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Posted by LisaB! on Friday Feb 27, 2009 Filed under :Quote of the Day

Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.
—Louis Brandeis


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Looking For Good Recipe Program

Posted by LisaB! on Tuesday Feb 24, 2009 Filed under :Food Prices, Saving Money

This is straight off a list I am on where some folks are searching for a good recipe program. Two ideas!

There is this one out there that analyzes nutrition, plans shopping lists and allows you to print on 3×5 or 4×6 cards.  It can be downloaded or you can order the CD.  The URL is: http://www.dvo.com/cookn.html

Then there is this one called Living Cookbook.  It’s about half the price or less than the first one and allows you to download for 30-days at no cost to try it.  The URL is: http://www.livingcookbook.com/  You can either print to 4×6 cards on an Avery 8.5×11 perforated sheet or individual cards.  They have a forum for asking questions on how to do that.  That’s how I found that they did.


Women’s Conference with Kay Arthur in Yorba Linda CA, April 3-4, 2009

Posted by LisaB! on Monday Feb 23, 2009 Filed under :Biblical Gleanings

RESTING IN GOD

Instead of Wrestling with Life

April 3-4th, 2009
Friends Church, Worship Center

Women’s Conference

Featuring
International Bible teacher and five-time Gold Medallion winning author

KAY ARTHUR

(Click here to read Kay Arthur’s bio.)


Do you wrestle with life in a changing world, economy, and political atmosphere? Good news! We have the unchanging Word of our Sovereign God to bring us rest. Kay Arthur founded Precept Ministries in 1970 to bring God’s truth to people through inductive Bible studies. She reaches more than 80 million people daily through radio and TV and countless more through the Internet as the featured teacher on “Precepts For Life.” We are privileged to have her with us!

Friday, April 3:
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Session I - 7:00-9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 4:
Doors open at 8:00 a.m.
Session II - 8:30 a.m.
Break - 10:30-11:00 a.m. (light snack provided)
Session III - 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Cost is $25

Click here to register

Directions to Friends:
5141 Lakeview Avenue
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Click here for a map

The Terrace Coffee House (Located on the 3rd floor of the Worship Center) will be open Friday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Local Hotels and Dining Information
For a list of local hotels and restaurants click here.

Questions contact Andrea Mitchell at 714.777.7373


What is the Recession For? by John Piper

Posted by LisaB! on Wednesday Feb 18, 2009 Filed under :Attitude, Recession - Sinking Economy

One hears about John Piper all the time. Heidi St. John from FCHM posted one of his sermon’s on her FB page, with the message “http://www.desiringgod.org/ Take a listen to Dr. John Piper’s perspective on How God (can) Use the Recession – listen live or pod cast. “

Specifically, the title is What Is the Recession For? dated February 1, 2009

This is one of the most BIBLICAL, ENCOURAGING, amazing messages I have heard - period! I was encouraged, convicted and encouraged some more. You can also read a synopsis of the message (I would do both) at http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/2009/3566_What_Is_the_Recession_For/

May the Lord give us all ears to hear, and eyes to see.




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Coupon Parties Big on Fun and Savings

Posted by LisaB! on Friday Feb 13, 2009 Filed under :Food Prices, Saving Money

Got this from Heidi at FCHM.org. Great information - but not as much savings for organic items…YET!!!
http://tinyurl.com/buhtsy
Instead of Spending Money, Guests Learn How to Save
By ELISABETH LEAMY and VANESSA WEBER
Feb. 12, 2009

Just a year ago, Chrissy Pate and Kristin McKee were two Kansas City, Mo., moms struggling to reduce their grocery bills. The two friends collaborated and managed to cut those bills in half. And today, they’re sharing their new-found knowledge with others — hundreds of others.
Learn how to save big bucks on your groceries.

As they learned how to get groceries cheap — or even free — Pate and McKee started blogging about their biggest bargains.

Their families are similar — husband, two kids, two dogs each. They laughingly admit that they competed with each other to see who could spend the least.

“Yeah, a little bit,” Pate told “Good Morning America.”

“Our husbands were more competitive about it in the end than we were, I think,” McKee added.

They started telling other friends about the great deals they were getting and those friends told more friends. Soon, people were asking Pate and McKee to teach them how to save big on groceries and the coupon parties were born.

