I have another guest post at Sister, Daughter, Mother, Wife. This time, it's on something especially dear to my heart - Encouraging Your Church Workers. I have spent my whole life as a daughter of a church worker, serving as a church worker, and / or married to a church worker. For this reason, I am very aware of the power of simple encouragement. Take a moment to read the article at SDMW and make encouraging your church workers a priority! … Read More...

Today, I would like to introduce you to one of the most frugal Lutherans I know - my Grandma Marilyn Barz. Grandma, as a farmer's daughter, Pastor's wife and mother to seven children, has lived her life frugally - and joyfully. I have learned so much from her example. I don't know how best to put into words all my Grandma means to me, so I thought I'd let her words speak for themselves. I hope you will be as encouraged and inspired as I continue to be by my wonderful Grandma. In her own words, here is what my Grandma wrote. I was born when people were thrifty to survive the Great Depression … Read More...

It's been awhile since I've had the opportunity to share a Frugal Lutheran interview. (Hint, hint, to all those other frugal Lutherans out there!) Today, I'm pleased to resume the series by introducing you to my cousin, Lisa. Lisa is my closest cousin on the Barz side - probably due to the fact that I'm only a month and 2 days older than her. When we were little, our families lived in Detroit and Saginaw at the same time, so we were close for those precious play moments. Now that we're grown, married and followed our husbands to their churches, we live close(r) again. It's a three hour … Read More...