A closed mouth doesn’t get fed, but in reality, not too many of us want to admit when we need something. For a long time, we would rather pray for a miracle then to ask someone for help. We would cringe inside when someone would say: “Let us know if you need, anything.” Really, like […]
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Does Your Downgrade Look Like An Upgrade?
Remembering the fall of 2008 is just as clear to us as if it was yesterday. It was our move to a rental house after losing our home in a foreclosure. The home we lost was the house we thought we “arrived” in. The largest either of us owned, with a pool, basketball court, playground […]
Stop Using Ignorance As An Excuse
It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission, so we’ve been told. But in the end, is that really productive? In the beginning of our time of struggle, we had every excuse in the book for why we were in our situation. The economy, lack of finances, people not doing what they said they would […]
From Journal to Blog
Diaries are for girls; journals are for boys! Well maybe not. We do journal and find it liberating to express ourselves freely, with no reservation, crying our hearts out to God, and anyone else who wants to read it. Journaling became a habit as soon as the storm of life hit us. It was in […]