This year, we are changing up the organization of Talk-a-Latte. We will give full-focus to our Talk-a-Latte chats and ULTIMATE events and retreats. Those will be our live events. BUT! Wondering how we will make room for our special homeschool workshops and personal retreats with Cindy? That is where Talk-a-Latte Mommy Club comes in! YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS!

Talk-a-Latte Mommy Club is a monthly premium membership for Talk-a-Latte. What does that mean? It means that you can choose to be a part of our Mommy Club  for only $12.95 per month (or $99.95 for the whole year) and you will receive the following each and every month: LEARN MORE HERE!

I just finished a project with one of my dear friends. I prepared a bonus for her group. As I finished it up, I just felt that it was an essential for you guys. Soooo, I want to send it as a bonus goodie for you today.  Here are the details:

Lord, Give Me an Uncluttered and Focused Heart!
Download Part One by Mp3

I hope that you LOVE these! Let’s make this year our very best EVER!

Love ya tons!
Cindy

SHOW NOTES:

Marriage 911 Flight Plans
http://www.CindyRushton.com/FlightPlans.html

See Us Online!
http://www.CindyRushton.com

http://www.CindysDesktop.com

http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com
http://www.Playmasters.info
http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com
http://www.RomanceToolbox.com

On Facebook? I am! Find me here:
http://www.facebook.com/Cindy.Rushton

AND! I am on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/cindyrushton

I just finished a project with one of my dear friends. I prepared a bonus for her group. As I finished it up, I just felt that it was an essential for you guys. Soooo, I want to send it as a bonus goodie for you today.  Here are the details:

Lord, Give Me an Uncluttered and Focused Heart!
Download Part Two by Mp3

I hope that you LOVE these! Let’s make this year our very best EVER!

Love ya tons!
Cindy

SHOW NOTES:

Marriage 911 Flight Plans
http://www.CindyRushton.com/FlightPlans.html

See Us Online!
http://www.CindyRushton.com

http://www.CindysDesktop.com

http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com
http://www.Playmasters.info
http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com
http://www.RomanceToolbox.com

On Facebook? I am! Find me here:
http://www.facebook.com/Cindy.Rushton

AND! I am on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/cindyrushton

Cindy’s Ezines:
http://www.CindyRushton.com/Subscribe.html

As I looked at him for the first time I finally GOT that verse in Proverbs 17:6:

“Children’s children are a crown to the aged.” (Proverbs 17:6)

We can have everything in the world–all of the stuff, all of the accomplishments, all of the possessions–everything. Yet, when the music fades and all is stripped away, only a few things really matter.

I have lived a life that has been sooo blessed. God has blessed me with so many amazing blessings. I cannot think that the cost for those blessings has been a big sacrifice for me when God has even made that EASY! All He has required is that I obey Him and offer my life as a daily sacrifice, doing what HE asks. How hard is that? Especially, when I look at the abundant and lavish blessings that just chase me down.

Yes. I have been blessed in so many areas of my life:

1. Yes, I have had a wonderful marriage. This year we celebrate 25 years of marriage. Talk about an awesome blessing!

2. Yes, I have two amazing children here on earth and 7 in heaven. I could not be MORE blessed by their lives. Every moment of being a mom has been a treasure.

3. Yes, I have been blessed by success. I have written over 100 books, taught all around the country, ran a wonderful business (well, how hard is that when your business is all about connecting with wonderful FRIENDS???), and achieved almost everything I have ever set out to achieve.

We have been blessed in

…relationships
…provision
…success
…and anything we could ever want.

Yesterday, I saw the realization of my “crown.” One that I will carry all of the way into eternity. I am overcome by the beauty of legacy!

I know that I have taught for years about how vital it is for us to KNOW that we are building a HOME and that home is our legacy. I THOUGHT I had GOT IT through the years, but as I held my precious Joshua, my first GRANDchild, I realized it in a deeper level.

Everything is about our legacy! EVERYTHING! E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!

Our legacy is the only earthly treasure that we can carry with us into eternity. It is ETERNAL. Soak that in, dear friend!

Yes, we can go back into Scripture and see that every woman has a legacy. It is what summed up their lives. It is what passed down into the next generation and the next and the next and the next…all the way to us.

It is the ONE THING that was accomplished by their lives. Good or bad, every one of us passes on a legacy that goes on through generations that we may not see and into parts of their lives and all of the lives that they touch. It goes on into eternity–forever and forever.

