Phyllis Sather, Author at phyllis-sather.com

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.

Can we Truly Claim Ignorance? Part 2 on Modesty

ParentingJuly 22, 2011644Views 0Likes 2Comments

With summer and a heat wave we all face questions about staying cool while dressing modesty. I didn’t intend to wait this long to post part II, but the days have slipped by so if you want a refresher on the first part you can find it here: Can We Truly Claim Ignorance? Part I Our daughters…

In today’s economy it is very important that we all learn to live frugally and spend our money wisely.

Frugal Living Doesn’t Mean Being Poor

HomemakingJuly 14, 2011964Views 0Likes 2Comments

In a recent article on Living on a Dime Jill responds to this comment, “You sure have a nice house for someone who’s really cheap. I would think you lived in a shack and not a $144,000 house. Your business must be doing well. Not that you don’t deserve it, but it doesn’t match up with…

From Mall of America to the Orphan Museum

FamilyJuly 8, 2011563Views 0Likes 6Comments

Stacation – a new buzz word for vacationing from home. In these tight financial times the Lord continues to provide creative ways for families to take time to play together. As it s ays in Philippians 4:19 NKJV "And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." He…

These are loving and caring families. Families who have devoted much of their life to the Christian values of marriage and child rearing – often times giving the majority of their time and energy to home educate their children. They are active in church, committed to the Lord and their families.

Christian Families Falling Apart

ParentingJune 28, 2011457Views 0Likes 5Comments

Almost every day I hear about another Christian family that has a family member who seems to have gone off the deep end – falling into sin that they thought was unthinkable and never imagined would happen to them. These are loving and caring families. Families who have devoted much of their life to the Christian…

Printer ink! Don’t you just hate paying the high prices? Yet printers are so handy and I use mine so often. I’ve found several ways to stretch my ink.

Living on a Dime Frugal Friday Party

HomemakingJune 24, 2011444Views 0Likes 2Comments

My dear husband says, “No one enjoys a bargain more than my wife!” so I’ve decided to submit one of my ideas to you. Printer ink! Don’t you just hate paying the high prices? Yet printers are so handy and I use mine so often. I’ve found several ways to stretch my ink. Check out the preferences…

I can think of dozens of applications for this font - I'm sure you can too.

Free Handwriting Font!

FamilyJune 17, 2011567Views 0Likes 0Comments

I've been working on my photo albums this week and remembered this site and thought it might be good to post it again for any of you who use your summer time to catch up on your photo work. It's a wonderful font to use on your photo pages, since it is your actual writing. I…

Where am I going with this? Well, as believers we need to continually count the cost of every choice we make.

Be Sure to Count the Cost

MarriageJune 4, 2011514Views 0Likes 1Comment

As I write this we have been without running water for 24 hours. We are in the middle of replacing our 31-year-old furnace. It was supposed to be an easy job – five days – in and out – no problem. Only yesterday they accidentally drilled through the water pipe to our house. In 1992 when…