My copy of Be You. Do Good. by Jonathan Golden is dog-eared and full of underlines, brackets, and notes from the Foreword to the Acknowledgements. I really enjoyed Jonathan’s adventures that have taken him from studying psychology, to starting a private practice in counseling, consulting as a Life Coach, becoming an ordained priest, planting […]
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Be You. Do Good. : Having the Guts to Pursue What Makes You Come Alive by Jonathan Golden
January 28th, 2016 
Jessica Breaking Busy by Alli Worthington
January 26th, 2016 Jessica In reading “Breaking Busy,” I had a hard time relating to busy and burned-out Alli Worthington. Alli shares stories of flights, speaking engagements, blogging, founding Blissdom events, consulting, business coaching, writing a book, becoming executive director of Propel Women, raising five sons, and being a full-time working mom with a stay-at-home-husband. The decisions and […]
Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine
November 23rd, 2015 Jessica I have been a fan of New York Times bestselling author Crystal Paine since I first discovered her website, Money Saving Mom, in the winter of 2010. Crystal is an authentic Christian who lavishly shares practical financial advice with her followers. Thanks in large part to reading her website daily, my family became debt-free in […]
IF: Trading your IF ONLY Regrets for God’s WHAT IF Possibilities
October 18th, 2015 Jessica Earlier this month I was asked to join Mark Batterson’s Launch Team for his newest Book Launch, IF. I received a FREE hard copy of the book in return for my honest review. My copy of the book arrived on its launch day, October 6, and I finished reading all 282 pages on October 12. […]
Our Financial Goals: Paying Off Debt (February 2015)
February 12th, 2015 Jessica Photo Credit Today I met a frugal friend at the park for a play date. When I came home, I put the kids down for a nap, and then decided to update “The Abundant Wife” for the first time since last June. I believe the last post before that was in April. I’m sorry I […]
What I’ve Been Up To For The Last 6 Weeks & How My Goals Are Changing
June 9th, 2014 Jessica I looked at the calendar today, and realized that it has been 6 weeks since I last posted to my blog! I could blame the fact that I substitute-taught for several days in March and April, or the fact that Brad went on a mission trip to Mexico for Spring Break, or even that my […]
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Comments Off on What I’ve Been Up To For The Last 6 Weeks & How My Goals Are ChangingCelebrating Easter Traditions
April 15th, 2014 Jessica When I was growing up in Maryland, Easter traditions included dyeing hard-boiled eggs, Easter baskets, Easter egg hunts at my grandparents’ house, eating my Grandmom’s Chocolate & Butter Cream Easter Eggs, Easter clothing, family photos (usually in front of a giant yellow forsythia bush), and a big meal at my grandparents’ house. Here in California, […]
Posted in Entertainment, Faith, Food, My Abundant Life, My Children Comments Off on Celebrating Easter TraditionsHow to Find Encouragement When You Are Discouraged by Debt
April 9th, 2014 Jessica On March 31, my husband received his monthly paycheck, and it was $510 less than usual. We were not surprised, as we had been anticipating this hit for awhile, but it still hurts our budget. We will be on reduced salary for the next several months until we can raise our ministry budget. That same […]
60 Free (or Almost Free) Activities to Do with your Toddler or Preschooler
April 7th, 2014 Jessica Do you ever feel like your life is dry and boring because you can’t spend any money on anything? It can be difficult (especially at first) to think of free activities to entertain your little ones while you’re on the road to debt-freedom. Well, just because you’re poor, broke, or in-debt-up-to-your-eyeballs doesn’t mean you can’t […]
Posted in Entertainment, Saving Money, Toddler Tuesdays Comments Off on 60 Free (or Almost Free) Activities to Do with your Toddler or Preschooler14 Ways to Make Easy Money Using Swagbucks
April 4th, 2014 Jessica One of my favorite ways to make easy money is by using Swagbucks. Today I checked my Swagbucks account, and found out that I have earned 15,873 Swagbucks over the lifetime of my account. For every 450 Swagbucks I earn, I purchase a $5 Amazon gift card. So I have earned 35 Amazon gift cards, […]
