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POETRY Coach's Prayer Dear Lord, guide me as I try to coach this team; to build each player’s character and boost their self-esteem. May I keep an even temper and remember it’s just a game. Let me not have favorite players, but treat them all the same. Grant me patience with them as I praise them or correct, remembering that I must work to earn each one’s respect. Lord, whether we may win or lose may all who are watching see the kind of coach at every game that you would have me be. Amen
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CONTENTS Letter from the Editor
Mission - Lifestyle Magazine all about Living with Heart. 2
News, Celebrations, and Giveaways Heart of Fashion
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StylewithLee & Fiammisday.com Heart of Home & Family
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14 Tips to Save Big $$ on Your Food
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Budget! Book Reviews
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Book Giveaway Enter Online!
The I Factor Heart of Health - Foods to Avoid Author: Jared Van Wagner
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Austin Ervin
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Spa Day at Austin's Farm/Petting Zoo Kitchen Corner
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Chicken, Bacon, & Watercress Baguettes Heart of Travel
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Go Local for Budget Travel Behavioral Matrix
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Author: Shelly Aristizabal Tech Tips & Apps
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Graduation All in One Convenient Online Place.. & Spring Apps Featured Foundation The Full Bloom
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HEARTBEAT for Fall Many charitable foundations are making a difference in the world. Our Featured Foundation for this issue is The Full Bloom, on page 13. Their passion is for people and their emotional wellness. Be sure to visit us at www.heartbeatmag.com.
Letter from the Editor In Naples, the hot summer weather with rain in the afternoon has arrived. We've had brush fires and several homes have burned, so we're praying for more rain. This month my nephew, Tyler Ervin, and our cover girl, Alexa Raye Swayze, will be graduating from Palmetto Ridge High. What an exciting time for them, moving on to college and starting their plans for their futures. Do you have a graduate this year? Post a comment on our Facebook page! This month enjoy articles about travel, health, recipes, and more!
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With Love, Nicole Flothe Managing Editor
Note from Cover girl, Alexa's Mom, Lindsay Crowder
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CONTRIBUTORS: Managing Editor NICOLE FLOTHE Photographer MELINDA NAGY OTERO Photographer JENNY PLOCINSKI Art Director SUZANNE ERVIN Editor CHERYL FLOTHE Cover - Alexa Raye Swayze
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Take Great Photos with Your Team A client with an upcoming team photo shoot often calls me in a panic sounding like this: "What should everyone wear? Should we match? Should we not match? Should I be different? Help!" If you're planning a photo shoot with your team start here. Step 1: Decide how you want a potential client to feel. You have to determine the feeling you want potential clients to have when looking at the photograph of your team. What do you want them to think? How do you want them to feel? What makes you and your team different? Get very clear on
by LEE HEYWARD this prior to thinking about what everyone will wear. Step 2. Create a color story. Don't all wear the same outfit. The reason your team is successful is because everyone is unique. So instead of making everyone look the same, create a color story. Pick 3 to 4 colors that go together and compliment your branding and marketing goals. For instance, one of my clients is the President and CEO of Sterk Financial Services. For their photo shoot we picked a color story of black, white and green. Each color was picked for a very specific reason. Green- It's a color that symbolizes
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growth and also is literally the color of money. Black and White - Offers sophistication, elegance, and class. These are all qualities that are going to appeal to clients. Read Step 3 on Lee's Blog!
