“But the weight of everything melts like thinning snow in the heart of his words: “I will bless you.” He will not burden you. He will not break you. He will bless you - the God of invincible reliability, the God who has infinite resources, the God who is insistent love. You can always breathe when you know all is Grace.
That is the order of Grace... The personal blessing envelops you first. Then you are the blessing sent to the world. YOU WILL BE EXPERIENCED AS A BLESSING TO THE EXTENT YOU HAVE FIRST EXPERIENCED YOURSELF AS BLESSED. You must feel the fullness of your own pitcher before you trust the pouring out of yourself.” - Ann Voskamp, The Greatest Gift, p. 40 .
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Sharing my red berry decorating obsession on Stories today. ❤️ Also I added a Highlight for cheap holiday decorating tricks in my profile. 😉 What are your favorite inexpensive ways to decorate for Christmas? 🎄
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I had an EPIC breakthrough in clean mascara this month! I noticed many of my fellow #beautycounter consultants here pairing Beautycounter volumizing mascara with #honestbeauty mascara PRIMER. Y’all. Go get some Honest primer STAT. It’s game changing! I got mine from Amazon subscribe and save for $10. .
Mascara is one of those items that should be top of our clean beauty swap lists because traditional mascara is packed with toxins and proven carcinogens including tar, Parabens, aluminum, propylene glycol, and retinyl acetate to name a few. .
If you’d like a Beautycounter mascara in your stocking this Christmas, order today and I’ll send you a cash rebate that will cover your Honest Beauty Primer. Because you need that too. 😉 .
These pics are #nofilter and I’m wearing this mascara pair with Beautycounter’s Necessary Neutrals eyeshadow palette from the holiday collection. Shop at:
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“Above all things, Christian mother, be yourself animated with the love of Christ! Be a pious disciple, a courageous soldier of Jesus Christ, be a Catholic ardently desirous of the attainment of virtue... (swipe for more) - from Mother Love by Angelus Press 💗
This Advent our family will share #twelvenightsofchristmasbooks on my channel @schoolofthehome - sometimes it’ll be kid picks, sometimes mom or dad’s. Tonight I asked each child to go grab a favorite story from our Advent book baskets and this is what they each picked: The Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snitcher by Robert Kraus, an old fashion Christmas story sampler, Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett, and The Small One by Alex Walsh. What Christmas stories are you reading tonight? 🎄📚🎄(Use our hashtag and post some pics!) #twelvenightsofchristmasbooks #schoolofthehome #homeschoolmom #adventtraditions #adventbooks #homeschoolchristmas #hyggehomeschool #catholichomeschool
“Inhale!” is the first word of this beautiful study. I’m so excited to join @takeupandread for this Advent devotional which also includes a journal and seasonal planner.
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I’m a firm believer that you don’t need a ton of ”stuff” to grow closer to Our Lord in Advent. Your kids don’t need a lot either. A Bible and some space in your morning will do a whole lot more for your heart than a pile of purchased resources and long spiritual to-do lists that just raise your anxiety because you have to get them done. Time and space with His Word are all that’s needed to start. .
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But I’m grateful for a simple tool like this one that breathes peace and calm on every page. The back cover is one of my favorite Bible verses of all time, Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the Earth.”
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I pray that I can all find the courage to “Be still” a bit this season. Its really really hard for me to do that, but I do think this devotional will help me. Favorite line from today’s Introduction: “Pray. Then be open to his plan and see how it can become your plan. - Elizabeth Foss
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