tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68069971933172210882024-02-07T14:12:05.875-08:00AbeautifulministryHeather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-49199762258724431292015-08-03T00:00:00.000-07:002015-08-03T00:00:06.782-07:00Arrows and warriors ministry.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So a few months back when I randomly fell off the planet of blogging there was a reason for that. I honestly meant to write a "I'm taking a break" post but um I forgot. Sorry!! Truth is, The Lord randomly told me to fast blogging and He's kept me busy ever since. Ladies, I want to introduce you to Arrows and Warriors Ministry. Yes, it's not a blog but an actual website that ends with a .com! I may or may not be super excited about that. Head on over to <a href="http://www.arrowsandwarriors.com/">www.arrowsandwarriors.com</a> to read more about it!! I'm so excited for this.<br />
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Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-28136280475540310072015-08-02T17:24:00.001-07:002015-08-02T17:24:58.431-07:00Mommy Moments<br />
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life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for
you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted
to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead,
fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out.
Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it.
Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of
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<span style="font-size: large;">Came across this verse and I loved it so much. It's so true isn't it? Friends I encourage you just as myself to walk in this. Just imagine the change that would take place in our life if we just placed everything we did before God. If we included Him in everything. I bet you 100% that we'd sure praise more and worry less. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I encourage you today my sisters to place it before God. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around
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A teething baby and feisty toddler who is figuring things out (sometimes the hard way) is what has been going on around here lately. It has been exhausting and probably the most challenging thing I have faced in motherhood thus far. My Liya is such a wonderful baby. Those instagram pictures are honestly no lie. But when she's teething she's miserable and just wants to be held 24/7 and even then she's fussy, biting, pulling, choking me, and clawing mama.. (I need to get this girl a "Caution" shirt. And Like Liya my Evelynne is wonderful. On the independent and feistier end however, I love them and I'm so proud of them. But like most toddlers she's come to a place in her life where she's trying to figure things out. Like "I wonder how loud I can scream until Mama gives me my way" and "I wonder what would happen if I don't listen?"<br />
And because Liya is slowly getting mobile and awfully curious about Evelynne's toys Evelynne has become quite territorial. Oh, and did I mention that both Liya and Evelynne have been giving me nightly calls every few hours.. I think they take turns. ;)<br />
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Where I'm going at is there has been much caffeine, timeouts, pajama days, hugs, kisses and the feeling of a failure.<br />
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Last week it really hit me as Evelynne was seriously throwing the tantrum of all tantrums.. I thought "If I was a good mom, would my daughter really be acting like this?" I just couldn't get it out of my head the thought that I was doing something wrong and I was failing my daughter and causing her to act in such a manner..<br />
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And now, I do understand that those are all lies from the devil and if you've been struggling with that too. I want to remind you that you are a wonderful mom and God gave you this child for a reason and no way would He set you up for failure. He's got bigger and brighter plans for you.<br />
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Truth is. We're not perfect parents and we won't have perfect kids who are tantrum free. But we can praise our perfect Father who has already supplied the strength and tools we need to overcome.<br />
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I totally recommend that Holy Spirit should be every moms bestie. He is not just awesome but seriously, He has everything we need to survive and beyond. So, to brighten your week I thought I'd share a few scriptures that have kept me going that that the Holy Spirit has used to get me out of survival mode and transform into Over comer mode.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Fear not for I am with you. Be not dismayed for I AM your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you and I will uphold you with My Righteous Right Hand. -Isaiah 41:10</span></span><br />
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This one is one of my life verses and it still applies to me today. Knowing that God is with me and He's daily strengthening me, willing to help me and uphold me with His Hand is just incredible. Just a reminder that I can do all things through Him because He's with me. Which brings me to our next verse.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">"I can do ALL things through CHRIST who strengthens me. - Phil 4:13</span></span><br />
Those tantrums, the teething, the disobedience and the correcting.. We can do it as hard as it is.. I added the "correcting" because I have such a hard time disciplining. I think it really does hurt me more than it does her. But because I love her I do it. I love her enough to make sure she knows that it is not okay to behave like that..But with God I can do all things.<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">"There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." -Romans 8-1</span></span><br />