I am sure that after I die, people will forget the words that I wrote. In fact, it cracks me up when people already forget the things that God gave me to write first–guess we all need to eat “humble-pie” from time to time.

I already know that when I look back over my life and all that I do and accomplish that the things that I DO have a tendency to look like a beach full of sand–each “to-do” as distinquishable as a grain of sand and all of the “to-do’s” piling up like a beach full of sand. Funny thing, I have a tendency to LOVE those things to do and pour myself into my precious “to-do’s” like a little child intent on building a sand-castle. I KNOW that all of those to-do’s can matter in life, but I also know that there is nothing like the waves rolling in and quickly washing away those “sand-castles.” Again, nothing is quite like seeing how everything is but a vapor. Everything just goes back into the everyday-ness of life.

But, my legacy lives on!

I don’t know if words are sufficient today. I hope that I am making sense to you guys. I LOVE MY LIFE. I am really picky about the things that I DO. I know that this life comes by only once. I don’t want to waste even ONE MOMENT doing something that is not going to count, much less something that is not right. I know that I will not even be RIGHT HERE again. I want to live each moment to the fullest and make my Abba Papa proud of me. I want to bring Him glory and honor. But, this is even MORE….

It is LEGACY!

We are here for so much more than we can ever imagine. OUR LIVES COUNT!

Soak that in…

Every choice that we make affects more than just ourselves or those that we see. There are multitudes coming behind us that NEED for us to be ALL THERE today, making every moment count.

As I look into the sweet face of our little Joshua, I can already see how important everything HAS been. As he looks at me, I feel the immense call rising up yet again–Cindy, BUILD YOUR LEGACY!

I am re-committed. Will you join me dear friends? Let’s build a legacy–a godly legacy!

Need more help? Want to dig deeper with Cindy? Don’t miss this month’s Talk-a-Latte Mommy Club set! This is the topic of Cindy’s set this month. Sign up for only $12.95 and get her full set on the following topics:

Mighty Woman! YOU are Building a Legacy!
Retreat!
A Wise Woman Builds a Legacy!
Stick to the MAIN Thing!
Choose the Best and Let Go of the Rest!
Helpmeet or Hurtmeet?
MOtherhood: Building a Legacy!
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home!
Would the Perfect Mother Please Step Forward????

Don’t miss this set! It is one of the best ever! Grab it today at:
http://www.talk-a-latte.com/MommyClub.html

Ready to BLAST into your new school year? Got started already and NEED a blast of encouragement, inspiration, and practical help? Well, TODAY is your day!

I just got my link to dig into the new membership site for the Back to School Blast. OHHHHH! If you do not have your membership yet, take your $1.99 and GRAB IT NOW! Here is the link:

http://www.ultimatehomeschoolexpo.com/backtoschoolblast.html

PLUS! In just a few hours, I will be joining my friend Felice Gerwitz as SHE kicks off the very next UHSE event–our Back to School Blast. We have a very relaxed and fun afternoon planned for you guys. If there is ONE THING that you have done this year, I think this needs to be on that list! Since I am passing the torch for this event to my sweet friend, Felice, she has ME on the hot seat today. My heart is on overflow from the birth yesterday of my first GRAND-baby. I have some things that I MUST share with you today. If you have not joined this one, you have got to join now. Here is the website:

http://www.ultimatehomeschoolexpo.com/backtoschoolblast.html

You can join by signing up for the mailing list for completely free OR you can grab this set for only $1.99. PERSONALLY, *I* bought the set. I am not even homeschooling anymore and this set is a keeper that is loading on my iPhone as I type–TALK ABOUT WOW!!!

Sooo, scroll back up and join us.

BTW–Felice is our new “UHSE mom.” This means two things…

1. She is the BEST choice for taking UHSE where God wants for it to go. You are going to see why SHE is the perfect person to pick up the torch. She is fantastic! She has a heart for all of you. You can trust her to take care of you and to run this event like I would–wait, BETTER than I ever can! Join us today and see what I mean!

2. Felice cannot do it without you guys joining in. Because I believe in having integrity in all of my business dealings, I have not transferred your name/email to anyone else, even Felice. Even though you guys are on my list to get updates on all of these events and things that we have had going on, as I pass the torch, you must sign up with her list to receive future updates. I have something coming up that will pull me away for a bit, you will need to be on Felice’s list if you want to participate in the things that are coming up. AND, YOU WILL!

