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Well, I have found something else to occupy my time-blogging. I had always entertained the idea of couponing but for some reason I could never get organized enough to stick with it. When I ran across a couple of blogs dedicated to couponing I thought I would give it another try. Anything I can do to help save some money is a good thing. One of my alltime favorites is shopping at my local CVS and I am learning several new ways to make my money stretch and help other people in the process. Many of the things I buy for practically pennies are donated to a local food bank that is headed up by my church.

My second favorite thing to do is cook - especially for large groups of people. Five years ago my husband and I, along with my friend Jen, began holding Thanksgiving dinner at our church. This is an alternative for anyone within our church to spend Thanksgiving with other members of our church family. This works out great for people that do not have anywhere to go, don't want to cook, or any other reason. Each year we have served between 60-80 people. We are going to expand a bit and have invited some families that have been displaced from their homes due to the recent flooding in Cedar Rapids this past June. It's a lot of work but it is a labor of love and I do it in the name of God.