Because I'm the first to admit that I don't have it all together. I make plenty of mistakes, and I even lose it sometimes. Which is why this is a perfect reminder for me to seek forgiveness and move on guilt free.<br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">"In Christ are hidden treasures of knowledge and wisdom."- <span style="font-family: inherit;">COLOSSIANS 2:3</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">That wisdom and knowledge is in Christ and if I keep seeking Him He will show me everything I need to know about raising my children after His heart. Perhaps He'll even show me how to get Evie to eat her greens with a smile on her face. :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Come to Me all who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest"- Matthew 11:28-30</span></span><br />
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This is certainly a verse I try to quote every time I'm tired or weary or just done.. He's got us!<br />
<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"But thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." -1 Corinthians 15:57</span></span></span><br />
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Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-22195514039263733872015-06-09T11:13:00.001-07:002015-06-09T11:13:26.181-07:00My goals for June.<br />
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I'm a dreamer.. And I have many "Will dos" locked up in my noggin and would love to turn them into<br />
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1. Get moving. I've been feeling convicted on being more healthier such as making better food choices and exercising. I've been drinking lemon water every morning and so far I've been feeling so much more refreshed. Lemon water really is amazing.<br />
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2. Get more organized and fully unpacked. The stuff that has no places have been haunting meeeee!!!<br />
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3. Launch my new business/ministry. More to come on that one soooooon.<br />
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4. Blog 4 times a week. I've honestly thought about shutting this space down however, something inside won't let me. I know God has awesome plans for this blog and I'll just continue to be His pen.<br />
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What are your June goals??Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-47922164521270250442015-06-03T00:00:00.000-07:002015-06-03T00:00:01.309-07:00Why I will not teach my daughters to love their body,<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've struggled with body image. My body image. When I was a teenager I heard those voices in my head. Those voices telling me how fat I was and that my only hope was to starve my body and take weight loss pills. I gave into the lie that I wasn't enough, I'd never be beautiful until I was skinny(ier) and I wanted to make myself skinnier so I did what I could to do that so I skipped meals, drank weight loss shakes, and took weight loss pills and doing so could have killed me because I wasn't fat and I didn't need to lose any weight and the fact I was putting all those harmful things into my body I'm so blessed that I'm healthy today.</div>
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After having my first daughter Evelynne I lost a bunch of weight due to breastfeeding and everyone thought I was too skinny leaving me insecure there, too! I was at the point where all together I was just insecure with how I looked. I didn't like how I looked then but I didn't want to gain weight either. Either way I felt under pressure because so many people had an idea of how much I should and shouldn't weigh. According to Hollywood I should be as skinny as possible and to everyone else I needed a little meat on my bones and one thing I've learned after being on both sides is that as long as my identity and happiness and security is in my weight and looks I will never be satisfied and I will never be happy. So, I stopped choosing my body and instead I chose Jesus who thinks I'm fearfully and wonderfully made.</div>
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I would not encourage my daughters or you to love your body and make that your reason to love and find worth in yourself because darling, your physical body will just disappoint you and here's why.</div>
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Say, you do work hard, eat right and finally you're dream body comes along. You have abs,and a great everything else and everything's great.. for a while. You're body will change whether you want it to or not. Maybe you'll have kids and if you do you might get stretch marks and truth is pregnancy just does so many things to your body that makes it different. It's so extremely worth it but you're body will never be the same again. And it's not a bad thing and certainly not something you should be ashamed of. </div>
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And even if you don't have kids, you can't stop the process of growing old, getting wrinkles, and sometimes gaining or loosing weight isn't an option.. </div>
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Our physical body isn't consistent and in my experience if what you see in the mirror defines your happiness and where you place your joy and identity than you will never be filled because you will never feel beautiful in your own eyes because you will always see flaws and that zit on your face or pouch on your stomach will steal your chance to be happy with your body and that's not a good thing! This is why I believe loving your body is dangerous and will not be teaching my girls to love their body but instead I'll teach them something even better!</div>
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I'll teach them to love themselves. The person God created them to be and their identity in Him. I'll teach them to not focus on the physical but instead focus on their inner worth. Who they are and who they're becoming and who they want to be and leave the physical on the back burner.. Now, I'm not saying that I'm not going to tell my girls that they're beautiful. Of course I will! But that will not be my main focus and I don't want it to be theirs either! </div>
