$3

didn't get coffee or anything today. I wasn't feeling so well, (got the rash around my neck, and body, that I get when I'm sick. And it keeps getting worse). so didn't leave the house.

TOTAL $265 = 1038 meals to FeedMyStarvingChildren

Habitat volunteering was fun today! I felt like I contributed more than last time. So glad I went.

$6.50

I'm going to be helping out at Habitat for Humanity today, so I definitely won't be at Starbucks and I'm bringing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.

I've got to be honest, I signed up to help because they were desperate. They had 4 people signed up and needed 10. Over lunch I felt maybe God was whispering that I should help. But I had excuses, I have a lot of work to do and it's more comfortable working at my desk then getting out of my comfort zone to do manual labor (ugh, manual labor). But I knew if I didn't listen I'd regret it. So I asked Katie (work friend) if she'd be interested in helping too, and she said she'd been thinking about signing up. It's nice knowing I'll be there with her.

Perhaps I'll learn something new. Last time I helped put siding on a house (about 2 years ago), and we had to climb on scaffolding, it was interesting.

$5.50

The $5.50 is for yesterday's lunch. However, I was weak and went to Starbucks for an iced coffee! I had a good book to read and really, really wanted to go. Also, I knew I'd be giving my lunch money so thought it would be ok. Some say I should have more defined goals (including my husband), but I'm just going along doing a little here and there. I wasn't ready to say no to Starbucks for the whole year. I knew I'd never make it.

Today (Wednesday) I'm working through lunch (photoshop training is during lunch), and I brought left-overs from my dinner out with the girls last night. Since it was an expensive dinner, I'm not adding another $5.

Prayer

from Sunday's sermon. Put all these verses together and it will help you know how to pray.
I've highly paraphrased them

Luke 11:9-10   ask and it will be given to you
1 John 5: 14-15  ask according to His will, He hears us
Luke 18:1  don't give up praying (could take a month, year, or more, just keep praying)
Mark 11:24   you must pray in faith
James 4: 1-3   your prayers must be free of selfish motivation
John 15: 7   your prayer must reflect a clost relationship with Christ

$9

brought food yesterday and today. 

and did not work out during lunch yesterday, I'm in the middle of Francine River's book "Redeeming Love", so I read that. It's very good. Today I've got a Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich. Not sure what I'll do to occupy my time. Man, I miss reading at Starbucks! I read in my car yesterday at the park and that was ok, but there's just something about the Starbucks environment.

$4

brought food. But good food.

and FINALLY I worked out again during lunch. So glad I did, it's been about a month, pretty bad of me.