First things first...

Recently I have felt the need to get my home in order. Basing this need off of many talks I have listened to from our Prophet and local church leaders. Last night my father in law spoke at a fireside held at the LDS Stake Center building, about being financially wise. He said "organize one thing in your life". He also said he feels that their is a direct correlation between organization in the home and financial organization. He has found that when being in a home that is in chaos usually its found that their finances are in chaos as well. So last night Jeff and I sat down and talked about what is organized in our life. I was amazed at how much organization I had already taken care of. I was able to list off things such as my 72 hour kit, my 6 month food storage, our budget, my exercise plan, my cleaning schedule, Evalie's daily schedule, my closets, my Christmas plan, our emergency fund, the makings of our getting out of debt plan. My father in law said that if we want to know how to feel at peace with our finances we need to follow the counsel given to us by Prophets of the Church. Paying an honest tithing, a generous fast offering, getting our food storage in order, save for a rainy day, getting out of debt, and live within our means are the things I thought of when he said this. Its feels so liberating knowing I am at least headed in the right direction. Being organized is so relaxing to me.