Helping Your Family Through Financial Hardship
NOTICE: Time has changed. I mistakenly listed the time for Morning Motivation at 8 am, but the correct time is 10 am. Sorry! One of the many ways a wife can help her husband or be a burden to him is...
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Sandpaper/Crayon Easy Craft for Kids
Sandpaper/Crayon Art Always looking for creative craft ideas, this one was a hit with my children. It was easy enough for my nine-year-old to orchestrate (with a little oversight while ironing) and all...
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On Building a House and Scrap Wood
Things are coming along nicely with our house! (If you’re new, read about our storm.) Through God’s providence, my husband has been working for my Dad in construction for the last 4 years or so. So...
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What We Teach Our Children (or not) Through Family Economy
Face it: we live in a society where an “entitlement mentality” is growing all the time. More and more, money seems to be falling from the sky to a generation who really doesn’t know there is no such...
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Homeschooling: Teaching English Simply
(Updated and revised) “Do not underestimate the importance of all the conversations (slow and clear conversations) that a mother has throughout the day with her child. If Mother speaks clearly and...
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10 Ways Economic Hardship Can Benefit a Family
Prosperity equals advantage. Do you believe that? I am fascinated with the irony of this mentality most Americans hold dear. Maybe even more so since I hear often, as a mother of nine, about...
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God is in the Business of Upcycling
Aren’t we just like them? Those Jesus taught. In need of stories, object lessons real-life explanations we can see and touch? And if we look and listen with ready eyes and ears, we can still see the...
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10 Simple Money Saving Ideas
Simplify your life. Follow this list. Consider ways to earn from home. Sell washer necklaces Make all your gifts. Cut costs in the kitchen. Turn your hot water heater off. Save money with your mind....
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Simplify: Less Really is More (And Money-Saving Secrets)
There is so much irony in prosperity. Prosperity is often the enemy of simplicity. Prosperity breeds apathy. And as it relates to our stuff, it creates in us a disposable attitude. If you live in...
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Simplicity: How to Balance it With Stewardship
How can I be a good steward of God gives me and still live with simplicity? We all know that more stuff is more complicated. But what of our good stewardship over what we are given? What about being...
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