It's the little things, you know.

Often times I get way too caught up in the details of some thing, some conversation, some assignment that I forget the bigger picture of what's beneficial. That's not always the case (as seen in some of my household responsibilities ;), but I definitely do have randomly assigned obsessions.

As I child, my dad would often say "Don't sweat the small stuff, Maija." Every once and awhile that will still ring through my head. The dust bunnies are ever glad! However, I've been challenged lately that it can be the little things that make the biggest difference:

* The son who said 'Thank you' without being prompted

* The coupon for buy one, get one FREE I used at the store

* The $1 tithe from the babysitting income for my daughter

* Taking the credit card out of my wallet, and leaving it at home

* Giving my husband a hug and a kiss when he comes home

The list could go on and on for each of us. These little things add up over time. A consistently thankful child would lighten any mom's heart. I'm not an extreme couponer by any means, but 20 different $.50 coupons each week saves $40 in a month. Little things done repeatedly become very, very big things in our lives.

Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace class has led me to consider this verse lately: Luke 16:10 "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?".

It's the little things, you know.

oldnavyweekly.com

Have you been to www.oldnavyweekly.com yet? Old Navy puts coupons good for one week only on this site. You search throughout the webpage flyer with your cursor looking for hidden coupons and offers. There are only a certain number of these so once they are gone, they're gone. Some of the coupons are as good as $60 off $100 and so on.

I usually can find a 15 or 20% off coupon but have never struck it rich with the big ones. It may be because I just found out recently that Old Navy changes their coupons at about 3 a.m. Friday mornings, and that several people have been staying up until then just to grab these deals. Old Navy has caught on to this and is now beginning to release the bigger coupons throughout the week. Deal Seeking Mom in my faves section below outlines where these coupons are located on the site.

Happy hunting!