Like this post and don’t want to miss more like it? Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the end! This household is a big, big fan of pizza. We eat pizza every week, typically on Fridays. That started when I was doing grocery shopping on Fridays and getting home late in the evening and I did not feel like looking at any more food, much less preparing… Continue Reading
Speaking to Our Obstacles
This may sound crazy to some of you, but I speak to my obstacles. Actually, everyone speaks to their obstacles…it’s how you do it that determines what becomes of them. Have you ever said any of the following? I’m never going to get out of debt! I always get sick in the (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) We’re going to be short on the rent this month. I can’t make my… Continue Reading
Budget Challenge! Eating Cheap in the Month of June
The Monthly Budget Committee Meeting has ended only moments before I sat down to type this entry. This was the first BCM we’ve had in several months and a review of our spending habits has shown a dire need for belt-tightening and penny-pinching (even more than our usual!). I’m a tightwad, but will happily spend money if given the chance…seems like a contradiction, but I love spending money! And I… Continue Reading
Kindle? Nice, But I’ll Keep My Books Thank You Very Much!
The Kindle…an amazing gadget really. You can store an insane amount of reading material on one. You can take your library with you wherever you go, and except for a power emergency and a dead battery, always have your favorite novels, manuals or whatever at your fingertips. But there’s one thing a Kindle doesn’t have…the sensory qualities that a book has. A new book has a delightfully intoxicating smell…a bouquet… Continue Reading
A Review: The Map, by David R. Murrow
Author David Murrow has discovered an ancient map, hidden within the Gospel of Matthew, that guides a man along his journey of following Christ and being a man…if he can find, read, and follow it of course. This book explains where to find The Map and how to use it to truly become a disciple of Jesus Christ. It also sheds insight on why men often feel out of place… Continue Reading
A Review: I Am Hutterite, by Mary-Ann Kirkby
I Am Hutterite, by Mary-Ann Kirkby The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman’s Journey to reclaim Her Heritage Imagine growing up within a community so close, it’s more like a huge extended family…where the pressures and distractions of the outside world don’t exist…beautiful gardens, sandy paths, simplicity. Then imagine being taken from the security of structured order and routine, family, friends, all that you’d ever known and being thrust… Continue Reading
