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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was hoping to write this post filled with pictures from a certain night away I had originally planned on surprising Micah with. I had wanted to snap pictures of the secret loves notes I had been scheming on tucking away in his luggages through out this months travels but mostly I wanted one big sappy post about all the lovey-dovey things I tried to incorporate more of into our marriage this month but realized some where around the second week into February, life is messy and you kind of have to clean up the messes as you go and have a grace filled attitude if you desire to still enjoy the party. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Instead of little love notes hidden throughout his luggage, I spilled my guts out in one long letter to him that he read mid-flight one of his trips. I shared with him how I longed to be a better wife and mama. How things are crazy in our lives right now but also so good and how I'm anxious about our upcoming move. I basically let my heart bleed out onto pages when all I wanted to do was let him know I loved him, deeply and madly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We don't have a sitter plus funds are tight as we budget for an across the country move and other things on the near horizon for us, so planning a extended night away like I planned just fizzled away. We did however take advantage of the fact my little brother started coming to stay two nights a week so he could beat traffic for his mid week classes at college in the morning. So one of those nights we snuck out to our fave local little pub and wrote about our <a href="http://www.danielleburkleo.com/2014/02/a-love-story-natalie-ensor.html"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">love story</span></b></a> together. We laughed and to be honest even cried a bit. We reminisced and marveled at what God has done and is continuing to do in our lives and especially n our marriage. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was there, that night at a simple local pub, only minutes from our house that I realized just getting out to have some meaningful quality time was all that he needed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's funny because my love language is quality time, not his but I think filling up my love bank enabled me to love him better.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I felt more connected throughout the month and made sure to tell him any chance I had that I loved him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then just this week something miraculous happened and we were both able to attend a late night show together. It was actually the band he was originally in. The band that moved him all the way out here to sunny Southern California and well it was just a fantastic night to sneak out together while the babes slept. We laughed so much with together. Then, for old sake, we stopped at In & Out at one in the morning to get our shake and animal style fry goodness on. If you have no idea what I'm referring to, trust me this late night snack is so dang good and so worth the aftermath of not being 21 nor being able to eat whatever we want! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All in all in my efforts to love him better I was convicted of how much I have going on all the time which helped motivate me to cut out things I want to do to make time for things I should do. That sounds bad but in the end the things I should be doing actually end up being the things I like doing. Cleaning up the house, making sure the kitchen is tidy after I cook, putting my phone away while we're together, telling him less of my day to day mom problems and taking those things to the Lord… the list goes on. Taking care of things that aren't necessarily on the top of my list are things which help make Micah feel like he is. That is the beauty of almost eleven years of growing together, it's finding there is still always room to cut out more of ourselves to make room for the other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I read this quote on someone else's instagram feed and I just loved it. I want to strive for that steady wish to push Micah to be the best he can be by loving him well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My sweet friend <a href="http://www.danielleburkleo.com/2014/02/a-love-story-natalie-ensor.html"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Danielle</b></span></a> does a love story series on her blog each year and I'm excited to share a bit of our story over on her happy space today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can read it <a href="http://www.danielleburkleo.com/2014/02/a-love-story-natalie-ensor.html"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">HERE</span></b></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know I'm not the only mom who wants to get out and show our kids how to be lights in this dark world. Wanting to teach them to be little encouragers and smile bringers. Showing them how to serve others well even at a young age. Though my heart is willing my flesh is weak. Often times I forget that serving others doesn't need to be a grand thing or even involve money sometimes. Having the kids help color letters to send to friends or family, bake cookies for a friend who has had a rough week or letting that mom with a screaming toddler go ahead of you in line because thank God at that moment your babes are well behaved and can spare a few extra minutes to wait in line.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Honestly serving others can be as simple as holding the door open for another mom with a stroller or smiling and being polite to the checker who is giving you major attitude. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm always motivated and encouraged to do more for others when I see others doing it or when I see a post about it on Instagram or Facebook. With hopes of spurring others on and encouraging those who don't know where to start is how Simply Serve came to be.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm excited to be collaborating with these fab women as we learn to simply serve better in 2014! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are choosing a word to collectively inspire other women throughout the year and we have chosen SERVE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">{for more deets see original post <a href="http://www.take-the-cannoli.com/2014/01/simplyserve2014.html" style="color: #a64d79; font-weight: bold;">HERE</a>}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every month on the first Thursday of the month we will have a post that informs you of our goal for the month AND the post will have a FREE printable from Alissa (<a href="http://www.theprintedpalette.com/blog" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Printed Palette</a>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">THEN on the last Thursday of the month we will have a wrap up post sharing our experiences and what we did. We invite you to share along with us. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Use the hashtag</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><strong style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">#simplyserve2014</strong><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 17.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">when you share any social media about this project so we can follow along! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It’s easy, fun, and we will hopefully help inspire some wonderful people along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm really excited about this months theme! I love my Micah more than words. He is actually quite easy to Love. He is a fantastic husband, father, friend and spiritual leader.However, I know that I have been wanting to learn to love him better. There was a time (pre-kids) that I packed all his lunches with love notes in them and placed simple reminders tucked away in his suitcases if he traveled. Texted him to let him know I was thinking about him every day and dated him regularly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now a days, in our hectic schedule with his travels, parenthood, running a small business and everything else in between I barely even throw left overs at him to take to work, have neglected to sneak love notes in his luggage and only text him when I have a question or need something picked up on his way home. I hate even typing that out and admitting that because I love him so much and we have a wonderful marriage and he never even complains about not doing anything special for him, but it's knowing I should be trying to better myself as a wife all the time that has tugged at my heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know it was once MUCH easier to dote on him when I didn't have little people needing me all day err-day and I'm not saying it needs to be exactly the same as it once was, but I can definitely do more to show him I not only love him but care for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This month, and not just because Valentine's day is quickly approaching but because I want to always show MIcah that I do indeed love him, I want to use this "Serve your Love" as a jumping point to launch back into loving him well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know just by taking the time to do simple gestures or planning my day to include making his breakfasts and lunches (not just the kid's) and coming up with ways to let him know I'm thinking about him during the day will be so beneficial to our marriage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My love language is quality time. I want to say it has changed over the years as I have grown and my needs and desires have changed but to be honest I think it's always been quality time. Sometimes I think I forget being together doesn't necessarily qualify as having quality time because having undivided and uninterrupted attention is what really makes me feel loved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's almost silly to write that out because I know I am loved, however when I don't get true quality time with Micah especially now with all his recent travels my love tank quickly starts dropping to empty and feel all other areas in my life start to suffer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I feel this is true also for my time spent with God. When I rise early to spend time in the word or when I stitch to podcasts and bible study messages versus watching TV my life is fuller and I perform all those same areas better. Being a wife, mama, friend, shop owner, daughter … you get the point when my quality time love bank is full I am a better me. I feel loved so I love all those around me better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love that Micah knows me so well and truly loves me well. Even though I was fine and doing ok with him traveling so much he knew I needed some family togetherness. Away from the house, my work and from all the day to day stuff. He knew I just needed to relax with all my loves and catch up, talk and play together before he flew out on another trip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So on a whim, and when I say whim I literally mean the night before this happened he searched for a hotel that had a lazy river and slide for us all to play on and sure enough Casino Morongo popped up with a crazy awesome "off season" hotel rate! Only about two hours from our house which made it conveniently close yet far enough where we felt like we had a grand getaway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It really was a terrific getaway. Sleeping in, eating buffets, shopping at the near by outlet malls and relaxing in the lazy river made for an awesome quality time filled trip. It was a short trip but it was just what my heart needed to be refueled before his next trip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This scripture really has stood out to me this past week </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>"Above all, keep Loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sin" 1 Peter 4:8</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not just LOVE but to KEEP loving with sincerity. