A (Failed) Attempt
Those of you who read my last post, or know me, know that I struggle with coupons. Here is the account of my first real attempt at couponing:
I got a coupon in the mail from Target.
I prepared our trip to the grocery store: had a list, highlighted "bread" knowing that I had to get the Archer Farms brand AND that it was a priority (like I would forget it), double-checked the pantry to make sure I had recorded everything that we needed, and we made our way to the car.
As we pulled out of our apartment parking lot, through our security gate, I realized I forgot the most important item...the coupon. Great start.
Vince pulled over, I ran inside, snatched it up, ran back, and we were off.
I was excited to be using a coupon--I knew this coupon could save us approximately three dollars. We went to the bread section first. We looked through the shelves. We looked some more. Nothing. Only obscure brands and $5.00 loaves remained. No Archer Farms loaves. We settled with the stuff that crumbles when you put anything on it, even softened butter.
My first coupon adventure was a failure, but I learned a lesson. Or two..
When you get the coupon for a free item, use it immediately because you're not the only one excited about it.
Also:
Failure does not define who you are, it will teach you as long as you are receptive to learning and, if you let it, it can bring you closer to your Heavenly Father.
Seems a little deep after a simple (riiight) couponing experience, but I've been thinking about this a lot lately. God tells us in his word to be perfect, like him: "Be perfect, just as your heavenly father is perfect" Matthew 5:48. The thing is, we can't. And He knows that. He wants us to pursue after Him and to desire His qualities in us, but if anyone knows it, God does--We Are Not Perfect. He wants our failures to bring us to the realization that we need Him that much more. More than anything! Those of you that know me know that I do not like failure and I can be pretty hard on myself. It is times like these: when I feel I suck because I can't get a job, when I make dinner that is inedible, and when I can't even use a simple coupon, that I have to remember that in my weaknesses he is stronger and in my inadequacies he is completely and fully adequate.
How about the next time we "fail" we remind ourselves of how much we need Him who is unchanging and IS utter perfection. What a privilege it is to even be associated with perfection!!
from my weak, imperfect, and humbled hands,
Jessie Rediger
I got a coupon in the mail from Target.
One free loaf of bread.I continued to read the size 1 font, ensuring there were no "catches." Simple. All I had to do was go claim my free, fluffy, fresh (and healthy) loaf of bread before October 1, 2011. It would be whole wheat, of course.
I prepared our trip to the grocery store: had a list, highlighted "bread" knowing that I had to get the Archer Farms brand AND that it was a priority (like I would forget it), double-checked the pantry to make sure I had recorded everything that we needed, and we made our way to the car.
As we pulled out of our apartment parking lot, through our security gate, I realized I forgot the most important item...the coupon. Great start.
Vince pulled over, I ran inside, snatched it up, ran back, and we were off.
I was excited to be using a coupon--I knew this coupon could save us approximately three dollars. We went to the bread section first. We looked through the shelves. We looked some more. Nothing. Only obscure brands and $5.00 loaves remained. No Archer Farms loaves. We settled with the stuff that crumbles when you put anything on it, even softened butter.
My first coupon adventure was a failure, but I learned a lesson. Or two..
When you get the coupon for a free item, use it immediately because you're not the only one excited about it.
Also:
Failure does not define who you are, it will teach you as long as you are receptive to learning and, if you let it, it can bring you closer to your Heavenly Father.
Seems a little deep after a simple (riiight) couponing experience, but I've been thinking about this a lot lately. God tells us in his word to be perfect, like him: "Be perfect, just as your heavenly father is perfect" Matthew 5:48. The thing is, we can't. And He knows that. He wants us to pursue after Him and to desire His qualities in us, but if anyone knows it, God does--We Are Not Perfect. He wants our failures to bring us to the realization that we need Him that much more. More than anything! Those of you that know me know that I do not like failure and I can be pretty hard on myself. It is times like these: when I feel I suck because I can't get a job, when I make dinner that is inedible, and when I can't even use a simple coupon, that I have to remember that in my weaknesses he is stronger and in my inadequacies he is completely and fully adequate.
How about the next time we "fail" we remind ourselves of how much we need Him who is unchanging and IS utter perfection. What a privilege it is to even be associated with perfection!!
from my weak, imperfect, and humbled hands,
Jessie Rediger
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