Book Review: "His Little Princess"

Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White. Rapunzel (Tangled is my new favorite "princess" movie!). From the time girls are little, they play & dream about being princesses. What girl wouldn't want to live in a castle, wear beautiful dresses, have a prince rescue them, and live happily ever after? Imagine as a young girl getting letters from your father, the King, which start with things like "My Precious Princess" or "My Beautiful Daughter", that go on to tell you how much the king loves you and delights in you and has wonderful things planned for you in life!

That is exactly the premise of this precious book by Sheri Rose Shepherd, titled His Little Princess: Treasured Letters from Your King (His Princess). On each page is a letter from the King, our Heavenly Father, to His precious daughters. With each letter from the King, there is a corresponding response prayer to show a little girl how she can converse with her Father, the King (God).

I'm no longer in elementary school, but my heart softened at some of the "letters from the King". Oh to think that is how God views me as His daughter! This book would be a great resource when working with young girls (probably like 1st-4th grade), to show them how God wants to know each of them personally and in a real way. Whether your daughter or a little girl in your life reads it every day, I'm not sure if they would or not, but the letters & response prayers I read reminded me as an adult princess of how great my Father's love is for me! So I recommend the book, yet also say check it out first to see if it's something your daughter/girl would like. Everyone is different!

TARGET: Fisher-Price Car Ramp Toy $5.58 (& free shipping with your RedCard)

My son has this toy, and loves it... He got it for his 1st birthday, and as we approach his 2nd birthday, he probably plays with it more now than a year ago. Right now you can get the Fisher-Price Little People Play N' Go Construction Site for $5.58 (normally $15.99). I checked our Target this morning and did not find it, so I'm guessing this is an online deal only. Shipping is FREE if you have a Target RedCard. I don't normally recommend credit cards, but the Target RedCard saves a lot of money if you diligently pay it off your balance each month, since you get 5% off of EVERY purchase you make in store or online, as well as free shipping (no minimum) on all online orders. And the card is free.

To make this deal even sweeter, you can earn 9% cashback through ShopAtHome, so make sure to sign-in or sign-up and shop through their link! When you go through ShopAtHome, you still buy directly from Target, but you get to the Target website through ShopAtHome (when you select Target as your store, it will bring up a new window with the Target homepage... make sure to stay in that window until you complete your purchase to get your cashback!) Once you've reached $20 in cashback on your ShopAtHome account, they mail you a check!

My Shutterfly Christmas Cards!!!

Stationery card

View the entire collection of cards.

Out of all the different online photo sites, I have to admit Shutterfly is my favorite. So I was very excited to order some Christmas cards again this year! And yep, I used a promo code... when do I ever order something online that isn't on sale or have an available promo code?)

Aren't they adorable? I get to surprise my husband with these, since he left it completely up to me to design them this year (my hubby has very good taste in what looks good visually, so I usually seek his input when I make things). We have continued to talk about how we can continue to focus on Christ as the reason we celebrate Christmas, so when I saw these cards, it was a cinch to decide which one I would choose!

What photo sites are your favorite?

For My Friends... How I Earn FREE Amazon Gift Cards!!!

Whenever I'm hanging out with other ladies, the conversations tend to always somehow get around to couponing & saving money... One of the many ways I've learned to save money in the last few years has been through Swagbucks, an online search engine (like Google) that rewards you with "Swagbucks" for various things, that you can redeem for giftcards. My favorite gift card to redeem for is the $5 Amazon e-card for 450 SB's... So here's how to start earning with Swagbucks...

- Sign-up here (my referral link, since you get extra swagbucks when friends sign up)
- You will automatically get 30 Swaqbucks just for signing up.
- Start searching! (you are randomly awarded swagbucks for internet searches)

Other ways to earn Swagbucks:
- Invite friends to join
- "Like" Swagbucks on Facebook for daily Swagcodes to redeem
- Take the daily poll
- Print & use coupons from Swagbucks (same coupons as coupons.com)
- Take Surveys
- Do searches on MegaSwagbucks Fridays
- and more... you'll catch on quick!