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I think that is the key to not only our marriage but to all those we love, to be sincere and serious about loving each other. In order to love well we must learn what makes each others heart ticks and what fills us up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So grateful for my Micah. Lord knew what I needed in a husband. He is always seeking God's will for our family. He is tenderhearted and loves us all well. Plus there's also the fact that he is pretty much ridiculous all the time and has me laughing at almost everything. Take for instance this picture above.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We decided to take a break from the pool and head to the outlet malls down the street. No need for changing he said since we will just be jumping in the car to head home afterward.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I agreed it was a good idea until I walked passed a mirror and saw that we looked all together G-H-E-T-T-O. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Vernon was in the same clothes from the day before because he freaked out not wanting to wear his swim gear which was wet but that didn't stop the rest of us from just throwing a dress over our suits or if you're Micah adding a dirty shirt from the drive up is just fine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If we already weren't a sight to be seen I realized that dance parties in the stores and trying on a Sport Coat over your swim attire was drawing way to much attention to our family.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Like I said, it was a great little trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Welcome to our Simply Serve recap for January. If you are new to Simply Serve 2014 read <a href="http://www.take-the-cannoli.com/2014/01/simplyserve2014.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>HERE</b></span></a> to get the scoop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our theme for January was Serve Yourself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Sometimes it can be overwhelming to figure out where to start, who to serve, when to serve. Each month we will pick a person to serve. It can be as simple as once a month, or doing service for the whole month. We’d love it if you joined in with us and shared your experience at the end of the month during our link up.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Our theme for January was Serve Yourself.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Follow along:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Jen (<a href="http://delightfuldeets.com/2014/01/simplyservejanuary2014/"><span style="color: #45818e;">D</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;"><a href="http://delightfuldeets.com/2014/01/simplyservejanuary2014/"><span style="color: #45818e;">elightful Deets</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Sadie (</span><a href="http://www.simplysadiejane.com/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Simply Sadie Jane</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Corrine (</span><a href="http://www.mintarrow.com/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Mint Arrow</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Tiffany (</span><a href="http://delightfuldeets.com/2014/01/servicecollab/www.ruerococo.com/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Rue Rococo</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Summer (</span><a href="http://www.madebymunchiesmama.com/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Munchie’s Mama</span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">Alissa (</span><a href="http://www.theprintedpalette.com/blog" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">The Printed Palette</span></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I originally teamed up with this fab group of women to inspire, encourage and even be held accountable to Simply Serve this year I never once thought about myself I'm the matter but how I could better serve others without it being a big to-do but just simply doing something to bless others. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 26px;">When the first months theme was to simply serve yourself I cringed and even felt uncomfortable with it. I'm not one to want to take time for myself and often feel selfish doing so. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Its like God needed me to have this theme start my year so He could reveal to me the difference between being selfless versus selfish. How taking care of myself, or even some time for myself is anything but selfish. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Twenty-Fourteen started out rough for me with a brutal sinus infection which struck me down hard only to have my sweet babes catching that terrible plague of a flu going around, not to mention back to back travel for my husband. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This month, in the midst of all the cleaning up, picking up, wiping their snot up, making sure they were bathed, fed, clothed, washed, on time for church and school, making sure to get them out for play dates or meet ups with friends I started to think about the whole taking time for myself thing. How I love my kids and make sure all their needs (plus some) are met but how I barely even take the time to pluck my eyebrows or take a shower for that matter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I truly believe God loves me more than I love my own children and knows He wants the best for all of us. I started to get this feeling I wasn't demonstrating that to my kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How was I setting an example for my children to see how precious we are in God's eyes. How much He loves and cares for us. How taking care of ourselves is a good thing because He deems us important. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So not only have I been choosing better food choices this year but also made the effort to join the gym to exercise regularly so I can have more energy to keep up with my littles and to establish a healthier lifestyle in our home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This means getting up earlier and going to bed at a decent hour. Doing so gives me the ability to not only get my sweat on but have time to shower <i>(which I rarely did before, I know that sounds so gross but really I never made the time for myself and besides Dry Shampoo and me started a very special bond back in 2012 and didn't want to break that relationship up) </i>but also I have been able to get into God's word and have some quiet time all before the babes wake. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I realized by just rearranging some things and prioritizing my time differently I have been able to have some time to prepare my heart, health and mind for the day which ultimately makes me a better ME all around. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want the kids to see a woman after God's own heart who also wants to look decent for their daddy, feeling somewhat womanly by actually getting dressed each day and who radiates love from being loved by a God who is so good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The biggest thing besides making some minor changes at home and working out before they wake up was actually taking some time to get away to attend something I would really enjoy while they soak up some quality daddy time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was much needed for all of us and to think I had almost sold my ticket because Micah was traveling so much and felt selfish (there's that word again) taking a day for myself when I thought we should catch up on some family togetherness but quickly thought this could be my Serve Myself assignment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I kept my ticket and against the urge of wanting to stay home I woke up early, curled my hair, actually took time to do my make-up and headed out for one gloriously filled day at <b><a href="http://www.creative-tea-time.com/"><span style="color: #45818e;">Creative Tea Time</span></a></b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A day of crafting, eating, chatting, more crafting, more eating, winning giveaway prizes and walking away with more swag one bag could handle not to mention a heart full from time spent with beautiful creative souls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was such a lovely day and forgot how some time away only refueled me for my family. In my haste to hurry out of the house that morn I forgot quite a few things including my camera so all these photos were taken by the sweet Kayla of Love Sparkle Pretty! Can't thank you enough girl!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I really am looking forward to this year for so many big reasons but also am excited about the upcoming months of the simply serve posts and to see what all of you are doing as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For starters I'm about to sip my coffee and read how the other lovely hostesses kicked off this year with Simply Serve and what they did for themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hadn't chosen a word for this New Year to focus on like I did for <a href="http://www.take-the-cannoli.com/2013/01/wait.html"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>twenty-thirteen</b></span></a> but I had found a scripture I wanted to focus on for our family as we prepare to move cross country. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was just what I needed for comfort and as a reminder of where to keep my focus when I start to panic about all the upcoming changes we are about to endure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then something started happening. A stirring in my heart if you will. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiGhK-XPK7XZ4NujZXInC8d0-DYdIF6N-HRsgBzwqqQ9yXWfOY_ZMHsR52TSdQ6PHh_AJN-KrR4XlIXt_Xl_2gHyB5CSf1HjsP8jxXaP0S9BwoAhRMxkUzGJ1cIE_v-6_0u-bVLb5fi_-/s1600/IMG_8451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiGhK-XPK7XZ4NujZXInC8d0-DYdIF6N-HRsgBzwqqQ9yXWfOY_ZMHsR52TSdQ6PHh_AJN-KrR4XlIXt_Xl_2gHyB5CSf1HjsP8jxXaP0S9BwoAhRMxkUzGJ1cIE_v-6_0u-bVLb5fi_-/s1600/IMG_8451.