weekend update

ok. this weekend was incredible!

like one of the best weekends i have had in a really long time. 

saturday we had an excellent photo shoot and i am so looking forward to seeing the pictures, if you are in the seattle area and are looking for great pictures at a reasonable price check out lauren's facebook page here. we also went on a really amazing date with my husband. my lovely parents watched miss lady baby so we could go out. we got all fancied up, and went out to cheesecake factory and then to see a movie. it was so fun to feel like a grown-up and not just a mama. 

really yummy salad and pear, blue cheese and walnut flat bread pizza! 

yum!

my sweet and goofy husband, along with my way to expensive lemon drop.

     

on sunday we woke up and got to go to church without our sweet little girl,(and the funny part was that we were later than we are when we have maggie with us!) the sermon was so amazing! you can download it and listen to it here. i will be posting another blog about why this sermon was so amazing to me soon! stay tuned! then we went to my parents house to get our lady and have dinner. this weekend was so amazing for our marriage. it was so great to just have fun and not worry about maggie. it felt so refreshing and it is just what i think every new mama and daddy need. get-aways/ overnights are way more important than i thought. 

now, getting back on track::

day twenty eight

Day 28.  Write about your insecurities as a woman.

i could write about this one for pages and pages. i am so insecure. but do you want to know something friends, lately the LORD has been working on that part of my heart so much. i am so insecure about my weight, my hair, my teeth, my parenting, my walk with the LORD, my style, my home, my decorating sense, my blogging, my craft skills, my leadership skills, my cooking, my job as a wife, etc. (told you, it could be pages!) but none of that matters. the LORD has really been teaching me that. he has been teaching my heart to be satisfied with where i am and what i am doing. he has been teaching me that i am a work in progress and that all those things that i am insecure about are all things that he can and will be molding to be more like him and more like the women that he wants me to be. its actually really exciting to think about. i am (for the first time ever) really excited about how the LORD is changing me and how hard and good it is. honestly, i love it. 

how was your weekend? 

xoxo::

a 

THE LIST:


Day 1.  What does beauty mean to you?
Day 2.  What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3.  Who is someone you know who inspires beauty?
Day 4.  Style 31.  Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5.  Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6.  Jaded beauty.  Has the world's definition of beauty ever jaded you?
Day 7.  Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman.
Day 8.  Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)?  Share, please!
Day 9.  What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10.  What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? (Or just woman in general?)
Day 11.  Post a recipe.  Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12.  Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13.  Write about something you would like to change about yourself for the better.
Day 14.  Style 31.  Post an outfit pic!
Day 15.  Write to encourage a friend.  Inspire her beauty.
Day 16.  Write a letter to your daughter, or a young girl in your life.  Tell her what beauty means.
Day 17.  Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18.  Describe your personality.
Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women- we ALL have comfort food!)
Day 20.  Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.  
Day 21.  Write a letter to your husband to encourage him (or if you are single- your future husband.)
Day 22.  What are some needs that need to be met in your community?  Blog about how to extend your hand to those who need you.
Day 23.  What are your strengths?  What are your weaknesses?
Day 24.  What is Jesus teaching you presently?
Day 25.  Style 31.  Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26.  What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27.  Write a blog to encourage someone and build their confidence!
Day 28.  Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29.  Write about "a day in the life of me."  (Pics are great!)
Day 30.  Who is your role model as a woman?
Day 31.  Write about your dreams and goals as a beautiful woman!

twenty seven.

day twenty seven

Day 27.  Write a blog to encourage someone and build their confidence!

i have a really lovely friend.

her name is heidi.

she is talented and sweet and a really great hostess. 

she moved her with her family a little over a year ago. when she moved here, she was only planning on staying a few months. they moved because of her husbands job, and were anticipating moving home. what they were not anticipating was the LORD moving through them, and keeping them here in seattle. heidi has been an amazing source of encouragment to me. her family has been some of our dearest and sweetest friends. she is an amazing listener, a great wisdom giver, she laughs and cries with me, she understands me (which is hard to do sometimes) and lovingly pokes fun at me. she helps me see what trusting the in LORD and living in faith looks like in a very real way. during the last year she has constantly just given Jesus her life and allowed him to move and shape her into this amazingly beautiful woman. so here is a little note to my sweet friend,

heidi-

thank you for:

*encouraging me

*loving me

*laughing with (and at)me

*teaching me

*caring for me

*loving my daughter

*loving my husband 

*staying at the hospital like 85% of the time i was in labor and being there until 2 in the morning (or later)

*helping me

*pointing me towards Jesus

*allowing me to explain how i really feel

*being an amazing friend

*being a great example of a wife and mama

i love you lady. i am so glad you are here, and so glad that we are friends. i pray this note leaves you encouraged. 

xoxo::

a

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another friend tagged me in this fun little post, so this is for you meg! 

until tomorrow,

xoxo::

a 

THE LIST:


Day 1.  What does beauty mean to you?
Day 2.  What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3.  Who is someone you know who inspires beauty?
Day 4.  Style 31.  Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5.  Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6.  Jaded beauty.  Has the world's definition of beauty ever jaded you?
Day 7.  Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman.
Day 8.  Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)?  Share, please!
Day 9.  What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10.  What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? (Or just woman in general?)
Day 11.  Post a recipe.  Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12.  Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13.  Write about something you would like to change about yourself for the better.
Day 14.  Style 31.  Post an outfit pic!
Day 15.  Write to encourage a friend.  Inspire her beauty.
Day 16.  Write a letter to your daughter, or a young girl in your life.  Tell her what beauty means.
Day 17.  Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18.  Describe your personality.
Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women- we ALL have comfort food!)
Day 20.  Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.  
Day 21.  Write a letter to your husband to encourage him (or if you are single- your future husband.)
Day 22.  What are some needs that need to be met in your community?  Blog about how to extend your hand to those who need you.
Day 23.  What are your strengths?  What are your weaknesses?
Day 24.  What is Jesus teaching you presently?
Day 25.  Style 31.  Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26.  What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27.  Write a blog to encourage someone and build their confidence!
Day 28.  Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29.  Write about "a day in the life of me."  (Pics are great!)
Day 30.  Who is your role model as a woman?
Day 31.  Write about your dreams and goals as a beautiful woman!

a someday grandma.

this weekend something really special is happening. my grandma had 8 children (amazing!) and raised them basically by herself (even more amazing!) she had 4 girls and 4 boys. she has something like 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. only 2 of her daughters also had daughters, and i am one of those grandaughters, who had a daughter and now maggie pearl is a 4 generation lady! so, this weekend we are getting a lovely photo taken of my grandma (gg) my mama, (gma) myself, and miss maggie. gg is really excited about it and it made me think about how crazy it must be to be her. how exciting to see your daughter have a daughter and have that little girl have her own little lady baby. i can not imagine. i really love my grandma. she is amazing. i am so looking forward to sharing our generation photo with you all soon, as well as the one that they took when i was born. its a really sweet legacy from the LORD. so all of this had me thinking and its pretty neat how todays project31 topic goes along perfectly. 

day twenty six

Day 26.  What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone? 

i really look forward to being a grandma. i think its one of the exciting things about being a mama is that someday i might get to be a grandma. if you know me, you know i basically dream about being a grandma all the time. i love big cozy grandma sweaters, i want to live in a house that looks like a grandma would live there, i adore floral prints and quilts. (and that is just the beginning! one of the names i loved for margaret pearl was eleanor jane, but my husband said that if we named her that she would need to be born 80 years old.) back on topic, the first thing i want my grandchildren to say about me is that they could see how much i loved Jesus and lived my life according to his story, not my own. after that i want them to remember the marriage that their grandfather and i had. i want to build a marriage to be an example for our children and our childrens children. i want to be a family legacy by the grace of God. i want them to know that tradition and family are important to me and to carry some of those on to their own families. i want them to say that i was generous and thought of others more highly than myself. i want them to see Jesus shining through my life. nothing else is important. 

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xoxo:: a

THE LIST:


Day 1.  What does beauty mean to you?
Day 2.  What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3.  Who is someone you know who inspires beauty?
Day 4.  Style 31.  Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5.  Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6.  Jaded beauty.  Has the world's definition of beauty ever jaded you?
Day 7.  Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman.
Day 8.  Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)?  Share, please!
Day 9.  What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10.  What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? (Or just woman in general?)
Day 11.  Post a recipe.  Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12.  Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13.  Write about something you would like to change about yourself for the better.
Day 14.  Style 31.  Post an outfit pic!
Day 15.  Write to encourage a friend.  Inspire her beauty.
Day 16.  Write a letter to your daughter, or a young girl in your life.  Tell her what beauty means.
Day 17.  Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18.  Describe your personality.
Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women- we ALL have comfort food!)
Day 20.  Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.  
Day 21.  Write a letter to your husband to encourage him (or if you are single- your future husband.)
Day 22.  What are some needs that need to be met in your community?  Blog about how to extend your hand to those who need you.
Day 23.  What are your strengths?  What are your weaknesses?
Day 24.  What is Jesus teaching you presently?
Day 25.  Style 31.  Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26.  What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27.  Write a blog to encourage someone and build their confidence!
Day 28.  Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29.  Write about "a day in the life of me."  (Pics are great!)
Day 30.  Who is your role model as a woman?
Day 31.  Write about your dreams and goals as a beautiful woman!

 

yoga pants and flip flops.

day twenty five

Day 25.  Style 31.  Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.

comfy clothes by mrsmacewen on Polyvore.com

this is basically what i wear everyday. its so comfy and i love how i can do anything in it. my husband probably wishes that i wore something different, and honestly, so do i. i am working on not wearing my "comfy" clothes so often. having a babe really makes fashion alot harder, but something i know i should strive for. 

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our weekend was really fun! we spent time with family and friends, celebrated a sweet friends birthday, and got to hear another friend preach his first sermon. what did you do this weekend?

xoxo:: a  

feeling love.

lately things have been a little crazy. we have finally come to some sort of discovery about why the little lady has been screaming. two words. acid reflux. 

i dont know much about it. and i know that she does not have a very severe case (which i am so thankful for!) but for now she is on some medication and seems to be doing alot better. 

i go back to work in like 3 weeks, and i am honestly not looking forward to it. i know that i my job is to be a wife and a mama and i want to do just that, we are praying and praying for wisdom from the LORD as to when i can stay home. its scary, and its hard, and i dont even know if or how it will be possible. nick has applied for a promotion at work, and if he gets it then that would be such an amazing blessing. last week was hard, because i was trying to get my milk supply back up and basically stayed home nursing most of the day. i think i lived on the couch. (which is not something that i love) my house is a mess, i have 3 loads of laundry to fold, a load of dishes, and bills to pay. but something else happened last week that was incredible. it is by Gods grace that i am behind on project31 and today's topic is exactly what i wanted to blog about anyways!

day twenty four 

Day 24.  What is Jesus teaching you presently?

i have been going to church since i was a little girl. i have always known that Jesus loved me, but i have honestly never felt it. i have known in my head so many things but have not ever felt them in my heart. i have struggled a lot with feeling valuable to the LORD. i have been going though some things lately that have been really hard. i have felt so alone, and in the midst of all of that i knew that the LORD loved me, i knew that he was there but i couldnt feel it. oh how i have wanted to feel it. my sweet husband is always leading me and pointing my back to Jesus and i am so thankful that he sat down and asked me to pray with him. i finally found some rest and some peace. i finally felt whole again, and for the first time in my life i actually felt that the LORD loves me. its a really big deal. so, presently Jesus is teaching me that he loves me. even when life is hard. he is teaching me that i can trust him, even with things that are scary. i am so thankful that he is teaching me. i feel like i can see and feel the gospel in a whole new way.

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xoxo:: a 

THE LIST:


Day 1.  What does beauty mean to you?
Day 2.  What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3.  Who is someone you know who inspires beauty?
Day 4.  Style 31.  Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5.  Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6.  Jaded beauty.  Has the world's definition of beauty ever jaded you?
Day 7.  Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman.
Day 8.  Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)?  Share, please!
Day 9.  What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10.  What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? (Or just woman in general?)
Day 11.  Post a recipe.  Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12.  Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13.  Write about something you would like to change about yourself for the better.
Day 14.  Style 31.  Post an outfit pic!
Day 15.  Write to encourage a friend.  Inspire her beauty.
Day 16.  Write a letter to your daughter, or a young girl in your life.  Tell her what beauty means.
Day 17.  Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18.  Describe your personality.
Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women- we ALL have comfort food!)
Day 20.  Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.  
Day 21.  Write a letter to your husband to encourage him (or if you are single- your future husband.)
Day 22.  What are some needs that need to be met in your community?  Blog about how to extend your hand to those who need you.
Day 23.  What are your strengths?  What are your weaknesses?
Day 24.  What is Jesus teaching you presently?
Day 25.  Style 31.  Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26.  What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27.  Write a blog to encourage someone and build their confidence!
Day 28.  Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29.  Write about "a day in the life of me."  (Pics are great!)
Day 30.  Who is your role model as a woman?
Day 31.  Write about your dreams and goals as a beautiful woman!

