Mr. Yoder Toter and I have always been frugal food shoppers, but having three children has added a dimension of buying things that we never did before. ?Whereas I used to eat the only bowl of cereal each morning, there are now 4 bowls of cereal. ?Or instead of using 4 pieces of bread for …
Guys & Gals, There is something that a few people have told me lately and it really gets my goat. ?Pretty much since baby #3 was just a bun in the oven?I’ve often heard, “You need a bigger house.” I don’t get this statement (and I have?to curb the need to say, “You need a …
Why we need to stop saying, “You need a bigger house.” Read More »
It’s 9:19 on a weeknight…. and no one needs me. The children and the husband are asleep. The house is quiet. Sure the kitchen is still showing its?post-dinner exodus – a dirty stove-top and unrinsed dishes. ?Thomas the Train has spewed his track all over the living room floor and there is a pile of …
You may have gotten the gist from the blog that we plan to homeschool our children. Jackson is quickly approaching kindergarten and I’m knee deep in trying to …
I recently went to the Memorial Service of a friend’s grandpa. Now, I had only met his grandpa one time, but after hearing the speeches at this service, I could have given a short synopsis of this man’s servant heart and his love for God and family. The eulogy is like the window into the …
Yesterday, I logged onto Facebook mid-afternoon to see a barrage of bad news. ?Two Australian citizens put to death in Indonesia. ?A fight at the Supreme Court over the definition of marriage. ?Riots in Baltimore after a young man is fatally injured by police. I don’t need to give my political views on any of …
#WishfulWednesday- A personal wish for conversations not condemnations Read More »
I know that most of my readers are in the 25-39 crowd, but I think retirement, or our vision for retirement should really be in our minds from the onset of our careers.? While retirement can seem ions away, we should have have a conversation about retirement at the onset of adulthood. I know some …
I think most financial experts will tell you that 90% of success with money is really just behavior. ?You can make very little and leave something for the next generation if you are very wise about your spending and how you invest. ?Even my previous posts (here and here) were nothing about financial strategies but …