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You see I have started to get overwhelmed with the idea of leaving all of my friends and family in just a few short months. Moving from the only state I've ever called home and making Tennessee our new home has officially made me look at my calendar differently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Out of old habits and my old way of thinking I wanted to start filling up every single day with something to do. Busy my life with day trips and play dates. Disney trips, beach trips and visiting all my friends I soon won't have near by.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In my haste to fill my calendar with To-do's I immediately thought of the scripture that reads "Be still and know that I am God"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I remembered how up until a few years ago, much of my life I have spent filling my days with things to do and people to see. I didn't have time to ever be still with my thoughts nor let God fully in to do a work on my heart. I didn't want to think about my hurts or heartaches. I didn't want to deal with the bigger issues I had once not dealt with and so I naturally learned to suppress all those yucky feelings by making sure I didn't have time to think about them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the past couple of years that has changed. God has helped to reframe my mind and transform my heart. I learned that being still didn't mean I was being inactive but instead becoming more active in my walk and my faith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The less I was still, the less time there was for God.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By being still I was making room for Jesus. It helped me to let go, and relax more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My life is very busy and so I learned that not only is it hard to be still but it is hard to make time to be still.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The very thought of being still goes against what we naturally and culturally do. It is something you have to choose to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This past week has been beautiful and sunny here in California. We have frequented the beach a few times and have just made sure to be outside soaking up the sun's rays of goodness every single day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will be honest. It has made the thought of moving much harder and my heart ache a bit more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After one of our beach days, while the babes were sleeping I sat in my stitching chair. The smell of sunscreen permeated our home as I watched the suns beams shine through the windows and dance along our walls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My chair had been warmed from the thoughtful sun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I sat and I stitched. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I stitched and I prayed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I prayed and I wept…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In all of it I realized though my heart is aching, I'm still very much excited about this next chapter in our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a such a peace about moving and starting a new life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I knew in that moment as tears streamed off my cheeks and onto my lap that I did in fact have a word for this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I need to<b> Be Still.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There is so much about to happen in the next few months that will drastically change our lives and I know that He is God and He is bigger than it all. I just need to Be Still and let Him take charge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is so easy to get caught up in the busyness of it all. The gutting out, the packing up, the moving on. So having this word to focus on when I start to feel anxious or overwhelmed will be a perfect way to take my eyes off of myself and back up to Him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to go out with a bang and not be an emotional basket case the next few months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want the babes to have the sweetest of memories with their friends and family before moving on to make new memories in a new place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to set an example of peacefulness in our home but also set the tone for it as we start new beginnings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to face these issues head on, with a happy heart knowing God's in control so the kids feel safe and secure and rested assured in His promises as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The only way that's possible is for me to take time to Be Still. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With that being said I'm looking forward to what the next few months have in store but also challenged to make sure I make it a priority to hit the brakes even on the days I feel like accelerating full speed ahead.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know I'm not the only mom who wants to get out and show our kids how to be lights in this dark world. Wanting to teach them to be little encouragers and smile bringers. Showing them how to serve others well even at a young age. Though my heart is willing my flesh is weak. Often times I forget that serving others doesn't need to be a grand thing or even involve money sometimes. Having the kids help color letters to send to friends or family, bake cookies for a friend who has had a rough week or letting that mom with a screaming toddler go ahead of you in line because thank God at that moment your babes are well behaved and can spare a few extra minutes to wait in line.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Honestly serving others can be as simple as holding the door open for another mom with a stroller or smiling and being polite to the checker who is giving you major attitude. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm always motivated and encouraged to do more for others when I see others doing it or when I see a post about it on Instagram or Facebook. With hopes of spurring others on and encouraging those who don't know where to start is how Simply Serve came to be.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm excited to be collaborating with these fab women as we learn to simply serve better in 2014! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are choosing a word to collectively inspire other women throughout the year and we have chosen SERVE.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Summer (<a href="http://www.madebymunchiesmama.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Made By Munchie's Mama</span></b></a>) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We would love for you to join us in this commitment to Simply Serve {#simplyserve2014} others this year which will hopefully become a pattern in our everyday lives for years to follow.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before I tell you how easy this project is for you to get involved let me just mention that included each month along with the Simply Serve post a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> FREE printable from Alissa (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.theprintedpalette.com/blog"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><b>The Printed Palette</b></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">) will be available for you! What a treat right?! This month's is perfection and can't see what the coming months have in store.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">We are making a commitment to serve someone each month and we hope that you will join us on this journey which will hopefully become an every day habit in our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">1. On the 1st Thursday of each month this year we will give you the prompt of who to serve. They will be people in your community, your family, your friends, strangers...each month will be different.</span></center>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">2. Decide on an act of service, big or small and document your experience on your blog.</span></center>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">3. On the 4th Thursday of each month we will all post about our service experience and provide an opportunity for you to link up your posts as well.</span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you do post to any of your social media profiles make sure to use hashtag <b>#simplyserve2014</b> so we can all follow along to be encouraged and inspired on this journey.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The theme for January is to
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At first I was uncomfortable with this idea because I never take time for myself or if I do I feel guilty, which I realized was probably a problem and so taking even an hour for myself this month would only make me a better wife, mom and shop owner.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Whether it's walking around Target by yourself, sipping on your favorite drink at Starbucks alone with your thoughts or getting that once a year pedicure, whatever it may be take time for yourself and do it! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hoping as you tackle this New Year with new resolutions and goals you will take a little time to recharge yourself! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm looking forward to the end of the month to see your link ups and to be following along on #simplyserve2014 to see what you are doing this month for yourself!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also don't forget to grab this darling printable <a href="http://www.theprintedpalette.com/blog/13947011"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">here</span></a>.
