Just wanted to let you all know that today is the last day of the big holiday sale in my shop. www.iwonderoriginal.storenvy.com
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Sale
Just wanted to let you all know that today is the last day of the big holiday sale in my shop. www.iwonderoriginal.storenvy.com
God's Beauty is Everywhere
"God's beauty is everywhere! Capture it!" Whether by art, photography, decorating, writing, speaking, encouraging or the hundreds of others ways... capture it and share it!!! This little quick artwork was done on a piece of regular ole cardboard. @hippieindisguise you inspired this!! Use what you have and choose to see the whimsical beauty!!
Rooted Beauty - Facial Products Changing the World
Friends, have you heard of the beautiful company @rootedbeautyco? They create and sell facial products that benefit women in poverty and human trafficking! I usually try to be as organic and all natural as I possibly and sensibly can. I came across their products on IG and 1. Loved their mission 2. Loved that they are pretty close to all natural and organic 4. Their products/packaging are biodegradable. I am currently using these three lip butters and LOVE them!! The Berry mint one is especially AWESOME!! Please take time to go check out their shop! I hope to purchase more of their facial products.
http://www.rootedbeauty.com
My Sweet Cousin
This is what happens when you go to the store with your cousin and find her shopping for you and others. She's such a caring and beautiful soul! (and clearly knows me so well😂)
Climb Every Mountain
Good morning friends, I've been thinking about you all lately and the special journey each one of you have in life. I've been blessed to follow along with many of you and get to know your hearts and dreams. I really feel that 2015 is going to be amazing and that God has so much in store! I just want you to know that no matter how frustrating things may seem or how purposeless or depressed you may feel, there is always one who is right beside you, wanting to be your best friend. He has great plans in store for you - believe it - because it's true! I want to know more about you, your dreams, and where/how you feel God calling you in your life. Share below or feel free to dm me😊✨ You all are so special! Make sure you check out @jeanneoliver's beautiful course called "Becoming: The Unfolding of You." Yesterday was day two of week one. My heart is being so encouraged, inspired, and absolutely lifted up to Jesus by this life changing course. I dare each one of you to go sign up! 😊✨ You can find the course in her profile.
These are a few of my Favorite Things
🎶 These are a few of my favorite things 🎶 The new Country living magazine with little French songs playing in the background and eating off of this ADORABLE @cathkidston_ltd London inspired plate! 😊😊😊😊✨✨✨✨✨ What are a few of your favorite things?
Becoming - The Unfolding of You - Jeanne Oliver
Friends, do you know @jeanneoliver? I'm sure most of you do!! 😊 I recently discovered her website and have not been the same since. You know that feeling when you have found something that so utterly delights you that you want to either sit and cry or squeal with delight and shout it to the world? Well, that's exactly how I felt when I discovered her and her site!!!! (What an incredibly beautiful soul you are@jeanneoliver!!!) Well, she has created along with several other amazing ladies, a free course called "Becoming - the unfolding of you". Today was the first week and launch of the first videos. Besides crying my eyes out and just wishing I could jump through the screen and hug Jeanne so tight, I was blown away and absolutely inspired by her story she shared as well as her great passion for Jesus! Ladies, please, go sign up and join in on this amazing creative course! It will change your heart and life - at least it is for me! It's so beautiful and peaceful! I love that there will be a little creative video included with each week. Go to her account. The link is in her profile 😊😊😊✨✨✨
New Creative IG Account
Dear Friends, @_emilylind, one of the most creative and sweetest people I've ever known, has just launched a new account for all of the creative community. It's a place where you can share your stories, creations, talents, dreams, passions and struggles. I'm so excited to watch the account grow and see her flourish in this new platform!! Emily, you are going to (and already are) touch so many hearts and brighten oh so many souls!! I'm so very proud of you!! @_calledtobecreative
Old Fashioned Mail
Handwritten mail is the best! Oh my dear friend@madlynj! You can't imagine my excitement when this little envelope full of whimsical treasures arrived in the mail yesterday! You are the sweetest!!! Thank you oh so very much!
Friends, if you aren't following this beautiful soul, you are missing out on so much! Madlyn is one incredibly creative and talented individual that always fills me with inspiration!
I Believe in You
Words are powerful. They can make or break a person. Sometimes all we need is a simple "I Believe in You" to lift our spirits and encourage us to persevere. My heart breaks for those who never hear these words... those who are constantly torn down and their fighting spirits beat to a pulp. Please, don't be the one to tear someone down but choose the opportunity to speak life into them. And for you my wonderful friends, I Believe in You!!!! 💛
Antique - Disneyland
Don't you just love when your trip to the antique store ends with finding little goodies like these? 😃🎉 (You may or may not be seeing a few new necklaces made with those fabulous keys!!)😊✨✨💜 I would love to see some of your favorite items you've found thrifting or antiquing!
