He picked YOU!!!!!

Alright, I am completely copying this from my Joyce Meyer's devotional on YouVersion. It really struck a chord with me...maybe just maybe it will do something for you too.


You Can't Impose on God

Today, I want to remind you of something I consider to be important to your well-being: You are no surprise to God. He knew what He was getting when He chose you, just as He knew what He was getting when He chose me.

The Bible says God actually picked us out for Himself as His own! You didn't just randomly show up one day. And God hasn't decided to merely tolerate you.

You can't bother God because He picked you...you can't impose on Him! He's not rolling His eyes when you have a problem. Instead, He'll always remind you how far you have come, how well you are doing, how precious you are in His sight, and how much He loves you.

God already knew your weaknesses, every flaw you would have, every time you would fail, and He still said "I want you." Ephesians 1:5 declares He foreordained you to be adopted as His own. God is your daddy! With Him on your side, things are bound to work out all right in the end.

Prayer Starter: God, Your love amazes me. As my Father, You chose me before the world was ever created. No matter how flawed I may be, I know that You still want me. Thank You for Your goodness!

How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son. (Ephesians 1:3-6 MSG)



This means so much to me. He knew I would be a handful. He knew I would screw up more times than I'd like to say. He picked me and you. We are special to him.

I am sure there are days that you feel that you don't matter or you useless. Believe me when I say I have been there! Just hold on to this truth that God... the God that made the whole universe and all the living creatures...MADE YOU because you are special to him. You really are the apple of his eyes.

Have a goodin' y'all!!! Remember how special YOU are!
(Okay...I'm aware that goodin' isn't a word. Actually typing out have a good one y'all just seemed like too much work. Even though I just did... :) That is how I would say it anyway.)

Sunday Social 1/27

     

 Good Morning!!!!

Today, I am linking up for another Sunday Social graciously hosted by Neely & Ashley!!

Away we go.


What is your ideal way to relax:
 - In my Dream World I would be having a glass glasses of wine, in a hammock at the beach, with no mosquito's, and a nice ocean breeze.
 - Reality. Pedicure and a book. If I'm lucky some wine.

Where is your favorite place to be:
 - My Kitchen (when it is clean) I like being there because I can control everything there. I've got it all taken care of.

Who do you consider your biggest role model:
 - I don't know if I just have one. I pick up lots a little things from lots of different people.

What does your life look like in 3 years?
 - Hopefully, more kiddos running around. I am pro at this blogging thing. Nice house with a NICE backyard. Following my dream of staying at home and selling stuff on Etsy. Completely organized. Healthy too.

If you could go back and change one decision what would it be?
 - Not quiting college.

What is your biggest accomplishment in life thus far?
 - My husband and son. Also, taking a huge leap of faith and moving 12 hours away from everything we knew and loved to do this all alone.

Hope y'all start your week off great!!!

H54F!!!

High Five for Friday!!!! I had a pretty uneventful week so here goes nothing.

1.  So not really a high five but our dryer is on the fritz. :( boooo but Mo found out he will be able to fix it himself. Plus, we found the parts on amazon for under $35. SCORE!!!!
2. My puppies were extra adorable this week.
3. I am trying not to get my hopes up but we found a house we would like to move into. So we are crossing our fingers and praying about it. We will see where it will land us. You can pray too!!! :)
4. I am apart of the Blogger Book Swap. My partner was miss Kaili. Please check out her blog!!
5. I just want to say that I love my wonderful husband!! He works super hard so we don't get to spend a lot of time together. When we do it is always worth it and he is the best ever!

 

Here is Harold stealing my Boppy. Isn't he cute?

Here is my wonderful husband on our special day!

Hope y'all had a fantastic week!!!

Week 4: Strawberry Trifle

I got a trifle dish for Christmas and boy do I love it!! I mean it isn't very practical and is something mostly for a party or pot luck but I think they are beautiful.

So I made my first Trifle dish. A strawberry trifle! MMMMmmmmm..... I found the recipe here. I did use vanilla pudding instead of custard.

 

Enjoy!!!

ABC easy as 1,2,3!!

Alright, I saw that Liz at Beyond Blonde Blog did this... So, I thought I would Copy her. :)

 

 

A - Available or Married?

Married

B - Book?

Stephanie Plum Series - Janet Evanovich

C - Cake or Pie?

