Thank God Thursday: Dedicated Husband

I'm so thankful for Josh. He is so dedicated to me and our family. He is truly an amazing father. I love getting to see him and Damari spend time together. He is so intentional about spending time with Damari everyday. Josh is my best friend and we always have so much fun together. Last night we went out to dinner. We took Damari, but it was the first time since Damari has been born that it was just the 3 of us. Damari was a great boy and Josh and I really enjoyed it.

Josh and I decided this week that I'm going to cut my hours back even more. I'll be working one-third the hours I've been working. I'm so excited! We decided that Damari needs his mommy, not a sitter. I'm so thankful for the peace and confirmation we've received from numerous people! We are convinced that we are doing the right thing and we know that God will take care of us. Josh is dedicated to do what it takes to take care of our family and provide for us.






















Thank you Josh, I love you so much!

Wordless Wednesday: The Mom Song

I know we aren't close to this, but I still found it funny. I know I'll really be able to relate to this one day.

Mouthwatering Monday

I want to share a quick and easy recipe with you. I made this last Friday and it was really good. I just threw some ingredients together and it turned out better than I thought. I don't know what to call it, maybe you can suggest a name. I wish I'd taken a pic, but I didn't.

1Tbsp Olive Oil
2 cups of fresh Spinach (ours was from a bag that was getting old)
3/4 cup crumbled Feta Cheese (I used basil spiced feta)
1 can Italian Diced Tomatoes (undrained)
1tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 tsp Oregano
1tsp Garlic Salt

Add Olive oil to pan on medium-medium high heat. Add spinach and saute until wilted/soft. Add remaining ingredients and reduce heat to low. Serve over a bed of pasta of your choice. We used whole wheat spaghetti and it was so good.

I took it to work the next day. It can be eaten cold too!

Thank God Thursday

I'm going to try something new with our blog. Let me know if you like it or not after a week or so. Hopefully, this way I'll update it a little more.

Thank God Thursday

God is so good to Josh, Damari and me. He always has supplied all our needs. I want to thank God for allowing me to cut my hours back at work. Josh and I have talked and talked about this and we decided that the best thing for Damari is to have his mommy, not a sitter! So, instead of working three 12-hour shifts a week, I'll be working one 12 and one 8. This status will allow me to keep my benefits (ie health insurance) and have definite hours, even though I will not make as much money. Graybrooke business is really thriving and we pray it continues to do so. Our hopes are that one day I'll be able to be PRN, which is even less hours. I'd only be required to work 32 hours a month and I'd choose what days and what hours. It would be nice to not be scheduled to work. I do miss our weekend trips to visit family. Please pray that Graybrooke would continue to grow.

I hope you take time to thank God today for what HE is doing in your life.

And as always I'm thankful for this

Look at me!!

I can sit up now!!

New Hobby

I've recently gotten consumed with saving money by couponing! I've become slightly obsessed with it. I have several sites I check daily for new coupons and ideas. I thought I'd share them with you. My biggest issue right now is that I can't find a blog/site that matches coupons and sales for Lowe's foods. This is my favorite store right now. They double coupons everyday, you just have to ask! :) I frequent Lowe's foods, Target and CVS every week or every other week. I'm beginning to 'stockpile' many items and am hoping to be able to buy things only when on sale and combined with a coupon, making for a great deal! This is a challenge for me and I'm enjoying it. I've saved over $150 at Lowe's Foods last month alone!!! I'm currently looking for a cheap deep freezer to store all my good deals so I can stock up on even more!

Here are my favorite sites (in no particular order)....let me know if you have any that I don't know of yet!

http://www.momsneedtoknow.com/
http://neverpayretailagain.blogspot.com/
http://couponcravings.com/
http://hip2save.com/
http://www.southernsavers.com/
http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com/

Maybe in a few months, I'll be better at this and have more time and be able to pair the coupons with the sale items at Lowe's Foods myself!


In Damari news: We have the newest Mac fan in our house!



He's a monkey too!