tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266608452188972242024-03-14T03:58:51.844-04:00My Apple TreeOnly God knows how many apples are in one seedBrittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-54517570849485677292012-09-25T13:03:00.001-04:002012-09-25T13:03:49.958-04:00Be Still, My SoulLots of questions. <br />
Unanswered questions. <br />
Fears. <br />
Doubts. <br />
Tears.<br />
Anxiety. <br />
Sadness. <br />
Uncertainty. <br />
Disappointment.<br />
Sometimes life can be tough. Especially when events and issues are out of my control. <br />
My thoughts can begin questioning God and His timing in my life. My prayers seem to not be heard. And I grow more and more weary and tired. <br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Exodus 14:14</span></em><br />
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But through these times, God always carries us, even though we may not realize it at the time when we seem to have so many unanswered questions. As we seek to get to know Him more deeply and purely, He leads and carries us through the valleys and deep waters. <br />
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And beforelong we see that these fears, struggles and disappointments are blessings in disguise. It's not always easy, simple and convenient to get to this point, but I don't believe it is meant to be that way. <br />
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We don't have to understand what God is doing,we just have to trust Him. <br />
And once we do, everything seems to fall into place.<br />
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Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-75472412448733961272012-02-22T15:24:00.000-05:002012-02-22T15:24:31.745-05:00The Starfish StoryThe Starfish Story<br />
Original Story by: Loren Eisley<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.<br />
Approaching the boy, he asked, "What are you doing?"<br />
The youth replied, "Throwing starfish back into the ocean."<br />
"The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die."<br />
"Son," the man said, "don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of Starfish? You can’t make a difference!"<br />
After listening, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. <br />
Then, smiling at the man, he said "I made a difference for that one."</span>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-13486979025735720392012-02-14T11:48:00.000-05:002012-02-14T11:48:36.474-05:00LOVE<span style="font-size: large;">During prayers last night, Ella said, "God, YOU are our FAVORITE Valentine!"</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">May you know the love that God has for each of us always. It is bigger and greater than the love we share with our special ones here. It is so hard for me to fathom that His love is that much greater than the love I have for my little Ella and Wilson, but it is.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Five Bible Passages About Love for Valentine’s Day (Or Any Day)</u></span><br />
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You know it’s coming, because marketing campaigns have been nagging us about it for weeks: Valentine’s Day! Maybe you’re already looking forward to a romantic date night with the love of your life… or maybe you’re resigned to playing video games and curating your Pinterest boards by yourself while all your friends go out with their significant others. (Hey, I’ve been there.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>1. 1 Corinthians 13</u></span><br />
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Perhaps the most famous Bible passage about love, this one is frequently and understandably recited at weddings. But as with many well-known Bible quotes about love, it’s not just romantic love that is being described:<br />
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a ringing brass gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and I know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I parcel out all my possessions, and if I hand over my body in order that I will be burned, but do not have love, it benefits me nothing.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Love is patient, love is kind, love is not jealous, it does not boast, it does not become conceited, it does not behave dishonorably, it is not selfish, it does not become angry, it does not keep a record of wrongs, it does not rejoice at unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will pass away. If there are tongues, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but whenever the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside the things of a child. For now we see through a mirror indirectly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known. And now these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. (LEB)</div><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">2. 1 John 4:16-18</span></u><br />
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God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (NIV)<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">3. Romans 12:9-13</span></u><br />