The women call them Be CentsAble Workshops. It costs $25 to attend, and they say their guests will make that money back in their first shopping trip.
Layering Savings

How do they do it? By layering several savings strategies together.

“This is really important,” Pate told about a dozen people at a coupon party in Lee’s Summit, Mo. “You don’t just take your coupon out of the Sunday paper and go use it because that’s what the manufacturer wants you to do.”

Instead, she said:
First you should look for sales.
Then check to see if there are coupons for those same sale items.
Better yet, go to a store that gives double coupon credit.
Best of all, combine the manufacturer’s coupon with a coupon offered by the store.

Trickier Tips

The tips get trickier — and more lucrative — from there. For example, if a coupon is good for an entire line of products, match up the bar code, not the picture.

“A lot of people take that coupon in and they match up the picture,” Pate said. “The manufacturers know that and they put the most expensive item on there.”

By matching up the bar codes, you will often find the coupon is good for less expensive items, and thus represents a larger percentage savings off the price.


Pastor Finds Lessons in Super Bowl Commercials

Posted by LisaB! on Monday Feb 9, 2009 Filed under :Advertisers Target Your Kids, Attitude

This is great, and a shocking find at an NBC affiliate, a decent article on a church. Watch and read it here.

Ken Diehm, the senior pastor at First United Methodists Church asked his congregation last week to text him about the commercials they want him to preach about.

“The commercials are selling us things and I want people in the church to think about what they’re being sold and how it relates to their faith,” Diehm said.

I am completely impressed with a pastor ASKING his congregation to THINK through advertising! No clue what else he preaches on, but this is good!


Creative Writing ~~ OR ~~ A kid who cares?

Posted by LisaB! on Monday Feb 9, 2009 Filed under :Advertisers Target Your Kids, Attitude, Recession - Sinking Economy, Saving Money, Homeschooling

Just wanted to share what my daughter was up to, while I was busy calling every blasted Republican in the Senate, and writing many more! Guess the apple did not fall far from the tree! Emily is copying and pasting and sending it on to many in the Senate. And for those of you who know our story, this is the kid who is severely dyslexic! And yes, I let her cut and paste two headlines!

While I am not sure I love her “tone,” since she will spend her ENTIRE adulthood paying this off, she has a RIGHT to be forceful. So how about all homeschool families have a “creative writing assignment” today!!!  And by all means, send this on to your friends and encourage them to call/write/fax/email, and their kids!

Dear Senator Alexander:

I’m 14 ½ years old and I am opposed to this stimulus package. PLEASE VOTE NO.

Why am I opposed to this package? Well, it’s simple. The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is completing would raise the government’s commitment to solving the financial crisis to $9.7 TRILLION, enough to PAY OFF MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE NATION’S HOME MORTGAGES. WOW, does that make you think twice about voting?

To me that is a LOT of money, and you expect my parents and all the other people to pay this? Not only that, you are also enslaving the kids my age, who will have to pay this. Sorry, but are you thinking? I just installed Linux Ubuntu and when I install any thing on my computer, it says “if in doubt do not install.”

So I have an idea for you. IF IN DOUBT DON’T VOTE!

It is just that simple.

Thank you for your time and for voting NO!

Emily Baughn

Homeschool kid who understands HOW money works…I am a Dave Ramsey FPU graduate!


Five In A Row’s Steve Lambert in Hospital – Please Read (and Help)

Posted by LisaB! on Saturday Feb 7, 2009 Filed under :Uncategorized




Encouragement in these tough times!

Posted by LisaB! on Saturday Feb 7, 2009 Filed under :Attitude, Recession - Sinking Economy

Everybody could use a good dose of encouragement. UNemployment numbers are up, people are being laid off, are struggling, fear is running rampant in households.

6 Companies Born During the Depression

6 Job Blogs You Should Be Reading

7 Strategic Steps for Small Businesses

48 Days ~ Headquarters for Starting the Business You Love

And as we all debate whether CEO’s in the PRIVATE SECTOR should get highs salaries, our presidents perks are interesting! At first, limiting salaries sounds great. But then, as you step back, you have to ask yourself, in a GLOBAL economy, do we want the young new president dictating salaries? If we cap salaries at 1/2 a million, and they can make their OLD salary in China, Japan or Russia, why stay here?

Hope this encourages you!


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Snowing? Make Snow Cream!!

Posted by LisaB! on Wednesday Feb 4, 2009 Filed under :Free Stuff!!!