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How to determine personal core values:
I sat at my desk feeling very overwhelmed with all the responsibilities I had now to face with the loss of my husband with three of my seven children still at home being homeschooled, no experience in the corporate world since I left my career as a Director of...
Go to the Ant
Proverbs 27:23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks….For riches are not forever~ Proverbs 27:23 An interesting comment, “follow the money,” helps us understand the way we think about money and who we are as individuals. It is one thing to have money but do we...
Out of Balanced Accounts
Honestly, how many of us have an unbalanced checkbook? How many of us put on a face that we have it all together when truly we have no idea where we’re at financially, have no idea where we’re heading and feel that there is no one to help? And that if anyone knew we...
Shiny Nickels
I like shiny nickels, how about you? I like dull ones too, those are my favorite because there seems to be life there. You might think who knows where that nickel has been? But I think the stories behind that nickel could be great to hear. For fun, I fill up a change...
My Rocking Chair
Seemingly insignificant duties are far more important than we realize for God sanctifies them and uses them to bless us, transform our communities, and bring glory to His name. As our nation needs change, we need to understand it is the small consistent things we do...
Personal finance, is just that, personal
“It’s not personal,” Kathleen Kelley says to Joe Fox, “You mean it’s not personal to you!” is one of the most famous movie lines ever in the classic You’ve Got Mail! While at a conference during my CeFT* certified financial transitionist program, we were doing a case...
Stay the Course
Joe, Gayle and myself were having lunch a few weeks back, we tend to find a question then pose it to one another so not everything is business and we keep growing in getting to know one another. This time I asked the question, “Have you ever battled fear?” I...
Get busy living or busy dying
Get busy living! Get busy living or busy dying. I recently watched the popular movie “Shawshank Redemption” for the first time (I know, I’m a little late to the party). In this film, a wrongly convicted man named Andy must overcome many incredible difficulties,...
Wise women build, wiser women rebuild.
And, if money is my friend, why does it feel so difficult to manage, especially in certain seasons of life?
The Five Things that Helped Me Find Purpose as a Widow
No one has a plan for widowhood. And for some, it can happen without any warning. I’m sharing these five things that helped me so that those who find them in this same place might have a better plan than I did.
Hi! I’m Michelle… and I’m glad you’re here.
