The Cost of Love: In Dollars and Cents

Years ago, when things started going crazy with my kiddos, things also went crazy, the opposite way, for a high school classmate of mine.  I don't know that we have real life talked since high school to be honest, but as we have taken our respective journey's with our children we have talked via messenger,…

My Bible is Better Than Yours…

I recently celebrated my birthday (number 25, again... ).  My amazing husband and I had each just gotten bonuses from our employers, and we decided that we could spare just a little bit from our Dave Ramsey gazelle like intensity (for more on that read the total money makeover) to celebrate.  I got to choose,…

Playdoh, not Bricks

Family. It comes in many forms, and in today's society is often blended, extended and melded from an assortment of people, many who are at least partially related by blood and many who are not. My family is no different