Remedy This Kind of Poverty: The Adoption Process

Remedy This Kind of Poverty: The Adoption Process: I realize that many readers will have been there, done that - but for those of my friends who have no connection to the adoption world,...

Let's help Dellicker family.

Adopting a "Butterfly"

Tesia found a family!

Tesia's new family

And So It Begins: Diamond Heart Ring Giveaway

And So It Begins: Diamond Heart Ring Giveaway: Bring ‘Lana’ home giveaway! Make a donation to my FSP for a chance to win this beautiful brand new diamond heart ring from Kay Jewelers. ...

The Mother Of Many Children: On Being an "Older" Parent

The Mother Of Many Children: On Being an "Older" Parent: I never thought that at 46 I would be the mom of not only two adult children, but also five younger children between the ages of 3 an...

Hope Rising Farm: The Final Numbers Are In

Hope Rising Farm: The Final Numbers Are In: Today we were able to get the bottom line in what we owe and what we need....so here goes.   We owe $2320 for the rest of our fees, and trav...

Susana

Girl, born August 2006 Listed: June 18, 2013 Mixed hemangioma of face and neck, Chronic viral hepatitis C, Other specified deforming dorsopathies (carriage defect), Astigmatism, Iron deficiency anemia Susana is a friendly and sociable girl! From a family who visited her during hosting: “She’s a sweet girl, clung to her host mother a lot. Went through the dr appointments like a champ, very brave. Host mom said sometimes it would seem like she would shut down when she’d get upset or things wouldn’t go her way. The tumor is made up of blood vessels and requires more testing but is not cancerous to their knowledge. It will continue to grow if nothing is done and it has already caused problems with her jaw and she’ll require dental work. Surgery to reroute the blood vessels is needed.” VIDEO:SUSANA Married couples only. Larger families welcome, travel required. Contact debbie@reecesrainbow.org for more info on how to adopt Susana!

His Grace is Sufficient : The price of ransom

His Grace is Sufficient : The price of ransom: How do you put a price tag on freedom and redemption? My son sits in an Eastern European orphanage without a family. Everyday he wakes up an...

And Now There is a Third: Art for Adoption

And Now There is a Third: Art for Adoption: Our dear friend Robyn has painted some beautiful pieces of art. They are currently on display at Mayflower Arts Center in Troy, Ohio. They ...

And So It Begins: Current ways to help & the process . . .

And So It Begins: Current ways to help & the process . . .: There are different ways to help with the adoption. Pray - prayer has power. Pray for the process; there's the home study, waiting, ...

His Grace is Sufficient : The price of ransom

His Grace is Sufficient : The price of ransom: How do you put a price tag on freedom and redemption? My son sits in an Eastern European orphanage without a family. Everyday he wakes up an...

i loved you before i knew you: the story: and sweetie makes 3

i loved you before i knew you: the story: and sweetie makes 3: the hubs and i had both said "we're done" adopting. we clawed our way to this point: fighting battles with the kiddos--battl...

Micah Six Eight: Why Mama, Why?

Micah Six Eight: Why Mama, Why?:  We were driving home from a swimming party. Just me and my two little boys.  We were talking about the party and this and that and someho...

Shopkick Rewards

The basic idea is that it's an app you use when you're shopping in a store or a mall to collect points, browse specials, and earn real-money rewards, including gift certificates. In theory, stores will get more foot traffic and more sales, so they're happy to pay Shopkick a small commission for people to walk into the store or a commission on Shopkick users' purchases, if they buy merchandise that's being promoted in the Shopkick app. Please use my code to earn extra points: davis59335 Today you can get up to: 2000 kicks, lot's of kicks you get just for walking in to the store. Very cool app!

Micah Six Eight: Transferred!

Micah Six Eight: Transferred!: TRANSFERRED   NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!     Transferred!   Rebecca and Charlie   Moved from an orphanage where they were ...

Something to think about….

From Dave Ramsey book “The Total Money Makeover: Separate Checking accounts. Here’s the deal. When you get married, you become a team. The pastor at your wedding wasn’t joking when he said, “And now you are one.” It’s called unity. The old marriage vows say, “Unto thee I pledge all my worldly goods.” In other words, “I’m all in,” so combine the checking accounts. It’s hard to have unity when you separate your bank accounts. When his money is over here, and her money is over there, it’s easy to live in your own little financial world instead of working as a team. When you do your spending together, it’s about “our” money. We have an income and we have expenses and we have goals. So when you’re both in agreement on where the money is going, then you’ve taken a major step to being on the same page in your marriage, and you will create awesome levels of communication. This all boils down to trust. Do you trust your spouse or not? I’ve heard from people who keep separate bank accounts just in case their spouse leaves them. Well, why on earth would you marry someone you can’t trust? And if that’s really the case, then you need marriage counseling, not separate bank accounts! Your spouse isn’t your roommate, and this isn’t a joint business venture. It’s a marriage! You don’t run your household and your life separately. Your job is to love each other well, and that includes having shared financial goals – which is hard to do when you have separate accounts.

Let's start 2016 with 52 Week Money Challenge Saving Plan.

Maybe this is your first time hearing about the 52 Week Money Challenge Saving Plan. So here are the details. This is literally the easiest way to save almost $1,378 in a year! Every week you deposit money into your jar or bank account, however you decide to do it. The amount depends on the number of week it is in the year.

Print out and keep track of your weeks. Maybe on a "blessed" week do a couple weeks if possible. Instead of going week by week, every Sunday I will deposit some money into the jar. This will depend on how our finances are going - maybe on a tight week I will put in a small dollar amount but on a good week strive for those large numbers towards the last weeks on my print out. Honestly, there is no RIGHT way to do this but if you fill a jar with this amount of money you will end up with close to $1,400 dollars by 2017!

Let's earn Gift Cards!

1. CheckPoints #1 Rewards App CheckPoints is a popular free mobile phone app that allows users to earn reward points for participating in promotional offers and performing various tasks, such as checking into local business, scanning product items in-store, watching advertisement videos, and more. The points earned within the app can be exchanged for gift cards to popular national retailers such Amazon, Starbucks, and Walmart. Please use my code to earn extra points: ilackaja38

2.Shopkick The basic idea is that it's an app you use when you're shopping in a store or a mall to collect points, browse specials, and earn real-money rewards, including gift certificates. In theory, stores will get more foot traffic and more sales, so they're happy to pay Shopkick a small commission for people to walk into the store or a commission on Shopkick users' purchases, if they buy merchandise that's being promoted in the Shopkick app. Please use my code to earn extra points: 2DmXc4

3.Ibotta The Ibotta app will pay you cash to take a picture of your receipts. Here’s how it works: ~ Sign up for a free account with Ibotta (just need a name & email address). ~ Download the mobile app and then click on the “Rebates” section. ~ From here, you should see dozens of different rebates you can take advantage of. For example, right now the app is offering me 50 cents if I upload a picture of a receipt showing that I bought milk. And there’s another rebate for $10 if I upload a picture of a Best Buy receipt. Please use my code to earn extra points: ufcqfru

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