Saturday Storms

As I sit here today, watching the rain and lightening, listening to the thunder, I am amazed. I feel so little today. I think that is why the storms are so calming. We feel powerless. It is a good feeling, letting go. You see, our God is so BIG. He created the sky, that produces the rain and the thunder. No man can ever stop it. It is beyond our control. Only God himself could ever be big enough to control all of it. What makes any man/person think that they are so big that they are in "control" of anything? Is it their arrogance? Being lovers of themselves? Their fear? Their selfishness? If you are having any problems(and we all do, daily)small or large, give them to Him. He is big enough to handle them. Ouoted from a story in the Bible about King Solomon "this too shall pass." Just allow yourself to become powerless and feel that calm feeling that is so peaceful. We try to control everything, when really the only control we have is what He gives to us. Once we surrender it to Him, He can take our problem and supply a remedy that will work. It will be the perfect plan. It may not be what we would want, or how we would "fix" it. But, He promises in Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose."

I cannot do anything, nor would I want to, without my Lord. I am so humbled at what He is doing in my life. I hope that everyone that reads this has a personal relationship with Him. If you don't you are missing out on the most precious Friend you could ever have. I feel like this is something that someone needed to hear today. Please, feel free to contact me if you need anything. You can email me using joelpoole@msn.com

If it is storming where you are, be smart and be safe!

Rhonda
(freebiejunkie)
MAXIMIZING YOUR MONEY THE MASTERS WAY

He is Alive~Happy Easter!

FREE Cover Girl @ Publix

Publix has store coupons/LU's in their Green Advantage Buy Ad for $1.00 off one CG product.The ad is up front by their cs desk, in their turnabout. We have some mfg Cover Girl coupons to match up and use with them. They are found in the 02/07/10 P&G insert. Math would be something like this: (just an example)

$2.99 CG Eyeshadow
$2.99 CG Eyeshadow
total $5.98

-2.99 BOGO CG face product mfg cpn
-1.00 $1/1 CG product(use on the one you are actually buying)
-1.00 $1 LU Publix cpn
-1.00 $1 LU Publix cpn

Total would be -.01 for the two items. Of course, their are lot's of other ways to do this and get different products. Some of them costing under a few bucks and several of them being FREE! Most of this make-up has a long exp date, so stock-up!

Publix Sneak Peak AD 03-10 ~ 03-16

BOGO Free's~~Price posted is for (2)

Eight O’ Clock Coffee ~ 11 to 12 oz bag (Excludes Decaf) $4.99

Kellogg’s Special K Cereal ~ 1.4 to 14 oz $3.99

Hebrew National Kosher All Beef Franks or Knockwurst ~ 11 or 12 oz $4.99

Butterball Turkey Bacon ~ 12 oz pkg $2.79

Flatout Bread ~ 11.2 oz bag $2.89

Bumble Bee Chunk Tuna White Albacore in Water ~ 5 oz pouch $2.89

Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Light Tasting or Classico ~ 17 oz btl $7.49

Ken’s Steak House Dressing or Lite Accents ~ 7 or 16 oz btl (Excludes 8 oz Salad Dressing) $3.29

Vlasic Stackers Dills Pickles or Spears ~ 16 or 46 oz jar $2.89

Bull’s Eye BBQ Sauce ~ 18 oz btl $2.15

Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal ~ 13 to 17 oz box or Vanilla Clusters ~ 18 oz box or Just Bunches ~ 17 oz box (Excludes Family Size) $3.99

Ragu Pasta Sauce ~ 45 oz jar $3.35

Back To Nature Granola ~ 7.5 to 13.5 oz bag $3.59

Barilla Pasta ~ 9 to 16 oz box (Excludes Barilla Plus) $1.99

Keebler Town House Crackers ~ 7.7 to 16 oz box $3.99

Arnold Select Sandwich Thins ~ 12 oz pkg $2.99

Emerald Honey Roasted Peanuts or Dry Roasted ~ 16 oz jar $3.19

Green Giant Canned Vegetables, Cut Green Beans, Whole Kernel Corn, Sweet Peas, or Niblets Corn, 4-pk ~ 11 to 15.25 oz can $4.99

Powerade Drink ~ 8 pk ~ 20 oz btl $5.85

Lay’s Potato Chips ~ 10.5 to 13.5 oz bag (Excludes Baked, Light & Natural) $3.99

Emerald Deluxe Nuts or Almonds or Cashews ~ 10 or 11 oz $5.79

Hershey’s Kisses or Hugs & Kisses, Minatures, Nuggets or Solid Milk Chocolate Eggs or Reese’s or York ~ 17 to 19.75 oz bag $5.79

Nabisco Honey Maid Grahams or Original Grahams ~ 14.1 or 14.4 oz box $3.99

Hungry Man Dinners ~ 16 or 17 oz box $3.59

Edy’s Fruit or Smoothie Bars ~ 15 to 21 oz box $3.99

Land O Lakes Spread, Fresh Buttery Taste ~ 2 ct, 7.5 oz or 15 oz or Pure and Creamy Margarine ~ 15 oz $1.89

