http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latteTalk-a-Latte Updates and Audios!Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:16:48 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/1E4Vx/h/Kicking_Off_Kids_Classes_.htm Hey! Quick note! Tomorrow we kick off our NEW Talk-a-Latte Kids Classes. I am SO excited! I normally don't email just a reminder, but these classes are some of the most important classes that we have ever offered. We have heard your requests. Now, we have classes for younger and older students for both our Art and Astronomy classes. How would you like to hire a master teacher to teach your little ones each week? You can! Check out details here: Two Great Kids Classes! Creation Astronomy- http://www.talk-a-latte.com/creation-astronomy.html Drawing and Art- http://www.talk-a-latte.com/art-classes.html See ya online tomorrow! Love, Cindy PS! Yes, you can join the art class without the supplies--you have plenty of time to get them before the next session. You will love it! Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:16:48 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/pihh/h/You_Can_t_Miss_These_.htm Hey Sweet Friends! Good morning! Today we have a fun day planned! I would love to invite you and your children to have "school" with us today! Yep! It is easy to join us! Let me tell you what we have going on... We are counting down until our Talk-a-Latte Kids Classes kick off--next week! We have Astronomy classes--for K-8th grade (two classes!) AND, we have art classes--for ages 4-13 (yep--two more classes!). These are UNBELIEVABLE! You are going to want to check them out. BUT, before I tell you about how to do that, why don't you plan to round up your crew around the computer and join us for two amazing Preview Chats that we are hosting tomorrow??? Here are the details for both: Mom-to-Mom Radio Show TOPIC: Why and How on Earth Teach Art??? with Sharon Jeffus from Visual Manna 10AM CST JOIN US ONLINE: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Mom-to-Mom-Radio-Show CALL-IN NUMBER: (347) 215-7321 (call with your home line, cell phone, or SKYPE) Ten Things Christians Should Know about Astronomy 1PM CST (2PM EST) Talk-a-Latte Conference Room Joining us is EASY--just be sure to prepare before the class so you have time to get your room set up: Our Conference Room... We provide the software download-free. Here is the link:http://www.cindyrushton.com/Conference.exe (NOTE! Everyone will need to download the updated software prior to your first session--takes a bit of time) GOT VISTA? Why not follow these detailed directions on how to install the room on Vista-I take you through each step: http://talk-a-latte.com/tech-help/?p=12 GOT A MAC? At this time, we do not have an option for the Conference Room for Macs. GREAT NEWS! We are working on it at this time! Grab that token PC and join our events. ALSO! Have Bootcamp? If you have Windows installed on Bootcamp, you can use the Conference Room in Windows. FOR EVERYONE ELSE: Click to begin download or copy/paste into your internet browser and click ENTER. It will only take a few minutes to download into your computer, but you want to do it ahead of time so you don't miss a minute in the Conference Room. After it is downloaded on your computer, it will set up an icon on your desktop that says CONFERENCE. Then, you will only have to click it to open up the room. Here are your instructions from there: When you are ready to enter, you will enter your NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS in the first blank. Please use your full name and email address to register. Add the following information when prompted: Name of Room: Talk-a-Latte Password: letschat (password is case sensitive-do not enter any extra characters or spaces-password is only in effect during the actual chat) Remember...your password is different for chats and other classes. It only works for the room when the room is open for the study. Two Great Kids Classes! Creation Astronomy-- http://www.talk-a-latte.com/creation-astronomy.html Drawing and Art-- http://www.talk-a-latte.com/art-classes.html See ya online! With much love, Cindy PS! Want to be a writer? We also have a full week of Preview Chats for our Ultimate Writer's Expo. Check out details here: http://www.Ultimate-Writers-Expo.com Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:07:21 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/1vFNh/h/An_Update_from_Cindy_.htm September 11, 2001 You probably know that date. My beloved daughter turned 11 years old. It was her Golden Birthday. Everyone remembers Elisabeth's birthday that year. In fact, our world will never be the same. Oh, don't worry. I know the you don't remember Elisabeth when you think of 9-11. Instead, you think of a very decided, calculated, cunning, intentional attack on the American people, its leadership, and its economy. I remember hearing the first responses-- Something must have gone wrong! Something messed up! People were astonished that four planes could go down, as if it were the planes and not the people behind the attack. Yes. It was an all-out attack. My husband is a pilot, he calls learning all of that stuff and flying FUN. Only a wife of a pilot will get that statement--the hours and hours of hearing the flying videos, and the sheer exhaustion of looking at the control panel. :) 911 did not just happen. The planes did not go down because the pilots were disabled. There are systmes in place that insure that those planes will not just hit a building, much less make a hit on a building. It was a planned, intentional, orchestrated, and highly professional hit on more than a building--it attacked our way of life. The enemy hates us. He hit the core of what HE THOUGHT we are as a country. Praise God, we are MORE than the enemy thinks we are. But, as you can see, this enemy is not happy with one attack, they have continued to hit us with things they THINK are at the core of our being. They will not prevail. The hit may be a blow, but never take us away from greatness whether it is oil, insurgents, our economy, and even the upcoming decisions that our country will be making that erode our values. They may seem to have a good hit, but it will never succeed. They cannot take away what we REALLY are and what we REALLY value. Unless they take our lives. Even then, it is all gain for those of us in Christ! Dear friends, I sent a note last week. I was purposefully vague to be kind and take the high road. I hit the toughest battle I have ever had in my ministry. I had to step up to battle. First, I wanted to protect you--several of you have been hit and whether it was because you love me OR because this is just the character of those involved, it was time for the abuse to stop and not move on to one more person under my watch, whether