I usually only post about my quilting on my blog, this post is not about quilting. I will say though that my quilting certainly helped enable me in raising my family.
When I first became a single parent of 4 young children, I needed to get my education and an income to support them. The court ordered child support very rarely transpired.
We had to move weeks before our first Christmas on our own and I was also busy at the time attending College. One of my budget stretching techniques was to stock up on staples the weeks before Christmas during sales, knowing that in January prices would be higher.
I had always made it a point to teach my children to be kind and generous…well that December their school had a food drive all month with the incentive that the class that gave the most would be treated to a pizza lunch.
My heart sank when I realized that my carefully stocked pantry was almost empty! How could I explain to my girls that they had given away what we really needed? Well the lesson was on me as we received hampers that year that more than filled my pantry.
I remember while in one of my college classes being asked to write life goals, one of mine was that I would raise daughters who would make a positive difference in this world. My girls are all grown now and I am so proud of them all as they do make a positive difference.
This link will take you to one of my daughters who is helping others not only to learn how to save money on their food shopping but also with budgeting their money.
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2289972803613
Wendy’s Quilting and Life 