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	<title>Teaching Good Things - Equipping You for Real Life &#187; Character Lesson</title>
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		<title>Work Ethic Challenged?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a good work ethic does not come naturally for most of us, and this is even more true for children.  There are families where one parent is a bit carefree or even lazy, while then the other parent is a &#8216;get-r-done&#8217; kind of person.  This can often cause problems between husband and wife which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Curse of Busyness</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-curse-of-busyness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Teaching Them Well]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=11157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being productive is one of the drums I beat all the time, but there is a huge difference between being productive and being busy. We cannot be busy for the sake of activity, our busyness must have a purpose. Busyness: 1. the quality or condition of being busy. 2. lively but meaningless activity. In our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Opprotunity!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/occupy-opprotunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Build a Family Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Responsibility]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=10288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For our family we have many times of, &#8220;Thank you, Lord, for our DAILY bread.&#8221; We are working hard to break the generational bondage of slavery in our family. The slavery spiritual blindness, the slavery of debt and the slavery of trusting the &#8216;experts&#8217;.  We know we&#8217;ll never be able to accomplish everything we want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Question Behind the Question</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-question-behind-the-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recommended Reading]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=11092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The QBQ!!! I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is a fast read with short chapters that stress the importance of personal accountability.  Although the book is focused on personal accountability at work it bleeds into EVERY area of life! I think this a great book to use at your dinner table or during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Survival Skills Your Kids Should Know Before They Turn 12!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/5-survival-skills-your-kids-should-know-before-they-turn-12/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/5-survival-skills-your-kids-should-know-before-they-turn-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resourcefulness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=11075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When our son was about 12, a fellow homeschool dad did a Survival Camp. They met once a week for 6 weeks and learned some very basic survival skills. They learned how to build a basic shelter in the woods, how to skin a fish, how to coat matches to keep them dry, how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most CRITICAL, PETTY, DISCONTENT People are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-most-critical-petty-discontent-people-are/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-most-critical-petty-discontent-people-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=11051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost always it is those that serve (give, work, sacrifice, love) the least that will be the most CRITICAL, PETTY, DISCONTENT people in the crowd whether it be in the family, voters, church, occupation or group. Do you have one in your family who avoids work? He will be the one that complains and demands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Generously &#8211; Almost Free Gift to Make</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/almost-free-gift-to-make/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/almost-free-gift-to-make/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving Generously]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olivia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pallet Projects]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=10840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Olivia surprised me with an early gift for over the mantel. I love this phrase from the song, Come Thou Fount. This is my heart&#8217;s plea&#8230;&#8221;never more to wander from Thee&#8221;. &#160; Now I know our home is a bit different because my husband is a handyman, carpenter, and junkyard extraordinaire (a little sarcasm in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Lessons of Working Along Side Your Children</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/life-lessons-of-working-along-side-your-children/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/life-lessons-of-working-along-side-your-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to Build a Family Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=10690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to know someone, to see what they are made of, roll up your sleeves and work along side them.  Nowhere is this more true than with your family, especially your children! Whether doing daily chores or working for pay outside the home it is your duty to train your children to work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What would happen if we removed government control from the educational system?</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/indoctrination-the-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/indoctrination-the-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Responsibility]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=10734</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bigger schools, more books (think about who is writing the books) and more teachers are not going to solve the education crisis in America. Public education is about control and money. How about parents keep their money and their children? What if your tax dollars were spent on an education that fit the child? An [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To &#8216;Rise Up&#8217; is MORE than Getting Up Early!!!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/rise-up-is-more-than-getting-up-early/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/rise-up-is-more-than-getting-up-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting the Needs of Others]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=10153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What I love about Facebook is &#8216;meeting&#8217; so many people with similar interest and coming across so many great writings.  Yesterday this article was &#8216;liked&#8217; by a friend of mine that I have great respect for,  so I clicked over to see what it was all about. It is really good and I wanted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If you want your life to be better&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/if-you-want-your-life-to-be-better/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/if-you-want-your-life-to-be-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Responsibility]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=10146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What will you do with the gift of today? Waste it or use it? You are what you think about&#8230;garbage in, garbage out! There are empty libraries and a LOT people numbed out with Facebook and games complaining about how hard their life is. If you are not getting anywhere&#8230;not moving forward, it&#8217;s your own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Minimalist Attitude Just Won&#8217;t Fly Here!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-minimalist-attitude-just-wont-fly-here/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-minimalist-attitude-just-wont-fly-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diligence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the most part I&#8217;m all for living simply, now not too simple. ;o)  I&#8217;m pretty frugal and I don&#8217;t mind having less to make life more simple.  I think it is very easy to get caught up in owning so much stuff that it can eventually own you.  I mean really, do we need  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Resources for Sons</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/parenting-resources-for-sons/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/parenting-resources-for-sons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some excellent resources to help you instill good character and a strong work ethic in your children. Created for Work: Practical Insights for Young Men This is an excellent book that will encourage a good work ethic. It is geared for boys but also applies to girls. Boyhood and Beyond: Practical Wisdom for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mondays?</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/mondays/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/mondays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Responsibility]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People who love Mondays love their life and they know their purpose.When you embrace your purpose and you know it&#8217;s not about you, but rather about something MUCH bigger, you can&#8217;t wait to get at it! I get so frustrated with people who gripe about Mondays, about going to work. These same people live for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Skilled Deficient Generation &#8230;EVER!