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It was a beautiful Christmas this year for us Ensors. Definitely going down in the books as the best yet. Extremely low key filled with much needed quality family time. The kids were really in to it and ridiculously excited to celebrate Jesus's birth and having a better understanding of it all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Micah was up before all of us so he snuck out to get donuts and Starbucks. Elsie slept in until 7:30 and</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Vernon slept a good hour past that. It was glorious. We had to eventually go wake him up because Elsie could not wait another minute to open stockings and unwrap gifts! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With the warm tones of Bing Crosby's voice in the background on the record player, the glow of the Christmas lights from our pre-lit tree and in between the excited giggles and banter of the babes, Micah read aloud the Christmas story from Luke's passage in the bible. It was such a great way to start our morn and then one by one Elsie helped hand out gifts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There was just one for each of them from Santa and then one from each for each other, plus a couple extras thrown in from my brother in Michigan. We took our sweet time and taught the kids to be patient and watch each other open each gift, and they loved it and squealed and got so excited for not only their own but for each others as well.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEkiNLn2E1dy6Ux3UowJzUtDs7_WbxiisbB_shIsblT4L-RqKBB8nCBciDeCPzDyoFSNJgzheHUjf1SBI0btVy3rjbSTi9EEdqvg7bkCZbMLvyfsTkuaPwLoxsIfe8NzkA42Pl4TZW89z/s1600/IMG_0635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEkiNLn2E1dy6Ux3UowJzUtDs7_WbxiisbB_shIsblT4L-RqKBB8nCBciDeCPzDyoFSNJgzheHUjf1SBI0btVy3rjbSTi9EEdqvg7bkCZbMLvyfsTkuaPwLoxsIfe8NzkA42Pl4TZW89z/s1600/IMG_0635.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnQRfzE-KQFmz-FNotUvrWjxMe8dkFtt3if5AmVYxJ8nUBXTCziAVC-xxPbMwixPHXzZXrvZN4ziuJRMWR3zYWupmnIhVP9Z5Ow4x9dn2nuTkxuKz3WQohco2ZHRgqdYkjxmUy5zhrFFi/s1600/IMG_0627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnQRfzE-KQFmz-FNotUvrWjxMe8dkFtt3if5AmVYxJ8nUBXTCziAVC-xxPbMwixPHXzZXrvZN4ziuJRMWR3zYWupmnIhVP9Z5Ow4x9dn2nuTkxuKz3WQohco2ZHRgqdYkjxmUy5zhrFFi/s1600/IMG_0627.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: left;">This was most likely our last Christmas in Southern California and with the temps at 80 degrees we couldn't think of a better way to end our afternoon other then heading to Newport Beach and playing in the warm sand for a few hours! My heart was bursting from happiness as I watched the babes run and play in the sun. We built a "sand"man and enjoyed ice cream cones at sunset. I loved soaking in the smells of the salty ocean and the sounds of my babes giggling oven the ocean's tide. I normally long for cooler weather this time of year but am in a much different place now knowing I may be moving and so I can't help but thank God for a beautiful bright sun shiny day this Christmas. I was just what my heart needed.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7qZCtly46ql3goJcGgA_38bOG2y0jazRy1dv4EdOC-0mLG-06ySDtQJeYVWZi2kRkrEhuJ-T4MbjZyE_nrr6dzppzJyumcO-EaJ21_ZF0bY5Fhzh8KgS2jSZNV2f90ZVyqDjn04UQJqB/s1600/IMG_0764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7qZCtly46ql3goJcGgA_38bOG2y0jazRy1dv4EdOC-0mLG-06ySDtQJeYVWZi2kRkrEhuJ-T4MbjZyE_nrr6dzppzJyumcO-EaJ21_ZF0bY5Fhzh8KgS2jSZNV2f90ZVyqDjn04UQJqB/s1600/IMG_0764.jpg" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was a good day, a very good day indeed. Feeling so incredibly blessed and grateful for our God who gives it all so freely even when we are so very undeserving. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas as well with loved ones!</span></div>
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<img align="right" src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g400/tankandtink2/nat-signature.png" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15376841635911063570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5814598397284564430.post-45312154765288560872013-12-24T10:09:00.000-08:002013-12-24T10:09:05.330-08:00From our Family to yours 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recently we had the privilege of shooting our family pictures with the amazing <a href="http://jenlaurengrant.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Jen Lauren Grant</span></b></a>. She is a contributing photographer to <a href="http://birdsofafeatherphoto.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Birds of a Feather</span></b></a> and aside from having major talent she is just so darn sweet. This family shoot was said and done in thirty minutes and we had fun while doing it (didn't think that was possible with two little ones) I'm so grateful for so many of the sweet moments she captured of our little family. I'm sharing just a few of my favorites because there were too many to choose from!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">I had my </span><a href="http://tankandtink.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Molly-Poo</span></b></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;"> use this beautiful photos to design our Christmas Cards this year and of course (like always) she didn't disappoint! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(painted wood plaque is from my newest Instagram friend <a href="http://instagram.com/p/iCveT2R96q/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">@thevintagefern</span></b></a>, follow her you wont regret it I pinky-promise.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was looking through photos of this past week and it was so jammed packed with goodness, yet I found I had forgotten a lot of it because it all happened so fast. Between Micah traveling and the business of the holiday season I kind of feel like I'm not taking time to take everything in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To be honest I have kind of felt in a fog, not a heavy one so maybe more of a haze. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since publicizing our upcoming move in the New Year I just can't seem to absorb everything because I'm taking into account it may be our last. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our last Christmas in Cali has kind of made me want to take advantage of everything California has to throw at me during the holiday season which in return has made me feel a little down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not to mention all of our friends have not made it easy to think of anything but moving so it just kind of hangs over me everywhere I go. Whether I'm having fun or not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since I don't quite have the words to express all the emotions swirling around inside me at the moment I will just post some of my favorite moments from this week including the ones above of Elsie who is growing up way too fast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Disneyland seems so much more magical this year, which has nothing to do with the fact that we're moving but everything to do with Elsie and Vernon loving every bit of the holiday goodness! They absolutely are at the best age yet and make everything so much more exciting. Experiencing a place that I already loved has now become something better because of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elsie decorating the house and then taking her own photos of it all//Holiday Don// Hot cocoa errrday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"mama take our picture next to this hand pointing at us"//Daddy returning home from one of his trips//Vernon's new obsession...his vintage Mickey backpack</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I asked Elsie to run upstairs and change out of her school clothes to help me decorate the porch with Christmas decor and she came down wearing this. so let me break this down</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elsie's OOTD: Daddy's dirty thermal belted no less with my belt, scarf, beanie and booties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I asked her what was going on with her whole get up and she just shrugged saying "I don't know, but isn't it great" </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All I have to say is look out world because this gal is looking beyond trend and into her own style. HAHA!</span><br />
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7JaeR88wEyAUbpd1OH9A7Qzc_5DbqSZU62uU_vsNfycO97CViNGKoK7ltWIQLCoYLb8dcqGNRVbkBgOuxUnI5GztBeEaHPxX99rDIDPCdJrY48D1YJOKwscQJhaIsYbTmCbXgbZcl3hD/s1600/IMG_0415.jpg" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This has got to be my favorite "Cornbread" adventure yet. (yes our elf's name is Cornbread...have I not told you all about this story and how his name came to be? I'll save that for another post as well) Micah is so clever with the whole "elf on the Shelf" thing and I find myself giggling with babes each morning when we are looking to see what he got into during the night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This year for Christmas Micah and I wanted to continue carrying out our "live with less" attitude and just do Christmas stockings for each other. Especially with us moving across country in the New Year we wanted to not buy useless items which may or may not end up in the garage sale pile before our move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, due to his job promotion he has had quite a bit of extra traveling this past month and will continue to into the New Year, so when this rad <b><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="https://www.wevebuilt.com/artisans/6/products/26/sales/129"><span style="color: #45818e;">WE'VE Built iPad</span></a> </span></b>case arrived I couldn't wait for Christmas to gift it to him! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">{Plus I knew I wouldn't be able to fit it into his stocking so I basically broke the rules and just gave it to him early to use for his upcoming trips}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This particular iPad case is made out of up-cycled rubber tires was designed and handmade by a husband and wife team based out of India. Their company, "Conserve," creates awesome and diverse up-cycled goods. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Conserve goes several steps further, recycling and returning their profits back into the community, providing fair wages, investing in health clinics and education, and improving the lives of some of India’s poorest citizens. From trash to treasure to transformation – Conserve brings it all full circle.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After opening his gift he immediately put it to use as he headed out for his next flight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I often feel like too much has happened in a short amount of time that I don't even know where to begin with laying my thoughts out. I'm not just talking about here on the blog but away from the screen with friends and family even.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I get too overwhelmed with trying to fill people in on all that God is doing in our lives. The changes He is stirring in our hearts and the changes of events happening around us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will start with this because it's fresh on my mind and have been non-stop thinking about it especially with the holidays approaching. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You see this will most likely be our last holiday season here in Sunny Southern California for a while. Micah received a promotion a couple of weeks ago which will take him out of a regional manager setting and into a national director type of thing and so, well we will be relocating to Tennessee come next year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a good thing for us. A really good thing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have family in that area and in the surrounding states, so the location and timing of it all is totally the Lord. Not to mention the fact in which Micah and I have prayed about living in Tennessee since the beginning of our marriage ten years ago, so it all coming together in a way we had never thought is extremely exhilarating while at the same time terrifying.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With all these excited thoughts of what's to come in that next chapter this coming year also comes heartache knowing we will be moving away from friends and family. For me personally, a lifetime of friends seeing how I was born and raised in California, but even for Micah our life together has been here and the sweet friendships and the wonderful church we serve at will be oh so hard to part with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because it has all happened so fast in the midst of a million other things going on we haven't really sat to talk about it all or make a game plan but we do know we want to create a California Bucket List of sorts before we leave. We decided the list making can wait until the New Year so we can relish in our blessings right now and enjoy our holiday season with so many of our loved ones. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For some reason writing those words out about what is going on with us Ensors' gives me some sort of relief yet the reality of it all is so overwhelmingly emotional that I can hardly type without out hot tears welling up. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">so let's just move onto my next thought shall we... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been wanting to take in what is happening right now, each day as it comes instead of looking towards the future but I realized I hadn't been journaling nor posting about our life which seems to be racing by at light speed. So, I decided my first thing on the Cali bucket list is to document and post our life as it is. The messy and the </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">beautiful. To capture the chaos and the splendor. All of it whether its an exciting trip or a weekend at home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With all that being said and so much not even being mentioned please enjoy a jumble of some of my favorite pictures from over the past month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the time of year that calls for hot harvest beverages, scarves, boots and the warm tones of good music that move my soul as I sip on my hot drink and stitch by the fire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the thing, I live in Sunny Southern California where iced drinks and cotton dresses are still all the rage in this crazy heat. The only reason I know it's Fall, aside from Disneyland decorating with fall/Halloween decor is because of social media. I see pictures of rainy days and leg warmers. Pumpkin Spice lattes (not frappucinos) and cute scarves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm okay with it, truly I am. As a native Californian I still long for cooler days and for the colors of the leaves to actually change but I have learned that even if I have to enjoy my pumpkin spice latte over ice while rockin' flip flops there's one thing I can count on to be amazing this season regardless of the temperature and that is good music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a music playlist for each season which I add new artists to each year. Autumn melodies are my favorite. They are slower from my more lively upbeat summer jams. Rich in lyrics with melodies that warm my heart as if I were bundled up under a quilt reading a good book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My newest jam lately has been the amazing <a href="http://www.reevewrites.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Reeve Coobs</span></b></a>. I had the privelage to hear her live while attending the The Influence Conference a couple weeks back. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had flown out on behalf of <a href="http://www.solehope.com/"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Sole Hope</span></b></a> (the non-profit I'm an advocate for) and unfortunately I wasn't able to attend most of the sessions they had but the few I did sit it on consisted of worship which was sung by Reeve. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Her voice was unique and soulful. Warm and so full of goodness that I wept through much of it as she lead us in a sweet time of worship. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh and I got to meet and hug her and she is just such a gem, truly a grace filled daughter of the King who I wish lived nearby so she could come and strum her guitar and play worship in my living room, because she's the kind of gal who would do just that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This album, her new album is sooo good. It's like a musical story titled "What Love is All about" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have listened to it for weeks throughout the day and have it playing at night as the house settles down and I quiet my brain as I stitch cuddled up on the couch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You should definitely hop on over to take a quick listen to a few of her tracks <a href="http://www.reevemusic.com/fr_home.cfm"><b><span style="color: black;">HERE</span></b></a> and then hurry </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">back because here's the scoop... the</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> album doesn't even release until November 1st but she is giving one away today! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just enter using the rafflecopter below for your chance to win some great tunes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>"What Love is All About" by Reeve Coobs releases on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_356828801" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 1st</span></span> at The Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte, NC and will be available online<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_356828802" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 4th</span></span> at </b><a href="http://www.reevecoobs.bigcartel.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>www.reevecoobs.bigcartel.<wbr></wbr>com</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>You can pre-order it at </b><a href="http://www.reevecoobs.bigcartel.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>www.reevecoobs.bigcartel.<wbr></wbr>com</b></a><b> until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_356828803" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Oct. 30th</span></span> All pre-order's will ship out on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_356828804" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Oct. 31st</span></span>! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>link to blog - </b><b style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.reevewrites.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.reevewrites.com</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I knew when we decided to put Elsie in Preschool that I wanted to be very intentional with my one on one time with Vernon. He is still so young so it's easy to get caught up doing the same things like going to the park, watching a show, eating lunch and then driving back to the school to pick up Elsie. Don't get me wrong that is a fine routine but I wanted to make sure that our time together was creative and fun, not the same thing every other day while his big sis was off learning to write her letters and memorizing bible verses, because let's be real if the boy could he would watch shows all day while I just stitched next to him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'll be completely honest. I'm a creative person. I love getting crafty and trying new things but really only on an adult level. When it comes to kids crafts and creativity I seem to fall way short. Like I can never come up with anything other than baking or coloring... I know right? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">**hangs her head as she slowly walks away to the tune of the lowly Charlie Brown song**</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So you better believe when I received my first <a href="http://www.kiwicrate.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Kiwi Crate</span></b></a> in the mail I was all "Praise Jesus" and whistling a whole new tune.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I mean I had seen friends posting about their Kiwi Crates and thought that they looked too good to be true! Plus the crafts and projects they were making with their little ones were all sorts of amazing and knew right away I definitely wanted in on that. What I didn't know was how incredibly awesome it would be after openeing it. I mean SO MANY PROJECTS in one box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The best part is it came dummy proof for us moms who don't know where to begin when it comes to getting extra creative with your little one. Ridiculously easy instructions, the best quality of materials and speaking of materials it included everything needed to make each project (including the tape!) not to mention the actual process of creating things together was so darn fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Vernon was so excited to make his rocket and though I had planned to do a different craft each day of the week his little fingers couldn't wait to make his kite so we made two in one day! We conquered the extra projects another day because he spent dayyyyys shooting his rockets and running outside flying his very own handmade kite! He was so proud, but not as proud as me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh and the best part you ask? There are enough supplies for those with multiple little ones or enough if you want to share with friends on your play date. So while Vernon napped after we picked Elsie up one day her and I were able to have some quality time catching up about her school days while we worked on her projects from Kiwi Crate together and there were still enough supplies left over for a rainy day (plus some) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For my next crate (since the babes are both way into music right now) I'll be sure to get the <a href="http://www.kiwicrate.com/single-crates/making-music.html"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Music Box</span></b></a> or maybe even getting a jump n one of their fab <a href="http://www.kiwicrate.com/shop/"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">holiday crates</span></b></a>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Either way this is one of the best investments I've ever made for the babes when it comes to play time! I originally just went with the one time crate but will be switching that up to a monthly delivery option because for the value you can't pass up this much creative fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Go get signed up or just order a box to try out for yourself <a href="http://www.kiwicrate.com/"><b><span style="color: #444444;">HERE</span></b></a>. I promise you won't be disappointed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I realized that I had jumped on here only a few times in the past couple months and never even posted about Elsie's first day of Pre-school... sigh.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are just some snippets from the past couple months that make my heart happy and that I don't want to forget about, because I kinda already did until I uploaded photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We wanted to make Elsie's first day so special so she'd get excited about preschool. A few simple streamers, balloons and a boxed cake had her floating on cloud nine all day. Plus Vernon was super sweet about helping with the cake and singing "happy birthday" to Elsie when she got home. HAHAHA! I didn't dare spoil it for him that it wasn't her birthday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> so uhh, I don't care what anyone tells you. We hate Disneyland, I mean it's obvious right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elsie learned to stitch and this photo was taken right before my heart dripped on the floor because this whole experience melted it. She did so good and was so patient. Very proud mama moment indeed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">pre-school picture day. My mama and I made her a one of a kind dress for her first picture day. Elsie loved it, even though it didn't have a lick of pink on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">mama's helper// sleeping beauty// friends visiting from Switzerland//cool guy shot//Vernon practicing his pull-ups//and we spotted Snow White's parking spot </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I attended the <a href="http://www.creative-tea-time.