Beth Frederick is a Chicago girl, now living in Colorado. I got to know her through a ladies' Bible study which started a few months...

Want to add more blessings to your life. Well then learn about the Blessing Zapper and you are going to get rich!

Rachael Miller spoke up in our Bible study and said, "Thankfulness gives life. I saw amazing differences between thankful people and unthank

Throw Down the Gauntlet and change your life one step at a time.

Thanksgiving traditions are something to look forward to every year, especially when they involve chaos, disagreement and family bonding.

Dear Frugal Catholic Readers, I thought I’d written this blog for ten years because I have ten years' worth of articles in here.  But...

Some folks are born straight:  others are crooked to the core.  I am one of the latter.  Case in point, when I was young, I asked God for...

The whole concept of wearing something out sounds awful. Who wants to use something so long that it eventually gets holes and cracks and...

Our last blog looked at the first part of "The Frugal Catholic Depression Era Slogan"– Make it do. Do without: Use it up: and Wear it...

As each year of fugal living ticks away, it becomes more important to make your home magical.  Now I’m not talking about tricks like...

One of the fun parts about writing is rediscovering saved articles. The following piece is one I recently uncovered, and from rereading...

My father-in-law, Captain David L. G. King, USN Retired, used to say that life held three stages: schooling, work and family, and...

One of the joys of having old friends is that you get to know their children and learn from them too. Kathy Edwards, one of my BFF from Jun

In September of 2015, my husband of 35 years and I embarked on a new phase of married life, retirement! We took off together in our...

You want to have a lovely dinner, something magical.   What is one easy way to create that illusion?   Candles, of course. Yes, to make...

For me, one of the beauties of The Catholic Liturgy is where it states, "It is good always and everywhere to give You thanks, Father...

This Christmas will be simple. Yes, only two of our five children will be around, but it will be uncomplicated for other reasons.  We...

When I get dressed in the morning, two of my favorite scriptures are identical–Matthew 6:28-29 and Luke 12: 27 RSVCE.  In them, Jesus...

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but hopefully, the effects of your shared affection will linger longer than just this month. And as a...

Sometimes Christmas becomes so complex with expectations that we miss its lowly treasures. So this year, I decided NOT to focus on What...