my supporters or my fellow speakers/writers. Also, I was desperate for your prayers--you are prayer warriors and I am happy to report that God has broke through for me here! PRAISE THE LORD! I needed your wisdom-I know when I am in over my head. I am thankful those of you who have pulled me aside to take me UPLEVEL. I know even deeper than ever before that you are only as great as those you surround yourself with. AGAIN, PRAISE GOD! Finally, I needed to know who my friends were. You guys showed WHO YOU WERE PERFECTLY. I never considered all that would result from sending that letter. BUT! God wanted that letter to go out. It has turned up the fire and separated the pure gold while revealing the impurities. It has specifically revealed WHO IS WHO. There are those of you who showed your innocence by your first comments and your letters and calls to me in private--you are soooo like me. I never had a doubt about YOU. I know that I have articulated my deep love for all of you. I am SO GLAD I was right about you all along. You are open. You are trusting. You just give it all to God. You give to others without restraint. You are cream of the crop. You are excellent. I praise God to know you and to have more than a business relationship with you. I can call you friend. That is more important to me today than anything else. There are others who have sat back, rolled their eyes, and discredited what is going on. They contribute this to being a personality conflict. They suggest that forgiveness is needed. They advocate shutting up, letting it go and moving on...or reconciliation. Some have even said that I need to apologize for revealing what has been done to me, my family, and my people. There are still others who have gotten busy. This was their sign to activate or get busy with little attacks because they had reasoned among themselves AHEAD OF TIME that this would be my reaction. Some have even been guilty of gossip, maligning, lying, slandering, and libel. In fact, they have carelessly talked to those who now can see it all and would be witnesses against them if need be. Their guilt and lack of conscience is rolling out their mouths AND posted all over their websites and discussion groups. Today, I must come forth and tell you ALL my final words on this. First, this WAS a real, intentional, calculated, malicious, cunning attack. It was YOUR BUSINESS because you need to hear the news and see that this DOES affect you and you may be the very next victim. And, real quick, I say victim, but let me be very clear--for those who choose to slander or libel my name, we are watching, collecting information, and will not hesitate to take the appropriate legal actions. Just as New York City, DC, and PA were hit and we now KNOW it affected all of us, even our children. Likewise, this hit DOES hit all of us, even our children. You can say what you want about George Bush, but as you do, you had better note that the man is responsible for sounding the alarm and he went to battle for you, me, and our children. In spite of mistakes that any human can make, he has done things that were led by God to protect our lives. He has been a success in that. He went to battle for our way of life. He sent our boys to the front to fight for us because there is MORE going on than what the typical American will acknowledge or ever know. There are people that, as a core to their beliefs, HATE US AND ARE COMMITTED TO DESTROY US. It is not an accident. It is not haphazard. It is real and intentional. They live their lives ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT preparing and carrying out their schemes. All of their schemes are for one purpose--to destroy us. And, they are good at it. They are not dummies. So, that brings me to my next thing you guys need to know... Sweet friends, I am so thankful that you guys love me. THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! I can go through anything knowing YOU are with me. I will be strong FOR YOU! I will not leave you. I will not quit. I will not get down. You should know that this week, we are just basking in all God is doing for us. I will tell you all about it along the way, but for now, I feel that the enemy is playing here. Know the enemy! Know his work! You know this, but you can spot him by his work: To lie- He is the Father of lies. To steal. To kill. To destroy. Don't let yourselves get down by his works. Know what God does when he works.... If he lies, God will raise of a banner of truth. You can take everything you see and hear to the Word. The Word will test it out, show the enemy in a bright light, and cast down all but truth. If he steals, God will make him repay and repay anywhere from 7 times to 100-fold. I will take that! :) If he tries to kill (take away life or a way of life), he is thwarted. God holds life in HIS HAND. Everything that happens to all of us must go past God's watch. If the enemy is allowed to touch something of yours, you can KNOW it will never, ever touch YOU. You are safe, even beyond death (if you are a believer). If he tries to destroy, he will fail. You cannot destroy what God has called, equipped, and anointed. Defeat only comes from within. Attacks from the enemy only result in the opposite of what he wants--he is seen for what he is and the believer is set up for a blessing! A lavish blessing! Sweet friends, I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED. I want for you to know that the key to my ministry is not in a technique, an approach, or anything you see on the outside. That is not where I place my faith. That is not my heart. None of that is my purpose or my goals. We are not a product or a service. That is not the core of what we are. That is not what any of you have come to value and trust. In fact, all of those have come and gone through the years. Some were already having the grace lift from them for some time. My business secret is to keep learning and keep growing. We never have one technique or approach or presentation that gets such a high place that we can be destroyed by the enemy taking it. Many times, we already know that God wants for us to move to something bigger and greater and easier. We don't get stuck. I am happy to take my techniques, approaches, and everything that I use as a tool and die to ANY AND ALL OF THEM--I learned this secret by homeschooling my children. I never sacrificed THEM for any of my ideas, even my best ideas! I will let my Father bring my victory. He broke through this week for me. He has showed me the plan for keeping on going. In fact, He has rushed in to let me know it it time NOW for the next thing, the NEW THING! I am SOOOOO excited! 