Simple Living

11 Principles for Frugal Living

by April Emery March 6, 2012
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Learning how to live frugally is not something most people naturally are born knowing how to do. It takes work. Whatever financial state you find yourself in these tips can help you live as a better steward of the resources God has given you. 1 – Follow a budget. In my opinion, you cannot live [...]

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More Than Enough—Finding Contentment

by April Emery March 11, 2011
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The sun shone through the window onto my clothes-laden bed. There I stood, staring at a mountain of clothing that belonged to my family of five. As I slowly dismantled the pile and folded each item I grew concerned that my son might not have enough clothes for the season (even though I had just [...]

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Homeschooling Through Unemployment

by Tina James December 3, 2009
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Homeschooling through my husband’s unemployment has been a mixed bag of blessings and difficulties. First of all, let me address some of the difficulties—most of which you could probably come up with on your own. 24/7 Family Togetherness — Homeschooling families spend a lot of time together. Togetherness goes hand-in-hand with homeschooling and, indeed, may [...]

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Steep Your Life in God

by Stephanie Gulland November 11, 2009

If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to [...]

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The Pursuit of Wealth

by Stephanie Gulland April 5, 2009

Don’t weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time? For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird! —Proverbs 23:4-5 (NLT) These verses really hit me this morning. I thought about how sometimes Ed and I have worked so hard because we are trying to get things. These verses [...]

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Not a SAHG

by Karen Robbins April 1, 2008

The other day I heard a woman describe herself as a Stay At Home Grandmother. She cared for her grandchildren while their mother helped to make ends meet in this economy where two incomes are almost an essential to survival. While her job description brought a smile to my face, it also reminded me of [...]

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He Will See You Through

by Mariane Holbrook April 18, 2007

In 1981, Rabbi Harold Kushner’s book, When Bad Things Happen To Good People was breaking sales records all across America. So popular was the book that it became the subject of many college courses, focus and study groups, and eventually it passed over 4 million copies in sales. For inquiring minds, an equally intriguing book [...]

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