Finding Joy on the Journey in Faith, Family, and all Things in Between.
He's stomping. The heel walk thudding up the stairs. I hear his door close. Not slammed because he knows better but loud enough to display his surly temper. And I wonder at this eleven year old man-child, so like me in his temperament and yet I find myself constantly at odds with him. I go to his room. Pursue him. I am right in this. I am his mother and my decision won't change regardless … [Read more...]
So anyway, I had a very serious case of pneumonia compounded by my asthma, which left me incapacitated for a little over a month. I'm up and around now and my energy level is steadily rising but the accumulation of things needing to be done over the past month has hit the roof, broken through, and seems to be pooling in my hallway. Apparently, things don't tend to get done unless you do … [Read more...]
Tell me what you need and I'll tell you how to get along without it. There are many different reasons to commit to a spending fast. Mine are detailed here. A lot of people are committing to lowering their budget or to being more frugal. Those are great goals and they can definitely help one be more aware of their financial situation. My reasons for doing a spending fast had more to do with … [Read more...]
I am in the process of decluttering my house. Maybe even more so, I am deeply in process of decluttering my heart. There is so much clutter. Over the years, a house filled. Overflowing really. We had worked hard to get these things. Married at 19 , with only a few boxes between us, we had started out with so little. Quite a few years ago, I had scoured the papers for Black Friday sales and … [Read more...]
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