theblessedlife: the blessing box

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12.10.2013

december blessings.

I'm hosting with Natalie, Beth Ann, and Jordan to share the blessings

God has placed in our paths during the week.

(One.) I'm blessed by this sweet girl's zest for life. There's not a moment that goes by that she's not taking it all in and squealing with delight.

(Two.) I'm blessed by impromptu, unplanned memories that will last a lifetime. Adeline went to bed early the other night because of no nap. It was a snowy night and we got the urge to go ahead and put up the tree. We had started putting up the tree and I decided we would get it up just to the point of where Adeline could add some ornaments when she got up. She decided to wake up at 10 pm and wouldn't go back to sleep. So what did we do? We decorated the tree, baked cookies, and set up the manger!

(Three.) I'm beyond blessed to spend my days with my favorite girl. You just never know what kinda of shenanigans may happen.

(Four.) I'm blessed knowing that my little one will grow up knowing a church is a family. That God's house is a place of love, laughter, grace and fellowship. A place that propels us to go out and love on people like crazy in His name.

(Five.) I'm blessed with these two. I'm daily overwhelmed by His goodness that shines through these two. This family.

(Six.) I'm blessed that I still have my grandparents on my Mom's side in my life. That Adeline has two great-grandparents to love and learn from. We spent Monday afternoon (Adeline still in her Christmas jammies) with my mom at my grandparents' eating lunch (my Grandma is the best cook) and helping them decorate their tree. The joy this brought them and the memories added to our Christmases because of this day are priceless.

image by Adeline

I'm also linking up with [the good life blog] today for the virtual Christmas Pajama Party.

We would love to have you join us! All GOOD things come from above...how has God blessed you recently? Make sure to grab the box at the top and link-up with us today!

11.19.2013

a list

I'm hosting with Natalie, Beth Ann, and Jordan to share the blessings

God has placed in our paths during the week.

ONE. This past Saturday, I completed my current Grad School class, which means I have 30 hours toward my 36 hour grad program to become a Reading Specialist. I was about halfway through when I found out I was pregnant with Adeline, so it is so nice to be so close! I will take a class this Spring and a class this summer and be FINISHED!!!! My state requires teachers to get their Masters by their 10th year to keep their teaching certificate, so to have this behind me will be a huge accomplishment.

TWO. I have mentioned many times over that we are big Dave Ramsey fans and have seen Financial Peace work in our married lives tremendously and bless our family. So with that, we have paid cash for all of my Grad classes and I feel SO blessed to be debt-free with my masters, and know that we are almost completely finished saving for my classes. Lately, I have sold on IG, sold on eBay, sold on our local Facebook selling page, and crafted to make money to fund my classes. It hasn't been easy but it has been so fulfilling.

Three. We have started the Radical (by David Platt) small group study in our Sunday School and it has rocked my world. It is so challenging (in a good way) and is causing me to constantly lift my prayers to God to renew and mold my heart for His glory and His purpose.

Four. I am a part of the Body Back challenge with quite a few blogger mommas and our close friends. We are in week 3 and it feels SO GOOD to have a fitness goal to be healthier and more toned. The 12 week program ends near our winter beach trip, so that is motivation at its finest. I'm so thankful for my personal trainer, Jillian! ;) 30 Day Shred anyone?!

Five. Friends. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful mommy friends that have such sweet babies (ahem, Toddlers) for Adeline to be friends with. Whether it's Toddler Time at the library, texts about how sore we are from workouts, or laid-back play dates at our homes, I am so blessed by the sweet friends in my life, which also means the sweet girls Adeline has as her friends growing up!

We would love to have you join us! All GOOD things come from above...how has God blessed you recently? Make sure to grab the box and link-up with us today!

10.01.2013

blessings

As you are probably getting used to seeing on Tuesdays now, I'm hosting with Natalie, Beth Ann, and Jordan to share the blessings God has placed in our paths during the week.

{Blessing One}

Moments like these...

{Blessing Two}

My Momma. I'm so blessed to have my Momma as a best friend and in our lives the way she is. Her and and my dad are such a blessing to us in so many ways.

{Blessing Three}

It's fall y'all!