Soooo…without any further ado. Go to this link:

http://www.ultimatehomeschoolexpo.com/backtoschoolblast.html

Either join to come complimentary today OR grab the set–it is an insane price of $1.99!

Ok! Let’s do it and I will see ya in just a bit!

OH!!!

How can I forget??? I have the biggest news of the week! ha!

Joshua Edwin Rushton, the most GRAND child in the world, was born yesterday after 27.5 hours of labor for Whitney and Matthew. Talk about an amazing and awesome little one! Here are his stats:

Weight: 8lb, 1oz
Length: 20 1/2in.
Looks: GORGEOUS!
Brilliance: ULTIMATE
Attitude: THE SWEETEST EVER!!
Overall status: GRAND!!!!

I am in bliss. We have already begun our “Grammy-talks” yesterday. And, yes, he was communicating BACK. He is just exponentially more amazing than anything I have ever seen. If you are on Facebook, check out the pics I have posted already AND look for more throughout the day. If you are not on Facebook, join me at my wall:

http://www.facebook.com/cindy.rushton

Yep! I am having fun already!!

Well, now, hop over to join us for the Back to School Blast. I will see you there!

http://www.ultimatehomeschoolexpo.com/backtoschoolblast.html

Love ya tons!
Cindy

Did you have a super weekend? I pray so! I had a see-saw weekend. It was very good and very scary! That is what this email is all about.

My sweetheart had a crazy thing happen Friday night. I just got out of the doctor’s office and we have no idea still what happened, but he woke up unable to breathe in or out. His throat was swollen all the way shut. He could not breathe in or out at all. It was the most frightening thing I have ever experienced. I felt completely helpless. It was awful to see him struggle to breathe. It was a miracle that he didn’t die in front of me. Just awful!

It eased off over two hours. Today, the doctor is as puzzled as ever. He is leaning toward an allergic reaction to something (spider, etc) or possibly (because of his age) a weakening in his throat. Sooo, you guys pray for him and obviously me–I have been so edgy in my sleep since then. It is scary, scary.

Now for the upside—we were in MS this weekend planning and getting things ready for a big celebration for my in-laws 50th Wedding Anniversary. We had such a sweet time with them. They are sooo funny! I hope we are as cute when we have been married 50 years.

We are soooo proud of them. We enjoyed the time going through family pictures (for generations! WINK). I was able to scan them into my computer–what a sweet treat! I am going to put together a slide-show (I will upload it to Facebook/YouTube when I get it ready).

It was such a blessing to go over the stories of their life-story together. Watch over the next few weeks as I share some things on my heart about the legacy that they have built and are passing on to us and obviously to our children and our children’s children. I am just full to overflowing. It is a big, big thing to be married for 50 years in our culture. Just stay posted for all of my musings. I think you will enjoy it! PLUS! You will LOVE my 80′s hair! hehe!

One other thing…as we were coming home last night, I got a call and my sweet Elisabeth was in a car wreck. She was hit broad-side (driver’s side) and her car was totalled out. She is ok, but in real pain today. I am trying to help her with all of the details to get everything handled. Can we say, “YUCK!” Keep her in your prayers. I am a bit mushy today after the situation with Harold and Elisabeth. We are so blessed each and every day of our lives. It is so easy to take little things like sleeping or traveling mercies for granted. I am getting a crash-course in how to let go of even the great things to take care of my most precious gifts–my family.

Well, that brings me to my note to you guys. My sweet family needed me to help them during my normal preparation time this weekend. So, we will not be having our regular Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chat this week. I am so sorry!

Also, I have a million things that I need to do to take care of all of these details. Soooo, what if we take a few weeks off of our live sessions? I SO love our live chats, but the next few weeks are going to be very crazy and demanding. It should not take long to get everything taken care of for Elisabeth, but I am going to be her personal chauffeur the next few weeks until we get her settled back down.

I promise to make this hiatus a short one and come back with a fun “Back to School Blast” and some other fun sessions for all of you. Also, this will help me to slow down and finish my new revision of Language Arts the Easy Way in time for the new school year. Yep! There it is! Publically committed to all of you dear friends. I have been snagging time in secret to work on the new version. I don’t have much more to finish for it to be ready to launch.

So, what do you think? I will work hard to get all of this ready and then we will have some fun preview chats with all of you counting down to the big release day. In those I can answer all of your questions and go over everything in more detail.

