If...Questions for the Game of Life #3

If you could have any type of fresh cut flowers delivered to your home every week, what one type would you pick?

Fresh cut flowers are lovely. I have a few favorites, but my number one would probably be yellow roses.

I love the color yellow. So bright and cheery.

And the scent of yellow roses is wonderful.

If...Questions for the Game of Life Series # 2

If you could inherit a comfortable home in any city in the world that you could use but not sell, where would you want it to be?


Loudon, Tennessee. It is a close enough drive that we could actually use it, the weather is nice the majority of the year and it is near a set of my grandparents.

A couple other reasons, it is less than an hour away from Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Which are two of my favorite spots. Tellico Village sits on a beautiful lake and is surrounded by old, tall trees. It is just beautiful.


My second choice would be New York City, how's that for an opposite? Lol.

If...Questions for the Game of Life book on Amazon.

If...Questions for the Game of Life Series

I have this wonderful little book that I bought when I was a teenager. I would sometimes take it with me when my sister and I would hang out with my hubby (not then, lol) and his brother. We had a lot of fun and the questions inspired many interesting conversations.

So I thought I would start a blog series answering some of the questions I find in the book. If you have a blog and would like to participate, copy the question from here and then share a link in the comment section so we can check out your answers.

If you want the book for yourself, you can check eBay to find If...Questions for the Game of Life. Or check it out on Amazon - Search Results for If...

Now, the question for today!

If you could teach your children only one life lesson, what would it be?

The power of words. I always knew growing up that words were powerful. They can easily build someone's confidence or shred their self-esteem to shreds. This alone is a good reason to watch what you say, but I look at if from a different perspective.

The Bible teaches that the "power of life and death are in the tongue" and that you reap what you sow. When you truly grasp these two concepts, it will change your life. Suddenly, those words that seemed harmless enough take on a whole new meaning. Phrases like "it kills me when she does that" or "I'm sick and tired of..."

Our words have the power to create or destroy. I'd much rather create. And since I, by no means, want to reap destruction, I think I'll watch my mouth.

So, what would you teach your kids?

P.S. You don't have to have a blog to participate, simply answer the question in the comments section. :-)

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SEO, Marketing and HTML...Oh, my!

As you may have noticed, I have been on a little holiday from my blogging. I have been hitting my Search Engine Optimization and Marketing classes hard. I have also been brushing up on my HTML so I can do the Advanced level and then the CSS tutorials. It has been fun and very well worth it, just time consuming.

The free SEO training class I am taking is by Cricket Walker of GNC Web Creations. This class teaches basic and not-so-basic things you need to do to and for your website to make it come up in the search engines. The class runs on a four week schedule and you can stay in the class as long as you need to. You must abide by the guidelines that Cricket has laid out. They are not difficult, but may seem a little strict to some. You just have to remember that with over 2,000 members, there needs to be structure or chaos will ensue.

I also bought the corresponding ebook and have found it is helpful, but you can do the classes without it and not have a problem. I look at it as a little way I could support the class since it is such a valuable resource. Did I mention it is completely FREE? If you are serious about your online business, you can't afford to miss this class.

You are also required to take the Sucessful Website Marketing training class along with the SEO training class. This may seem like extra work, but it's not. The marketing class runs parallel to the SEO class. The difference is that the SEO training class explains the search engine side of things and the website marketing class discusses how it all affects your customers.

I highly recommend these classes. I haven't even had a chance to implement most of what I have been learning, but I now look at things in a whole different perspective. I am nearing the end of my second round of the class and am mostly reading and highlighting my printouts of the lessons, taking notes. I plan to start building webpages soon.

Look for a whole new Leapin' Lilies website opening March 2008!