FIAMMISDAY.com Dressing a Boy for a Ceremony BLOG Dressing a boy for a ceremony may seem complicated, Blogger Simona from Florence, Italy.
tedious and, sometimes, hard. But here are some tips that work: There are no hard rules to follow for children (unlike us moms and women), when you are invited to a ceremony. With a little common sense you can give rein to imagination always remembering
where we are bringing the child and what we are going to celebrate. Today, let us go to freedom, to the imagination, the desire to have fun! With Lorenzo, I have prepared for him two options…Start with a Light Blue Shirt,---always smart. Pair with a Navy Blue Jacket, a MUST to keep in the closet. If Lorenzo had to go to Communion or the ceremony was a bit more formal, I suggest the matching navy blue slacks to create a chic suit is---always appropriate. If, the ceremony was more sport and, perhaps, in the morning, try (always with a shirt and jacket) a pair of Bermuda shorts. Parthian, lightweight, comfortable and great for a ceremony. Complete the ensemble with a pair of sneakers and a colorful bow tie. We asked Lorenzo and he chose Bermuda shorts. Good choice!!!! SUMMARY: Blue Suit for more formal ceremony and Bermuda shorts with jackets for more relaxed occasions.
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Heart of Home & Family by Cheryl Flothe
14 TIPS TO SAVE BIG $$ ON YOUR FOOD BUDGET! Grocery bills are one part of your budget where there’s always some flexibility. Who couldn’t use an extra few hundred dollars a month for other expenses? Here are 14 tips that will save you money:
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1. Know item prices: One of the most important ways to save on your food and supplies bill is to know the average prices of items you usually buy. If you don’t know, do some scouting at various stores to find out so you’ll know a good deal when you find one. 2. Compare unit prices: Usually the bigger size will save money, but if it’s on sale the unit price will let you know which size is the best value. 3. Shop the sales: Review store ads each week to find out which stores have the best deals (especially BOGO’s). And get a raincheck if they’re temporarily out of a sale item. Save big by stocking up on sale items! 4. Don’t fall for the “specials”: Often “super deals” are located separately in other locations. Check the aisle the item's usually on, comparing it to like items to see if it's really a good deal. 5. Shop discount stores: Stores like Walmart, Aldi’s, Costco, and Sams can be real money savers. If you buy larger quantities of dry goods or flats of canned, it’s usually a lot cheaper. 6. Shop the sales at drug stores: Stores like Walgreens and CVS often have coupons
or sale items. And don’t forget to use your loyalty cards to get points. 7. Buy generic: Store brands can be substantially cheaper and just as good. 8. Plan your weekly menu: Write out meals for the week in advance so you know you have the needed ingredients. Basing your meals around the sales will save you money each week. 9. Keep track of foods in your pantry and frig: If you take a regular inventory of foods you have on hand, you’ll know what you need to buy to prepare your planned weekly meals. 10.Shop weekly: Weekly shopping and advance menu planning help you avoid impulse buying.
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11.Don’t let foods expire: People waste hundreds of dollars each year by letting fresh foods expire, only to be thrown away. Figure them into your weekly menu and use them soon. Also, eat or freeze those leftovers! 12.Stretch those meats: Cut up meats into pieces for one dish meals rather than serving larger cuts per person. Also, use beans several times a week. 13.Make your own meals: Cooking from scratch at home rather than dining out saves you a lot of money each month and is better for you. And people eat more calories when they dine out as opposed to eating at home. Prepping in advance can help save time---browning and freezing burger and meats, cutting up vegetables in advance, and using a crockpot are helpful. If you’re really ambitious, you can try making a week’s worth of freezer meals to keep on hand for easy cooking when needed. Get your family involved! 14.Invest in a small chest freezer: You can really save money by buying meats and other frozen items when there’s a big sale, but most people don’t have enough room in the small refrigerator freezers. To see how much money you actually save by using these tips, add up how much you presently spend monthly on food and supplies, including eating out. Then total up your monthly expenses after applying the tips. Anyone who does this can comment on our Heartbeat Connection Facebook site or our website listed on the Letter from the Editor page. We’ll post an update in a few months so people can compare their savings. Good luck!
