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Who needs a sponsor in recovery?

Who Needs a Sponsor?

January 26, 2019 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Why can’t you just sponsor yourself?  Let’s think about driving a car.  You could teach yourself to drive.  It is possible, people have done it; but it took time and lots of hard work. Plus, there are blind spots. Most cars are designed to give us the maximum view of our surroundings based on the…

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Instant Gratification Monkey-Resolving Procrastination

August 7, 2018 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Watching Tim Urban, a self-proclaimed master procrastinator, present his hilarious TED talk on the subject of procrastination gave me hope for resolving procrastination in my own life. If you missed the video watch it here. I have spent the last two years asking why I can’t organize my days and accomplish what I want to accomplish…

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I am Not My Addiction

I am Not My Addiction: God Says I Am

January 2, 2018 By Tanya Gioia 14 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

I am not my addiction.  I am a child of God. Hello, My name is Tanya and I am a codependent.  Hello, my name is Sally and I am an alcoholic. Phrases so iconic in our culture that anyone can finish the sentence for you. God never design me to be anything but his child.  When…

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The Best Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Ever!

How to Make Gingerbread You Want to Eat!

December 17, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Let’s face it most gingerbread is for looking not eating.  If sandwiched next to a chocolate chip cookie the poor gingerbread boys will die of loneliness. How to make Gingerbread you want to eat is a whole different recipe. Building houses and vintage campers with the gingery dough gets my creative juices flowing!  But eating…

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The Mom Village Project.  100% of the money raised benefits Agape in Action medical clinics in Guatemala. 

The Mom Village -Stories of Strength and Courage

December 16, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

I am thankful for the opportunity to participate in The Mom Village Project.  As I gift I am offering my chapter for free.  If you choose to purchase the book, 100% of the money raised benefits Agape in Action medical clinics in Guatemala.  Paula Rollo of Beauty Through Imperfection speared head the project graciously allowing me…

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Win the Battle with Your Time Wasters

Win the Battle with Your Time Wasters

November 28, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Time wasters are serious business for a work-from-home mom.  They rob us of the one commodity we must have to be successful–time.   Battle Strategy Against Time Wasters #1 Know your enemy Time is not your enemy, but how you choose to spend it is.  Write down the three biggest time wasters in your day. Examples:…

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How Friendsgiving Saved My Marriage: A Love Story

November 23, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 4 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Friendsgiving is such a strange term.  All I can see is the cast of Friends, Ross, Monica, Joey, Rachel, Chandler, and Phoebe sitting down to a very late turkey dinner after some emotional struggle almost crashed their friendship. Isn’t that what all the episodes were about?  A relationship issue that threatened to destroy the”Friends” bond. Be Sure…

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Safe holidays with pets

Keeping Pets Safe During the Holidays

November 18, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 1 Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Holidays with pets are extra special.  We love to buy different things for our furbabies and to add a little something under the Christmas Tree for them to open.  It is childlike fun to watch a dog tear into a special Christmas Treat purchased just for them.  As special loved ones in our homes, we…

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ten simple Christmas Wreaths less than an Hour only $5 to make

10 Simple Christmas Wreaths You Can Make in An Hour

November 10, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Make one of these 10 simple Christmas wreaths in less than an hour!   We don’t even start to set up our Christmas Tree until after the second weekend in December.  I often make the wreath for the door out of the trimmings off the Christmas tree we liberate from the national forest. This year…

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What Do I Tithe to Keep God Happy?

November 9, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Tithing stresses the protestant church out!  What is a tithe?  Tithe literally means 10%.  What do you give ten percent of– money, time, goods, everything? The first occurrence of a tithe is long before God gave Mosaic Laws and set up a covenant with the Hebrews.  And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and…

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