This post contains affiliate links This post was originally written in October 2016 The weekend of October 8th I was planning on attending the Silobration at Magnolia Market in Waco. It had been on our family calendar for months and I was counting down the days until its arrival. I was really bummed when my…
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The Words Between Us Book Review
This post contains affiliate links The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels tells the the story of Robin Windsor a young woman on the run from her past. The book immediately captivates readers as it opens with readers learning some dark details about Robin’s father. Fleeing from a dark family history, Robin has established roots…
How Much Is a Little Girl Worth? Book Review
This post contains affiliate links How Much Is a Little Girl Worth? is the children’s book by author, mom, and sexual abuse survivor Rachael Denhollander. This book is so well done and is a lovely companion to Rachael’s memoir, What Is a Girl Worth? Rachael Denhollander was the first to publicly speak up about how…
Unwrapping the Names of Jesus Book Review
This post contains affiliate links With the plethora of Advent devotional books released in recent years, it is becoming more challenging to find one that is just the right fit. For me, I’ve found that Unwrapping the Names of Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu is exactly what I’ve been looking for. I became familiar with Asheritah…
Friday Five Beauty Edition
This post contains affiliate links In today’s edition of the Friday Five, I’m sharing my top 5 favorite beauty products! 1. Coconut Oil Okay, so this isn’t really a “beauty product” per se, but I highly recommend using it as one. Coconut oil has many healthy properties and I enjoy using it in my homemade…
Friday Five Fall Edition
This post contains affiliate links Since Fall is (hopefully) just around the corner, I want to share with y’all my five must haves for my favorite season! 1. DW Homes Spiced Pumpkin Candle For me, Fall is really more about the feeling. I grew up in California and now I live in Texas so sometimes it…
It’s A Love Story // Part 4
May 26, 2014 After hearing our pastor teach a sermon on dependent prayer, I was encouraged to give my desire for a relationship with Derek to the Lord in prayer. The pastor had encouraged our church body to pray for some crazy things and I decided I would do just that. Here is a portion of…
Happy Birthday My Love
Lovey, today you are 28 I mean 24 (again). I’m so excited and thankful that I get to spend this birthday with you. I am so encouraged by the man of God that you are. The way your heart is soft toward Christ and the way you so tenderly lead me is simply astonishing. I know…
It’s A Love Story // Part 3
May 2, 2014 On this night at The Gathering, the college students were teaming up to play Just Dance on the projector screen. I, who tend to be a “behind the scenes” kind of person, was annoyed when some of the guys began teasing me and telling me that they had signed me up…
It’s A Love Story // Part 2
February 5, 2014 The school I worked for was celebrating Spirit Week and the theme for this day was country western. I showed up to serve at youth group that night dressed in a flannel shirt, boots, and jeans. While I was talking with my group of sophomore girls after the message, Derek came up to…