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The 3 Most Successful Ways I Avoid Spending Money

November 4, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

One of the things I do miss about being on such a tight budget is the fun of shopping. Shopping…

31 Day Financial Challenge, Cooking, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge- Day 20: Evaluating Your Expenses – Food

November 4, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

I have spent a great deal of time looking for ways to save money on our food bill. Mostly because…

31 Day Financial Challenge, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge – Day 19: Evaluating Your Expenses – Automobiles

November 3, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

Obviously what Trent lists as part of this step is only a small sampling of potential ways to save money…

budget, Finance

Don’t Underestimate the Power of Debt

October 11, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

My husband and I never carried much debt, or at least we thought so. We’ve always paid our credit cards…

31 Day Financial Challenge, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge – Day 18: Evaluating Your Expenses – Energy

October 4, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

This step can be boiled down to four steps. -Install CFLs -Install a programmable thermostat -Install surge protectors -Turn off…

31 Day Financial Challenge, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge – Day 17: Evaluating Your Expenses – Life Insurance

September 27, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

We recently met with our financial planner and while we were there we decided to review our life insurance. Currently…

31 Day Financial Challenge, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge – Day 16: Evaluating Your Expenses – Home and Auto Insurance

September 21, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

I thought this step was very helpful. While it didn’t end up saving us much money, I still think it’s…

31 Day Financial Challenge, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge – Day 15: Coming In Under Budget And An Emergency Fund

September 17, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

Coming in under budget is an exciting feeling. It’s easy to start looking for ways to spend that money. In…

31 Day Financial Challenge, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge – Day 14: Get Rid of Debts, (Slowly but Surely)

September 15, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

One of the major reasons why this step is so difficult for us is that our debts don’t seem real….

31 Day Financial Challenge, Finance

My 31 Day Financial Challenge – Day 13: Pay for Your Dreams First

September 15, 2010 by Bethany No Comments

I have heard the philosophy of “paying yourself first” before. I agree that it is helpful to keep a separate…

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This girl! She just comes to life on stage. The la This girl! She just comes to life on stage. The last three months have been grueling for us all. (Hard work for her trying to learn all the songs, dances and lines and for us managing schedules and transport). 
She'd never done a musical before and it's been quite an experience. In the end, I know she's proud of what she and the rest of the cast accomplished. (And still has two more shows to go!)
So grateful to @chrysostomacademy for opening their doors to homeschoolers and giving her this chance to shine. 

#musicmanjr #chrysostomacademy #parenting #parentingteens #theaterkid #homeschoolkid #babygirlgrowingup
At least seven years, possibly longer. I've lost t At least seven years, possibly longer. I've lost track at this point. 
There is still tons more work to do but I'm officially done with my first full manuscript edit and ready to send this well loved (and sometimes hated) project off to my beta readers. 
Holding my breath and hoping it's as good as I hope and not as bad as I fear. 

#manuscript #firstedit #betareaders #actsofwives #amwriting #amediting #historicfiction #onwriting #amwriting #writerproblems #theendisnear #musedontfailmenow #writingonthego #writerslife #wordcount #80000strong
#justafewmorewords #honestyarns #author #writing #workingtitle #AuthorsOfInstagram #WritersOfInstagram #alwaysawriter
What does rest mean to you? I've always thought of What does rest mean to you?
I've always thought of rest as either physical rest (sleeping) or something like a vacation when there is a freedom from responsibilities. 
I'm taking some time off from work this week and it's harder than I thought it would be. I'm not actually going anywhere so the daily needs of the house and family remain. 
If anything those needs loom even larger because without my job taking priority I suddenly feel responsible and even guilty for all of the undone projects. 
There is a sense of panic about what my in-box might look like when I return, and the need to feel valuable at my job.
Perfectionism raises its ugly head as I try to figure out the ideal, most efficient way to spend my week. 
But instead of galvanizing and exciting me, it paralyzes me. 
All the usual things still need to happen (laundry, cooking and cleaning), my children are still here and my husband is still working his paying job. 
Perhaps what I need most is freedom for my mind and spirit. 
The freedom to not be in charge of everything. The freedom to let go of the outcome (even though it wasn't truly within my control to begin with.) 
While I have always tried to create some sort of Sabbath rest, I wonder if this is the part I'm the worst at. Because the responsibility of life and parenthood never takes a day off. The weight of responsibility for their present and future needs is palpable. Some days I can almost feel my body bend under the pressure. 
Except these children are not mine alone, they are given to me to steward. The same power that spoke the world into motion is at work in their lives too. There are good plans for their life that I have no knowledge of or responsibility for. 
I may not be able to take the week off from parenting but I can take a break from worry and strife. I can be present without having to be pressured to produce perfection, in myself or in them. 
Now I just need to take a deep breath, and begin. 

#honestyarns #sabbathmonday #parenting #sabbath #rest #timeoff #presentoverperfect #freedom #recoveringoverachiever #preventingburnout
The only thing better than having a garden is havi The only thing better than having a garden is having a friend with a bigger, better garden. ☺️ Especially one who lives out in the country and invites you to come harvest berries (and peas) during a heatwave and it's a good ten degrees cooler than at home. 
So grateful for a community of friends that continue to be part of our kids' lives and education in so many ways. Last night was the most relaxing, fun I've had in a while, especially considering this heat. 

#garden #gardenlife #harvestoffriends #berries #summer #summergarden #natureday #notaschoolday #alwayslearning #alwaysgrowing #communityeducation #communityhomeschooling #microfarm
In the last week this kid has turned 15, and finis In the last week this kid has turned 15, and finished her first year of high school. She's become more independent while still being very aware of the benefits of childhood dependence. She's strong and stubborn, funny and deep, delightful and exhausting. 
I see glimpses of possibility and hear whispers of intermittent competence. Most weeks I'm not even sure how I feel about her growing up and I'm for sure grateful that she is my first and not my last. 
But this week has mostly been the joy of milestones completed with cautious moments of optimism. 
They get older. The problems are different. There is still joy, there is still struggle. But we change too. Our shoulders grow stronger and our hands open wider. 
I'm not ready to let go, but I'm getting used to the idea. 

#thisis15 #babygirlgrows #growingup #rootstogrow #wingstofly #celebrate #endofyear #homeschoolyear #honestyarns #faithandfamily
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