Remember the part in Little Women when they were about to sit down to a lovely Christmas breakfast, and ended up giving the bulk of it to a needy family? I think Amy even stated, "Butter is divinity," just before having to wrap it up and giving it to someone else.

I was talking to a dear friend of mine recently who is part of a charitable organization. She mentioned to me that in some circles, charitable giving is down between 40 and 70%!! I know that times are difficult,...

My stockpiling is as random as the stars in the sky. "I love the idea of having a lot of useful stuff around, but if I can't use it eventually (before it goes bad) then I don't want to go to the trouble of getting it and storing it". That was the way I felt about stockpiling!

I've had a real change of heart about the matter in the past month or two. DH and I didn't buy groceries for an entire month (with the exception of dairy creamer and cheese) because of my "stockpile"....

I am Michelle and I am 37 years old. I was born in Orange County California but moved to Hyrum, Utah when I was 1. I spent most of my life here and HATED IT. I vowed to move when I had my first chance. Well, my mom and dad divorced when I was 9. They both remarried a year or two later. My dad moved to Wendover Nevada and my mom and new step-dad stayed in my childhood house in Utah. I moved with my dad when I was almost 12. It was very eye opening for me. Long story short, I decided that...

Lynndsie's birthday was December 23rd she turned 8 two days before Christmas. She asked my grandma for a necklace that cost an arm and a leg. Well, my grandma is on a limited income and could not afford to get her the one she wanted. Instead of buying her something else that was on sale she decided to give her an 18k gold necklace with a dolphin pendant that my dad, who past away 2 yrs ago, had given her in 1995 for Christmas, I was 15 then. I remember the look on his face when my grandma opened...