a glimpse of my life last week....

Before I show you what I've been doing during my blogging break I want to thank once again m amazing guest posters.

Bree for her awesome modest fashion tips,

Nela and her helpful/inspiring photography post,

Raquel for her inspirational post,

 Desiree for her tips/inspiration on Journaling,

Rachel Nicole for her inspiring and fun photo filled post.

You all were fantastic,and I hope my readers enjoyed your posts as much as I did.

I enjoyed a relaxing evening doing some chalk art.

Who can spot my frog?!

This can be translated two ways,earthly Father or heavenly Father.

I saw a sign like this in the backround of the movie "Courageous" in the little girl's room.

                     No really,if God wants you to float your house go for it and invite me over to watch.:)

"She did it"..... 

My sister and I enjoyed spending quality time during a backyard campout in which 3 certain people failed to participate not naming any names, they seem to like their beauty rest and unbitten skin dontcha know.

Oh,the highligh of my week was when I sneaked into my little sisters room (she has her own room and my older sister and I share a room.)and surprised her by decorating her room during the night,so happy I could pull it off with her sleeping. 5 points for me. =) 

Oh, and she was surprised if any of you were wondering,my only regret was that 46 ballons don't cover the floor in her room totally.

For her birthday I bought us each a silly mask just for fun. 

So while waiting for her friend to arrive I dragged her into my room for a few quick photos. 

*squeals* Don't you love her red clon nose?

I never thought I'ld say this,but Horray for Walmart for putting these fake/copy converse on clerance for a $1. Yup, a dollar I actually think this is the first time I've bought something that I actually feel was worth my $1.  

I wore them on my back to violin lessons day. :)

I created a little DIY for you all that I will be posting soon,after I learned how to make this flower I went a little crazy as I always do and made some more. 

But with 3 birthdays in 1 month they came in handy.

                                                            See.........I told ya.
                                              What do you think of my butterfly tie?!
I was so excited when I did it,cause its been a while since I've 'discovered' how to do something,
   without ever seeing a photo or tutorial of it before trying it.

I have been milking goats and other barn chores for my sister while shes away nannying during the week days. So I thought I'ld use some of the fruits of my labor {goat milk} to make some goat milk fudge.

It was very good,sadly in my family you almost wish it wasn't, that way it won't disappear as quickly by your siblings and yourself. :)

Oh and last,but not least I designed a blog;

check it out and tell me what you think.

eShakti Product Review.....

I was thrilled when Jennifer from eShakti contacted me about doing a product review here on my blog.

Whats eShakti? Its an online store that is full of dresses,tops,bags,jewelry that are all fun and cute.
My favorite aspect of this store if you find a dress that is to short and/or is sleeveless before you order you have the option to lengthen the skirt (or shorten.) add sleeves (inset,cap,short..etc...).
       After deciding on a dress...which was very hard by the way, way to many cute outfits,I placed my order.
               
                                            
                                                    I excitedly awaited for its arrival.
The UPS man drove up the driveway honked his horn,my siblings ran out to greet him,I stayed inside thinking it was for my sister who was awaiting a package. Excitement shot through my heart as the box read 'Blythe..etc...' I armed myself with a knife to open the package,in which it did its job.
My face then brightened at glimpse of yellow......

   After trying on the dress I instantly fell in love,even though I realized that eShakti sizes must run slightly big since the dress was larger then I thought it would be (I was surprised since dressed are usually small on my weirdly proportioned body.) ,but with two safety pins the problem was almost completely solved. But it's okay I now know for in the future to get a size smaller then by size. =)

                       Some of my favorite aspects of this dress is there are so many possibilities.
                             As shown above I can even be transformed into a bumblebee...
              Okay,not totally a bumble bee,I'm missing the headband with antennas. ;)
               I would love to find myself a similar sweater in gray,I love gray and yellow together!
     

    This dress that I got also is the same color online as in person. A big plus of eShakti.
 I have always hated when I order online and the color appears different after I have received the product.