Good deal?

Speaking of that, if you have any questions that you want to be sure that I cover in Language Arts the Easy Way book or the upcoming preview chats on that theme, just reply to this email and share your question with me. I will be sure that I cover it! (HUGS)

Oh! This does not mean that anything else will be shut down. We will still be going strong with our eMagazines, blog, websites, and Facebook. I will keep you guys posted along the way. In fact, I planning to add a few articles and posts to all of the sites this afternoon. Be on the lookout!

Well, I will let you guys run. Thanks sooo much for your prayers and understanding. You are truly THE BEST! Big hugs from me and my crew! More later this week from the other things that are going on…

Love ya tons!
Cindy

New Articles at Time for Tea eMagazine
http://www.TFTMagazine.com

New Articles at Homeschooling the Easy Way eMagazine
http://www.HSEWMagazine.com

NEW Talk-a-Latte Mommy Club Set Coming THIS WEEK!
(Now is the time to subscribe to get BOTH the set from last month and the set for this month)
http://Talk-a-Latte.com/MommyClub.html

Digging into another awesome week? I am! I would love to invite you to join me online for a few things that are going on around here. You will LOVE it!

New Articles at Time for Tea eMagazine
http://www.TFTMagazine.com

New Articles at Homeschooling the Easy Way eMagazine
http://www.HSEWMagazine.com

NEW Talk-a-Latte Mommy Club Set Coming THIS WEEK!
(Now is the time to subscribe to get BOTH the set from last month and the set for this month)
http://Talk-a-Latte.com/MommyClub.html

Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chat
TOPIC: Training Your Children to Have Their Own Quiet Time
http://talk-a-latte.com/tal-chat-training-your-children-to-have-their-own-quiet-time/

And, don’t forget! See me online at:

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Cindy.Rushton
http://tftmagazine.com/facebook.html
http://www.hsewmagazine.com/facebook.html

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/cindyrushton
https://twitter.com/tftmagazine
http://www.twitter.com/hsewmagazine

Have a super week! See ya online!

Love,
Cindy

Ready for new week? Oh! This week is full to overflowing. We have some great things on the line-up for this week.

One big change to our schedule from normal–we will not have a Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chat this week.

Want to know why? Oh–you guys will understand when I tell you! My sweet daughter-in-love, Whitney is now 30 weeks in her pregnancy. She will be having an ultrasound tomorrow and wanted GRAMMY to go with her. Obviously, I am OUT OF HERE tomorrow and I will be there cheering Whitney on AND getting an awesome sneak-peek at my beloved GRAND. We will take a break from our regular Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chat and be back on schedule next week. And, YES! I will post details on Facebook and Twitter about my treat tomorrow. Deal?

Find me on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/Cindy.Rushton

Find me on Twitter
https://twitter.com/cindyrushton

We do have other things going on. Let me give you links so you can check out everything. You will LOVE IT!

NEW Time for Tea eMagazine Online!
FULL ISSUE ONLINE!
http://www.TFTMagazine.com

NEW Homeschooling the Easy Way eMagazine Online!
FULL ISSUE ONLINE!
http://www.HSEWMagazine.com

NEW Show from Our Mom-to-Mom Radio is Online!
TOPIC: Let’s Talk about FuzziBunz!
http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com

NEW Mommy Homework is Online!
TOPIC: Parenting the Parent
http://www.CindysDesktop.com/mommyhomework.html

Time to Subscribe to our Talk-a-Latte Mommy Club!
Subscribe now and get access to our last audio set on Breaking Free from People Pleasing AND be ready for our next set that is due out VERY SOON!
http://Talk-a-Latte.com/MommyClub.html

Plus! Don’t forget! Our last few Talk-a-Latte chats are online and available for replay at: www.Talk-a-Latte.com (Just click the drop down on the audio player to choose the session then, press play–you can listen to them at your convenience!)

Grab a big cup of tea and plan to check out our sites. There are lots of goodies there AND MORE coming! They are ready just for you. See ya there!

With much love,
Cindy

Good Morning Dearies!

Hope your long weekend was super! We had a great weekend. I think I could get used to those! ha!

Ready for a big, big week? We have A LOT going on around here this week. Just take a peek:

NEW Mommy Club Downloads!