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Book Review - The I Factor How Building a Great Relationship with Yourself Is the Key to a Happy, Successful Life. By Van Moody by Nicole Flothe
It's such a pleasure to find books to review on BookLookBloggers and this month I went with a relationship theme. The key to the life you want is inside you. One question lies behind every struggle we face: How do I deal with myself? Behind all our stumbles, behind each of our missteps, behind every one of our failings lies an inability to handle what Van Moody calls the “I-Factor.” More than self-worth or self-respect, beyond even character and perception of purpose, the IFactor is about managing yourself—your whole life—well. In his inspiring new book, Moody reveals how to get hold of your I-Factor. Moody identifies three dynamics essential to winning the battle of the I-Factor: identity, significance, and perspective. When you understand your identity you know who you are, setting your foundation for everything. When you understand your significance, you see the purpose and the greatness you were created for. And when you understand perspective, you can view the problems you face as steppingstones to greatness rather than stumbling blocks. Properly understand these three dynamics, and you will be able to master your IFactor. Weaving together personal stories, practical principles, and profound biblical truth, The IFactor provides the key to achieving the life of greatness that you are destined for.
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Favorite Quotes Your Identity Is Not Based on Circumstances Everyone's life is affected at some point by situations outside of his or her control. When these things happen, many people allow them to define who they are... Truth about relationships: it's your relationship with yourself that trumps every other association in your life. The three ingredients for your best possible life are a great relationship with God, a great relationship with yourself, and a great relationship with others. The right perspective will enable you to walk across difficulties to your destiny instead of allowing them to stop you in your tracks.
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Heart of Health
Foods to Avoid for Good Nutrition
by Jared Van Wagner D.C.
1. Diet Soda This one tops my list because research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference this year showed that one diet soda consumed per day can increase your stroke risk by 48%. You won't see that on the label. Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose (Splenda) can be dangerous to your health. Reports of adverse reactions to the FDA also support this, as aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA.
2. Trans fats Trans fats are known to promote inflammation. Inflammation is a causal link to most chronic and/or serious diseases, not just strokes and heart disease. In one study released last year, postmenopausal women who consumed the most daily dietary trans fat had a 30 percent higher incidence of ischemic strokes.
3. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and birth control pills. If you're on one of the hormonal birth control methods, you are taking synthetic progesterone and synthetic estrogen. These contraceptives contain the same synthetic hormones as those used in hormone replacement therapy. These hormones have well-documented risks, including an increased risk of blood clots, stroke, heart attack, and breast cancer. In addition, it should be noted that smoking while taking synthetic hormones dramatically increases these effects.
4. Processed meats Certain preservatives, such as sodium nitrate and nitrite found in smoked and processed meats have been shown to damage your blood vessels, which could increase your risk of stroke.
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Furthermore, nitrates are frequently converted into nitrosamines, which are also clearly associated with an increased risk of certain cancers. In the most recent review of more than 7,000 studies on diet and cancer executed by The World Cancer Research Fund, the researchers concluded that no one should eat processed meats for this reason. Unfortunately, this means no hot dogs, bacon, or salami unless they are prepared and specifically say no nitrates. The Importance of Vitamin D: According to research presented at the American Heart Association's (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL in November last year, low levels of vitamin D, the essential nutrient obtained from exposure to sunlight, doubles the risk of stroke in Caucasians. Vitamin D is the only known substrate for potent repair and maintenance processes. It also has gene regulatory functions in your body. This is why the health benefits of vitamin D range from improved immune function all the way to significantly reduced cancer risk.
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Austin Ervin by Aunt Nicole Flothe
Spa Day at Austin's Farm/ Petting Zoo Spa day at Austin's farm/petting zoo. Thank you so much Senta family for all you do for us. It was so awesome the Sentas had us bring our sheep over at the same time they were getting theirs sheared and they even trimmed the hooves. The shearer made it look simple and fast. It was amazing to watch as it was my first time seeing sheep sheared. We have lots of wool now and Austin wants to find someone to make him socks out of his sheep wool. The sheep look very happy and not hot and probably feel AB pounds lighter. When the sheep were done, we
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came back over to the house and they even trimmed up the goats' and potbelly pigs' feet too. Thank you all so much for the help!! Love, Austin and Tina To learn more about Austin and his journey visit Facebook.com/ austinervinhealing. He continues to progress with his nursing care, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and schooling. We all thank you for your prayers, support, and belief in his recovery.
