cvs trip

today i attempted my first cvs trip. i recently read a friend of mines blog where she was shopping at cvs and was saving crazy $$$$ by using mnfr. coupons and cvs reward bucks. well, i'm not sure if i did as great as she did but for my first trip i feel pretty good about it.

for starters i don't usually buy this much medicine but with winter coming up and i had some great coupons plus, cvs had them on sale; i couldn't resist. i wont go into full detail but i spent $113.00 and i got $16.00 back in reward bucks. i thought this was reasonable considering i got diapers, toilet paper, 4 toothbrushes, toothpaste, band aids, 2 diswashing soap, 2 hand soap pumps,flinstones vits., one a days for me, benadryl, listerine, lotion, baby powder, lysol, tylenol sinus, alieve, 4 cases of coke, 1 case of dasani water, and finally 2 boxes of light bulbs.

now at first i thought oh my lord! i spent too much! but after looking at everything i got i feel like i saved $$$. the things i bought are not things i have to buy weekly and most not even monthly. so for $113.00 for over a months worth of stuff i feel great about my purchase!

the ride

o-kay, i just went to Holiday World w/a group of married couples from church and we had a great time! the weather was hot and the lines were long but isn't that what amusement parks are all about?!



now to my story....



the last 9 months of my life have been a time of testing, trails, failures, regrets, and sadly a huge disappointment to God.



Themed around the classic Halloween story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Legend roller coaster is located in the hilly, wooded terrain of Holiday World's Halloween section.as The Legend races through the woods as if chased in terror by the relentless Headless Horseman. they warn the riders: Don't look back!The Legend features a series of dramatic drops, including three major drops of 113 feet and 64 feet, plus spiral drop of 77 feet, a double helix, and multiple crossovers with existing rides. The coaster also thunders through four tunnels, including an underground tunnel.



now all of that may seem like useless knowledge of an amusement park ride but it describes my life lately. as i was riding the before mentioned coaster these thoughts came to me. trucking up the long hill in anticipation of the unknown of whats ahead and what you are about to encounter. this was my life BEFORE the trail came. i was excited about life and living for God and working for His kingdom. and then i topped the hill. i could see the huge drop in front of me but it was too late before i could say no and get off the ride of life i was zooming down a hill that turned into a valley. in this valley there have been turns and more hills to climb just to plumitt back down again and dark tunnels that were so cold and lonely;i tried to pray during these times of traveling but i was weak, bruised, shaken up, and not to mention afraid. i had only hoped for a good friend to appear and hold my hand through this ride and say everything will be o-kay ...i will ride with you. i'm sure i had a few that offered to ride with me but because of my pride or possibly embarassment i chose to ride alone.



it has been long, hard, rough, bumpy, and scary ride. i am ready to get off of this ride now. i am ready to regain my life back. i am ready to have my new beginning. thank-you to my true friends who have had to sadly watch my life spin out of control but still stood by me. most of all, thank you Lord, for your endless mercy and grace.