Wonderful Hair Accessories!

Hi Friends!

I would like to introduce you to my friend Tricia's new company, Lovely Lily's Place.  Below I have listed the links to her Etsy Page and Facebook Page.  On these pages you will find adorable, fun and creative hair accessories, pins and necklaces.  The girls and I just love them!  She even does custom orders.  (I had her make me a University of Arizona pin and hair bow.)  Tricia's creations make wonderful gifts for yourself and others.  So check her pages out today!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/lovelylilysplace

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/LovelyLilysPlace/163310980441669

Dirty Dozen

A few months ago we had a wonderful speaker, Brenna Stull, come and speak to our MOPS group about the Family Dinner.  She shared with us wonderful ideas and strategies.  One thing that she touched on was the "dirty dozen".  These are the fruits and veggies that you should buy organic to lower your pestiside exposure.  I know all of us would like to feed our families the "best", but lets face it most of us can not afford to buy everything organic.  So I believe this is a great way to improve your families diet and health without breaking the bank. 

I just pinned the following illustration on Pinterest and I thought I would share.  This is a wonderful illustration on what we should try to buy organic and what we can buy "regular".

Pinterest

Don't you just love Pinterest!  I am having so much fun finding and sharing ideas.  I love that I can find anything from crock pot recipes to craft ideas to quotes. 
I am going to share fun things I have done and great ideas I have found on Pinterest on our blog.  I will share my hits, my misses and my flops.  So feel free to post any ideas, suggestions or photos you have.  (To see more of my Pins follow me on Pinterest.)  Happy Pinning friends!

New Year...New Resolutions

Hi Friends!

New Year's Resolutions ... many of us make them and many of us have probably already broken them. :) One of my resolutions this year is to make prayer an important part of my day and life. My goal is to be more engaged, purposeful and accountable in my prayer life. I believe that, My Path with God - Daily Journal, will help keep me on track. I would love to say that this is one of many resolutions I have this year but truthfully this is my main one. With a new baby and lack of sleep i believe this daily journal will help focus me and deepen my relationship with God. Check out this daily journal (has places to write your prayers, confessions, Bible verses etc) or create your own! In8 Enterprises Purchase Page

Feel free to share your New Year's resolutions. I would love to see what everyone is making a priority this year and how everyone plans on keeping them.

Pumpkin Carving Activity and Prayer

This is a great activity and prayer

....especially for little ones! 

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween!

Dear God, 
 
As I carve my pumpkin, help me say this prayer: 
 
Open my mind so I can learn about You; 
(Cut the top of the pumpkin) 
 
Take away all my sin and forgive me for the 
wrong things I do; (Clean out the inside) 
 
Open my eyes so Your Love I will see; 
(Cut eyes shaped like hearts) 
 
I'm sorry for turning up my nose to all You've given me; 
(Cut a nose in the shape of the cross) 
 
Open my ears so Your Word I will hear; 
(Cut ears shaped like the Bible) 
 
Open my mouth so I can tell others You're near; 
(Cut mouth in the shape of a fish) 
 
Let Your Light shine in all I say and do! Amen. 
(Place a candle and light)

An Amazing Bible Study....

If you have ever done one of Priscilla Shirer's Bible studies you know how fantastic they are....if you have not you should start one!

I am doing Priscilla's, Jonah - Navigating a Life Interrupted.  I am really enjoying her videos and the daily studies.  I have laughed, discovered and been convicted in this wonderful study.  I highly recommed it to everyone!

Visit www.lifeway.com/women for all of Priscilla's Bible studies.

MOPS

MOPS has begun again!  Yeah!!!  Such an amazing organization and resourse for moms.

We were blessed to have Shelly Radic, chief of staff at MOPS International, come and speak with our group this week.  She is an amazing mentor and speaker.  We all really enjoyed her discussion.

This MOPS year we will be studying her book, Momology...A Mom's Guide to Shaping Great Kids.  I have really enjoyed reading it, and can not wait to dive deeper into it this MOPS year.  I highly recommend it to all moms!