5 Things I'm Loving This Week

Here's What's New 5 Things I'm Loving This Week :: 5 Things I'm Loving This Week 1. A Vacation from the Usual Responsibilities This past week, we were in Kansas to spend the week with family and friends. It was SO good to have a break from the normal responsibilities of life and just enjoy a week most "unplugged". Kathrynne took this picture of the moon and clouds one night and I thought it was such a fitting close to a really refreshing day. 2. Fun Times of Memory-Making With Family & Friends We had many fun times with family and friends this past week - including a rousing round of Limbo and Yard Stick High Jump. Even I got in on the fun (see video proof here). The kids also got to decorate the Christmas tree at Grandma & Grandpa's house. It never ceases to amaze me that I have three kids who are 10, 8, and 6!! I still feel like I'm 22, and then I look at my kids and realize that I may be a bit delusional when it comes to my age. I'm so happy that even though my babies are growing up, they are still young enough to revel in the wonder of Christmas. 3. A Good Book: The Art of Losing Yourself I finished The Art of Losing Yourself this week. If you like Christian fiction that tackles real-life brokenness and doesn't have Hallmark endings, I'd highly recommend this book. I loved the character development and it reminded me that everyone has hard burdens they are carrying, and that hurting people need our love not our judgment, ostracizing, or criticism. (Thanks to Lisa-Jo for recommending this book!) 4. Playing Games as a Family While waiting at the airport to try to fly back to Nashville, I taught the kids how to play one of my favorite games: Dutch Blitz. They caught on quickly and, after lots of rounds played over the last two days, they can now almost beat me!! It's always fun to find games that our whole family can really get into and enjoy together! 5. Opportunities to Choose Joy in the Midst of Unexpected Hiccups We were supposed to fly back to TN on Saturday afternoon, but after a few hours of delay, our flight was cancelled. After making multiple phone calls to American, waiting in multiple lines, and trying to get on other flights tonight to no avail, we just gave up on getting back to Nashville on Saturday. After exploring a bunch of alternatives, we finally just decided to get tickets on the next flight they could get us on - which left at 8 pm on Sunday night! The joys of winter traveling and ice storms! It's always an adventure, eh?! While waiting, we practiced our frowny face selfies, because my kids said I need to work on getting a better frowny face selfie (is that a good thing that I'm not skilled at frowny faces??) Every time we took a picture, they'd be like, "Nope, Mom. Not good. That looks like you're getting ready to throw up!" Saturday morning hadn't started so well (lots of grumpy and cranky people in this here family - including me!), but I wanted to finish out this trip well. Choosing love. Choosing joy. Choosing gratitude. And choosing to see unexpected travel hiccups and delays as adventures. While we really would have loved to make it back to TN on Saturday night like we were scheduled to, Sunday was an unexpected quiet family day and it ended up being the perfect way to finish out such a good Thanksgiving week. The kids all got 13+ hours of sleep (!!) and Jesse and I got to sleep in, too!! All that sleep meant everyone had much better attitudes today - including Mom. And we finally made it back to Nashville at 1:45 a.m. this morning (Monday morning). And we just got home, put the kids to bed, and now I'm headed to bed myself! What a week! What are YOU loving right now? Tell us in the comments! (Note: The links in this post are affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy here.) You received this email because you are registered on www.moneysavingmom.com with the email address panatllc1.kate@blogger.com. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, you can easily unsubscribe here. Money Saving Mom 2020 Fieldstone Parkway, Suite 900 #313 Franklin, TN 37069 © 2008-2015 Money Saving Mom, LLC. All rights reserved.

Free Printable Coupon Book for Homeschool Kids and more...

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I'm so grateful for you all (plus, a little surprise!)

Here's What's New I'm so grateful for you all (plus, a little surprise!) :: I'm so grateful for you all (plus, a little surprise!) Over the past few days, I've been thinking a lot about this past year and all it entailed. This year has been filled with a lot of unexpected stretching things for me personally. But it's also been filled with so many blessings. One of those blessings has been you all. I'm grateful for each of you who read here, who comment, who send encouraging emails, who tell your friends, who pray for our family, who get excited about our new products, and who are such amazingly loyal readers. When we started MoneySavingMom.com in 2007, I could have never dreamed what God had in store for us through this blog. I love this community here. I love the opportunity I have to get to earn a living doing what I love. And I'm so grateful and humbled that the income and opportunities from this blog allowed my husband to be able to come home full-time and that he and I get to work as a team to homeschool and run the business. You mean so much to us! Thank you for the impact you have made on our lives. Thank you for how you constantly bless and encourage us. We love you all! Also, we have a little Thanksgiving surprise we've been working on and I'm so excited to get to share it with you today! We were able to get in more stock of our brand-new Choose Love Bracelets, PLUS we also are offering free shipping on all U.S. orders when you order 5 or more Choose Love or Choose Gratitude Journals! The journals are just $9 each right now - which makes them a fantastic gift! And when you order 5 or more this weekend, you'll automatically get FREE SHIPPING on your entire order! Go here to check out all the great products in our shop. P.S. Want to know the story behind the Choose Love Bracelet? Watch this video here. You received this email because you are registered on www.moneysavingmom.com with the email address panatllc1.kate@blogger.com. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, you can easily unsubscribe here. Money Saving Mom 2020 Fieldstone Parkway, Suite 900 #313 Franklin, TN 37069 © 2008-2015 Money Saving Mom, LLC. All rights reserved.

Enter to win a $1,000 gift card and PINCHme sample box ($100 value) and more...

Here's What's New Enter to win a $1,000 gift card and PINCHme sample box ($100 value) Build a Turkey Printable Activity 48-Hour Giveaway: Bundle of 8 My Little Gratitude Journals (4 winners) :: Enter to win a $1,000 gift card and PINCHme sample box ($100 value) Go enter to win a $1,000 gift card and a PINCHme sample box ($100 value). :: Build a Turkey Printable Activity Download a free build a turkey printable activity. :: 48-Hour Giveaway: Bundle of 8 My Little Gratitude Journals (4 winners) Paige Yelle just released her brand new My Little Gratitude Journal. It is designed to help you shift your focus from what your life lacks to the abundance that is already present. It is so much more than just a gratitude journal! Inside you'll find: coloring pages simple questionnaires doodling prompts inspirational quotes places to record grateful moments for 12 months undated pages (no guilt for missing days) and more There are 8 different covers to choose from! The insides of all the journals are the same, but you can choose a cover to match your personality and preference. Paige sent me some journals to check out, and we love them! These journals are absolutely adorable and would not only make great gifts for girls or women, but might be something fun to buy for yourself, too. I love how bright and colorful they are and my girls have loved the journaling prompts and cute lettering throughout the books. My girls fell head over heels in love with these journals! In fact, as soon as they arrived in the mail, they began begging me if they could have one to use! Would you like to win a bundle of 8 My Little Gratitude Journals (each with a different cover) to use for yourself and to give as gifts? Just click on the graphic below and type in your name and email address. This giveaway ends Thursday, November 26, at 11:59 pm, CST. You received this email because you are registered on www.moneysavingmom.com with the email address panatllc1.kate@blogger.com. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, you can easily unsubscribe here. Money Saving Mom 2020 Fieldstone Parkway, Suite 900 #313 Franklin, TN 37069 © 2008-2015 Money Saving Mom, LLC. All rights reserved.