How I do it: Bible, Devotion, and Quite time

This was my current quite time with the Lord until recently I knew I needed to dig in deeper and change it up a bit. I have been reading the Jesus calling devotional for my second year and it was amazing the first year but reading it again is just ok. I knew I needed to get another devotional but didn't know what I wanted. I turned to Amazon, Pinterest, and Google for some help.

 

I found this bible cover at Walmart and love the bright colors and figured it would help brighten up my quite time. I am going to get a monogramed patch to iron on the front of it.

I have had my old bible cover ever since I got this bible which was in 2006.

 As far as bibles my go to is the Life Application Study Bibles.

 

What I love most about this bible is when there are parts that I am having trouble comprehending I can look at the bottom of the page and find notes that apply it in my life. It helps me break down the scripture.

Here is an example of a page:

I wanted something more organized and all in one place. I decided to make a Devotional and Prayer binder. I bought a binder, a package of dividers, wide ruled notebook paper.  

I went to Pinterest to look for some guidance and pintables which you can find here. I used the dividers and labeled them: Prayer, Blessing, Devotions, Memory Verse, Sermon & Church, and Helpful Study hints. I printed off things that I wanted in my binder and placed them behind the divider where they went.



 

If I am in between devotionals or just wanting to read strictly the bible only I can make more of a study out of it with these pages. I can also use them for my devotional also.

There have been times when I have been reading my bible and I remember thinking to myself I think I took notes on this passage from a sermon at church one time. I would have to go to the car or wherever my church notebook was and look it up. Now I can take this page bring with my to church and when I get home put it into the binder. There are more than one design and type of sermon pages to pick and choose from. You can bring 4/5 of them and at the end of the month take old ones out place them into binder and put 4/5 more new ones in. It's whatever works.

 

I am always looking for new ways or how to improve what I am doing so this section is where I keep my how to, color coding, and S.O.A.P, G.R.O.W, and many more helpful things.

 

For my memory verse I wanted them to stick out in my mind so I found these Memory Verses. I am loving this Homemakers Prayer so much I am thinking about getting it framed and placed in my kitchen. That's the room I am in the most and know I could see it and pray continuously this prayer.

I am also loving this prayer for Moms I came across. This is why I am loving this binder. I can place all of these things and flip through them. 

 



When life doesn't give you Apple picking near by

Then head right on over to your grocery store and pretend you are at an orchard. The kids have been wanting to make caramel apples and while we were at the grocery store we put them on our list. It's also on our Fall Bucket List.

Rhett went dove hunting with his Papaw and I get this sweet picture. He got him one

 

The girls and I loaded up, took a quick selfie that the sun added that extra radiant look, went to Subway for lunch and while there made a Grocery List and meal planned. Now that we are all full and have a game plan we head to the store to grab what we need.





The girls had specific kinds of apples they wanted. Mauri wanted Honey Crisp apples {thanks to my mom having us hooked on them} and Maci said when I think of candy apples I think of the green ones so that's what she picked out. I told Mauri there were her baskets just to pretend she was in an orchard. She was busy inspecting them making sure there weren't any bad spots or worms.

 

I have been circling and walking away from all the Pioneer Woman stuff for almost 3 weeks now but this trip I just couldn't do it. I walked away with a knife and a spatula. It was only fitting to try it out.

We had chocolate, caramel and mini M&Ms

 

Set up and ready...

The girls made their own and then made several others

 

Mauri getting her perfect and precise because she has OCD issues like her Momma 

Speaking of OCD problems...my cookie jar 



Maci loading up her apples with all of the goodies, this is my kind of girl...load them up

 

This picture makes my heart smile. I just love when we are all in one place making memories. Just girls having fun doing girl stuff. I can't help but think one day these precious girls are going to be wives and will be cooking and baking for their spouse and children.

While Maci was getting ready to go with some friends Mauri showed off her apples and by the looks of things she has been eating some

 

I just love this freckled face little punk

Maci's apples looks really good I may or may not have ate one while she was in her room getting dressed. At least I was nice and didn't eat them all

 

After this I took dropped Maci off and tried a new recipe. I cooked the Pioneer Womans Tex-Mex Fried Rice. I was delicious and will def be on our ration. I left out the bell peppers since we are not big fans and I knew the kids would be eating this so I changed spicy sausage to regular.



Back to school bc I'm behind

Our back to school tradition:

Each year before school starts the kids and I pick a day to do our back to school shopping and lunch and movie date.  We will get up that morning and head out to pick up new school shoes and clothes, backpacks, and last minute supplies. Then we go to lunch and then go see a movie. Chili's has been our go to spot lately. I don't know why but all of a sudden we cant get enough.

We have seen the previous movies so I thought its rated R due to the language of a few curse words so I got our tickets and headed to the movies with our Popcorn, M&Ms and coke in tow.

 

Oh my I was almost wanting to get up and leave it had way  more than a few curse words,

Can you tell by the look on her face and at one point she even leaned over and asked me what a rim job was? Uhhhhh baby I don't know myself: I mean how was I to answer that



 

Maci being at the age where she knows what things mean she was looking shocked also

 

Although it was hilarious it is for Adults ONLY!!!!

 

 

First day of school picture

How do I have a Junior High kid?

 

and this quick pic thanks to Maci for getting me hooked on Chick fil A lemonade 



Falling into Fall: Fashion Friday

It's not a secret that Fall is my least favorite season. The only thing that keeps me sane in the Fall is the clothing and pumpkin spice cappuccinos. I thought I would do a post on fall fashion that I am loving.

Fashion:

I love everything about this look:

Most of us have the chambray button up, black skinnies or leggings, tan or cream scarf and ankle boots. Now all we need to do is fine this cardigan. You can make this look dressy or casual.



 

This look is so simple and lately I have been obsessed with short sleeve solid tops so I can wear them year round and in can also be dressed up or down. This would be an everyday look.

 

add a black jacket and a scarf and you have a dressier look and for a night look throw on some heels. I love pieces that can be changed from casual to dressy without breaking the bank and getting my money worth on the clothes I buy.

 





All of these outfits except #6

I can see myself wearing all of them and you can take pieces and bring them into spring, summer, fall, and winter.





 

Beauty:

 

This sun bunny bronzer by Too Faced is my favorite bronzer and in the fall winter when my tan starts to fade I have to upkeep a tan look this works wonder on my face and neck.

 

 

This bronzing lotion from Victorias Secret I use on my body to add that tan look when I start to loose my tan and feel pasty.





H5 Fall Bucket List

As I was reading my devotion one morning: Numbers 11:1 and Philippians 2:14 

It spoke volumes to me as I've been in a funk partially due to Fall. Its my least favorite time of the year. I don't like the colors, long harvest hours, dying grass and leaves, dust and trash flying everywhere, school is back into full swing, allergies flare up and the list of complaints could go on and on but after reading this passage I thought I am going to put my grumbles and complaints aside ad make the best of it. So without negative outlook on Fall I figured I would join in and grab the kids for a Fall Bucket List H5 style asking everyone to list a few things that could be put on the list. I had to remind them that it had to be doable and not far fetch.

I found this printable on Pinterest and made it our own listing 10 things we could check off:

That's our list and we hope to get started checking things off the list very soon.

I am giving our list a time limit of until Thanksgiving day because we all know that he day after Thanksgiving me and my peeps are all about Christmas.