"The Christmas Singing": Read an excerpt

If you were interested in Cindy Woodsmall's book "The Christmas Singing" (I reviewed it as part of the "Blogging For Books" program from Waterbrook Multnomah) and would like a short preview of it, you can head here to read Chapter 1.

Through December 20th, you can get 30% off plus free shipping on "The Christmas Singing" and any other book from Waterbrook Multnomah with promo code "DECEMBER11". For some books, this might be a good deal, others Amazon still probably beats it... And of course, you can always check your local Christian Bookstore!

I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Blogging For Books program. If you have a blog (of any size) and enjoy reading, you should check it out! You get free books to read in exchange for fair, honest reviews!

Shake N' Go Cars: Lightning McQueen & Mater only $6.88 SHIPPED (today only)

Fisher Price is offering free shipping on all orders (no minimum) this week, and today's "deal of the day" at Fisher Price is the Lightning McQueen & Mater "Shake N' Go" cars for $6.88, normally $14. Sweet!

Thanks, Hip2Save!

Little People Nativity Set $54 SHIPPED!!! (complete collection)

If you've been looking at getting the Fisher Price Nativity set to help point your little ones to Jesus this Christmas, this is a great price! Currently the complete set of the Little People Nativity Collection is $54 at Fisher Price. This week, Fisher Price is also offering free shipping on ALL orders. This set includes the manger/stable area, the wise men collection, and shepherd collection. I'm drooling with mommy envy!

Thanks, Hip2Save, for the heads up on the free shipping offer!

Giant Eagle: Cheap Pillsbury Items through 12/7 (with doubled coupons)

If you live near a Giant Eagle, they are once again running many of their canned Pillsbury breads 10/$10 (however, you do NOT have to buy ten to get them each for $1... they will ring up individually for a $1). Right now there are $.30/2 - $.50/2 coupons on www.coupons.com* and www.bettycrocker.com that you can print and use to get very cheap biscuits, crescent rolls, or sweet rolls when the coupons are doubles... the cans will be $.50-$.70 each after coupon! This sale ends Wednesday, Dec. 7th.

* If you have Swagbucks* account, sign in and print the coupons from there, because you will earn 10 Swagbucks for every coupon you print & redeem! Swagbucks is an online search engine that randomly awards you "Swagbucks" for searches. You can redeem your Swagbucks for giftcards and other things. One of the ways is to print & use coupons, which I love!!! Signing up is completely FREE!

$.75/1 International Delight Creamer coupon (still available)

Head over to www.coupons.com* to print a $.75/1 International Delight coupon. If your store doubles coupons, you could snag some for FREE since they often go on sale for $1.50 each (the 15oz liquid bottles). Even if your store doesn't, this will make for an inexpensive treat!

* If you have Swagbucks* account, sign in and print the coupons from there, because you will earn 10 Swagbucks for every coupon you print & redeem! Swagbucks is an online search engine that randomly awards you "Swagbucks" for searches. You can redeem your Swagbucks for giftcards and other things. One of the ways is to print & use coupons, which I love!!! Signing up is completely FREE!

$.75/1 AND $.85/1 Muir Glen Organic Product printable coupons!!! (free if your store doubles!)

If you want to snag some cheap or free organic tomato sauce, paste, etc... head over to these two sites to print high-value Muir Glen coupons...

$.75/1 any Muir Glen product (if you have Swagbucks*, sign in to your account and print the coupons from there, because you will earn 10 Swagbucks for every coupon you print & redeem!)
$.85/1 any Muir Glen product (if you've never printed coupons from Betty Crocker, you will have to sign-up, but it's free and well worth it! They carry many of the same coupons as www.coupons.com, but usually $.10 higher, so makes for even more savings!)

If your store doubles coupons, this will most likely make for some FREE tomato products! (I know Giant Eagle carries them for around $1.50 in our area)

* Swagbucks is an online search engine that randomly awards you "Swagbucks" for searches. You can redeem your Swagbucks for giftcards and other things. One of the ways is to print & use coupons, which I love!!! Signing up is completely FREE!