        Thank you eShakti for providing feminine, cute and free alterations to dresses that allow girls to dress modestly and pleasing to our Savior.

1 Timothy 2:9
   In like manner also,that women adorn themselves in modest apparel,with shame facedness and sobriety;not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

Happy Birthday to three....

                      A Big Happy Birthday to the best little sister ever!!!
 I can't believe how old your getting Lydia,its just so crazy how time flys.


 Another Happy Birthday to the most amazing friend and pen-pal ever,Desiree!! I could have never guessed what an awesome friend I was getting when I began to write you over 2 years ago....it actually might be longer. =)  Who knew we would have 'clicked' the way we did.....pop over to her blog and wish a Happy Birthday.


And Happy 'belated' Birthday to my big brother Kyle.
I can't believe your gettin married this summer,thank you for having me be in the wedding party.

                  "Love you Lydia,Kyle and Desiree."

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Hello to my awesome followers it has been what feels like forever since I posted {Thank you to all my most amazing guest posters *applause*},so other then my blogger account won't save any photos unless I'm one of my parents laptop and since our WiFi is broken it might be a while I'll be posting soon...... life has been beyond busy,I thought it couldn't get any busier {I've been proved wrong once again 0_0}.   Lately I've been;

    -Being a goat care taker/milk maid for about 2 weeks so far,my sisters been nannying for a family while the parents are adopting for the Ukraine.

                            -Celebrating birthdays.
  
                 -Going teach V.B.S this coming week.
   {1st graders...*scared face*.lol,just jk I know it will be fun,just a wee bit nervous about it.}

                -Starting on a blog design for somebody

         -Finishing up a design for the birthday girl,Desiree,
   
           -Bridemaid stuff... like I got the fabric for my dress.

   -Setting up a online Boutique with an amazing web designer.

 - School...Geometry and Chemistry. Boy,do I need to catch up!
         
            So,other then that Life has been pretty normal.

  After my to do list has been completed,I've going to take a long rest and partcipate in nothing until I feel sane....but just wanted to let you all know that I love you,miss posting and hearing your thoughts,and I'll be back ASAP to catch up.  

For A Purpose {a guest post by Rachel Nicole}

Those little things.

Everyone knows what they are, but they take them for granted.

When it thunderstorms, you don't think about how God is refreshing the ground, or how rain keeps things growing, or how without rain, we would all be non-existent. You think about how it ruined your fun picnic, or your walk with a friend. Anything you were planning to do that day now has a new turn to it.

When you look at a birds nest, the first thing you think is 'gross'.

Yes, true, they might be gross, but think about all the time it takes for the bird to collect all the pieces for that nest, and then puts them all together with mud and saliva. This can take more than a day to build, not to mention all the hard work, and the fact that they do this every year. 

They do this all for their little chicks to stay protected.

They sacrifice their lives day in and day out to protect their young. Building nests, getting food, and they hardly think about themselves when they're doing this.

God designed each animal, plant, and human differently.

They all need those little things to keep them alive.

Like, humans need rain, animals need protection, and plants need water.

Without them we cannot survive.

Without rain, we would get no food. Plants (like corn, tomatoes, wheat, etc...) would die, animals (which we use for meat) would have no protection, and would eventually go extinct, and oxygen would ultimately end with no photosynthesis from the plants which need water to survive. 

You see, God designed those little things to keep us alive.

Every single one of them is for a purpose.

God is an awesome designer. He made us perfectly, and then put things around us so that we may survive in this world.

So, the next time something ruins your day, think about what it would be like if that were never to happen again.

You might just find yourself in awe.

xoxo,

Rachel Nicole

ps- I would like to thank Blythe for extending her vacation for one day to include me as a guest poster. Thanks!

About the author

I come from a family of eleven people in all, I'm a blonde, blue eyed girl. I daydream a lot, and take pictures even more. But most of all, I love God. He is my Savior, my Rock in whom I trust.

I hope you enjoyed my post as much as I loved writing it.

My blog is called Summer Breeze, and the link is here.

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