Yes, the economy is bad. But our grandparents dealt with far worse. And in the midst of the Great Depression and two world wars, they fared better, accumulated more wealth, became more resourceful and complained a whole lot less than my generation and our parents. I talk to people every day who are struggling with …
April 06, 2012
Dear Daughter
We are in the process of adopting a 15-year-old girl from the foster care system. We have not gotten to meet the young lady whose face we have fallen in love with, but there is so much that I want her to know. Here’s a start. Hi sweet girl. I haven’t even gotten to meet …
February 28, 2012
How to fight discouragement
Why is it so easy to start feeling discouraged? I asked this question on Facebook recently and got some interesting answers. But after some prayer and searching God’s Word, I think it comes down to three things: 1. What you hear We are all surrounded by discouraging, negative people. Ya gotta love ‘em. but you …
February 08, 2012
Budget girl on vacation!
Sorry for the lack of blog posts lately – I took a little time off from writing and now I’m ba-aacckkk! We have an incredible opportunity to go to Orlando next month, so I’m researching ways to have an awesome family vacation on a budget. I’ve always said that to me being a good steward …
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December 04, 2011
Couponing without craziness: Maximum savings for minimal effort
I’m sitting here watching a Tivo’d episode of “Extreme Couponing” where a seemingly very unhappy woman is having a coronary over whether her 60 hours of couponing labor will yeild $1,000 in groceries for $55. Her haul included a ton of sugar-sweetened drinks and sodas, cookies, crackers, cake mix and 28 tubs of cream cheese. …
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