About Money

So for the last several weeks I have been taking a Money class at a local church to improve our finances. I am so grateful that the people in this community care enough about others, to take their time to teach this class for free, while providing a free dinner, and free childcare for 12 weeks long. Along with this wonderful service, I also have my own personal money coach who is a wonderful caring woman with a new baby who has been so helpful and encouraging and even has the "call me anytime if you get stuck or need anything" rule. For this I am truly grateful to God for answering my prayers in time of need. We have also been blessed by receiving help from a family friend who has been a true accountability partner regarding finances. I recently found this short blog on one of the emails I get from the site "Living On A Dime". This is a wonderful site, with wonderful tips and recipes, and many ways to save money. I just thought this was a good reminder to me! And by the way, last month we decided to cut out our cable due to the ridiculous cost and I have gotten so much more done! It is amazing how much time we will sit in front of the TV and let our precious time pass us by!


If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy ."

"And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity. "

"If you woke up this morning with more health than illness .. You are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day ."

"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation .. You are ahead of 700 million people in the world.

"If you can attend a church without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world! ."

"If your parents are still alive and still married....you are very rare ."

"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair."

If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

Have a great day and remember to thank God for all of the blessings that you do have!

A Sunny Sunday!

Chunky playing peek a boo!

'The kids trying to find "balance" between work and play!

"Look mom, it's raining leaves!"

Proof that God exist. Who else could create such perfect colors?

Future artist needing to get a new canvas!

Fall Fun! Part 2

I love this picture of Chunky on the hayride

Playing in the corn pit!

Eating pumpkin ice cream

Having a great day with mommy on the hayride!

Fall Fun! Part 1

Family photo before going into the corn maze

"Now I am going to tell you which way to go"

"Which one of these am I supposed to put in the pumpkin pie?"

Chunky is almost as tall as the corn!

Working the way through the straw maze

Today we went to the corn maze/pumpkin patch for a fun fall family day! We had a great time. As a child, we did not have any yearly traditions, so when Chunky was born, one of the first traditions I established was to take him to a pumpkin patch every year! The first year was in Metairie, LA, the next two years in Lafayette, IN, and this year in Attica, IN. Chunky's favorite part of the day was the hayride, pulled by a tractor.