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August 2009

How to Battle Dandelions and other Sneaky Weeds (August 25 2009)

The blooming signs of spring should fill us with happiness and hope for a lush and green growing season. However, save for children who love to blow and replant seeds across the land, the first flower of the season, the dandelion, oftentimes fills tenders of gardens and lawns with another, more aggressive, blooming emotion.

In May 2009, Avey Christiansen, from Camrose Alberta, wrote My War Against Dandelions:

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So I've Become a Christian...Now What? (August 18 2009)

In the August 2009 LifeTrac's article, Planted, Rochelle McAlister suggests seven ways to stay rooted and grow your faith. The following points are some ideas for implementing the suggestions into your life.

Seven practical ways to stay planted

  1. Pray. Pray a lot

  2. Prayer is simply talking to God. By spending time praying, you learn to recognize God’s voice. He wants to listen as well as speak to you.

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How to Stay Rooted in your Spiritual Garden (August 11 2009)

In June 2009, the term “how to,” was searched for 124,000,000 times worldwide. Words like, user guide, information, instruction manual, how to manual, instructions, owners manual and instructional manual also ranked high in searches.

People want to know how to find a job, how to dance, how to tattoo, how to golf, how to use a camera, how to…the list goes on infinitely.

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The Story of the Magical Side Yard Garden (August 4 2009)

Last year I lived in a four-bedroom house with three other people. Jason owned the house while Joleen, Kirsten and I rented rooms.

Mostly it was a good arrangement. Our rent was a sliding scale (I assume Jason had an intricate algorithm worked out in Excel) based on current income, size of room and contributions to the house.

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