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The Bible says "Charm is deceptive and beauty is vain but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised" -Proverbs 31:30. </div>
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Even the Bible talks about physical beauty and how focusing on that is harmful and yet, that's what this world is about. in other translation it speaks of beauty as something that does not last, it fades and that it's fleeting. </div>
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Definitely something that should not be our main focus despite what the media says. I've found and experienced that the only thing that body image obsession gets you is unhappiness, insecurity and never feeling enough and not just brings harm to you emotionally but physically as well. </div>
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My prayer for my girls and all women as well is that we can look in the mirror saying "I look amazing and I am amazing!" not because we are at our goal weight, we're flawless and we have abs but instead I want us to see ourselves that way because of Jesus! He made us beautiful, His love for us never ends and the beauty He placed in us is flawless and it never fails! Lets focus on His beauty today friends and for goodness sake stop focusing on the fact that Princess Kate looked so perfect coming home from the hospital after giving birth and how we wish we looked that good.. Am I really still hearing about that? </div>
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Much love!</div>
<br />Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-77843050589269216782015-06-01T08:16:00.001-07:002015-06-01T08:16:13.362-07:00She will not become weary.<br />
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My oldest is two and we've been going through some challenges. Challenges that would either break me or make and honestly, a majority of the time I feel like it's breaking me. You'll find me most nights after bed time clinging to coffee comfort and watching a funny movie because I just needed a laugh and sometimes I don't even watch it but instead I just daze.. Sound familiar? I don't usually like telling people what we're going through due to the fact they often say "Oh, she must be going through the terrible twos!" And I feel like I'm left defending my daughter because I really do hate that term.. It's a challenging stage no doubt however, if you look at what she's going through as a toddler still trying to discover and figure things out it could still be an exciting stage. Despite the tantrums, the will and the attitude I do love this stage as Evelynne is starting to explore and learn so much more. <br />
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Are you struggling with a challenging task with you and your child? No matter the what or reason I just want to encourage you today to keep going and to never give up with consistency, time and choosing joy in all the craziness that's going on in this season. For in the proper time you will see breakthrough in your child and all those good seeds you are constantly sowing into right now will soon reap a harvest.<br />
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Don't give up Mama, don't grow weary, keep seeking Jesus and His love, mercy and strength and do not give up! <br />
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The very short time you are struggling with your kid now does not even compare to the amazing breakthrough you will see in them later. So keep your head up, be consistent, stand your ground and get ready to see the harvest.<br />
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Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-37370294818681665052015-05-25T06:22:00.002-07:002015-05-25T06:24:43.775-07:00She is comforted.<div style="text-align: center;">
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful memorial day weekend! My husband is working today so me and my girls will be celebrating at the park while I keep all of you military families in my thoughts and prayers.</div>
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Being a wife and mother my thoughts specifically go out to you Military wives and moms. The ones who have to wait months and months before you get to see your husband or introduce your new little baby to him for the first time in person.</div>
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And for some of you, today is a day of mourning for you as it is a remembrance of the man that you loved who sacrificed his life for his country and you now work daily to make it work..</div>
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"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."- Matthew 5:4</div>
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Wives and Moms. You are seen, you are heard and you are loved! Despite what you are going through right now, Jesus is for you and not against you. He wants to comfort you in this season and He wants to be there for you and raise you to overcome.</div>
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Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-12514146424183273982015-05-20T19:16:00.000-07:002015-05-19T19:16:37.427-07:00Liya's 5 month update. <span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>FYI forgive t<span style="color: #0000ee;">he p<span style="color: #0000ee;">hoto qualit<span style="color: #0000ee;">y<span style="color: #0000ee;">. it was done <span style="color: #0000ee;">by my phone.</span></span></span></span></span></u></span><br />
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Dearest Liya, It's so hard to believe that you are nearly half a year already. It's going by so fast and I can honestly say I am loving and enjoying every minute being your mama. </div>
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You are always so happy and chill. You've been a little grumpy lately due to your teeth coming through however you're still happy for the most part. </div>
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You're growing more and more beautiful every day and watching you discover new things like your feet or how fun a noisy toy is makes my day.And you can bet I'm enjoying these last months of you not being mobile. ;)</div>