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-most-skilled-deficient-generation-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-most-skilled-deficient-generation-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although this is an article about Canada, the United States is in the same boat, and they are both sinking! It’s hard not to laugh when Barry Smith starts telling stories about the hapless young workers he has to deal with. Smith, who runs Toronto-area roofing company RoofSmith Canada, tells of one who didn’t come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Do Man Work!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/learning-to-do-man-work/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/learning-to-do-man-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to Work It Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9650</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I met Allison a few weeks ago at a party we catered.  She and her family were there not only as guests, but she was also the photographer for the party. She has a really neat family which is partly birthed through adoption. You can read more about her family at Five Lewis Crew.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Hair Cutting Tutorials</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/great-hair-cutting-tutorials/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/great-hair-cutting-tutorials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cut and Style Hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resourcefulness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a wonderful, detailed tutorial about cutting your little boy&#8217;s hair. And another tutorial for little girl&#8217;s hair. *** We have this DVD and it is excellent: Bring It Home Beauty Hair Edition Volume 1 It shows how to style hair, how to cut long hair, bangs and a men&#8217;s cut. It also shows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Furniture from Pallets</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/furniture-from-pallets/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/furniture-from-pallets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pallet Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resourcefulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Woodworking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ways to use pallets is endless! Here are some ways to make furniture with them: I love the practicality of storage here too! Here is a site with a bunch of ideas! Here are 4 other ways to use pallets as furniture. &#160;  This one has a video to show you how.   I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sheds and Other Buildings from Pallets</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/sheds-and-other-buildings-from-pallets/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/sheds-and-other-buildings-from-pallets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I shared about a really cool bench. Did you know that: Approximately 40% of all hardwood harvested in the U.S. is for making shipping pallets About two-thirds of pallets are used only once before being thrown out 1/4 of all wood in landfills is from used pallets &#160; You&#8217;ve got to look at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Dismantle a Wooden Pallet &#8211; Free Videos</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/how-to-dismantle-a-wooden-pallet-free-videos/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/how-to-dismantle-a-wooden-pallet-free-videos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=9592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I LOVE the whole using wooden pallets to make things for almost free! Not only that, but it is a great way to keep your high energy boys busy! Learning how to use a hammer and drive, in this case remove nails is something every guy needs to know. OR you could do it this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A God-centered health care plan- Samaritans Ministries</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-god-centered-health-care-plan-samaritans-ministries/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-god-centered-health-care-plan-samaritans-ministries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Build a Family Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting the Needs of Others]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Being self-employed makes buying insurance VERY expensive. A couple of years ago we decided to use Samaritan Ministries for our health care needs. Jeff is not on our family plan because he uses tobacco (cigars), so we carry a separate insurance policy for him, but our girls and myself are on a family plan. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Make Money? This is how&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/want-to-make-money-this-is-how/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How to Build a Family Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to make money you need to be skilled. &#160; The more skills you have, the more opportunities you will have to make money! &#160; You need to know more than one thing. &#160; You need multiple streams of income. &#160; Not to mention, the more you can do for yourself, the more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Corn Husk Dolls &#8211; Video Tutorial</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/how-to-make-corn-husk-dolls-video-tutorial/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/how-to-make-corn-husk-dolls-video-tutorial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crafts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It won&#8217;t be long and most of us will have some fresh corn that we just husked. Turn off the TV and turn on come CREATIVITY by letting the kids make corn husk dolls, or flowers or anything else they can think of. Olivia made this one the other day. But you really need to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Able to Jump into Action with Confidence!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/be-able-to-jump-into-action-with-confidence/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/be-able-to-jump-into-action-with-confidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 13:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alabama Tornado]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the last couple years I have prayed that my children (remember they are older teens and 20 now) would see real heart ache, to see suffering, not that I wanted it to happen to them, but to see that there are so many in need. I wanted them (and myself) moved to deeper levels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living Financially Secure Ever-after</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/living-financially-secure-ever-after/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/living-financially-secure-ever-after/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Economics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple weeks ago a quote was used in the sermon at church, it was so rich I just have to share it with you! &#160; Dr. Lightfoot shows that it was the custom of the Jews to bring up their children to some trade, yea, though they gave them learning or estates. Rabbi Judah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Remember Your First Job?</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/do-you-remember-your-first-job/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/do-you-remember-your-first-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Responsibility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember your first job, maybe even a part time job during the summer as a teen? Do you remember your biggest lessons learned? Having to work for someone besides a family member can be a great step toward maturity for your children, especially your sons! Be on the look out for ways your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty of Life!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Tidbits]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before we had kids I was an expert on children! Yep&#8230;it&#8217;s true! THEN God gave me some and I repent and confess I know very little! I think part of my ignorance was because I had two siblings growing up and I was at a baby sitter or at school for the majority of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A 13 year old Entrepreneur!!!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-13-year-old-entrepreneur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a great story, a true entrepreneurial story!!! This is a story of a 13 year old boy and how he rolling in the dough!   If you have any entrepreneural stories please let me know! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook Email this to a friend? Tweet This!]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Good Shot</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/being-a-good-shot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Responsibility]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[”To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…” ~Richard Henry Lee Emma&#8217;s 4-H Shooting Club had regional competition last Saturday. They did pretty good. Their club placed third, and Emma placed 13th out of 23, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boys and Frustrated Moms</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/boys-and-frustrated-moms/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/boys-and-frustrated-moms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kelly asked: &#8220;My question would be how to find a balance between wanting your teens (mine are 13 &#38; 17) to respect you and like you? I want them to obey, but they, especially the boy, challenges me. I am thankful to have a great husband who really interacts with all of us……but, I just [...]]]></description>
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