Here’s a comment from my recent post on rising grocery costs that I wanted to respond to: Do you have that low of a grocery budget because you have to or because you want to (ie: pay off your mortgage faster?) Because sometimes I think we spend so much time on keeping our budget low…
Okay, this plastic scare has me paranoid now! I know we have nothing to fear, but we are to take good care of our family. SO, my questions are: is it only beverages that we are to worry about or all food? Can I still store my dry goods in Tupperware? What about Ziploc bags…
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, when we were dead in our trespasses, even made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so…
I’ve mentioned a few times that I am working on a site design, and that my blog will also be moving over to WordPress.org. All of this is going well and will happen fairly soon, but there is still another issue that keeps coming back to me. Here’s the issue. When I first began this…
Do you know where the food on your table has come from? Or the conditions that it was raised in? Yesterday, I read an article and watched a very disturbing video describing the largest beef recall in history. The video shows clips of very weak and ill cattle, being prodded, lifted up on forklifts, etc….
My husband and I have been participating in a course called Christianity Explored at our local church over the last 6 weeks. The course is similar in style to Alpha, where we are; building relationships with non-believers, then watching a video and discussing the video, their questions, etc. It has been such a joy and…
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here is the rest of the process that I have been working through as I create a new daily and weekly schedule for myself (and my kiddos). The third major thing that I did was to sit down with my worksheets from 24 Hours is All You Get (which is an…
In light of the conversation the other day surrounding a woman’s ability to minister, while keeping her priority on serving her family from within the home, I thought it would be valuable to explore this topic in a more practical way. It’s easy to say that we should be serving and loving others through our…
Lindsay has a wonderful post up, entitled Where have all the families gone? Here is an excerpt: One session I attended was titled, “Raising Kids on the Mission Field” and the aim of the class was to supply us with tools for how to make a smooth transition. I was eager to hear from an…
In keeping with blogging tradition, I’ve written 100 things about me, since this is my official 100th post! I can’t believe it’s gone by this quickly! I used to hate vegetables but now I love them I was an autism therapist in a former life I have a degree in psychology which I never use…
It’s over! You did it (and all across the continent, there is the sound of a collective sigh of relief)! In some ways, this month has been a real stretching experience, and in other ways, it’s flown by and I barely even noticed that I wasn’t spending any money. It’s encouraging to know that life…
If I had known what the chapter was about, I wouldn’t have read it. I should have guessed by the title, I suppose. But there’s no going back now. I read it, and now I have to deal with the consequences. The chapter, in the book Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and…
Here’s just a list of a few of mine and my husband’s many, well-loved books! Home Management and Organization: Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and NOT Be Overwhelmed– Carolyn Mahaney and daughters Living Well on One Income: …In a Two-Income World-Cynthia Yates Christianity/Theology/Doctrine: Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts– Jerry Bridges Humility:…
Welcome to Keeper of the Home! My new blog is up and running! How exciting to post my very first post (which I have linked to Money Saving Mom’s new series, “Money Making Mondays”). This blog has been a long time coming, and it is the fruit of many, many (did I say many?) hours…