I'm excited!!!

I'm excited!! Jason and I were inspired by Pastor Jason's challenge on Sunday. I woke up Monday morning to a note left on the table by my husband (who had gone to bed an hour earlier!). In the note he shared about how God has been working in his heart and how he feels God prompting us to be more frugal than we have been with our finances. SO...we've talked and decided we can easily do the following: cut internet (don't really need it), cut cell phones (it'd be MUCH cheaper to use a land line), search for cheaper car insurance plans, and get rid of our fitness membership (using Northwestern's equipment instead). The only thing we wouldn't get rid of is cable, so we can keep up on the news. Plus we only pay $15 monthly for cable.

But we're excited! Call us silly but the thought of living a more frugal life is exciting. It's our prayer that through this we care less and less for the things of this world, and experience a deeper love for the things loved by our God . It's also our prayer that we're committed to tithing and to paying off debt owed in student loans. The idea of having no debt is so freeing. And we know that it's in God's will that we pay back our debt as soon as we can.

I personally have decided to shop for clothes at second-hand stores. I rarely shop anyways but sometimes you can find some good stuff for really cheap!

So this is our new embarkment! Please pray that God strengthens our love and devotion to His cause through this commitment!