Weekend Recap

Finally Friday: 

 I had a busy day at work, a lot of different calls, had treatment at 2, it turned out to be a very scary time for me, they put the catheter in  ( TMI starts here)and was about to put the medication in when my syringe filled up with urine, it was weird because my bladder was fully emptied, so the nurse hurried to get it fixed, it took 3 catheters for it to finally empty.. and then i got very sick after wards, it was a long drive going home feeling so sick ...i got home and got in PJ's and stayed in bed til 9 pm, then I was up for a long time Saturday morning.. 

Saturday: WE had to be up for 10 am, Pastor needed to talk to me about some events that we have going on at our church, then they took Brooke with them for their son's birthday party, they had so much fun... here are pictures

 

The Birthday Boy 

Our Pastor and his youngest daughter, I wonder who is having more fun 

Eating Pizza

We took Brooke to buy her a clarinet after the party, she sure was excited, we bought this baby 

 told her she isn't allowed to ask for anything for 6 months :p It's a good thing we have one child because it sure gets expensive each year. 

Then we had to go get groceries, so super market and walmart for that..

While we were there, we came across this amazing huge pumpkin 

then i had to go to Telus about my cell phone bill, they made a ton of mistakes on my bill, it took a lot of fixing up, but I think it is finally taken care of. 

Brooke went to her friends for a sleep over so we took advantage of the alone time and went to Blue Canoe Restaurant for dinner, I have been craving this 

we never take pictures of us together though, hubby hates having his picture taken...we came home and had a great time home doing nothing and went to bed by 10 pm ;) 

Sunday 

I worked the nursery this morning because our morning nursery worker was away, I don't mind going down with the sweet babes. 

Brooke brought a friend home after service, so they hung out and I may have taken a nap

Sunday pm after service we had the annual NCC night at our house, last year we did this: this year we just went with a fire and roasting things like hot dogs and marshmallows, chips etc, it was fun

Some pictures

 

Brooke took this and she was much to far away.. oh well 

 

For Sept 29, this is much to hot and its C, so in Farehet it will be 80.6

Appreciate ...

While I was at work today, working away at my desk, I had my blog planner/scheduler beside me because sometimes at work gives me time to plan things...

I got this warm and fuzzy feeling about how blessed I am by the people I have met thru my blog, It's just over a year and wow, I am amazing 621 followers,I didn't think anyone but my mom and sister would read this, yet I have made friends to last a life time.

Friends that I would love to meet in real life, friends that I know would make me laugh, make me cry, share a coffee break, offer advice and just in general be the most awesome they could be

I am part of a great group on Facebook, I can honestly say, I feel so much closer to these ladies then some of my real life ones, Ladies I want you to know how much I love and appreciate you all, You make me smile just by coming and commenting or offering a little pick me up on my sad days, I love you guys and some day I can give you a big hug and a coffee:)

I never want to get to be one of those "big" deal bloggers who forget about the people who were there to help them get started, who was there to answer the HTML questions ( I suck at it), the ones who told you how to grow, we need to remember those people who helped us, I don't ever want to be up in the thousands of followers and to busy with blog stuff to go say hi to some of my favourite people, after all if it wasn't for them would you be where you are.

I would love to be able to have a income to match mine now from this blog, but I don't want that to happen if I am going to loose the real meaning behind this blog, I want other women to come here and be encouraged by Wednesdays for Women, I want people to be comfortable to ask for a prayer request or ask for some advice on some thing that bugs them, I want to be that shoulder they can lean on and know that I am there..

It is late and I am Rambling ( no pun intended:p)
but i want to let you know how much you are appreciated and loved and no matter what I am always here for you, even if we are not friends, I like making new friends and keeping in touch with old friends, I like to laugh and cry with you, I will visit your blog, I will leave you a comment even if you don't do the same ( even though that bugs me).

Please know I appreciate and love you ladies so much.

Enjoy your weekend

Beauty

When I found out our baby was a little girl, I immediately thought how I want her to feel like she is the prettiest girl in the world..
It got me to thinking about the enormous job of raising a confident, self-assured daughter.

