Finances...blah

I think this will always be the title of my Financial Post...BLAH!!! It is probably my least favorite. But I have decided to embrace Finances after all its like embracing freedom. If we are free financially it opens up an entire world! We will live in peace know that we are spending and saving wisely. Some of my FAVORITE INGREDIENTS to buy when trying to save alittle and still provide a HEALTHY FLAVORFUL MEAL are...

Frozen Vegtables- Next to Fresh frozen keep there nutrional value the best
Canned Tomatos and Beans- Canned food is one of the cheapest things you can buy. Beans and Tomatos are about the only canned food I will buy though. All other canned food have WAY too many preservatives that just are NOT worth the savings to me.
Protien on Sale- I try to buy my meat when its on sale and FREEZE it! Bulk stores usually have great deals. I break up my chicken breast into packs of 4 so its easy to thaw out just what I need for the day.
Apples- Yummy crisp sweet and very fiborous! They are a great on the go snack! look for the sale apples... I just bought some for 99 cents/lbs. STEAL of a DEAL

You can make a pretty good meal with those. Tonight we are having Turky Spaghetti. One can of tomato sauce One can of stewed Vegtable some fresh mushrooms and onions and lots of good seasoning. Then threw in one pound of ground 97% lean turkey. :-) Yum! We will top it on some whole wheat noodles or tofu noodles. I will probably throw some frozen broccoli in the microwave for 5 quick minutes a ton of nutritional value!

See saving can be fun! :-)

I have called you FRIENDS

Good Morning! Happy Thursday! The SUN is shinning! I have the perfect blogging companions this morning some of my FAVORITE INGREDIENTS... Coffee and Oatmeal! If you know me you my obsession with those two wonderful ingredients! I dont remember that last day I started with out them. I will share my thoughts on these Glorious INGREDIENTS tomorrow Food Friday! :)

Tonight is GIRLS NIGHT!!! FRIENDS!!! I love girls night its a chance to catch up, eat some yummy snacks or make dinner together! I will post some pictures later of our fun! I dont know if I can say it enough times if you dont feel like you have good friends to seek them out. This might be one of the biggest challenges you face! Here are my suggestions on how to SEEK FRIENDS!
1. Join a Bible Study
2. Ask a women that you enjoy to go to coffee
3. LISTEN (people love to talk about themselves)
4. PRAY (ask the LORD for friends)
5. Spend time in ONE location (weekly volunteering, coffee shop, gym class)

I know this may seem like a huge Mountain to climb. But it is well worth it!

John 15:15
"...I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." (NIV)

Ladies friends will share truth with you, encourage you, and share what our WONDERFUL father has thaught them. Ask the LORD for these kinds of friends!

First Post

I am sure you have watched or at least heard of Iron Chef. In my family it has become a running tradition to have a Iron chef competition on vacation. My Dad and my 9 year old nephew play the judges. This year we decided to have a theme. It was Soda fountain! A 9 year old dream, he got to taste all 7 different types of shakes. 7 different unique shakes created by 7 different unique individuals. All though we all had the same MAIN INGREDIENT they all turned out different because of what was added.

That is what this blog is about to learn how we can all have the same MAIN INGREDIENT but our outcome might be slightly different. This is the way God intended it to be. How boring if we all ate Vanilla shakes the rest of our lives. Same point being how boring it would be if we all looked, acted, and dressed the same.

Hopefully you will learn from these 7 MAIN INGREDIENT and add your own twist your own personality, likes and dislikes to them... because after all we can all have the same recipe and they all turn out slightly different (words of wisdom from my MAMA)