Another Christmas has come and gone once again. It feels like it was just yesterday that Jordan and I were looking forward to being off work together for 5 days…but in reality, that was about seven days ago and we are back to work once again! I would say “back in the normal swing of things”, … More Christmas 2012

Over the past 8-10 months, something has weighed heavily on my heart and in my mind. For those of you who do not know, my sweet Nannaw’s time here on earth ended on March 31 this year. After about seven years of fighting, the cancer won. It has been a difficult journey for us all, … More Thy Will, Not Mine

After several failed password attempts, I finally was able to log-back-in to my blog. I then realized it had been well over a year since I had written. So I thought, why not give it a try again? This past weekend, Jordan and I spent our time with 8 youth hunters and their parents/guardians on … More Texas Youth Hunt Weekend

While watching a show on TBS yesterday, a commercial came on stating “SEX SELLS” over and over again. This was an advertisement for a couple of movies that were going to be showing in the near future on TBS. This commercial really bothered me for several reasons. I thought, what if a child was watching … More "Sex Sells"

Between camping and cleaning up left overs, I have not made any meal plans the past two weeks. Due to work again this week, we only have three nights planned for supper.  Tuesday:     Ribs (on the grill by Jordan or cooked in foil in the oven) Wednesday:     BBQ Beef Cups  1 … More Weekly Supper Scene

This past Sunday we purchased a Sunday paper the check out the coupons….this is my new weekly practice! My coupon savings was $12 for this week! I even planned a few of our purchases/meals around the coupons and was able to combine newspaper coupons with HEB coupons. This is actually turning out to be fun! … More Weekly Supper Scene

All new recipes (for me) this week! I had a Monday meal planned, but Jordan went in to work so I will save it for next week. No Friday meal this week either, because of work! But, we are thankful for the days he gets to work this week because Cabela’s is cutting hours…AGAIN! (insert … More Weekly Supper Scene

This week I will be teaching about the crucifixion of Christ. I struggle a little bit in trying to figure out how to explain the magnitude of this sacrifice to first and second graders. We will be reading from Luke 22 and 23. We will discuss that the crucifixion is found in all four gospels, … More Jesus is Crucified

This week we did even better on the budget! This is getting to be like a game; how inexpensive can a week of meals be!? One meal this week is a “freebe” from a “combo loco” thing at HEB last week. Today is Valentine’s Day, but Jordan and I are not fans of waiting and … More Weekly Supper Scene

I am really excited this week! We budget biweekly, and because I have started planning our meals by the week, we were $12 UNDER budget on our grocery bill for last week and this week! I am definitely a huge fan of planning meals ahead of time! We even splurged a little bit and bought … More Weekly Supper Scene