Status Update...

I have been running this Couch to 5K program for the last 4 weeks. This week my friend and I started week 5, and it is a bum-kicker!!

I have my cool app on my iPhone that lets me know when to run and when to walk (or fall down!!). I love, love, love this app.

This week I received my new Saucony Pro Grid Stabil CS Running Shoes at Amazon.com

I am loving these shoes!! I have plantar fascitis and they are so helping with my foot pain. I could run for 5 minutes increments times 3 with no residual foot pain after. Too cool.

Sunday Blog 9.19.10

Hello fellow Sunday blog hoppers. Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Take a look around, stay a while, have a cup of coffee and enjoy. Have a Blessed Day!!

Garage Sale Finds

Today I ventured out, with two kids in the rain to a Subdivision Sale. The sales were pretty sparse and I had a specific list in mind (none of which I got!!).


But I did find a few deals. I got 2 pairs of shoes for Brady (age 2.5 yrs) size 9.5 for a $1.50 (I talked her down from $3 a piece) in pretty good condition. The Leap Frog video for $1 and The Magical School Bus book for 25 cents. All in all, not a bad deal, but not what I was looking for.

Next week is the big Mom to Mom Sale. That should be a good amount of deals going on. Hope you are having a great weekend :)

Saturday Hops 09.18.2010

Come on in and join us on this cool Saturday Surfin'. Hope you can stay awhile and check out my giveaway posted below. Have a great weekend.

300 and a Giveaway!!

Wow!!! I have reached 300 + followers. Whoo Hoo!! That means it is time for a giveaway. Thanks to all my awesome followers for following me along me journey in the blogoshpere :)
The Giveaway

Journal Buddies is an awesome creative journaling tool for boys and girls, ages 7-12. I received the girls' Journal Buddies for my daughter, Abbi (age 9.5 yrs). She absolutely loves this book. Abbi is loving to journal with her friends and she enjoys picking new buddies to journal with all the time. I love that this journal promotes self-esteem, creativity and thoughtful introspection.

Journal Buddies are geared towards strengthening self esteem, building healthy relationships and encouraging creativity in boys and girls. We live in a world that judges and critiques on the outer layer, never looking any further. This book is such a breath of fresh air, because we are getting our kids to look deeper at themselves and others. The journal asks the writer to magnify the positive characteristics about themselves and others. To truly see what is "Magnificent" about themselves and magnify those characteristics.

I am so excited to share Journal Buddies with you!! Your kids will have so much fun discovering their truly beautiful self and the beauty in others. I am so glad Jill Schoenberg, the author of Journal Buddies, has offered to give one of my followers their very own Journal Buddies for your boy or girl.

Journal Buddies are typically 10% off on Amazon and when you purchase two books the order qualifies for free shipping. This is a great deal and here is the link to Amazon.com

This giveaway will be open until 11:59 PM on October 1, 2010. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents only.



Mandatory Entry: (This entry must be done for the optional entries to count).

Go to the Journal Buddies website and take a look around. Let me know something else you learned about Journal Buddies. Enter that as one entry along with your email address in the following format: shelley(dot)haskell(at)yahoo(dot)com. (1 entry).


Optional Entries:

~You must submit a comment for each additional entry. Please include your email address in this form when commenting (ex. shelley(dot)haskell(at)yahoo(dot)com).

Grab my button and put it on your blog. My button is on the left side above My Profile.
(1 entry)

Follow Finding My Life in Faith blog. Click on the follow button located on the right side of the blog. You can gain an entry if you are a new or regular follower. (1 entry)

Follow Finding My Life in Faith via Facebook Networked Blogs. (1 entry)

Like Journal Buddies on Facebook and let them know that Shelley from Finding My Life in Faith sent you.( 1 entry)

Blog about this giveaway with a link back to my blog and provide me with the link to your post. (1 entry)

That is a total of 6 entries. 6 chances to win. Good Luck!!



Disclosure: The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but were not influenced by the company or the free product provided.

Friday Blog Hops 09.16.2010

Hello to my fellow bloggy friends, it's Friday (well almost) and it is time to meet new peeps. Join up with me to hop the blogs!!

An Award!!

Wow, I received a blog award!