Photo by Vanessa Leigh
This gorgeous photo is by @byvanessaleigh You MUST go check out her beautiful gallery - it's so full of inspiration - dreamy pastel colors, vintage beauty and travel.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
January Book #1
Good Morning my friends! Here is the official launch of our book club!! Book #1 is Preemptive Love (buy here @preemptivelove). We will read this book for January and have discussion on it the last day of the month. I understand that the timing is a little off for this month but we will work it out!! Please, don't feel panicked or anything like that. We are going to have so much fun and learn so very much!! I'm eager to read along with you all and see how God directs us and changes our hearts!! You all are beautiful and have such lovely dreams!! God has huge plans for each one of you!!
Book Club List
Alrighty my friends!!! I am so excited about the response I received about the book club! This is going to be an amazing year full of learning and many life changing thoughts. The book list is ready and is compiled of many subjects to help us be change in our world. I am eager to begin and look forward to all of the discussions. I have not read each of these books and we may not all agree - but that's ok!! We are all striving to be the best we can be and all have so much to learn from one another. Embrace this adventure with the idea that God is going to draw you closer to Him and encourage you to dig deeper. So without further ado, here is the list: 1. Preemptive Love (buy from @preemptivelove ) 2. The Little Prince 3. The Hiding Place 4. To Kill a Mockingbird 5. I am Malala 6. Tramp for The Lord 7. Love Does 8. How to Win Friends and Influence People 9. 12 Pillars 10. Where He Leads - Dale Evans Rogers 11. Kisses From Katie 12. God's Smuggler
Book Club
Would anyone be interested in a book club? I really enjoy reading and learning new things but sometimes I have a hard time finishing books. I have always wanted to join a book club for several reasons. 1. You have a schedule and time frame to help you finish a book 2. You have friends to discuss the book with 3. You learn oh so much through reading books 4. Many different subjects can be covered and different time periods Anyway, I am hoping to put a book list together and would be so happy if you would like to join along!! We can read a book each month and have a little fun discussing it here on IG. I would love to hear your thoughts!!
Create Love Project
Friends, I have something that I am unbelievably excited to share with you!! Photographers from all over the country, are teaming up to "be change" in this world. We are each offering a free photo shoot to a family or individual that has been through some tough times lately and could use a little love and sincere care and encourage in their lives. As I specialize in ladies portraits, this is who I am thrilled to offer a free session to. But now we need your help. We need nominations for families and individuals!! I'll be posting the guidelines and info in just a sec. This life is so much more than living the norm... it's about stepping outside of your comfort zone and sharing Jesus's light with others! God gave us talents and gifts for the ultimate purpose of spreading his word... this includes being different than the rest and walking by faith!! I'm so proud of and thankful for @heatherglasby putting this amazing project together!
Beloved Necklace
Hey friends!! Hope you are all having a WONDERFUL morning!!! This necklace (it's on SALE) is available at www.iwonderoriginal.storenvy.com After wearing hand stamped jewelry... I don't think I will wear anything else. There is something so powerful about looking down at my bracelet or necklace and seeing encouraging and inspiring words. Well... Christmas is just around the corner and I'm trying to make my purchases more intentional and meaningful. These kind of items are what I like to purchase. Anyway, I would love for you to check out the shop for other lovely items as well! Leave a comment tagging a friend who would be encouraged by this necklace as well as a friend's shop I should check out. Love meeting new small business owners and seeing their incredible creativity!! Plus, I'm in need of Christmas present ideas!!!
Inspiration
What would you do? Would you take that dream seriously? Would you then choose to walk by faith? Would you quit waiting for the perfect time to start because deep inside you really think it's insanely crazy or that you could never do it? We serve a HUGE God who can do ANYTHING! We can never do it...alone... but through our weaknesses, He becomes our STRENGTH! Friends... it's through the failure, frustration, ridicule, fear and hard work that God molds us. It's part of the incredibly journey of stepping out in faith and true purpose in Him....learning to exchange doubt for TRUST. I want to know what you would do. There is power in writing something down... putting thoughts to paper. It makes them tangible and more realistic than just a dream floating in your head. Please, take the time to leave a comment and tell me your dream... your thoughts and your ideas that you feel God has placed on your heart. Then... take what you leave in a comment and write it down on a piece of paper... tape it somewhere in your house where you can see it each day. Then... PRAY, TRUST and WALK BY FAITH!
Photo by Angela
Photo and beautiful words by @little_things33 ---------- We are all the same. We all have brokenness, we all have mess, we all have wrestlings and struggling. None of us is above each other whether we want to accept this or not. We each have pride, whether that comes out in gossip to lift our fragile ego or whether it simply seeps out in the quiet corners of our thinking. We all have hatred, anger in us, and whether this comes out in a blatant tongue lashing of another or a punishing silent treatment of another, it's there. We all have our ways of trying to disconnect from reality, from feeling what we need to feel, whether that be through busy-ness, constant background noise to keep us from facing our thoughts, or a full-blown addiction we try to mask, it's there in each of us. We are all wounded in some way or another. We're all the same. Each just a different kind of broken but each with potential to let beauty grow, where there has been breaking.
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