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The Bible never says wealthy people are to be hated or are bad. In fact is says just the opposite. Here are 2 verses to ponder and put together show a completely different picture of wealth and pursuit of wealth.
Proverbs 13:11 (NIV) Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it [...]

I use a lot of vanilla in my baking. The last time I ran out of vanilla, I picked up a replacement bottle at my local grocery store. Of course I was happy with the store brand and began comparing prices. At $11.99 for the 4 ounce bottle verses $3.49 for the 1 ounce bottle, [...]

One thing I’ve intentionally left off my blog is that we actually care for 5 children not 3. We do, in fact, have 3 but we have been fostering 2 additional children for about 2 months now. We are caring for these children with no subsidy from the state so that means we foot the bill. [...]

Are you a muggle? No, not as in Harry Potter’s non-magical people. I’m referring to geocaching. If you’ve never heard of it then you’re what us Geocachers call a muggle. We are instructed to watch out for muggles because, since they unaware of the game, they could potentially take our treasures and dispose of them. [...]

Being a mom I make a lot of PB&J’s. They’re cheap enough but I had to know could I get even more frugal? After making my strawberry preserves, I wondered if I make grape jelly too. How hard can it be? I looked that up too and was shocked at how frugal and easy grape [...]

I often prefer the lighter word of God. The loving side. But then I remember that when we correct, warn, or discipline our children that is also out of love. I came across a verse that is a very stern warning. It hurt/scared me to read it and I wondering if it was to strong [...]

Here is Florida we’re beginning to see the inexpensive of strawberries. At our local farmer’s market I can get a flat (about 12 pounds) for about $8 in the best weeks. At Sam’s you can only get 4 pounds for $8. Big difference. It sure makes me want to buy all the strawberries insight! Whoa [...]

I just love RecipeZaar. It is a member-contributed website. They have over 345,000 recipes. Many, of which, are rated and commented on. It’s like having your grandma’s cookbook with all her notes in it. I love the sort feature because I can type in “breadmaker” and then sort. Once sorted I can review the top [...]

Last week I made my first batch of strawberry preserves. It was super easy and frugal too. I had some extra strawberries - more than we could eat. So I looked up a recipe (see below). Plus you’re doing the landfills a favor but reusing your own canning jars.
Ingredients

2 Cups of crushed berries (about 2 [...]