30 Years of Marriage: Reflections on Love, Growth, and Partnership

by | Dec 17, 2024

On December 17, 1994, I married my best friend on a night so beautiful it felt like a gift. Snow had fallen all week, but by the time we said “I do,” the sky was clear, and the full moon cast its glow over everything making the snow sparkle. It felt magical—a perfect...

Vacation or Mortgage? The Story That Left Everyone Speechless

by | Dec 5, 2024

Have you ever heard a story so outrageous that you had to sit back and ask, What were they thinking? Years ago, I found myself in a conversation that left me both baffled and introspective about how we prioritize our finances and relationships. A Cry for Help A couple...

How Our Emergency Fund Saved Us During a Crisis

by | Nov 7, 2024

" Read More How Our Emergency Fund Saved Us During a Crisis Having an emergency fund was always a priority for us, but we never fully appreciated its importance until life threw us some unexpected challenges. In 2017, our fully-funded emergency fund became the...

Where Have You Been?!?

by | Apr 18, 2013

This is the question you may or may not have been asking yourself since the beginning of the year. I could go into some spiel about how busy I am with kids, cleaning, cooking, etc, but you’d see through that, right? Well, I have been busy with all of those...

Stories of the Wealthy and the Broke: Vacation or Mortgage?

by | Oct 1, 2012

Vacation or Mortgage? Years ago, I spoke to some friends about an incident where a couple let their friends and their church know that they could not pay their bills or meet their mortgage. Being sympathetic, the friends and church started to brainstorm on how to help...