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Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality. (HCSB)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>4. 1 John 3:10-17</u></span><br />
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This is how God’s children and the devil’s children are apparent: everyone who doesn’t practice righteousness is not from God, including the person who doesn’t love a brother or sister. This is the message that you heard from the beginning: love each other. Don’t behave like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he kill him? He killed him because his own works were evil, but the works of his brother were righteous. Don’t be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. We know that we have transferred from death to life, because we love the brothers and sisters. The person who does not love remains in death. Everyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him. This is how we know love: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. But if a person has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need and that person doesn’t care—how can the love of God remain in him? (CEB)<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">5. Matthew 22:34-40</span></u><br />
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But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”<br />
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (ESV)<br />
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How does the picture of love in these verses compare to the type of love that marketing campaigns and relationship manuals exhort us to practice? Do you exhibit this type of love toward your spouse or significant other? Do you exhibit this type of love toward everyone in your life?<br />
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He hears us. He wants us to be comforted and He wants to be in every single part of our lives. No matter how big or small.<br />
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I cried out to the Lord last night and I KNEW HIS PRESENCE. It was then that all was okay. I was surrounded by His love and felt the peace that only God can give us. Just as we hold and comfort our own babies in our arms, God does just the same with us. But the amazing thing is how much stronger His love for us is than the love we feel for our own children.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Exodus 22:23</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">Cry out to the Lord ... He does listen.</span><br />
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</div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-18596616691459927652012-01-26T23:46:00.000-05:002012-01-26T23:46:27.586-05:00Home Sweet HomeOne of my guilty pleasures pretty much involves anything that has to do with the home. From real estate, furniture shopping, and remodeling to fabric and color palettes, paint colors, and house floor plans (as a child, I would sketch these out on road trips for entertainment!). Watching HGTV is my way of decompressing after a long day.<br />
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I have forever been thinking through our bonusroom and how to make it a more practical, livable yet also pretty space for our family. I love the space of the room, but very much dislike the constant surrounding of toys and "junk." I love this room mainly because it is what keeps all of this stuff out of our DEN,<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here is another reason I am working on this room ...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a class="avatar" href="http://www.etsy.com/people/Serendipiteee" title="Serendipiteee"><img alt="Serendipiteee" src="http://img1.etsystatic.com/iusa_75x75.8572861.jpg" /></a> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/Serendipiteee"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Karen Larkin on Etsy</strong></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I found the most awesome Etsy shop! For some time, I have been collecting samples of fabrics to go with my <em><strong>blah</strong></em> chocolate sleeper, khaki walls, white wainscoting, and extra large wall of windows. So far, this room has gotten the least of my decorating attention, and it just does not fit my taste and personality. But, as I've said, it is used mostly as a playroom for now, so it certainly has not been a decorating priority for me. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY8RCYCoSrZpFWkhyphenhyphenHT_s1O9WjckoOClhxFeto7tVIfd0mDDvrmesePr60AnPc9Ke9SWtpqYwW1gxaGMPVt618k_UtgDot95Z2nwFIE3m0Il60JMtwdAAJMGDtF_6ClCLOxHjKug8XOI/s1600/Playroom-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY8RCYCoSrZpFWkhyphenhyphenHT_s1O9WjckoOClhxFeto7tVIfd0mDDvrmesePr60AnPc9Ke9SWtpqYwW1gxaGMPVt618k_UtgDot95Z2nwFIE3m0Il60JMtwdAAJMGDtF_6ClCLOxHjKug8XOI/s320/Playroom-1.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/Serendipiteee"><strong>I found this outstanding shop!!</strong></a> I love just about every single fabric she has! This is just the fun and fresh look I want for our bonusroom. I love all the new ikat, chevron, and lattice patterns that are big right now. </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My thoughts are to have pillows and drapes made in coordinating fabrics to go with my chocolate sofa. And then find another fabric to recover my loveseat in.