Monday //Prayer

Good Morning and Happy Monday, friend!

If you are like me at all then you really do not like Mondays. and if you are even more like me than your husband works in ministry and gets Mondays off and gets to sleep in so waking up is 10x harder.

Maybe not. Well today I just wanted to share with you about what our pastor preached on on Sunday because it really made sense to me and I loved it.

Hebrews 4:14-18

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

He talked a while about how back in the day the high priest could only be in God's presence once a year and he had to dress a certain way, and do certain things, and he got in and out of there as fast as he possibly could. Then when Jesus died the huge curtain was torn and the presence of God was released and it changed EVERYTHING. Now anyone can approach God the Father because Jesus the son is our high priest and he goes before us. 

I can't imagine if I was alive back then I wonder how I would react, would I want to serve a God that I didn't feel I could approach or that was relate able. I wonder if I would have a fear of the Lord that I sometimes don't (if I am being honest) because today we can just approach God at anytime and I think I lose that fear and reverence. 

The two things I took away from this are

1)Praying is a privilege. I need to really remember that a huge privilege is it to approach the THRONE of The Creator of the Universe. Several people in history did not have that opportunity and I am very blessed and I need to never take that for granted.

2)We can approach the throne with CONFIDENCE. So not only do we have the understanding that God is amazing and we GET to pray to Him, we can go confidently because He has a throne of GRACE. Not a throne of critics, or a throne of grammar experts, or a throne of someone who doesn't care about or us sympathize but a throne of Grace.

I don't know about you but that makes me SUPER happy! I hope you have a great great Monday and let me know if there is anything I can be praying for you about!

Also, if you like worship music and blogs you should check out my husband's set list blog it's super good! And let him know what ya think and tell him I sent ya ;) Husband's Blog

#Blogtober14 Day 4// favorite Instagram picture

Today's #blogtober14 prompt was Favorite Instagram picture. I have hundreds of pictures on my personal IG account and since I am a giant chicken I have a separate IG for my blog endeavors. Anywho. I couldn't pick just one so I think I cheated.  Here are my 2 favorite IG Posts.

#1 

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This is of me and my Dad taking a nap while he was battling cancer. I don't want this to be sad, ok? Yes I ended up losing my dad a few weeks later but this is just such a sweet memory I have with him. While he was sick I tried to sneak in as much time with him as I could and sometimes it was like nothing was wrong. I will always cherish this picture.

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Well Instagram: you're the first to know, I AM ENGAGED!

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this one was taken just hours after I got engaged to my hunky hubs! I love this picture that moment was one of the best of my whole life! My ring was so sparkly and I remember thinking how lucky I was that Philip wanted ME forever and that he had this ring made for me and I got to keep it!!


What is YOUR favorite Instagram picture?!?

I am just a hott mess.

Happy Saturday friends! I'm just going to write a quick blurb here on this fine Saturday morning. Simply because this is something I think about more and more. 

Here it is, the long and the short of it: I am a hott mess. 

It's true. I might even be a hopeless case. 

I am 26 years old and I can't apply eyeliner to myself. I don't know what kind of make up to use. My make up is non existent by 5PM. My mascara smudges and the eye liner I managed to squeak on isn't where I left it. 

My hair? Well that's a joke. I can curl it but it's not the best. 

I spill my food regularly. The seatbelt in both of our cars have ice cream stains on the passenger side. Because that's just how I roll.  

I leave in the morning and I think "man I'm adorbs" [i actually say that to myself]

And somehow when I look in the mirror I say "excuse me, young man, you are not allowed in the women's ... - oh my heavens. That's ME!!"

Without make up I look like a prepubescent boy. 

Moving on:  

I have sloppy handwriting. 

I run into walls, open drawers, open cabinets, anything really. 

These are things I have come to terms with but I wish I could improve on. 

Mainly the make up and hair. Can anyone help me? Or am I helpless? What's a good foundation??? Eye liner???? 

The struggle is so real. 

I hope you're having a great weekend.

October Goals

I started blogging late into September and I kept seeing September Goals posts all over and I just felt like it was too late in the game to make one. So here we are in October and I want to make some goals gosh darn it!

So here we go...

1. Read half of Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker
2. Don't go crazy from training M-F 7-11PM for 4 weeks
3. Carve Pumpkins with my husband.
4. Keep up with my yoga practice 1x/week
5. And finally, blog 3x a week and build my blogging skills and make blog friends

What are YOUR October goals???

#Blogtober14, Day 2 When I grow up.

I love the idea of this Blogtober challenge! I wrote about how my October is going to be super difficult yesterday so I think these prompts will be a blessing!

Today's prompt is: Dream job when you were little/ what is it now?

When I was younger I wanted to be a DOCTOR. Which is hilarious to me because now blood makes me woozy, spines make me light headed, and I can't stand needles. (except tattoo needles)

My dream job now would be to be a stay at home momma. I don't have any kids yet but I can't wait to be have one or two and be able to stay home with them all the time. I think life is too short to do something you hate 40+ hours a week. I wish I could make money doing something I am passionate about, but I am still trying to figure out exactly what that is.

What about you?? What is YOUR dream job??

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Welcome, October

I can't believe it is already October! That really snuck up on me. I guess it happens every year because I just look so forward to my birthday and then I blink and it's October.

This year October is going to be very different & truthfully really hard for me.

You see I am going to be putting in my 2 weeks notice in two weeks notice at my job. But before that this Friday I am starting training for a work at home opportunity that I am going to be starting. I will be working 8:30-5PM and then training from 7-11PM Monday-Friday from October 3rd to November 3rd. woof.

Can I be honest for a second? I'm scared. Like really scared. Scared that I will be super tired and cranky. Scared that my house will just fall apart. Scared that I will fail. Scared that I will hate it. Scared that I will get too overwhelmed and just shut down.

Despite my fear I am ready. I am ready to set my own hours, have a flexible schedule, be able to take a day off without being afraid, ready to not dread waking up in the morning. I am ready for this change.

I am relieved. This is an answer to prayer. I have been searching for a good work from home opportunity and this fell into my lap. If I didn't know multiple people who did this I would think it is a scam. I didn't know you could work from home and NOT be a cold caller. Blew my mind. 

I know there will be moments when I want to quit. Moments when I cry because that seems to be my go-to reaction when the going gets tough these days. I just feel like everything is falling into place now. I have my little corner of the internet where I can voice my frustrations. I have this little part of me where I can relax and have fun. I have found a community of people where I can go to escape if I need to. Reading other people's blogs blesses my life so much.

So thank you, reader. Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my heart, my fears, and for your encouragement. 

Thank you, bloggers out there, for letting me into your world. For sharing your stories with me. For being funny and real and interesting. 

This blogging world is a fuzzy, confusing place most of the time I feel like I am walking alone in the woods. But everyday I feel more and more at home here and I see the path that God is leading me down through the blogging world.