2009 is going to be bigger, better, and purer than ever before! I AM NOT MOVED. I am moving, but I can guarantee, I am not moved. I have a call on my life. I will not allow anything, anyone to keep me from reaching for my life purpose. You guys have walked with me through some tough spiritual warfare before. You know how personal the enemy can hit you. I am thankful for all of those battles because I have learned how to stand. I have learned how to fight the GOOD FIGHT--no, I do not want anything to do with squabbles, personality conflicts, gossip, murmuring, etc. I will not try to defend myself or get into a squabble with anyone. When I see those things, I flee. I am not even curious. Those are little termites that keep people from greatness. I seek for greatness and to be called faithful by my Heavenly Father. Those are entanglements that keep a soldier from stepping up to the call. Those are character flaws that will destroy a soldier. We have chosen to stay away from those entanglements as a matter of character long, long, long before I wrote my first book, bought my business license, and even spoke my first public words. I will not waste these days, these vital days, being a part of little things. Like my son, I am called to be set apart for special service. I am too busy with training and missions to get wrapped up in the little things. I love those I serve too much! They are dependent upon me staying pure before God. Yes! Thanks for reminding me that I will not be defeated. The enemy does not know (or believe) the secret to my success--thanks for reminding me of it. If they had listened, they would have heard it. However, they don't believe it because they can't understand GOD. They don't know ME, the real me. They, like the terrorists who continually hit our country, are not going to be able to hit me where it really hurts me. They do not have access to that. You see they think that my heart is in my business. It is not. MY HEART IS IN MY HOME. NO ONE can touch my family. NO ONE can touch those who safely run to my home for shelter. MY HOME IS A SAFEPLACE. Note, not my house or my business or my stuff. MY HOME. I may not be a lot of things, but I AM a keeper of my home. I have set guard over my home. I am armed for battle and I will fight to my death for my home. I will give up everything to protect those I love in my family and those who come inside the place of my tent whether physically or digitally. This attack is not even big enough to touch my home. It can't get that personal because they do not know my real love. It is NOT my business. It is NOT my conference room. It is NOT my stuff. Hit on! They can take all of that, but they cannot get what they want--they want to destroy ME. God is protecting ME. I am perfectly happy to sit back and watch Him battle for me. I will not be defeated. I am more than a conqueror. I am a victor--past tense, present tense, future tense. The enemy better know my God is fighting this one for me and he will pay big, big, big. Finally, this IS about you! I do not tell you this to appeal to your curiosity. I am not interested in sympathy. I am certainly dismayed and disappointed that so many have gone into gossip mode by talking among themselves instead of being still, hearing God, and letting HIM reveal the truth. I am also dismayed that so many have thought this was simple. This puts you even more at risk. This is not one thing. This is not one hit. This has been active and going on for at minimum a year. Yes, I have wondered how I could be so brain-dead and trusting--again, my only excuse is that my family has my first and foremost focus and I am so accustomed to the hits on me and my family that I just kept going. I am SO sorry for dropping the ball--I had NO IDEA. If I had only known that some of you were being treated sooo poorly by these people, I would have stepped up immediately. When I did find out, I immediately began to help you. I have to KNOW what is going on. When I did, that is where I did say that enough was enough and finally see the problem. Yes, for those of you who have NO CLUE what has happened, I am not the only one getting hit, many of those who ARE my friends (fellow speakers and supporters) have been hit as well--that was where I drew the line (I can take the hits. I will NOT allow my precious friends to be hit on my guard. And, that brings me to our answer dear friends... I have been asked a question over and over and over this week. How can I protect myself? How do I KNOW? How can I discern? How do you know if the people I am associated with are genuine or a part of this scheme? Oh! I feel your pain! THIS IS MY LESSON AND TRIAL THIS WEEK! As much as I want to trust everyone, reality is that I need to surround myself with those who SEE, DISCERN, and can guard me. I need to protect those I love. So, here is what I am doing: 1. Pull back. Stop. Do nothing. Say nothing. We have pulled back. We are sitting back, watching, and waiting. It is AMAZING what God has shown us so far. My fear that I would not be able to trust anyone (similar to that feeling that little abused children feel after abuse) was a lie from the enemy. Not only can I trust. I can tell. I can get help. I can be whole again! You can too! 2. Keep pure! Go back to what God taught me early on--you cannot get entangled in gossip, murmuring, criticism, etc. If you find people who are talking at this time, you should question their motives. Are they trying to pretend to be innocent? Have they waited and waited for this opportunity to kick us around too? Are they trying to cover up and act like it is not them? Are they trying to make it look like I did something that deserved all of this? NOTE: NO ONE does anything to cause unfaithfulness in those they love and trust. Unfaithfulness is in the heart of a person. They are very, very selfish. Sure they love to justify sin, but you can't love someone enough to keep them from hurting you and you can hurt them enough to keep someone from loving you. Those who are innocent are staying clean. They have a pure conscience. Test. Test. Test. 3. Stay on the high road. Enough said. 4. Look at fruit. You should know their fruits. I am willing for you to watch me and judge my fruit. Here is how you can watch me, after this letter, I am back to work with a vengeance!): My websites: http://www.CindyRushton.com http://www.CindysDesktop.com http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com http://www.Writers-Nook.com http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com (We have others, you can find them through those sites) Facebook: Cindy Rushton (you will see my nobby head there--just make sure you use a real identity) Twitter: http://twitter.com/CindyRushton (you will see my nobby head there--just make sure you use a real identity) I am willing to walk before you as long as it takes to show my heart and my actions. I am in NO HURRY. You will see the truth. I am believing God for that. I give my reputation, success, and entire life to