Here at Art of Eloquence, we have always been about family. Better communication means happier families so, when an opportunity presented itself to team up with Grape Stuff.net in support of families, it was a perfect fit! Grape Stuff is a new company with a mission to provide great (grape) products in support of families. It's first product, the Grape Grill Buddy BBQ Grill Mat helps families by allowing them to get together outdoors without technology (that often gets in the way of real communication) and just be with each other, making memories. Grape Stuff recently had a blog article about how doctors now prescribing the Great Outdoors for what ails us. Art of Eloquence has long been prescribing old fashioned communication for...
Do you avoid potentially enjoyable or even profitable situations because you're uncomfortable relating to people? Does your child feel self-conscious, left out or lonely? Do social events scare or intimidate you? Does your heart ache for your child who dreads school events or parties? Does this sound like you or a loved one? You're not alone. Polls indicate that 40% of people consider themselves shy, but I have great news. You may not be shy at all! Everyone has something to say, something that only they can share, something others really need to hear. Don't let shyness keep you from it! Most people believe that you are born shy and there is nothing you can do about it. HOGWASH! And I'm...
I've been writing and speaking about communication skills for the last 12 years with Art of Eloquence. I treasure my experiences and I pray I've made a difference both inside and outside the homeschooling community. That being said, I feel it's time to move on to a new adventure. I can be a bit dense so it's taken me a while to see God's leading, especially since I had so much invested in this website and its ministry. Back in October of 2013, I declared that 2014 would be The Year of Faith. And it has been, but not the way I thought it would be. You see, I had plans to write a weekly newsletter with tips and insight...
It occurred to me that I never did explain why my posts suddenly stopped in January. Life has been a bit crazy since I posted last. On January 18th, after traveling to Indiana to find our new home, we were involved in a car accident. My dh fractured his back and I fractured my hand. I've been unable to post more than a few lines without pain for over two months and it looks like it'll be another two or three months for the healing process to complete. It took me a while, but I was able to get a post out on my JoJoisms blog. If you want more of the details, you can read about it there. I'll...
As some of you know, last week's Year of Faith newsletter didn't come out because the Art of Eloquence site was hacked for the 4th time and my isp was blocked. It took so long for me to deal with it to where my web host fixed it that I had no time to get the newsletter out before I left for Indiana. (My family an I were out there for a week to find a new home. ) The day we were due to return to ARIDzona, we were involved in a car accident. Our car rolled over. My dh's back was injured pretty badly an I might have broken my finger. So I am only able to type...
