Welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. Today is my birthday.  Each year my family asks me what I want to do for my birthday, and each year the idea of a nice dinner at home with birthday cake sounds even more perfect.  I'm just thankful we can spend the time together. How about you?  What do you do for your birthday?

In the past, I have celebrated my birthday here at HBHW with a little sale or giveaway.  But this year my focus is different.  I'm feeling very blessed that I can help a friend.  Please scroll down and read about my friend Tracy's gigantic FIRE SALE.  You will absolutely NOT want to miss this.  Many of our friends have come together to make this a sale like no other.  Be sure you take a look.

This week we're featuring an article that talks about dealing with stress in a pro-active way.  When we are experiencing difficulties, it's easy to react to the situation before we think it through.  Approaching problems from a different angle, a more positive angle, can make things turn out better. This week's quote and story are about blessings.  The quote made me think about how simply we can receive our blessings. The story is a prayer that acknowledges the troubles of life, but also the blessings that go along with them, especially the blessing of a good friend.

 

 

I had a lot of fun putting this together for you and I hope you enjoy it as well. Please take a moment to look through the "I'm Looking for " requests and help a reader out with a recipe if you can. Of course you are always welcome to also share a frugal recipe or tip.  

 

Warm Regards, 
Susanne - The Hillbilly Housewife

 

P.S. If you haven't already done so, I would very much appreciate it if you could help out my friend Tracy - and get a bunch of goodies in the process:

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/sale