{Blessing Four}

Our Family Friday Nights we have started! We had our second this past Friday and it has quickly caught on to be a tradition. We have a fun, yummy picnic in the living room while we watch a Disney Movie together! Two weeks ago was Peter Pan and last Friday was Tangled. Adeline has a ball with this time together. It blesses us tremendously!

{Blessing Five}

That these two have each other. They are brother and sister...forget the difference in number of legs and body covering...they are siblings. They love on each other. They play. The fight for window space. They make our house a home. And they are best friends.

What blessings has God placed in your path this past week? We would love to have you join us!

Make sure to grab the box and link-up with us today!

9.24.2013

The Blessing Box (link-up!)

As you are probably getting used to seeing on Tuesdays now, I'm hosting with Natalie, Beth Ann, Mallorie, Jordan, Allie to share the blessings God has placed in our paths during the week.

My main blessing this week was a weekend away with my two lovelies!!

Family time is so important to me and I absolutely treasure our time away from the hustle and bustle around us! We were originally supposed to go tent camping, but rain and storms in the forecast changed our plans. :) So we visited Cincinnati, Ohio instead and it was a perfect getaway!

On the agenda...
-aquarium (Adeline's second aquarium visit) for our little "ish" lover
-Ikea trip
-outlet shopping
-sight seeing
-yummy food
-swimming
-relaxing
-laughing
-family memories

I'd say we checked them all (plus some) off the list!

Adeline's fave at the aquarium was definitely the "tuh-tles". The huge sea turtle caught her attention and she was begging for "moh tuh-tles" the entire rest of the time. She also got very brave and pet a starfish underwater! Another fave were the walkways over the water where she could see the "ish" swimming under!

cheesin' with the huge gator

how we measured up to the big gator

play time

she couldn't get enough of the underwater tunnel

classic "not impressed" face she gives these days ;)

We did a lot of ~~damage~~ shopping this weekend too! Girlfriend went a tad crazy in the Disney Outlet Store. She went all through the store demanding for more "meh-nee! meh-nee!" (Minnie). She is crazy over Minnie Mouse right now!

scoping out the clearance...that's my girl! ;)

Barney "choo-choo" was the perfect treat for being a good shopper!

hotel silliness before we left

Daddy and Adeline were pretty smitten with their first trip to Ikea!

a chocolate milkshake treat for the ride home!

Justin and I both grew up in families where our parents made "family time" a priority. And we grew up wanting to spend time with our family. As Adeline grows up, we want her to know the excitement and joy of spending time together as a family. We want her to remember that we always carved away time to devote to "just us time". Looking back...I know we will only wish we had done even more of it! What a treasure this time is!

What blessings has God placed in your path this past week? We would love to have you join us!

Make sure to grab the box and link-up with us today!

9.17.2013

The Blessing Box

I am so excited about co-hosting a new weekly link-up...

The Blessing Box

I will be hosting along with my sweet friends each Tuesday! Natalie, Beth Ann, Mallorie, Jordan, Allie and I will be sharing the blessings God has placed in our paths during the week.

We have been inspired by James 1:17a, "Every good and perfect gift is from above."

God blesses us daily, and it's important to be intentional on praising and thanking Him for those gifts in our lives! His love is so amazing, let's give Him the praise and recognition He deserves for the blessings He provides!

This is our second week and we are excited you're with us again! Grab the box, and link-up with us!

Blessing one-

Finding and joining a local MOPS (Mother of Preschoolers) group! I've joined with two of my friends, Cheri and Ashley, and their little girls. The toddlers have fun in a preschool setting type room while the mommies gather for a message, breakfast, conversation and sometimes craftiness! We meet once a week and our theme is "Beautiful Mess". I was reminded last week of how powerful it is to be a beautiful mess designed by God. I'm so thankful He loves me despite the mess of my mind and soul sometimes! I would so encourage you to seek one of these groups out near you by checking out the MOPS website!

Blessing two-

Speaking of messes! Getting artsy and creative with Adeline is one of my most treasured blessings! She LOVES painting, coloring and creating. I love feeding that with my own creative spirit!

Blessing three-

On Sunday after church, we took the afternoon afternoon and spent it as a family! We visited a local amusement park to enjoy the last weekend of the season for the water park to be open. We had such a good time!! Adeline enjoyed riding some rides BY HERSELF! Such a brave girl. And she of course loved all the slides going into the water. We had such a great, much-needed time together!