This is our 2nd time doing a NO Spend month and last time we ended up saving $1200! Whoa! This time we are hoping to save even more but I’m not sure that’s possible as we’ve added in quite a bit since then as far as our budget, including a membership to our local Athletic […]
No Spend February 2016
Two years ago we decided to see how little money we could spend in February and did our first NO Spend month. It went really well and we ended up saving $1200! You can read more about doing a No Spend Month here if you are curious what it’s all about or are thinking of […]
Missing – Gratefulness in our home!
The past few days I’ve been reading Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch as I am part of the launch team for this book and honestly, all through the book I keep saying, “Yes, this!” Reading excerpts aloud to my husband, highlighting half the book, wanting to stay up all night to finish […]
2016 word for the year
I am so excited to blog today and share what God has laid on my heart for this year! In 2014 my word for the year was Deeper and I really felt like that was my word for 2015 as well, I just didn’t know it until last week when I looked back over the […]
Reviewing 2015
2015 is almost over, as always the year seems to fly by and we always think the next few days,weeks or months won’t be so busy but they fill up somehow. In 2014 my word was deeper and it was a struggle for me overall, I felt lonely, lost and just really not sure what […]
Thoughts on For the Love & Community
So let me start by saying this because it’s important to be honest, I didn’t love Jen Hatmaker until recently. I know, scandalous. Back in 2004 I did one of her first bible studies for women and I didn’t love it. Then I was going to read Seven and I just didn’t do it because […]
Seasons of Motherhood
Lately I’ve really noticed that we’ve moved into a different stage of life and I think we’ve been here for a while but don’t want to admit it because that means we are all getting older. We are no longer the couple in their late 20’s/early 30’s with small children at home, filled with busy […]
Bloom where you are planted
For many of you who we see often, you know the debate of moving South or not has been ongoing in our home for about a year, well ok, maybe a little longer than that. The past two winters have been really rough on me personally. The bone chilling cold combined with the wind plus the cloudy days, make […]
Word of the Year 2014 Review
Last January, I wrote about my word of the year, DEEPER. Here’s a quick recap of where I was focusing this year: Deeper in my relationship with Christ and submitting my life to Him. I’ve made strides in this area but really such a long way to go. Deeper into his word and his promises. […]
Word of the Year check in
Back in January I blogged about my word of the year. I did a check in back in late April as well. I figured it’s time for another check in even though I really don’t want to but I do want to be accountable to God, friends and family, whoever reads this and to myself […]