Way back in 2008 we were traveling across China by train, when I asked our friend Wil about the book he was reading. It was Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. Wil raved about the book and has, in fact, followed in Paul Farmer’s footsteps as he recently graduated from medical school. Mountains Beyond Mountains […]
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21 Days To A More Disciplined Life: Giveaway!
October 23rd, 2012 
Jessica The Book: As most of you know by now, I am a big fan of Crystal Paine at Money Saving Mom. That is why I am so excited to be announcing the release of Crystal’s newest e-book, 21 Days To A More Disciplined Life today! In November 2011 I joined Crystal in her journey toward […]
Cookbook Review: Simply In Season
October 3rd, 2012 Jessica If you have been following The Abundant Wife for a little while, you may notice that I often rave about my current favorite cookbook, Simply in Season. My mother gave me and all of my sisters a copy of Simply in Season for Christmas a few years ago. As you can see from the cover, […]
Book Review: The Complete Financial Guide for Young Couples
September 22nd, 2012 Jessica If you’ve been following along with the books I’ve read in 2012, you’ve probably noticed that I favor non-fiction and classics. I like reading books that have immediate real-life applications and those that teach me something new. The Complete Financial Guide for Young Couples is no different. It is divided into four parts: Developing a […]
Book Review: Surprised by Joy
September 8th, 2012 Jessica For the past couple weeks I have been reading Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis. I really enjoyed this autobiographical account of his early life. I’ve read many of his books, both for children and adults. I gained a lot of insights into the origins of his books and personality. It was refreshing to see […]
Book Review: 9 Books in 9 Weeks
September 1st, 2012 Jessica Thanks to my 6 goals on June 15, I have now finished 9 books in 9 weeks! Between Friday June 15 and Friday August 17, I read some books cover to cover, and read others that I had begun but never finished. In the year 2012 then, I have finished 12 books total. As further […]
8 Financial Books for Beginners
July 30th, 2012 Jessica During the winter of 2010, we lived in a tiny upstairs apartment in Minnesota. Brad had to go to Colorado for 3 weeks for training, and I was left alone with 6-month-old Naomi to run our home and pay our bills. Up until then, Brad had always managed our bills. He taught math, and I […]
Book Review: 6 Books in 6 Weeks
July 18th, 2012 Jessica I am not a person who likes to leave something incomplete, or commit to a project that I cannot finish. So you can understand that I have been bothered by the fact that I have been accumulating a small collection of half-read books on my shelves. Due to my success in reading over the last […]
Book Review: 3 Books in 3 Weeks
July 9th, 2012 Jessica Recently I wrote about my delight in achieving the six goals I had set for myself from June 15-July 15. One of those goals was to read a portion of a book each morning after reading my Bible and writing in my journal. I suffer from an addiction to books though, so once I began […]
Book Review: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America
March 31st, 2012 Jessica A year and a half ago, my husband Brad was laid off from his job in Minnesota. We had only lived in Minnesota for a year, so we had no other job prospects in the area or history of family, friends, and church to support us. So we reluctantly packed up our apartment and storage […]
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