My Weakness???

THIN MINTS!!!!!

I bought a few boxes from our neighborhood girl scout and I am in HEAVEN.

These aren't too bad either...

TAGALONGS!!!

So what are your favorite Girl Scout Cookies????

Sweet Baby Memory Window...

I created this sweet baby memory window YEARS ago and thought it would be neat to share with all of you with little ones, expecting babies, and those of you (like me) waiting on your very own miracle baby.

I found this old window at an antique shop in Houston. It is a great way to hold and preserve some of your baby's precious items. I created my window with some of MY baby items. Inside you'll find a little dress that I used to wear...

My baby ring...

A pair of ruffled socks...

And I can't forget my great-grandmother's quilt in the background.

I have this collection hanging in our "soon to be" nursery and I can't wait to create a new window with our son or daughter's sweet baby memories.

Funky Junk Interiors

Between Naps on the Porch

Thrifty Decor Chick

Twice Remembered

Making the World Cuter

Cottage Instincts

Collections A-plenty...

Today I am participating in Kelly's Show Us Your Life Edition---What do you collect?

I am SUCH a pack-rat, so it was a little hard to come up with ONE thing that I collect. Here are a few samples of my collections...

Anything and everything with our monogram...

Check out this post on my other blog with a TON of pictures of our monogram collection throughout our home.

I also collect STARS!!!

When I was in high school, the name of our dance team was the Sterling Stars, and I have had an infatuation with stars since then. Here is another look at some of my star collection in our backyard.

Here is my collection of wine glasses...

If you were visiting my home for a party, which glass would you choose???

And I guess since I collect wine glasses, I must also collect these....

Thanks for stopping by and viewing my collections a-plenty!!!

What do you collect???

I'm a Member...

I finally became an official member of my church last night, Southpoint Community Church!!!

We had four membership classes where we were able to learn the mission of our church, how it started, and who all the key people and ministries are. Although I have been attending SCC for a little over a year now and have already been serving in the nursery, I learned SO much from these classes.

My church has so much to offer and teach me. For starters, we are beginning Beth Moore's Breaking Free Bible Study next week and I couldn't be more excited. Two full months of Beth Moore...at church and in Atlanta :)

I don't mind tooting my own horn, because to be honest, I'm proud of myself for taking this huge step.

Sick to My Stomach...

I have literally made myself sick to my stomach. Everything in my life seems to be stressing me out to the max and because I internalize EVERYTHING, I have literally made myself sick to my stomach.

I came home from work today and my stomach is like one HUGE knot.

All the negativity surrounding me has really gotten the best of me. I feel as if satan is trying to attack me at every angle and I will NOT tolerate it any longer.

I am stronger than this and with His help, I will conquer these feelings.

"I have set the LORD always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."

Psalm 16:8

A Few Quotes...

I took some time yesterday to sit and read So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore. I have decided to put little sticky notes on some of her quotes that really stand out to me.

"Attitude is everything when it comes to limitations, and the way you view yourself will acutely shape how others view you."

"The truth is, God uses change to change us. He doesn't use it to destroy us or to distract us but to coax us to the next level of character, experience, compassion, and destiny. What will ever cause us to move on to the next place He has for us if something doesn't happen to change the way we feel about where we are?"

"If it is translated as something huge to your heart, it is huge to God on your behalf."

"When we allow God's truth to eclipse every false positive and let our eyes spring open to the treasure we have, there in His glorious reflection we'll also see the treasuer we are."

If you aren't reading this book, you should. I have been so inspired and I'm only on Chapter 6!!!

A Celebrity Shares...

I received my People Magazine this past weekend and I was shocked to see the cover...

Celine Dion shares are trials with IVF...four attempts to be exact!! She conceived her son, who is in 2nd grade, from her first attempt with IVF and now she is trying to give him a little brother or sister. I learned that she did become pregnant with her last IVF, but unfortunately had a miscarriage. So Celine and her husband are trying again.

It just seems so surreal to me to hear that a celebrity is having the same difficulties that a lot of us share...

If you have a minute while waiting to check out at the grocery store, take a peek at the article. It's short, but so very powerful.

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