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I know God has amazing plans for you little darling.. More than you could ever dream! So don't stop dreaming and you'll go far, kid! </div>
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I'll love you forever and I'll like you for always and as long as I'm living my baby you'll be. :)</div>
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Xoxo- Your Mama bear.</div>
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One thing you should know about me is that I'm a dreamer. I have many plans in this heart of mine. Many passions and goals and I believe every one of them will come true. However, there was a time in my life when I wasn't so sure they would do to the fact I didn't think I was qualified to do this or strong enough or even good or talented enough..</div>
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I remember one night just talking to God saying "God, why do I have all of these desires and passions if I wasn't talented enough to fulfill them?" And I remember Him telling me "The called do not come qualified but it is I who qualify the called and make them qualified."</div>
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It was then I realized hey! I do have what it takes because God has what it takes and He lives in me. :) </div>
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I think maybe one of the reasons why we struggle so much with Motherhood and being "good" enough is because of our identity lack. We get so stressed, depressed, and tired and we focus so much on ourselves and not Our Father who is our strength renewal. The One who who promised to care for us, carry us, strengthen us and never leave us. </div>
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We have learned to depend on ourselves (or maybe that third cup of coffee) and not the God who has told us many times "Come to me sweet Daughter, when you are tired and burdened and I will give you rest.</div>
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Something "us" moms deal with and shouldn't have to is struggling with perfection and striving to be that "perfect" mom who does everything perfect and right.. It can be hard sometimes especially when you're involved in media.. But God didn't call us to be perfect moms. He doesn't want us to be perfect moms. He wants us to be moms after His heart and seeking Him with everything we are and when we do that God will take care of everything else leaving only the purest joy in our hearts.</div>
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Sisters. You are called to be a mom and you are doing an amazing job! Even on the sweatpants, house a mess, eating out days. Don't ever think God is looking down on you on those days because He's totally not!! He loves you, cherishes you and is so proud of you because He knows this mom thing is crazy hard and He's so proud of you and He knows you need days like this to not cook dinner and just rest. </div>
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Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-38316216928239666882015-05-11T03:19:00.000-07:002015-05-11T03:19:01.600-07:00She is enough. Week one.<br />
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I planned for day one to be about how we are called to Motherhood and how we are anointed for such a time as this to raise our little ones. But this morning as I was pouring my first cup of coffee to sip on before my girls woke up I kept hearing the word "You are enough" <br />
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Am I really enough? Knowing this and accepting this is something I have struggled so much with even to this day. I mean I know what the scriptures say, I know it in my mind but maybe I struggle with this because I have not yet believed it in my heart. So our first week of this devotional we are talking about being enough because it's something that I believe all of us moms young and old have struggled with.<br />
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Growing up I've always lived in a certain pattern. The pattern of striving to be good enough. Good enough for my parents, my older siblings, my friends and most of all God. Every good deed I did, every vowel I made was done in hopes that God just might love me a little more.<br />
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When I got into a relationship with Leon it became a unhealthy one for me at first because my only thought was " I'd do anything for him to love me more!" I didn't think I was enough for him and I'd often wonder what I could do to change that.<br />
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Now that I'm a mom the thought often comes back at least once a week and more so when it's a super long week ":Am I enough for my kids" I do struggle with certain things. Organization in some things (which I find crazy considering I'm a religious daily planner), making sure Evelynne has a veggie at every meal, and I admit sometimes she does watch too much TV.. Sometimes I choose the faults in my life as a Daughter of God, wife and mom to be my identity and not my identity in Christ. Which is why I often wonder "Am I really good enough?" But you know what? I'm not a daughter of God because of the things I've done or who I am but Because of what Jesus did and who He is. I'm not a wife and mom because I deserve to be one. I'm a wife and mom because our God is a loving Father who loves to bless His children with Good gifts.<br />
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Daughters, Wives, Moms. It's time. It's time we stop listening to the enemy as he gives us reasons to believe the lies that we're not good enough or qualified enough to be a victor in Motherhood but instead it's time we listen to Our Father. The one we call God. After all it was His Son He sent to die for You! He let heaven go bankrupt so that He could have a personal relationship with you. That right there should tell us something..<br />
