The Coupon Consultant

I have now started my own business, The Coupon Consultant. I will be sharing with people how to save money by using smart shopping strategies. This will include using coupons, rebates, and some planning to save people hundreds of dollars on their monthly budgets. At times, I have hijacked our family blog to share my coupon stories. Well now, the coupon stories have their own blog! And my Circus and have its blog back, too! Check out The Coupon Consultant!

"God doesn't wear underwear...."

Or at least the princess doesn't think so. She recently said this. We're not sure why...but we will tell you this; THE PRINCESS WEARS UNDERWEAR!!!! SHE IS POTTY TRAINED!!!! WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!! GO PRINCESS! We are thankful for this new stage in our lives considering that we have been changing diapers everyday for the last 7.5 years. Yes, you read that correctly. The Jedi was born before the Artist was trained, and the Princess was born before the Jedi was trained! WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!

Also, we had some good times over the weekend and wanted to share them with you!






Also, we think we've found a house. We are under contract, but most of you know that means we still must get through the process to close. We are so excited. It's in a great neighborhood, it's very close to the church, it's on the water, and it's so close to Walmart!!! Here are some pictures of the HOPEFUL new house. Please pray for us through the process. We love you all!!!




At the Beach....

So, have I told you where we are living? When we got here the church was going to put us in a Residence Inn not too far from the church. Well, it was a small, two bedroom suite, and they wanted to charge almost $4,000 a month in rent. Yes, I said four thousand dollars a month. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!!! They began to investigate other options, and as you know, we are living in an area on the coast. They discovered that many of the vacation homes at the beach sit empty all winter long, and have really really good rates on rent. Well, they found us an INCREDIBLE house for lots less money ONE BLOCK FROM THE BEACH (I will post pictures of the house soon!) We are still currently looking for housing. There's no hurry since we're staying at the beach. No seriously, we've decided to rent for a year so that we can wisely decide exactly where we want to live in this huge place. So pray for us as we make that decision.

Here is a beautiful example of God's creation. We could get so wrapped up in where we are living, the kind of house we're in (at least for now), or our new job. It's really not about any of that. It's truly about who God is and glorifying Him in the glorious and the mundane. Enjoy this little piece of something that I consider to be glorious!



Here's a video so you can hear it as well!