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">They are all so fresh ... how do I decide?!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, have you ever painted over wallpaper??</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-51425035572038282952012-01-24T09:55:00.000-05:002012-01-24T09:55:43.823-05:00HE Has Planned Something Better!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A best friend always knows what you need.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the timing is usually perfect ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-21728146861509650872012-01-13T17:31:00.000-05:002012-01-13T17:31:55.330-05:00Have Trust, Gain PeaceWhen my doctor told me, at 27 weeks pregnant, that if I didn't put myself on bedrest, then our precious baby boy would most certainly arrive. And at only 27 weeks along, I knew that we needed more time. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyvbcZdwBCafvJGRXZCE03HT6L5tqGp-h4II0VGqWD13pX4ynQhz-rmCERtQmcxhiTYzuNPB65ejKctwNnZ43dGwbiwBNU9AU8awNJFBfu9QINZepbE6xqhN9TO_4ACOnQoxvXRYthrg/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyvbcZdwBCafvJGRXZCE03HT6L5tqGp-h4II0VGqWD13pX4ynQhz-rmCERtQmcxhiTYzuNPB65ejKctwNnZ43dGwbiwBNU9AU8awNJFBfu9QINZepbE6xqhN9TO_4ACOnQoxvXRYthrg/s320/3.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After hearing half of what my incredible doctor had told me, and after the shock of it all and wondering how I was going to be a MOM to our almost 3 year old little girl, somehow I was okay. I never really questioned the popular response of "Why God?" With HIS grace, I knew that whatever happened, we would somehow be okay. We would get through it, only with His help. I knew that we were/are ultimately HIS, and our sweet little baby boy was in His hands. Somehow I allowed God to take over my heart, and I had complete PEACE.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqm7fiDt-d0Zrv9bjCJW2max7ez96H4Hs8w3S0qUgW6Kt3_5qSMwN5TtpCY5GvCRrVt2B4qPb0ao07Os2RN1G8LLtxeLu3o8dPdJaOga-TvZmHG8HueCYDwfNxW2g9d3mSq-WEzJxQ4o/s1600/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqm7fiDt-d0Zrv9bjCJW2max7ez96H4Hs8w3S0qUgW6Kt3_5qSMwN5TtpCY5GvCRrVt2B4qPb0ao07Os2RN1G8LLtxeLu3o8dPdJaOga-TvZmHG8HueCYDwfNxW2g9d3mSq-WEzJxQ4o/s320/23.jpg" width="213px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">With the help of my wonderful parents, our amazing friends and church members, we figured out a good plan. And with many extra doctors appointments, a few small scares, a couple of fainting spells, many extra pounds gained trying to fatten our boy up, a very sore body, and an extremely understanding incredible toddler, we made it to a whopping 38 weeks and we met a perfectly healthy, strong little Wilson!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh6V1ecIQYVBcrUMZCJ8xM6n0laJuMOtn19nYU7ihSjtvxBo_fDdkilALcH2KflvktJkwMjTthGG6ckVM1_GmDUqOqvswp8e6argGfDCOReLTPw4wLdmASSF2jOe_cdM_3qUU4cetY9U/s1600/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh6V1ecIQYVBcrUMZCJ8xM6n0laJuMOtn19nYU7ihSjtvxBo_fDdkilALcH2KflvktJkwMjTthGG6ckVM1_GmDUqOqvswp8e6argGfDCOReLTPw4wLdmASSF2jOe_cdM_3qUU4cetY9U/s320/25.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I suppose my point in sharing all this is to help remind myself where my faith was through all of this. It was complete TRUST in our mightly God. It was the PEACE I had in knowing that HE was in complete CONTROL. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When I think back about it all now, it amazes me at how HE works. I may never understand why all this happened, but I certainly don't question it. I see the special bond my husband and daughter made during this time, how much extra time they spent together and how close their relationship is now. I can't help but wonder if maybe they wouldn't be so close now. I see all the quiet time I spent in God's word learning and studying and growing closer in my walk with the Lord. I see how important relationships and friendships are, and that we are always needed. Whether it's an extra friendly "hey, just checking on you" or a thoughtful card in the mail, or a home-cooked meal to someone that could use it. Or just because. So, I don't question HIS "why" because I know that it was somehow for HIS good. I may never understand His reasons, but I believe we aren't supposed to. We just TRUST in Him and His wonderful ways. Some of them are obvious and some are not.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0iJYt3auCic_nNIvlLpJRNB2nKW_Asz8CWUfl4oPCECaA54G3w_LpNS3BKX9LtJ-ApSmrun_sG1sC2Mwz-O80crOSVs_nXTojV4LiSQ1tBiZOCGPxqYFuA_JMB9VhHcThIrwxHLJ9H8/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0iJYt3auCic_nNIvlLpJRNB2nKW_Asz8CWUfl4oPCECaA54G3w_LpNS3BKX9LtJ-ApSmrun_sG1sC2Mwz-O80crOSVs_nXTojV4LiSQ1tBiZOCGPxqYFuA_JMB9VhHcThIrwxHLJ9H8/s320/14.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thinking through all of this now makes me want to be a better person. Not for me, but for our loving Lord. He opened my eyes to so much during my "scare", and thinking through my New Year's <strike>resolutions </strike>"thoughts on bettering my life" has made me think back on this time of rest I had over 2 years ago. With the craziness and contant hustle and bustle of being a stay at home mom, trying my best to keep it all together, trying to figure out a balance, I think about the good that can come out of rest. I should stop and just take it all in -- all the beautiful wonders of this world. My life as it is now and how fortunate I am. And not about the "nots" and the "don't haves" in my life.