A big part of the December frenzy every year involves zeroing in on innovative Christmas decoration ideas that can make your home stand out from the crowd. While this may not be the focal point of the Yuletide spirit, it wouldn’t really be Christmas without all the fretting, experimenting and proud displays of your design prowess! Innovating with your Christmas Decorations every year Finding innovative décor ideas every single festive season can get rather taxing. After a point, there’s little fun in just being different, and this can reflect on the quality of the decorations you finally put up. Try shifting your focus to what you really like. To the kind of aesthetics that appeals most to your senses. There are many ways to incorporate minimalism in your festive gear. Restricting your color palette to just one or two base hues is one such method. Not only does this give a nice abstract touch to your wreaths and baubles, it is a great way to inaugurate your home’s recently remodelled contemporary interiors. Talk about being innovative!   Christmas is so closely associated with certain shapes and objects, that completely getting rid of them simply doesn’t work. Wreaths for instance. No festive home can get away with the absence of those colorful rings of flowers and leaves. However, it is possible to tune your wreaths with your modern decor scheme. Think paper cut-outs, origami, and recycled elements. It gives you a great....

The season of tinsel, mistletoe and good cheer is nearly upon us. Well, the associated wish-list making, card swiping and gift wrapping certainly is. Funny isn’t it, how we always go overboard with our holiday season expenditure, year after year? It’s probably one of the few things we remain consistent at! However, Christmas and spending needn’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. There are several ways to have fun without an unpleasant credit card bill to kick-start the New Year. In case you haven’t started your Christmas shopping already, here’s a ready reference of simple measures you can take to avoid making a deep cut into your savings. You might even have enough left over for a kitchen makeover next year!   1. Fix a per person budget Make an exhaustive list of everyone you have to buy for, along with the amount you expect to pay for each one. This may sound like throwing a wet blanket over the Yuletide spirit, but it’s a sure-shot way to keep your spending in check. More often than not, it is the gesture that counts, rather than the content of the gift itself. By setting your budget before you hit the stores, you can also save on some of the time you’d ordinarily spend deep diving into an ocean of gifting options. 2. Invoke a 24 hour window before you seal the deal This is particularly helpful when an item seems to be overshooting your budget, or when a harmless little thing presents itself in the garb of....

THANKSGIVING AT PLYMOUTH In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers—an assortment of religious separatists seeking a new home where they could freely practice their faith and other individuals lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the New World. After a treacherous and uncomfortable crossing that lasted 66 days, they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay, where the Pilgrims, as they are now commonly known, began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth.

Have you ever wondered about life and the reason for existence? As Christians our foundation is in our faith. We believe in the existence of the Trinity – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We have read the Holy Book and are daily guided in our walk with God and our salvation. It is our fervent prayer that we will receive our crown from the Master at the end of our journey. However before that journey ends, how are we living our lifes on earth?. Do we love our neighbors?  There have been too many instances where in seeing some ragged children, the poor, the lame and the needy that one is not grateful for the love of the Master as it is said ”……..but for the Grace of God……….. there goes I”. We must remain for ever grateful and above all thankful. There is a need to make the lives of others a little less painful; to give them hope for another new day. There are a number of reasons to make a contribution to charity. Your giving is a self expression of your inner heart, your beliefs and your interest. Whatever your financial situation may be, there is always room to give that little part of your resources.  Have you never given someonesome money which to you may be the cost of a pizza and marveled at the gratitude and the expressions of joy on their faces making you feel guilty? After all you practically can afford to eat pizza everyday if you so desire but they may not know where their next....

Over 80% of Americans give to a minimum of 4 different charities every year. Generally, most people have a good heart. There is the fighting spirit in us wanting to do good and make a positive impact on others of less means.   Statistics show that roughly $60 billion is donated per year to charities by businesses and organizations from all around the world. Profit corporations donate when they are able to align their mission and corporate values to that of a nonprofit organization.     For churches and non profits, a number shy away from discussing the so called ‘money issue’, fund raising is required to simply go on. And giving their members and congregation a simple way to do this is a welcomed idea especially in the new fast paced techy world we now live in. Yes…….. a number of churches already have online giving but switching to the right mobile app and engaging donors has led to an increases in the number of donations received over time On the internet, you will find a variety of donation websites to choose from but which one is right for you?   Well, some of them focus on donations to new for-profit business ideas and projects which may not meet the immediate needs of a suffering family, a leaking church roof, education or just giving communities potable drinking water. If you want to be giving your voluntary donations to a charitable organization that supports a worthy cause, then you need to use a....

Crowdfunding and donation websites are the wave of the future. Although you always hear about entrepreneurs and artists getting their businesses and ideas funded through crowdfunding, more donations these days are now being given to churches and non-profit charitable organizations. Statistics show that roughly $60 billion is donated per year to charities by businesses and organizations from all around the world. A big reason why profit corporations may want to donate is if a nonprofit organization has a mission that aligns with their own corporate values and mission statement. Sometimes it may even be a way for the company to market themselves as being charitable to their stakeholders.             On the internet, you will find a variety of donation websites to choose from but which one is right for you? Well, most of them focus on donations to new for-profit business ideas and projects. If you want to be giving your voluntary donations to a charitable organization that supports a worthy cause, then you need to use a website like donatetrack.com which focuses solely on worthy causes. That way, you can find a great number of worthy causes that you may not have known existed before. donatetrack.com is the newest business donation receiving company that allows nonprofit organizations to accept donations which target giving towards a cause. This could be a cause for giving to homeless shelters, treating uninsured sick....

Most Christians agree that the Bible is the greatest handbook to life that was ever produced. A timeless masterpiece. It is the single greatest medium through which we receive guidance from our creator. When we need support or guidance we can rest assured the answer lies deep between the pages of the book that has sold the most copies ever. In fact, no other book has had as many copies given away either.   Giving is one of the single greatest acts that a Christian can do. It’s not the simple opposite of taking away because the act of giving has an exponential effect and the bible makes it clear that Christian giving is much more than a transactional experience. The bible is filled with verses and stories that cover giving and this is a sure sign that giving is exceptionally important, as part of Gods will. A thread throughout the bible Deuteronomy 15:10 – Give generously to him, and do so without a grudging heart, then because of this the lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. If ever there was a cause and effect verse in the bible, this is one is clear. It becomes clear that this message is intended to continue in a straight thread from its Jewish origins because in 2 Corinthians 9:6 we are told – Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. When a Christian gives without the sense of obligation, the purity of....