It's no secret that there's an incredible amount of stress and responsibility that comes with raising any child, boy or girl. Teaching them right from wrong, guiding their moral compasses, making them feel loved and wanted, helping mold them into decent human beings and giving them confidence, while also keeping them grounded. It's more than any new parent can wrap her head around.

I knew in order for her to feel beautiful, I need to change the way I feel about myself, each morning when I look in the mirror, I think wow... I am so_________(fat, ugly, bloated, bad skin, etc) 
But I know I never want Brooke to experience those feelings, I want her to feel beautiful her whole life. 

God made each of us very unique and we are all beautiful, I know we don't always feel it, but we really are, I have gained a lot of weight over the past 2 years, I was a size 3 when I got pregnant, and now its embarrassing to say I am a size 16, I wish i could get rid of the extra weight but because of the medication I have to live with it for now, I used to always be scared that my husband wouldn't want a "fat" girl, I still sometimes still feel that way, he reassures me I am beautiful and he makes me feel like it.

I have always struggled with acne, I still have it badly, it is embarrassing because at 30 years old, i should not have to worry about Acne, it will sometimes break out often, other times not so much, I try to drink 8-10 glasses of water each day because I feel that this helps my skin... I appreciate any tips on how to get rid of this.

This acceptance of self is only something that you can do, our husbands cannot make us feel that way about ourselves, our friends, our family, no one, it is our story and we are the only authors.

Show your babies how to feel beautiful, if you struggle I will pray each day for you <3

Wednesdays for Women

To uplift and Encourage

A Bad Cup Of Coffee
Julia Bettencourt

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""…Be ye holy; for I am holy" 1 Peter 1:16


I think everyone disagrees on what makes a good cup of coffee. With today's hot coffee trend, we try all kinds of flavorings and different ways of experiencing coffee. It used to be basically served black or with cream and sugar. There wasn't much variety. 

Nowadays, people like coffee served and brewed a lot of different ways. We tend to disagree on what's good. What we usually agree on is the basics on what makes a bad cup of coffee. It can be weak, bitter, stale, cold, or soured by something we put in it and we'd probably all agree that it tastes bad. Face it. No one likes to drink a bad cup of coffee. 

I don't suppose people like those bad tasting Christians they come across either. I wonder what type of coffee we'd be. 

1. Weak.
   When we are weak Christians, we don't have much faith. Sometimes when we are weak we don't know God's Word enough to know what we stand on. The way to remedy our weakness is to add some grounds.  Dig into God's Word and get grounded on the principles found in the bible. Study the attributes of God. Learn what you believe concerning doctrine and bone up on the basics of living the Christian life. Enrich yourself with a vibrant prayer life and rely on God's strength and not your own.



2. Bitter.
   I've known my share of bitter Christians and I've been there at a few points in my own life but if bitterness isn't dealt with, it starts growing and eating up your life. Bitterness doesn't leave a pleasant aroma. You can't do much with a bitter cup of coffee. No matter how much cream or sugar, or even how much whip cream you want to plop on top, the bitter taste is still there. You have to dump it out and refill the cup with a new fresh brewed pot of coffee.
   
   Isn't that just so like in the Christian life? No matter how much we add to our Christian lives, no matter how many good deeds we do, how many church programs we become involved with, if our bitterness is still there, we are still bitter and it hinders us in our Christian walk. What we need to do is empty all our bitterness and ourselves of self and then allow the filling of the Holy Spirit to take control of our lives.



3. Stale.
   The dictionary describes, stale as "tasteless or unpalatable from age". Do you ever get complacent about your Christianity? Just have lost that first love? It's easy to do, especially for those of us who've known the Lord for a very long time. We kind of get weary in well doing.
   
   I know we don't want to just sit as Christians and not do anything but we do. "Unpalatable" doesn't go far enough to describe us sometimes. I guess we need to freshen up. There's a worship chorus that says, "Holy Spirit fall fresh on me. Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on me." I think that's what we all need so that we will get busy for the Lord. We don't want to be Christians that just sit and get stale and tasteless.



4. Cold.
   You may have brought a cup of coffee to your lips that you hadn't realized had gotten cold. You think it's going to be warm and good and then you realize that it's cold. We get that way in our desire to serve Christ. We grow cold as a Christian. There are probably a lot of reasons. We get away from Christ, slow down in our bible reading and prayer life, stop going to church and pretty soon we are cold.
   