God right now as a living sacrifice. I look forward to the fruit from what has been sown in this time. We will all stand before God one day to give account on every word and action from this situation. If you guys don't see it now, I am SO excited to stand before God and let HIM reveal it on that great day! I am truly concerned for those guilty here. I am concerned for them and their family. I KNOW them. I can't stand to see what they are doing. My only prayer is that they will confess their sins, repent quickly and get on track! I believe that they are better than this. 5. There IS a battle! You need to know that there IS a battle. I do not ask you to join me. I simply beg you to be on guard for yourselves, your family, your businesses and your people. Too many of you have already taken a hit because you love me. I am very sorry. I am concerned for all of you and I am working hard to be sure that you are taken care of. Be very, very careful. Test everyone. Sit back, watch, wait. Listen to what is being said. SEE what is being done. They will be known by their fruits. Mine are out here on the table--I am not changing the transparency of our lives. I AM ON RED ALERT (more on that in a bit). I am willing to give you time to see the truth. It is a big blow. However, also DON'T worry. I have had over 10,000 emails (almost 100% of our open rate at this point) come in this past week from those who KNOW MY HEART and appreciate my stand (I can't answer all of you, but I DO appreciate you and your faithfulness). Yes, we are going to make it. People will know my heart. People will KNOW your heart. Let's keep it pure. Allow God to reveal the truth. The only way to battle is to get face down before God and let HIM loose to fight this kind of battle FOR YOU. Don't fear! 6. Know what they are afraid of. They have only ONE FEAR. They will do anything to keep it from becoming a reality. Only problem...their fear is driving them to do things that will reveal who they are. Want to know their fear? THAT OTHERS WILL KNOW. Well, they are here among us. One has even weighed in trying to throw a grenade in a different direction to pretend to be innocent. Just for the record, NO I am not worried about people stealing my materials and topics. They have done that the whole time I have been in business. And, NO, I don't care about my conference room--after someone logged into my conference room in an attempt to sabbotage the conference with vulgarity we cannot risk families having to suffer at their hands. This again, is only ONE way to do things--it does not stop the message, which IS our main goal! I don't care about money--God uses my husband to provide for our family. I don't care about any of the stuff they are striving for. I have all of that. I don't have to resort to underhanded schemes to get it or keep it. Those things mean nothing to me. They drive them. 7. Move on and take the mountain! This was where I was going before the hit. I am moving on. This week has been my least productive on a couple projects--they could not be completed but we are moving on. So, you may be looking for something that is on hold. I have a schedule to enjoy my family all week this next week. This will not be stolen from me. After that time, I will get everything done and make it all exponentially wonderful for all of you. Now, it is time to move on. Let things go. Make the most of this week. Enjoy your family. You only get this time THIS TIME. So, I end this discussion on my end. I want to let you know that I love you. I appreciate your prayers, support, wisdom. I appreciate those of you who are working hard to help me come up with secure ways to proceed-I will forever be in debt to you. For those who want to know our future, we are rock-solid. We are not moving. We are believing God that those who are bound up in this evil work will come to repentance, cease their work, and either leave or get back on track. I am also praying that the rest of you will be protected by God, not give way to fear, and that you will not let the enemy steal ONE MORE MOMENT. Today is the day to turn off the computer, turn off the phones, and get alone with your family. Enjoy them. Get ready to make a memory this next week. I love you! Love, CindyThu, 20 Nov 2008 14:26:06 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/1COMO/h/Welcome_to_Talk_a_Latte_.htm Welcome to Talk-a-Latte! Welcome! I am so glad you are joining us! This email will have details that you may need to join us reguarly for our events and chats. You may have signed up for a specific event. This list helps us to keep you posted throughout that event. It also will keep you updated on our future chats and events. You don't have to sign up again when we have other events planned. You will automatically receive log in details, free gifts, and updates. Fun, huh? There are some details that do not change. Let me run through them: *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ YOU ARE MY GUEST! First, you do not ever have to make a purchase to join us. You can join us LIVE as my guest. If you stay on this list, you will get log-in details--the schedule of events and passwords before each chat and event. You can join us for every event that we plan! You will love them! If you want to purchase our seminar sets, you can always grab them at these links: New Studies: http://talk-a-latte.com/newstudies.html Past Studies: http://talk-a-latte.com/paststudies.html *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ BUDGET TIGHT? Why not EARN your sets? Participate in our Mommy Homework. You can join in at my blog: http://www.CindysDesktop.com Not only do you get to share your ideas and answers, but there are some AMAZING posts by other moms there. Those are priceless! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ LINKS YOU MAY NEED: Secondly, here are links that you may need: Our Talk-a-Latte Website: Http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com Our Weekly Talk-a-Latte Schedule: http://talk-a-latte.com/category/uncategorized/ Our Talk-a-Latte Freebie of the Week: http://talk-a-latte.com/category/sweet-goodies-for-you/ Our Talk-a-Latte Audio of the Week: http://talk-a-latte.com/category/fill-your-cup-back-up/ How to Join Us Live in the Conference Room: http://talk-a-latte.com/how-to-join-our-conference-room/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ TECH HELP... Having problems with accessing our Conference Room? Downloading audios? Setting up your RSS Feed? Knowing where to begin? We have ANSWERS! :) Just check out our full site featuring answers to common tech problems. Here is the link: http://talk-a-latte.com/tech-help/ You can even ask YOUR question there! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I hope that this answers all of your questions. If not, just let me know and I will gladly help in any way that I can. I can't wait to dig into our study together! Get ready for a great time of study, fellowship, and relationship! Talk to ya soon! With much love, Cindy See Us Online! http://www.CindyRushton.com http://www.CindysDesktop.com http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com http://www.Writers-Nook.com http://www.Playmasters.info http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com http://www.UltimateHomeschoolExpo.com Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:57:18 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/1wH3e/h/Articles_Freebies_and_This.htm Hey! Ready for a great week? We have a BIG week brewing around here! First, I want to encourage you to go check out our newly revamped website. I normally send our ezines with your downloads included. This week, I have been working SO HARD on the websites, that I just can't top the great articles, audios, ebooks, and goodies that are posted on all of them. So, this week, pour a big cup of tea and dig into the goodies there as you can snag a few minutes. Here are the sites for you to dig into: · http://www.CindyRushton.com · http://www.CindysDesktop.com · http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com · http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com I hope you enjoy our new changes and set up. Just this week, we have moved sooo many neat goodies into the site. Take some time to enjoy! Get Your Calendar Out: It's TIME TO TALK-A-LATTE!!! · Tuesday--Talk-a-Latte Chat, Learn 5 Things Evolutionists Don't Want Your Kids to Know with Felice Gerwitz (1PM CST) · Friday-Saturday--Talk-a-Latte Virtual Seminar, A Simple Journey to Debt Free Living with Leslie Valeska (ALL WEEKEND!) Don't miss these! Add them to your calendar today! For Tuesday, you can join us LIVE for FREE!!! Here are your directions for how to join us (you can test the room now--it is READY for Tuesday!): How to Join Our Conference Room... We provide the software download-free. Here is the link: http://www.cindyrushton.com/Conference.exe GOT VISTA? Why not follow these detailed directions on how to install the room on Vista-I take you through each step: http://talk-a-latte.com/tech-help/?p=12 GOT A MAC? At this time, we do not have an option for the Conference Room for Macs. GREAT NEWS! We are working on it at this time! Grab that token PC and join our events. ALSO! Have Bootcamp? If you have Windows installed on Bootcamp, you can use the Conference Room in Windows. FOR EVERYONE ELSE: Click to begin download or copy/paste into your internet browser and click ENTER. It will only take a few minutes to download into your computer, but you want to do it ahead of time so you don't miss a minute in the Conference Room. After it is downloaded on your computer, it will set up an icon on your desktop that says CONFERENCE. Then, you will only have to click it to open up the room. Here are your instructions from there: When you are ready to enter, you will enter your NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS in the first blank. Please use your full name and email address to register. Add the following information when prompted: Name of Room: Talk-a-Latte Password: letschat (password is case sensitive-do not enter any extra characters or spaces-password is only in effect during the actual chat) Remember...your password is different for chats and other classes. It only works for the room when the room is open for the study. Don't Miss The Weekend! Also! Don't miss the weekend! Leslie will BLOW YOU AWAY! This workshop doesn't just leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling, it literally equips you and shows you the way to begin (or continue) on your journey toward debt free living. Don't miss this! Two Options for joining us! You can either purchase a ticket to pre-order the entire audio set/gifts/Membership Site OR join as MY GUEST! Grab your ticket or sign up as my guest here: http://tinyurl.com/simplejourney We have a special offer for those who purchase their Season Pass this week. You get access to ALL of our Fall Talk-a-Latte Seminars, including our NEW children's class with Felice Gerwitz. Grab that pass today! Ready for a great week? I am! Hope to see ya online! With Much Love, Cindy Check Out My NEW Look! http://www.CindyRushton.com http://www.CindysDesktop.com http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:34:07 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/1ZYC4/h/Getting_Into_the_Bible_as_a.htm Hello Dearies! Ready for a big week? We are digging in strong! This past weekend I finished up all of the last touches on our Let's Get Organized for the New School Year Seminar Set. I just sat there in awe as I finished up the last goodies. It is a great set! If you have a ticket, dig into the Membership Site. Everything is ready for you. If you don't have a ticket, grab one now. Here is the link: http://www.cindyrushton.com/LGO2008.html That is not all! We are counting down to our Back to School Blast 2008! It is just a couple weeks away now! Of course, we are already digging into some great sessions during our Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chats. We wanted for all of them to be included in that set so we have been recording every week during our Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chats. This week we have another one that you will not want to miss. By the way, you can join us FREE! Just download our Conference Room and join us live. Here are details for this week: Tuesday Talk-a-Latte Chat! Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1PM CST F* R* E* E*! Getting Into the Bible as a Family Molly Randolph from Http://www.HomeschoolwithIndexCards.com WHERE: Talk-a-Latte Online Conference Room (ONLINE!) WHEN: July 29, 2008--1PM CST- Scheduled Start Time: 11:00 AM Pacific Time 12:00 PM Mountain Time 1:00 PM Central Time 2:00 PM Eastern Time HOW: How to Join Us Online in Our Conference Room... We provide the software download-free. Here is the link: http://www.cindyrushton.com/Conference.exe Click to begin download or copy/paste into your internet browser and click ENTER. It will only take a few minutes to download into your computer, but you want to do it ahead of time so you don't miss a minute in the Conference Room. After it is downloaded on your computer, it will set up an icon on your desktop that says CONFERENCE. Then, you will only have to click it to open up the room. Here are your instructions from there: When you are ready to enter, you will enter your NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS in the first blank. Add the following information when prompted: Name of Room: Talk-a-Latte Password: letschat (password is case sensitive-do not enter any extra characters or spaces-password is only in effect during the actual chat) Remember...your password is different for chats and other classes. It only works for the room when the room is open for the study. Sound great? OH! It will be! Make plans to join us. You will be soooo glad you did! We promise that you will come away with a FULL CUP! See ya online! With much love, Cindy PS! I know that several of you love to pray for my family. I have a quick prayer request. Matthew has two weeks of leave and will be heading home tomorrow afternoon. Can you guys lift him up while he travels? He has been VERY tired after the last training course--falling asleep during our calls (see my concerns). Just pray for him to have a very blessed trip AND to stay awake for his mama! Oh! And...you will know me...I will be the one cooking up a storm so my "baby" can have homemade food welcoming him home. Yes, this is his first leave since January. I am SO excited! Thanks a million to my mommy pal prayer warriors! Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:04:42 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/nMya/h/Raising_Children_of_Destiny.htm Hello Dearies! Ready for a new week? Oh! We have a super week ahead! I have been working on my schedule for the week. This is going to be one amazing week ahead. Today, I am working on articles today for this week's ezines. They are going to be super! Get ready. They will be out later this week. Plus, tomorrow is my birthday! So we are having our big Half Off Sale throughout this week! Also, tomorrow night, I am also working with my beloved friend, Maridel Willer on a wonderful free online workshop tomorrow night that you simply MUST plan to attend. Here is what she says about it: Raising Children of Destiny Most parents want the very best for their children, but many are not sure if they are doing enough of the right things to help each child reach their potential and have a successful and fulfilling life. Join us Tuesday night for an on line workshop, Raising Children of Destiny, that will give you the tools to become your child's very best mentor and encourager. In this free seminar, you will learn how to: * Communicate value and purpose to your children * Cultivate their God given gifts and talents * Train them in wisdom and character * Prepare them for their life purpose This is a complimentary pre-view chat for our upcoming Back to School Blast seminar series. You won't want to miss this life changing seminar! Doesn't that sound fantastic? Make plans to join us for a great evening. You will LOVE IT! Here is all of the information you need to know: Scheduled Start Time: 6:00 PM Pacific Time 7:00 PM Mountain Time 8:00 PM Central Time 9:00 PM Eastern Time How to Join Us On line in Our Conference Room... We provide the software download-free. Here is the link: http://www.cindyrushton.com/Conference.exe Click to begin download or copy/paste into your Internet browser and click ENTER. It will only take a few minutes to download into your computer, but you want to do it ahead of time so you don't miss a minute in the Conference Room. After it is downloaded on your computer, it will set up an icon on your desktop that says CONFERENCE. Then, you will only have to click it to open up the room. Here are your instructions from there: When you are ready to enter, you will enter your NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS in the first blank. Add the following information when prompted: Name of Room: Talk-a-Latte Password: letschat (password is case sensitive-do not enter any extra characters or spaces-password is only in effect during the actual chat) Don't miss it! Ready for a big week? I am! We will have a blast! See ya online! With much love, Cindy PS! Also, did you see I mentioned my birthday??? Yep! Tomorrow is my birthday! (WOohooo!) To celebrate, we are having our Half Off Sale! Here is where you go to take advantage of it: http://www.CindyRushton.com/HalfOffSale.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:09:27 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/1j_Mm/h/Busy_Week_Ahead_.htm Hey There Sweet Friends! It is a nice, quiet afternoon here at the Rushton home. I pray that you are having a delightful day too. I just needed to drop all of you a line about this week. You will probably want to add us to your plans this week. We have a fun week ahead! Stick with me. I have several things going on that you will want to know about. We are cooking up LOTS of great fun here! First, I am planning our upcoming ezine issues. Can I ask you a favor? Would you simply reply to this email and let me know your top five things that you would like for us to cover in our ezines or in our online workshops. Let me tell you why I ask this. I just looked down in my planner yesterday to this quote, "The best leaders will be those who listen to their people to figure out where they should be going." Isn't that powerful? Well, beloved friends, I am listening. I want to know what YOU NEED and WANT. What would you like to see me write/speak about? What would be your top-five topics that would simply delight you in the next few months? Or, what are your top-five questions that you would JUST like to see me answer. Just hit reply and let me know! Ok...on to other things.... Secondly, for those of you who purchased tickets us for our Ultimate Homeschool Expo 2008, take a peek, your audios are all online. I am still working on adding links and text chat transcripts, and finishing up the Membership Site. I pray that we have EVERYTHING online by the end of next week. Of course, it would be delightful to have everything online by THIS week. We shall see! Of course, if you have a ticket, you can dig into all of the audios now. You will love them! They are SO super! If you didn't get a ticket for the UHSE 2008, it is not too late. In fact, this is the PERFECT time to grab your ticket. The tickets will be $40 for only a few more weeks, then they will be $99.95. Just grab it today and you can dig into over 200 audios AND all of our amazing free gifts--ebooks, printable pages, unit studies, articles, etc. This set is truly the most ULTIMATE Homeschool library EVER! Don't miss it! Here is the link: http://ultimatehomeschoolexpo.com/tickets.html Next, we are smack-dab-in-the-middle of our Summer Homeschool Series with Talk-a-Latte. Talk about AWESOME! Don't miss this year's seminars! I do want for you to know that we ARE offering all of you a complimentary pass to join us LIVE for our events. All you have to do is go to our websites and register for our events. We will send you the log-in details. Then, you can join us from the comforts of your own home. We have a wonderful summer line-up that you can join COMPLIMENTARY!!! In fact, I have got everything set up online so that you can join both of our summer virtual seminars LIVE for free OR you can grab your tickets now if you want to also access