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Take time for life. Remember whose life it is. And live it to your fullest. But remember to give HIM all the GLORY.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDLc_OWR8OP1W7EmWD1nBD86DwcMcV1sl6lqxkWuijJ7m8jDpFA64xggTyZdZcYhDYwgrdOFJViKhR9Z7fYbywgw2oBpWg-51CA0PuaulTih1TU3vpUGn8IWEVtGLvnuuGax7eR0OPAs/s1600/untitled-2444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDLc_OWR8OP1W7EmWD1nBD86DwcMcV1sl6lqxkWuijJ7m8jDpFA64xggTyZdZcYhDYwgrdOFJViKhR9Z7fYbywgw2oBpWg-51CA0PuaulTih1TU3vpUGn8IWEVtGLvnuuGax7eR0OPAs/s320/untitled-2444.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here is my simple strategy ... </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I cut out coupons from 2 Sunday newspapers. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I look through the CVS circular to find what is on sale or what has "ExtraBucks". </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I purchase what items are on sale that I have the coupons for. Keep in mind that when CVS has a 2/$4 sale, for example, since you are buying a quatity of 2, you can use 2 coupons on those items. This explains my reasons for buying 2 Sunday papers.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My first trip to CVS last Sunday, I bought some great, useful items, like shampoo, soap, toothpaste, Flinstone vitamins, Tylenol, 2 BOXES of Pampers, and more. My total came to around $130. With coupons, I got my total down to $53, however I walked away with $17 of ExtraBucks!! I was fairly pleased, especially considering I bought all household products that we NEEDED anyway!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I did the same thing this past Sunday, but this time walked away with $22 worth of products for absolutely FREE!!! I was so excited! This certainly makes it FUN and worthwhile! And this is without much extra effort and time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWSXpniNkMSbI_m3TgY3PA7QCsjUanr4jWpwQUOGQvtyYhZ_JlwyUwN1qLr3XRbngN4S7vkGs2ClyaDXs6rrK61KAr8IUqJ7qbxvOU-MQVn6bP65GP9A3Mo3YVAOGQDDrSWLtnyU2DSk/s1600/untitled-2602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWSXpniNkMSbI_m3TgY3PA7QCsjUanr4jWpwQUOGQvtyYhZ_JlwyUwN1qLr3XRbngN4S7vkGs2ClyaDXs6rrK61KAr8IUqJ7qbxvOU-MQVn6bP65GP9A3Mo3YVAOGQDDrSWLtnyU2DSk/s320/untitled-2602.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>This feeling of accomplishment leaves me with a better sense of self-worth, and that is something I need a little extra of these days.<br />
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If I can do it, YOU can too! Start SIMPLE!!<br />
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</div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-70745645824577673702012-01-03T15:34:00.000-05:002012-01-03T15:34:27.803-05:00Thoughts on TWENTY-TWELVE!Each year that comes and passes, I realize that I never stick to my resolutions. But I also have never put them into writing and truly "studied" them with much thought. This year, I plan to continually remind myself of the things I want to do to improve the quality of my and my family's life. Now these may seem simple and generic to some, but they are important to me and thoughts that I know are not out of reach for me. Some are easy and I've already made progress on, and others I still am not sure how to improve on. <br />
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Here are some of my thoughts on starting the new year off FRESH ...<br />
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1. Simplify my life.<br />
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2. Be a more frugal and smart shopper. Learn how to coupon and spend more wisely.<br />
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3. "Just a closer walk with thee ..." Find and make time for God daily. Study Scripture and apply it to my life. Grow in my walk with the Lord.<br />
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4. Lead a more active lifestyle. Get back into tennis playing (it was my life growing up), take Wilson on more strolls, family neighborhood walks, increase my jogging capability (I hate to run!), tone and get into better shape.<br />
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5. Drink more water and less Diet Coke and Sweet Tea! Be more conscious about what I put into body. Learn how to eat and cook healthier for my family.<br />
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6. Organize my home and learn how to stay organized.<br />
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7. Spend moe quality time with my children, husband and frinds. I have always had gread intentions of doing "extras" but have never been thorough and consistent on following through.<br />
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8. Grow my home business.<br />
