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{From the Archives of Connie's Letters. August 9, 2011.}
Part 1 - World Events
Dear Daughters of a New Revolution,
Wow the times we live in, Hu? No time to be Lily-Livered right ? Ya have to hang on to something just to watch the World News. . Well, a set of problems are set before us. . .But our country has been sooo evil and wicked for so many years now. . . Didn't we know that something had to give..?
If this time of trouble will turn things around. . . turn people around. . . isn't it worth it ? The authority in our country, and it seems in other countries too, is so evil. . Those who make the laws put pressure on the pure in heart to turn away from God. . The Bible says that even the Elect would be deceived in times like these. . . I am up for a new plan aren't you ? I am just going to trust in God for His new way of doing things. . .
The so- called experts on tv say not to take your money out of the stock market. . I would say,{but who am I? } to take the money out and pay off your credit cards and loans against the house. . . or pay for the house. . . That way you are still investing, but it's in your own family. . I would say to take the money and do repairs on your house or buy a new furnace or whatever the house has to have to make it livable. . .
I know the housing market is down. . . But You can do a lot if you have your own home. . . Like even start a business from home. . .
If you lose your house. . . You are out of luck...This is what we girls always told each other in the old days, "Keep a roof over your head."
And it is a good time to buy a house right now, if one has the money... I bought this house a year before the house prices went up. . I bought it in 1973 for 12,000 bucks. . . That included taxes and insurance. . And in, I think, October of 1974 it was worth 24,000 dollars. . Yeah it was a wreck when we bought it, but we have remodeled more each year. . . And I thank God for it now as it is paid off. . That was my investment into my own family...
But I mean, don't get your mind on paying off things that don't matter- then be out a roof over your head. . . The bill collectors aint gonna care if you have a house or not. . . they want their money. . . But if someone has to lose { as plenty of companies will} don't let it be your children or family. . . Put your family first. . . Because if ya have a house to live in, you can start again and maybe get another job and pay the bills . . . But don't pay the bills and lose the house. . and have no place for your family.
Part 2 - The Wise Woman
When Wildman was getting ready for his last rodeo . . his last ride. . . to Glory {Heaven}, he worried about having money saved for me to live on. . I told him, "Honey, just pay off the house." He did and thank the Lord for that. . .
Jim did pay off a car loan too. . I had some hospital bills to pay. . . But I would never pay a hospital bill over losing the house. . I guess what I am saying is, put your own family first and do what you can honestly do with the other bills. . Because ya know it isn't just the poor who are on the streets in big cities. . .
And ya know, we women have so much more than the Depression -Era Mothers had to keep their families afloat. . . We have more kitchen inventions, etc. to keep house with. . If we are wise, we can make it through the coming hard times. . IF we don't panic . . Panic will cause you to make a lot of mistakes. . .
But if you remain quiet and keep your eyes on Jesus, you will make it just as your Grandma and Great- grandparents did. . They made it, or you wouldn't be here right now..!!!
The Wise woman builds her home and the foolish tear it down with their hands. . . The Wise woman sees the hard times ahead and she makes plans to survive these times. . But the foolish woman will panic and lose what she has . .
We are virtuous women and are not confused and helpless. . We are Sarah's daughters and are not afraid with any amazement. . The Lord is on our side and we will have courage. . . We have a plan. . We are not left in the dark. . The wisdom of God is our light.
Love Connie
2 comments:
Thank you...and God bless
Mrs.O
Thank you. Years ago in the little church I grew up in there was a dear older gentleman who was wealthy, generous, and wise. He always advised people who asked for his advice on home finances to find a house in a place they liked and to buy it to keep as the family home--as in buy it outright or pay it off quickly and stay in it. My grandparents, though poor in money, were able to graciously take in several family members who would have been homeless during The Great Depression all because my grandpa built the cottage he and my grandma lived in and owned it and the land it sat on outright, including gardens and fruit trees they had planted together. They,like the gentleman I mentioned, were Christians who knew that God owns everything and we're His stewards who manage the provison He gives us whether great or small. A roof over our heads is a good family investment nowadays, too. Well said and done, you.
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