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Modern Homemakers
Summary: For more than 25 years Donna Otto has shared inspiration and practical wisdom. She is an Author and founder of Modern Homemakers (formerly Homemakers By Choice), a national organization which offers weekly teaching for a new generation of "counter culture" women who have made the choice to stay at home. To hundreds of young homemakers, Donna has been the wise, fun, Godly Aunt every young woman wishes she had. Each teaching session encourages women in their role as a woman, wife, mother, and keeper of the home.
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Be led by the Holy Spirit, Go to Church, Read the Bible, Join a small group, Love one another, and more ways to become a healthy disciple.
Donna challenges us to spend 5 minutes a day for 60 days to make a change for the better in our daily lives.
Add skill sets that you need that work for you to keep your priorities straight. It will help you say Yes or No to things you are asked to do.
Donna's challenge is for you to 'catch a vision' to have a life long streak of your daily practice of faith and communion with God.
"The Time You Have" or "The Jelly Bean Video" is what Donna refers to when teaching about fulfilling our purpose each day that God gives to us. Be proactive about using the time you have wisely.
Donna reads a quote from the Book of Ezra that changed her life. Ezra set his heart to study the Law, and to practice it and teach it.
Take some time to reflect on this past year, and record your 'year in review' and then thank God for providing 'spiritual markers' to help you grow in faith and spiritual maturation.
From Simeon and Anna (the praying prophetess) to the Angel Gabriel to Mary, Joseph (the voice of trust), and John the Baptist (the voice of preparation), Donna highlights the role of each of these 'voices of Christmas.'
Donna reads from Luke 1 about the announcement by the Angel Gabriel to Mary that she will bear the Son of God. Amazing!
Train your children to be grateful, and helpful, and to worship Jesus throughout the Christmas season.
Do you want a holy Christmas, but it turns out to be harried? Fear not! Remember there is Good News!
To celebrate Christmas simply the way it used to be, you have to be an influence in your circle. Let your household be the one that lets the star shine brightly!
Have a timetable, a list, and a budget, and stick to it!
Donna shares many ideas, from using an Advent calendar to having a birthday party for Jesus, and everything in between.
Set up a creche and Advent candle where you can read the Christmas story each day of Advent.