But Proverbs 31 tells us that the woman should also be fully engaged. The husband watches over his sheep and goats, the wife over her buying and selling and entrepreneurial pursuits, but both of them combine their heads when it comes to the family's finances. So finally, after eighteen or so years of marriage, we sat down and came up with a plan that really works for us. I'm going to offer it to you just as a suggestion. I call it our 3-P plan.
Pancakes Sitting down and dealing with the family's finances is often a stressful chore.
We never do it in the evenings, for it tends to ruin a good night's sleep. We tackle it in the mornings, often on a Saturday or a Monday morning, when we're rested and refreshed. Before we do anything else, we go out to a restaurant and fortify ourselves with pancakes. Prayer Then returning home, we make room for our quiet times. I don't like to go very far into the day until I've had my daily devotions, and neither does Katrina.