Who would have ever thought? Me cutting up ALL of my credit cards! Yikes... ALL of them. I still remember after college getting my first card, a Spiegel card. Do you remember the Spiegel catalog? I was so excited to have "free" money... I guess I didn't really understand the whole credit does not equal free... I bought all sorts of stuff, I had fun shopping the pages... Then the bill came and I … [Read more...] about no safety net…
A different approach to fasting…
Lenten fasts have a tendency to be oriented toward things like giving up food or television. But there are many other creative ways we can welcome Jesus’ healing touch this Lent. Below are some suggestions you may want to consider. Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day. Fast from judging others. Before making judgments, recall how Jesus overlooks our … [Read more...] about A different approach to fasting…
Say “yes” to others by saying “no” to yourself!
Recently I read an article that gave me a great idea. As you know by now (if you read my last 2 blogs) one of my Lenten promises is the simple (or so I thought) act of giving up my daily diet cokes. This is done in preparation for the Resurrection! Refusing my body pleasures that I am accustomed to develops a form a discipline. The ability to intentionally say no to desires in expectation of the … [Read more...] about Say “yes” to others by saying “no” to yourself!
300 words
Here we are on Ash Wednesday. As you may have read yesterday my two Lenten promises are 1.) Give up diet coke and 2.) Give up the scale. I decided to give up the scale because every morning when I step on it, I feel depressed, discouraged, and beaten. I was thinking that if God gave his only son for me, and loves me so much, does he want me beating myself up daily? I decided that he does not! … [Read more...] about 300 words
6 weeks of Lent
Growing up Catholic, I remember always trying to come up with something I could "give up" for Lent. Then as I got older, I decided to "add" something special. This year, however, I decided to really challenge myself...In a couple of different ways. First, I am giving up diet coke!!! :( I have stumbled upon so many articles lately talking about how bad DC is for you (I know, I … [Read more...] about 6 weeks of Lent
In this quick moment…
Every now and then I find myself in pure wonder. Total awe. THIS is my life. This IS my life. This is MY life. This is my LIFE! (Sometimes I like to say my sentences like that and notice the different interpretations of each sentence :) anyways...back to my blog ;) ) I am blessed. Right now I have a few moments between running around mom-style and waiting for my two fave kiddos to walk in … [Read more...] about In this quick moment…
1 + 1 = Zero
Ok, so we are moving along on our journey to Financial Freedom with Dave Ramsey and our Financial Peace University classes. This week we were challenged to write down all of our income and "spend" every penny of it on paper. We need to use our monthly cash flow chart to know where we want all of our income to go. There are set categories such as saving, giving, household items, clothing etc. … [Read more...] about 1 + 1 = Zero
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