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| We lived in this little house that God provided for us during some extra lean times for nearly ten years. I have fond memories of using it up, wearing it out, making it do, or doing without. It's a lifestyle that works well today, too. Thank you for visiting today—or tonight! Do say hello! ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Dear Reader, I was so blessed by all the sweet replies I received to last week's thrifty lately post. I've decided that it's time to challenge myself to write weekly again. I'd like to publish thrifty posts on Friday or Saturday morning. I had a doctor appointment and worked a couple of days this week. I also was away from home more than I like. So, I don't have much to share this week. Nevertheless, here I am! I'll get a fresh start tomorrow (Saturday) on thrifty things to share next week. I'll add my blessings and such as well. God truly has a way of taking care of us, doesn't he? Thank you, Jesus! He's real to me. Is he real to you? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that in the comments or by contacting me directly in the sidebar. So, I'm realigning my focus this coming week. It's time to get serious about thrift! This past week, I did a poor job. We ate out at fast food a few times, because I let my food stocks get too low and didn't have time to do anything about it. Today, I put in a big Walmart order. I haven't done that in a few months. I've been trying to "eat down the freezer" and meat-wise, we're down to one ham bone! Yes, it's going to be ham and beans next weekend. ~smile~ Having food in the house is necessary if you're going to be thrifty. Please see the bottom of the post for this week's question. I do hope you'll write to me in the comments. ~smile~  ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ A Verse for You "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." KJV, NKJV, ESV and many other versions "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing." NIV The NIV adds some clarity in this case. I've lacked in my life, but I've not ever lacked anything that I truly needed. God always provides. The "I shall not want" indicates to me that I need to be content with the way the Lord provides for me. What are your thoughts about this? ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ Here's my thrifty week!
Now for this week's question, please comment! I've been considering starting a YouTube channel. Is that something that would interest you? (Insecure me asking—I don't want to be alone. Yikes! Did I write that out loud?) Bonus question: What have you done in your home this week? ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~  ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ ~~~~~ ღLauraღ ...doing what I can with what I've got where I am on a short shoestring budget!  ~~~~~ ♥♥♥ |
A very thrifty week. A good for you eating all the way down just to a bone:) I am pretty sure we have some things in the freezer that need to be used. Or else. I look forward to seeing your pretty here on the blog. That's fun. This week, we changed out some very dated (and rusted) bathroom lights. My husband did the work himself and, oh my, what a difference they make!
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer,
DeleteI'm so glad about your lights! My husband and son recently replaced the lights on the front of our garage and our porch light. It makes everything look nicer. It's definitely a money saver to do anything we can ourselves. Bravo to you and your husband. Thank you so much for writing to me. It means a lot.
God bless you!
Laura
I have found in my life that the Lord has always been there right beside me. Loving me, directing me and providing for me. I have not suffer poor health as you have but I have suffer great loss and poverty with pride (in other words living through in without assistances) and maybe that's "Pride" and we know what God thinks about pride. I'm just another sinner saved by Grace and the pure blood of Jesus. When I look backward and see all the times He has pulled me through hard times, that is when I see growth in my faith. He is wonderful! He is the promise keeper and the truth teller . . . no lie was ever or will ever be found in Him.
ReplyDeleteNow in my "golden years" I can see His majesty more than ever, just by looking backward in my life and in looking forward to a time with Him in the future.
I love your blog . . . you are an encouragement to believers and unbelievers and you are informative on daily life matters of being fugal and grateful for what we have.
Dear Sweet Laura, stay true to that still voice within you, that is our Lord guiding us on this path of life with His glorious face as our goal. God bless you.
Dear Connie,
DeleteThis is one of the sweetest notes that anyone has ever written to me. Thank you. We've gone through times where we needed assistance and times when we didn't. I'm thankful that it was available when we did need it. I have always thought of all of it as coming from the hand of God whether money comes from a job, selling something, a gift, or even food stamps for awhile when my children were little. God always provides. Now, as we're nearing retirement age without savings, I have a new reason to trust God to provide. Thankfully, we still have some years left to prepare as we are able.
I truly appreciate you writing to me. God bless you!
Laura
Yes, so very real to me. He is the one I run to and cling to every day.
ReplyDeleteWe arrived home today after being away for two weeks to find that our neighbors had done the rest of the hurricane clean up in our yard and everything just looking wonderful. So very blessed.
OH LANA! How wonderful! That was God's provision as well. God bless good neighbors, and God bless you!
DeleteThanks so much for writing to me.
Laura
Laura, I've enjoyed this post so much! God has been so good to us over the years. There are times (like now) that I wish he would speak a little louder and clearer, but as for provision...we've never been without. Faith is an ever-growing thing. As we get older, we have the benefit of looking back and seeing all the times the Lord was guiding us and by our side. But we also fight the reality of life, having seen and experienced so much. If I ever have doubts, I just think back to when I didn't know him and yet he pursued me and saved me. That's all the proof of love I'll ever need :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes! That would be so much fun!
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