our Membership Sites that will host all of our audios and free gifts. You can either grab tickets or get on the mailing list at the following spots online: Grab a Season Pass (AMAZING PRICE! One seminar is complete and online already!): http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com/newstudies.html Grab your ticket to Let's Get Organized: http://www.CindyRushton.com/LGO2008.html Grab your ticket to Back to School Blast 2008: http://BacktoSchoolBlast.com/ One MORE important note! We begin learning and counting down this week with a WONDERFUL Preview Chat. I would love to invite you to join us. Here are the details: Enjoying the Homeschool Journey With Maridel Willer http://www.MaridelWiller.com Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (See our complete Summer Preview Chat Schedule here: http://BacktoSchoolBlast.com/ ) Scheduled Start Time: 6:00 PM Pacific Time 7:00 PM Mountain Time 8:00 PM Central Time 9:00 PM Eastern Time How to Join Us Online in Our Conference Room... We provide the software download-free. Here is the link: http://www.cindyrushton.com/Conference.exe Click to begin download or copy/paste into your internet browser and click ENTER. It will only take a few minutes to download into your computer, but you want to do it ahead of time so you don't miss a minute in the Conference Room. After it is downloaded on your computer, it will set up an icon on your desktop that says CONFERENCE. Then, you will only have to click it to open up the room. Here are your instructions from there: When you are ready to enter, you will enter your NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS in the first blank. Add the following information when prompted: Name of Room: Talk-a-Latte Password: letschat (password is case sensitive-do not enter any extra characters or spaces-password is only in effect during the actual chat) Remember...your password is different for chats and other classes. It only works for the room when the room is open for the study. I can't wait to dig into our Preview Chat together! Get ready for a great time of study, fellowship, and relationship! Hope to see LOTS of you online tomorrow night--until then, REPLY to this email and let me know your top five topics you would like to see in our ezines and workshops!! With much love, Cindy PS! If you want to register for our Summer Seminars, get your ticket today at our website! See this link: http://talk-a-latte.com/newstudies.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:36:31 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/1UVO1/h/A_Quick_Note_Well_not_so.htmHey There Dearies! I have been a busy bee this week. After we said our goodbyes to Matthew (he left for Army Basic Training), I have been busy gearing up for the New Year. It has been nice, relaxing, and refreshing. I hope to continue my retreat this week. I am SO looking forward to our new ezine formats which will kick off this week--well, look for them later this week (you will love it!). I am taking a few more days to pull back, retreat, refill, and get ready for our New Year here. But, before I do, I have to let you know about our new Talk-a-Latte Studies--one of them kicks off TOMORROW (Monday Night). It is going to be SOOOooooOOoo good! So, beloved, are you in need of a some mom-time? Ready for some Mom-to-Mom refreshment and encouragement? Practical how-to's? REAL Help? Well, we can help! It is now time for another season of Talk-a-Latte. And...this is the best EVER! Take a moment to check out all of the details at our website here: http://www.talk-a-latte.com/newstudies.html We have a study that begins Monday. It is called Just Wish I'd Known. It is the perfect topic for the New Year! I am not sure if you have ever found that the things you know later in the journey would be great to know AHEAD of time. Well, imagine 15 real-life moms getting REAL and sharing the things that they just wish that they had known all along. You will LOVE it! Don't miss even one day. We have some AWESOME speakers lined up to teach us throughout the next three months. See the full list of them on the website: http://www.talk-a-latte.com/newstudies.html That is not all! I have been resting and just letting God fill my cup up the past week. Many of you probably read about Matthew leaving for Army Bootcamp last week. I have just pulled back to retreat and let God fill me back up. Because of that, I won't kick off my Bible Study until January 17th. But, it is one that you will want to sign up for so you don't miss even one session. In fact, we have a special unadvertised bonus that we are including with your ticket, our Mommy Care Package. It is really perfect for the study. Want to know what the study is about? (LOL) It is called Running on Empty . I can honestly say that everything that will be taught in this study WORKS. It is working for me TODAY. I love this study! Actually, I am praying about whether it needs to become a book. It is so full! We will talk about the essentials to help you keep on, keeping on regardless of your circumstances or the curve balls that come your way. I think you will love it. Make plans to join us. It will be a very, very special time of study and ministry Mom-to-Mom! Here is the link to sign up: http://www.talk-a-latte.com/newstudies.html That is not all! We have two AWESOME weekend seminars coming up. One is for February, entitled Romance Toolbox. This is going to be one amazing seminar. We have two full days devoted to sharing secrets for building a forever marriage. So, if you are about to get married...you have been married 75 years...or you have a marriage that is in ruins, this is one MUST that you really need to put on your calendar now. There are a lot of things that you may want to pass up, but make plans now to be a part of this seminar. It will change your family for the better--no, BEST! The other weekend seminar that we have planned is one that has been requested SO MUCH lately. We have had a surge of questions about teaching Charlotte Mason Style. So, I have planned a whole weekend to just dig into how to teach Charlotte Mason style. We will talk about how to teach all of the subjects...how to make it happen in YOUR home...how Charlotte Mason's ideas affect the homeschool and family in big and little ways...on and on. It is going to be a FANTASTIC seminar! Don't miss this one either. Ok! Wondering which one you can do? Wish you could afford them ALL? This is where it gets even better! We have an amazing offer. Each study is only $29.95. BUT! Our Season Pass is only $75 for all of them! And...it includes everything--access live when we record AND access to all audios of the sessions indefinitely...hundreds of dollars in free gifts (no, we don't advertise all that you get--you get TONS!)