I'm starting to believe that maybe Satan knows our identity in Christ as well and he's terrified by that and that's why he tries his hardest to make us insecure by throwing faults at us and I believe he targets moms most of all because we're the ones raising the generation to come. There's the saying "The hand who rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world".<br />
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My desire is to raise our generation a generation after the heart of God.. A strong generation that doesn't believe in not being good enough but instead they choose to believe Jesus is enough for them and that's all that matters.<br />
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Sisters. It's time we stop believing the lie and making it our identity. Everything that lie was is dead and we are new a creation in Christ.<br />
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We are never too much and we are always enough. We are God's masterpiece, the apple of His eye and He is so proud of us. And you know what? He's with us in Motherhood and He won't leave us. He's there for us constantly supplying everything we need to be the best mom He has created us to be. <br />
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<br />Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-86533940047733940412015-04-23T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-23T00:00:14.130-07:00How I keep my Evie bear occupied while I cook. <br />
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My Evie loves to do whatever I do.. She's kind of my mini me and shadow. So when I'm in the kitchen you can bet she'll be dragging a kitchen chair to the counter and ask to help unless she's distracted by Mickey Mouse and you know what I really do try to encourage that and 99% of the time I let her be my little helper unless what I'm cooking isn't child safe like meat or raw eggs. </div>
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1. I let her help. Like I said when it's not gross I encourage her to help me. Learning to cook and help someone are really important qualities so I do my best to encourage it and try not to let my tiredness and done with the day attitude to get in the way of that. </div>
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2. When I can't let her help I usually set up a craft for her to do such as coloring, finger painting, or playdoh. Yes, there's always a mess afterwards but I just clean it up. No big.</div>
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5. And when I'm really tired that's when Mickey and fruitsnacks come into the picture. ;)</div>
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My girl is now officially potty trained! It's been rough but oh was it worth it.. Having an extra 100 dollars a month in the budget is fantastic plus the less diapers I have to change the better!</div>
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After getting Mommy wisdom from all the amazing mamas I know I decided to try the Potty training in a day method.</div>
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On Thursday I pulled up all my rugs and everything I didn't want to get peed on (or worse!) and I cleaned everything the night before too so I wouldn't have to do anything that day and just focus on the main mission.. POTTY TRAINING..</div>
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Friday morning was the big day.. It was just me and Evelynne. Leon had to work all weekend so it was up to me and win this battle and support Evelynne where to go when she needed too.</div>
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The first day is always the hardest. I planned to stay in the house all weekend and let Evelynne walk around completely nood. All morning she asked me to put a diaper on her and all morning told her "Evie you're a big girl now. Big girls get to go on the potty, yay!!</div>
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On the first day I put Evelynne on the potty every thirty minutes to an hour. She wanted nothing to do with the potty at first so that's when the mommy bribes came in. If she tried and sat on the potty she got a tiny chocolate chip for effort and if she went on the potty I did the "potty" dance for her and gave her a blue chocolate egg. That was plenty of motivation for her.</div>
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She had mainly all accidents the first day but the fact we didn't give up I call us both successful winners and we treated ourselves to chick-fil-a!</div>
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We still had accidents all weekend.. More accidents than going on the potty.. I knew she got the concept but I think she kept forgetting she wasn't wearing a diaper so if she did have an accident I would hurry and carry her to the potty and remind her that she needs to remember to go on the potty.</div>
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Now my Evelynne can be a little perfectionist. She hates being dirty or having things on her. (unless it's paint.) and she hates messing up so every time she did have an accident she took it really hard on herself and freaked out. So while she was sitting on the potty after an accident I would tell her "Great job for trying baby, you'll get it next time" and I gave her a chocolate chip for trying.</div>
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Consistency is key I believe when it comes to potty training so after having very little success all weekend I was tempted to give up when Monday came around but I decided not too. After running around nood all weekend I put panties on her. I made quite the mistake buying her "days of the week" panties. She eventually got to Friday before the day ended. By this time we had the potty training controlled when she wasn't wearing any clothes. She went each time that day when she didn't have panties on but because she didn't pull her underwear down when she went it went everywhere. So during the evening I just let her walk around nood again.</div>
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By the time Wednesday came along my girl was officially potty trained. We'd go for walks and she'd tell me she has to go and at home she'd come to me and ask me for help. It was amazing!</div>
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And now she officially goes by herself. She still gets chocolate when she goes but only if she asks for it.</div>