twenty two and twenty three.

i loved today.

even though i have barely seen my cute husband,

i have loved today. 

this morning while nick was getting ready for work, i got ready to go spend the day at my parents house. maggie and i left a little after he did for work, and showed up at my parents house around 8:30 in the morning. there is something special about driving somewhere in the morning. there is something even more special about being at 'home' in the morning too. i really miss getting up and sharing my first cup of coffee with my mama and my dad before my brothers were awake. we always had the best conversations and laughed at the silly things that happened during our week.anyways, i spent the day with my mama and brother, with visits from 2 of my aunts and a cousin. my mama took me grocery shopping and then because it started to snow and my car is having some issues, my family drove me and miss maggie home to my sweet husband, and helped unload our groceries. 

i loved today.

day twenty two

Day 22.  What are some needs that need to be met in your community?  Blog about how to extend your hand to those who need you.

this is interesting because in our community group (which is like a bible study, but deeper) we were talking about this. i honestly dont know my community that well to know alot about what is needed, but i do know that where we live there are a few really great organizations that help single mamas. i would love to be able to be more involved with one of them. i can make up a million reasons why we are not, but it is for sure something that we need to start praying about. 

 

day twenty three

Day 23.  What are your strengths?  What are your weaknesses?

i feel so silly when i write about these things. i dont really have that much trouble coming up with weaknesses, but i have some trouble admitting to strengths. i'll just make a list and go from there. 

::strengths:: 

i am a good listener

i am compassionate

i am kind

i am loving

::weaknesses::

i am selfish

i am proud

i have a hard time trusting

i am prone to discontentment. 

  

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xoxo::

a

 

 

3 days of project31

my sweet sick baby is sleeping and i feel like there are 10,000 things that i should be doing right now, but i am taking a break and enjoying a cup of tea. i really hope she can sleep for a long time because the poor thing barely slept last night because of her congestion. 

 now back on track... 

day eighteen 

Day 18.  Describe your personality.

ok. this one is hard. i have no idea what my personality is really like. what i do know is that i am caring, and try to be encouraging. i am really shy until i get to know you, and i know that sometimes comes off as being mean, but really i am just uncomfortable. once i get to know you i am really silly, and a little random. i am a dreamer, not a planner. i love extremely deeply. i don't really know if this is an adequate description of my personality, but that's all i can come up with! :) 

day nineteen

Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women- we ALL have comfort food!) 

i dont know if this is my favorite comfort food, because i think that my comfort food changes frequently. but something that always makes me feel better and i have it every year on my birthday is my mama's potato soup. its so creamy, and so good. we always put cheese and bacon in it. YUMMY. we make it all the time, and usually make it for people when they have a baby. so good!

day twenty 

Day 20. Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.

i basically have 3 jobs. my first job is being a wife. and my second job is being a mama. my third job is working at starbucks. i enjoy all of those jobs. i love being a wife because i get to come alongside and serve my husband, i get to love him and be loved by him. i get to care for our home and our family. i love being a mama because i get to raise our sweet daughter to know and love the LORD, i get to comfort her, and i got to carry her and grow her inside of me.i get to be needed by an innocent little baby. i love it.

my last job is something that is hard. i have loved working at starbucks. i have worked there for a little over 4 years, and i have been on maternity leave for almost 5 months. it has been such an amazing time not working outside the home, that it is honestly going to be so hard to go back. i do love that i get to see people and talk and interact with them. i love the relationships that have been built through starbucks. thats probably my favorite thing. (the free coffee is really great too!) 

