tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post3596979589484012409..comments2024-03-27T14:26:04.052-04:00Comments on Martin Family Moments: Giving UncomfortablyColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-80148091085966793212015-11-12T09:12:11.806-05:002015-11-12T09:12:11.806-05:00Oh wow, never heard it put like that about the coa...Oh wow, never heard it put like that about the coats! I'm glad to see you wrote that you tithe on your take home...that's my goal. Tithing on our gross income would honestly not be possible with how much taxes and health insurance (we pay over $11,000 a year) gets taken out. Thanks Mary!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-72063758534571529792015-11-12T09:09:49.455-05:002015-11-12T09:09:49.455-05:00Thanks Andrea!Thanks Andrea!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-91270783636206735622015-11-12T09:09:35.171-05:002015-11-12T09:09:35.171-05:00As my husband often reassures me, we are a team an...As my husband often reassures me, we are a team and we work together for the good of our family. For us, that means both of us working FT. For you and your husband, it looks different, but we are all doing are best, right? Doesn't make it any easier, but at least it brings some peace :) Thank you for reading and commenting!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-44088150287759217842015-11-10T16:41:10.140-05:002015-11-10T16:41:10.140-05:00WOnderful post!
Andrea @ mommainflipflops.comWOnderful post! <br /><br />Andrea @ mommainflipflops.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366770621229649749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-57534426443966349382015-11-10T16:36:24.306-05:002015-11-10T16:36:24.306-05:00Do not underestimate the value of time and talent....Do not underestimate the value of time and talent. I know sometimes that gets tossed around and sounds like some type of justification. We are fortunate to be in a position to give of our financial resources pretty readily. However, I have a really hard time giving of my time. I felt challenged at Mass this weekend to do better about volunteering my time and talent. As a mom who works full time outside the home I am very greedy about it and appreciate those who are generous. <br />I have to comment on your tangent in this post too. Thank you for your honesty. I really admire how you put into words your thoughts around working full time. I am the breadwinner in our family and my husband stays home part time. It is the best thing for our family at this time. It is really hard to share my thoughts with people because if I make a comment about wishing I could stay home they think we should just switch roles, but my earning potential is magnitudes larger. Anyway, now I'm off on a tangent. Thank you for sharing this today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-19416957593732557022015-11-10T14:56:35.738-05:002015-11-10T14:56:35.738-05:00We tithe about 10% of our take home. Our finances...We tithe about 10% of our take home. Our finances are funny since my husband runs a small business so it looks on paper like we make more than we do but in reality most of that is going right back into running the business (paying employees, bills, etc.). I don't meticulously count by the penny and have tried for the last few years to err on the side of "over" giving rather than under. But I have been shown time and time again how the Lord takes care of us when we hand over the finances to him and realize that it's all a gift FROM Him anyway. Yes, we work hard and I am very careful with how our money is spent but compared to the rest of the world I am rich and for whatever reason we have been given responsibility of this money to use for building up the Kingdom. I remember going to a Bible study at the Hahns house my first semester at Franciscan and this was the topic. It was really eye opening to me. In fact, she said, Christ didn't abolish the requirement to tithe but in some sense *increased* it by demanding that if we have two coats, we give one away (i.e. 50%!). That's kind of always in the back of my mind but you're right that there are definitely times when it's VERY hard to detach from what we feel is ours and what we've earned. Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-8266079349944583632015-11-10T13:04:15.816-05:002015-11-10T13:04:15.816-05:00I need to be more like this, Mary, thanks! Gonna ...I need to be more like this, Mary, thanks! Gonna really look at how much we tithe and push it further.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-12160839935855356722015-11-10T13:03:25.296-05:002015-11-10T13:03:25.296-05:00That's a great testimony, Beth! I do have tha...That's a great testimony, Beth! I do have that book in my bathroom :) So, you don't have to answer it, but what is your general rule of thumb? 10% of your husband's income? Or after taxes? Or a different percentage? I would love to know what real people do who are being generous!!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-73810861724871195952015-11-10T13:01:40.106-05:002015-11-10T13:01:40.106-05:00Always practicing, we are :)Always practicing, we are :)Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-57546447238811497502015-11-10T12:42:15.384-05:002015-11-10T12:42:15.384-05:00We did not tithe in full until we were out of debt...We did not tithe in full until we were out of debt. As soon as we were it became a top priority. I do get tempted sometimes. 10% for us is a good level of uncomfortable, it has challenged us to forgo some things. It helps us be aware of first fruits and our own blessings. It really does make the budget a bit tighter but it also makes us focus more on the fact that the only reason we have money is to use it prudently to serve God (through our families, churches, then communities)- when you look at it through that lens (it's not yours anyway- you are a steward of it) I find it helps. Good stuff Mary Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895931413075965922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-86796482905087693912015-11-10T11:45:12.559-05:002015-11-10T11:45:12.559-05:00Malachi 3:10 - Bring the whole tithe into the stor...Malachi 3:10 - Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.<br /><br />This is the one and only time in the Bible that God demands us to "test him". If you give him your tithe out of your first fruits, he will out do you in generosity every single time. In fact, I pray, "Lord outdo me in my generosity" every time I write out our check to the church. And He has never once disappointed me! I read the book "Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To" by Anthony DeStefano and this prayer was one of the 10! Great book, by the way!Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-29358725770919847092015-11-10T11:20:24.601-05:002015-11-10T11:20:24.601-05:00This has been on my heart for a few weeks so Sunda...This has been on my heart for a few weeks so Sunday it was like a giant neon sign!! It's definitely an area of our live where I am being called to do better and do more. Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721349139975265768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-81885168228150819272015-11-10T10:36:24.803-05:002015-11-10T10:36:24.803-05:00It's so hard to be obsessed with making ends m...It's so hard to be obsessed with making ends meet in the short run and then realizing that's not important in the long run. We'll just keep chugging along, Lisa! I miss you!!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-15770095346174354512015-11-10T10:16:31.364-05:002015-11-10T10:16:31.364-05:00Oh man is this resonating with me as well today. I...Oh man is this resonating with me as well today. I am trying to start a business to make money so we can afford to pay for food and the reading is about the poor widow. I am trying to find a balance between chasing the dream of financial freedom (not excess) and being open to sharing it all. There is a balance somewhere in the middle but I am still working through it too. Whenever I start to worry about where my next client is going to come from or what passive income stream to setup, I take a few deep breaths and recite "Jesus I trust in you" until my panic subsides :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858543043754603289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-14515193867882123352015-11-10T09:42:18.322-05:002015-11-10T09:42:18.322-05:00Excellent, I struggle with this so much!
Excellent, I struggle with this so much!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com