Honey Bunches of Oats Honey Roasted is Yummy!

Honey Bunches of Oats puts the smile back in us.

I am a big fan of Honey Bunches of Oats.  As a middle aged woman with high cholesterol, I am always looking for yummy cereals that have nutritious value in them also.  So when I learned about Honey Bunches of Oats, I just had to share my knowledge!

It tastes so good, it's easy to forget it's also good for you!!

10 grams Whole Grain*


6 grams sugar*


Provides 9 essential vitamins and minerals


Brings together 4 nutritious grains (wheat, oat, corn, and rice) into crispy flakes and even more of the crunchy granola bunches everyone loves!


Heart Healthy!
~0g Trans Fat
~0g Saturated Fat
~0mg cholesterol

*per serving

So if you are looking for a great new cereal to try, get to the store and buy a box of Post Honey Bunches of Oats!

*I was provided with a free sample of cereal in exchange for my review.  All opinions are mine.*

SOBE Flavors with Benefits

As a BzzAgent, I get the chance to try out all sorts of new products.  There are surveys they have their members take, so you can get invited to campaigns for products you like and use.  I was so excited to get to take part in the SOBE FLAVORS WITH BENEFITS campaign.  I got a kit from BzzAgent that included coupons to use at the store and a bottle of their new coconut water.   I let everyone in my family taste the coconut water, but I am saving the coupons to try out other flavors like black and blue berry, yumberry pomegranate, and fuji apple pear.

Here are some things I've learned about SOBE:

*There are over 25 flavors to choose from!
*They do not use artificial sweeteners!
*They have a zero calorie selection!
*You can find a great selection of flavors at the Kroger family of stores!

So I am so excited to stay hydrated this summer with SOBE.  We had a very mild winter here in the Midwest, so we are bracing for a hot and humid summer.  I plan on taking SOBE with me everywhere I go!

I am a BzzAgent and was provided a free sample and coupons in exchange for telling my friends about SOBE.

A Heart Like His

I have been a long time fan of Beth Moore, although I have never heard her speak in person.  This is on my bucket list of things I want to do in the future.  But until then, I will have to settle with watching her on videos, listening to her on the radio, and reading her books!

So I was so excited to read this re-released book by Beth Moore, a Heart Like His.  This book offers 52 chapters about the life of David.  There are also discussion questions for each chapter at the end of the book.

The Bible identifies David as "a man after God's own heart", yet this book is filled with the problems, dilemmas, enemies, mess-ups, wrong choices, and failures in David's life.  I often-times wonder if God thinks of me as "a wife after God's own heart", or "a mother after God's own heart", or "a friend after God's own heart".  And the answer that echoes in the back of my mind is "No.  You are not loving enough, kind enough, respectful enough, friendly enough...."  And the list could go on and on.  

After reading this book and all the scripture verses included, I realize that one day I, like David, will be perfect in God's eyes.   In the meantime I can focus on my own heart and attitude and be the best I can be today!

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my review.  The opinions are mine.*

Love Does

I am so excited to share this book with everyone I know.  I have never read one of Bob Goff's books before, but he now has a new fan...me!  It seems like for the past 4 months, God has been trying to teach me all about love.  Not just love for my spouse or my kids or the people who are easy to love, but love for total strangers, love for the difficult people in my life, and love for people I really don't want to love.

So after reading this book, I am even more convinced that I need to love!  I am more convinced that I need to love like God.  And I am more convinced I cannot do this on my own.

"The world can make you think that love can be picked up at a garage sale or enveloped in a Hallmark card.  But the kind of love that God created & demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice & presence.  It's a love that operated more like a sign language than being spoken outright.  What I learned about the brand of love Jesus offers is that it's more about presence than undertaking a project.  It's a brand of love that doesn't just think about good things, or agree with them, or talk about them."
~Bob Goff, Love Does, page 9

The life stories and lessons Bob shares in this book are great examples of love.  It is so easy to be cynical in today's world, but reading each chapter is a reminder of the hope and promise the love of God offers.

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my review. The opinions are mine.*

Let's Be Honest

My favorite laundry detergent, Purex, has launched a new campaign called Let's Be Honest!  You can see several videos from this series at the Purex website.  You can watch the videos as well as enter to win free Purex for a year!  That would make any day involving dirty laundry much better!  As a Purex Insider, I love sharing about this great company.  I hope to give away some Purex coupons in the near future, so come back soon!

In honor of Earth Day this weekend, you can make a real difference by joining the Tide COLDWATER and shespeaks Take A Load Off the energy grid and the environment by washing clothes in cold water.


Tide and Future Friendly have launched the Take A Load Off sweepstakes to encourage cold water washing. Make the promise to switch to washing in cold water on the Future Friendly Facebook page and you'll be entered to win a High Efficiency Washer and Dryer and a one-year supply of Tide Coldwater! You can enter once per day to increase your chances of winning. A new winner will be picked each week through May 13th. 


Did you know that when doing laundry, heating water can account for up to 80 percent of the energy used per wash load in the U.S.? If one household switched to washing in cold for one year, they would save enough energy to watch TV for 1,363 hours! Making the switch to washing in cold is an easy change to make with Tide Coldwater, which is specially formulated to get clothes clean in cold water.


Take A Load Off Sweepstakes info:
You can enter the sweepstakes now through May 13th by going here.  You can enter once per day to increase your chances of winning.  They will pick a new winner each week through May 13th.  The prize is a Maytag® Bravos XL® HE Top Load Washer and Dryer and a one year supply of Tide Coldwater!  I would love for one of my readers to win!!




This contest was passed along to me through shespeaks of which I am a proud member of!

The Redeemed Collection

I am so excited to share the REDEEMED collection by DaySpring with my readers!

Redeemed how I love to proclaim it!
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.

Redeemed through his infinite mercy.

His child and forever I am!

~I remember singing this hymn by Fanny Crosby growing up as a little girl in church~

The Redeemed collection celebrates the way God, in His generous grace, sews together every beautiful bit of our lives to form one masterpiece creation after another. I am so thankful for God's redemption and grace in my life. He has been so generous to me, even when I don't deserve it. That's the beauty of a relationship with God. Oftentimes I try to compare my Heavenly Father's relationship to earthly relationships. This gets me nowhere fast. I don't know of anyone on earth who is perfect, and everyone on this earth will sooner or later let me down. But God will never fail me. Over and over he gives love, mercy, grace, and redemption.

I love the little tags that come with the redeemed collection pieces. I have been using mine as bookmarks (I read a lot!) to remind myself that I AM REDEEMED!

I was also able to get one of the Truly Treasured Wallets. I cannot tell you how many compliments I have gotten on it this week. This wallet is too cute to hide in a purse. It is an adorable wallet to carry by itself.

I also love the Makeup Bag and the Antiqued Gold Finish Ring! Some of the Redeemed Collection items are 20% off this month. So if you are really wanting some cute accessories, I recommend starting here.

This month DaySpring is letting me giveaway one Redeemed Tabletop Mirror to a lucky winner. I will give the winner a code to order their mirror, however shipping charges do apply. (this cannot be combined with any other offers). To enter the contest, please leave a comment telling me whose face would be looking into the Redeemed Mirror the most! Contest ends April 27th and winner will be contacted by email.

*This review and giveaway was sponsored by DaySpring (I think they rock!)*