Pintering Wednesday

Hello Wednesday!

I want to share with you one of my wonderful sponsors before we get started on our Pins for the week.
Jessica @ Lovely Little Things.
One of my favorite blogs!! Check her out!

Hi loves! I'm Jessica &  blog over at Lovely Little Things :) I’m a 20-something just living and learning as I go. I started Lovely Little Things for a couple of reasons. I needed a place where I could pour out my thoughts and organize them with no boundaries. I also wanted a place where I could reflect on things and see how much of an impact the little things in life have on me. I needed a place where I could create and share my experiences - teaching others, while at the same time learning just as much from them. I use my blog to keep creative no matter how busy I get, to appreciate my life, and to meet other bloggers who inspire me.There really is no limit to what you’ll find on my blog. I hope that by continuing with Lovely Little Things that I will discover lots of fun new things about myself (and the not so fun things, too) so that I can grow as a person, and maybe even inspire one or two people along the way! Let’s do life together!

Glad I get to share a few of my favorite pins with you this week.

1. Getting ready for Spring. Greg and I received a potted plant while we were in the hospital that would work great to create this.

2. I'm not a scary movie person, but SERIOUSLY! One day I hope someone makes a movie where the killer does respond.

3. Using this tonight for dinner. I always need new ways to make chicken breast. It gets old fast.

4. Love Italian Cream Cake!!!

5. Creme BruleeCheesecake Bars? You had me at creme brulee!!

6. We have a black front door. Love the simplicity!

7. Remember these??? Everyone boiled a toothbrush, ripped out the bristles, and bent it into a bracelet.

8. I want to build this in hubby's shop and surprise him. Bad thing? I don't know how to cut wood. Maybe have him cut it, but don't tell him why...

9. My husband is perfect!

10. I need to remember this daily!

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Linking up today with Michelle @ The Vintage Apple.

 Have  Wonderful Wednesday!

 

Out Live Your Life

I'm so excited to tell you about a new study that Greg and I are doing with our small group. We host and lead a monthly Life Group at our home and chosen our newest study.

A little background information... Over the summer I attended the Women of Faith Conference in Dallas. (It is amazing if you have never gone, go at least once!!) While there I spoke with Greg about sponsoring a child and we chose to do so. We selected a child that was born on the day we married. In the packet of information you get when sponsoring was a book by Max Lucado, Out Live Your Life. I didn't pay much attention to the book until I was put on bed rest and had an abundance of free time to read. The book is amazing an I recommend everyone read it. You have something to gain from it!

So Greg and I chose to do the study for our small group.

These are difficult days in our world's history. Billions of people are poor, millions go hungry or thirsty every day. Disease claims thousands of lives daily. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God's love and life? We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth. What if you lived in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life?

Max Lucado presents four DVD sessions that follow the real-life stories of people who are making their lives count. In four DVD sessions designed for individual study or for a small group experience, Max will show you not just why but how to live intentionally so that everything in your life---your time, your skills, your passions---all add up to something bigger than you.



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Along with the study we are also encouraging everyone to participate in The Shine Project's Pass It Forward. Click HERE for more details.

Ashley is encouraging everyone to make a difference, one act of kindness at time.

The difference? You give this card to the recipient of your act of kindness.

Then you log your act and watch how travels.

Will you make a difference today? I hope so!

Random Musing on A Monday Morning



1. Sponsor Spotlight

This is Lesley @ My Lively Mind. Her blog is amazing and I just love her!

Hey guys!  I am Lesley at My Lively Mind.  I am new to blogging, but decided to start this as an outlet for the loads of ideas and thoughts I have on life.  My blog features anything relating to beauty, cooking, diy projects, books, and the beautiful things in life.  You never know what might show up!  I am a newly turned 30 year old, but feel about 25, luckily!  I live in the Midwest with my husband and our 3 doggies.   I recently graduated from nursing school and will be starting my first job very soon! I am just trying to find my place in this crazy, busy world, while enjoying every step of the way.  I am a dreamer who loves to travel, read, and learn.

2. We helped my SIL & BIL move on Saturday. So excited for them and their new house. Even more excited that I have a baby that is so calm and may the day stress free.

3. After moving, the in-laws took Ben for the evening. It gave Greg and I a chance to take a nap and go to dinner by ourselves. It was wonderful. With bed rest before Ben got here, we haven't been out to dinner for months. I love my husband so much and I am very thankful that his parents are just as great as he is!

4. My mom is gone. I cried so hard when she left. I miss her so much. I really hate that my parents live 4 hours away.

5. Greg and I will celebrate our 1 year anniversary next week. I can't believe we have been husband and wife a year. I'm so blessed!

6. My swelling from the C-Section and pregnancy has finally gone away. The morning I had Ben I weighed in at 137 pounds and this morning I weighed in at 120 pounds. My jeans fit again without a belly band. My incision is healed and I have no more soreness. I can start walking (my OB made me repeat this "I can only walk and not run. Walking means not breaking a sweat or raising my heart rate." She knows me well!) Anyway, I feel great!

7. We received Ben's SSN card in the mail on Saturday. It was so weird to see his name on the card. He is officially a person of society!

Have a Marvelous Monday!

High Five Friday & A Book Review

I LOVE FRIDAYS!

Hubby went back to work earlier this week and I have missed him so much! Ready for 2 full days with him.

Linking up today with Lauren @ From My Grey Desk

1. My baby turned a week old yesterday. Where has the last week gone? He is such a perfect baby and on a great schedule. We are enjoying every second with him.

2. My mom has been here all week. It has been the biggest help. I don't know how we would have transitioned home without her. I'm going to miss her so much when she leaves today.

3. Loving this granola recipe on top of yogurt for breakfast!

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4.  The furbabies have adjusted well to Ben. They love the Boppy!

5. I love that this cup now has caffine in it!

I'm also linking with Heather @ Blonde...Undercover Blonde

My book selection this week is Redeeming Love.

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California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep.

Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside.

Then she meets Michael Hosea, a man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything. Michael obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation, until despite her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw.

But with her unexpected softening comes overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she no longer can deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael does…the One who will never let her go.

A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.

I loved this book so much that I read the entire novel in a day and half. I couldn't put it down. Rivers has such a talent and story is one of my favorites from the Bible. It truly is inspiring to know that someone loves us that unconditionally!

Have a fantastic weekend!

ITZBEEN

Since I can't seem to remember anything or what time I did what, this little timer has been the best. One of the BFFs, Nikki, got me this little jewel for my shower and it has been with me since Ben arrived a week ago. The first 3 buttons are assigned with the 3 things babies do most (eat, sleep, and go potty) and the last button is for your choosing (I use it for pumping). If you are breastfeeding there is a slider at the bottom so you can remember which side you fed off of last. The button under the the logo is a light, the round button on the bottom lights up the screen so you can read the times in the dark, and you can lock the buttons on the side for sliding it in your diaper bag. You can also set timers (I have one set for feeding since we have to feed every 3 hours right now) and you can choose for the button to flash or to flash and sound an alarm. I choose to just flash now since Ben has developed an internal timer and is like clockwork.

It is really nice to have this, especially when leaving to go somewhere. You can easily look at it and know about how much time you have until you feed or baby will need a nap or diaper change.

Linking up with Tiffanie @ Pineapples & Pickles today.

Have a Terrific Thursday!