This year many things are changing in our household… My oldest child will be in the the third grade and assuming more responsibility for his schoolwork and personal items. Gabby will be heading off to head start and learning to just to life in a classroom, & the Hubby and I are going back to school. He has already started to his classes with UoP and I start min August 17th.. so as you can tell there is alot in store for our family. .. I look forward to sharing this journey with you …..
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Word of Faith Christian Ministries(Dayton, Ohio) announcements for the week of October 19, 2008

1) The service at Greater Judah International Ministries on Friday, October 24, 2008 has been cancelled.

2) Word of Faith will be fellowshipping with St. Paul Global Ministries (2050 Germantown St Dayton, Ohio) during the last night of “31 days of revelation” 7p. This is also their Halloween alternative night for children. Candy donations will be taken right up until the start of the party.

3) We will be holding a Financial Freedom Seminar, Saturday November 15, 2008 for 9a-12p at the church. Vernita Kilgore (our very own Chief Financial officer) and Otis Sheppard (Career development Specialist) will be giving sound practical application solutions to problems that we are having during this very uncertain encomonic time. Learn how to make charitable contributions, budget, debt reduction and payoff, investments, and career transistions. Cost is $5/person. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: BUY ONE TICKET AT REGULAR PRICE GET ONE FOR $1. It doesn’t get any better than that. Early bird pricing on now until November 3. You can register online here.

Word of Faith Christian Ministries is located at 100 W. Second Street in Downtown Dayton, Ohio. At the corner of Second and Ludlow Streets in the Leigh Building. For more information regarding Word of Faith come visit us at www.wordoffaithcm.org or contact us at 937.331.9145.

Sorry Everyone it’s been soo long since I posted. Got involved in some projects at work and haven’t had the time to really post like I wanted to. Carla was the winner of My Very First Giveaway. Thank you Carla and Otis for posting. The suggestions really helped with my next series of posts. Please stay tuned i promised to have at least 3 new posts a week.

We are in the process of implementing small groups at our church. This is a new, yet exciting area for us. We have been in a place for the last five years where we have had pretty much two services Sunday Morning and Wednesday evening. We have seen growth in these numbers but not really the kind of growth and involvement that we have been looking for. I have been looking at some other churches and using the bible as my blueprint and here is what I got so far:

1. Small Groups create community, and fellowship. They provide the opportunity for individuals who might not other know each other or speak to get to know each other on a much more intimate level.
2. Small Groups change lives while promoting spiritual growth. Most of the small groups that I have been reading about are actively participating in their respective communities, showing the love and power of Jesus Christ.
3. Small Groups are a biblical concept. Acts 2:46,47- And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in homes, they received their food glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts 5:41,42- Then they left the presence of the council , rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Here is what I still need to know:

How can small groups be properly managed once there a large number of groups let’s say 2,000? and can one person effectively manage that large of a group?

How do we make sure that EVERY member is involved and participating in small groups?

What things are working for other small groups in terms of particpation?

Do you have any answers? or Do you have more questions? I am interested in what everyone has to say.. Sound off

This is my very first giveaway. I am giving away a $10 Target giftcard!! Target is often so refreshing considering when I don’t have my children with me it is the second quietest place after the library and an empty church. So here is how you enter the giveaway, comment to this post about some of the day to day issues that you are dealing with and would like me to talk about. BTW, make sure that I have some way to contact you either email or your blog. That’s it. That’s all you have to do. I Will pick the winner through random.org and notifiy them and the blogging community Monday, October 6, 2008.

Happy posting

Two places have Tide on sale for $10 this week…target and Meijer, even though it’s been on sale for this price at Walmart for about a month already now. Oh well better late than never…. So let’s bring on the deals

Meijer

First let me say that meijer now offers cupons online for most of the things that are on sale this week you can browse their mealbox and cupons here.

