Is Faith An Excuse to Not Try?
Is Faith An Excuse Not to Try? Last week, I received a comment about faith in a higher power often being an excuse for people to not try. I totally disagree, but I have seen this very attitude in the...
View Article3 Reasons My Blog is More
Just over four months ago, I started this blog on maternity leave. I had recently become a fan of Lisa Jo Baker’s and loved the idea of participating in Five Minute Friday, but I didn’t have a blog and...
View ArticleThis Is The Day The Lord Has Made
Some days, I feel like the only luck I have is the bad kind. After noticing evidence of a mouse infestation (including catching a baby mouse), I called an exterminator to come out to the house. Of...
View ArticleLife Lessons Learned While “Dying”
I feel like a broken record, but just in case you didn’t visit at all during October – I spent that entire month living as if I was dying and blogging about it every single day. You can check out all...
View ArticleThe Financially Submissive Wife
The Financially Submissive Wife I believe wives should be submissive to their husbands. There, I said it. I am not good at doing it, but as a Christian who believes in the Bible, I have to follow its...
View ArticleGive Your Debt to God?
Give Your Debt to God? I contacted a talented friend from Texas, asking for some professional help on this here ole blog. Of course, that meant outing myself to her (eek) and she was very gracious...
View ArticleLessons I Wish I’d Learned from the Mennonites
My father was the baby of the family – the only son who survived into adulthood. He was a “junior” and his dad (“senior”, naturally) was a well-respected pillar of the community. Dad hadn’t really...
View ArticleI Bought My Daughter a “Frozen” Backpack – And I’m Fine With It
We are in a lot of debt and I just left my rocket scientist job. Ok, I was a project manager, but I still identify as a rocket scientist. Money is tight for the moment, as we wait for an offer on our...
View ArticleWhat to Do When You Lose Your Purse on a Flight
UPDATE (9/2/2015) – The rings are now in my possession. Thanks, everyone for your supportive words! On August 15th we boarded a flight from our old state to our new state. While our vehicles would be...
View ArticleDo As I Say: Insurance Itemization
Hi, I’m Kirsten. I’m a former rocket scientist (really), who is at times pretty dumb – with money. Every so often I like to share my stories so that others can learn (here’s an example). It’s my “do as...
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