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9. Time Management and more patience.<br />
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10. Get up earlier and be more productive.<br />
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Happy New Year!! It is going to be an awesome 2012!!Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-44344538345573622632011-05-16T14:49:00.000-04:002011-05-16T14:49:24.849-04:00Are they Pains or Blessings?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAmQUgcqGjWmm4b6jAaaoY2ZeWsEuarzwHMaRanockugbtGB6Pt3gU6EVEn9oj58JwIDMSFh_HD8rNv_Urm9LNWkstqV50n532T0k_tM6W2cssx4vQmpSFp0ESYhdGUp-U6dgSPQ-ch4/s1600/easter-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAmQUgcqGjWmm4b6jAaaoY2ZeWsEuarzwHMaRanockugbtGB6Pt3gU6EVEn9oj58JwIDMSFh_HD8rNv_Urm9LNWkstqV50n532T0k_tM6W2cssx4vQmpSFp0ESYhdGUp-U6dgSPQ-ch4/s320/easter-25.jpg" width="213px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We've all asked, "Why me, God?" At some time or another, most of us have wondered why bad things happen, why we get hurt, why we suffer, and we sometimes even question God's timing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyChopN-ijH6AecPwmTnFZyjGFuYiMU-S0ZROvGzQLwTIdNwqkHvDyS-geqdcVBJn1Boo6kUL6DQYhaCtAWoSZJByvr_OaOdLiLuzZ0OdVui9-2-u2BcaUmPjAXy1UzmxBdUoBTnuzZIY/s1600/easter-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyChopN-ijH6AecPwmTnFZyjGFuYiMU-S0ZROvGzQLwTIdNwqkHvDyS-geqdcVBJn1Boo6kUL6DQYhaCtAWoSZJByvr_OaOdLiLuzZ0OdVui9-2-u2BcaUmPjAXy1UzmxBdUoBTnuzZIY/s320/easter-24.jpg" width="212px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A recent song gave me a new way to digest these thoughts, and I hope this will bring you comfort too. Please consider this ...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"What if your blessings come through raindrops?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What if your healing comes through tears?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And what if a thousand sleepless nights </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">are what it taks to know YOU are near?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What if trials of this life ... the rain, the storms, the hardest nights ... are YOUR mercies in disguise?"</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">(Taken from Laura Story's song "Blessings")</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbirXdEd_OPMYzA5iZxSSeiPEjyrQOu8JM_3YjxDfRFMfygLEYaeY9v7fayUoJuxIKwWBE3wzb-TNRVdtsLH359oTlLeFJmmAvM4mhgfCxqH4FoGB2JImNg8NuTNSQeed8QLeP4hHlhyphenhyphenI/s1600/easter-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbirXdEd_OPMYzA5iZxSSeiPEjyrQOu8JM_3YjxDfRFMfygLEYaeY9v7fayUoJuxIKwWBE3wzb-TNRVdtsLH359oTlLeFJmmAvM4mhgfCxqH4FoGB2JImNg8NuTNSQeed8QLeP4hHlhyphenhyphenI/s320/easter-22.jpg" width="213px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song."</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Psalm 95:2</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvDQDIK7rzV3XA3n6qvnX496al7XOo8BZn3fJnC5i2boy1YQNG2pZDwLTVUzMTsyO82N1L842tR25xn4FGYGbG8CAdk-sUQpmm0Y-KL0kgJhCS9wFiLidHVM9tqFBTrpsBtEfSRvWn-U/s1600/easter-32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvDQDIK7rzV3XA3n6qvnX496al7XOo8BZn3fJnC5i2boy1YQNG2pZDwLTVUzMTsyO82N1L842tR25xn4FGYGbG8CAdk-sUQpmm0Y-KL0kgJhCS9wFiLidHVM9tqFBTrpsBtEfSRvWn-U/s320/easter-32.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we praise HIM -- especially in the bad times -- we ensure our victory!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgize2KhPKUGHBZmjmGEtrCKK1NLUcESfgEFt9ShKmfcqMt5z3iULCw1yBvHq9mso_K1TfZL4IWssQXsXmAXtVzY9M6_MvmdsxIeSHIsew8k2nbZYq4-VrrfLyH-4UYtNu44UMVcUljqS0/s1600/easter-35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgize2KhPKUGHBZmjmGEtrCKK1NLUcESfgEFt9ShKmfcqMt5z3iULCw1yBvHq9mso_K1TfZL4IWssQXsXmAXtVzY9M6_MvmdsxIeSHIsew8k2nbZYq4-VrrfLyH-4UYtNu44UMVcUljqS0/s320/easter-35.jpg" width="240px" /></a></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-30105960747710339522011-05-11T12:39:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:31:48.653-04:00I Am Back GodI have been busy. But who hasn't been??<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjNg_mAXCGIYP4frigJnoxaxoe0e5kf4hYGdDpPs3YowHppQQt8WMzCw3Ot0-JANIi6xkJtHTlrw0n8ilbcN4o4uYL_hm0BHw1Szv5ShbzgHL0pSVKdmz3-CjZP1bZjNVc3egUETWgDA/s1600/easter-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjNg_mAXCGIYP4frigJnoxaxoe0e5kf4hYGdDpPs3YowHppQQt8WMzCw3Ot0-JANIi6xkJtHTlrw0n8ilbcN4o4uYL_hm0BHw1Szv5ShbzgHL0pSVKdmz3-CjZP1bZjNVc3egUETWgDA/s320/easter-4.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Why is it that when I am busy, I tend to forget about God? I just can't seem to find time for Him. There is always something that seems to be just a little more important.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGIQv9kSw-B5bhrf8QqC13fFcQsUE1tKd6LyxjPoqOD3BbAlxfDVo7ulPBN43igYhd0vMNGO8DiQofvqfQVZ7W2nf48Rjkd1noJDASUx6QYLaI19cSdncSnkzGdmexg0XglRvxG_v7xw/s1600/easter-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGIQv9kSw-B5bhrf8QqC13fFcQsUE1tKd6LyxjPoqOD3BbAlxfDVo7ulPBN43igYhd0vMNGO8DiQofvqfQVZ7W2nf48Rjkd1noJDASUx6QYLaI19cSdncSnkzGdmexg0XglRvxG_v7xw/s320/easter-8.jpg" width="213px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After a wonderful evening with a very dear and special friend, my priorities have shifted. I am so thankful for the Godly women in my life that constantly and lovingly and without even knowing bring me back to where I should be and to where I want to be.