Welcome to Thrifty Thursdays! This will be an opportunity to share a variety of thrifty ideas, tips and tricks. Do you have a thrifty crafting idea, an inexpensive decorating tip, or maybe you know how to score the best deal on a night out. I would love to feature you! Email me (Rebecca) and I would love to share it here.
Today I want to share one of my favorite website http://imom.com/ . This website offers free articles on topics such as parenting, marriage and wellness. There are free (and cute) printables such as customizable chore charts, monthly calendars, baby sitter checklist, and many many more. You will also find free recipes, specialists (some big names), and daily one minute devotions. I urge you to head on over and look around. Thanks for stopping by:)
~Be Blessed and be a Blessing~
Rebecca
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Thrifty Thursdays
Welcome to Thrifty Thursdays! This will be an opportunity to share a variety of thrifty ideas, tips and tricks. Do you have a thrifty crafting idea, an inexpensive decorating tip, or maybe you know how to score the best deal on a night out. I would love to feature you! Email me (Rebecca) and I would love to share it here.
Today I want to share one of my favorite website http://imom.com/ . This website offers free articles on topics such as parenting, marriage and wellness. There are free (and cute) printables such as customizable chore charts, monthly calendars, baby sitter checklist, and many many more. You will also find free recipes, specialists (some big names), and daily one minute devotions. I urge you to head on over and look around. Thanks for stopping by:)
~Be Blessed and be a Blessing~
Rebecca Pin It
Today I want to share one of my favorite website http://imom.com/ . This website offers free articles on topics such as parenting, marriage and wellness. There are free (and cute) printables such as customizable chore charts, monthly calendars, baby sitter checklist, and many many more. You will also find free recipes, specialists (some big names), and daily one minute devotions. I urge you to head on over and look around. Thanks for stopping by:)
~Be Blessed and be a Blessing~
Rebecca Pin It
Women in the Word Wednesday
Welcome to Women in the Word Wednesday. This will be a time of devotions, reflections, and an opportunity to walk closer with Jesus. Finding a quiet moment when you are parenting little ones can be tricky. There is never enough hours in the day. Sleep is a precious commodity, and going to the bathroom alone requires careful orchestration. We are busy caring for our children and husbands, tackling a never ending laundry pile, cooking dinner, running errands, and a hundred other things. Something has to give and unfortunately that usually means our quiet time (guilty!). Carving out a few minutes to meet alone with the Lord each day is so important-especially in this busy season. What are the benefits? Many. We get direction and wisdom from His word (Psalm 25:4-5). We grow more like God and His word gives us truth and correction (John 17:17). We have the opportunity to delight in the Lord and to worship and thank Him (Psalm 29:2). Those are just a few of the reasons. God will meet you where you are. In the bathroom, in the car, and even at Target. Start small, a few minutes each day. Grab your Bible and/or a devotional and meet with God.
I love to praise God in song. I probably shouldn't sing in public, EVER, but....music just reaches my soul like nothing else. It bubbles forth such deep emotion in me to the point of tears. I meet God there in a song and pour forth my praises. That is where I will leave you-with a few songs that stir my soul and hopefully yours. If you have further questions about quiet time, finding devotions or deepening your relationship with God, we are here for you! Please seek out a mentor mom or one of our steering team members.
I love to praise God in song. I probably shouldn't sing in public, EVER, but....music just reaches my soul like nothing else. It bubbles forth such deep emotion in me to the point of tears. I meet God there in a song and pour forth my praises. That is where I will leave you-with a few songs that stir my soul and hopefully yours. If you have further questions about quiet time, finding devotions or deepening your relationship with God, we are here for you! Please seek out a mentor mom or one of our steering team members.
~Be Blessed and be a Blessing~
Rebecca
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Women in the Word Wednesday
Welcome to Women in the Word Wednesday. This will be a time of devotions, reflections, and an opportunity to walk closer with Jesus. Finding a quiet moment when you are parenting little ones can be tricky. There is never enough hours in the day. Sleep is a precious commodity, and going to the bathroom alone requires careful orchestration. We are busy caring for our children and husbands, tackling a never ending laundry pile, cooking dinner, running errands, and a hundred other things. Something has to give and unfortunately that usually means our quiet time (guilty!). Carving out a few minutes to meet alone with the Lord each day is so important-especially in this busy season. What are the benefits? Many. We get direction and wisdom from His word (Psalm 25:4-5). We grow more like God and His word gives us truth and correction (John 17:17). We have the opportunity to delight in the Lord and to worship and thank Him (Psalm 29:2). Those are just a few of the reasons. God will meet you where you are. In the bathroom, in the car, and even at Target. Start small, a few minutes each day. Grab your Bible and/or a devotional and meet with God.
I love to praise God in song. I probably shouldn't sing in public, EVER, but....music just reaches my soul like nothing else. It bubbles forth such deep emotion in me to the point of tears. I meet God there in a song and pour forth my praises. That is where I will leave you-with a few songs that stir my soul and hopefully yours. If you have further questions about quiet time, finding devotions or deepening your relationship with God, we are here for you! Please seek out a mentor mom or one of our steering team members.
