This week, if my friend and I get our act together, we will be having a garage sale.  Now, I’ve never had one, have high doubts of making anything, and can’t imagine anyone wanting my ‘precious possessions’ but I’m going to give it a whirl. I spoke with a lady this week that said her and a friend paid their way to Taiwan by having 5 garage sales over the course of the year.  They sold some of their own things as well as what people donated from their church. Now, I’m not planning any trips to Taiwan but I am trying to follow Dave Ramsey’s advice and save me up…

I made a visit to Holy Experience and read this post.  It’s beautifully written and tore at my heartstrings.  Savor the moments with your children – they are so fleeting.  The little one who pulls at your skirts, who wants your time, will not be that way for long.  Savor every precious moment.       Copyright 2008 Treasuring the Moments

I have had a laundry sorter/organizer for several years but not only have I had more children since I bought it, they are now getting big. (6 kids, ages 18, 16, 13, 11, 5, 2)  Bigger Kids = Bigger Loads of Laundry in my house Recently, this started to become a problem not only because of the children’s size but because I’ve taken on some additional responsibilities which has caused my laundry piles to get away from me.  Laundry was flowing out of my organizer to the floor.  I would think "I’ll get to it TODAY," but then something would hinder and it would be there the next day. This would not do.  As…

My oldest son has turned 18 as of yesterday.  It seems as if life is changing pretty quickly these days.  When they’re little it feels like forever but once they get about 12 it just starts to fly by. I always thought I was so practical and logical minded.  I thought watching your kids grow up would be exciting and it was just a part of life, so deal with it.  But it has been completely different for me.  I actually get quite emotional thinking about it –  my little babies are growing up on me. I thank God that He has given my son a desire to serve Him…

If you think you might be a little behind  – how about a birthday celebration 6 months late? My second oldest, Zachary, turned 16 back in March.  We had company at the time and figured we’d do something special later.  Okay, fine.  But 6 months later?  Yep. My friend invited us to go on a camping trip with their church up in the high country.  We decided to let Zachary make the decision whether we went there or someplace else since this was going to be his special birthday weekend – finally.  Zachary thought it sounded like a plan and after much tearing around, grocery shopping, packing, taking my son to college, going to…