Tag: affordable
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Taking A Sabbatical With Family
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Taking A Sabbatical With Family
Taking a sabbatical with your family is a great way to create special memories. Included in my three-month clergy sabbatical in 2012, was one month in Minnesota with family. This was a really big deal, since we and our children and their families all live in Florida! We are from Minnesota and the first parish…
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Live The Dream
For many, retirement is the time to live the dream. Which dream is that? For lots of us, the dream is travel—to see the world. We ourselves are baby boomers. We are thinking a lot about retirement. Much as is the case for lots of our contemporaries, “what we want” and “what we can afford”…
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Ministry Sabbaticals 101
At Christian Home Exchange, we believe that the world will be a better place once pastors and all Christians take seriously the word, “Go,” as in “Go, therefore …” (Matthew 28:19). Many refer to the world these days as the Global Village, but it seems to me that most of us are just sitting around…
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Be A Christmas Angel
Most pastors don’t even dream of taking a sabbatical—let alone contemplate the life-and-career-changing impact of a sabbatical. Last Sunday we talked with a pastor who had served churches for 24 years—and had never taken a sabbatical! Be an angel and help your pastor catch the vision of clergy sabbatical. This Christmas, give your pastor the…
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Home Swaps Mantra
As a real estate broker, I have often quoted the mantra–and you all know it–location, location, location. The value of the home you are looking at depends on its location. In the world of home exchanges, the value of your experience depends on a different mantra–flexibility, flexibility, flexibility. The best home exchange belongs to those…
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Travel The Home Exchange Way: More Vacation With Less Money
Vacations are very important for families, couples, and individuals. An obvious benefit to travel is to “see the world,” broaden your horizons, and create space away from your everyday life-perspective. Vacations are good for relationships. You have time to enjoy your family or spouse: time to talk, plus you get to share new experiences together. …