HOPE for your finances

"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver." -Ayn Rand

HOPE for your children

"A mother understands what a child does not say." - Jewish Proverb

This picture means, "I have the best daddy in the world."

New Format for HOPE for the home

Instead of a monthly HOPE for the home newsletter, I will now be blogging. I will host guest bloggers at times and HOPE is extended to reach the areas of marriage, finances, and children. Check the blog regularly for updates. I will also email to let you know to check the blog. You can follow the blog by clicking on the Follow button in the bottom right.

I hope you will enjoy this. It should be fun!

Organized by fire

I heard an interesting question asked on Clean House today (yes, we have Style Network this week for free). The girl was sad to sell some of her father's junk, but the guy on the show asked her about how selling the stuff affects her love for her dad. He said, "If all this were to burn tomorrow, would you still love and appreciate your dad?" Of course, the stuff doesn't affect her love for him.



If your house were to burn down what items would you hope to salvage? Would it be kitchen appliances, junk mail, and toys or would you rather save family keepsakes, artwork, or pictures? Every person's answer will be different because we all care about different things.

No matter what you save, think about all the stuff that you would never miss. Those are probably items that you should weed through every now and then. Don't forget that as the season changes it is a great time to clean out and purge items that you aren't using anymore.