the Mr. and I When my husband Ben and I married almost 10 years ago {can it be? 10 years?}- I knew that being rich was not in our future. He was on staff at a super-tiny church in a super-tiny town. He made $12,000 as the full time youth minister. But what I didn’t […]
Thankfulness
August 8, 2011 by
Thankful for today: a sleeping baby curled next to me….. pizza, especially of the deep dish assortment {apparently my body loves it, too- it doesn’t want to let go of it!}…. air conditioning….Seriously. books….{especially cheap ones!} and love. And you?
A Good Read
August 6, 2011 by
Repeat after me: I will never, ever pay retail for books. Ever. Okay, don’t you feel better now? I just felt compelled to share this tip after visiting our HalfPrice Bookstore this afternoon. I know that all of my readers are not lucky enough to have not one, but two of these gems within 10 […]
A few of my faves
August 3, 2011 by
Today I am just going to share a few of my favorite blogs/posts I have read recently. I am working on a post I want to share in a day or two, but for now, check these out! I love Ann Voskamp. I love her book One Thousand Gifts: The Dare to Live Fully Right Where […]
July 19, 2011 by
So unintentionally I am taking a break this week from dollar store deals. The last two days were thoughtful posts… you can read them here and here.
July 18th
July 18, 2011 by
Today is July 18th. Probably not so much a significant day, in the most people’s lives anyway. But in our little family, it is the day the world tilted a bit off its axis. Our little boy Landon was born in May of 2005. He seemed like a perfectly healthy big boy. Ten pounds, ten […]