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xoxo::

a 

THE LIST:


Day 1.  What does beauty mean to you?
Day 2.  What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3.  Who is someone you know who inspires beauty?
Day 4.  Style 31.  Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5.  Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6.  Jaded beauty.  Has the world's definition of beauty ever jaded you?
Day 7.  Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman.
Day 8.  Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)?  Share, please!
Day 9.  What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10.  What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? (Or just woman in general?)
Day 11.  Post a recipe.  Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12.  Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13.  Write about something you would like to change about yourself for the better.
Day 14.  Style 31.  Post an outfit pic!
Day 15.  Write to encourage a friend.  Inspire her beauty.
Day 16.  Write a letter to your daughter, or a young girl in your life.  Tell her what beauty means.
Day 17.  Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18.  Describe your personality.
Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women- we ALL have comfort food!)
Day 20.  Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.  
Day 21.  Write a letter to your husband to encourage him (or if you are single- your future husband.)
Day 22.  What are some needs that need to be met in your community?  Blog about how to extend your hand to those who need you.
Day 23.  What are your strengths?  What are your weaknesses?
Day 24.  What is Jesus teaching you presently?
Day 25.  Style 31.  Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26.  What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27.  Write a blog to encourage someone and build their confidence!
Day 28.  Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29.  Write about "a day in the life of me."  (Pics are great!)
Day 30.  Who is your role model as a woman?
Day 31.  Write about your dreams and goals as a beautiful woman!

coffee break.

last night my sweet mama took our baby so we could enjoy a night off. (oh how i needed that!) we spent the evening getting fancy and celebrating the five year marriage of our friends, josh and lexi. they threw a really fun wine party and there was yummy wine, great people and wonderful food. it was so nice to have adult conversation that didnt have anything to do with diapers, crying, sleepless nights, or baby noises. i really needed that. now this morning my husband is at his weekly guy accountability/fellowship group with some close friends and i am enjoying some time at starbucks, alone, without anything to do. this is such a huge gift! the sun is shining, i am eating chocolate covered madeleines, and drinking a larger americano than normal. it feels like i am on vacation, and i love it. 

i think it is time to try and get back on track with project thirtyone. lets see how well i do this time! 

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day fifteen 

Day 15.  Write to encourage a friend.  Inspire her beauty.

dearest kara::

has it really only been almost 2 years that we have been friends?! it feels like so much longer. you are quite possibly the best friend that i have ever had. you inspire me to be a better wife, a better mama, a better friend, and a better daughter of our king. your beauty shines through everything that you do. the way that you have loved me and my family, is such a blessing, and such an encouragement for me to do the same for others. you have no idea how much you mean to me, to nick, and to miss maggie. i have loved watching you grow in mamahood, i have loved watching you grow as a wife, and i have loved watching you grow as a friend. your sweetness and love for others is evident in everything that you do. your girls are so blessed to have you as their mama, to teach them what real beauty is, to lead them lovingly to the LORD, to show them how to be hospitable and train them to be wonderful wives. your husband is blessed to have you as his wife, to be his best friend, to laugh with (and sometimes at) him, to be in covenant with him for better and for worse. i love you sweet friend, and i hope your feel encouraged because you are such a constant source of encouragement for me. i thank the LORD for bringing us into each others lives, you are so beautiful! 

xoxo::

A

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day sixteen

Day 16.  Write a letter to your daughter, or a young girl in your life.  Tell her what beauty means.

my dear sweet margaret pearl::

oh where to start. you are amazing. you always have been. from the moment that i knew you were growing in my belly i knew you were beautiful. i knew that it didnt matter if you had one arm, or a deformed heart, or anything else that was not developed that you would still be beauty in my eyes. every morning when you wake up i call you my 'sweet pea beauty'. i constantly tell you how lovely and beautiful you are. but miss maggie, beauty is not how lovely your eyes are (but yours are incredible) it is not how tiny your pants are, it is not how shiny your hair is or how white your teeth are. beauty comes from within. beauty comes from the LORD. real beauty is not what is on the outside, it is what is deep inside the heart of a woman. you will always have beauty in your heart, the LORD designed us this way, but my sweet daughter, my desire is for you to cultivate that beauty and grow it into something so lovely that shines for our father in heaven. he formed you in my tummy, he knew what you would look like, he knew what you would act like, he knew what you would love and what you would dislike. he sees you as his beauty. even when the world will get you down (and it will get you down) i desire for you to know that your beauty doesnt come from them. remember always that like i said, true beauty is deep in the heart of a woman and not just on the outside. i will always think you are beautiful, your daddy will always think you are beautiful, and your father in heaven will think you are beautiful for eternity. we love you, sweat pea beauty. i can not wait to see who you turn in to being, and i can not wait to celebrate your beauty for the rest of our lives. you are a gem. 

love you,

xoxo:: 

mama. 

