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    Make Your Husband Your Hero by Beth Frederick
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Make Your Husband Your Hero by Beth Frederick

    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...
    Got Weapons?--Part #3---The Blessing Zapper  by Beth Fredrick
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Got Weapons?--Part #3---The Blessing Zapper by Beth Fredrick

    Want to add more blessings to your life. Well then learn about the Blessing Zapper and you are going to get rich!
    Got Weapons? --Part #2--Give Thanks  by Rachel Miller
    • May 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Got Weapons? --Part #2--Give Thanks by Rachel Miller

    Rachael Miller spoke up in our Bible study and said, "Thankfulness gives life. I saw amazing differences between thankful people and unthank
    Change Just One Thing in 2020 AND Change Your Life
    • Jan 24, 2020
    • 4 min

    Change Just One Thing in 2020 AND Change Your Life

    Throw Down the Gauntlet and change your life one step at a time.
    Throw a Thanksgiving Auction
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Throw a Thanksgiving Auction

    Thanksgiving traditions are something to look forward to every year, especially when they involve chaos, disagreement and family bonding.
    Three Wise Things I’ve Learned in Ten Years
    • Aug 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Three Wise Things I’ve Learned in Ten Years

    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...
    What’s Your New Straight?
    • Jul 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    What’s Your New Straight?

    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...
    And Wear It Out
    • Dec 5, 2017
    • 4 min

    And Wear It Out

    The whole concept of wearing something out sounds awful. Who wants to use something so long that it eventually gets holes and cracks and...
     Do Without
    • Oct 2, 2017
    • 4 min

    Do Without

    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...
    The Hidden Value of Making Magic in Your Home
    • Jun 26, 2017
    • 5 min

    The Hidden Value of Making Magic in Your Home

    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...
    You Can Change Your Life with Just 15 Minutes a Day
    • May 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    You Can Change Your Life with Just 15 Minutes a Day

    One of the fun parts about writing is rediscovering saved articles. The following piece is one I recently uncovered, and from rereading...
    Retire Without Fear
    • Apr 1, 2017
    • 2 min

    Retire Without Fear

    My father-in-law, Captain David L. G. King, USN Retired, used to say that life held three stages: schooling, work and family, and...
    Minimizing from More to Less by Courtney Cotton
    • Feb 28, 2017
    • 6 min

    Minimizing from More to Less by Courtney Cotton

    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
    15 Thrifty Ways to Date Your Mate
    • Jul 29, 2016
    • 3 min

    15 Thrifty Ways to Date Your Mate

    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...
    Frozen Candles
    • Jun 30, 2016
    • 1 min

    Frozen Candles

    You want to have a lovely dinner, something magical.   What is one easy way to create that illusion?   Candles, of course. Yes, to make...
    The Immense Value of Thankfulness
    • Jan 29, 2016
    • 3 min

    The Immense Value of Thankfulness

    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...
    Our Best Simple Christmas Ever
    • Dec 24, 2015
    • 3 min

    Our Best Simple Christmas Ever

    This Christmas will be simple. Yes, only two of our five children will be around, but it will be uncomplicated for other reasons.  We...
    God and Second-Hand Clothes
    • Sep 30, 2015
    • 4 min

    God and Second-Hand Clothes

    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...
    Give Your Loved One the Free Gift of Prayer
    • Feb 25, 2015
    • 4 min

    Give Your Loved One the Free Gift of Prayer

    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...
    Give a Love Mug for Christmas
    • Dec 5, 2014
    • 3 min

    Give a Love Mug for Christmas

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