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I must admit I'm one of those weird people who love grocery shopping (most of the time) That's if I do it in the mornings that is. I feel like grocery shopping is so much more peaceful in the mornings when no ones there trying to push you out of the way, completely ignore the fact that you're trying to get by and they have their cart right in the middle of the walking way, and to be honest some people are just rude.. But that's okay, because I love everyone ;)</div>
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But I do love it. I love writing a grocery list, going to the store, looking for great buys and getting food. I don't know why, but I do. However, there are some crazy things that happen during grocery shopping.. Especially when there's a cool, crazy, mobile toddler in the picture who sees things she wants, knows what she wants and will use that will of hers to try and get it. All while leaving me just putting random things that's not on my list to just get out of there before you run into someone you know! .. true story.</div>
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So friends, here are some ways I've learned to keep my little bestie occupied while doing my thing. </div>
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1. Go in the morning// I usually try to go grocery shopping before noon. Like I said earlier, I feel like it's so much more peaceful and less rushed that way. I can luxury walk through the aisles and pick up what's on my list without anyone walking too slow, trying to run me over or the kind people who like to stop in the middle of the aisle while they take five minutes to choose between JIFpeanut butter or Skippy.. The lines to check out aren't as long either and I rarely have a line when I shop around 9-10.</div>
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2. Pack entertainment and snacks// Evelynne usually never asks for things when I come prepared. I pack a little coloring book with crayons so she can color while I shop. For snacks I usually pack things she likes like Fruit snacks, Horizon graham crackers, juice boxes and fruit to keep her occupied from the cookie aisle. </div>
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We do have a special thing we do though, I take her to the craft section and let her pick out a 50 cent wooden craft she can paint when she gets home.. That little thing makes her happy throughout our grocery shopping experience.</div>
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3. Go to the park before// Sometimes I take Evelynne to the park before we go to the store to tire her out a bit which helps her to want to sit in the cart and not get out.. Because we all know that's a horrible idea!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4.</span> Get them involved// If you have a toddler who loves to be included maybe you could let her help by giving her options.. I often let Evelynne choose what fruit she wants, or would she rather have honey grahams or chocolate grahams. I think it makes her feel included and happy that she's being included plus it can be a bonding moment.</div>
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Have a grocery list that's in order// I have a plan every time I go shopping. When I go I start with non perishable firsts, then I go to dairy and fruit afterwards. And I try my best not to back track. I always go there with a list or else I'll forget something and come back with things that I didn't plan to get... like those sweeties. Which brings me to my next thing....</div>
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Don't go hungry// It's a no brainer, really. Just don't do that to yourself! </div>
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Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-91943795072407335252015-04-08T06:02:00.002-07:002015-04-08T06:07:28.747-07:00Our Easter.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Leon and I celebrated our Easter that Wednesday due to the fact he usually works holidays, blah! But we made the most of it and my girls had two Easter days because of it so they weren't complaining. :)</div>
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For dinner we grilled burgers, hot dogs and all the goods. My big papa Leon certainly knows hot to grill a burger. I could eat them all the time and for desert I made chocolate and vanilla bean cupcakes which was supposed to have strawberry frosting buuuuut, the consistency wasn't right however, it was still good. I still have not yet mastered the art of homemade frosting. Then we did Easter baskets! I wish I would have gotten pictures of the baskets before <strike>they</strike> Evelynne got to them lol. But I was too excited to think about pictures but I'll share what each of them got.<br />
Evelynne got: a crochet bunny made by me, a Jesus calling Devotional book, a Minnie mouse hair brush, and a new Minnie mouse lunch box.<br />
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Liya got: her first Bible, a crochet bunny, a Zebra leather teether, binkies, and a baby doll rattle.</div>
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Afterwards we went to the park and got one of those Birthday cake frappes.. It was such a nice day out!</div>
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That Saturday night my girls and I made Easter eggs with salt, water, and four and painted them. It was fun and a new tradition instead of the egg dying. My girl has broken out my touching egg shells in the past and I certainly wasn't going to risk it.</div>
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On Easter day I went to church with my Dad. It was wonderful. We stopped by Dunkin donuts and grabbed coffee and donuts and headed to church. Afterwards we headed back to my parents house/farm. Evelynne loves going there. She knows Poppop and Grammy's house are where the animals are at. There's horses, goats, rabbits, pigs, dogs, cats and lots more. I think the bunnies and piglets were her favorite. I actually wouldn't mind giving her a bunny. </div>
