Shirly Smith asked:

A one time missionary told the story of two rugged mountain goats who met on a narrow pathway. On one side was a chasm 1,000 feet deep; on the other side, a steep cliff rising straight up. There was no room to turn around, and the goats could not back up without falling. What would they do? What do you think they should do?

Finally, instead of fighting for the right to pass, one of the goats knelt down and became as flat as possible. The other goat then walked over him, and they both proceeded safely.

In a sense, this is what you are suppose to do for your partner. You must be able to lie flat to allow your partner “walk over you” so that you can experience a relationship filled with humility, cooperation, love and care. So that you can experience a happy and successful long term relationship with your partner.

When your partner mistreats you, you must learn to be humble enough to let your partner walk over you if need be. This is not a sign of weakness but of strength and true humility if you want to keep your long term relationship from a break up. Women respects strength, humility and leadership in a man, but no one respects a tyrant.

To strengthen your long term relationship, is to lie flat for your spouse to “walk over you”, not tear your spouse down. You are both to be a blessing to each other and constantly help each other attain your live goals.

Nobody can be everything you want them to be, all the time. It is impossible to have a long term, loving relationship without learning to accept human weaknesses. So instead of dwelling on one anothers’ shortcomings, focus on your collective strength as a family.

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Diane Palmer asked:

This is a really cute, yet a rustic addition to a child’s bed, and also has the additional excitement of producing a reward for a baby tooth!

You can make these out of any cotton fabrics, but my favorite has been to use well worn denim.

You will need 2 x pieces denim 7 inches square. I make a cardboard template for this, as I like to make lots of these pillows, and cut the squares out ahead of time. You will also need, the tiny inner pocket from a pair of jeans. They are usually found in the front pockets, or you can just use a tiny back pocket from a pair of child’s jeans.

Sew the tiny pocket on the front and center of one piece of denim, then sew the 2 pieces of denim together with the right sides showing ( wrong sides together) with a 1/2 inch seams on the outside. Leave enough space for stuffing, but don’t do this just yet.

Clip the outer seams into tiny strips about 1/4″ apart being careful not to clip the seam stitching, and then wash your little pillow and put it in the dryer, this will trigger your clipped seams to fray, which gives the pillow a soft yet rustic appearance.

Stuff the pillow with extra soft polyester fiber fill and then sew the seam shut. You now have a denim tooth fairy pillow. You put the tooth in the tiny pocket on the front, and keep the pillow on the bed, and the tooth fairy replaces the tooth with a special treasure for your child to discover the next morning.

These also make cute little pillows for the bed, and can be made from vintage fabrics, but I feel they look their best with the frayed fringe edges.

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Alan Beggerow asked:

Onions have been valued for thousands of years for culinary, medicinal and other uses. Some facts and folklore about the onion.

The common onion is part of the Allium or lily plant family, which includes garlic, chives, leeks and shallots. The onion gets its name from the Latin word uniowhich means ‘one’ or ‘single’, as onions are different than garlic, which produces many small bulbs while the onion produces only one. Traces of onions have been found in Bronze Age settlements dating back to 5000 B.C.E. Actual cultivation of onions by man is believed to have begun 4000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Alexander the Great fed his army onions with the belief that if they ate strong foods, they themselves would become stronger. Onions have strong antiseptic qualities, and their juice has been used for cleansing and healing wounds for centuries, all the way up to the American Civil War. When The Plague infected Europe, some believed it was caused by evil spirits. Some would wear strings of onions around their necks to try and protect themselves. Onions have also been used for other varieties of ailments through the centuries. In ancient India they were used as a diuretic, in China they were used for many things like liver disease, constipation and wound healing. In Colonial America eating a raw wild onion was thought to cure measles. There is medical research that proves onions are indeed a healthy vegetable. They can lower blood glucose, lower blood pressure, lower overall cholesterol, dissolve blood clots and help prevent cancer. There are two general categories of onions. Fresh spring/summer onions and storage onions. Fresh onions can be any color, some have their green stems attached. They are generally milder than storage onions. Storage onions can be red, yellow or white. They can range in flavor from mild to really strong, but most storage onions sweeten up and become mild when cooked. Everybody who has ever had to cut up a lot of strong onions knows what happens. It is literally a job that makes all of us cry. That is because onions contain sulfur, and when you cut the onion sulfur is released into the air. This air-borne sulfur reacts with the moisture in your eyes and creates a mild form of sulfuric acid! Your eyes tear up to flush this substance from your eyes. There are many ways to try and prevent crying while cutting up onions, some methods practical, some not. Some say cut them under water, or put them in the refrigerator an hour before cutting, or don’t cut the root end until last. Some have even suggested putting on a tight fitting swimming mask!

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Jean Tracy asked:

Would you like a fun way to build self esteem, mind power, and character? Inside you’ll discover how bedtime stories create mind power, self esteem and character. Why not give this self esteem gift to your child every night?