Jimmy Dean DLights Sandwiches or Chicken Biscuit ~ 16 to 20.4 oz box $5.99

Yoplait Yo-Plus Yogurt ~ 4 pk ~ 4 oz cup $2.50

Edge Shave Gel or Skintimate ~ 6 or 7 oz can $3.49

Bausch & Lomb Renu Multi Purpose Solution ~ 12 oz btl $8.99

Glade PlugIns Scented Oil Refills ~ 2 ct box $5.49

Lysol Disinfecting Wipes ~ 80 ct $5.49

Earth’s Best Organic Baby Food ~ 4 oz jar $.99

Today's Free Sample Finds & More!!

Free YoPlait Greek Yogurt @ Publix - exp. 4/4/10
$1.00 off Chocolate Cheerios
Click Here
Sample of Cream of Wheat
Click Here
Sample Of Lever 2000
Click Here
Sample of Stopain
Click Here
Free Space Camp CD & poster
Click Here
Sample of Beneful Dog Food
Click Here
Sample of The Mystical Monkey Cleaning Spray
Click Here
Sample of Tide Laundry Detergent.
Click Here
Sample of Glad Force Flex Trash Bag
Click Here
Free Water Bottle from North West Bicyclist
Click Here

Here's $100 bill, all I need back is a ten, you keep the change

Wouldn't we all love to hear that? Well, we have. Please read on....

I love to coupon shop and save money. But, that is not where I start or even stop. I try to save money in everything I do. I have an inner voice that will not let me spend $1 without doing a self check. Like I have said before, I grew up always watching my money. As I got older, I did go through different times in my life where I got off course. Many times, actually. But, then I would always try to jump back in line. I believe that we have all spent way too much for years on things that ended up not meaning much after they were bought. Just think of what we could have saved, if only we had stopped spending on the needless things. Years went by and I did not attend church, much less tithe. I thought when someone mentioned tithing that they were just wanting to take my money. Boy, was I wrong. Now, I understand that they were just trying to help me. Let me just say, I had to learn the hard way. First off, it is not "my" money. It belongs to God, everything is His. Let me ask you this. If I were to give you a dollar with the only stipulation being that you were to give me a dime out of it, would you? Okay, now on an even bigger scale. If I were to give you a hundred dollar bill and all you had to do was give me a ten back out of it, would you?. Of course you would. Well, that is what God has done. We give Him the 10% and the rest is ours. The remainder is blessed. It comes with a promise from God. Much more than any bank lender could ever give you. God's word is real and lives today. I actually would be afraid to not tithe at this point in my life. The way this world is going, I want that extra assurance. That protection that He promises to give my family and I. Being a good steward with our money is something that He desires for us to do. It makes Him happy. Look at it like this. Let's say I give my son $20. Maybe even money he earned for doing a chore, outside of the norm. Well, a couple of days go by and he comes to me. He is needing more money for something, guess what happens? Yep, you're right. I question him as to where the money went. Probably scold him for a bad decision or two. I am sure most parents I know would do the same. I believe it is kinda that way with God. He likes for us to make good decisions on what we do with the 90% we have left after tithing. Even though it is blessed, we should not just spend it unwisely. Making bad spending choices can lead us to having money issues. Having money issues or troubles always turns me into a whinner. I don't believe God wants me to come to Him whinning over something like this. And, if I go to Him like that, do I really have a right? Would it be wrong for Him to scold me? I don't think it is wrong to scold my child over a bad choice. Hopefully by doing that I am able to save him trouble later on a bigger decision.

I went through a spiritual awakeing over 6 yrs ago. I awoke one day and looked around my home. I live in a modest home, filled with stuff..lol...Sometimes, too much stuff. I wasn't in need of anything at the moment. Not material wise, anyway. I looked around and thought to myself. "what is all this meaningless stuff, why have I spent years collecting, buying and disrespecting God's blessings?" It's all just stuff. We work 40-60 hrs pr week or more to buy it. In the end it means nothing! During that time was when I started to develope a different way of looking at those things. Do we need them. Well, that is left up to you to decide. I guess most of it served a purpose at one time or another. Maybe it was that item that I had seen on TV and wanted. Buying it must have given me some degree of joy. But, where is it now? In a box, closet, the floor, or packed away somewhere. I spent years paying on credit cards for things that were long gone. I am sure you can join me in saying this. We are spoiled. We have so much stuff that it can become our gods. When our time on this earth ends, and it will, will any of it really matter? Well, maybe to the ones we leave behind to some point.


I have a list of articles that I am going to be writing soon. I hope that you will be refreshed and encouraged with them. I have so much that I want to share with everyone. I pray that God gives me direction and uses me to help you.