...and more! Don't miss these! They are going to be super! Just check out the details here: http://www.talk-a-latte.com/newstudies.html Well, I have gotta get going. We have a fun movie night the rest of the night. So, I need to scram and get some munchies ready! More later! Love ya tons, Cindy PS! If you want to get access to these F* R~ E- E, see our Half Off Sale! Talk about some SUPER deals! See it here: http://www.cindyrushton.com/HalfOffSale.html PSS! If you have Mommy Homework Credit from past studies, you can use it for the studies at full retail (Remember that you cannot use it for the Season Pass or for our Half Off Sale). Here is the link to your credits: http://talk-a-latte.com/ebooks/MommyHomeworkCredits.pdf PSSS! Because YOU read all the way to the bottom of this email, I have a goodie for you! (Always read it all!) I shared this with our private discussion list, but you guys will LOVE this! I just got this great little ebook from a friend. It ended up being BY a friend I met this year and encouraged to WRITE HER OWN BOOK! I cannot tell you how happy I am that she has met her goal for this year. It is just exciting to see! It was just a dream for her only months back. Woohooo for Debra! Well, how about a treat? The book is entitled, A New YOU Year: How the 10% ACCOMPLISH New Year's Resolutions. When you read it, you will know why I loved it. It says EXACTLY what I say. This is EXACTLY what I am doing right this very evening for me, my family, my business. And, Debra wrote it! Woohoo! Here is the link: http://tallhickory.com/brnyy/newyouyear-001.pdf (And NO, those links are not re-branded for me--but you can re-brand it if you want to use it in your business. I simply wanted to bless Debra and YOU!) Hope you enjoy! Let's get ready for a super amazing year! Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:35:33 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/talk-a-latte/26zZP/h/Evaluating_Student_Writing_.htm Hello! We have a big day ahead Tuesday--I am so excited! Evaluating Student WritingOh! I am counting down hours! Janice Campbell from Everyday Education will be joining me for our weekly Talk-a-Latte Chat. We are planning an awesome workshop that you can join at NO CHARGE! Want to join us? Set aside Tuesday, November 6, 2007 to join us! Do you know what you need to know to evaluate your student's writing skills? Can you recognize quality writing when you see it? Most professional teachers use a set of objective standards, known as a rubric, to fairly evaluate student's written work and to pinpoint areas that need improvement. You can use these valuable tools also! Come to this workshop and learn how to recognize well-written work, and how to use a rubric to evaluate writing skills, including content, organization, style, word choice, sentence fluency, and mechanics. A workshop you don't want to miss! Don't miss this awesome session! (Instructions to join this session are below.) Join Our Online High School Seminar THIS WEEK! Janice is one of our awesome speakers for this weekend's High School! YES! It Can Be Easy Too! Online Seminar. Tickets available here: http://www.CindyRushton.com/HighSchool.html You will LOVE her workshops. She has three more great workshops over the weekend. She is only ONE of our speakers. We have a super line-up. Take a peek at our schedule this weekend: Preview Chats: October 23, 2007 (already on our Membership Site)--Felice Gerwitz: Why Teach Evolution and Creation? November 6, 2007--Janice Campbell: Evaluating Student Writing November 8, 2007--Catherine Jaime: Extra or Essentials: The COMPLETE High School Education Friday, November 9, 2007: 9AM CST: Keeping Your Teen's Heart with Jill Novak 11AM CST:Because I Said So! Tips for Better Mother/Daughter Communication with JoJo Tabares 1PM CST: Writing for Profit (and FUN!) with Felice Gerwitz 3PM CST: Transcripts Made Easy with Janice Campbell 5PM CST: Say What You Mean Every Day with JoJo Tabares Saturday, November 10, 2007: 9AM CST: Train Them Up! Fostering Your Child's Bents with Jill Novak 11AM CST: Literature for Teens with Janice Campbell 1PM CST:10 Ways to Jazz Up Your Science Curriculum with Felice Gerwitz 3PM CST: Getting a Jumpstart on College with Janice CampbellWant to join us? We have TWO options: Complimentary ticket: Join in live. No access to our Membership Site or downloadable audios. When you are live, you are eligible for all doorprizes and special gifts--we have AMAZING goodies heading your way! Membership ticket: Join in live AND/OR listen later at your convenience. Access our Membership Site (already loaded with over $100 in free gifts...and we JUST got started! Attend live to be in all drawings and doorprizes that are given out over the weekend. Of course, all that are given to EVERYONE will be posted on our Membership Site--you can access them whether you are there or not. Want to join us? Get your ticket here: http://www.CindyRushton.com/HighSchool.html DETAILS YOU WILL NEED: DATE: November 6, 2007 TOPIC: Evaluating Student Writing Scheduled Start Time: 11:00 AM Pacific Time 12:00 PM Mountain Time 1:00 PM Central Time 2:00 PM Eastern Time CONFERENCE ROOM INFORMATION: Name of Room: Talk-a-Latte Password: letschat (NOTE: The password is case sensitive-do not enter any extra characters or spaces. Also, the password is only in effect during the actual chat. The room will be available Tuesday.) OUR CONFERENCE ROOM... We provide the software download-free. Here is the link: http://www.cindyrushton.com/Conference.exe Click to begin download or copy/paste into your internet browser and click ENTER. It will only take a few minutes to download into your computer, but you want to do it ahead of time so you don't miss a minute in the Conference Room. After it is downloaded on your computer, it will set up an icon on your desktop that says CONFERENCE. Then, you will only have to click it to open up the room. Here are your instructions from there: When you are ready to enter, you will enter your NAME or EMAIL ADDRESS in the first blank. Add the following information when prompted: Name of Room: Talk-a-Latte Password: letschat (password is case sensitive-do not enter any extra characters or spaces-password is only in effect during the actual chat) Remember...your password is different for chats and other classes. It only works for the room when the room is open for the study. See Ya Online! Get ready for a great time of study, fellowship, and relationship! Talk to ya in just a bit! With much love, Cindy PS! Pass the word to your friends! Feel free to forward this email. See Me Online! http://www.CindyRushton.com http://www.CindysDesktop.com http://www.MomtoMomRadioShow.com http://www.MomtoMomPodcast.com http://www.Writers-Nook.com http://www.Playmasters.info http://www.Talk-a-Latte.com http://www.UltimateHomeschoolExpo.com Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:38:37 -0500