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/olSyCLJU3O0" title="YouTube video player" width="425"></iframe>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-84727382363574745332011-04-04T15:23:00.000-04:002011-04-04T15:23:11.124-04:00Is it my life to live ... or His?I let worry and stress consume me. What I too often forget is that these are all sins. Why am I so quick to forget God? These sins imply that I don't fully trust that God is BIG enough, POWERFUL enough, or LOVING enough to take care of what is happening in my life.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcx0SJ7HQtoHH8iANisHhO5eYXMuT0axqu0UDTvQNnQYOHL5fLcltuR-dj5DkQe6dHEyBAYus2rRu_bwgNpS278Xx-f7DNR1QxFY5Lw_4XLOnAQgylbr60bnrpYXDFuPzY-kTrGsIaPQ/s1600/033_33_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcx0SJ7HQtoHH8iANisHhO5eYXMuT0axqu0UDTvQNnQYOHL5fLcltuR-dj5DkQe6dHEyBAYus2rRu_bwgNpS278Xx-f7DNR1QxFY5Lw_4XLOnAQgylbr60bnrpYXDFuPzY-kTrGsIaPQ/s320/033_33_01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have thoroughly enjoyed taking some much-needed time to read an awesome book that is helping me grow in my relationship with God. In doing so, I was recently reminded that this is <em><strong>not</strong></em> <em><strong>my</strong></em> life to live! I don't think I have ever really stopped and taken that in fully until now. This is HIS life. I am here, able to enjoy so many pure moments -- Godly moments with my children, amazing sunsets, answered prayers, a life of love and happiness here on earth -- <strong><em>only</em></strong> because <strong>GOD</strong> has given me this life to live. And when I let these sins -- worry, stress, negativity, discontentment, anger, fear -- consume me, I am not living my life the way HE wants me to.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Ephesians 2:8 says, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is a gift from God..."</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">By letting these sins consume me, as I too often do, I am not shining for Him, and glorifying Him in the way that I am living my life. I am not to live the life that <strong>I</strong> want. This is not the life He wants for me.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1 Corinthians 10:31 says, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">That is what my life should be. It should be about Him. Not <em><strong>my</strong></em> stress, not <em><strong>my</strong></em> worries, not <em><strong>my</strong></em> fears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMHoi2sNcRu9nJlxC1Zi8yFi2_oihfV4wOlTgXGxMVrE6y8zzJOJlbdX97CsKFa4Db55OK7Uy7CO2CPfewYEcsHn47xXg3Ya8NNmu40le9XqJlClqFpPQdjxWdgcQ_Owmww1WIvfta5o/s1600/church-altar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMHoi2sNcRu9nJlxC1Zi8yFi2_oihfV4wOlTgXGxMVrE6y8zzJOJlbdX97CsKFa4Db55OK7Uy7CO2CPfewYEcsHn47xXg3Ya8NNmu40le9XqJlClqFpPQdjxWdgcQ_Owmww1WIvfta5o/s320/church-altar.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Although it is extremely hard at times, I realize that as long as I put my trust in God and make my life His, then I have no need for these things that are bringing me down because I know that God loves me so very much, more than I love my very own children, and He will take care of me, protect me, and guide me down His path to life Eternal -- a life where there is no pain, no fear, no worries, no sadness, no sickness.<br />
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I can let go and just be happy.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Galatians 2:20</span></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-59969442252568116442011-03-19T22:11:00.000-04:002011-03-19T22:11:11.180-04:00God's HomeTonight, while saying her prayers, Ella said, "God we are coming to your home tomorrow." <br />
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I love how going to church is so much a part of her life. She knows that every Sunday, we go to "God's Home". She expects it. It is part of our life together as a family. <br />
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One Sunday we missed church for being out of town, and I overheard her telling God that she was "so, so sorry for missing His day."<br />
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I tell Ella she can pray or talk to God about anything she wants to. We do not say a memorized prayer at night. I tell Ella that all God wants from her is a relationship -- for her just to talk to Him. Some nights her prayers aren't very typical and some nights they make perfect sense. But that doesn't matter. At the age of 4, she gets it. She knows God is listening and that He cares about her -- He cares about every hair on her head. And that it does not matter if your prayers and needs are big and important, or just tiny little random thoughts. There are no right or wrong things to prayer about. He just wants us to talk to Him, and Ella does just that.<br />
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It is never too early (or too late) to start instilling in our children the importance of going to church and of spending time with God each and every day.<br />
