I have a confession. Today was not our best day. Today we argued, we stole toys, we yelled. This is not something that we are proud of. It was not our finest day. But in the midst of the chaos, in the midst of the tears, there was grace. Grace for the yelling, grace for the mean faces, grace for the anger and the lack of understanding.
We would not survive this life without it. We would never see heaven if we didn't receive it. Families would fall apart if it weren't for grace. I thank God that my family gives each other grace. I am thankful that we forgive one another. Days like today show me what this family is made of. We are made of love, compassion, understanding, and kindness. We falter but we pick each other up. We know how to say "I'm sorry" and "I love you " and "I forgive you". We know tomorrow is another day and we will do better. We know we are stronger because of days like today. Thank you Father for grace. Thank you Father for our 4 amazing graces.
Who would have ever thought we would become bloggers. In this day and age, everyone has a blog. It seems like the easiest way for us to write down our happenings of our everyday life and be able to share them with friends and family.
Why "saving6 allens"? If you know my husband, you already know that answer. I am married to Clark Howard's biggest fan. He thinks so much of him that our son's middle name is Clark. So that should give you an indication of why we are 'saving6allens'. We are a frugal family in most aspects of our life. We try to find the cheapest, yet most effective way to do something. I looooooove bargain shopping for the children's clothes. Chad enjoys scoping out the drug stores for good deals and he IS the rebate king! We save for our vacations, gifts and clothing ahead of time so there is always money set aside if we need it.
We are trying to teach our four children about the value of a dollar. The two biggest have the Dave Ramsey bank system to put their allowance in. Save, spend and give. Currently, they put a third in each bank but I'm sure as they get older that will be adjusted. They love to bring them downstairs every Sunday (if we remember), and put their money in each one. I will try to post a picture of them later so you can see them.
This blog will not always be about money but you will here about our bargain shopping periodically. This blog is about our life, our sometimes crazy life. If we don't take a few minutes to write it down and take some pictures, we'll forget some of the precious moments. Our world moves so fast and I don't want to miss a memory, a milestone or a hilarious moment that my children or husband or maybe even myself have. I will try to post more later in the about me (us) section.
Thank you for visiting and I will post more later.
