Introducing...{Cheer Up} Monday!

Let's face it; no one loves Mondays.

Everyone doesn't necessarily hate them, but no one LOVES them (unless you work/go to school on a different schedule where Monday is your Saturday or something...). A lot of times, people are down in the dumps on Mondays. They still have the WHOLE week ahead of them, they have to wake up early, etc.

Well, I'm a definite glass half full girl, and I want to change that! I'm going to be starting a new series called {Cheer Up} Monday! Whatever I post, it will be geared towards encouraging you to start you week of on the right foot with a positive attitude!

It won't be the same thing every week, but this week, I've got a little but of inspiration to share with you all from the one and only Pinterest. {I'm in LOVE with Pinterest! It's so fun. If you aren't on it yet, leave a comment and I will send you an invite.}

Enjoy, sweet friends!

I hope your Monday is truly AMAZING!

{I Need} Time Management Skills

Hey Ladies!

I've been such a bad blogger lately... I haven't posted in over two weeks!

I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things now. School started up again for me this past Wednesday, so I'm heading into my first full week tomorrow. I think I just need some skills to better manage my time... plenty of people balance school, homework/studying, blogging/blog designing, and time with family/friends, and I know that I CAN do it too!

I spent a good 2 hours today getting organized, getting all of my supplies and different things for school ready, cleaning up a little, finding clothes to wear this week, and now all that's left is my assignments (yes, I waited until Sunday might to do them...)!

I'm aiming to post at least a few times a week! I think I might start writing some time management posts on this blog... that's a really big thing for me. Would anyone be interested in that?

Anyway, thanks for sticking around, girls! Promise I'll be doing more of the 2 things I love best very soon. 1. Writing, and 2. Encouraging and inspiring you on your journey with Him!

What have you been up to lately? What changes are coming up in your life?

Blessings!

...Just Believe!

Child-like faith


"Do not fear, only believe." {Mark 5:36}

Have you ever had a Bible verse just speak to you? 

This one did. 

It's so short... only 5 simple words. Yet at the same time, it's incredibly inspiring.

How many times have you been scared? Unsure about the direction your life was taking? Doubtful that things would turn out right?

But what was there to be afraid of?

Isaiah 41:10 says, "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

How many times have you said, "I can't do this!"? Worried that you weren't strong enough, brave enough, smart enough, pretty enough...?

But why didn't you just believe in yourself?

Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength."

How many times have you said a prayer only for it to never be answered? For God to not listen, and to leave you questioning His existence and doubting His goodness?

But didn't you have faith?

Mark 11:24 says, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

You see what I mean?

So in Mark 5:36 we are told not to fear (or to cast our cares on the Lord, as Psalms 55:22 puts it.) but only to believe (believe that you can do anything, no matter how big or scary, John 14:12 puts it.).

Stop letting that fear or worry get to you, and start believing that you were given a truly wonderful and perfect, yes perfect, life by the One and only who can give life!

He'll never forsake you, and he'll always love you so much...

Just believe in Him, because He's got your back!

Serve One Another In Love!!!

Hi Ladies!

Anyone remember back in March, when I met Mrs. Heather and we teamed up to start a ministry blog, Serve One Another In Love, together?

It was awesome!

But then.... life got in the way.Things happened, and we "closed down" the blog for about 3 months.

This week? A miracle happened!

Heather and I finally got back together and started working on bringing back the site! I set up all the technical stuff, and worked really hard on the design (I think it's really pretty, if I do say so myself!) and Heather got busy writing content (I wrote content too)!




Today, Serve One Another In Love officially re-launches!!! I just cannot tell you how excited I am for this! I've been waiting ever since we "shut-down" the blog to start it back up again, and the day is finally here!

Please stop by!!! Today we have our Family In Faith blog hop, where we would love to have you come link-up so we can interact with you, and starting Monday, we are kicking off a 40 Days of Prayer series to challenge everyone's prayer lives!

I seriously just want to scream and jump for joy over this!  I didn't know if we would ever revive our ministry blog again, but Heather and I both missed it so much!

Blogging rocks, girls, it really does!

I'm so thankful to have my friend Heather back and our fun blog back! In case you needed a reminder, our blog title comes from the verse Galatians 5:13:

"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."

GOD IS SO GOOD!

Visit us here!

Blessings!

Overcome.

I stumbled upon this great video on Jen's blog yesterday, and I thought I'd share!

His voice is loud (kind of reminds of Joyce Meyer, who I love)... but that's his passion for Christ. Listen, and do whatever it takes. Overcome, sweet friend.

Dayspring Coffee Mug Giveaway!

Hey Everyone!

I'm so excited to be able to bring you 3 different fun giveaways in the next few weeks! Today is only the first giveaway... so stay tuned!

I LOVE Dayspring. Seriously. I'm obsessed. Nothing brings me more joy than to sit down and browse through all of their gorgeous, inspiring merchandise.

While I was browsing through the Dayspring online catalog, I found the most perfect item to give away from their wonderful Life Collection.

So pretty {and of course, functional}! The verse written on this coffee mug is none other than John 10:10:

I have come that they might have Life, and have it to the full.

 

How's that to brighten your Monday morning up?

On top of being oh-so-stylish, the mug holds 16 ounces. :) Plenty of room for all the coffee (or tea, hot chocolate. etc.) your heart desires!

To enter to win this Dayspring coffee mug:

Leave a comment telling me what your favorite Bible verse is!

{Mine is 2 Corinthians 12:9, by the way.}

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Of course, if you already follow the blog, "Like" us on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, that still counts! Just leave a comment!

This giveaway will end next Friday, July 29th, at 11:59pm EST! I'll announce the winner on the blog, and then tune in the next day {July 30th} for a brand-new encouraging giveaway!

Comment, comment, comment, and be blessed!

Chocolate + Peanut Butter + Pot

Hey Everyone!

Happy Sunday!

Today happens to be a first on this blog: I'm sharing my very first recipe! I LOVE to cook and bake, but I usually don't share my creations online. However, today I had a huge sweet tooth, so I decided to make some no-bake cookies.

Oh.My.Gosh.

These cookies are amazing! You must try them. :) They are really easy and fast too, because they don't require the oven at all (you actually boil them. Sounds odd, but it tastes good.)

I already had all of these ingredients of hand, and you might too. If so, you should definitely whip up a batch!

Choco-Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

Ingredients

2 cups sugar

4 tablespoons cocoa

1 stick butter

1/2 cup milk

1 cup peanut butter

1 tablespoon vanilla

3 cups oatmeal

Waxed paper

Directions:

1. In a medium-sized pot bring to a boil the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk. Let it boil for 1 minute. Turn the burner off.
2. Stir in peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal.
3. On a sheet of waxed paper, drop cookie dough by the teaspoonfuls, until cooled and hardened.

Note: The one thing I actually didn't have out of those ingredients was the waxed paper. Instead, I sprayed some Pam on a few of my cookie sheets and placed the cookies on that to cool and harden. It worked great, and they still tasted delicious, but the bottoms of the cookies were a little greasy because of the Pam. :)

Enjoy!