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</span></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-68610377643453947012011-03-14T15:50:00.000-04:002011-03-14T15:50:35.862-04:00What a Blessing!A beautiful new blessing joined our family 10 days ago and he couldn't be any more perfect! I love him so much already and am so proud of him. What a little miracle! I just don't understand how anyone can see a baby and not believe in God.<br />
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I needed Him, and I called out to Him for help. And He was there. It has never been more clear to me. I cannot describe the feeling of complete relief and comfort. I knew that I was not alone.<br />
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I have always known that God answers prayers, and that we need to turn to Him in all times, but I am in complete AWE of how present He was during this particular cry out for help. I am so thankful He showed me His power and might, and He showed me how to be more aware of His works, because it absolutely strengthened my relationship with Him, and I walk away from this experience a much stronger Christian. I have more faith than ever before.<br />
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Amazing and wonderful things happen when you ask God into your heart and allow Him to be in your life... better yet, be <em>in control</em> of your life.<br />
His presence is all around us. Sometimes we stray and it just takes a little more for us to see it. Please believe in Him. Have faith. And trust in Him.<br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Joshua 1:9</span></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-65921730067044674882011-03-03T15:31:00.000-05:002011-03-03T15:31:06.151-05:00My New Business<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjsKGMZfO7kMZzS-PCi_3a23XOIm3NpD81_f9w5rbWC500w-hr1cIALve-niuW80xu9iHJrGkPf44DsO2acVdAxW5dIfgFY5_baykJPAWahIDUP3QVsmhQXwT-1SpAlwPlnXvSYgRDwo/s1600/ShowFlyer-master-blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjsKGMZfO7kMZzS-PCi_3a23XOIm3NpD81_f9w5rbWC500w-hr1cIALve-niuW80xu9iHJrGkPf44DsO2acVdAxW5dIfgFY5_baykJPAWahIDUP3QVsmhQXwT-1SpAlwPlnXvSYgRDwo/s400/ShowFlyer-master-blog.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cute, Soft, Comfortable, High-Quality Children's PlayClothes that are priced reasonably and affordable are very hard to find. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Taking Orders Daily!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Email me if you are interested in any products.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can also set up wholesale accounts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:BrittonsAppleTree@gmail.com">BrittonsAppleTree@gmail.com</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Only God knows how many apples are in each seed"</span></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-70227526231446211122011-03-01T19:27:00.000-05:002011-03-01T19:27:42.057-05:00Something To Make You Smile<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RP4abiHdQpc" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br />
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This was recently posted on YouTube and I had to share it with you in hopes that it would bring a little extra sunshine to your day!Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-11588300877357179012011-02-28T17:08:00.000-05:002011-02-28T17:08:22.447-05:00Revealing a Little More ...I promised to reveal to you a new product of mine every few days. I am thrilled with my new business and cannot wait to see where it leads. <br />
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Imagine a red monogram (will be offered) on the plain white tee, with the matching girls A-Line Dress (to be shown soon). One-stop shopping for your convenience!!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hebrews 12:2</span></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-53734898996154660112011-02-27T15:14:00.000-05:002011-02-27T15:14:35.880-05:00How is Salt Like our Hearts?The Bible is a map, a guide that gives us direction in the way in which we live. I can read it all I want, and I can be a diligent church go-er. But that's not enough. I need to constantly be feeding my soul, growing in my heart, my love for our Almightly God. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I love the example I heard in Sunday School today. You know how salt, if left too long in a salt shaker, becomes lumpy and hard and dry? We have to USE the salt shaker to keep the salt fresh. You know how if you miss a few consecutive weeks of church, or a few days of your personal growth with God, it becomes a lot easier to miss more and more? If we don't feed our souls with the love of Jesus, even if we <em>attend</em> church regularly, we become dry and hard and absent in our spiritual walk and growth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOkAU6CGtt3FMV_IV_HXIYsttt32Xes08vHmbCSOJCQ2J-ynhZfaUALuQ14nMk5J1oIMDOFpMntrHGqeALf9fEXxuwshzbtw8rXo2VH8SSi654BqVCUuoTZxX35Zmw_B4H3nPvRYwfdE/s1600/holidays-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOkAU6CGtt3FMV_IV_HXIYsttt32Xes08vHmbCSOJCQ2J-ynhZfaUALuQ14nMk5J1oIMDOFpMntrHGqeALf9fEXxuwshzbtw8rXo2VH8SSi654BqVCUuoTZxX35Zmw_B4H3nPvRYwfdE/s320/holidays-18.