Cupcake

D - Drink of Choice?

Water or Iced Sweetened Green Tea

E - Essential Item?

iPhone or iPad

F - Favorite Color?

Red

G - Game to Play or Watch?

Watch - College Basketball! UK Wildcats!!! Go Big Blue!!!
Baseball- Cincinnati Reds!

H - Hometown?

Northern Kentucky

I - Indulgence?

Green Tea

J - Job?

Stay at Home Mom

K - Kids and Names?

Harold & Mabel - Furry Children

Lil Monster

L - Life is Incomplete Without?

Jesus. Family. Love

 

 

M - Music Group or Singer?

Journey

N - Number of Siblings?

1

O - Oranges or Apples?

Apples

P - Phobias or Fears?

 

The Dark

Q - Favorite Quote?

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

R - Reason to Smile?

I have a Strawberry Trifle in the fridge!!! Mmmmm!!!!

S - Season?

Spring & Summer. Not that down here we really have a Spring.

T - Tattoo?

Fins Up on my right foot. Papaw's Girl & Carpe Diem on my Left wrist. Daisy on my left back side.

U - Unknown Fact About You?

My closet is in a very particular order. Color Coded Red-Pink-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Light Blue-Purple-Brown-White-Gray-Black. In each color it is in order by sleeve lengths. Short to Long.

V - Vegetable You Love?

Asparagus or Brussels Sprouts!

W - Worst Habit?

Biting my Nails. For Sure. I'm trying to keep them painted so I won't bite them.

X - X-Rays You've Had?

Never.

Y - Your Favorite Food?

Chicken Milanese with a Tomato Caper Relish

Z - Zodiac?

Cancer

Sunday Social

Today, I am linking up with Neely for the Sunday Social! HooRay for First Times!!!

- Top 3 Favorite Kinds of Food: Italian, Southern, and Vegetables

- First 3 Things you do in the morning: Bathroom, Feed Monster and Take out Harold & Mabel

- Last 3 Things you do at night: Get Harold in Bed, Turn on Fan and Pray

- 3 TV shows you NEVER miss: Once Upon a Time, Biggest Loser, Friends

- 3 Places you want to visit: Hawaii, Washington D.C. , Bora Bora

- 3 People you can always count on:  Hubby, Mom, Mamaw

Honey-Do

Everybody has a Honey-Do List, right? Especially since Pinterest came along.

My wonderful husband does have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. I always have something for him to do... Always. I am so blessed to be married to not only the best husband ever but also to be married to a genuine certified Journeymen Carpenter. He is/was a gosh darn professional. He no longer does it as his primary profession but now he actually gets to do it for wants and needs. As in my wants and needs. :) Oh  yeah... I'm a lucky girl.

To prove to you how awesome he is take a look at this amazing boat shelf/wine rack. There are plenty of other things but this is my favorite. If you look on the shelves underneath the stain you can see little love notes he left for me... Isn't he sweet?!

 

*This picture does not do it justice. It seriously is beautiful and amazing.

 

Honey-Do List

I am asking for a jewelry organizer like this but with a smaller necklace holder and ring holder. I don't need that but I need quite a bit of earring and bracelet holders. Also it will be wall mount. Oh and it will have my magic mirror on the front... I will explain that on a different post. It really is magic.

You can buy this jewelry organizer here.

 

An Office in a chest. How clever!! Martha shows how you to make an existing chest into an office chest but Mo will be making the chest as well. #winning

 

A makeup organizer/holder. This is for the both of us. We both hate when all my make up and hair products clutter the counter. So this way it makes it look all neat and tidy and I can easily get to it all.

 

Hair product holder. Again, so it won't be on the counter. I hate spending money on nice products and then I throw it under the sink to never be found again. I like access to all my stuff. I need to see it all to decide. Check out this bathroom, I love it!!

 

 

This is just the beginning of my Honey-Do List. Heaven help us when we actually own a house. Mo will be busy FOR-EV-ER!!!! (sandlot reference, anybody?)

 

What things are on your Honey-Do List or are you doing it yourself?



Birchbox

Have I told you (lately that I love you) that I love things that are tiny i.e. samples or travel size things? I also love things in bulk. Love me a trip to Sam's.

...anyways...

With my love of samples and beauty products. I was absolutely thrilled when I discovered the Birchbox.

