Good foggy morning, friends! This week has been the fullest moon of all full moon weeks, and I am grateful to see a weekend arrive. If that's true for you, too, I hope you find something here to let your mind relax a little! Happy weekend!
ONE.
I know that many of you who read here each day are people
of prayer…but are you praying regularly for your church? I happened upon this convicting article this week about the power of praying for your church regularly.
Ryan and I have had the privilege of being part of some really wonderful
churches throughout our marriage, and we are so thankful for the one we are
part of now! We are also grateful for the church we’re helping to serve
throughout this year. What if we all made a point of praying often for our
churches?
TWO.
My friend Julie shared this
word of encouragement with me this week,
and now I want to share it with you! These words were penned by the talented
Tsh Oxenreider. If you are going through something difficult right now, would
you read this? Be encouraged that God can use the hard things to shape you for
HIS glory – if you’ll let Him!
THREE.
Valentine’s Day is less than a month away now, and I know
it can be a polarizing holiday. I hated it for so many years, since it merely
reminded me of my longing for the husband I did not have. But I had good
friends who sustained me in those hard years, including our friends who just
came to visit (and ended up getting married ON Valentine’s Day). If you are someone
who embraces the joy of Valentines Day, check out these ideas. (I love the one about the one-word conversation
starters!) And if you’re a person who endures the day until it passes, check
out these ideas for hanging out with friends. I did a handful of these
before Ryan and I were married, and they are indeed fun! Fondue night was one
of my favorites. BONUS: If you
have kids, here are some creative ideas for celebrating together as a family.
FOUR.
Writing about winter’s snow and ice this week made me think
back to the year (early on in our marriage) when Ryan and I took a week of
staycation in the winter. We needed a life break, but it was so cold that year,
so we just stayed home and had all kinds of fun. We had an IHOP date, went to a
concert, had a movie marathon, camped out on the living room floor, and
thoroughly enjoyed a mix of fun and down-time. It’s a fabulous idea for the
freezing months. Here are some ideas of how to spend a winter staycation, if you need to brainstorm.
(We should do this again sometime!) BONUS: And if staying home is just
most definitely not your style, here’s a whole list of places to go in the winter (that are snow-covered) and what you
might want to do while you’re there. Despite my love of warm-weather travel, I
confess several of these are very tempting.
FIVE:
I went down a rabbit hole of looking at favorite toys from
different decades. I found it interesting from this list of popular toys in the 1960s that some of these are popular again
today – and some NEVER lost popularity – like the Etch-a-Sketch. I played with that
when I was a kiddo. Any of you 60s kids remember these toys? And for you 70s
kids, here’s a different list. The Nerf balls and Magna-Doodles were still a thing when
I was little! This is the 80s list. I was a girl who loved the Cabbage Patch dolls and the
Pound Puppies! Though I wasn’t little in the 90s, I babysat, and I remember
some of these toys, including Beanie Babies! BONUS: And lest any of you from the
50s feel left out, I found a list for you, too!
SIX.
Our Valentine’s Day décor is pretty minimal. I have a
little tub of items that I add in to what I already have for winter. I try to
go easy on the pink, too, out of respect for Ryan. He never complains, but I’m sure
an overly glittery pink house isn’t exactly what he’s hoping for. I found this post with some great ideas for non-trendy, non-expensive Valentine décor,
and it has inspired me for my home additions here in a few days. (I usually
wait until around the first of February to add in the Valentines.)
BONUS:
Here are my capsule
wardrobe outfits from this week. I think even Ryan is starting to have fun watching
these come together every day. Major props to him for serving as my
photographer daily!
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3 comments:
Love the little black sneakers!!
Those toy lists!! I had pound puppies!!!
Help! The link to the 60s toys does not work. I need to revisit my childhood!
Tamar - we were twins! :)
Karen - I am so sorry about that link! I have fixed it now. :) My sister told me it was broken, but I had just left home and was gone all day, so this was the first I could fix it. Happy revisiting!
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