by Kimberly | Oct 20, 2012 | 31days
Our sweet little boy turned a month old on Friday! Yay!
He is still crying and gives me some sleep at night. The most we have slept is 6 hours in a row. He loves to walk around with someone (of course he can’t walk yet). He is making all sorts of sounds and we love laughing and trying to mimick all of his cute little faces! Days are hard – but we also laugh! Thankful for this little joy and can’t wait till he continues to grow (and maybe potty trains early!
We went to his first pumpkin patch to celebrate! Enjoy the pictures!
by Kimberly | Oct 18, 2012 | 31days, Books
I haven’t had a lot of time to read since having Elijah, but definitely wanted to read this one. I love everything Kevin DeYoung. I know, call me a groupy or what have you. But, I forward many of his blogs to my husband who is a worship pastor. One of our goal trips is to go to his church for a Sunday to see how they do reformed worship. Just not in the winter, because its cold in Michigan. But, maybe when I go there I can hook up with Pretties By Meg who is a great blogger/jewelry designer!
Anyway…this book called The Hole in our Holiness is much along the lines of Pursuing Godliness or Respectable Sins or Holiness. All good books and all hard books to read because reading it makes you examine your life and how you live.
I remember reading Mortification of Sin by Owen back in 2007 and a pastor friend of mine said I wasn’t allowed to read any more puritans till I read a book on grace and the cross.
I think Kevin DeYoung does a good job here of combining the two. Not wanting us to rely on works for our salvation – he reassures us of our place in Christ. But, also not wanting us to err on the side of lawlessness, he reminds us that the Bible says to be like God for He is holy.
One sentence toward the beginning of the book sets the tone of the work required for the rest of the book: “holiness is plain hard work and we are often lazy.” (pg 19)
Throughout the book he reminds us of grace but also that we have imperatives that we will obey if we abide in Christ. Powerful reading if you want to examine your life.
by Kimberly | Oct 18, 2012 | 31days
Sorry this didn’t get posted yesterday – my host server or something was having issues and I couldn’t get on here to write!
I pray many new prayers and more often than I did before I was a mother. They aren’t as long and written down as they were before, but they are more aloud:
1. Lord, Help!
2. Lord, I don’t have the strength.
3. Lord, please Help!
4. Lord, give me grace and strength to love this little boy today.
Those were all last night – and out loud!
Knowing and resting in that He is a God who hears and answers our prayers!
by Kimberly | Oct 16, 2012 | 31days
I heard about Birchbox on The Small Things Blog and was intrigued, especially because I was about to be not-pregnant and wanted to do more with my hair and makeup and style. Something new!
You have to wait for an invitation so I waited and it finally arrived, shortly after we arrived in LR. Here is my first box:
Luna Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar: These were not new to me. I ate them some (lemon, oh so yummy) when I was running a lot when I lived in Louisville or the early days back in Raleigh. The texture is good, taste is good (not at good as Reece’s though) and I gave the rest to my hubs.
Viva La Juicy Le Fleur Couture perfume: I love trial sizes of perfume. It allows you to try it without buying a whole bottle – then maybe not liking it. My hubs is always the deciding factor on the perfume I wear…he said this was “I like it.” – Not too convincing, but I’ll keep it. It was light – not too strong.
Vitivia: These are colorful fun vitamins that you break open and use on your skin. Can’t we all use better skin? Especially as fall comes and we get into a new season – we need to thik about changing up our skincare. The good thing about this line is it tells you when to use these vitamins for the best results. Especially for non-vitamin skincare users like me.
Jouer Lip Enhancer: I tried this on yesterday and liked how it wasn’t gloopy or sticky. This takes time to see how it enhances – but it would also work well as a lipgloss with no color.
Mary-Lou Manizer Balm: I’ve never used a highlighing balm – but as I age and have more wrinkles and more dull facial skin in general – I need to start experimenting with these.
And that is one of my main reasons for gettin Birchbox – more fun things to experiment with!
by Kimberly | Oct 15, 2012 | 31days
Today begins a new year of life: no, not for me – for my brother.
I have an older brother. He is 14 months older than me. Things I love about him:
1. His sense of sarcasm (most of the time)
2. His ability to write so much better than me.
3. The fact that our English teacher in high school liked him better than me (ok, maybe I don’t particular love that, just a fun fact).
4. His love for the water (especially, the Suwannee River)
5. He can cook the best steak I’ve ever had.
6. He got me to like wine. He is now into home-brewing, but I’m definitely not a beer drinker.
7. He cares for his dogs really well – and fosters dogs too.
Happy Birthday Big Brother. Go enjoy the water for me and a good steak!
