This is one of the things I’ve been working on lately, my penguins chess set. You can find it at my etsy account, Kimgraceworks. I seem to have a new fervor these days for my art. I am hoping that everything will sell in its time so that I can raise my Penny Millions money. I’ll keep everyone informed.
Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates. — Proverbs 31:31
I haven’t achieved my goal of keeping this updated weekly what-so-ever. I have to say, however, that my thinking has been in a rut lately. We still don’t have a constant income at the moment, and it has had a stronghold on my blogging endeavors. I haven’t been sitting still, though. I’ve actually been very busy.
I’ve added some money to my Penny Millions account, which, by the way, I haven’t had to touch, to my pleasure. I wrote twenty additional articles for Associated Content which brought in some funds. Today I also actually put something up on my Etsy account. Any monies I make from either of these goes into my Penny Millions savings. I’m feeling good about its growth. It has been slow, a lot slower than I would like, but at least it is growing.
Despite our hardship these past couple of months financially, I have learned a very valuable lesson. I don’t own anything… God owns it all, and He wants us to give. Good things come to us when we give.
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” — Luke 6:38
It would seem that though we haven’t had any income that we would be in severe trouble, but somehow the majority of our bills have been paid. When we have received anything, we have given to others who also had a need. We’ve received money out of the blue… checks in the mail, my husband found money just laying in a parking lot (we’re not talking about change here either), or having an extension put on our car’s bank note without pushing for it. What’s been most interesting is that it has all come at exactly the time when we needed it, not all at once. I’ve been amazed at God’s goodness. I have also been made quite aware that God will do as He says He will.
Being in this position has also taught me some serious lessons on spending that I would not have learned otherwise. This has been one of the best “courses” on money that I have ever received, in fact. I never knew how much money we potentially wasted before until money wasn’t there anymore. I’ve discovered creative ways to stretch our money now. For example, instead of cooking a large meal and throwing away left overs, or storing them in the refrigerator for tomorrow, I’ve learned to freeze it so that we can have it for a later meal. It’s also been good for our health. We haven’t had a soda in two months. We drink tea instead. Making homemade soup and freezing it in small quantities is more economical and healthier than buying cans of it for lunches.
I haven’t been comfortable in the least being in this position with our money, but I’m glad it happened. It has increased my faith in the power of God, helped me to see just how truly capable He is, and helped me to see our spending in a light I would never had seen before. Yes, I am thankful for this opportunity.
It really is possible to turn lemons into lemonade.
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