The NewsMoose - February Features Archive

E.A.S.E. Your Lay-off Fears
Were you surprised by a company lay-off? Use these ten tools to E.A.S.E. your lay-off fears so you'll be ready for your ideal work.the work that's out there waiting for you right now.
Jeanne Sharbuno

Faith Does Move Mountains
When you learn to recognize that the stress load you’re putting on yourself is getting to be too much for your body to handle, stop and analyze your situation. It is far better to sort out your problems, fears and anxieties than to let them keep on stressing you out.
Lisa van den Berg

Credit Card Abuse: Is Silence to Blame?
Credit card debt prevents Americans from quality time with family and friends, deprives millions from doing what they truly love and diminishes savings for emergencies and for the future. And, credit card debt perpetuates a great debate: Who's really at fault?
Sallie Bentt

A Change of Seasons
I've been so involved in Motherhood for most of my life that I hardly noticed when it ended. That was several years ago. Today I'm doing the work I enjoyed before my children came along, and placed on hold for those wonderful years.
Diane Dean White

The Dirty Dozen: 12 Ways That We Sabotage Our Success
Out of the many different ways that we can sabotage our own success, these twelve are the most common. All of us are guilty of these behaviors at various times, but knowledge of them gives us the power to start to banish them from our lives.
Martin Avis

What's In A Name?
Naming a pet can be a real fun experience. Sometimes, the name comes to mind almost instantly. Other times, an owner likes to wait a few days and get a feel for the personality of the pet first, before choosing a name. In either case, a pet's name can not only tell someone a lot about the pet, it can also tell a lot about the owner.
Rose Smith

Name That Band
Something you need to know about Christian rock bands. The name means a lot. We would search for names in the Bible, in the dictionary, from things we were taught or heard in church. The particular band associated with this name was Majesty.
Scott Willsey

Where The Violets Bloom
Over the years the beauty of my Mother's flowers and how talented she is with them has amazed me. Maybe she learned from her Mother, as Grandma had a colorful thumb too. They say some things skip a generation, I think this was one of those things!
Diane Dean White

The best career advice you can give your children (and yourself, too!)
These days, no job is secure, and no skill guarantees employment. In my youth, we were taught that teachers and typists would always have jobs. Stay marketable so you can avoid being locked into a job by bosses, layoffs, market changes or your own debts.
Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.

Kitchen Windows
In the days before dishwashers, a window was always placed above the kitchen sink. Many a young girl envisioned herself growing up and marrying the prince of her dreams as she completed her dishwashing chores.
Betty King

Your Special Gift
A strange sight. Two trees were struggling for the same spot. They grew together, trunks intertwined like rope. 'That is also the way of people,' I thought. 'They compete for the same property, the same position, the same reward.
Steve Goodier