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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. Both financial success or failure can cause stress to marriages, some evern to fall apart. Based on Kathy's suggestions in the book, what strategies can you use to safe guard your marriage? What strategy can you share that you have done already?

2. Kathy is a very successful business woman, but her faith and family always come first. Share a time when you struggled with achieving success as a mom and a business woman.

3. Credit card debt has huge effects on our society. What are some ways you can monitor your credit card debt? What are ways you can teach your children how to be responsible credit card users?

4. Most Americas equate happiness with material possessions. What makes you happy?

5. God is pleased when He sees His children happy, but he rejoices when He see them act in a holy way. Do you agree with this and how do you live it out?

6. Share one thing you have done to your personal space to make it personal?

7. Try the recipe on page 111 for dinner one night. Share how your family responded to it. Was it easy to follow?

8. Protecting our children is a job most moms take very seriously. What has changed in your lifetime that make you feel that your children are not as safe as you were as a child?

9. Without getting paranoid about it, write down some things you could do to make your home a safer place to live.

10. Are you willing to be "uncomfortable" as Kathy suggests to insure your child's safety while being around other families? How have you handled the dilemma of "checking out" a child's family your child wants to go visit?

11. Do you still have dreams that you haven't fulfilled? Share one with the group. What keeps you from going after your dream? What steps, even if small, can you take toward accomplishing your dream?

12. Tell about your faith-journey. Who was the most influential person in your life? Do you desire to pass your faith on to your children? If yes, what steps are you taking to make this desire a reality?