Jennie-O Turkey $3.99/lb

Soft Philadelphia cream cheese 3/$5

Swanson canned broth 3/$2**-$.40/4 coupon in this weeks ads -$.40 coupon doubling=$1.84/4

Old Folks sausage $1.89 **-$.35 off coupon from this weeks ads-$.35 coupon doubling=$1.19 (That’s not bad if your still eating pork)

Colgate toothpaste $1.77 -$.75 off coupon from this weeks ads-.25 coupon doubling=$.77 (WOW!)

Kleenex Viva paper towels $1.99-.50 coupon from ad two weeks ago-.50 coupon doubling=$1.99 not really a deal in my eyes but at least you get to use the coupon.

Breyer’s Ice cream 2/$5

Kraft Salad Dressing 3/$5

Betty Crocker’s Helper’s 5/$5

Kmart

Tide and Scott rolls 2/$5

Kroger

Pillsbury dinner rolls 10/$10, the crecent and cinnamon rolls are $1.79

I know, i know it’s been a long time since I posted. I got all excited abotu revamping my blog and the day i was supposed to do that…. alot of wind and the lights went out, for several days (4 days to be exact). We made it through  that and the kids didn’t even realize we didn’t have power, they felt like it was getting darker a whole lot earlier. We spent the rest of the week recovering from that. At the begininng of last week, lost keys and a bought with diarreha. Oh what fun! I thought that I  would use this opportunity to change my blog around. Lot’s of exciting things around the corner…oh what fun!

Walgreen’s

Scrubbing bubbles Automatic Shower Kit Sale Price $19.99-$10 Good on next purchase = like paying $9.99

Kleenex facial tissue 120 count .89 w/coupon from ad

Degree or Dove $1.99

Oral B or Crest Dental Care 3/$8 -$3 coupon good on next purchase = like paying 3/$5

Airborne $6.49 each- $2 coupon from 9/8 paper =$4.49

Crest Pro Health Mouthwash $4.49-$4.49 coupon good on next purchase= FREE!

Kroger

Lunchables 2/$3

this is the only deal I saw at Kroger.

Meijer

Meijer Boneless skinless chicken thighs $9.96 BOGO FREE

Boston market Dinners 4/$10 Buy four get one free

10 for $10/11th free deals

Hamburger Helper

2 liter bottles pepsi, 7up, mountain Dew, Sierra Mist

Green giant Vegetables

Earthbound Organic baby carrots

Land O lakes butter $1-.55 coupon from 9/8 paper -.45 double coupon=FREE

Arm & Hammer Ultra Max Antiperspirant

Dole premium Romaine Lettuce, just lettuce, greener selection salads

curly or flat leaf spinach

Betty Crocker cake mix

meijer frosting

little Debbie snack cakes

Electrosol Powerball Gel packs $3-$2.25 coupon= $.75

Found any good deals? Let me know. I am always interested in a good deal!

I am on a quest to get organized and doing so has birthed many things. First a budget, then a meal plan, and now the desire to get EVERYTHING ready the night before. In the next couple of posts I will go through the ups and downs of each and my own personal experiences.

The Budget

Last August, I had the opportunity to sit in a financial seminar with Joe Sangl. Changed my life and the way I budget totally. We use an excel spreadsheet to budget out our entire paycheck to the very last penny. The formula is Income- Outgo= Exactly Zero. Did I mention that this has changed my life? You can find tips to financial freedom , debt pay off graphs, budget spreadsheet downloads here. Joe’s website is chocked full of DEBT FREE soultions. Can you say DEBT FREE!!! Check him out. It’ll bless you. I has definetly blessed me.

P.S. If his crusade comes to your town. You want check it out!

Things I will be doing this labor day:

1. Washing clothes & Ironing them. I have to get the kids clothes ready for the week.

2. Packing lunch. School begins again tommorrow.

3. Something outside. I don’t know what yet.

4. Watching several episodes of one of the many marathons today.

We didn’t really plan anything concrete to do today. I think my husband just wants to play GTA4 and I just wanted to get finished. So off we go….much to do….hmmm…maybe I will start my Christmas shopping today. Christmas 90 + days away.