Budget, Budget, Budget.

Why do people hate the budget? I love it! As a rule I make it and my husband changes it and we both agree on it. Each paycheck we enjoy telling our money where to go and what to do instead of freaking out 'WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO????!!!"
We have only been married 5 months but I think we have learned a lot about money. Not from experience as much as from watching others. We are 7 lessons away from graduating Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey.

It has been very fun and I'm glad we are learning these skills right now as we are young. We have never been in debt and we vow never to get in debt even for a house) yes, you read right- Isaiah and Rebekah are slowly but surely going to own their own home but with no debt.

It all seems so far in the future, most of our dreams, but what will make those dreams happen is what we are doing right now.

Budget, budget, budget....a little here and a little there that is what will get us there.

Tuesdays Thoughts

This morning I woke up to the pitter patter noise of the rain hitting the roof "Thank you Lord for a roof over my head".
I looked to my husband still asleep "Thank you Lord for a good, strong, hard working husband that loves me".
After a very hot shower "Thank you Lord for hot water".
I wandered into the kitchen to come up with some idea for breakfast, I came up with a wonderful one for dinner, and I saw his paycheck on the counter "Thank you Lord for money to give to our church, missionaries, save, pay the bills,and buy food".
It's kinda funny being a stay at home wife, I am alone a lot but I can talk all day to my Lord so I'm never lonely.
Each day God provides all that I need, how can I ask for more?
I'm going to make thankfulness in my thoughts a habit.

Memory Monday

5 months and Ten Days Ago..... I married my Valentine! And here are some picture from our honeymoon in Ireland.

Well first on our way there we kissed in times square on an AE store screen.
We got our picture taken and put up on the big screen for making a purchase.

We kissed in a shadow on the sidewalk when we walked to our hotel in Dublin.

We ran from the resterunt to our hotel in the rain.

The hotel owner let us use her umbrella.

More kissing, under a big green tree.
My excuse for taking a break on a hike :)

Kissing in some magical woods in Ireland that I hope to go back to-

Sunny Sunday

Yay For Sunshine and Yay for Church!

This morning I had nursery during Sunday School....I was pretty surprised how easy it was with two infants, a toddler and I. The infants stayed asleep (PRAISE GOD!) and the toddler was easily entertained.

Sunday Morning service Pastor Haveman preached on not getting discouraged about passing out tracts and witnessing to others about Jesus Christ through the story of the Ethiopian eunuch. Somehow he got a hold of the Bible and was searching for the truth and God sent a willing servant Philip to help him understand what he was reading. I have to say I've been a poor witness and using the excuse that I live out in the middle of nowhere BUT I go to the store and get gasoline about once a week. What about the check out lady? The man at the gas station? Am I always cheerful and praising God when they see me? My Dad is almost always- when I'd go with him to the bank, the store, at a lawn customers house. He seems to almost always be joyful and telling people he is "Doing better than I deserves thanks to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!"
He encourages me, if he can do it so can I.

Saturday Stir Fry

Italian Shrimp Stir Fry

Family Dinner Friday

For the past few months or so Isaiah and I have been having a family dinner with his family on Friday nights.
I really look forward to this time of fellowship. Tonight we will be missing one very important member to our family, Clint(my FIL), he is out of town working until Thursday and we all miss him very much. Lawana ( my MIL) or David ( my BIL) normally makes the main dish and I bring a side (although I brought homemade pizza a few times) tonight I'm bring rolls and mashed potatoes to accompany pork chops YUMMY!.
Mary-Hannah ( my SIL) and I get a crazy look in our eyes a few hours after dinner and decide to make some kind of sugary treat, usually brownies, then after we play some competitive board game until late (after all it is Friday!) Isaiah and I head home and snuggle up to watch some movie- if I pick it out....it's romantic....if he picks it out it's either suspense or comedy......if we both pick it out together it's a romantic, suspenseful comedy.
Have a great Friday everyone!

Over 2 Years ago.....

And....
I am glad to say-
I am not a Muckraker, but there has been quite a bit of crap going on, but besides that.
Today I have been married for 5 months and 4 days and that crazy love isn't wearing off (hasn't for the past 3 yrs I've known him). He is my one and only true love, yes, first kiss, first hand I ever held, high school sweetheart...for real-
Well, this is my first post in over two years so I don't think I should babble about how gah gah I am for my husband too much.
I have to say I give all credit and glory to God who created love, me and Isaiah and put all three together.
Praise God for His goodness and His mercy endureth forever.