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Creative Tea Time</span></b></a> a few weeks back, which was basically a glorious day of crafting while being served the most amazing food, sipping on the finest of teas and making new creative crafty friends. #amazing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh and they are having another event come January and tickets go on sale today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Creative Tea Time sold out fast the last time! So, for those of you who did not get a ticket in time... this will be your chance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you feel like getting gussied up and partake of delicious food all while being creative for a day, you must snag a ticket <b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://creative-tea-time.eventbrite.com/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">HERE</span></a> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh and if you follow along with me on </span><a href="http://instagram.com/takethecannoli1" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">instagram</span></b></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> you know that in the past couple months I have been stitching up a few pieces here and there when time permits. Well, today I'm re-opening the </span><a href="http://takethecannoli.storenvy.com/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">shop</span></b></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> with limited items. If you've been wanting a piece make sure to snag it especially if you're thinking "Christmas gifts" because I'm not sure how many more I'll be able to make especially with the holidays upon us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Monday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tonight I jumped on the computer to download pictures off my phone because it is full and I needed to free up some space.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I look through the past few months of photos I can't explain what I'm feeling but feel like I need to quiet my brain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is almost midnight and I had no intention of writing but everyday since I don't know, say three months ago I have been telling myself I will write a blog post... or write in my regular journal but I haven't done much of either.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm really good at processing things better when I write them out. So needless to say, I haven't been doing well at processing my day to day and have started to feel overwhelmed with emotion as of late.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Even now. Right now in this moment, when no one is needing my attention, as I listen to the white noise of the babes sound machine accompanied by the deep breathing of Micah sound asleep I can't shake this anxious feeling. But of what exactly, I couldn't tell you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There is so much I need to be doing but then I can't think of what to start with but then none of the things I thought I needed to do seem important...does that make sense? There are things I need to check off my list but then I don't really have a list just a running tab of things I want to accomplish. Then there's so many ding dang emails I need to respond to and yet I just sit here scrolling through photos instead. Trying to take a moment to let it all settle in to my soul I guess.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You see, since returning from our European Anniversary trip (which I still need to post about...sigh) I feel like I've been running with my thoughts instead of sitting with them. There hasn't been a moment to take it all in and so the good, the bad, the heavy, the light hearted, the messy and the mundane have all been mixed together and piled up day after day leaving a wasteland of emotion for me to sort through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And of course I haven't the time to sort through it all which basically is a perfect catch twenty-two situation I have on my hands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know what you're thinking; "prioritize your time better", "take things off your plate", "get a stinkin' family calendar already so you are all on the same page..."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Really, it isn't about having too much on my plate. It's more about having too much on my mind and carrying stuff in my heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been trying to be very intentional with my time and filling my days with very little since Elsie started pre-school. We haven't really adjusted to the school schedule because Elsie hasn't really adjusted to pre-school in general. So my time with her afterward plus my time with Vernon while she is at school has kind of become my selfish time with each of them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will say, Elsie hating pre-school hasn't helped my emotional state and so it only adds to what I already have piling up and so here we are back to me feeling anxious, tired and ready to sift through all I have swirling around in my head ultimately because I need to make more room for Jesus in my heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I understand that even if I don't get the chance to process all that has been going on for months I know it is necessary to just dump the things I can't change or go back and fix. Not a sweeping it under the rug type of thing either (ain't no body got time for dat) I mean literally just dump some of these piles I have collected in order to fill that space with His truths instead. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So much harder to actually apply that to my life. I know what I need to do, yet I still feel heavy hearted and that's because I know i</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">t's not an overnight fix but something I need to continually work on. Like </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">errday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I need to be filled with the spirit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Praying the scriptures, reading the word, hanging with people who point me back to Jesus and encourage me, not leaving empty space in my heart or mind to be filled with anything other than His truths.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Even as I'm typing I'm nodding my head "yes" like this is new news, but really I just haven't been disciplined to make sure I'm CONSTANTLY doing these things and was using a million excuses of why I didn't have time when really I just wasn't making time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I need to say it just for the sake of saying it but I really am okay. I'm good but just in a weird place right now with all my thoughts and words tangled together in a way that I can't quite share what God is and has been teaching me. He is working things out in me which is always a good thing and I know that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For now I wanted to post these pictures from this past week while we were visiting Micah's parents in Ruidoso, NM for the Aspen Festival. It was so beautiful and felt so much like Fall my heart almost bursted everyday we stepped outside! Such an amazing time soaking up all the family who came to visit and just unwinding from our normal day to day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If not for the other "new" mom that started up a conversation with me I would've been a mess of emotion. I could barely look at Micah as I took in this new world that will not only be part of Elsie's life but my own. Other then holding back the tears and the vomit from all my anxious feelings, it went exceptionally well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also, I think Vernon thought it was his class and made himself right at home playing and chatting and even hugging the teacher good bye. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But when you combine all of these things together in one event you basically sum up the happiest day ever for me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Creative Tea Time is just that and I hope all of you enter to win a SOLD OUT ticket below so you can join me for a fabulous girly day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Speaking of fabulous, I have <b><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://www.fairlyfabulousblog.com/">Meagan</a></span></b> here to share with you a bit of what it's all about!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><a href="http://www.creative-tea-time.com/">Creative Tea Time Crafty Party</a></b></span> is a one day Southern California high tea themed, sassy, vintage inspired girls craft day at the beach! I know, right?! How could ANYONE say no?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><a href="http://www.cremedelagems.blogspot.com/">Tracy</a>, <a href="http://photosbyleann.com/index2.php#/rgallery/6/">Leann</a>, and <a href="http://www.fairlyfabulousblog.com/">Meagan</a> are the gals in charge of all the precious event coordination and details, and when I say precious details...let me just tell you, NO detail was missed. From decor, to table settings, to menus, to crafts, to amazing sponsors- it promises to be a Fabulous day!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times="">Are you dying for more info yet?!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times="">Here goes....</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">saturday, september 21st 2013</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><b><span style="font-size: large;">where?</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></i></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">capo beach - 34531 via espinoza - dana point, ca 92624 </span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><b><span style="font-size: large;">what?</span></b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">cost $40/person</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">several varieties of <a href="http://www.creative-tea-time.com/p/blog-page_18.html" target="_blank">craft projects</a>, perfect time for the holidays!