When my daughter was 2 years old, we still lived out in the country. One day, my teenage sister was visiting and we were just hanging out by the pool. Ashtyn was SO CUTE, pushing her little grocery cart with all her plastic food in it around on the patio. When I turned toward the […]

I have to admit, I’m a PEOPLE PLEASER. I want to make everybody happy. And I HATE saying ‘no’. It seems like so many people want me to do something that I just can’t possibly fit in, would run me down, or is just more than I can handle – and I’m forced to say “NO”. It always makes […]

Back in 2005, we sold our farm and moved into town so that we could be closer to the church. The people that were buying our house became our GOOD FRIENDS. They would come over just to hang out. We even invited them to David’s birthday party. On closing day, we were SO EXCITED that […]

I rarely drink coffee, anymore. But I do enjoy a good cup of hot tea in the morning. So when Teavanna had a 75% off sale, I stocked up…enough to last me the WHOLE YEAR! Those little daily decisions can make a BIG difference in our finances. The faithful over the little will eventually be […]

In 2007, in Washington D.C., a man quietly took his place up against a subway wall, pulled out his violin, placed his hat on the ground and began to play the most beautiful music Several THOUSAND people passed through the subway station that day. Some stopped to listen, briefly. Some even dropped sympathy coins in […]