There is no way that I can get everything done on my to-do list in the amount of daylight that is available to me. It’s easiest to cut corners (like skimping on my prayer and study time) in order to try to get it all done, but that usually ends up back firing.
The best way [...]
There is no way around it. You can write down as many budgets as you want. Graphs and charts can cover every wall. If you don’t keep up with what you are spending, it might as well be wallpaper.
Our family has been working hard to get completely debt free for the last seven years. We [...]
Yesterday was a LONG day and the last thing I wanted to do when I got home was wash dishes. They’d already been “soaking” since Sunday night, so they needed to be done. My husband wasn’t taking the hints.
After he went to bed and the house quieted down and I finished my writing work for [...]
When bad things happen, many people will wonder why God is putting them through it. In my study this morning I found myself drawn to Psalm 72:18 which reminds us that God only does wondrous things.
So why do some suffer and others don’t? I think each of us has struggles in our lives that we [...]
When I woke up this morning, the last thing I wanted to do was to get out of bed. Every muscle in my body seemed to hurt. The house was so cold, and the bed was so warm. And I was TIRED, deep in my soul kind of tired. “Just five more minutes,” I kept [...]
One week ago I was in the emergency room. Several hours later, I was beginning my recovery from surgery. Labor Day weekend was no vacation for me.
After a week of pain medication and my husband being around, my schedule is a little off kilter. I have managed to get up NEAR the same time as [...]
Eat More! That seems to be the motto for every thing and every one in the United States. The buffets encourage you to eat more – they are, after all, “all you can eat” and you must get your money’s worth. The restaurants serve portions big enough for a small family. [...]
Food has no more control over my life. It was something I confronted two weeks ago, and I’m holding my ground. It’s not like I’ve given up food. Instead, the power of what to eat and when to eat and how to eat is back in my hands (so to speak).
I’ve even [...]
My kids are going to lose my weight for me. The diets haven’t worked. The exercise videos still sit calmly in their wrappers. Desperate times call for desperate measures. It’s time to make my kids take some action.
It’s not as bad as it sounds. I’ll be doing the hard work; they’ll just be riding around [...]
I am fat. I’ve tried to ignore the fact for the last couple of years, but the mirrors don’t lie and I have to look in them every now and again. My family has always been weight conscious, so it would be an easy out to say it’s genetic. Just this last [...]