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The Fun Favorite Things of Summer (Summer in Review)

July 21, 2018 By beautyinchrist Leave a Comment

Life has been crazy and fun lately. I told my sister that this was the best summer I’ve remembered in a long time. It’s been full of swimming, a few small vacations, lots of warm days, lots of cool nights on the porch, lots of ice cream, lots of movie nights and snacks, lots of sweet slow Bible times with the family, prayer times, lots of tears (cause I’m a very emotional gal), and so much of being reminded of God’s incredible love.

Psalm 118:1, ‘Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!’

(Linking up with Meg and the peeps for the first time in a while for Week in Review!)

For a long time I did not like summer, but this week especially, as I was in the pool on Thursday with my sister, I realized how much I’m falling in love with summer.

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Cereal, Fireworks, Stress, and Food Guilt

July 7, 2016 By beautyinchrist 31 Comments

I did receive cereal from ‘Mix Your Cereal’ for this post. All opinions are my own.

Hello, my name is ‘Puddles’, the new kitten. Do you see a cute kitty? This girl is the cutest, cuddliest little kitten ever.

This is going to be random, because my mind is in a million different places, but that’s the wonderful part about Thinking Out Loud Thursday. It’s okay to be random. I’ve been thinking about stress and how it affects recovery, food guilt, fireworks, and macro-nutrients.

How’s that for random?

Let’s begin… First let’s talk about the fireworks on the 4th.

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Puppies, Salami, and Beanies

November 12, 2015 By beautyinchrist 14 Comments

Hi friends! Yep, you guessed it. It snowed yesterday in Colorado. It did snow the day after we left for Des Moines, but this is the first snow I’ve experienced this winter. I’m excited for the winter season, the cozy baking, and . . . learning to snowboard.

What better way to download all the the blessings from the week than to link up with Amanda and start counting my many blessings by ‘Thinking out Loud’ by Thinking Out Loud on this chilly Thursday?

Here’s a few random thoughts for today’s post… My mind is a bit scattered, but I hope that the pictures of fuzzy puppies, salami, and beanies will bless your day and remind you of God’s infinite goodness!

(And yes, even though it was about 32 degrees outside tonight, we had ice cream.)

Thought #1 – Who doesn’t like salami, cheese, and crackers? I was feeling kind of lazy last night, so this was part, not all, but part of our dinner. 🙂

Thought #2 – A couple years ago, I would have felt guilty having m’n’m’s on my cottage cheese. Now I’m learning that ‘everything in moderation’ is key for the way I look at eating and exercise and anything else in life except for pursuing Jesus! I can never get enough of Him!

Thought #3 – Eager furry puppies are the best y’all. This little guy is SO smart. He already knows commands like, ‘Leave it, Sit, Stay(kind of), Lay, and Come.’ And he’s only 5 months old. Plus he is one of the most beautiful dogs I’ve ever seen.

I don’t know why, but I often find that watching a puppy makes me laugh more than a comedy… God is truly a wonderful, marvelous Creator!

Thought #4 – I got the BEST package in the mail the other day from a blogger. This sweet blogger hosted a blogiversary giveaway, and I was astounded when she emailed me that I had won the giveaway. I always enter giveaways, not really expecting to win, so this was an unexpected privilege. It also inspired me for putting together a giveaway (stay tuned in January) for my own blogiversary giveaway in January. 😉

Thought #5 – Keep enjoying the fall colors for me y’all if it hasn’t snowed where you live yet, okay? 🙂 I’m incredibly grateful that God gave us the fullest four seasons in a long time that I can remember in Colorado. We had a warm summer, a beautiful spring, and a balmy fall. Now winter is coming with all the wonderful hours of shoveling (good practical workout), snowmen, hot cocoa, soup, and goodies. 🙂
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What are you thinking about today?

Is it fall still where you are or have you gotten snow yet?

Do you like snow and warm clothes and beanies or would you rather go for the beach? Or do you like a little of both?

Stupendous Saturday Summer Photo Dump

September 19, 2015 By beautyinchrist 4 Comments

I really can’t believe it’s the end of the summer. It feels like summer was only a month long, because the year has raced by so quickly. The truth of that saying, ‘Redeem the time for the days are evil…’ is becoming more and more important to me as the months go by, and I’m thankful to say that this summer was a really productive, packed, and pretty amazing!

I collected a bevy of summer photos to share as we close out the season and move into fall. I truly saw how great is God’s faithfulness as He carried me, His weak child, even farther through the recovery journey than I had previously thought possible.

And so, on this stupendous Saturday, I want to share just a few of those summer memories, so I will never forget what a wonderful summer 2015 was!

Summer Memory #1 – We went to several weddings!

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Summer Memory #2 – Our cat had the most adorable little balls of fluff called KITTENS!

Summer Memory #3 – Took crazy photos while serving food at a camp in the mountains!

Summer Memory # 4 – I watched the dish-pit girls do their job and enjoy making funny faces while they did. (The dish pit has a special place in my heart.)

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Summer Memory #5 – My eyes popped a little bit when I saw this much cookie dough.

Summer Memory #6 – We got to enjoy 8 beautiful puppies for several months!

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Summer Memory #7 – We backpacked Montana for 4 days. We even got up early enough to enjoy the AWESOME sunrise.

Summer Memory #8 – We were pretty excited at the end of our 9+ mile day of backpacking.

Summer Memory # 9 – We saw gigantic boulder fields. We even saw a boulder that we nicknamed ‘The Stone Table.’

Summer Memory #10 – And I concluded that driving up to Montana is one of the most beautiful American road trips you will ever experience.

Summer Memory #11 – I spent evenings watching the sunset and thinking of just how God has directed every step of my life, just as He directs the course of the sun from its rising to its setting every day.