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Women. Sisters. Moms. I am so deeply exited to bring to you my newest devotional for moms. I have felt so led in my spirit to start a Mom devotional ever since the beginning of my pregnancy with Liya and here it is!<br />
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I started out by writing "She is." as a E-book but I really felt The Spirit leading me to make it a series for now and possibly a book later. I'm really excited!<br />
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"She is" will begin May 11 on a Monday and will continue to be published on Mondays so that you will get a fresh start to your week. I will be discussing and sharing encouragement for moms in all seasons whether you're a brand new mama, prego mama or moms who just need a breath of fresh air. My prayer is that you will find encouragement here and that it will be a great reminder of God's love for you and that you are called for Motherhood, Favored by your Father, Loved by the most high God and you are perfect in Him.<br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span>Yes! I am taking guest posts.. So if you have some encouragement to share to other moms or even a testimony that you feel would bless other moms. Please email me at <span class="reauth-email" id="reauthEmail">heather.abeautifulministry@gmail.com and I'll set you up!</span><br />
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<span class="reauth-email" id="reauthEmail"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">is to build a sisterhood community of moms who just want to encourage one another in love. I see this devotional as being an online coffee shop where all of "us" moms who are thirsty and craving fellowship and a deeper relationship with God can just come on in and drink deep of heavenly Jesus espresso, fellowship and meet new mamas and become life besties. And to be honest, I see conferences in the future.. I know, I know I tend to dream big.. But hey, like I always say "You gotta dream big or go home!" AMEN?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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As soon as the weather here hits 50 I'm all about walks. It's probably our main activity during the warmer seasons. We go on about 3-5 walks a day not just because it's a huge stress reliever for me but it's so nice to just walk and enjoy the beautiful nature. I love watching Evelynne run around and get her energy out that has been cooped up in that body for the last few months, and throwing rocks in the creek and you know, just enjoying the great out doors. However, even though I'm a big lover of Spring and the beautiful beginnings it brings I'm not that fancy of all the rain. I'm not hating it though because I know we need rain to make things beautiful and grow but I want to be outside all the time now that it's nice. So when it does rain (which it has been like two times a week these days) Here's what we like to do. </div>
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Spring crafts// Even though it's not sunny out, that doesn't stop us from making sunny crafts! hehe. Here are a few fun crafts that Evelynne and I have been doing together.</div>
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Movie day// I'm just gonna say it. I'm not a hater of TV in my house.. I've gotten to the point in Motherhood that TV is a great thing in moderation.. It's not only a good occupier for when you have to do something (like use the bathroom) But it's also a good learning tool! That Mickey mouse club house show is not only entertaining but it's teaching our kids something nonstop. Now with that being said. When it rains it's fun to just make memories, sit on the couch and watch "Tangled" with some snacks!</div>
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Have Tea Parties!!// Yes, We're all girls here but I think boys can enjoy tea parties too! It doesn't have to be a girls thing. ;)</div>
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Outings// One of our favorite things to do on rainy days is venture out.. We go to malls, starbucks, indoors activity centers and stuff like that. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="color: #e06666;">April 9th</span>.</span></b> How you keep your toddler occupied while grocery shopping.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>April 15th</b></span>. Potty Training. <br />
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Face it.. When we become moms a lot of the time we have no social life. except maybe the few minutes we have on facebook and Instagram here and there.. And when we do go out with old childless friends it can get kind of awkward at times due to the fact they're sitting there telling you all about their life while you're trying to calm and pay attention to your toddler (unless they're like some of my childless amazing friends who buy Evie cookies and love on her!) Honestly though, whether or not your childless friends are amazing (like mine) You NEED Mommy friends. Because sometimes nothing feels better then getting together with friends who also have kids around your age to entertain each other so you ladies can have social time to talk, drink coffee together and encourage one another.<br />
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When I first had Evelynne my only friend who was a new mom as well lived in NC at the time. We were actually prego buddies. So I often felt quite lonely at times because I felt like I had no one who understood me and what I was going through as a new mom.<br />
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And then when Evelynne was about four months old I ran into a mom on one of our walks and her oldest daughter who was the cutest thing walked up and talked to me telling me how cute my baby was which led her and I to small talk about our kids, how old they were and exchanging adorable baby compliments. She has a son that's only three months older than my Evie and from there on we've grown from being play date buddies to actual friends.She gave me my first taste of what a play date was and how fulfilling it was for a mom and the kid too! After our first play date I remember Evelynne taking a 3 hour nap.. Which has never happened before! I was a fan.<br />
