This Week's Program

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Two Year Anniversary

The end of one year and the beginning of the next is always a good time for reflection, pondering and planning for how you want to live your life and any changes you want to implement for you and your family. Shaping Families shares highlight from interviews from 2011 which will jog your memory and help you think about priorities and direction.

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Shaping Families Study Guides. Study guides and podcasts for a quarter of a year, a summer or all year! Shaping Families podcasts and downloadable study guides are an easy and thoughtful way to engage in small group studies, Sunday school classes, Moms ‘or Dads’ groups, parenting classes, etc. To see topics available, go to “Past Programs”. Study Guides are available from the home page for each program.
 
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Burton's Blog

Finding Strength in Story

Burton Buller

With this week’s Shaping Families program we celebrate our second anniversary. That means we’ve produced and broadcast something over 100 programs already. All of us involved in production have learned a lot. But what has been most gratifying has been the opportunity to give voice to some pretty amazing stories.

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Next Week

Next week’s guest is Wanda Lindsay, a woman who talks about how she has “found more to life” as she has lived with a mental illness. A board member for Penn Foundation in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, Wanda enjoys sharing her story of daily recovery with others.

Favorite Family Recipes

Turkey Crescent Wreath

Turkey Crescent WreathLooking for ways to use that left over turkey and still keep the holiday spirit? Make this turkey crescent wreath. Dorothy Hartman says she likes to serve it with a meatless soup or a green salad for a light lunch or dinner.

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