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Spring Time is Here!

2011-04-11T09:24:00.000-07:00

Spring is in full swing! Check out our new edition of the HM newsletter, we honor brides and moms. Warming weather, bright flowers, and thoughts of love are reflected in our product features this month. Just choose a great template to quickly and easily publish your meaningful gifts or consider joining us for one-on-one publishing support during one of our Club Nights!

In fact, with more and more of our publishers taking advantage of ClubHM*, we have decided to complement our Club Nights (Panera Bread in the Talega Shopping Center in San Clemente on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month at 6pm) with Beginner Classes held every Monday from 10am to 1pm...come and bring a friend. For more information or to RSVP, please contact us!

See you there,
The Tender Hearts Team
Virginia, Renae & Miranda

*Take advantage of ClubHM in April and for as little as $30 a month for the next three months, earn enough points to publish both a Mother & Father's Day gift!

To see the full version of this letter click HERE

Heritage Makers in Womans Day Magazine, check it out!

2011-03-28T09:31:00.000-07:00

Heritage Makers, Tender Hearts company of choice to use for publishing, was featured in Woman's Day Magazine! We are so excited to share this article with you, and hope you enjoy it :)

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Giving away a FREE 8x8 Book every month in 2011

2011-03-10T11:14:00.000-08:00

Everyone has a story to tell! Those of you have published understand the impact and value of telling those stories.

We are EXCITED to announce that starting this month, Tender Hearts will award one 8x8 book a month to one of our blog viewers. Submit your story to admin@tenderhearts.com, with your contact information.

The first week in April we will announce the winner for the month of March,who will receive and complimentary 8x8 book credit.

We can't wait to hear your stories!

March 7, 2011

2011-03-07T09:47:00.000-08:00

Perhaps the single most rewarding thing....

2011-03-01T20:37:00.000-08:00

Perhaps the single most rewarding thing we value as woman are relationships. While men find their significance in their work environment, it is the nature of women to find our significance within the context of relationship. We are created, designed, predisposed to spend a great deal of time establishing & nurturing those connections. It occurred to me while I was preparing to speak with a group of MOPs (mothers of preschoolers) last week, that story is the most powerful resource that we instinctively use to build relationships and intimacy one with another. When you think about it, we think in story, we communicate, we plan, we dream in story.The first questions we ask when meeting someone new are designed to give us context for that person's life...who are they, what do they do, where do they live, where are they from...the answers help us paint a picture, a story of that person.

It’s a matter of fact, we are all deeply impacted by the stories we hear. Stories of both tragedy and triumph engage us on deep levels beneath the surface of the masks we sometimes wear. They build bridges that connect our minds and bind our hearts together, leaving us forever changed. It is this intimacy that enriches our lives, making us better for it. But intimacy that cultivates tender hearts, strengthens family and knits lives together requires time and nurturing. As busy women, moms and leaders, what does this look like? Someone once said, "you can tell a person's priorities by looking at their calendar and their checkbook." I encourage you to analyze both and find those pockets of time and money that can be filled with relationship-building activities. Spend an hour with a friend in need treating them to coffee rather than buying that latest cutest pair of shoes. Be creative in engaging your husband in "I wonder" dialogue. Turn off the TV and say, I wonder how you felt watching our son catch his first football, I wonder what motivated you to become an attorney, policeman, teacher, etc..., I wonder what is your favorite memory from your childhood. Stop the hustle and bustle of mothering and sit on the floor with your child or at the table when they come in the door from school and ask them some of those story questions...what do they want to be when they grow up, what do they dream about, what do they imagine the color purple taste like?

Another way to cultivate deeper relationships with our children is to share our own stories. During the course of this last year, I have spent a great deal of time preparing a book template for mothers to easily document their their hopes, their dreams, their fears and their passions. It was created in collaboration with Shelly Radic, the author and interim President of MOPS International and provides questions that help you explore your journey to and through motherhood. This will become a treasure for your children as they one day walk the path of parenthood. - Virginia Dixon

MOPS of Mariners Church

2011-02-22T20:32:00.001-08:00

We had so much fun getting to meet and talk to the moms in the MOPS group at Mariners Church in Irvine and are so grateful for the opportunity we had for Virginia to share her story and the power of documenting and telling their own stories. I wanted to share just a few photos of our time at the MOPS group. I am so excited to keep this blog updated as we have more filming underway tomorrow in the AM and so much more to post. Our journey continues as our commitment is stronger than ever to make "THEblog" a place for discussion and inspiration of the impact of individual story! :) -Miranda

Welcome!

2011-02-16T22:56:00.000-08:00