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  • The Best Habit for 2016

    The Best Habit for 2016

    One of the great passions of my heart is discipleship. The greatest joys I experience are when I lead a group of women through the study and process of how to grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ. One of the ways we discover our passion is that we have the desire to read any…

  • Ten Important Questions for 2016

    Ten Important Questions for 2016

    Last week I had time to read quite a few blogs on New Year’s Resolutions. Some bloggers believe it’s good to make them, and others say no. Michael Hyatt says that 25% of those who make New Year’s Resolutions will give up in just a week. Fewer than half will still be making progress by…

  • Finding Noel

    Finding Noel

    Three years ago, my husband and I got in on our first Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt with our daughter, son-in-law, and their three children. This was our third year – so now it’s a December tradition. We love it! You can find the scavenger hunt at familyfriendlyfrugality.com The first two years we found everything on…

  • The Good and the Bad of Transitions

    The Good and the Bad of Transitions

    I know transitions are a part of life, and yet I wasn’t ready for the emotional ride that came with the change of moving from one house to another. I would have thought that joy would have been the only emotion felt when the opportunity of moving into a new house came, but was I…

  • Wisdom from NCIS-Thanksgiving Edition

    Wisdom from NCIS-Thanksgiving Edition

    Last night, thanks to our DVR, we were able to get caught up on one of our favorite programs, NCIS. This is one TV program in which I can honestly say I love all of the characters. Each character is incredibly distinct and on occasion we get new insights into what really makes them tick.…