A Date!

I try to spend a day with each of my children alone. It happens in all different ways, some are planned others are not. With my daughter, she loves to go with me to the salon. She sits next to me and loves to watch mommy get her hair trimmed and highlighted. ;) We also have girly moments such as me doing her hair for the day, painting each others nails, ect. With my oldest we spend alot of time together doing school work since he has a bit more then his younger siblings right now. He is also a night owl like me.. when daddy is out of town he will stroll out of his bed at about 10pm and spend an hour with me chatting..sometimes we read the bible together too. Theres always a snack lol With my youngest our moments together are the little things, he loves to mix and measure when I am cooking, crack the eggs.. have me read him a story or coloring together. All these moments are so precious to me. Each day I do try to have alittle one on one which really strengthens our bond!! I love how God provides these moments each day, how I pray for them to happen even on our busy days.

It is nice once in awhile when I get to plan a date with my child! Jayce has been pleading for a couple of weeks to have a mommy and jayce day..it was sweet to hear such a request! ;}

Last Sunday after church we dropped off everyone at home so that we could get alittle time just us two! I was looking forward to spoiling my baby with love and my full attention!

I decided to take him to Toys r us, such a fun place to browse around.

He picked out a cute sports hat, a piggy bank and a baby bear cub that makes noises~ ;)

It was fun watching him excited and checking everything out..

He was in shock that everything He picked out was his, lol

Afterwards we shared a lunch and talked..

It was a very sweet day!

Blessings, Sarah beth

Introducing you to Gospel For Asia

Last Sunday I was blessed with an amazing Sunday service. We had a guest speaker who has spoke to our church several times but since I am a new member, this was my first time meeting and being introduced to Gospel for Asia.

The way that this man painted the picture was something different then I have heard before. He began with the United States poverty is at $30.00 a day, around the world the average is 10.00 to $2.50 a day. This is not to say that Americans are not struggling, but this is to point out that in other areas of the world our poverty is simply not as bad. Our country is a rich country. Like Esther in the palace, she was not placed there to live in luxury but to do Gods will. His words continued with living simpler and to serve Jesus. He told us how he asked a man in a village in India if he knew Jesus, he thought about it for a minute and said he knew everyone in his village, maybe Jesus is at the next one. The fact that there are people in this world that do not know Him is incredibly sad...they do not know that God loves them! I learned about a group of people in India known as the "untouchables" called the Dalits. They are a very large group living in the slums of India.

National geographic reports, India's Untouchables are relegated to the lowest jobs, and live in constant fear of being publicly humiliated, paraded naked, beaten, and raped with impunity by upper-caste Hindus seeking to keep them in their place. Merely walking through an upper-caste neighborhood is a life-threatening offense. Statistics compiled by India's National Crime Records Bureau indicate that in the year 2000, the last year for which figures are available, 25,455 crimes were committed against Dalits. Every hour two Dalits are assaulted; every day three Dalit women are raped, two Dalits are murdered, and two Dalit homes are torched.

The facts are hard to imagine. Next the man from GFA spoke to our hearts with passion to pray for the Dalit like they are our own family members. He gave me a good idea and said to place a world map in our home.


Please take a minute and watch this video:



Pretty powerful video, its hard to imagine living that way isnt it? I can only guess what mothers think each day especially not knowing Jesus, having zero hope. What an awful feeling that must be. I would love to fly there now and do everything I can to help but I know that is not my calling. My calling is to teach my children to know Jesus and to serve Him in whatever way the Lord asks! But there are still huge ways to help the Dalit's. When GFA first went to the Dalit's their hope was to plant churches but they did not want that, they asked for schools. Their only goal was for their children to learn to read. They told GFA that they could teach them their Bible. Since that moment children are going home and having their parents and grandparents saved. God worked through these wonderful children...amazing!!!! You can go to http://www.gfa.org/ to learn more.


Ways to help~





For only $28.00 a month you can sponsor a child. The money 100% goes to the child. This money supplies school, food, clothing and health cost. You are also able to write back n forth.


For only $30.00 a month you can sponsor a missionary who can transform a village.