I LOVE IT! Our topic this month is BREAKING FREE FROM PEOPLE PLEASING! Oh! You don’t want to miss these! Here are the topics:

People Pleasing Ain’t All Bad
When People Pleasing Goes Bad
Break Free from People Pleasing
Dealing with Difficult, Impossible-to-Please People
Becoming a Healthy, Happy, Rock-Solid People Pleaser
Homeschooling and People Pleasing
PLUS! Bonus downloads!

Want this set? You can join today and get immediate access. Here is where you go to join us:

http://talk-a-latte.com/MommyClub.html

NEW Mommy Homework!

Wondering what Mommy Homework is? Each week you will have an “assignment” here to share in our comments here on this site. You will love this-both sharing AND enjoying answers by others.

THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: RULES TO LIVE BY

This week, our topic for our Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chat is RULES TO LIVE BY. This topic is the perfect topic for our Mommy Homework as well. We live in a culture that is rules-resistant yet if we want an abundant, lavish, fully blessed life, there are some rules that we must live by. You probably know many that have made a big difference in your own life. Some have been taught by our parents and grandparents. Some have been instilled through sermons. Some have been learned the HARD WAY

http://www.cindysdesktop.com/?p=2964

Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chat!
DATE: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
TIME: 1PM CT
TOPIC: RULES TO LIVE BY with Cindy Rushton

We live in a culture that is rules-resistant yet if we want an abundant, lavish, fully blessed life, there are some rules that we must live by. Join Cindy Rushton as she shares a few that will change your life while making you a world changer, history maker! Don’t miss this session!

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HOW TO JOIN US:
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Join Us Live Online (HERE on our website!!):
http://talk-a-latte.com/chat
(ROOM IS CLOSED–PASSWORD PROTECTED–UNTIL 15 MINUTES BEFORE OUR CHAT)

OR here are the call-in details:
Phone Number: (724) 444-7444
Call ID: 38181#
PIN: 1# (Or your Talkshoe PIN)

Oh! And, bring a friend! They can join us completely FREE! We would love to have them join our girl-time!

PLUS! TWO BIG SURPRISES THIS WEEK!
Stay Tuned!!!

Hope your week is super!

Love,
Cindy

PS! I just finished the last audios for UHSE 2010. If you are a member, check them out! If not, join today! YOU WILL LOVE IT!

Good morning dearies!

How is your week going? I kicked off this week with a bang! I am celebrating my 24th Wedding Anniversary today–on the 24th!

I can hardly believe that we have hit this milestone. I want to send a big HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my darling. I am sooo thankful for him today. I love that we have partnered up as best friends, pursuing our dreams together for 24 years. My life is sooo blessed because of him. Big shout-out to him!

I am also celebrating another biggie! I just finished editing the last of the UHSE 2010 audios. I added them to the membership site along with the last of our amazing freebies. For those of you who are members, just log in and dig into all of the goodies. If you are not a member yet, today is the perfect day to join up! It is easy, just learn more here:

http://www.ultimatehomeschoolexpo.com/UHSE2010.html

You will LOVE it! Don’t miss this incredible set! It is truly ULTIMATE!

And, we are not done! This week is a big, big week around here! I have two great workshops that I am teaching this week. One is for our regular Talk-a-Latte Tuesday Chat and the other is for an online parenting retreat that I was asked to join as a featured speaker. Let me give you the details so you can make plans today to join me…

TUESDAY TALK-A-LATTE CHAT

WORKSHOP TOPIC: Say Goodbye to SUPER-MOM! with Cindy Rushton

TIME: 1PM CT

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HOW TO JOIN US:
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Join Us Live Online:
http://talk-a-latte.com/chat (ROOM IS CLOSED–PASSWORD PROTECTED–UNTIL 15 MINUTES BEFORE OUR CHAT)

OR here are the call-in details:
Phone Number: (724) 444-7444
Call ID: 38181#
PIN: 1# (Or your Talkshoe PIN)

Did I say big, big week? I have other biggies that I am working on as well. Of course, for those…stay tuned! It is going to be REAL GOOD! Promise!

Have a super week. More later this week!

Love,
Cindy

See Me Online!
My Website: http://www.CindyRushton.com
My Blog: http://www.CindysDesktop.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Cindy.Rushton
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cindyrushton
Mom-to-Mom Radio Show: http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com
Writer’s Nook: http://www.Writers-Nook.com
Playmaster’s Recreation: http://www.Playmasters.info
Talk-a-Latte Chats, Mommy Club, and Online Seminars: http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com