Our “frugal week” challenge ended on Sunday…

It was actually refreshing & fun to learn how to spend less, use what was already in the house, & still be full, clean, & happy at the end of the day.

As a wife & mother, it was rewarding to have food prepared for each meal & to stay at home and eat - not like what is sometimes the norm of “uhh….hmmm….nothing in refrigerator or freezer, yeah, let’s just go out to eat or how does a sandwich sound?”

Also, although I do not help in “bringing home the money” - I can be a HUGE help in saving money by learning to cook more affordable meals, being coupon savy, consolidating errands, cutting back on unnecessary spending, bargain shop, etc….

I have MUCH more to learn on being frugal, and not just in the “money spending” aspect. One of the main things, I have been challenged by this past week is on being a homemaker….not just a stay-at-home mom….that is a whole other topic in and of itself, maybe I’ll blog on it in the future……..

Matthew 25- tells the parable of the talents. Our desire is not to be as the man who was lazy and who did nothing with what he was given, but to be as the first & second servant - “good & faithful” We want to use wisely what the Lord has blessed us with.

This week, we have been reminded of how fragile life is, and how life is “but a vapor. ” (James 4:14) & how only what was done for Christ will last.

Janet Bauernschmitt entered into eternity with her Heavenly Father on Sunday morning after a car accident. She was only 24. Although we met once and only knew each other through mutual friends, we have been touched by her life. Her obvious love for the LORD is displayed in the hundreds of people that knew her and have shared what an incredible testimony she had. One post that jumped out to me stated : “Janet loved everyone, she did not see someone as just a person, but as a soul.” During her short time on this earth, she furthered His Kingdom & brought glory & honor to His name. She was a good & faithful servant.

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