~ Okay I will make one comment again as usual after my show, but only one, LOL:) I have had people send me comments others are making about me and I have to be honest it truly does not matter to me what others say. I really don’t care/need to read them. Thanks for caring and trying to protect me. . . I do appreciate that, but negativity does not build one up, but positivity does. I like to surround myself with positive thoughts. . . positive people. .. positive comments!! At the end of each day, I have one person to answer to and that is God. God knows my heart, my intentions, and at the end of the day all that matters is was HE glorified. The thing I find the most comical in all of his is my total was $1800 less than Chris. . .Hello, that means he had more FREE coupons than me LOL:) Do people really think he had “regular” coupons that gave him FREE products, hahaha!! No, he had FREE product coupons too, but it doesn’t matter. We donated $12K to charity and many lives were touched by our FREE coupons:)   I always look at it this way. Jesus was the only PERFECT man yet he was persecuted on earth, so why should I not expect to be persecuted? I am not even close to being perfect or being like Jesus. When we put ourselves in the spotlight others will make comments. Haters are gonna hate no matter who you are. Jesus was put to death on the cross from his haters!! Before I tape I always put a request out for coupons I need both on this page and my personal FB page and send out a mass e-mail!! I take what I get from others and then decide if I want to get more. On this shop, I decided to spend $100 of my own money and the rest were from others. I could have bought more and got my total higher, but I was more than pleased with my total knowing it was all going to charity. I have donated $14K in my four shops for TLC, something I am very pleased about!! Many mom’s will not have to hear their kids go to bed saying “Mommy I’m hungry” (Like I did for 6 mos) and many mom’s will have feminine products to use when they are on their menses, rather than using toilet tissue. They will have toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, cleaning supplies, etc, and that is the real PRIZE to me!!! On a regular basis I do order coupons from clipping services as this is most cost effective for me rather than purchasing multiple papers. I only buy 1 newspaper and get the rest from clippping services or from family and friends. I will pay $0.05 for a coupon compared to paying $2 for an additional paper. Seems more cost effective to me!! Others might not agree and that is fine, we all have different ways of shopping, no one way is the RIGHT way, it is what works best for each individual.  My goal is to donate as much as I can each year for as little as I can to impact my community, one life at time, one coupon at a time. . .all for the glory of God!! I suffered as a young mom and I know choices I had to make so I will do my best to make a difference in this world and that is the BEST PRIZE knowing that I helped another. . .Matthew 25:40! Everyday my prayer is for God to put hurting people in my path and help me to have eyes and ears like Jesus and see the need in front of me. I ask him to Free my hands, free my heart, and my mind, and help me to serve others with generosity! I am willing to give myself away and make a difference all for the Glory of God. People need someone to bring hope and healing, someone to show God’s mercy. Really so many people are looking for a friend, someone who will be there to encourage them, who will take the time to listen to their story and genuinely care. I may not have brought the “Gold Shopping Cart Trophy” home, but I brought a bracelet home that was given to me as a gift from an AIDS patient, that was blessed by a priest because I showed him love and respect and that truly is the GREATEST TROPHY THAT I COULD HAVE RECEIVED!! THANK YOU JESUS!! My trip to Vegas was so much more than a competition, I was there for that one gentleman who I hugged and thought nothing of it, but it did something for him!!  GOD IS GOOD. . . ALL THE TIME!!

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