Spring time
Spring is officially here! And I am loving it! I usually do something lovely on the first day of Spring, but I totally missed it this year!! It was Sunday for those of you who didn't know, and it was a beautiful day! I should have taken Karah up on her desire to go do something outside that afternoon! Sorry Karbear!
With Spring comes butterflies, bluebonnets, breezes, thunderstorms, picnics, some of my FAVORTIE things...
Also, comes Spring cleaning :-/ a not so favorite thing, lol. My family spent all day Monday getting this place cleaned up, and we're far from done, but I'm happy with what we'vee done so far. Getting all the junk out, why do we hang on to junk?? I feel a deep thought coming on...
Why do I allow my house to be filled up with junk? Things I don't need, things I don't even like!
Why do I hang on to things that have no purpose...
To be honest, I know why, I have a hard time letting go. I cling to the what if, and that is true in everything.
I hang on to the past like nobody's business... the good and bad, but mostly the bad. The what if's are there when I'm in bed with nothing but my thoughts. Why can't I throw that junk out just like I did in my house. I can, and I will.
"Friends, don't get me wrong; By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward-to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back." Philippians 3:13 (The Message)
Straight from God's word to my mind. As I was writing this God popped that verse into my head, thanks Father :)
So, you talked bad about me, who cares. I am confident in who I am in Christ. You did something horrible and wrong to me and my family? I'm over it, God knows my future and promises it will be good :) He's already done it and I know He will continue because he just loves me that much! AMAZING! You didn't think I was pretty enough in high school? Great, God saved me from some heartaches by not sending me a boyfriend until I found THE ONE. And as for the pretty part.... God created me, and He doesn't make mistakes. And this week I have learned from Eve that beauty doesn't come from outward appearance. It comes from within. The kind of person you are. I don't need hair products, make up, the right clothes, the right figure..... what is "the right" one anyone? Who decides? Well whoever does is not my Father, so I'm going by his standards. So I know I beautiful because He created me. And I will strive to have the kind of beauty God orginally designed for women.
"What matters is not your outer appearance- the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes- but your inner disposition. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and were good, loyal wives to their husbands." 1 Peter 3: 3-5 (The Message)
"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. they submitted themselves to their own husbands." 1 Peter 3:3-5 (NIV)
So, there's some food for thought today :) We can still enjoy getting ready by putting on makeup, getting our hair cute, getting a new cute dress, going to a jewelry party :) We can still do all that, but if we think that will make us beautiful, we are wrong. God looks at the heart, so if your heart is not turned toward Him, you're missing out on true beauty.
I have some of the most BEAUTIFUL friends, inside and OUT! I see it everyday when they offer to help me with something, send a kind word my way when I'm dealing with something, or even when everything is good! When I hear them talk about God, when I see them with their children, or especially when they are being submissive to their husbands (HARD, I know). I see their true beauty, and it makes their physically beauty that much greater! So, let's tell each other how beautiful we are. Every girl needs to hear it!
Speaking of girls, my princess's party is coming up, AH! She's gonna be 3, which really isn't that big of a deal because she's seemed 3 to me for a while. I even bought her a number 3 candle for her birthday last year! Lol, remember that Lace? So with Spring, comes all the memories of carrying her. Having her the week after Easter. Telling everyone when she was coming, see her beautiful face for the first time and how tiny she was! I love Spring time, it brought me my baby girl!
DAY THIRTEEN: A picture of your favorite band or artist
I'm gonna go with John Mayer :)
Oh, yes :) This was taken at his concert last year, awesome!
~Candi
With Spring comes butterflies, bluebonnets, breezes, thunderstorms, picnics, some of my FAVORTIE things...
Also, comes Spring cleaning :-/ a not so favorite thing, lol. My family spent all day Monday getting this place cleaned up, and we're far from done, but I'm happy with what we'vee done so far. Getting all the junk out, why do we hang on to junk?? I feel a deep thought coming on...
Why do I allow my house to be filled up with junk? Things I don't need, things I don't even like!
Why do I hang on to things that have no purpose...
To be honest, I know why, I have a hard time letting go. I cling to the what if, and that is true in everything.
I hang on to the past like nobody's business... the good and bad, but mostly the bad. The what if's are there when I'm in bed with nothing but my thoughts. Why can't I throw that junk out just like I did in my house. I can, and I will.
"Friends, don't get me wrong; By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward-to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back." Philippians 3:13 (The Message)
Straight from God's word to my mind. As I was writing this God popped that verse into my head, thanks Father :)
So, you talked bad about me, who cares. I am confident in who I am in Christ. You did something horrible and wrong to me and my family? I'm over it, God knows my future and promises it will be good :) He's already done it and I know He will continue because he just loves me that much! AMAZING! You didn't think I was pretty enough in high school? Great, God saved me from some heartaches by not sending me a boyfriend until I found THE ONE. And as for the pretty part.... God created me, and He doesn't make mistakes. And this week I have learned from Eve that beauty doesn't come from outward appearance. It comes from within. The kind of person you are. I don't need hair products, make up, the right clothes, the right figure..... what is "the right" one anyone? Who decides? Well whoever does is not my Father, so I'm going by his standards. So I know I beautiful because He created me. And I will strive to have the kind of beauty God orginally designed for women.
"What matters is not your outer appearance- the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes- but your inner disposition. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and were good, loyal wives to their husbands." 1 Peter 3: 3-5 (The Message)
"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. they submitted themselves to their own husbands." 1 Peter 3:3-5 (NIV)
So, there's some food for thought today :) We can still enjoy getting ready by putting on makeup, getting our hair cute, getting a new cute dress, going to a jewelry party :) We can still do all that, but if we think that will make us beautiful, we are wrong. God looks at the heart, so if your heart is not turned toward Him, you're missing out on true beauty.
I have some of the most BEAUTIFUL friends, inside and OUT! I see it everyday when they offer to help me with something, send a kind word my way when I'm dealing with something, or even when everything is good! When I hear them talk about God, when I see them with their children, or especially when they are being submissive to their husbands (HARD, I know). I see their true beauty, and it makes their physically beauty that much greater! So, let's tell each other how beautiful we are. Every girl needs to hear it!
Speaking of girls, my princess's party is coming up, AH! She's gonna be 3, which really isn't that big of a deal because she's seemed 3 to me for a while. I even bought her a number 3 candle for her birthday last year! Lol, remember that Lace? So with Spring, comes all the memories of carrying her. Having her the week after Easter. Telling everyone when she was coming, see her beautiful face for the first time and how tiny she was! I love Spring time, it brought me my baby girl!
DAY THIRTEEN: A picture of your favorite band or artist
I'm gonna go with John Mayer :)
Oh, yes :) This was taken at his concert last year, awesome!
~Candi
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