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div>When I get out of my daily routine of praying regularly throughout the day, and sharing my heart with Him, and learning how to deepen my faith each and every day, it becomes so much more difficult to get back to where I should be. This simple little example made me realize that my soul can so easily become dry and hard and I WILL feel empty. I know how much I <em>need</em> and <em>want</em> God as the center of my life and my children's lives, and I won't get there by doing nothing. I must constantly be feeding my heart with Him. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hebrews 12:2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(I love this verse and am repeating it over and over until I learn it and remember to use it in my life.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-90294483921807551922011-02-25T14:51:00.000-05:002011-02-25T14:51:12.496-05:00A Sneak Peak<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am excited to be starting my new business selling </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">adorable, </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">high quality, </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">practical </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">children's clothing </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">at exceptional prices!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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In today's economy, pinching pennies is becoming increasingly important to many of us. And since the grocery bill is one of the largest expenses every family incurs, saving money on food is quickly becoming a focal point for families wanting to spend their limited incomes more wisely. <br />
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On <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, April 2 at 10:30 a.m.</span></strong>, <strong>First United Methodist Church</strong> of Myrtle Beach will host an Extreme Couponing workshop lead by <a href="http://southernsavers.com/">SouthernSavers.com</a> frugal blogger, Jenny Martin, from Columbia, SC. Come and learn how to save 50% or more on all your grocery, household and personal care items. It's not just about cutting and handing over coupons! Learn how to use coupons effectively to save hundreds of dollars a month. Shop at your regular stores, buy the food you normally eat and pay half of what you normally pay. Using coupons effectively, the average family of four can save $250-$400 a month. To register for the workshop, go to <a href="http://www.southernsavers.com/">http://www.southernsavers.com/</a>. The cost is $10 per person and is payable by cash or check at the door.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hebrews 12:2</span></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-43526949728348404682011-02-16T18:27:00.000-05:002011-02-16T18:27:06.289-05:00My New LoveSince we moved into our home, the formal living room has been completely empty. I took my time and finally decided on what colors, fabrics, overall look and feel I wanted for that room. I was so excited when the lady called me yesterday to tell me she had finished making my drapes and pillows. Jason and I spent the evening hanging them, and I have to say I am IN LOVE with my new room!!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We also recently bought a sleeper sofa for the playroom, since we don't have a guest bedroom. We thought this would at least give us an option for having overnight guests, which we don't have often. The walls are a pretty khaki color and we have a lot of white woodwork/wainscoting. I decided on a plain chocolate sofa and found these pillows that I am very pleased with. I want to recover our loveseat in the playroom a robin's egg blue. I love the color combination. It's all a work in progress, but that's how I like it!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLXcsTPIWhcQ8wuOA0R1tj6W-bqKds5jpnEcea461zDLlRhfjyq09ejRO4gq6yfF0mrKCVvd9R4UwX5OKijBDEUbaILoNjhz7k_UR853cMbt2n-RzXOhOBOR_AODTxVeAwd-PPoeTBZU/s1600/feb2011-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLXcsTPIWhcQ8wuOA0R1tj6W-bqKds5jpnEcea461zDLlRhfjyq09ejRO4gq6yfF0mrKCVvd9R4UwX5OKijBDEUbaILoNjhz7k_UR853cMbt2n-RzXOhOBOR_AODTxVeAwd-PPoeTBZU/s320/feb2011-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999483980818902235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126660845218897224.post-66342920001498313372011-02-10T16:40:00.000-05:002011-02-10T16:40:47.542-05:00SimplicityI had planned to post today, and after 2 hours and 56 minutes of being on the phone trying to fix my computer (while also being a parent to 2 active children), I have <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">NO</div><div style="text-align: center;"> MORE<br />
ENERGY.</div><br />
I will, however, leave you with some pictures from our New Year's Eve. We spent the evening with some very special friends and had a great time just being US.<br />
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