This chapter was affirmation to me. God has been working in my heart in ways I cannot describe. My attitude has changed from “What can I sell and make a little money?” to “What can I give that will bless someone else?” And I do not say that to brag or bring attention to myself [...]
Reading List: Chapter 5
For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his own life? ~ Mark 8:36 I used to be the type of person described on page 49 of Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life. I would accumulate items thinking that they were worth something and then [...]
Reading List: Chapter Five
From page 39 of Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life: Having all of my needs met won’t bring me the happiness my soul desires. I find something far greater when I allow God to work through me to meet the needs of others. I am not a great servant. Geez, I have [...]
Reading List: Chapter Three
Let’s look at page 27 of our book, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life: Before any of us can touch and influence generations, we need to have a life worth passing down. Pardon my bluntness, but the world has enough self-centered, ego-driven, spoiled-rotten moral relativists who think the entire universe revolves around [...]
Reading List: Chapter Two
On to chapter two… as if the first one did not kick my booty enough. I really liked Mr. Tabb’s comment on page 17: … paying bills will always be a part of my existence, but they don’t have to define who I am. YES! I love that! Why do I always assume that I [...]
Reading List: Chapter One
In chapter one of Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life by Mark Tabb, I found myself pondering one question. Where is your mindset? Am I focused on right now? Am I focused on impacting eternity? As I meditated on those questions, my mind wrapped around my family. Am I building them up? [...]
Penny's Reading: Living With Less by Mark Tabb
Today, we begin (what I hope will be) a one-year commitment to read one book each month. These books will all be related to family, frugality, saving, cooking, or other topics related to this blog. If we get bored or stuck, we might mix it up with a little fiction. (I would love your suggestions [...]
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