</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">high tea breakfast and luncheon</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">delicious desserts </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">shopping in downtown san clemente</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">dinner in downtown san clemente (not included in price)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""><span style="font-size: medium;">optional: dress for high tea </span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times="">SO?! Did you stop reading and zip over to buy your ticket yet? No? OH! That's right...it's SOLD OUT! I know?! Crazy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times="">BUT- just because we are so excited about this fun, girlie, craft time- we decided to <i>GIVEAWAY</i> a ticket! </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times=""></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times="">The entries are easy and you DON'T have to be a blogger to enter.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span new="" roman="" serif="" times="">One winner will be posted on August 30th.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We've been busy settling into our new home. Unpacking, decorating, cleaning, sleeping--repeat.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Taking breaks here and there and finding any excuse to get out of the house to see the light of day and to hit up Yogurtland Every.Single.Day. Literally I can not get enough of that tart flavor with coconut and carob (faux-chocolate) chips!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, I have recently found the charger to my camera (hallelujah) while unpacking and have been making sure to snap pictures each day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and what we're like for instagram (did I just admit that)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">anyway, me and <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><a href="http://ellieandaudrey.blogspot.com/">Molly Poo</a></b></span> at <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><a href="http://www.ohhellofriend.com/">Oh Hello Friend's</a></b></span> shop in downtown Fullerton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Scored Elsie's at the Paris Flea Market for FIVE DOLLA make ya holla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">{also please take note of Elsie's "tattoos" she's been drawing on her arms that keep smearing and fading into what look like bruises...I'm getting stares from people} </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and though our Disneyland passes have only been un-blocked for like a week we have managed to go to Disneyland THREE times</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">don't get me started with Elsie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She be cray-zay lately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like way too much energy while Vernon is napping </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Take her on Vernon's trike for example </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here she just said, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"watch me peddle backward mama"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and then slammed into the wall and wouldn't stop laughing then did it over and over again</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then another day {yes these are all different days she just likes wearing this swim suit while we lounge apparently. I think it's her version of stretchy pants}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We were playing hide-and-seek annnnddd... well you can see from the picture, I found her in the pantry and snacking on popcorn no less. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> If you know me, you know stitching is therapeutic for me so I have been picking up the needle a bit since we moved to work on a few new pieces. It's nice to get my thoughts together after the babes are in bed. It has been good for my soul I tell ya. Though we are adjusting I still feel unsettled for some reason, but this has helped. Lots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> A plus side to moving. I needed help and so help = my mama. I love when I get to see her more than usual. I love her. She is also good for my soul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Vernon and Elsie were way more stoked about the snacks I brought then the actual movie, but hey it was summer morning matinee which means cheap seats so I wasn't complaining </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and same quirky antics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We had just come from the beach, where we met up with new friends. Both babes were, well lets say it was one of the worst beach experiences for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Elsie didn't want to share, nor did Vernon. I think each had 1,456,987 meltdowns over ridiculous things and I even "tried" to sit them on their towels for time outs, at the beach. Are you kidding me? I felt like a failure mom and was talking about how unacceptable their behaviors were the whole drive home while receiving whispers of "yes mama" and insincere "I'm sorry" from each of them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Elsie + Vernon holding hands with empty stares. The whole scene was all together precious and I'm not gonna lie, a lil' creepy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like they were secretly plotting against me during the drive and holding hands was like their way of saying "we're in this together" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oh and we also officially registered Elsie for preschool. I think my heart broke into a million pieces after I submitted the forms in which I had to muster up every ounce of strength to walk out of the school office without bursting into tears. I didn't want them to reject Elsie on the account of her mama being completely insane. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So basically I have bags under my eyes from lack of sleep and crying my eyes out for days. I know it's ridiculous and needs its own post but seriously did not expect so much emotion to pour out over her being away from me for four hours a day a few days a week. I can't even type about it with out hot tears welling up. so enough of that.for now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I hope everyone's end of summer days have been fantastic. We are headed to the Harvest Crusade all weekend and if you're not here in Southern California to make the event you can watch it via web. I promise it won't disappoint! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I understand change is hard... for some people anyway. I am definitely one of those people. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have had things suddenly change in my life that rocked my world to the core and so I just haven't ever been able to adjust without swimming through a sea of anxiousness and being blinded by the fog of depression that came along with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have talked a lot about change here on my blog. Changes in seasons of life, motherhood and faith.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you follow me on instagram you have seen over the last few weeks that I have posted pictures of our recent move and settling into our new place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Of course like any task that involves more than a snack and a few hours with the babes can be quite daunting, but as hard and long as some of the days seemed it was actually quite painless. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong, there were many of tears shed over leaving this house. We didn't even own this house but a huge part of our story was written while living within the walls of the house on Country Lane.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The day we found out we were officially moving I knew Micah could sense every bit of emotion I had welling up inside me and said </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"our lives forever changed while in this house"</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that is exactly what it was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Of course came the regular bittersweet memories of change, like having Vernon the day we moved into that house, or learning how to plant our first vegetable garden and the tears and hard work produced from that, or watching my babies learn to swim in the pool there and the sob fest list goes on and on and on...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However those aren't the things that changed us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">God changed us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He did a mighty work on me, my heart, our lives and molded us into something completely new, all while living there. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Those walls that I heard the cries of both my sweet babies through for many different seasons of their toddler and infant stages. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Are the same walls I screamed at, threw pillows at, slid my backside down dropping to the floor and leaning against to weep on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was within those walls where my life forever changed. Micah was right about that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That is the best way for me to explain how those walls hold a deeper meaning for us. Why even though we are excited for the next chapter, there were so many tears shed over moving from this place we called home for only a few short years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I feel God is still editing and working on the final draft of that closed chapter and so I'm not ready or willing to share all the details but I know I am different. I know what I do and do not want to be. I know I'm still striving to become a woman after God's own heart but I also know I fail...daily. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank God for His never ending outpour of grace and mercy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This move was my first experience since childhood that I didn't let a sudden change affect me the way it had in the past. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That is totally by the Grace of God. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm more confident in Him and know He has all the kinks worked out and though this is not where I thought we would end up, I do know it's very temporary and am excited to see what is next. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was only a fews days ago we were there crying over all the fruit trees I would miss and then Just.Like.That we are here in our new home, making new memories and earnestly seeking for God's will and direction for our lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because I see so much of myself in Elsie and understanding she has a sensitive soul I try to be mindful of things she is feeling or expressing. So when she asked to say goodbye to our old home I didn't hesitate to make our way back for a final farewell. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had only intended to run over there real quick with Elsie and Vernon and asked my girlfriend to come snap some pictures of us walking around the old place, but the second Micah knew we were heading that way he met us there after work which made these moments captured so much more special with all of us in them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These will definitely be treasured and hope you enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The flower headbands Elsie and I are wearing were gifted to us by my dear friend <b><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://instagram.com/ginnychase"><span style="color: #45818e;">Ginny</span></a> </span></b>of <a href="http://www.chasingsunshineblog.com/"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Chasing Sunshine</b></span></a>. They came in the mail the day before we moved and brought tears to my eyes the moment I opened them. Such a sweet and special gift for us and was so happy to have them for this occasion.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15376841635911063570noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5814598397284564430.post-68990327629018084832013-08-12T06:00:00.000-07:002013-08-12T11:23:23.914-07:00Matterial Fix Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know I have been absent from this lil' ole blog for awhile but am here today with something new and exciting! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I recently had the privilege of meeting some girls who are rad. Their talents are rad. Their hearts are rad. What they are doing with their new business <a href="http://www.matterialfix.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Matterial Fix</span></b></a> (which they just launched) is crazy rad. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Plus today they are giving away something from their new collection and of course that is awesome for one of you! Before we get into that goodness I wanted to share a bit about <a href="http://www.matterialfix.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Matterial Fix</span></b></a> and what they're all about.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We design beautiful jewelry that women want to wear.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10% of every purchase goes directly to organizations bringing positive change to girls around the world.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In buying jewelry you love, you give girls an opportunity to empower their lives.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We believe that girls matter, and when properly supported they become self-aware young women who get a choice to be educated. If given the chance, girls become empowered to make choices that play a meaningful role in ending cycles of poverty.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If we care for a girl’s needs across the board, we have a really good chance of making sure she lives a long and healthy life—changing her life, her family’s, and her community’s. With that, our thoughts are simple: when girls and women survive, all of us thrive.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Each season, we will partner with an organization that invests in girls through programs in education, self-awareness, and safety from exploitation.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today in India, many girls suffer the fate of abuse and forced prostitution. However, through the kind hearts of hardworking non-profit organiza- tions, young girls are rescued and given the chance to change their lives.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">That’s why we’ve partnered with </span><span style="font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://www.freedom.firm.in/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Freedom Firm</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">a non-profit organization in India dedicated to the rescue, restoration, and justice of sex trafficking victims. Inspired by their work, we will give 10% back to help fund rescue missions and support aftercare programs that restore dignity to the lives of girls. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For our Fall/Winter collection, we were inspired by a trip we took to India. There, we came across beautiful Indian architecture and intricate textile block printing techniques that have ultimately come to define our line’s cultural aesthetic.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;">What a great company with fab jewelry + partnering with amazing organizations to help change lives, like I said...RAD!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can hop on over to check out the entirety of the India Collection <a href="http://www.matterialfix.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><b>HERE</b></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also to make sure to keep up with new collections and to know what organzation they will be partnering next be sure to follow them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/matterialfix"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Facebook</span></b></a> and <b><a href="http://www.instagram.com/MatterialFix"><span style="color: #45818e;">Instagram</span></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But before you go, <a href="http://www.matterialfix.com/"><span style="color: #45818e;">Matterial Fix</span></a> is celebrating their recent launch and are graciously giving away one of the following pieces from the beautiful India Collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Woo-hoo! Now you can celebrate with them!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So glad you stopped by today but you won't find me here because I'm sharing a bit about my story with the fabulous duo </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So honored and excited to be part of this and hope you take a moment to pop on over there to take a looksie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was so excited yet so nervous. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had no idea why, it's not like renewing our vows was going to change anything but instead remind us of all the changes these past ten years have brought. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With someone who knows you more than anyone else. Who has loved you through the good times and the harder. Who has stood by your side, growing in the Lord with you, dreaming big with you, conquering struggles together with you... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">by the Grace of God it was all possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So this day, our vow renewal day, was so so special for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The nervousness I talked about, the butterflies fluttering around in my stomach didn't seem to fly away until Elsie heard our cue to walk and gracefully took the first flower out to drop gently on the floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seeing her walk before me, witnessing the love of her parents, knowing she is part of our short story of ten years somehow lifted the butterflies and in its place swarmed in the tears of joy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was a joyous event indeed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With friends and family (some who flew out for the event) and others who set up and tore down all the decor,were there to celebrate with us as we said our "I dos" once again, as a reminder of the sacred vows we said only ten years before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were so blessed by everyone who made our day so memorable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The afternoon started off with our dear friends Steven & Stephanie who set the mood with live folk style hymns + All Sons & Daughters tunes. They then sang "Sea of Love" to usher Elsie and I in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was perfection and wish I had front row seats to hear them play it all again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our dear friend Donnie who officiated our renewal had me holding back tears the entire time as he spoke such truth from God's word + made it so personable seeing how he has watched us grow as a couple from day one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Handmade + Vintage touches everywhere.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Homemade individual mason jar cobblers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peanuts and Kettle Corn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In our own backyard, with all our loved ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't think I can even put into words how blessed we were by everyone who contributed in making our day what it was. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The set up, the clean up, the decorating, the cooking, the serving + the praying all done by our selfless family and friends who not only played a part in the day's events but in our everyday lives. We love you. Forever and ever. Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A special thank you to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photocube.booth?fref=ts"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">PhotoCube Rentals</span></b></a>. We all had a blast with the photo booth!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not only were they amazing quality photos with fun props but they were fantastic with little ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm pretty sure Elsie and her sweet little friends had taken a bagillion photos and they were so accommodating and helpful with them it touched my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elsie's exact words were "Best Wedding Ever Mama" and I think it was ninety percent based off the photo booth fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/oopsydaisyphotography?fref=ts"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Oopsy Daisy Photography by Emily</span></b></a> captured so many beautiful moments of the day's events and without her skillz don't think I would've remembered half of it. She did our ten year anniversary shoot which you can see <a href="http://www.take-the-cannoli.net/2013/06/ten-year-photo-shoot.html">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Below are some images I took from our Instagram feed. If you have instagram just search the hashtag #ensorstaketen and you will find lots of fun pictures taken from guests throughout the event. It was fun to see the experience through their lens. Below are just a few of my faves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And below from my sweet <a href="http://ellieandaudrey.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Molly poo</span></b></a> who helped with basically all the details of the event, surprised me with a sweet video of our renewal day. It captured such sweet moments and literally brought me to tears. Hope you enjoy it just as much!</span></div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/68934527">ensor vow renewal.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1012146">molly june.</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are just a few photos from our ten year renewal ceremony. A glimpse into our day if you may. Many more fun photos to come with more details of our special event. I just wanted to share some of these sweet moments as I'm going through all the images myself. Love, LOVE all the memories our sweet photographer captured. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">all photos by <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/oopsydaisyphotography?fref=ts"><span style="color: #45818e;">Oopsy Daisy Photography by Emily</span></a></b></span></div>
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