A sign of a good book is one that has an actual impact on your life. This one did. I'll share that a little later. I hope it isn't TMI. "Religion Saves" by Mark Driscoll is a book that explains 9 misunderstandings as submitted visitors to Mars Hill Church's website. These include Birth Control, Humor, Predestination, Grace, Sexual Sin, Faith and Works, Dating, The Emerging Church and The … [Read more...]
7 Money Saving Tips for School Supplies-Back To School Series
July 29, 2009 2 Comments
School supplies and back-to-school shopping can really add up. Estimates are an average of $40 to $50 per student per year for school supplies, not including backpacks, clothes and shoes. This varies by grade level and area, of course. It can also increase if any special items are needed, such as scientific calculators. Wow! Do you budget for this? This is a huge expense, especially if you have … [Read more...]
Blogging Tax Deductions?
July 8, 2009 1 Comment
It's not even close to tax time, but my brilliant husband had a question. Our upstairs bathtub has a crack. Can we remodel our bathroom and write it off if I blog about it, take before and after pictures, and enter it into contests? What if we take a trip and I blog about it? Deduction or not? What if I order a mood board from This Young House? And I follow every bit of their advice? And I buy … [Read more...]
Camping, Here We Come
July 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
We're heading for the open road, and a lovely state park, later this week. I love to camp. My girls love to camp. Mr. Mouthy isn't too excited about "our kind" of camping, but he's game. We have a tent trailer, similar to the one above. We typically camp with a large group, mostly my family. They all have big trailers and we have velcro holding our canvas wall up. I call it our crack-pot security … [Read more...]
Am I Judgmental? You Betcha!
July 1, 2009 1 Comment
So, I'm trying to post more often. We watched America's Got Talent last night. Kevin Skinner was awesome, so I scratched out a quick post before bed. Then, you know, the going to bed thing took a while so I checked my email one last time before closing my eyes. I had one mean comment from Sam, who must be related to Kevin. He ranted about how judgmental I am, how I pre-judged Kevin based on his … [Read more...]