Blessed with His grace & mercy,
Rhonda

My Publix Trip~Sunday 03/07

Well, this has been an awesome week. I got to help so many friends. What a true blessing for me. I finally got to get out and do myself a little shopping. Total was 121.35 and after coupons I paid only $9.53 oop for the following. (several things are not pictured, that I took to my Mother)

(20) pks of Yakisoba Noodles (most not pictured)
(1) box of Puffs Tissues
(1) loaf of Sara Lee Bread
(1) pk of Publix Hamburger Buns
(2) bags of Ruffles Chips
(2) bags Birds Eyes Steamfresh Rice
(7) pks of Roman type noodles (not pictured)
(1) pk of Bounty Napkins
(2) boxes of Ritz Crackers
(1) btl Publix chocolate milk
(1) pkg of Publix Ground Beef, over 3 lbs
((1) bunch of Bananas, 3.25 lbs
(1) btl A-1 Steak Sauce
(8) btls of Spary & Wash, used rain check (not pictured)
(5) btls of Pert Mens Shampoo
(6) Sure Deodorants
(2) pks of Nyquils
(8) pks of Zantac

The Custom Corner

To View Custom Corner
Personalized Gifts & Monogramming CLICK HERE

Hot Pink & Moody

Boutique Hair Bows, Headbands, Flip-Flops and More

To visit HOT PINK & MOODY~Click HERE

My Local Avon Representative

What does your Lipstick say about You?

Get all your Avon needs HERE

New to Swagbucks?

At Swagbucks, you earn points to redeem for free stuff like gift cards, video games, electronics and more. Points are periodically awarded when you do internet searches from their site or using their toolbar. You can earn more points by shopping, inviting friends, submitting an idea and even more.

Free Academy Sports $5 Gift Card

Sign up Here to join the Academy Sports + Outdoors Birthday Club you receive a free $5 gift card for your birthday. This offer is available to residents of AL, AK, GA, LA, MO, MS, OK, SC, TN, and TX.

FREE Tan day @ Hollywood Tans ~ Sat

Hollywood Tans
is offering a "Tan for Free" Day on Saturday, March 6. Call your local store to see if it is participating.

Food Lion BOGO list 03/03-03/09

The following list is "buy one get one free" with a limit of 2 free. Just a quick list for you. Please view your local ad at foodlion.com for more info~

Lay's Potato Chips 10.5 to 12.5 Ounce
Nabisco Chips Ahoy 14-16 Ounce
Rice Krispies Treats 6-6.2 Ounce
Keebler Cheez-It 7.5-10 Ounce
Nabisco Saline Crackers 11-16.5 Ounce
Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn 2-4 Pack
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish 4-7.2 Ounce
Kozy Shack Puddings 22 Ounce or 6 Pack
Pepperidge Farm Cakes 19.6 Ounce
Farm Rich Snacks
Boston Market Dinners (frozen)
Palermo's Thin Crust Pizza
Swanson's Hungry-Man Dinners (frozen)
Great American Catfish or Tilapia Fillets 12 Ounce
Sail Sea Scallops 16 Ounce
Small Shrimp Ring with Cocktail Sauce 10 Ounce
Birds Eye Voila
Food Lion Jumbo Shrimp 16 Ounce 26/30 Count
Cheerios Cereal 14 Ounce
Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal 12.25 Ounce
Cookie Crisp Cereal 11.25 Ounce
Golden Graham Cereal 12 Ounce
Pond's Cleansing and Exfoliating Towelettes 30 Count (doesn't specify limit of 2)

Thanks Patsy for emailing this to me~:)

Target 50 oz ALL detergent w/pm Stock-up Alert !

Okay, if you have your local Big Lot's ad from this week, take it to Target or Walmart. They will do a price match on the price of the ad. We have $2/1 mfg cpns from the Sunday paper a few weeks back. The sale price at Big lot's is $2.50 for a 50 oz bottle. So, you get them for $.50 !! I have heard of people just printing the ad from off line and taking it in. Call your local store to see if that is acceptable. The link is HERE just enter your zip. Awesome stock-up deal~:)

FREE Kotex Samples

Sign up for a Free Sample~Here

Free Bottle of VitaminWater on FB

Free Bottle of VitaminWater on Facebook
Become a fan of VitaminWater and get a free bottle of VitaminWater Connect with a coupon by mail. It's available to the first 100,000 fans who register. It's important to register with the same email address that you use for your Facebook account.

Click here

FREE Emergen-C Recipe Kit & Samples

FREE Emergen-C Recipe Kit & samples of Emergen-C drink mixes!

Cheers! Try one of these, fruity, delicious drink recipes, made even more nutritious thanks to Emergen-C® vitamin drink mixes.
Click on your favorite recipe below to get your FREE Emergen-C Recipe Kit and samples of Emergen-C drink mixes!

Sign up Here

Free ZonePerfect Nutrition Square on FB

Free ZonePerfect Nutrition Square for Becoming a Facebook Fan
Click here

Free Nescafe Taster's Choice Stick Pack

Free Nescafe Taster's Choice Stick Pack

Sign up Here
Limit 1 pr person, 2 pr household