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Since then it has been a main goal of mine to build a community and just befriend as many moms as I could. It's so much fun (when the moms are down to earth that is) It's really hard for me to enjoy conversations when moms are all about correcting other moms.. If you're one I still love you, though! <br />
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I've been asked many times on how I make Mommy friends so easily.. So, I thought I'd share it with all the Mommys in the world.<br />
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Honestly. it's really simple.. I think the only reason why it's so hard for many of us is because we're either shy, too consumed with our kids, we feel awkward just randomly talking to other women, ooor we've been under a cave for so long that we've forgotten how to socialize! So, with that being said here is some advice.<br />
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1. Get out// Parks, gyms, libraries, mommy and me classes. Go to their watering hole. Places like that where we are almost forced to socialize can make it so much easier to make friends.<br />
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2. Start a conversation// Or at least try too. If you're pushing your kid on the swing right next to a mom who is pushing her kid on the swing who looks around the same age as your kid talk to them. start out by saying "He's so cute! How old is he?" and see where the conversation goes from there. You could always make a statement on how nice the weather is today, or where did you get your kid's shoes? they're so cute!" We moms always like to hear that our wardrobe choice is appreciated. ;)<br />
Small talk can easily turn into a play date opportunity however if it doesn't, don't loose heart. Truth is most of us moms are desperate for a good mommy friendship just as much as you are! Seeee!!!<br />
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3. Start a group// I haven't done this, yet! But I do plan too once we move and get our own place. Maybe you could put an add out there or join a group from <a href="http://www.mops.org/">Mops </a> or <a href="http://thrivemoms.com/">Thrive moms</a> or look into a group in your community that is already leading one. <br />
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Aaaaaand I'm just throwing this out there! I believe every mom should start a blog! You know, that's if socializing and writing is your thing. ;) I've met so many amazing mamas through blogland that have not only become my sisters but have filled me so much!Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-62344887876933182672015-03-26T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-01T16:46:00.664-07:00The One Year & Beyond Link up.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>April 2nd</b>. </span>Spring activities and craft ideas for toddlers. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="color: #e06666;">April 9th</span>.</span></b> How you keep your toddler occupied while grocery shopping.<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>April 15th</b></span>. Potty Training. <br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>April 22</b></span>. Favorite Spring activities.<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">April 29th</span>. </b></span> Clothes shopping for your toddler. (Where do you get the best deals, where do you shop, how do you save money) etc</div>
Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806997193317221088.post-81169890094415742322015-03-25T11:04:00.000-07:002015-03-25T11:04:09.446-07:00Currently..<b> </b><img alt="" class="spotlight" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xft1/v/t1.0-9/11061985_10206049227607753_6836824333540862877_n.jpg?oh=5057fbca30c7849a789224afa4a3c449&oe=557F4C42&__gda__=1437969072_c0e3c5052401fbc0672ad0c6143a2ece" style="height: 640px; width: 640px;" /><br />
<b>Loving:</b> That it's officially Spring!! If you know me I'm all about the Spring. Spring and Fall are my favorite seasons and if it could be fall and Spring for most of the year I'd be so fine with that. :)<br />
I'm bringing out the sunhats and sunglasses. :)<br />
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<b>Reading/Watching:</b> I've recently been catching up with 19 kids and counting. I'm loving the new season in fact Jill is kinda giving me prego fever! haha Jk... maybe. ;)<br />
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Other than kid pop out books I've only really been reading the Bible and "The confident woman" Devotional by Joyce Myer. This is my second time reading this for a devo and I love it. <br />
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<b>Trying to:</b> be patient in the waiting.. It's hard isn't it and yet it should be so easy.. We know that God has the perfect plan for us and His timing is always on time. I'm holding on to the verse<br />
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<span class="text Ps-130-5" id="en-NIV-16146">"I wait for the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, my whole being waits,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-130-5">and in his word I put my hope</span></span>" -Psalm 130:5<br />
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And it has been my comfort in this season. In His word I will put my hope and not in our circumstances. Our Lease is up April 31st and we have until then to find a place and move.. I know God has our back and front and He won't send us to a place where He is not. :) <br />
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<b>Wishing:</b> Honestly, that we could just be moved and unpacked already haha!<br />
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<b>Excited for:</b> Just this new season in life.. I'm excited for Leon and I to be in ministry full time and not letting careers get in the way of that.. We want to be on fire for God full time together. Because we're strongest together. I'm excited for this new journey of moving and living on our own :)Heather Leigh_A beautiful ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414341991185558294noreply@blogger.com0