Coming on Wednesdays!!!

Well I have been kicking around what day of the week to feature this series on and I am settled on Wednesdays! I am really excited to share with you what I have learned about the subject of Financial Freedom, and my hope is that many of you will be encouraged and maybe even a little inspired (not by me but the Holy Spirit) to seek Financial Freedom yourself. I have learned many of the ideas I will share from a fantastic book YOUR MONEY COUNTS by Howard Dayton. Six years ago I read this book and it truly transformed my (and Hubby's too) way of thinking about money and how we earn, spend, save, invest, give, and get out of debt. I am no expert, nor have I had any formal education on money matters, but I can speak from my heart and tell you about our journey and how having this knowledge has changed our lives!! Overall I am praying that this series will be a blessing to your household....especially during these uncertain times and you will learn how to be a better steward of the money God has been so gracious to bless you with.
I would just love it if you would email, blog, twitter, and facebook, your friends and family about this upcoming series!!! Not because I want a credit, but because it is my desire to share what I know with others in the hope that they can benefit from this knowledge just as my household has.

Final Lemonade Winner!!!

For any of you who love deals, givewaways, and other fun frugal ideas check out this blog I just found Mommies with Cents. I hope you have enjoyed checking out all these suggested blogs..and maybe even found a few you'd like to follow!!

Another fun Giveaway to check out!!!

Megan is having yet another giveaway....this time it is for a soy candle!! She has all the details on how you can enter.....up to five chances to win!!!!! BTW these giveaways have all been from her family's business.....all hand made with love :) So you know what your getting is GREAT product......check it out here!!!
Deadline for entering is April 25th!! Megan only ships in the USA for giveaways.....

Almost done.... Number 9 Lemonade Winner!

So we are almost finished with checking out some new blogs...so number 9 is a new blog I have literally just found tonight. She is a mommy of 6 that has a fun blog about her family starting up a farm and all the "fun" that goes along with it!! I am looking forward to checking out more about her and her family so go check Amy's Humble Musings.

The 7th & 8th Lemonade Winner!

Alrighty number 7 & 8!!! These two blogs are by the same person but I love them both!!! Crystal

does such a fantastic job!!! I love the inspiration, encouragement and provoking thoughts I get from her Biblical Womanhood blog!!! Her other blog will come as no surprise.....Money Saving Mom is a site I just couldn't live without :) That is where I found out about most of the deals I do each week....Thanks Crystal for doing such a great job and for inspiring so many other woman like myself who love to save a buck!!!

If you would like to check out any of my other blog "Award winners" click on Awards on the left of your screen!

The 6th Lemonade Winner!

So we are over half way through checking out some new blogs...Are you having fun yet???? I know I am having a blast sharing each one with you...also I love being able to encourage each blogger. It's fun to know what people enjoy checking out what you have to share (hint..hint).
So Jen, Aaron, and Ella are my highlighted blog for today....they also are far from home....and missed.....I love checking out what latest adventure they are on and I enjoy hearing about the differences in cultures. Sometimes I feel so sheltered and out of touch living in the USA where we have it SOOO easy. So head over to AJE for some fun!

New Series Coming Soon!

Coming next week.....a series on How to Achieve Financial Freedom no matter where you may be in your journey of finances!!! Tune in for all the details starting Monday! Feel free to grab my banner (thanks Megan) and share it with others you think might be interested in stopping by.

The 5th Lemonade Winner!

The next blog you can head over to check out is Carra's blog! Carra and her hubby are far away from all us here at home....we miss them.....but the Lord has led them to ministry in MD for now :) A bonus she always has some cute pics of her two little ones.....So if you need a smile and a mommy you can relate to check out A Shade Different here.

Menu from Last Week!

I thought it would be fun to share with you what we ate last week...I used only recipes I got from my new cookbook from the retreat!!! Here is a list of what we had with the recipes....in case you would like to try them...

Monday: Baked Scrambled Eggs HINT: Double the recipe to make an 9x13 pan!

1/8 cup of butter Directions: Melt butter in the bottom of an 8x8
9 eggs pan. Mix the remaining ingredients together.
1/2 cup sour cream Pour into pan. Bake @ 325 for 25 (for 8 x8).
1/2 cup milk Bake about 45- 50 minutes for 9X13 pan,
1 tsp. salt until nice and brown on top :)

Optional: For this recipe you could add in whatever else you wanted which makes it so nice and flexible!.....mushrooms, sausage, peppers, ect.

I served the Baked Scrambled Eggs with sausage links...again you could do whatever else you wanted! It was a hit at our house everyone loved it.....Thanks Tera for the recipe!

Tuesday: Tator Tot Casserole

1 lb of hamburger cooked and drained
2 can of cream of mushroom ( or chicken)
1 bag of tator tots
2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

Mix Hamburger and cream soups together and put in a 9 X 13 pan (sprayed with cooking spray first) then layer it with the cheese, then top with the tator tots and salt and pepper. Cook @ 375 for 30 minutes

I served this with a veggie side.

Wednesday: Sour Cream Chicken

4-6 chicken breasts Directions: Place chicken in crock pot. Combine
1 can cream of mushroom all ingredients, pour over chicken. Cover and cook
1 cup sour cream on low for 7-8 hours. The gravy is great for mashed
1/2 cup chicken broth potatoes.
3 or 4 fresh mushrooms (sliced)
salt and pepper to taste

Thursday: We actually went to someone else's house for supper!! FUN TIMES!!

Friday: This is a day I didn't cook....Zach had surgery...we went to visit my grandpa at hospice...then I spent the rest of the day doing school and household stuff...so we went with COLD MEAT sandwiches and chips for supper.

Saturday: I had left over chicken from Wed. meal (which I planned for) so we enjoyed
Classic Chicken Pot Pie

1 pckg. Pilsbury Pie Crust 1/3 cup margarine
1/3 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 cup chicken broth 2/3 cup milk
2 1/2 to 3 cups chicken (can use canned) 2 cup frozen mixed veggies

Heat oven to 425. Prepare Pie crusts for 2 crust pie using a 9 inch pie pan. Melt margarine in med. sauce pan on med heat. add onion and cook 2 minutes or until tender. Add flour, salt, and pepper, and stir until blended. Gently stir in broth and milk, cooking and stirring until bubbly and thickened. Add chicken and veggies. Mix well. Remove from heat and spoon mixture into crust. top with second crust. Seal edges and put slits in the top several places. Bake @425 for 30-40 min. or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Thanks Abby for the recipe!!

Hope this is helpful when your meal planning and gives you some new easy ideas!!!

Okay so when I went to print off my own ALL detergent coupons...first you have to put in all you info (address) they did not have IN (Indiana) as one of the choices...at first I thought I was loosing my marbles!!! Well I checked and double checked got off the site then got back on..same result...so I called the 800 number and she said she would let whomever needed to know about the issue......so hopefully it will be fixed and good to go later on today for all of us IN people :)