Living On His Income by Mrs. Sharon White ~ Book Review

I was gifted with a copy of this book for review purposes. All opinions are honest and are my own.

Today I'm beyond thrilled to be promoting Mrs. Sharon White's book, Living On His Income. I have been a fan of Mrs. White and her blog, The Legacy of Home, for five or six years now. She's been such an inspiration to me in so many areas of Biblical marriage, homemaking and femininity, and I'm really excited that she's chosen to publish her encouraging wisdom in book form!

The book starts out with the short stories of three generations of housewives and how they blessed their families by fulfilling the Biblical calling of the keeper at home. As I read through these, I was encouraged that a simpler life just might lead to a more peaceful one. I was also challenged to see my place at home as a sacred one and cherish the blessing of it, rather than resenting the busyness of it. I love this line from the short stories section: There is something about being taken care of and trusting someone to provide. It brings out a child-like faith and trust in a housewife. It brings gentleness and a sweetness.

The second part of the book is practical advice and encouragement on homemaking on a husband's income. I was especially interested in her practice of recording household expenditures in a ledger. She gives several reasons for doing so---and they're not all budgeting-based. More than the practical though, I was just so blessed by her gentle reminders of the ways that are true and right, according to God's word. I've come away with the same peaceful motivation to love deeper, work more diligently, and smile more often, that I get when I read her blog posts.

I'd really encourage you to order a copy of Living On His Income, and check out her several other books on Amazon. You will be encouraged and blessed!

Now it's time for The {Not Just} Homemaking Party! I can't wait to see what you've all got to share!

The {Not Just} Homemaking Party

Good morning! Welcome to the {Not Just} Homemaking Party! Well, Northwest Arkansas finally got her snow! Woo Hoo! 

I've got a couple fun things going on this week. First, have you seen my Spring Spoolie Swap? I'd love to have you join up!

Secondly, make sure to enter to win a copy of Keep It Shut. Super great book---I might be keeping mine around for reference for a long time!

Have you had any snow days this year? How did you spend them? Jamie has worked from home each day this week and the kids have been really productive: rearranging their bedrooms, making pretty cookies, lots of crafting. Me? I've been decluttering. Not so fun---but it is neat to find stuff I haven't seen in awhile! Ha! Hope you're having a beautiful Wednesday!

Keep It Shut by Karen Ehman -- Book Giveaway & Review #FCBloggers

Many thanks to Family Christian who sent a copy of this book to review. All opinions are honest and are my own. #FCBloggers

I'm just goona be completely real here. I'm goona be so real that you even get a grainy Instagram photo and bad grammar. I need this book. Yes, I've already read it, so I could say, I needed this book. However, I'm a pretty severe case---so I'm going to be needing it for quite awhile.

My problem is not so much opening my physical mouth and speaking out audible words that shouldn't be spoken. My issue is more with my online voice and the attitude that is made manifest through my ten little fingers on this keyboard. I really can be quite snarky, critical, rude, sarcastic---all in the name of "speaking the truth in love".

In Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When To Say Nothing at All, Karen Ehman uses her own struggles with her words getting her into trouble. I told my friend that this book was so convicting that the only thing that keeps me from chucking it across the room is that I can relate to the author so well that I pretend she's me.

This is one of those books that you're going to be tempted to read and insert names of people you know into all the scenarios. You're going to wish you could hand it to so many of your Facebook friends because they need it. Let me just tell you now---you need this book.

My favorite line from the book is this: "Don't say something permanently painful just because you are temporarily ticked off." Oh! How many times have I been both the giver and the receiver in this scenario!

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