From the monthly archives: January 2009

Hospitality to Oneself

By annkroeker On January 6, 2009 · 8 Comments

Kathleen Norris and her new book, Acedia & me, must not have a strong Web presence. I presume this because a rambling post I published after hearing Norris speak at the Festival of Faith & Writing last year seemed to gain a lot of hits for people searching “acedia” or [...]

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Make-Do Mondays: Building Self-Confidence with a Roll of Duct Tape

By annkroeker On January 5, 2009 · 10 Comments

Last week, I launched Make-Do Mondays, a carnival dedicated to sharing ways we’re making-do.

Right away, Jenni pointed out that this carnival can do more than entertain or inform–learning to make-do can also empower:

I love this idea! I don’t think that people realize how empowering it is to come up [...]

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January 2009 MMM Monday Progress Report #1

By annkroeker On January 5, 2009 · 16 Comments

To provide a little accountability and encouragement throughout Mega Memory Month, I’m providing weekly checkpoints–Progress Reports–where you can drop in, link in, and check in with others who have taken the same memory challenge. Progress Reports will be on Mondays.

This is the first one.

It’s not even been a full [...]

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GoodSearch Makes Cents

By annkroeker On January 3, 2009 · 1 Comment

 

I’ve been using Yahoo-powered Goodsearch for most of my searches these days.

Have you heard of it?

With every search I do through Goodsearch, one penny is donated to the not-for-profit organization, church or school of my choice.

I know, I know…it’s only pennies. Still, it’s more than they’ll get if I use other search engines.

When [...]

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My Own MMM

By annkroeker On January 2, 2009 · 4 Comments

Back in October 2008, for the first-ever Mega Memory Month, I attempted to memorize the NIV version of John 14.

But I didn’t quite make it to the end. And what I did memorize was a little shaky.

By gum, I’d like to finish what I started. Thus, [...]

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January 2009 is Mega Memory Month

By annkroeker On January 1, 2009 · 37 Comments

It’s back!  Just in time to support your New Year’s Resolutions!

Mega Memory Month (MMM): January Edition

Here’s how to participate:

Pick something you’d like to memorize. Something long. Something formidable. Something mega. (Mega to you may not be mega to me–simply challenge yourself relative to what you’ve tackled [...]

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