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Garden Arbors Made From Recycling Old Windows

How to make a cute garden arbor out of old recycled windows. You can find old windows at resale shops, on the curb, or from friends that are remodeling.

Our Favorite Christmas Movies!

I LOVE Christmas and in November, we watch Christmas movies all the time! Here are some of our favorite Christmas Movies that are clean and family friendly!

How To Relieve And Reduce Stress

Most of us experience some level of stress in our daily lives. Here are some tips to help relieve and reduce your stress and help you live a happier life!

Our Favorite Christian Resources – Bible Translations, Christian Speakers And More!

Here is a list of some of our favorite Christian resources, including our favorite Bible translations, Christian speakers, clean books and movies and more!

10 Simple And Free Ways To Relieve Stress

Here are 10 simple and free ways to relieve stress. Stress is unpleasant and can cause many health problems. Use these tips to keep stress under control!

Pinterest Giveaway!

Pinterest Giveaway Entry! How To Enter Pin a Post from our Living On A Dime website to your Pinterest page or Pinterest Group. It can be any post or any of our books! Only pin a post once. (But PLEASE don’t pin this one. :-) Send me an email with the link to the pin. …

A day in the life of Jack helping!

A one year old can be ever so helpful! Here's a day in the life of Jack in pictures helping mom when he was one year old!

About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia is a debilitating and largely misunderstood chronic illness. Here is a discussion of symptoms and my experiences.

How to cope with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

Learn about the strategies mom and I use to cope with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.

Potty Training – A good laugh!

A mother's worst fear!

How We Got More Facebook Likes – From 15,000 to 300,000 in 7 months

Our Facebook page has really taken off this year. Here are some tweaks we made that helped us go from 15,000 to 300,000 Facebook likes in 7 months.

Just an Ordinary Day

Did you wake up to an ordinary day this morning? You know the kind I mean... the kind of day when the house looks like a bomb has blown up in it overnight, a day when the alarm didn't go off so everyone is running late, the kids sent a glass of juice flying all over the kitchen and you can't find the car keys.

Happy Birthday! Tawra’s Theme Song

Sometimes laughter is the best medicine!

Ordinary Day Poem/Let Me Hold It While I May

A while ago, I wrote a post about how we should savor ordinary days. In that post, I mentioned a poem that I had read about this subject and here it is.

Need Encouragment?

If you're having a discouraging week, hopefully, this will help lift your spirits!

Out of the Mouths of Babes

I’m known in my family and with friends for “telling it like it is”. As a matter of fact when I was in Holland I got a plaque that said “Lord, Please help me to keep my big mouth shut until I know what I’m talking about!” That’s been my motto ever since but it …

All In How You Look At It – Attitude

Life can seem so stressful, but it doesn't have to be! We can follow the example of children, learn to have a better attitude and be a lot more joyful!

Our Hillbilly Fence

The HOA got on to us for our pallet fence so we came up with a solution until the ground thaws and we can get it put up. I think Mike did a great job! LOL

Do Not Be Afraid

Fear is the biggest problem that most people deal with. It impacts most of us every day and is one of the biggest causes of money problems. Check out this video that we hope will be an encouragement for dealing with your fear.

What Easter Means to Me

What Easter Means to Me To me, Easter is the best day of the year! I can’t even imagine what my life or my children’s lives would be like without Easter. Even though many people don’t want to admit it, the strength of our country and so many wonderful things about the world would not …