   What do you do to a cold cup of coffee? Most of us just add a little bit of hot stuff from the coffee pot. We go to the source of the heat. That's how we should do as Christians. Go to the Source. Get on our knees and talk to the Lord. Draw closer to Him and then we'll get warmed up in our Christian walk.



5. Sour.
   Have you ever tried something new in your coffee? With all those new flavorings and things out there, I'm sure some have. Ever tried something in your coffee that just left a sour taste in your mouth and that didn't agree with you? Or maybe you've put some cream that had gone bad into your coffee. That's a sure fire way to ruin a perfectly good cup of coffee.
   
   It's the same thing when we allow worldly and ungodly things into our lives as Christians. It doesn't agree with us because we are in the world but not of it. As Christians, those things sour us and basically make us rotten. We become ineffective in our Christian lives when we allow the things of the world to come spilling in.

I hope I don't prove to be a bad cup of coffee. This past Sunday our pastor spoke about being in the presence of the Lord. He used the verse, "…Be ye holy; for I am holy", 1 Peter 1:16 and was talking about how spending time with the Lord brings that sweet aroma. I think that's what this is all about. In order to avoid being weak, bitter, stale, cold, and sour as Christians, we have to learn to be in the presence of God more. 

Spending time with the Lord through prayer, bible reading and study is what's going to make us into those strong cups of coffee. It will allow us to let the Holy Spirit stir us. I know I need to work on spending more time with Christ. I think we sometimes take our time with the Lord lightly. I know perhaps I do. We think of it as just a devotional time or bible reading time but when we realize that we are spending time in the "presence of the Lord" it really puts things into perspective. He's a great and holy God and we have the opportunity to spend time with Him each day. He'll blend us to perfection if we'll just spend time with Him. 

So, what type of coffee are you? 

Packing Light

I was thrilled when I was asked to review Packing Light.
 It is one of those books that hit you really hard and really makes you think. It is very beneficial to any of us with extra "baggage" wheter it be from a past relationship, past job, past career etc.

 The Author brought in many examples from her life and how she had to pack light, it dont always mean packing light to "move", this book is deeper than that, this book will show you how to leave the baggage in the past and move on to the life God has for you

This book is one that will be talked about by me for many weeks, months and even years to come, it has made such an impact on me. IF we want to be fully awake and alert to his will and his promise, we need to learn to pack light. I challenge ytou to get Packing light , you are the only one who can make your ideas become a reality, if you dont do something about it, no one will

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A LINK UP

TODAY is the fifth month of something that I am VERY excited about (and hope you will be too!)!
 I LOVE discovering friends in bloggy world and so many of my bloggy friends say the same thing! Today we are continuing a monthly link up {on the 24th of each month} for those of us that are known as small tiny the petites in bloggy world! 
If you are a blogger who has less then 400 followers via anything "blog related" then this is your opportunity to make some new friends, find new blogs, and discover others in the petite section of bloggy world! 

The only rule is that if you are linking up you are a blogger with less than 400 followers in the area that you link up (GFC, Bloglovin, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, etc.)! *smiles*

While it is not required it would be great if you shared the button with others so that everybody can get in on the fun! {You can find the new code listed on the side and can adjust the size accordingly for your blog!}

You are not required to follow me but it sure would be nice! *smiles* IF you do become a new follower leave a comment so I can follow you back! 

You can follow me on pinterest by clicking HERE.

  This month I am delighted to have two lovely ladies co-hosting with me! 
Shannon from Smile and Write (who you might have seen hanging out on my sidebar) can be followed HERE. And I am also excited to have Terri from Rambling Momma who can be followed on Bloglovin HERE!
Please take a minute to check out their sweet blogs! You will be SO blessed by both of them!! 
If you follow them please leave a comment so that they can follow you back! Stop on over and visit other blogs and make some new friends who are other petites in bloggy world!

Would you like to co-host? I have openings for co-hosting in January 2014! 

Send me an email at: caravansonnet (at)gmail(dot)com.