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VOL IX : Issue 3 December 4, 2007
Editor: Joan Bramsch
E-mail: hijoan@joanbramsch.com
ISSN: 1526-2154
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Common sense solutions for Today's Parenting Challenges! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Empowered Parents: Strong Families

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ENJOYING OUR 9TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION!

KNOW THIS: We are all one people, Mother Earth is our one country, LOVE is stronger than fear, and peace and freedom are the birthrights of all humanity.
-- Chief Seattle

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<*> Letter from Joan
<*> Safety Info
<*> Fun for the Liddle Kiddles
<*> Some Helpful Information for You
<*> Humor & Family Life Fun
<*> This & That!
<*> Subscribe/unsubscribe Information
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"You do what you know how to do;
and when you know better, you do better."
Maya Angelou

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Letter from Joan

WELCOME

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Hi dear Parent,

Here is your December issue of the EP eJournal. The last one for 2007!

Wow, has this year flown by. Actually, it’s been proven by science that the 24-hour day we had as children, is now only 16 hours long. The planet is spinning faster, you see. I guess we’ve said enough times, “There’s not enough hours in the day!” and the Universe has delivered. :)

There are all sorts of blessed holy days/ holidays this month and I send greetings and glad tidings to you for whichever one you celebrate.

Last month passed in a flurry in my family. Thanksgiving with some of my children. The next day to an out-of-town family wedding that was bliss-filled. Then on the 30th my second granddaughter was wed to her beloved in a unique intimate ceremony with family and close friends. All in all, it was a lovely month. Now I look forward to a lively December!

I remember well what it took to create a happy holiday for my children. Don’t forget your traditions. Ours live on now in my grandchildren!

Make some choices for your own sanity. You do NOT have to do it all. You do NOT have to buy it all. Choose what will most make the family happy. And glad. And then release all the rest.

I wish you well, my dear friend. Remember that I value you, right here, right now, in all you do for your family.

Love, Joan

p.s. If you need some complimentary financial advice, don’t forget http://www.SafeMoneyReport.com

p.p.s. Just so you won’t feel rushed or anything silly like that, here’s a countdown to Christmas – HO, HO, HO!
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze201j5/countdown.htm

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Here’s an original holiday poem from an EP Parent – Enjoy!

“Holiday Wishes” © 2007
Joyce A. Kovelman, Ph.D., Ph.D.

Merry Holiday and Good Season’s Cheer
Wishing everyone a fabulous New Year.

A year full of mirth and happiness galore
Throughout 2008, may your energies soar

Chanukah, Christmas, Kawaaza and Jolly St. Nick
What holiday celebration will you pick?

Children’s laughter, welcoming smiles,
Visitors arriving across the miles

Eggnog, sugar plums and mistletoe,
Remembering a message of long, long ago

Look around with awe and gratitude,
Giving thanks for the gift of Life.

With cherishing and nurturing attitude,
We agree to end all war and strife

Radiant Love is yours from Above,
Along with graceful Turtle Doves,

Miracles astound us during these holiday weeks
Love and Compassion is what all humanity seeks

Speak gently, live fully, and love generously,
As tonight a new ethic and world we birth,
With peace dwelling again in our hearts and on Earth,

Joyously, we send family and friends so dear,
Our Holiday wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year.

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Here follows all sorts of quotes, and links to educate, ponder and enjoy at your leisure, dear parent:

From "Out On A Limb!" by Shirley McClain

In all the Cosmos, there is nothing more valued than a Single Soul. And whatever a Single Soul accomplishes lifetime after lifetime, uplifts the rest of humanity forever. That is how important each one of us is!

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> FOR TOY SAFETY AND RECALL INFO
http://www.notinmycart.org

Life is short, Break the rules,
Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly,
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably,
And never regret anything that made you smile.
Amen.

> Here’s a link to Oprah’s Dr. Oz’s Partner. Find out your Real Age. I’m 9 years younger than my chronological age.
http://www.realage.com/ralong/planner/myplan.aspx

> Here are THE KEYS TO GREAT LEADERSHIP
http://www.simpletruths.com/a.aspx?af=132&mo=TEOL

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.
~His Holiness, The Dali Lama.

