money orders and will
mail or email your certificates as soon as payment is
received.
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*** About Charmaine ***
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Charmaine Wistad has successfully homeschooled her two
children from pre-school through high school. Now she is
turning her attention toward helping other homeschooling
moms.
Through regularly scheduled telephone coaching sessions,
Charmaine helps homeschool moms identify and define their
ideal homeschooling lifestyle, then make a plan and set the
realistic goals to achieve it. She also provides the
accountability necessary to carry through and have true
victory. Charmaine helps homeschool moms THRIVE…not just
survive.
Be sure to visit her website:
www.victorycoaching.citymax.com and sign up for her
Free* Homeschool Ideas & Tips Newsletter.
You are also invited to try a free* no-obligation telephone
coaching session. You'll be amazed at how much can be
accomplished in just one session!
Email to request your free* sample session at:
Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com.
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*** Quote of the Month ***
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“There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you
decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires,
affections, traditions.”
--Bill McKibben Author --
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*** Funny of the Month ***
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A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the
grocery
store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She
asked a stock boy, "Do these turkeys get any bigger?"
The stock boy replied, "No ma'am, they're dead.”
And one more just for good measure……
A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her
Christmas Cards. "What denomination?" asked the clerk.
"Oh, good heavens! Have we come to this?" said the woman.
"Well, give me 30 Catholic, 10 Baptist ones, 20 Lutheran,
and 40 Presbyterian."
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***The Small Print ***
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If you enjoyed this newsletter, please forward it to
everyone you know. Thanks!
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this newsletter. It is sent out automatically and I will
not receive your reply. Instead, send your comments and
ideas for future issues to:
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Homeschooling Ideas and Tips Copyright 2004,
Victory Coaching
www.victorycoaching.citymax.com
All rights in all media reserved.
The content of Homeschooling Ideas and Tips
may be forwarded in full without special permission
provided it is used for nonprofit purposes and full
attribution and copyright notice are given. For other
purposes, please contact:
Charmaine Wistad
P.O. Box 343
Spooner, WI 54801
Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com
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*** In Our Next Issue ***
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Dealing with all the daily interruptions.
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