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Reflection – Day 21

December 22, 2015 by Sarah

This is Day 21 of the 21 Days to a Stress Free & Debt Free Christmas. It's hard to believe that this is the last post of this series and that we made it all 21 days! We've covered a lot in this series about how to practically prepare for all the events and activities surrounding the Christmas season, so that we maintain our sanity and keep our budgets intact.  I hope that it's been helpful … [Read more...]


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4 Simple Ways to Prepare Your Heart for Christmas – Day 20

December 21, 2015 by Sarah

4 Simple Ways to Prepare Your Heart for Christmas

Welcome! This is Day 20 of the 21 Days to a Stress Free & Debt Free Christmas. I'm so excited that you are joining me for what I hope will be a really helpful series designed to walk with you step by step through the Christmas season in a way that ensures you keep your sanity and that you don't overspend. We've covered a lot in this series about how to practically prepare for all the events … [Read more...]


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10 Ways You Can Serve at Christmas – Day 19

December 19, 2015 by Sarah

10 Ways You Can Serve at Christmas

  Welcome! This is Day 19 of the 21 Days to a Stress Free & Debt Free Christmas.  I’m so excited that you are joining me for what I hope will be a really helpful series designed to walk with you step by step through the Christmas season in a way that ensures you keep your sanity and that you don’t overspend. Today, we're going to get a little more serious and talk about 10 ways … [Read more...]


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Our Family’s Favorite Christmas Movies – Day 18

December 18, 2015 by Sarah

Our Family's Favorite Christmas Movies

Welcome! This is Day 18 of the 21 Days to a Stress Free & Debt Free Christmas.  I’m so excited that you are joining me for what I hope will be a really helpful series designed to walk with you step by step through the Christmas season in a way that ensures you keep your sanity and that you don’t overspend. Today, we're going to take a break from all the work surrounding Christmas and … [Read more...]


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Prepping Your Home for Guests – Day 17

December 17, 2015 by Sarah

Prepping Your Home for Guests

Welcome! This is Day 17 of the 21 Days to a Stress Free & Debt Free Christmas.  I’m so excited that you are joining me for what I hope will be a really helpful series designed to walk with you step by step through the Christmas season in a way that ensures you keep your sanity and that you don’t overspend. Today, we're going to talk about prepping your home for holiday guests. Let … [Read more...]


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Any guesses as to what I'm doing here? I promise, Any guesses as to what I'm doing here?  I promise, the kids did not play a prank on me! 😂
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I'm actually cleaning/dusting the ceiling fan in our guest room. I saw this tip years ago and I've been doing it ever since, although probably not as often as I should! 🤪
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Snag an old pillowcase and drag it off each blade so the dust stays inside of it. Then, wash it in your next laundry load for easy clean up! 
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Happy Friday!!
This is where the meal magic happens in our house. This is where the meal magic happens in our house.  Don't ever let anyone convince you that you have to have a large (and often expensive) kitchen in order to feed your family. 
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Is there anything wrong with a large and expensive kitchen?  Nope!
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Can they be helpful?  Absolutely!
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This house was built in the 1940s and likely housed a family our size, or maybe larger.  It's amazing to think how our concept of wants and needs have changed since then.
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Maybe someday we'll have a larger kitchen, but for now, I'm thankful that this small kitchen allows me to have everything at my fingertips quickly! 😁
"The answer to the purposelessness and hollowness "The answer to the purposelessness and hollowness we feel is found not in us but outside of us. The solutions to our problems and pain aren't found in self-love, but in God's love.

The God who created us, who created the universe, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, is the one who provides us with the purpose and satisfaction we're seeking. While self love depletes, God's love for us doesn't. He showed us his love by sending Jesus to die for our sins so that we could be forgiven and live forever with him. Self-love is superficial and temporary. God's love is profound and eternal."

"The first myth that you are enough. My counter was this: you're not you'll never be enough, and that's okay, because God is."

--Allie Beth Stuckey

***Go read Ephesians 2:1-5!  It wrecks me every time!!***
You know you are a perfectionist when you look up You know you are a perfectionist when you look up "how to cut hydrangeas for a vase" on Google.  It's a rough life sometimes, but these beauties are helping!😉 😍
It's time to finish tidying my entire home, so I'm It's time to finish tidying my entire home, so I'm picking up where I left off....kitchen kimono!  I took some before shots and I'll share the afters once I'm done (with a writeup for my blog too). 
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Thank goodness, I've learned so much as I've gone through different categories that it truly does get easier and I've actually purged prior to officially getting to this category.
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It is so worth it to only keep what you love and
After trying this for a few times now, I can offic After trying this for a few times now, I can officially rave about cooking bacon in the oven!  I bake mine for 14 mins at 400 degrees. 
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Keep an eye on your bacon at first because you will need to figure out what works best for your oven and cut of bacon. 
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Give this a try if you are tired of grease splattering everywhere and having to stand at the stove for way too long!
Kev asked me recently what I wanted for mother's d Kev asked me recently what I wanted for mother's day.  Here's what I came up with this year.  Can you tell that service is one of my love languages? 😜
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What is your love language?
I was finally able to visit The Container Store in I was finally able to visit The Container Store in person now that they opened a store near me!  Can you spy my recent purchase that I made to organize my Kcups?  I think it's time to resume my Konmari method posts and tackle the kitchen next!  Do you love The Container Store?
It was a fun, eventful week for us! Daddy and daug It was a fun, eventful week for us! Daddy and daughter celebrated their birthdays. Sissy got her ears pierced, and then had some sweet friends over to celebrate!
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