A New Old Navy Sweater for me...and for my sister!

Seriously, Crowdtap (to join click here! http://bit.ly/xdTxq1 ) and Old Navy ROCKS!  I got selected to sample the new line of Old Navy Sweaters!  Even better, Old Navy provided an extra coupon for a friend!  What a great selection they have this season! I went for a basic black sweater (who doesn't love to layer!) And my sister chose a cardigan (she can keep it open now for the preggo belly and later close it while she's losing the baby weight!!!)

 

Thanks Old Navy and Crowdtap for this great opportunity!  We love the sweaters!

 

Book Review: An Invitation to the Supernatural Life by Michele Perry

It is so easy to get caught up in day to day life: work, kids, cleaning, cooking...that sometimes the more spiritual side of life can slip away without you even realizing it!  This book, An Invitation to the Supernatural Life, was such a blessing to read.  To me, it was a very humbling book to read and made me put my own life and spirituality into perspective.  While I might get overwhelmed by laundry and appointments, this book helped put me in check.

I appreciated that Michele Perry gave us a taste of life in South Sudan and her own life, in which she was born without a leg or hip.  It would be easy to focus on the negative, but instead Ms. Perry focuses on living life, helping others, and growing in God.  This book helped me that though life is overwhelming, that growing in the Spirit is of up most importance.  Not just for me, but for my family, and for helping others.  One of my favorite parts of the book was on "Friendship with God" (p193)about how our relationship with God relies on our level of intimacy with Him.  For anyone who is seeking a supernatural life or trying to rekindle the Spirit, it was a great reminder that God is our friend, someone we can talk to and confined in.

One part of the book that I really enjoyed was that each chapter had discussion questions and activation exercises.  I am bringing this book to my MOPS (Mothers of Preschool) group in hopes of reading it together and having open discussions about the Supernatural life that we can each obtain!

Michele Perry's "An Invitation to the Supernatural Life" is such a great, quick, and easy read!  Highly recommend it!

Old Navy Cardi Party

Crowdtap an d Old Navy has done it again!!! 

 

I was selected to host a Cardi Party at Old Navy!!!!! 

 

Me and three friends got a skirt, scarf, and a cardigan of our choice!!!!

 

Over $250 worth of merchandise for free!!!!

 

Here's a few of the piecer we got!!!

 

I love Old Navy and Crowdtap!!!

 

 

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Old Navy AND Crowdtap!!!

For the past few months I've been participating online at Crowdtap!  Crowdtap works with the public to get marketing ideas and reviews!  It's a lot of work, but I get a lot of rewards!!!

Over the past 3 months I've earned about $100 worth of gift cards to Amazon!  AND I was selected recently to host a Beach Babe Party at Old Navy!!!  For the Old Navy Beach Babe party, I was given 4 vouchers (one for me plus 3 friends!!!) to get a beach bag, flip flops, sunglasses, and a beach towel!  How awesome was that?!?!?!  I selected my sister and a couple friends to participate!!!

It was great seeing all the new awesome summer selection at Old Navy!!! 

Checking out the bags at Old Navy!

Sporting the new sunglasses!



A great day of shoppping!!!

Flip flops for all!!!



Thanks Old Navy and Crowdtap!!!

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Party Time!

We had such a great time getting together!  This group of mom's always makes me laugh!!!  Between the yummy food that everyone brought, the fun games, and the great conversation, the party was just what we all needed!  Not to mention the kids had a great time too!!!  Can't wait for the next one!

Free Old Navy Shorts!!!!

I love a good deal, but I love FREE stuff even more!!!  One of my friends told me about Crowdtap (this is the link!!! http://bit.ly/xdTxq1 , so I figured I would give it a try when she told me there were FREE product testings and the opportunity to get gift cards!  Crowdtap has not disappointed me yet!

I know everyone on Facebook is tired of hearing my post about all the great free stuff I've received (I just earned ANOTHER Amazon gift card!!!).  However, nothing quite tops off brand new shorts from Old Navy!!!!!  It was awesome!  I received two coupons for free shorts from Old Navy, one for me and the other I gave to my sister!!  I was in need of a new pair of khaki shorts!!!  Thanks Crowdtap and Old Navy!

Here we are decked out in Old Navy thanks to Crowdtap!  Seriously, free shorts!  FREE!  JOIN CROWDTAP!

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Spicy Stuffed Peppers

First off: My picture does not do this amazing dish justice!  I was just happy I remembered to snap a picture before we devoured this delicious dish!  This is my husbands favorite meal...and my dad is a picky eater, and he loved them too!

Tangy Stuffed Peppers

• 1 1/2 Pounds Ground Beef
• 1/4 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cup of prepared rice (I used Minute Rice)
• 1 can of corn, drained (15 1/4 oz)
• 8oz of tomato sauce
• 2 cans of stewed tomatoes (I used Rotel Mexican Style, but you can use regular stewed tomatoes or one of each!)
• 1 package of taco seasoning
• 6-8 peppers (I use red peppers, but you can also use green or yellow, whatever your preference, also depending on the size of your peppers will depend how many you make!  I got HUGE peppers the other day, so I used 2 whole peppers!)

Brown ground beef and onions; set aside. Place cooked rice and corn in a large mixing bowl; add tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes. Stir in taco seasoning mix and ground beef mixture; set aside. Remove stems of peppers and discard; cut peppers in half (cut them long ways so they kind of look like a boat); spoon meat and rice mixture into peppers. Arrange in an ungreased 13x9 baking pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour. Check to see if peppers are tender (if you can poke them with a fork), if not reduce heat to 375 and bake until tender. Top with Sour Cream.

PS these freeze really well, i make a double batch a lot and freeze the 2nd batch, just in case you come into a good price on peppers

Ladder Shelf

I wish I could take credit for this great idea...but I can't! I saw it at a store for $50! I told my husband about the great idea to have a lightweight wooden ladder and hang it like a shelf! My husband appeased me and made this great ladder for me the other day, it is stained in walnut! Love it! I'm still decorating it...but it's turning out to be a great place for all my old photos that I have of past generations...and the top shelf is going to be a special spot for the pictures of my kiddos! I just need to buy more picture frames! I am working on a yo yo runner for the shelf. I've added some old glass bottles. Our family letter R. And an antique scaled (on the far end hanging down!) I love this shelf! My husband made it for less than $10!