Today’s book to give away is called The Shelter of God’s Promises and it was written by Sheila Walsh. She writes about the most difficult circumstances of life, the times when you might look at what’s going on, and let your faith be shaken. Is God still working, even when He is allowing hard...
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This week has been a little nutty. I’ve been trying to get back into ‘real’ life after the Chile trip, and I’ve also been preparing to do a couple of talks about bringing down your grocery budget. Thursday’s talk was on skype, with patrons of the Tuskarawas County Library in Ohio. Friday morning I...
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My green asics only have 200 or so miles on them, but over the last weeks they have seemed more and more ‘tired’. I’ve been having some heel pain, which I’ve never had before. I thought the padding might be shot, and I even wondered if the wear on the shoes contributed to...
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My latest review is of the book Money & Marriage: A Complete Guide for Engaged and Newly Married Couples. The book is designed to get young couples off to a good start financially. The book starts by discussing the way that upbringing and personality work together to influence our choices about money, and explains...
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After the wedding, the lovebirds took off for a honeymoon in Patagonia, leaving the rest of us to our own devices. Israel’s mom and siblings still had two days in Chile, and John and I and our parents had three more days, and we weren’t about to waste the time. Sunday morning our entire...
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Photos by David Shirk of Unplugged Photography and Israel Shirk of Avalanche Photography. (Shirk family photo by moi)
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Part One | Part Two | Part Three Erika and Israel chose to be married at a really gorgeous park in Santiago called Cerro Santa Lucia. There was some discussion about how to get there, all dressed up in our wedding finery. But since it was only a few blocks from our hotel, the...
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Part One | Part Two John started the morning by walking Erika to the subway stop so she could go pick up Israel from the airport. I think we were all holding our breath that he (the last member of the wedding party) would get there without a problem. When John got back, David,...
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