Warning: I’m going to condense 7 days into 1 tiny little living space blog post (Can you name that Disney Movie line?)
This pretty much sums up the week:
... you know the ones.
Warning: I’m going to condense 7 days into 1 tiny little living space blog post (Can you name that Disney Movie line?)
This pretty much sums up the week:
I have a new love.
On this special day, where we pause to offer thanksgiving, there is one who sums up the words in my heart. If you aren’t already reading Ann VosKamp, A Holy Experience, you must. She is God’s mouthpiece to me on so many mornings. With her permission, I share her thoughts on being thankful. Truly life-changing.
The Real Joy Secret
I wake wanting to die.
Scarlet light bleeds over the horizon, another day aching in. I lie in bed. Pull covers up over my head. I’m withered dry and even the tears won’t fall: a heart drought. I lay listening to taunt of the names: Loser. Mess. Failure. Can I shrivel up invisible?
Mothers of six aren’t supposed to think this way. Not the happily-married, not the financially solvent.
Not the Christ-followers.
A year of mornings, I wake to the name calling, force feet to the floor anyways. I do pray.But self-hatred is a soul-eating disease and I’ve cut off parts off myself to survive.
I look in the mirror, into those eyes, and I know. It’s time for medication, some happiness from The Healer. Is that even a real possibility? My bones are brittle, dryness of the broken spirit; where on earth – in heaven — do I get some of that joy medicine?
I’m standing in the kitchen, a morning in early November, sky weeping too, colors of the world draining away with the rain, when Jesus hands me the word that He stabbed into the slimy underbelly of the enemy.
There’s a good medicine word.
To continue this beautiful poetic road, click here.
To my dearest readers and friends, may God abundantly bless your thankful heart.
Just a friendly reminder that we will NOT be having WFMW this week.




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Picture of the Week: The Week in Review: The princess and her light saber. I think that says it all. Introduction into The Society: One of the few bloggers I’ve met in real-life! Help me welcome Just Frugalicious (www.justfrugalicious.com) She’s a sweetheart!
1. Tell us a little about your blog (name/reason why you blog):
The name of my blog is Just Frugalicious! My name is Kimberly, and I began documenting my savings in everyday spending to help others save, too! With a background in retail (a bachelors degree and nearly 12 years in the field) I knew how to sell someone on anything! I also knew how to spend! So, I have now become a ‘spender just trying to adjust’! I coupon at an extreme level, to save as much as possible. I love to document it, because, truly it is hard work to accomplish the savings! I try to make it a little easier for others, as they see how I do it!
2. How long have you blogging?
Since February 2009
3. How would you define THAT family?
THAT family – I think it might be easier to say what THAT family IS NOT! It isn’t: perfect. clean. calm. easy. quiet. sane.
4. When did you discover you were a part of THAT family?
We are THAT family. I think we actually verbalized it when we go into our ‘sports attire’ and headed to Chick fil A for a free sandwich one Saturday afternoon. While preparing, we had to force our oldest (6) to put her sports T-shirt on. My husband and I looked at each other and said, “Yep, we are THAT family – the ones that don’t turn away free food – especially Chick fil A!!”
5. Where can we find your blog?
My blog is at http://www.justfrugalicious.com Come by to see how you can add savings into your life!



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“Studies show that the more often families eat together, the less likely kids are to smoke, drink, do drugs, get depressed, develop eating disorders and consider suicide, and the more likely they are to do well in school, delay having sex, eat their vegetables, learn big words and know which fork to use. “If it were just about food, we would squirt it into their mouths with a tube,” says Robin Fox, an anthropologist who teaches at Rutgers University in New Jersey, about the mysterious way that family dinner engraves our souls. “A meal is about civilizing children. It’s about teaching them to be a member of their culture.”
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winner….
Sandra!




Thank you, Molly. You’ve given me a gift.
Can you say all 66 books of the Bible in order?
Well. Neither could I. My hubby couldn’t either (and we went to Bible College a hundred years ago, so don’t feel bad!)
We decided as a family to learn the them. We took the Bible Book Challenge.
There’s a great song by Go Fish called The Bible Book Bop that really helped us. We played it every time we were in the car. I also printed out the lyrics and kept them handy in the car.
Here’s the song on video:
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Here’s my oldest quoting all 66 books of the Bible from memory! I’m so proud of her:
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Are you up for the challenge? What a gift to give your kids and yourself!
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