{"id":5693,"date":"2015-10-02T05:33:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T09:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=5693"},"modified":"2015-10-02T08:04:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T12:04:50","slug":"5-friday-faves-a-language-learning-guide-a-tribute-to-jeannie-elliff-a-friends-blog-an-infographic-and-singing-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=5693","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves – a Language Learning Guide, a Tribute to Jeannie Elliff, a Friend’s Blog, an Infographic, and Singing Contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. A 12-Step Program for Language Learning – 12 Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time \u2014 The Only Post You\u2019ll Ever Need\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>by Tim Ferriss. Besides English, I’ve learned Spanish, Arabic, and a bit of French –\u00a0through a variety of learning methods. This blog post with Benny Lewis is the best counsel for anyone embarking on learning a foreign language. He offers 12 rules for learning a foreign language and includes several links to more resources. Really helpful! Maybe I’ll learn Mandarin one day…<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Tim Ferriss; Twitter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

2. A Radio Program – Tribute to Jeannie Elliff<\/a>\u00a0 Our friend, Jeannie Elliff, died on July 20 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was a young 69 years old. Her husband, Tom, and all four of her children spoke at her memorial service. It was the most beautiful service I’ve ever seen honoring a woman who loved God and all of us so completely. Revive Our Hearts Radio is doing a two-part tribute (October 1 & 2) entitled Faithful to the Finish: The Life of Jeannie Elliff<\/span><\/u><\/a>. Nancy Leigh DeMoss moderates the tribute, using audioclips from the memorial service. You can listen via the website and the transcript of the program is included in the link.\"Jeannie<\/a><\/strong>Jeannie & Tom in Chemo Clinic – Photo Credit:\u00a0Facebook.com<\/a><\/p>\n

3. A Friend’s Blog on Love – <\/strong>My friend, Marlo, writes a blog entitled Pressing On which chronicles her family’s journey to life after the death of their daughter\/sister, Anna. This piece focuses on the sixth verse of 1 Corinthians 13 (also known as the “Love Chapter” of the Bible).<\/p>\n

Love does not rejoice<\/strong> at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. – 1 Corinthians 13:6<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

I never really thought about this verse until I read her blog. It’s an important truth and Jesus lived it lovingly. As are we to do so as well.<\/p>\n

“He was both\/and. He was holy and he was loving. His holiness was not a barrier to people because it was paired with love.\u00a0Jesus met people where they were. He knew their sins and loved them anyway. He did not rejoice in their wrongdoing, but showed them a better way.\u00a0If we are going to be like him, we have to approach\u00a0people the same way.” <\/em>– Marlo<\/p>\n

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4. An Infographic<\/strong> – 20 Common Ways We Make Bad Decisions<\/a>. I love infographics, being a visual learner. This one is fascinating as it lists out the many factors that lead us to making bad decisions. Which ones are you the most vulnerable to?<\/p>\n

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5. Singing Contractors <\/strong>– Have you ever taken advantage of an empty room to belt out a song? It sounds so good, right? Well, not as good, maybe as these guys can make an empty room sound. I don’t know how The Singing Contractors got started singing together, while working, but I’m glad they did. You are watching the beginning of a YouTube phenomenon.<\/p>\n