Thank you notes are practical ways to teach gratitude and thankfulness. How do you teach a four-year-old to be grateful? My grandmother had always impressed on me the importance of thanking people in writing, but four years olds are not exactly known for their penmanship or spelling. Still, I wanted the children to give something…
Set a budget for Christmas so the holidays don’t break your bank. Christmas always seems to be a budget-busting moment in our home. Even this year, when gift giving was modest or homemade, I still felt the crunch. In the past, I have used our tax refund to help me catch up on our bank…
I’m tired of playing catch up. It’s time to make my way to get things done. My goal for this year is to do it all. I’m trying to start up a content writing career, maintain my home, homeschool my two boys, take care of the new one-year-old, finish editing my novel (and find an…
The eating sin hinders my blessings in life. It sounds silly, but it’s true. I’m not talking about the basic, help the body run eating. The kind of eating that is my stumbling block it the emotional and spiritual eating. The Truth of the Eating Sin I eat because I feel fat and I just…
Working at Home is a job in itself. Not only do you have the kids to contend with and the house to keep clean, but you have all the well intentioned friends and family who hear the word “home†and assume you have time to run their errands or talk with them on the phone….
The time for change will always be now. I will never change for anyone again.” There were too many bruises and pain from the past. If there was something different someone wanted in me then he would just have to go somewhere else to find it. I was me and that was all that was…
The internet is the perfect opportunity for Stay-at-home-moms (SAHM) to make money without taking away from the home focus. Just keep in mind that you are not going to get something for nothing, and NEVER give out your bank account info to someone who is offering you a “job.” If you are wise and cautious,…
Relationships are the foundation to everything I want, everything I need, and everything worth having. If I want to have a blessed and successful life then I have to make investments to grow up the relationships around me. There are three simple keys to making any relationship work. Three Keys to the Perfect Relationship 1….
I have always felt “fat” as defined by the great “they” out there. I started developing when I was nine and my brother was the first to announce it to my mothers. “I will not ride the bus with her anymore until you buy her a bra.” The comment provided HUGE fuel to my personal…