$5

had leftovers, no coffee, and ate with the girls at work.

$5

I brought a peanut butter and jelly sandwich today, and am working through lunch. And I've got more to share from:
Managing God's Money - Randy Alcorn. pg 5-7
"Why did Jesus say more about how we are to view and handle money and possessions than about any other topic? Because God wants us to recognize the powerful relationship between our true spiritual condition and our attitude and actions concerning money and possessions.
  ...the principle is timeless: If Christ is not Lord over our money and possessions, he is not our Lord."

$5

I brought lunch. And had a coupon for a free starbucks today. Didn't enjoy it that much though. I was reading in Starbucks and I was freezing (I must admit I got a cold drink). But I did enjoy the book. see below:

Managing God's Money - Randy Alcorn. pg 3-4
"First, we should come to grips with reality–even when we imagine we have little money, we have far more than we realize. Many who say, "I have nothing to give," spend large amounts of discretionary income on cars, clothes, coffee, entertainment, phones, computers, and so on. They have nothing to give when they're done spending, precisely because they're never done spending. Then when they run out of money, they think it's because they didn't have enough.
  In Luke 16 "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones."
The issue is not what I would do with a million dollars if I had it, but what I am doing with the hundred thousand, ten thousand, or ten dollars I do have. If we are not faithful with what God has already entrusted to us, why should he trust us with any more?"
  This thought raises a sobering question: What opportunities are we missing, or will we one day miss, because we've failed to use money wisely in light of eternity?"

TOTAL $225 = 881 meals to FeedMyStarvingChildren

ok, I finally totaled it up again.

Like I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Tyndale is pretty sure they'll do the matching gift again (so all this would be doubled). But they won't know for 100% sure until November.

$1

got a cheap mcdonald's coffee, instead of the Starbucks or Carabou one.

$4.50

had Jimmy Johns. I used the last of my gift card, so used $1 of my own.

Thanks again whomever gave me that card!

$6.50

no Jimmy Johns and no Starbucks. Another tough day, really would have liked to go out. But I'm working through lunch instead. And I brought some leftovers.

I might have some oatmeal later, because I'm still hungry.

food to Japan

Please Help FMSC Provide Food Aid to Japan

FMSC has arranged for nearly 600,000 meals to be shipped to Japan—with possibly more to come as other aid organizations request FMSC food. The first 50,000 meals are already on their way to Tokyo on a shipment with Convoy of Hope, a distribution partner working in the Far East. Convoy of Hope has reserved another 542,000 meals that will be shipped out of the Eagan and Coon Rapids, Minnesota, warehouses bound for ocean liners to Japan. So far, the meals for Japan are already packed and in storage, but volunteers and donorsare needed every day to keep FMSC's meal pipeline full for the nearly 70 countries FMSC serves. Please help our brothers and sister in Japan by donating here, or by texting "manna" to 50555. * For the latest information on FMSC's aid to Japan, click here.

$6.50

I had Jimmy Johns today, but used the gift card again!

and I really wanted to go to starbucks to read, but thankfully hung out with some good friends instead. Which was much more enriching.

$5.50

no jimmy johns. Had salad and a little leftover pasta instead. Worked through lunch.

Feed My Starving Children fact:

How your donation is used...

Feed My Starving Children is a Christian 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. A single meal costs only 24 cents to produce, and 94 percent of total donations goes directly toward the food program.

$5

had salad and oatmeal instead of Jimmy Johns. Wasn't as hard today, I ate at work with friends, so was distracted.

$6.50

I so want to go to starbucks today and read. I should have brought my work out clothes so I wouldn't be thinking about this. Today is one of the hardest days. I want to GET OUT, and not just get out. The only thing I want to do is go to Starbucks. I'm being selfish. I should start counting my blessings.

And in case you're wondering, I haven't been giving a total lately because it turns out I need to wait until November to find out for sure if Tyndale is doing the matching donations this year. They did it last year, and probably will in 2011, but won't say for sure until November. So I need to just do my donations and not double them.

Plus, it's been easier just to put in the price, so I've been lazy. Maybe I'll start doing the price alone, and doing the total at the end of the week, or a couple of weeks.

That's all for today. Back to working through lunch.

$1.50

I didn't have my Monday coffee at Caribou. It was tough!

$5

worked out today, no jimmy johns or subway, but had a salad, banana and grapes.

then got home and had left over chocolate cake, so not feeling as healthy as earlier

$6

I used the Jimmy Johns gift card to lunch again today. yum

$6.50

I had left overs from yesterday's lunch. I forced myself to stop eating by barrito yesterday. I was full already, but it was so good. And saved it for today. Plus had a banana.

So finally, I'm back to working out during lunch. Therefore, didn't go to Jimmy Johns and Starbucks. I've still got a few dollars left on my Jimmy Johns gift card, so look forward to using that soon.