Our school year has been going very well. We are going to have school this week and then we’re taking off 3 weeks for Christmas. We did a lot of extra work over the last 2 weeks and we will this week too in order to have the freedom to take a longer break. My [...]
We have so many things to be thankful for and I’m sure you do too! God is good even when life is hard and he has abundantly blessed us. Today, we have to do the family juggle since we can’t all celebrate together. I wouldn’t be honest if I said it doesn’t hurt, but I’m [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I was talking with my mom. She asked if I had everything James needs for winter. I told her that I think we’re all set except for boots. Later that week, I was cleaning and sorting things in the basement and I found a nice pair of Land’s End winter [...]
On Tuesday, I had to run money to Lee to pay for his counseling session. My mother in law kept James, so as soon as I was done I hurried over to pick James up so we culd get back to our school work. I locked the door and jumped out of the car only [...]
I received a catalog in the mail featuring country decor for the home. It’s right up my alley–although their prices were not. I saw a sampler with a quote by Abraham Lincoln. “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” This sounds pretty [...]
I went to the grocery store with cash the other day. It actually was a really nice feeling. I’m enjoying working harder at preparing simple homemade food that costs less. It sort of feels like a challenge. Although, I was very careful with the food stamps, the simple truth is that I don’t have as [...]
Long ago I wrote a post on getting assistance. I wrote in that post that I couldn’t wait until I could buy my own groceries. Well, that’s the truth, but that day came before I thought I was ready. Since Lee’s job is beginning to provide him a nice income, we no longer qualify for [...]
Thank you to those of you who use my Amazon link to order books. I really appreciate you doing that. Yes, I do get some money from your purchases. I looked at my reports today and saw that someone ordered some textbooks (maybe?) and quite a few other books. I really appreciate you using my [...]
Earlier this week, Lee told me he had a surprise for me today. He gave me few clues so I couldn’t imagine what it would be. He had to return to the facility by 7 pm so I knew it couldn’t be anything too huge. I told my friend Gigi that I hoped he wasn’t [...]
My blessing this week looks like this My friend Gigi, James, and I went shopping today. We like a grocery store in another town so we go together sometimes. We stopped at the Dollar Store and found a bin of yarn. It was nice stuff from a nice brand. I choose a few. (not like [...]