I love to praise God in song. I probably shouldn't sing in public, EVER, but....music just reaches my soul like nothing else. It bubbles forth such deep emotion in me to the point of tears. I meet God there in a song and pour forth my praises. That is where I will leave you-with a few songs that stir my soul and hopefully yours. If you have further questions about quiet time, finding devotions or deepening your relationship with God, we are here for you! Please seek out a mentor mom or one of our steering team members.
~Be Blessed and be a Blessing~
Rebecca
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tasty Tuesday.-Taco Soup-
Recipe has moved. Please visit me at http://andasprinkleoflove.com/2013/09/18/taco-soup/ for full recipe!
~Be Blessed and be a Blessing~
Rebecca
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Taking the plunge
Our MOPS theme this year is; Plunge-love as if your life depended on it. Taking the plunge by being bold and taking risks to build deeper authentic relationships with each other. Being real, for real, in the hopes that we as women can build a community that holds each other up by showing love to each other despite all the things that make us different. Ha, easy. right?
I will be bold here and say that I am not that authentic with you. Authentic and bold with the good but not so with the bad and ugly. I love to celebrate your joys and to share your tears but I am afraid to share mine. Why? I guess it is deep seeded leftover yuck from an old life, from a different time, from a different girl that still carries a few scars and secrets from that life. Insecurities of people leaving and humiliating when life got a little messy.
Before MOPS, I went over 10 years without having a friend (besides my husband). I was so afraid of all the things that could go wrong again that I didn't even think about all the things that could go right. It was a journey I started to seek once I gave my life to Christ. It was scary, but I took the first step and then the next and that brings us to tonight. I have been planning this blog for a while now and praying about the first thing I would write. For a long time, nothing, that is until God laid this on my heart last night. If I ever want to sleep again...I better get this all down;)
My smile and joy are real but my year, my year was really really tough. I didn't tell you I had surgery until after the fact. I was afraid you would feel burdened by my admission and also I was a little afraid of rejection. I didn't tell you that my dad and big sister were both diagnosed with cancer in the same month. I didn't tell you that I watched as my big strong dad become weak, unsteady, and forgetful. I didn't tell you that I held my big sister, a woman I loved like a mother, in my arms talking to her of death and heaven days before she met her Savior in heaven. I didn't tell you how hard it was to be so strong for my parents and family. I didn't tell you then but I am telling you now. Sharing this to tell you that you are not alone, that it is OK to be vulnerable, and that it is OK to let others pray for you through the ups and downs. When we come together as believers, Christ is there with us (Matthew 18:20) and we can make things happen!
Tonight, I am being bold. Leaving behind what is safe in order to have something that is real. Scary, not anymore. Why? Because it is written that "God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind" (2 Tim 1:7). God allowed these trials in my life for a divine purpose, all things working together for good (Romans 8:28). My trials have given me character, perseverance, and have helped me to grow to be more like my Savior. My sharing is so we, as the body of Christ (Romans 12:5) can sharpen one another (Proverbs 27:17).
My sisters, are you ready to take the plunge?
Be Blessed and be a Blessing,
Rebecca
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I will be bold here and say that I am not that authentic with you. Authentic and bold with the good but not so with the bad and ugly. I love to celebrate your joys and to share your tears but I am afraid to share mine. Why? I guess it is deep seeded leftover yuck from an old life, from a different time, from a different girl that still carries a few scars and secrets from that life. Insecurities of people leaving and humiliating when life got a little messy.
Before MOPS, I went over 10 years without having a friend (besides my husband). I was so afraid of all the things that could go wrong again that I didn't even think about all the things that could go right. It was a journey I started to seek once I gave my life to Christ. It was scary, but I took the first step and then the next and that brings us to tonight. I have been planning this blog for a while now and praying about the first thing I would write. For a long time, nothing, that is until God laid this on my heart last night. If I ever want to sleep again...I better get this all down;)
My smile and joy are real but my year, my year was really really tough. I didn't tell you I had surgery until after the fact. I was afraid you would feel burdened by my admission and also I was a little afraid of rejection. I didn't tell you that my dad and big sister were both diagnosed with cancer in the same month. I didn't tell you that I watched as my big strong dad become weak, unsteady, and forgetful. I didn't tell you that I held my big sister, a woman I loved like a mother, in my arms talking to her of death and heaven days before she met her Savior in heaven. I didn't tell you how hard it was to be so strong for my parents and family. I didn't tell you then but I am telling you now. Sharing this to tell you that you are not alone, that it is OK to be vulnerable, and that it is OK to let others pray for you through the ups and downs. When we come together as believers, Christ is there with us (Matthew 18:20) and we can make things happen!
