What a wonderful day

It's Friday which means it's my day off! I LOVE taking Fridays off for many reasons. The main one is because I get the house all to myself. It's quiet! The TV is off! I have taken the past 2 Fridays to thoroughly enjoy my morning time and also get some "special" cleaning done. During my morning time today, I made a wonderful breakfast and ate it while reading from my Sony Reader. Then I cleaned the downstairs. My "special" cleaning was pulling the stove out and cleaning under it! Ewwww! It's a gas stove so, luckily, I didn't explode the house.

Then I went to my couponing class tonight with my friend. LOVED IT!!! So, my first tip to everyone is gather your coupons. There are many ways but here are a few:
*Go to the stores and pull all of the coupons from the isle in those "blinking" machines. These coupons are actually referred to as "blinkies".
*Get the Sunday paper. DON'T cut all of the coupons out. Put a sticky note on it with the date and put the whole coupon insert in an accordion file.
*Go online to various websites such as coupons.com. There are printable coupons online. If you have certain products that you buy, google coupons for them. You can find a coupon for most all products.

Now these are just a few ideas. I have other websites and ideas. I'll post more later.

Last, tomorrow is the HOT 100. This is a 100 mile bike ride. However, you don't have to do the whole 100 miles. I am riding the 33 mile route and my hubby is doing the 66 mile route. Keep us in your prayers!!!

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Less of Me

So, first, I want to say that I am starting this couponing thingy and I am soooo excited. We had our first grocery store coupon trip today. I saved $10. Now, I know that's not a lot but it's a start. I have been reading up on the Internet today about it. I will share what I learn as I get the hang of it. I am learning that I can save up to 75% on groceries if I do it right. More to come on that later.

This morning I was cleaning the house before church. As I was cleaning, I was letting my mind wander to random thoughts. The one that I finally stuck on was that I wish that I could be a little less of me sometimes. I have a very strong personality. I have often thought that I wish that I could be less of me and more of what God wants me to be. I meet women who appear to have this peace and serenity about them. It's almost a calming effect, and it makes you crave time with them. Like, if you spend enough time with them, that whatever they "have" will rub off on you. Then, we went to church. The last song of service was a Jeremy Camp song called Empty Me. Below is the chorus to the song:

Holy Fire burn away,
my desire for anything
that is not of you and is of me.
I want more of you and less of me.

Hmmm...do you think someone was talking to me this morning???