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Kitchen Corner Chicken, Bacon, & Watercress by Cheryl Flothe Baguettes
Watercress, an herb sold in supermarkets in the spring, is a superfood used for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Not only does watercress offer an interesting peppery taste to spice up your dish, but it provides many benefits to your health. It contributes to lowering risks of a number of chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular, and high blood pressure. Vitamins and nutrients in watercress such as C, B6, B12, A, calcium, folate, and potassium help with clear skin and depression, among other benefits. Watercress can be used in dips, salads, soups, stews, and stir-fries. Ingredients 2 ounces watercress 4 ounces crème fraîche or sour cream ½ lime 6-8 slices bacon 11 ounces sliced leftover roast chicken or chicken breasts poached in stock 4 small baguettes or 1 large baguette, cut into 4
Directions 1. Snap off the large stalks of a handful of watercress, then put into a mini blender or food processor (or use a hand blender) with the crème fraîche and a big squeeze of lime juice. Blend until the watercress is finely chopped, then season with pepper and chill until ready to assemble. 2. Fry bacon over medium heat for 8-10 mins, turning until brown and crispy, then drain. 3. Shred or slice chicken. 4. Split baguettes in half lengthways and brush insides with the juices from the bacon pan, then pile the chicken and bacon inside. Top with a handful of watercress. Finally add a good spoon of the watercress crème fraîche.
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Heart of Travel: GO LOCAL FOR BUDGET TRAVEL by Cheryl Flothe
Itching for a trip to get away from it all, but don’t have much time or money? Check out travel opportunities within a 50 mile radius of your home! Whether it’s the next town over or your own town, get a room and spend a few days doing something you like to do with no demands or set schedule. You’ll be surprised how relaxing a quick getaway can be. 1. Find a place to go: Do some research on which nearby towns have interesting activities, unique accommodations, or great restaurants. 2. Take a short cruise: If you’re near a port, go online to cruises.com or other sites and you’ll often find reasonably priced all-inclusive cruises with lodging, food, and entertainment. 3. Rent a hotel or house: For hotels visit sites such as hotels.com, Hotel Tonight, Hotwire.com, etc. For house, see sites like Vacation Rentals, Groupon, VRBO.com, Homeaway, and AirBnB. Kampgrounds of America (KOA) often has Kamping Cabins where you can enjoy casual living for a few days, complete with evening campfire! 4. Research Activities: Go to the town website, pick up a guidebook, or look at other websites associated with the area for things to do when you get there. Also, newspapers often dedicate a section of their paper on Fridays for upcoming activities. 5. Eat at a new restaurant: Many of us have seen or heard about that new eatery in the next town over, but never had time to go there. 6. Enjoy and Rewind: Spend some time relaxing and doing what YOU want to do. You’ll feel refreshed when you get home.
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Behavioral Matrix Understanding your own personality style is a great place to start to begin to understand how to best communicate with others. Human behavior is complicated, but a simple behavior matrix designed to quickly pick up a few clues to better understand your style and relate to others can begin your awareness. The process of identifying behavior styles is simple when you become "others", focus and practice listening to the people you are dealing with. You can contemplate two questions: 1) Is the person formal or informal in the way he or she dresses, behaves, speaks and acts? 2) Is the person dominant or easy-going in his or her style and mannerisms, focus, appearance, expressions, how he or she behaves under stress, etc.? With this bit of information, you can begin to understand how to best relate to this person.
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Formal and Dominant -- Controller/Driver Formal and Easy-going -- Promoter/Expressive Informal and Dominant -- Analytical/Deliberate Informal and Easy-going -- Supporter/Amiable Interesting enough, if you have 100 people in a room, asked them these questions then have everyone go to a corner of the room within their style - the room would have almost an equal number in each corner. This is why it is SO important to understand the "style" of person you are dealing with. Think about it... if you go around only speaking to everyone in your own personal "style" you may be miscommunicating with 75% of the people you deal with!
