January 2011
63 posts
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your...”
– Maya Angelou (via kari-shma)
Something that I believe in very strongly is spiritual warfare. God created us as perfect beings and Satan was angry and threatened by us and that love. So he tempted us and destroyed the connection that we have with God. We are no longer perfect. But when we choose God in our lives instead of sin or hate, Satan is again angry and threatened. So he attacks us at every level, our insecurities,...
I'm having a Mary Kay Mascara Sale Tomorrow
MASCARA MADNESS MARATHON SALE!
Did you know that you should change your mascara every 2 months to avoid bacteria growth?! Gross! How old is YOUR mascara??
I am having a 24 hour Mascara MADNESS Marathon SALE tomorrow Friday, January 28th! Different special every 3 hours, the sooner to call, text, or email me, the better the deal! Please leave me a voice-mail if you call and I’m unable to...
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the...”
– Winston S. Churchill (via kari-shma)
“Give without expectation.
Love without being loved first.
Show humility to...”
– Dad-isms (via kari-shma)
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you...”
– Harriet Tubman (via justbesplendid)
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I am a dreamer and I’m not going to let anyone stop me from dreaming. Like they could anyway. Ha!
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
– Maya Angelou (via kari-shma)
A Vision for Community: Please Read
existtheblog:
I am coming to the awareness that “God’s will” for our lives revolves less around careers and post-grad degrees and more around living in accordance with His Word. I think a major part of God’s will, made evident through His Word, that we have either intentionally or unknowingly strayed away from is Christ-centered community.
The idea of Biblical, intentional, Christ-centered...
Gradspot.com | Life After College | College... →
I heard about this website a while back and really didn’t think much of it or read through it even. But I think this site could be extremely helpful for some lovely friends of mine.
“ultracrepidarian
adj. one who gives opinions and advice on topics beyond his...”
– In a Word | Futility Closet
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I sure know a lot of ultracrepidarians.
“You are enough because God has designed you perfectly to fulfill your intended...”
– Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck, authors of “Live Your Calling” (via theamazingpenny)
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I’m going to add this book to my reading list. It already looks and sounds so good.
“Serving people is the only way people’s perceptions of the church are ever going...”
– Rob Bell, Velvet Elvis (via existtheblog)
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I love this book. I started reading it years ago and never finished it. I think I will read this for February’s reading.
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
– Charles Dickens (via kari-shma)
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Hahaha, for reals!
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
– Charlie Chaplin (via kari-shma)
“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and...”
– Lewis B. Smedes (via kari-shma)
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So so true. But when that comes, it feels so good.
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at...”
– Helen Keller (via kari-shma)
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
– Confucius (via kari-shma)
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My goal. Currently working on it.
“A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see because it means that...”
– Maya Angelou (via kari-shma)
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That is pretty sad.
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
– — E.E. Cummings (via justbesplendid)
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Growing up is hard.
“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee...”
– — Mary Kay Ash (via justbesplendid)
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Yaya, Mary Kay! Let’s press on anyway, even if it doesn’t always make sense.
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
– Mark Twain (via justbesplendid)
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose...”
– Roald Dahl (via justbesplendid)
“No person has the right to rain on your dreams.”
– — Martin Luther King Jr. (via justbesplendid)
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I love this. Must print out and read daily.
Well, I’m back from my vacation in Florida, Which btw was fantastic! I hope to have pictures and such up soon. But for now, I have a 1000+ blogs in my Google Reader to skim and I’m probably going to be reblogging like crazy. So don’t say I didn’t warn you. ;-)
“Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you’ve got, be...”
– 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (via shannonicole)
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
– Mother Teresa (via kari-shma)
“Women systematically underestimate their own abilities.” - Sheryl Sandberg’s...”
– Julia Allison • Nonsociety • “Women systematically underestimate their own…
“Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”
– Julius Charles Hare (via libraryland)
January 2nd - Nutshell
Woke up at 4:08 am.
Went to work from 4:30am-10:45am.
Watched 3 episodes of Warehouse 13 and fell in love with the series. (Another Syfy show, of course).
Watched 1 episode of Haven. I love Syfy shows!
Had a quesadilla for lunch, made by the hubs.
Ate way too many peanut m&ms and starbursts, since Weight Watchers starts over tomorrow.
Played Fairy Maids from BigFish until my free hour...
“When you love people & have the desire to make a profound, positive impact...”
– Sasha Azevedo (via kari-shma)
“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in...”
– William Arthur Ward (via kari-shma)
“When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for...”
– Anais Nin (via kari-shma)
“… Love is a great beautifier.”
– Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (via libraryland)
“Dismiss whatever insults your soul.”
– ~Walt Whitman (via iheartloons)