Finding harmony in family, finance & military life

Wow day three feels like day 20! I know my husband is feeling the affect of fasting far more then me as he is obviously tired and really craving meat. Tomorrow is the first day of all liquid and to be honest I find it a bit intimidating. We both prayed for help tonight as we continue in this fast. We have gone through the vegetables extremely fast and my complete lack of knowledge on just how the Daniel Fast works has us all tired of beans and rice!! So tonight I poured over a book  "The Daniel Fast" that a friend of mine thought to lend me and I was able to come up with a menu plan that will work for our family over the next two weeks. Tomorrow I will go shopping for the first 8 meals worth of food with all five kids. Oh dear, please pray for this mama I will need strength, patience and a keen mind considering I have yet to get lucky enough to find firm tofu at the commissary! Tonight we again read from the book of 1 Samuel chapter 11. The verse that stood out to ...

My husband and I have recently found ourselves being sought out for financial advice. Now we are not experts, have no formal training or special initials following our last name. Our qualification did not come from a school at all, really it came from life. Life and the book that completely changed our lives The Total Money Makeover . We will help out anyone who asks by meeting with them, giving them the book and helping them create a budget with a goal. It is our passion to see people win with money. People just like us who are ready to say no to debt and yes to living like no one else so that later they can live like no one else! Brent and I are financial opposites he is the free spirit spending money freely and I am the natural nerd trying to tell every dollar that comes in where to go hoping a few stick around. I loved making budgets, making sure the bills got paid and the groceries were bought. Brent loved shopping, buying what he wanted and justifying the purchase because it i...

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