If you cannot sponsor right now maybe ask someone you know who could!

Most importantly prayer..

Pray for the Dalit children and families. Pray for GFA. Pray that many people come to know Jesus Christ our Lord. Pray without ceasing!

Please share Gospel for Asia with family and friends. Stay updated and prompt for prayer at Gospel for Asia Facebook fan page.


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I was deeply impacted by the story of these people, thank you for letting me share Gospel for Asia with you.

Blessings, Sarah beth

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Simple Ways to Start Couponing

I recently watched a show on TLC, "Extreme Couponing." I am not sure if this is a new show or not but I seen that there is another episode coming up in April. The title of this show says it all. Its very extreme! They walk away from the store not spending very much but with overflowing carts and sometimes multiple carts full. A few people have garages full which looks like a mini store itself. But there is alot of time taken from each day finding coupons, cutting and searching for deals to get the most savings on their groceries.

Here is a clip of one lady who is a retired nurse. She is the only one on the show with one cart lol




I could never spend that kind of time on coupons but this show did motivate me to start clipping coupons here and there. 

My job as a mother and wife is super important to me and I think of saving money as one of my dutys!

"The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil." Proverbs 31:11


I love any way I can save! One of the top reasons why is because my hubby works hard for his family, I want him to know that each hour he spends working is not being wasted/spoiled but saved and stretched further!Proverbs 31:12 "She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life."

I first started with ordering the Sunday paper where you can find alot of coupons, ordered the paper with a discount paper service!


Our library has a table full of old magazines, we always stop and grab a few for certain school projects. The kids helped me search the pages and we found quite a few coupons there!


Lastly I called some companies and asked if they could send me coupons...which they did, one had a bonus and added recipes!

I then took all my coupons and made envelopes with catergories such as grocery, cleaning supplies, pet and other. I hope to figure a better system! lol


I gathered a few coupons for my trip today, I looked at what I had and created my menu around the specific items.


I know some stores have a double coupon day which means your coupon will double in savings...I have yet to call around and see!

My personal goal is to atleast save $10.00 with coupons. My first shopping trip I saved $6.00.

With a price of $1.08 and a coupon for $1 off, i bought this pasta box for .8!



With a price of .52 cents and a coupon to save .75 I paid zero!

Those are a few ways you can start couponing and saving for your family!

Do you coupon? What tips do you have? Would love to hear!!!

Blessings, sarah beth

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Go Out For Dessert!

Days and weeks seem to fly by lately,

everyday there is something to do or planned!

My hubby was home for the past 4 days, during that time we just wanted to soak up time together as a family.

I didnt want to miss a moment with all of us together since our time has been so short lately!

But my hubby and I did really want to have a date night..sigh..

We always go out to dinner but I feel somewhat blah on spending alot of money for food and I love our family dinners.

New idea, go out for dessert!

It was so much fun, we headed out after we tucked our sweeties in.

The restaurant was quiet instead of super crowded and loud.

It was romantic!

Very enjoyed! lol btw it was a lava cake and a scoop of icecream!

Our bill was $5.70 :}

What are your date night ideas??

blessings, sarah beth

Great Thrifty Finds!

If you know me, then you know that I am a girl that loves a good deal! Not just a great sale at a local store..I love to dig deep at garage sales and thrift stores. Its a thrill! I love to save my family money, work alittle harder and find beautiful things for less. I love nice things for my home but not the price. I rarely buy anything even clothes at normal prices. I refuse to! This part of me was not a trait I was born with, but lovingly taught by from my sweet husband. At first I would make fun of him but thank God I opened my eyes and seen how you can really save and what fun it is!!!

I thought I would share with you something I found today at Goodwill~

Its actually decor for a wall in your home but I found a better spot~

$1.99!

I placed this in my rock garden area near our front door!

I am thinking about hosting a link up once a month or twice a month to show off a great thrifty find... let me know if you would be intrested and remember to start taking a picture :}

I would love for woman to be proud to show how much they saved on something beautiful for their home! Also if you do not currently thrift shop to start! ebay counts! ;}

What are some great deals you have found?

Blessings, Sarah beth

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