Last week of the challenge and I realized, it’s a mindset, not a goal. Just an experiment to see if I/we had self control enough to say no to the “extras”. Here’s the detailed list. 2/22 Sunday, Kohl’s (pants for Cam)$24.14 on a gift card I already had, so actually $0 out-of-pocket 2/23 Monday, $20 [...]
Archive for February, 2009
27 Feb
A word about LOST
Just a word. I don’t have much time. If you don’t watch LOST, you won’t understand, sorry. Something I have to keep telling myself is that Ben ALWAYS lies. ALWAYS. kinda like Satan…no, exactly like Satan. Remember way back when? When we thought his name was Henry Gale? It wasn’t. He lies. His mother taught [...]
23 Feb
Satan’s not stoopid
Satan is not stupid…he’s evil, but not dumb. When he tempts us (not if, but when) he knows where we’re weak. I don’t believe he can read our thoughts, but he can certainly watch our actions. He sees our weaknesses and does not hesitate to exploit them. Beth Moore says it like this: Satan never [...]
20 Feb
No spend challege-week 3
I’ve been a real blog-slacker this week and last. I’m not sure if I’ve just been too busy, or uninspired, or maybe a little of both. Anyhow, down to business. This week was much easier to spend less. We eat pizza at least once a week (we’d have it every day if it were up [...]
20 Feb
Water is Life
I first read about this ministry last year when a group of students from an Edmond elementary school was raising money to purchase these “water sticks”. It is a filter/straw that hangs around your neck and can be used to make dirty water drinkable and safe. I can’t imagine letting my child drink water that [...]
13 Feb
No Spend Challenge-week 2
Wow, it’s been a busy week! First a birthday, then some tornado excitement, Big SWITCH, the first guitar lessons, my laptop is in the computer hospital, and we’re finally to Friday! Man, did I ever need a day off! Just to clarify on the “challenge”, there are, of course, many expenses (utilities, car pymnt, [...]
6 Feb
carikelley.com
Ok, really…I suck. Really, I do. I think some evil vanity monster just took over my mind. I just spent 15 completely unnecessary dollars on a domain name….DURING my Spend Nothing Challenge month! I was doing some blog “maintenance” and saw a little thing flash across the top that told me I could buy my [...]
5 Feb
no spend challenge–beginning week 1
The first day of my “spend nothing challenge” I realized that I was in desperate need of a haircut. Now, why did I not notice this until I decided to be more aware of how much I was spending?! AND!! my vacuum cleaner is not sucking. that’s just great, b/c I CANNOT live without a [...]
4 Feb
Challenging the status quo
Economy, recession, lay-offs, buy-outs, blah, blah, blah. And I don’t even watch the news! It’s not that I’m “irritated” by it all, but … jeesh, can we hear something positive? Just today, a guy came into the church needing help paying his rent and car payment–he was more than a little behind on his car [...]
3 Feb
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
In Fuse (LC’s 5th and 6th grade experience) this last weekend, the kids (and I) were taught about the importance of reading God’s Word. Not reading your bible is like walking around in the dark. We might think we know where we’re going, but if you do it long enough, you’re gonna smack into something…or [...]