> An article about Tamiflu from USAtoday:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-11-25-tamiflu-brain_N.htm

> Clever Critters – Fun for the Liddle Kiddles, too!
http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-obstacle-course.html

> FREE Cycle – a great way to release and let go of stuff!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle

AN EP LETTER:
Joan, a new member, asked about making hats to warm a child’s ears. We did that for three years a long time ago. Here is my reply to her request:
Hi dear Joan... we are Twin Names!! :)
You may have noticed that the EP newsletter you read is the Premier issue from 1998. But even tho' this program has elapsed, I encourage you to continue with your Angel Work. Others who took part in this took different paths in their gifts.
1. some went downtown and gave them away to homeless people and children.
2. some gave them to churches who ministered to the homeless.
3. some gave them thru business organizations to which they belonged.
It doesn't matter how you give them, but it's important to INSIST that your gifts not be sold but are only given, if you turn them over to an organization.
It's no accident that you've written to me about caps. I shall write about it again. It's been too long and giving is so GOoD for the soul. Thank you.
I welcome you to Empowered Parent. If you go back to the yahoo page and click on the last entry, you'll find the link to the new Empowered Parent eJournal blog.
Tell me about you and your family, please.
Love, Joan
NOTE: and so I remind you, EP Parent and Grandparent… if you feel the urge to make caps or mufflers or mittens for homeless children in the cold, please do it.

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> Beowolf, the Poem, the Movie
http://knowledgenews.net/moxie/todaysknowledge/beowulf-vs-grendel.shtml

> A Lesson in Kitchen Fire Safety – Look & Learn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUuAXLXgIGU

> THE STRANGEST SECRET by Earl Nightingale What a story!
http://www.thestrangestsecretmovie.com/

> This film is for EVERY EP DADDY. Please make sure he sees it. And then EVERY EP MOMMY make sure she also recalls that TIME IS EVERYTHING TO A CHILD. I told you last month; I’ll keep saying it: A child cares little for “things” if that child has been given the Gift of Time with you!
http://www.tacmovie.com/

> Liddle Kiddles can DRAW online here:
http://mydrawings.com/

AN EP LETTER:
Thanks Joan for your encouragement and friendship. You have made a difference in my life which spreads out to the lives I touch.
Love, Dorothy

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> Do you know who’s looking inside your Frig: :)
http://www.fridgewatcher.com/

> Find your ancestors. I was able to find my grandparents and many other relatives, the time and place they left, on what ship (and a picture/painting of it with all statistics, too), their arrival at which port. Amazing! And all supplied online for free.
www.ellisislandrecords.com

Something to Re-member:

"Cowardice asks the question: is it safe?
Expediency asks the question: is it politic?
Vanity asks the question: is it popular?
But conscience asks the question: is it right?

And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular- but one must take it simply because it is right."

~Martin Luther King Jr

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> PINK AND BLUE COWS
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1205.htm

> You can provide a great Science lesson for the Liddle Kiddles by using different fruits and veggies to compare sizes of the Planets orbiting the Sun.
http://library.thinkquest.org/19498/size.html

> If you missed the Dancin’ Birdie, here it is again:
http://birdloversonly.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-i-have-this-dance.html

> If you want to check the rainfall or lack there of in your area, try this:
http://droughtscore.com/

> And if you want to see the History of our Food, watch this. It’s about the dangers of genetically engineered food. Let me know your feelings, pro or con.
http://www.mercola.com/future-of-food

> Parent Quotes:
http://www.parent-wise.org/parent/time/quotes.htm

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There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. ~~~ Rumi

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War cannot be humanized; it can only be abolished.
-- Albert Einstein

The ultimate oxymoron: "Holy War"

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FOR PEACE ON OUR PLANET: We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody. -Buckminster Fuller

NEXT ISSUE: More encouragement from EP Parents' Cheerleader!

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FROM BILL: We are Angels born with but one wing, In order to fly we must embrace one another.
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Till next time, don't forget -- Parenthood is Wonder-filled!

Fondly, Joan
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