Take Care of Yourself & Your Family--Give-a-Way

I'm excited to share the Simply ... Go-Gurt give-a-way with one of you!!! The prize pack includes a pocket Etch a Sketch, weekly planner, and a seat back organizer. My kids (o.k.--me too) have enjoyed having the organizer in the back. We could all use a little more organization, right??

We really enjoyed the yogurt! This yogurt is made from single ingredients we look for and contains no high fructose corn syrup or artificial colors or flavors. I love having something healthy to share with my kids! They LOVE having it in a tube that we can take with us for picnics, at the ballpark, or the beach. Convenience is big for me with everyone going in different directions.

Leave me a comment with your favorite organization tip or how you plan snacks for your family to enter the give-a-way. Follow me on Twitter for an extra entry (MrsMowItAll). Be sure to leave another comment letting me know you have done so. The give-a-way will close at midnight Wednesday, April 28.

The Simply... Go-Gurt, prize pack, information and additional prize pack were all given to me from Yoplait through MyBlogSpark. The opinions are all mine :-)

Nourish Your Inner Goddess--Enter by April 18

Updated: Congratulations, Hannah! You're the winner.

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Let's face it...as women we don't take enough time to stop and take care of ourselves. We spend so much time making sure everyone else is taken care of and rarely stop for ourselves.

This give-a-way is a retreat away from all of our responsibilities. You'll get some great items that will help you relax. Your gift pack will also contains two VIP* coupons for this delicious yogurt.

I tried the strawberry and honey vanilla flavors, and they were absolutely delicious. I am anxious to try the blueberry flavor, but I have never been a fan of just plain yogurt.

You can visit

http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=62092&ci=1&c=GM&p=aI8UZzdb to download a coupon* and save $0.30 on one cup of new Yoplait Greek today!'

But to win a fantastic give-a-way, all you have to do is leave a comment telling me the flavor you would like to try. I will draw the winner on Sunday, April 18 after 9:00pm ET.

The opinions are definitely mine, but I do want to disclose that Yoplait provided me with the free product, information, and gift pack through MyBlogSpark™.

Please Pray

God brought me to a blog today for a family that needs our prayers. With a newborn and 2 other little ones, the mom and dad are struggling with the news that she has a brain tumor. Please join this family in praying for healing.

http://theronnes.blogspot.com/

We all want to be part of the blessing when the news comes that Kaci is healed!

Mr Mow It All of Powder Springs, GA

www.MrMowItAllGA.com

We are excited to see what God does through David's business this year!

Mr Mow It All Georgia

REGRETS

So I have a big birthday coming up this year....maybe that's what has brought on this time of reflection.

Why didn't I...?

What would it be like if only I had...?

If I could just go back and .....

What is the world caused me to make that decision....

If I knew then, what I know now....

"Never regret anything, because at one time it was exactly what you wanted."

I guess we all have times of wishing we could correct what we now see as a mistake or a better option. The quote can be misleading as sometimes we make decisions that were certainly not exactly what we wanted, but were really more like the only option we could determine at the time.

Hmmmm....I can only imagine the joy Satan has when God's children spend time thinking about regets and "if only's" about our past. Certainly he delights in taking away our joy and seeing us forget the tapestry that God is weaving through us.

So now as I think about that big birthday coming later this year, I'll focus on this...

"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."

But more than anything, I'll remember that God wants to direct my path. He loves me and wants the best for me.

David's Surgery Eve

I would like to say this is how excited David is about having surgery tomorrow! It's actually a picture from a few months back--before the basketball accident. Last Wednesday, the 8th grade basketball team played the parents. David's knee did not quite cooperate as he blocked an inbound pass. Let's just say he did really look good until the fall.

We went to the ER. That is a story in and of itself. We chose to take David's truck...his big truck...you know the one I have driven 3-4 times in the 3 years we have owned it...the one I simply cannot drive! Now imagine me driving it (scared for David) with him in pain in the backseat through the narrow roads leading to our hospital. I'm trying to decide if seeing David hurt or driving him to the ER was more scary. We finally made it home at 3:00am.

The diagnosis was a detached patellar tendon. The surgeon will drill 4 holes in his kneecap and thread the tendon back through. I explain this well the 2nd time around...that's right we've already been through this 9 years ago with his other knee. That time it was an accident on a kids scooter just before Christmas. We were in the process of having a custom home built and enjoying apt. life on the 2nd floor of the building. Now that was interesting. We are thankful David does not have to climb stairs this time. Brent is not so thrilled about giving up his room, but he would do anything for his dad.

Oh, to top the day off...Victoria threw up as I walked to her class at church today. We think it might have been nerves as she is so worried about David. She didn't want us to leave him at home alone for even a short time.

Please keep David in your prayers as he recovers. This is a tough surgery to recover from, but David is one tough guy!

Who is it between for you?

From Mother Theresa:

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;

forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;

be kind anyway.

If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies;

succeed anyway.

If you are honest people may cheat you;

be honest anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;

be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the end, it is between you and God;

it was never between you and them anyway.

Wow...why is this so hard for us to see when we argue with others or feel others have caused us wrong? I am going to let this be my New Years resolution...to remember who it's really between.

Thanks to MckMama for reminding us of this great writing today.