Today’s Thrifty Thursday is not a practical idea or a useful tip or a personal journal entry but rather a philosophical post about the obligation parents have to teach their kids the quality of thrift.

Between my unbalanced hormones, my toddler’s erratic sleeping patterns, my preschooler’s stubborn streak, my boy’s whirlwind energy, my preteen’s moodiness and my husband’s busy work and church schedule, I am never quite sure how my day is going to go.

Ever since my nephew, Beck, died I think of Easter differently. I don’t care as much about eggs, bunnies, chicks and candies. I care more about Jesus Christ. So in honor of the true meaning of Easter, here is a little Easter family night lesson all about Jesus Christ.

Do you have a friend, neighbor or family member that is going through a difficult time? Here is a gift idea and a free printable tag to boot.

Thrift doesn’t require grand acts of depravity or massive self-control. Thrift can be done is simple, small ways. One way I have tried to conserve and reduce is by washing items out that I might normally throw away and then reuse them.

I have about 10 projects in the works and I finally finished one! Organizing my recipes! I am willing to bet that many of you can relate to my situation. I had stacks of recipes to recopy onto index cards but I just couldn’t find the time or motivation. My recipes looked like this: