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A Few Favorite FREE Finds :)

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Good Saturday morning, friends! In our area Spring Break has begun. Seriously, it feels like it was just Christmas a few weeks ago! (And it doesn’t help that we have been having unusually cold days and icy weather down south.) I know that many of you are still under snow today – but for us, whether it looks or feels like it or not, it’s spring break in the Mississippi Delta! Yahoo!!!

In light of that, I thought I’d pass along a few favorite freebies that I use & enjoy – since maybe some of you might have extra time in the coming days (or whenever you have your own Spring Break) to check them out.

My friend, Kim (JustForClicksblog.com) does a fun post every Friday where she shares her favorite shopping finds, which is a super idea. So I thought I’d do like Kim & share my FREE finds this week. (BTW, Kim has a super give away on her blog right now… You’ll want to check it out!)

Ok… For FREE FAVORITE #1

If you plan to travel anywhere – have I got an app for you!

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“Waze – a free, community-based traffic & navigation app.

When you download Waze, you not only get a free navigation, but also become part of the local driving community in your area, joining forces with other drivers nearby to beat traffic, save time, and improve everyone’s daily commute…”

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This app is available for android and iPhone. When you download it, you can set up your account and make your own little Waze person. You can choose to show up on others’ maps or to remain private.

My favorite part of this app is the ability to know what is happening on the road ahead. As each Wazer travels, he/she can report traffic hang ups, weather conditions, even speed traps.

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Then you can choose which reports pop up on your map along your route.

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FREE FAVORITE #2

I’ve made a commitment to The Lord to be a better steward of the body He has given me. For me, that means getting up off of my couch-potatoish rear & doing some type of exercise each day.

I just have two problems with that: my Quiet Time & my hair.

See, for me, the most optimal time to exercise each day would be in the morning, before I get ready for the day. But that time belongs to Jesus, and though bodily exercise is profitable, I need a Jesus workout more than I need an aerobic one.

Which leads me to my other problem: my hair. If I workout later in the day, the sweat ruins my hair for the rest of the day & the next. I can’t wash my hair every day, so I have to protect it from moisture, which causes it to frizz & expand times three.

I know… It’s hard to have such deep problems.

Valid or not, these are my reasons for my laziness in working out. And believe you me… I’ve tried everything! I’ve tried adding a walk on the end of my QT. I’ve tried exercising as an act of worship. I’ve tried using that work out time to pray & memorize scripture… I’ve tried it all. There just isn’t enough time in my morning up get it all done, get my family & home settled for the day, and to get myself ready. I think I’m too high maintenance. (I can hear some of you saying “Well, Duh!”)

Anyway, in comes this app & I am slowly getting into shape 7 minutes at a time.

I use the top one : Seven Minute Workout. It can be set to meet you right where you are, using what you have in your home for work out equipment. Of course, I’m a beginner, but the intensity level goes way high, too. You can add your own background music, and there is an instructor explaining & counting down every movement.

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This was free at one time, but if this particular app isn’t free, there are plenty of 7 minute workout apps that are. It’s what has worked for me & my couch-potatoish self right now. 😉

FREE FAVORITE #3

This next freebie is definitely a favorite of mine. I visit it every day, and download tons of free apps that I don’t need & probably never will. But hey… I’ve got them IF I’m ever in a dire situation where I’m called upon to produce a home-made invoice, or speak French, or layer 10 photos on top of each other to save lives. Ahem.

My sister calls me an app hoarder, and that I suppose I am. So if you’d like to hoard apps too, you’ll want to download this one app then check it daily. Sometimes there are rich treasures offered. Truly.

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That’s it for today. I may be reposing some favorite posts this week since we will be Spring-breaking.any blessings to each of you, friends~

Jennifer

A few good links to pass along

Every once in a while I come across an incredible blog post or free app or book that I just can’t keep to myself. I’ve been collecting a list for a while and want to pass a few of these links along to you. 🙂

1. Free apps for the iphone and ipad: I check these sites every day (or at least I try to). The red “app gratis” and the blue/tag “AppsGonefree” have new apps every day, and after a day or so, they will no longer be free. I can’t figure out a way to post a link to these apps, so just head over to your App Store and search for these apps by name and appearance.

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Because of these free apps, I confess that I have become somewhat of an “app hoarder” – but I’m working on this… If I haven’t used the app in two months, I’m getting rid of it. I promise! I can’t tell you how many cameras and collage apps I have… But it is fun to have the option of a good app for a free price, so I gather several, then choose the one that works best for me. So if you tend toward hoarding, be warned! 😉

2. This is a link to the Life Today collection of “Wednesdays with Beth“, a grouping of Beth Moore‘s teachings on James & Betty Robertson’s TV show, Life Today. Most of Beth’s messages are in three or four parts. I like to wait until the entire message is posted, then soak it in all at once.

This is the Life Today link containing each television episode – always a blessing through every guest & episode.

3. If you ever need to know the right way to say or write something in our English language, or which word should be used in which context, check out Grammar Girl. Because of the informal way we treat the English language, and especially because of texting shortcuts, we have lost the “proper” way to write and speak. I know I have. There is a difference in writing on a blog and how I would write a term paper or doctoral thesis. I’ve always loved English, but am sad to say that many of the rules have slipped my brain. “Grammar Girl” is a site ready to help us out of those sticky language situations… those dangling participles and prepositions up with which we should not put… (get it?)

4. Do you ever wish you had a little more Biblical knowledge, or wonder about the origin of certain Biblical words? Biblos.com is one of my favorite and most used links in studying Scripture. It is a virtual library of Biblical dictionaries, thesauruses, commentaries, word studies… So much information available and offered in an easy to process way.

5. For free e-books, I check this site as often as possible. Every few days, Gospel E-Books adds Christian books available for free – and many other wonderful books at great discounts. This link will take you straight to the FREE Christian books.

Again… hoarder alert… I’m embarrassed to tell you how many e-books I have on my kindle app… and I probably paid for about 5 of them. 🙂

6. One more link – This past weekend, Ann Voskamp shared this link to these incredible pictures of some incredible places around the globe. However, in light of this blog post I shared last week, I can’t help but wonder if there has been some photo-shopping going on… I hate that I now doubt beauty as seen in pictures… but none the less, there must be at least some truth to these pictures, and even without the possible color enhancements, they are amazing. Visit this site and see for yourself the unique detail of God’s imaginative creation.

I hope your week is off to a wonderful start. Our children are in some major testing this week, and at the week’s end, we only have two more weeks until our summer begins. This has been the fastest school year that I can remember.

As of May the 1st, James has worked at FBCC for three full years. In a way, I can’t believe that we have been here that long. And in another way, we love this place and its people so much that it seems like we have lived here forever. Grace, gratitude, joy…

With much love~