As I hung up the phone that bright spring morning, tears ran down my cheeks. God had spoken to me. He had used a woman in financial despair to give me a message of hope about tithing. The woman’s name was Tori. Her son, Jacob, 17, had been diagnosed with cancer the year before. After ...
Graduation time is an exciting time for both parents and students. This milestone is usually celebrated with a party, and the decorations and themes can get a bit pricey. Once you have paid for the gown, the prom/ball/homecoming, moving costs to get to college and set up a dorm room, and family dinner on the ...
If you’ve ever watched an infomercial showing that great house, one the emcee proclaims was only $162.89 or thereabouts, and you’ve thought to yourself that it had to be a ripoff – well, you might be right. But only partly. I personally was present at a government auction where a house, on a piece of ...
I’ve moved a lot since I graduated from college – Pennsylvania, Wisconsin (twice), Minnesota, Colorado, and most recently Illinois. Every time I’ve packed up my belongings, I’ve had to do it on the cheap. No truck rentals, no moving companies, and no $50 trips to the UPS store for packing supplies like boxes and bubble ...
