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Day 239

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Enjoying the sun

Days 237 and 238

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Surprised the kids with a trip to Hershey Park * Day 237 We all had a great time riding roller coasters! * Day 237 And making CHOCOLATE!   *Day 238

Day 236 { Sunday's Picture }

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My Girl - - dressing the part as photographer.  I needed some head shots of myself for a few upcoming things and she plays the part well.  At times...  ;)

Leaning In and Falling Forward ---- Repost

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I can live in the past sometimes.  I can start to define who I am by my past mistakes.  But I'm not defined by my past...I’m defined by God.  He doesn’t see me as a failure…even if I feel like I am.  We are all failures if we’re honest.  This social media world can really make me feel like a big failure…especially if I start to compare myself with everyone’s highlighted reel.  Because really the stats, the pictures, the pins, the tweets are all the highlighted reels of everyone lives. Steven Furtick says, “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” I didn’t finish college.  I dropped out after my 2 nd year.  Fear, for the most part, is why I didn’t finish.  I let fear overtake me and thought that I couldn’t handle it.  I got in with the wrong crowd and was just a scared young girl.  So I dropped out because I didn’t think I could ...

Day 235

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Day 234

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My Girl Took Over Sweet and Sour 365 Today.  She's Good Behind the Camera!  ;)

As the Clock Ticks ---- { Day 233 }

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We get 24 hours in a day and I wonder…am I doing enough for me, for my kids, for my husband?  Am I filling them and myself with joy – peace – love – Jesus? Or am I just moving through the motions as the clock ticks? We look for all kinds of ways to be filled…and some of those ways are not the healthiest.  Something will always fill those empty places…am I filling my people with the healthiest, encouraging, and God loving things?  What do I pour out? “I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.” ~Psalm 81:10 These are some of things that run through my mind as I lay down at night.  I replay some of the things I said in a short temper moment…and then I feel guilty.  Why couldn’t I see that moment as a teaching moment instead of a freak out moment? Here is where I beat myself up!     Sometimes I think it is impossible.  But ...