Life is Good:)

     So, I have started a wonderful bible study at my church, Crossview Christian Church. It is amazing. It is called,"Breaking Free" and it truly lives up to its name. I found myself yesterday feeling light headed and wonderful at all the information I was sharing in and sharing aloud, what an amazing day. The best part was that Heather wanted to take part in a bible study, so I got online and found wonderful worksheets and information starting with Genesis and we traded off back and forth with reading Genesis together yesterday. It was amazing. As a mother, I feel soooo amazed at what has happened to our family and that it feels more like a family every single day. Kevin is such a good Dad to Heather and Heather is really growing into herself. She is eight and testing her independence, but in all the right ways. We have open discussions and it is wonderful. I can't say enough about my latest happenings and I thank God for it all. Sunday, I was reading my bible study and the passage was Luke 4, I believe, and the title of the passage was "The Temptations of Jesus." Well, when we went to church with our friends Melanie and Monty, we all decided to go to a bible study before church and we sat down, said our hellos and then got into Luke...and the passage we were reading was the exact passage I had just read that morning. So, God is speaking to me and I am finally listening. No more static for me, I am ready to be there and listen and see and do all that I am suppose to do. Blessings to you all.

Life is Full of Amazing Things

     I have to laugh at how getting older has helped to make my eyes be more open and make me realize so many things. One thing in particular is that there is no such thing as coincidence. I believe in God and have been going to Crossview Christian Church starting in February and there are so many amazing things that have happened  that I have to laugh. First, back in December, we joined the YMCA again and then truly started working out in January. Well, in doing so, I really focused on my physical well being and lost 24lbs between January and now. Besides this, I visited the little Chapel that is there and enjoyed sitting in there and reading books. Next, I met Kathy, my now friend and mentor and started up a wonderful friendship with her. She has been teaching me how to weave and is truly a wonderful woman. After that, I met Melanie who is the mother of two members of the reading and writing group that I help with at the library. She and I kept bumping into each other until it was apparent that we were to be friends. Thanks to her, I have done so many things including going to church, couponing and now taking part in a book study. All along the way I have had my best friend, Kellee, at my side helping and encouraging me while we workout. This amazing group of woman are so amazing and are helping me in my journey. Thanks to them, I am working out, weaving, knitting, soon to be spinning, going to church, praying, couponing, soon to learn karate and I feel balanced. Thanks go out to all these women and the original women in my life---my mom and two awesome sisters---Kate and Sarah...I love you all.

My life---how great it is

     So, I have been knitting and sewing, weaving and pricking my finger with various needles due to my excitement in creating my purses. It is very much an art and I do view myself as an artist, because, I created these bags based on the picture that forms in my head. It is a fun journey and I hope you enjoy looking at the pictures I have included. As mentioned, they are for sale at Katherine's Web in Waynesville, Ohio or through me. My price range for my purses range from $150 to $300 and they are each so different. Check out my FACEBOOK page for more pictures and share my blog with your friends! I promise to keep it up to date!

MS Awareness Week

Hello one and all! It is MS Awareness Week and I am taking part in the MS Walk in West Chester on April 16th as always. It is my fifth year and I hope to raise money for MS and a possible cure. If you have time, walk with me! If not, volunteer some time to make people aware of this disease that I have and over 400,000 people have. So, join up with your local MS Society Chapter and volunteer or walk to raise money like me. My group is MARTIN'S WARRIORs, hope you can join us. If you want more information, check my FACEBOOK page for more info on joining or donating. Thanks for your time.

My Life---who knew that Coupons were so much fun?

     So, I have these amazing friends and one of them took me to a coupon seminar. Can I just tell you...I learned a lot. I was able to load e-coupons on my Krogers card, cut coupon from my Sunday paper, download coupons from kroger.com, couponmom.com, shortcut.com and even signed up on Kelloggs.com for coupons. I proudly went to Kroger's with my paper coupons and my loaded e-coupons on my Kroger card and I saved a lot! I shopped for my usual grocery items, some were on sale, some were not. And at the end of the trip, I went through the line and the items started ringing up, the lovely BOOP, BOOP, BOOP of the check out scanner kept singing and I watched as my lovely e-coupons started coming off. THEN, I handed the lovely lady my cut out stack o' coupons and she started scanning and scanning and...scanning, did I mention she was scanning? And, needless to say, I walked out of there with $246.40 worth of stuff for $167.85! AND! Get this! I bought toiletries! I now have two bath washes for both my husband and I! Shaving cream! WOW! I feel like I hit the jackpot! My life is usually one of soap and shaving with shampoo more often than not, but now...watch out world! Momma knows how to work it! The fact that this is all legit is mind boggling. I know that I found myself watching this transaction and was astounded at how much money I have been just flushing down the toilet. So, no more! I turn forty April 7th and I will not lay in the land of ignorance anymore! I will clip and print and smile my way through saving money! Gone is the old buy generic me! Now, I live in the land of the sale...ohhh...may you have the same experiences...enjoy.

Is it March Already?

     I am so excited to tell you all that I am now designing purses! I have been apprenticing at Katherine's Web in Waynesville, Ohio. It is a wonderful store and I am learning to weave and will also be learning to spin wool. Between purse designing and Heather turning eight, life is fun and exciting! Kevin is amazing as always and is gearing up for a wonderful and, most likely, crazy season ahead in the concession business. Check out some of my latest photos! You will love them!