I stumbled upon it at The Small Things Blog. I received my very first Birchbox on Christmas Eve. How fitting, huh? It was awesome. I took no pictures because I tore into it like a crazy kid. If you are unaware of what is a Birchbox. Let me tell you of the pure genius that is the Birchbox. You pay 10 bucks a month with free shipping and they send you higher end beauty samples. I really like it because I live in a small town with no nice makeup places. If I want higher end I have to travel 2 1/2 hours. Lets be real... If I have to drive that long with a baby I don't have time for samples or whatever else. I have to be on a mission.

So with the Birchbox I am able to try it out and then if I like it just order it online through Birchbox and I get points for my purchase. Score!!!

Seriously, why didn't I think of this?!

So here is what is in my January Birchbox!!!

I'll update once I've tried it all!!!

Update: I tried the Nectar Thermique and I am totally impressed. It's a leave in conditioner and it is aaaahhhhhmazing. I washed my hair like normal and used only half of the sample. I air dried my hair and I'm not going to lie to you fine folks. My hair feels like silk. My Lord I could run my fingers through it all the time.

Week 3: Tortellini Turkey Soup

So, the weather is back to being chilly. A high of 59!!! Yikes!!! (I am aware that really isn't cold but now that we live in the deep south and I am a huge pansy... It is cold now.)

Soup... it is this week.

The recipe I was going to make is here. Went to Publix and there was no Gnocchi to be found... So I substituted Tortellini instead. Oh yeah I used Turkey instead of Chicken. I'm going to be honest here... I never use a recipe all the way. I'm one of THOSE. Add a little of this or a little of that. I'm going to use this instead. So yeah. This would be a wonderful soup for leftover Turkey after Thanksgiving!!!

Here is MY made up version of this recipe.

• 4 stalks of celery; diced
• 1 Large onion; diced
• 3 Large Carrots; I tried to do this... but its hard. I need practice
• 3 clove of Garlic... Next time I'd use 4. I like Garlic; minced
• 4 T. of Butter
• 1/4 C. Flour
• 1 Qt. Half and Half
• 1-2 Cups shredded turkey or chicken ( I had turkey on hand)
• 1 Box of Chicken/Vegetable Stock
• 3 lb bag of Frozen Cheese Tortellini
• A huge heaping Handful of fresh spinach; slightly chopped
• S&P...and whatever other seasonings you'd like

Put your veggies in a pot with the butter and saute until they are soft. Add flour and make roux, add half & half. Let heat back up. Add meat and stock. Let heat back up. Then add frozen tortellini. Let Cook. Add spinach at the end. Let cook for maybe 15-20 minutes longer to thicken up...

Ta-Da!! How easy was that? Serve it up with some crunchy bread for dipping and wiping the bowl clean and you got yourself a meal!!

Enjoy!

 

 

^ Here is the heart shaped carrots... not great but they did end up kinda cute. Right?

 

Finished Product!!! Seriously my mouth is watering it is Soooo good!!!

H54F 1/18

High Five for Friday!!!

Do you ever have weeks when you look back and wonder what the heck you did with it? Well, it was one of those weeks here. I didn't do really anything except float through all the days.

So here is my attempt to give you the highlights of this week!

1. We have received and started using our new Charlie Banana Cloth diapers. We are officially semi part-time cloth diapering. Can I get what-what?! (I'm like 57% sure that people said that... If not i totally made that up. Oh well)

2. Minute Maid Fruit Punch. I'm pretty sure an angel made this stuff. This is one of those things that I used to get on special occasions as a kid and now I'm an adult so I can get it anytime I want. It just makes me happy, happy, happy!

3. I'm following through with my simple New Years resolution of making a new recipe/meal every week. This week was a success. Everybody liked it. Which really just means me and Mo. Post to come...HERE

4. I had a dream about my Papaw the other day. He's been gone for over 5 years now. In my dream I was just thanking him for all he's done for me. It was nice to see him. I know it was a dream but it felt real.

5. Mo has something planned for our 5 year dating/day we met anniversary in a few weeks. It's a surprise. Eeeeekkkk!!! I know we're married but we are going to celebrate our dating one because it's a milestone year. I'm sure you'll see a post about it!!!

Did y'all have a more productive week than me? Hope it was a glorious!!!!!!