We decided it was time to teach the kids about tithing.
It has just been recent that they have been getting a dollar here and a dollar there from grandma or grandpa.
They didn't have their own piggy banks (and since we are trying to reduce our spending) I thought they could just paint and decorate old jars I had lying around.
They each got two: one for tithing and one for spending/saving.
On Sunday we told the girls they would get to give their money to the Bishop.
Tallie said that will be scary.
I have a testimony of tithing and it has never been hard for me to pay it.
No one can afford NOT to pay tithing.
Once when we were first married we totally spaced paying it for a couple months. It was around Christmas time and we already needed extra money to get through the holidays. When we realized that we were behind and how much we needed to pay we both felt SICK. How could we let this slip? We somehow worked it out and were able to pay a full tithe but man, I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!
All I can think about lately is running...I am so lame. I don't know what it is but I LOVE seeing progress. I had such a good run yesterday. For the first time ever I was able to maintain an 8 and half minute mile for 5 MILES! That is what I have been trying to do for the half marathon race...run 13 miles at an 8.5 minute miles. All the hard work and early mornings are paying off. For one of those miles I actually ran an 8 minute mile flat!! I'm finally getting somewhere.
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