Tonight, I am being bold. Leaving behind what is safe in order to have something that is real. Scary, not anymore. Why? Because it is written that "God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind" (2 Tim 1:7). God allowed these trials in my life for a divine purpose, all things working together for good (Romans 8:28). My trials have given me character, perseverance, and have helped me to grow to be more like my Savior. My sharing is so we, as the body of Christ (Romans 12:5) can sharpen one another (Proverbs 27:17).
My sisters, are you ready to take the plunge?
Be Blessed and be a Blessing,
Rebecca
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Taking the plunge
Our MOPS theme this year is; Plunge-love as if your life depended on it. Taking the plunge by being bold and taking risks to build deeper authentic relationships with each other. Being real, for real, in the hopes that we as women can build a community that holds each other up by showing love to each other despite all the things that make us different. Ha, easy. right?
I will be bold here and say that I am not that authentic with you. Authentic and bold with the good but not so with the bad and ugly. I love to celebrate your joys and to share your tears but I am afraid to share mine. Why? I guess it is deep seeded leftover yuck from an old life, from a different time, from a different girl that still carries a few scars and secrets from that life. Insecurities of people leaving and humiliating when life got a little messy.
Before MOPS, I went over 10 years without having a friend (besides my husband). I was so afraid of all the things that could go wrong again that I didn't even think about all the things that could go right. It was a journey I started to seek once I gave my life to Christ. It was scary, but I took the first step and then the next and that brings us to tonight. I have been planning this blog for a while now and praying about the first thing I would write. For a long time, nothing, that is until God laid this on my heart last night. If I ever want to sleep again...I better get this all down;)
My smile and joy are real but my year, my year was really really tough. I didn't tell you I had surgery until after the fact. I was afraid you would feel burdened by my admission and also I was a little afraid of rejection. I didn't tell you that my dad and big sister were both diagnosed with cancer in the same month. I didn't tell you that I watched as my big strong dad become weak, unsteady, and forgetful. I didn't tell you that I held my big sister, a woman I loved like a mother, in my arms talking to her of death and heaven days before she met her Savior in heaven. I didn't tell you how hard it was to be so strong for my parents and family. I didn't tell you then but I am telling you now. Sharing this to tell you that you are not alone, that it is OK to be vulnerable, and that it is OK to let others pray for you through the ups and downs. When we come together as believers, Christ is there with us (Matthew 18:20) and we can make things happen!
Tonight, I am being bold. Leaving behind what is safe in order to have something that is real. Scary, not anymore. Why? Because it is written that "God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind" (2 Tim 1:7). God allowed these trials in my life for a divine purpose, all things working together for good (Romans 8:28). My trials have given me character, perseverance, and have helped me to grow to be more like my Savior. My sharing is so we, as the body of Christ (Romans 12:5) can sharpen one another (Proverbs 27:17).
My sisters, are you ready to take the plunge?
Be Blessed and be a Blessing,
Rebecca
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I will be bold here and say that I am not that authentic with you. Authentic and bold with the good but not so with the bad and ugly. I love to celebrate your joys and to share your tears but I am afraid to share mine. Why? I guess it is deep seeded leftover yuck from an old life, from a different time, from a different girl that still carries a few scars and secrets from that life. Insecurities of people leaving and humiliating when life got a little messy.
Before MOPS, I went over 10 years without having a friend (besides my husband). I was so afraid of all the things that could go wrong again that I didn't even think about all the things that could go right. It was a journey I started to seek once I gave my life to Christ. It was scary, but I took the first step and then the next and that brings us to tonight. I have been planning this blog for a while now and praying about the first thing I would write. For a long time, nothing, that is until God laid this on my heart last night. If I ever want to sleep again...I better get this all down;)
My smile and joy are real but my year, my year was really really tough. I didn't tell you I had surgery until after the fact. I was afraid you would feel burdened by my admission and also I was a little afraid of rejection. I didn't tell you that my dad and big sister were both diagnosed with cancer in the same month. I didn't tell you that I watched as my big strong dad become weak, unsteady, and forgetful. I didn't tell you that I held my big sister, a woman I loved like a mother, in my arms talking to her of death and heaven days before she met her Savior in heaven. I didn't tell you how hard it was to be so strong for my parents and family. I didn't tell you then but I am telling you now. Sharing this to tell you that you are not alone, that it is OK to be vulnerable, and that it is OK to let others pray for you through the ups and downs. When we come together as believers, Christ is there with us (Matthew 18:20) and we can make things happen!
Tonight, I am being bold. Leaving behind what is safe in order to have something that is real. Scary, not anymore. Why? Because it is written that "God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind" (2 Tim 1:7). God allowed these trials in my life for a divine purpose, all things working together for good (Romans 8:28). My trials have given me character, perseverance, and have helped me to grow to be more like my Savior. My sharing is so we, as the body of Christ (Romans 12:5) can sharpen one another (Proverbs 27:17).
My sisters, are you ready to take the plunge?
Be Blessed and be a Blessing,
Rebecca
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