Wealth is not just summed up by dollars and cents, but if you make more than $10K a year, you are among the wealthiest in our world. [worlddata.info] I have a dear friend that has seemed to always struggle with the thought, “Why did God bless me more than others?” She is uncomfortable in her…
When Christmas is coming, and the closet is full of presents yet to be wrapped, what do you do? Clean out the toy box, for goodness sake! I know you’re busy, but maybe–just maybe–you can donate those unused and unloved toys to a charity that will make someone else’s Christmas special. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer…
This is a confession. I don’t receive well. The curse of an insecure introvert, my sweet husband has been frustrated by this, perhaps more than anything else in our marriage. (Don’t ask him, though–I don’t really want to see a long list of other possibilities… :/) I don’t think I even realized what I was…
It’s the season of giving. We give to those we love and to those in need. Some of us give to those we don’t even know. We give because God gave first.
Understand from the beginning that I am not in any way talking about food! These are my thoughts on scaling down and simplifying my life… It’s not just children who struggle with the “need” versus “want” concept. I grew up in an average middle class family with four children, both parents, and usually a pet or…
It’s not a new concept, only new to me. I’d never heard it before, but wish that I had heard the idea when I was a young mother. My daughter shared with me that this year she is using the idea of Four Simple Gifts for Christmas this year with plans to continue it as a…
