Ringing it in
I love fresh starts. I know I don’t have to wait for a New Year to get one. My Savior makes it possible for me every day. But there’s something special about a New Year just the same. I love…
Take Note
It’s time to do yourself a little favor. Take a quiet moment while the memories are still fresh and write some Christmas notes for yourself for next year. This isn’t the time to make huge plans (Which is so tempting…
Christmas Eve 2013
There was some concern on my part whether I would/should be able to go Christmas Eve. We were planning to travel up to the farm (about an hour away) to spend the day in the new church basement with Darren’s…
While I Was Sleeping
I couldn’t move. Couldn’t speak. Couldn’t eat. After 3 days my fever spiked to 104.7. I thought we were headed to the emergency room, but I couldn’t walk to the car and I’m too cheap for an ambulance. So I…
December’s $400 challenge week 1
Update: I just realized that new readers would have no idea what this post is about :). We are challenging ourselves to feed our family of 8 on $400 a month until we recover from a financial loss. This is…
The Easiest Eggnog in the World
And tasty too. You can also make it dairy free, or sugar free or both. It costs about half of commercial eggnog. We’ve voted. And persuaded the neighbor kids to weigh in. It tastes better than the stuff at the…
Giving Too Much
Is there such a thing? . . . Maybe. Giving is an important part of the Christmas season. It reminds us of God’s gift to us in His son. It’s a celebration of a birthday that forever changed the world.…
The Perfect Christmas
I easily get caught up in wanting Christmas to be perfect and dreaming huge dreams for the short future. Dreams so huge that when the future speedily comes my way I flail and flounder and botch everything up. In the…
$400 a month to feed 8
If you are new here, my food budget has been $500 a month for the last year. The year before that it was $450. And the year before that it was $400. I have 6 kids aged nearly 14 down…
Turning a Corner
I think I’ve had a midlife crisis of sorts. And then I think, wait—You’re not that old. And then I realize that if I double my life I’d be 74…..I’m that old?! But it’s not really about me. It’s about…