I’ve always wanted to garden under the full moonlight. I’ve never gardening under the full moonlight because I think the neighbors might hear the scritch-scratch of my shovel and imagine I was burying a dead person. If someone ever came up missing in our county, I bet they’d mention the strange noises coming from my yard in the middle of…
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Serving Others
Just recently, I said to someone, “I expect high-quality service at a store. If they won’t give me that service, they will lose my business!” We had been discussing an incident in which a sales clerk was rude to a customer. Tonight, I am ashamed of myself. Here is the quote that woke me up to how selfish I have…
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A Few Ways to Save Money Around the House
A side benefit to being frugal with money (ie. broke) occurred recently when the children wanted to decorate cupcakes. We’d run out of sprinkles but my!, they were amazed that I could make colored sugar. They kept hollering, “Look! Mama MADE this sugar! Look, it’scolored!” I’ve learned a few other things about being frugal in the house during this hard…
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