The sporadic posts around here are a result of a three week long road trip (from WA to San Diego and back again with three kids…) as well as some very busy happenings in our households. Posts may be a bit more sporadic and spontaneious this summer which hopefully fits in with your lifestyles, I [...]

Missionary Moms is publishing my writings on grief over the next few weeks. If you want to hear more about our grieving process as we mourned (and continue to do so) the loss of our firstborn and how that has impacted our faith and hope in God I’d like to invite you over there to [...]

I had such an enjoyable time with you gals today thank you for the opportunity to come and speak at your MOPS group (and for your fabulous workers who graciously entertained my children! As) I mentioned this morning there are so many ways to really make every penny count as you shepherd your home below [...]

I am quite fascinated with re-purposing these days so for Easter this year I decided to re-purpose a bunch of fabric I had on hand, and some pants that were too short, and an old stained white boxed neck t-shirt into these outfits. The total cost was $4 (for the zippers for my girls dresses) [...]

We loved our Ben and Jerry’s Ice cream…how about you?

Dear reader please excuse my absence from Friday until now I have been sewing matching Easter dresses for my girls, ties for my son and husband and re purposing a matching dress for myself. WE are going to be one matching family this Easter! I’ll have to post pictures at some point as [...]

I had such an enjoyable time with you ladies tonight thank you for the opportunity to come and speak at your MOPS group! As I mentioned this evening there are so many ways to really make every penny count as you shepherd your home below are some of the highlights I mentioned this evening of [...]

Thanks to those of you that commented on Mondays post regarding Haiti. We continue to be moved by the generosity of those around us and encouraged so much by what you are doing for the people of Haiti in the wake of this tragedy. The pastor of the church my husband and I attended when [...]

While not specifically on the topic of frugal living I think both these sites are worth your time!
I have a guest post up on Missionary Moms right now where I talk about setting New Years Financial Goals. Ashley has a great comment below the post regarding how she saves money living overseas. This is a [...]

Shutterfly and Target are working together to offer a great free promotion thorugh 1/17/09. This promotion is good for one free poster calendar all you have to do is pay shipping.
To take advantage of this freebie you must:
1) log onto or register for a shutterfly account
2) Click on “my account” and then on “special offers”
3) [...]