I remember my mother telling me, “Jeanie, you can do anything you put your mind to.” I thrived on her encouragement. You can do the same with your child by using bedtime stories with mind power. Here’s an easy self esteem activity you can use tonight:

Preparation for Bedtime Stories ~

Sit by your child’s bedside

Create a big black imaginary balloon to represent negative thoughts.

Create a magic imaginary pin to pop the black balloon whenever negative thoughts occur. (Tell your child the pin is for popping negative thoughts during the day too.)

Begin by asking your child, “What mind power story should we create tonight?”

Pretend your child, Chris, says, “Mom, I don’t want to go to my cousin’s birthday party.”

Create that story together and include:

positive images – positive feelings – positive words

Sample Story for Building Self-Esteem with Mind Power and Bedtime Stories ~

Parent: “A child named Chris feels uncomfortable going to a birthday party because…”

Child: “Chris doesn’t know the kids. Chris thinks the kids will only play with each other.” (Tell Chris to pop that negative thought with his magic pin.)

Parent: (Make a loud “POP!”) “Chris used mind power and popped the big black balloon. He’s seeing a positive picture now. It is…”

Child: “Chris is smiling at the kids and laughing at their jokes. They like Chris.”

Parent: “The kids acted friendly and Chris began to feel…”

Child: “Comfortable.”

Parent: “Chris said, “I like this party.”

Parent: “Chris uses his Mind Power and says…”

Child: “I am feeling comfortable at my cousin’s birthday party.”

Parent: “Close your eyes Chris, and tell yourself, “I am feeling comfortable at my cousin’s party.”

Chris: (With his eyes closed) “I am feeling comfortable at my cousin’s birthday party.”

Tell Chris to see, sense, and say it in the morning too. Then give Chris a good night kiss.
Make your child the star of the same or different stories every night. If you do you’ll be helping your child develop a positive character with mind power. And don’t forget to tell your child, “You can do anything you put your mind to.”

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Colette Marshall asked:

Have you ever considered that it takes only sixteen summers to raise an adult, but the time you have to be involved in story telling during your kids bedtime will be only about half of that. Yes, time goes that quickly. So every moment of your child’s development is a precious opportunity and privilege to stimulate that mind, help prepare them for the world out there, and help create an adult who will contribute to society.

Some parents are happy to just read a story each night and then tuck their child in for a good night’s sleep before dimming the lights, but story telling during your kids bedtime is more than just reading a story. It’s your opportunity to create an imagination center where they will grow their minds rather than just a bedroom where they’ll sleep.

According to bedtime story writer, Les Cowie, there are 4 critical elements about a bedtime story to remember:
1. The story
2. The questions
3. The ‘Create Your Own Story’ Moment
4. The ‘Read It Together Moment’

The Story
The range of stories you can tell is vast. A great way to come up with bedtime stories is to use the objects in your kids bedroom. Les says, “Use the decor in your kids bedroom as objects in your story. You can use the wall decors positioning and coloring as elements in the story. You should select stories that start from basic concepts. Using a themed bedroom makes it easier to create these stories. Whether your child’s bedroom has pirates, mermaids, butterflies or wild animals, there are ways to turn those object into stories about exploration, people interaction, caring for others, and love.”

It’s in the telling of the story that you build feeling and imagination. Always try to read with expression. Make the stories as dramatic as you can. Children enjoy exaggeration. Timing is important. Pause in the right places and speed up in the exciting places. Use body and head movement as much as you can. When children react, allow them time to say things or express their feelings in spontaneous movement.

The Questions
What you put into creating a story will come out as exciting questions and interaction with your child. Just reading a story during your kids bedtime provides input for your child. You can only understand how your child is processing information by encouraging output. This comes when you ask questions as a story progresses and provide encouragement as your child responds. As your child becomes more and more familiar with the same story, ask questions that allow your children to reveal their understanding of the story and even enhance it.

The ‘Create Your Own Story’ Moment
One way to build your child’s imagination and confidence is to start an original story of your own and then ask your child “what happens next.” Encourage your child to think up new things incorporating other decor components in their bedroom. For example, in a room with a pirate theme, you might start with the pirate wall clock and encourage your child to incorporate the pirate curtains and then the pirate pillow by making up stories including the characters your kid already knows. If you create excitement as your child contributes, you encourage and reward growing creativity.

The ‘Read It Together Moment’
The ‘Read It Together Moment’ starts when your child can first start recognizing words. A story teller should point to words that you know the child can recognize. Encourage them to say it as part of the story. Or select a word that comes up fairly frequently and let your child say it mid sentence as you continue reading. Eventually this grows to allowing your child to slowly read through a sentence. You read two paragraphs and let your child read a simple sentence. Then continue. Ultimately this builds up to where you read a page and your child reads a paragraph or more as they are able.

Remember the saying: “It takes only sixteen summers to raise an adult.” Use all the precious time you have and stimulate that growth as best you can.

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