Super Savings Today!

So I'm so excited about my savings trip to Target today that I have just got to share it with you! lol
I got four boxes of Frosted Mini Wheats for $10....well that was the sale, but then I had two coupons I could use and also part of the sale was you get a $5 giftcard when you bought 4 boxes! So then I turned around and used two coupons on a pack of diapers and the $5 giftcard and thus bought 4 boxes of cereal and a jumbo pack of diapers all for a whopping $9! 

O and I forgot to add the toothpaste deal I got at Walgreens.....a tube of Colgate toothpaste for $2.99 and got back $3.99 in Walgreens bucks! So pretty much they gave me a dollar to buy the toothpaste! I felt so good leaving that store this morning! LOL

'Mother' God!

So today as I sit here wondering what to write, my heart is so heavy. Recently I've been bombarded with sadness all around me. Not even things that have happened to me but to people in my life. These things have lead me to the conclusion that I hate the devil! He makes me so angry with how he toys with peoples minds and twists things and robs them of so much. But having to face all these things have really made me start to pray more. Pray more for those in my life as well as my own family - my husband and my kiddos. You know it's so awesome being a mom! It really does show you the 'mother' heart of God. What does that mean? Well, God created man and woman and then He said they were perfectly made in His image. So together they both portray who He is. Since becoming a mom, I realize so much more about Him. His heart is so full of love for us! Nothing we can do will change His love for us! As well as when we are hurting how badly He wants to wipe our tears and make it all go away. I sit here so moved by just those thoughts! Because as a mother I have felt all of those things pretty much every day! No matter how many times my son pees in his undies, or how much my daughter cries- I still love them so much and what they do will never change that! And all it takes is just one precious smile or a 'I wuv you mommy' to melt my heart!  And it's the same way with God! No matter what I do- good or bad- His love will never change for me. Wow that is so stinkin' amazing! No wonder I'm so in love with my Daddy God! What an amazing God He is! 

A little Challenge!

So for the last few months God has been showing me a few things.... Due to having two kids now I have to wake up really early and go get our groceries before the day gets started. Or I take both kiddos with me, and well if you haven't heard what happened the first and last time I did that, ask me in person! LOL 
Anyhow, He has been convicting me of complaining about that. I speak so highly of the Proverbs 31 woman and yet when I am following her example ("She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family...) I complain and want sympathy! Yikes! Needless to say, I no longer complain but I truly do find joy in going and preparing for my family. The other part is couponing! Yes, I have joined those 'crazy' ladies! I said I wouldn't but after rereading Proverbs 31 I think that this is a biblical thing that as a godly wife/mother I should do. And the weird thing is, I enjoy it! I find myself getting so excited when I leave a store and have saved more than I spent! It's addicting because I'm always trying to beat my savings each week!
Anyhow, say all that to say, I challenge you as a woman of God to reread Proverbs 31 and to ask Him what it is He'd like to show you about your life these days! Beware that change might be ahead!