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Tech Tips & Apps Graduation All in One Convenient Online Place... by Beth Gatrell Whether you are the one graduating or looking for something special for family or friends, Online is where you need to be. There are so many sites available with everything you need for the special event. Visiting Zazzle, Tiny Prints and Mixbook offers you the ability to create custom announcements with your picture and graduation details. These sites also have other fun Graduation items like personalized gifts and more.
Spring APPS by Nicole Flothe Slack has been a very useful app that I've been using recently with my friend, Ali Craig, of Fix my Brand, to stay connected on our tasks and communication. More on this story coming soon! Ingur provides awesome images and gifs; they are a social sharing app as well. CVS pharmacy offers me coupons and I love using it to get discounts on my purchases. Running is a great app for tracking workouts and giving support on exercising. Wayfair and Home Depot have been fun to use to get ideas for our new home. Boomerang, Pagemodo, Zoom, Dropbox, and Snapchat are all apps that provide either a Video or Social Media support for my business. Lastly, Bubble Burst is a fun bubble popping game that passes the time when I just want to relax on my phone. I hope you enjoy these new apps that I've found.
For party supplies, Oriental Trading has you covered with everything including decorations, tableware, novelty items, games and lots more. Party City is another great place to look for all things Graduation. Everyone will be hungry so we suggest taking a trip to Taste of Home, Food.com and Betty Crocker have delicious ideas for your party food. Searching for an awesome special gift? Plenty can be found at Café Press, Things Remembered or Walgreens which feature some neat items customized just for graduates like t-shirts, pillows, coffee mugs, flip-flops and more. We hope you enjoy the perfect Graduation event and wish all of our graduating Friends a great end of their year and good luck … “Into Tomorrow”
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Featured Foundation by Nicole Flothe
WHO IS RECYCLE THE LOVE? FULL BLOOM is a nonprofit organization that has a passion for people and their emotional wellness. Ok---and a passion for flowers, too. Their mission is to improve the mental and emotional health of individuals dealing with death, terminal illness, and other lifechanging illnesses and conditions. THEY ACCOMPLISH THIS BY GIFTING JOY AND HOPE TO THESE PATIENTS THROUGH FLOWERS.
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cares! It also helps uplift the caregivers, nurses, and family members are involved. We believe that flowers can bring sunshine to a soul and help heal a heart. Full Bloom is featured in numberous print and online publications including Upworthy.com, CBS Inside Edition, Flirtyfleurs.com, AOL.com, mindfood.com, huffpost.com, Spokane Coeur d'Alene Living Magazine, and many more!
WHAT THEY DO They recut, repurpose and recycle donated, gently used flowers into beautiful bedside bouquets for patients in area hospitals, hospice care, nursing homes, and other long term care facilities. Volunteers deliver this recycled love to area patients. It’s a love – love relationship. WHY THEY DO IT FULL BLOOM believes in the power of flowers! (and the power of LOVE)! Fresh flowers can help aid in reducing stress and give comfort to those who are dealing with difficult health challenges, especially to those with little or no family near. They want to make sure these patients know someone
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Palmetto Ridge Bears Basketball Fundraiser for Summer Basketball, Training & Equipment
Palmetto Ridge Family, friends, and fans - Thank you so much for taking the time to view our campaign page. Your support will help us oer a higher quality of basketball and life experience for all our kids. The only way we can keep our program at a high caliber is with your support. Your donation can be tax deductible and you will be getting a receipt for your gift. If you could please spread the word about our fundraiser by sharing it with your friends and networks through Email, Text Message, Facebook and Twitter we would greatly appreciate it. With the funds we can train all players, pay for equipment, renovations, travel, and play Summer Basketball. Here's to another great year of Bears Basketball! - Coach Crowder
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