As you continue to think about what it means to be content, often times part of being content means being content with what we have. This is a post I had done a while back and I thought I would revisit it. A book called Go Organize! listed these questions in order to start to…
So what has been going on in our life? Well, we are still living with Dan’s parents and are really enjoying it. There are possibilities job-wise, but we are just waiting on God’s timing. We are still trying to make sense of everything with his previous job and we don’t know if we ever will…
One word. Contentment. Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied. Philippians 4:11-13 says: I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have…
Treasures in heaven. Where are your treasures? This week (I do not find this as ironic, but as God’s plan), our Bible study was on Matthew 6:19-34, which is about storing up treasures, money, and not worrying. So, I ask again, where is your treasure? Can moth and rust destroy it as it says in…
Simple: 1. easy to understand, deal with, use, etc. 2. not elaborate or artificial; plain 3. not ornate or luxurious; unadorned 4. unaffected; unassuming; modest 5. not complicated: a simple design How would you define simple? When you think of the word, what comes to mind? For me, I would define simple as the last…
Continuing my thoughts on the book Almost Amish… Don’t buy what you don’t need You can quickly read over that sentence and say “okay, I won’t.” No, really. Don’t buy what you don’t need. Guilty as charged! I have a hard time even picturing what America would look like if we all lived out that…
