Our Grandchildren’s America I am not a fortune teller and the only crystal balls I have are the broken ones that critters and grandchildren have knocked off the Christmas tree. But for what it’s worth (and there will be varying opinions on that) here is what I see as the good, bad and ugly of…
Back to School Prayers As my grandchildren ready themselves for back to school I remember how complicated (and expensive) it was to take 5 children shopping. Most years I divided them up and took the 3 oldest children and left the twins with my grandmother. Then I’d take the twins and leave the others at…
Pawn Shop Stories By Lisa Moore Waddell I guess my favorite job at the shop was helping young men find the perfect ring to give to their future wife. We have helped young men at church, relatives, friends that our kids sent from college, plus all the strangers who walked in off the street. I’ve…
Kind People My mother told me many times that ”kindness doesn’t cost anything” but doesn’t it feel like sometimes on our daily walk through life that kindness isn’t at the top of everyone’s priority list? We live in a day and time when we have a zillion distractions. Like a bowling ball rolling down a…
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year The end of last year and the first half of this year was so rotten it was putrid. Thankfully, Bill can’t remember it but I still have flashbacks that bring me to tears. Now it’s December again and while most people are trying to figure out a…
Be organized this school year Who else wishes they were more organized? I can do a lot of things but being organized is not in my top ten (maybe not top 50) attributes. Maybe that’s why when my daughter (who is organized) bought a piece of unassembled furniture and put it together herself (something else…
Frugal Fashion Finds By Melinda Campbell of Sink Talk This week, I thought I would take a little different tilt and talk about back to school shopping. I know a lot of parents who stress over the financial side of prepping their growing children for the start of school. If anyone understands growing children, it’s…
Your Perspective Today I was cleaning out my car. The grand littles had been in it and there was an assortment of cups, glasses, socks, shoes, and toys. I was carrying one of the glasses along with an arm load of toys and the glass slid out of my hand and shattered. I went inside…
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It’s Frugal Fashion Friday! Fashion certainly isn’t dictated by name brands, but quality typically comes with higher price tags—well, at least retail price tags. You know me, I will drop that dime if needed, but if I can swoop up a bargain, that’s more my speed. My favorite part of this ensemble is the shoes…
Soccer Games Weekend What could be better than a beautiful sunny day and a grandchild’s soccer game? Two grandchildren’s soccer games, of course! Two of my grandchildren (siblings) played at the same time on fields that were side by side. Poppa and Nana took lawn chairs and wore face masks. This picture was not during…
Frugal Fashion Finds Let’s talk jeans this week. We all need that go-to pair, and this pair is mine. They fit when I’m not fluffy and when I am not—*cough, cough* COVID carbs! These came from Old Navy where I nabbed them on sale for less than $30. I don’t have lots of luck shopping…