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day seventeen

 Day 17.  Write about 3 things that make you happy.

this one is going to be short, since the other 2 are super long.

one:: disneyland. i know i sound like five year old girl, but disneyland is my favorite place, and it makes me so happy. even just thinking about it, and remembering the sounds, the smell, and the sights. i love it. 

two:: being in love. with anything. i love to love things, and loving things makes me happy.

three::sunshine and bare feet. i love shoes. but more than shoes, i love bare feet. nothing beats walking through warm grass with no shoes on. i love it.

i love onemillion other things. which you will be able to read about on this blog, because i tend to write a lot about what i love. 

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xoxo:: 

a  

happy sunday.

just when i think we have the best sleep habits possible with a newborn, my sweet daughter decides to change it up. last night we woke up every 2 hours. for the first time in her life she woke up crying immediately and could not be consoled for quite some time. my sweet husband was an amazing daddy and comforted her because i honestly couldnt take it. i seriously hope this is a growth spurt.

then this morning we woke up a little on the early side ( i suppose i didnt see the point in trying to sleep anymore) which was nice becuase we were not in a rush to get ready for church. it was also our day to lead the greeting team, so we had to get there extra early. we all rode together in my bug, which really brought joy to my heart because as silly as it sounds, i love that car and i love that my entire family was in it together for the first time today. maggie turned 12 weeks old this morning, which is unbelievable, and i have been inspired by so many other blogs to write monthly updates on our little angel, so in the next week i will write 3. i am excited to be able to read this 10 months from now and remember what it was like! church was awesome. there were SO many people there. Jesus has been so good to our church. after church we went to my parents house for a superbowl party. i think i looked at the tv a total of 4 times, one of which was to watch the black eyed peas do a terrible performance, along with usher who was wearing the ugliest pants in the world. it was just really nice to see my family and let someone else hold our baby. i would say that this weekend turned out to be 1,000 times better than i thought. (thank you, Jesus! i really needed that!)

 here are some fun photos from today. 

12 weeks old.

sweet lady baby.

day fourteen

   Style 31.  Post an outfit pic!

basically "blah" but it is easy 

and i needed that this morning.

 the leggings are from target,the skirt from old navy,the sweater from target, the tank from target, the necklaces are from forever 21 (and were $1.50 each!)and the flats from old navy (like 6 years ago.)

the best part about my outfit are the flower shoe clips on my flats. my mama made them for me this christmas and i love them, and love shoe clips! 

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THE LIST:


Day 1.  What does beauty mean to you?
Day 2.  What makes you uniquely you?
Day 3.  Who is someone you know who inspires beauty?
Day 4.  Style 31.  Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.
Day 5.  Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.
Day 6.  Jaded beauty.  Has the world's definition of beauty ever jaded you?
Day 7.  Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman.
Day 8.  Have a beauty secret (e.g. hair tip, make up tip)?  Share, please!
Day 9.  What virtues do you value in yourself?
Day 10.  What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? (Or just woman in general?)
Day 11.  Post a recipe.  Or if you don't cook, try a new recipe and write about how it turned out (pictures please!).
Day 12.  Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Day 13.  Write about something you would like to change about yourself for the better.
Day 14.  Style 31.  Post an outfit pic!
Day 15.  Write to encourage a friend.  Inspire her beauty.
Day 16.  Write a letter to your daughter, or a young girl in your life.  Tell her what beauty means.
Day 17.  Write about 3 things that make you happy.
Day 18.  Describe your personality.
Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women- we ALL have comfort food!)
Day 20.  Write about your job and why you love it or hate it.  
Day 21.  Write a letter to your husband to encourage him (or if you are single- your future husband.)
Day 22.  What are some needs that need to be met in your community?  Blog about how to extend your hand to those who need you.
Day 23.  What are your strengths?  What are your weaknesses?
Day 24.  What is Jesus teaching you presently?
Day 25.  Style 31.  Post a pic of your favorite comfy clothes.
Day 26.  What do you hope your grandchildren will say about you someday when you are gone?
Day 27.  Write a blog to encourage someone and build their confidence!
Day 28.  Write about your insecurities as a woman.
Day 29.  Write about "a day in the life of me."  (Pics are great!)
Day 30.  Who is your role model as a woman?
Day 31.  Write about your dreams and goals as a beautiful woman!

 

xoxo::

a