Thank you so much to Sara at 8aplenty for the award! I am glad that someone enjoys my blog as much as I do!



On to the rules for accepting this award...



1. Accept the award. Post it on your blog with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.

2. Pay it forward to 15 other bloggers that you have newly discovered.

3. Contact those blog owners and let them know they've been chosen.

So, here are 15 more great bloggers I just found, check them out :

Chubby Cheeks Thinks

Shibley Smiles

Smart & Trendy Moms
Trainer Momma

Stockpiling Moms

Spoiled...but Not Rotten

Moms of Faith

Happy Homemaker Cindy

Extravagant Grace

House of Grace

Nancy's Couture

Southern Reflections

Design It Chic

Family Life

My new life as...MOM!

Wednesday Blog Hops 09.15.2010

Hello, all. It is another blog hop. Join us in meeting new people. I've had another day of migraines and nausea, yuck. After many medications, feeling much better now. I have a 2.5 yr old screaming at me right now, so I better go. Hope to you soon.

Owww!

Today was the worst!!

I woke up with a horrible headache that soon turned into a very bad migraine.

I went to work.

Took all kinds of meds, including my migraine meds and nothing worked.

I work as a nurse in the OR.

So during a hernia operation, I was sent running to the bathroom and depositing breakfast in the toilet. (Not fun)

Went home.

Took some anti-nausea meds and went to sleep.

Woke up without the headache and I now I just feel out of it.

Migraines have become a commonplace in my daily life. It hurts and it disrupts my day. I read all the literature about causes. Here is just a few:

Caffeine (have it by the truck loads)

Aspartame (Diet Coke wouldn't be Diet Coke without it)

Chocolate (Isn't that one of the food groups?)

Aged cheese (aren't they all aged?)

Stress (ok, come on)

Sleep disturbances (I have 4 kids, are you kidding me!)

Hormones (I am a woman)

Nitrites (what all good lunchmeats and hot dogs have)

Bright lights (did you catch where I spend most of my day?)

Ok, so today I have swore off the Diet Coke ( I have like a gazillion a day)! But I need something else to help me. My insurance company doesn't want to cover my wonderful migraine medicine, so I am looking for something natural, homeopathinc or the like.

Anybody deal with these? Got any good suggestions? Treatments that worked for you??

Help a sister out, cuz this is not fun :(

Monday Blog Hops 09.13.2010

Well, friends it is another Monday. Another Monday of the work week starting, blah!! I hope this week is good for all of you and me!! LOL.

Glad to meet and thanks for stopping by.

Blogging Business Opportunity

I found an awesome opportunity to find new businesses for giveaways and such. Business 2 Blogger is a cool blog for this such opportunity. Check it out and see how they can help your blog grow.

This song is on my mind this Sunday morning.



"Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. O Lord Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you." Psalm 84: 10-12.

May God bless you and yours today and everyday.

Hopping on into Sunday 09.12.2010

Hello fellow Sunday blog hoppers. Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Take a look around, stay a while, have a cup of coffee and enjoy. Have a Blessed Day!!

What U Love

Saturday Blog Hop

Blog hopping on Saturday and come and join me. I have a new laptop so I can actually communicate with using the iphone. So join us in meeting new peeps. Thanks and God Bless.

Friendly Friday...Blog Hopping

Hello to my fellow bloggy friends, it's Friday (well almost) and it is time to meet new peeps. Join up with me to hop the blogs!!

Thursday Blog Hop

Thursday Blog Hop!! Using the iPhone, so bare with me!!

Grrrr! Computer Problems

It is Wednesday evening and I am without a computer!! It decided to crash when I was printing all my coupons for my big shopping nite with my CB :( Hopefully, I will be back up and running soon...for now it is me and my iPhone. Have a great night :)

Meet Me Monday 09.06.2010

Good Morning Bloggers!! It is another Monday, at least it is a holiday (and my birthday)!! Anyway, link up to meet some new and exciting peeps. Have a great holiday.

Jesus Saves!!

The kids and I were having some Family Worship this morning. I came across one of my favorite worship songs.




"The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life." 1 Timothy 1 14-16.

May your day be filled with the love of Christ. Amen.

Surfing and Strolling

Click here for the Relax and Surf Sunday

I am surfing again.