Favorites Friday: Umbrella needed

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It's the weekend and our Valentine's date will be had on Saturday, hip hip hooray! Husband's gonna surprise me, love surprises. Also squeezing a newborn shoot in and maybe splashing in some puddles.

Some rainy day links:

A grown up nursery

Rainy day makeup

Inspiring snow pictures

Enjoy!

John 12:49

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I have found myself on more than one occasion doing something, thinking something, or saying something that I know is not from me, but had to be the Lord. Seriously, the thought of Him using me in someway shape or form floors me. But just recently I realized its even in scripture, 

"For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it." Johns 12:49

What comfort and reassurance that where we end He is just beginning. 

I read this a couple of weeks ago and can't stop thinking about that fact that there are ways of doing things and thinking about things that haven't been done. God is the ultimate source of inspiration and ingenuity. Here's to God ideas!

Happy Love day

Hubs and I celebrated Valentine's Eve yesterday with flowers and some great conversation, what more could a girl want? But of course a little dinner date will be in order for this weekend and were gonna shoot for a late night and head out after the baby goes down, so smart right? 

It was a lightbulb idea for me!

Happy Valentine's Day dearies!

Huge news: My sister published in Yoga Journal magazine!

So I thought it was quite the scene when my sister strapped her Manduka yoga mat to the back of her Harley motorcycle to go to yoga practice. What a pairing, so I took a picture. That picture made it to Facebook and with the suggestion of a dear friend was sent into Manduka, who contacted us quickly and wanted more of her! So naturally I thought we could take a picture of my sister doing yoga on railroad tracks, ya know where everyone practices yoga! Little can you tell by the picture that it was a brisk freezing cold morning (30 degrees) and my baby was strapped to my back as I lay down on the railroad to get the shot, hysterical. Shoot, if I'd known that throwing my sister on the railroad tracks doing a yoga pose would have landed her in a magazine I would have done it alot earlier!

A sweater blanket weekend

It was cold and even snowed a bit this weekend, but my trusty new sweater blanket took care of all my heating needs. Also it doubles as a nursing cover and blanket for kiddos; I love multi-tasking garments!

p.s It was on the clearance rack at Old Navy because of all the swimsuits they have out now despite our snowy weather!

Favorites Friday: Handstands & giveaway winner

Back when I was a gymnast (I was crazy obsessed with the sport) I used to be in the 1 minute club, meaning I could hold a handstand for a whole minute, pretty sure my sister, the yogi has stolen that title now! So when I saw this room with a handstand in it, I about died. LOVE. Whimsy in a room makes me do a happy dance. And so does announcing the giveaway winner.....

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The winner to for the Shabby Apple giveaway is:

 Gina M Maddox said...

I love the teacher's pet skirt.

I like them on FB -- Crave to Save

gina.m.maddox (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Congrats Gina, Ill be sending you an email shortly!

Other happy dance links:

These drool-worthy rooms

3 Valentine outfits

Pork chops never looked so good

Now go do a handstand, it's the weekend!

He will not delay

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I tend to err on the side of late for most things, I'm working on it. But God, 

He never delays. I heard a sermon once that talked about waiting even until the last five minutes. I love that, those last five minutes can be a crucial test of faith. So hold fast He will come through always, help is on its way just around the corner. And here's the song to carry you through.

"My help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth."

Psalm 121:2

p.s Giveaway winner announced tomorrow, thank you for all the entries!