Sunday, July 21, 2013

Weekly Inspiration [6] - God's Design for Marriage

This past weekend, CT and I attended a marriage conference at our church. No we don't have marital problems, there's just no time like the present to be proactive! It was four hours on Friday night and four hours on Saturday morning, and I feel so renewed and reenergized with our marriage.

God's Design for Marriage



Genesis 2 states that God created marriage to fix a problem, not to create one.
Once married - Who we chose is ultimately who God chooses for us.
 Regardless of the situation, you are married to the right person. 
Our goal should be to love the one we are with. 
It's not about finding the 'right' person {because no one is perfect}, but loving the one you are with. 
We need to work on and strive to love like Christ. 


Being a good husband and wife is a choice we make. 
We need to choose to focus on the positive, commit to no plan B {no divorce}, and we need to take action in our marriage. 




Have you invested in your marriage lately? 
You have to work at what you love. 





Friday, July 19, 2013

The Liebster Award

A few days ago I was nominated for the Liebster Award for newbie bloggers that have less then 200 followers. It's a fun way to connect with bloggers who are in the same beginning stages as your are. 

I was nominated by Tennsley at New Mom Diaries.





So what is the Liebster Award?
It is an award given to up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers.

The rules of the award are:
1. Link back to the blog that nominated you.

2. Nominate 5-11 blogs with fewer than 200 followers.

3. Answer the questions posted by the nominator. 

4. Share 11 random facts about yourself. 

5. Create 11 questions for my nominees.

6. Contact your nominees and let them know they have been nominated. 



 Lets begin . . . 


11 Questions from Tennsley:
  1. What is your fave food?
    My moms meatloaf

    2. Sweet or Savory?
    Savory


    3. Winter or Summer?
    Summer

    4. All time favorite movie?
    Love & Basketball - "double of nothing"

    5. Fave holiday?
    4th of July

    6. What’s your favorite thing about blogging?
    I love being able to share my ideas/crafts with the world wide web, while always getting new ideas from all you other amazing bloggers. 

    7. What do you want to be when you grow up? ;-)
    A stay at home wife and mother. I know I would be FAB at it!

    8. What’s your summertime jam right now?  What song got you bobbing your head?
    Pink - Just Give Me A Reason
    {you should hear me singing this in the shower or car. YIKES!}


    Chocolate chip or Sugar?
    Chocolate Chip

    Pants or dresses?
    Dresses

    The mountains or the beach?
    Most def, the beach!


11 random facts about myself

1. My favorite veggie is turnips.

 2. Oldest of three girls.

 3. I am deathly afraid of tornadoes but I love thunderstorms. 
Check out this post for how I am pro-active and a little crazy in my preparation for them.   

4. I have a boy middle name = Ross. 
I use to hate it but now I love it and think it's the coolest thing ever.

5. I played college volleyball as a defensive specialist.

6. I am the worlds worst speller. 
Thank heavens for the squiggle lines underneath misspelled words.

7. I have two tattoos - one on the inside of my ankle of a tribal wolf {my maiden name} and a heart on the inside of my ring finger <3

8.  I want four children.
Ideally, two boys and two girls. If I could pick, boy girl boy girl.

9. I have a 'special toe' as CT calls it. 
My second toe most of the time curls slightly under. 

10. I am a shoe-a-holic with way too many to count.
 Tennies, sandals, heals, flip flops, flats - I don't discriminate.  

11. I name most all my beloved possessions. 
Michael = my Michael Kohrs bag
Piper = my first car - burgundy Mitsubishi eclipse 
Willow = my current car - white dodge charger



11 questions for my nominees

1. What is your favorite thing about blogging?
2. Favorite quote?
3. Chewy candy or a candy you have to suck on?
4. Favorite part of your home?
5. If you planted a garden, what would you grow?
6. What is your zodiac sign & does it match your personality? 
7. What are your favorite baby names?
 8. If you could only have 3 things on an island with you what would they be?
9. Number one thing on your bucket list?
10. What is your guilty pleasure?
11. Who's your fave - Kim, Kourtney, or Khloe Kardashian?



The Blogs I nominate are . . .        

 
 

Thursday, July 18, 2013

My Dream House: According to Pinterest [4]

Linking up with Michelle for "Oh How Pinteresting"


Feel free to check out my dream house part 1, part 2, and part 3.

 
Before I start, I just want to throw this out there: Pinterest is the deadliest website ever. 
It has my expectations so high for how I want my future home. 

 










  • How magnificent is all the natural light coming in from the windows and doors. I love the color on the walls too.
    Mint is so hot right now!
  • How sweet is this little dog bed. Bentley would love to have his very own hide-a-way. And it's so chic. 
  • This is the perfect breakfast nook. I don't think anything could make this  any better. I love the mismatchness of the chairs and pillows.
    Absolutely perfect.
  • This closet has me drooling. CT and I would be set for life. And a plus, there would be no need for dressers because of the built in drawers. 
  • How fab is this great room? Exposed wood beams, the walk way upstairs, the floor to ceiling stone. WOW!



    Do we have any of the same tastes?

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Washi Tape Wednesday - Link Up #4

Welcome to my Link Party- Washi Tape Wednesday! 

Washi tape is one of my new found loves. It's a craft supply that is super affordable and there are so many uses for it. From decorating, to labels, to color coding your planner - the possibilities are endless. 

This is a place where you can link up your best washi tape post of the week. 


Link up rules

-Follow Crafting a Fairytale on GFC & Bloglovin'

-Add my button or do a text link back to my party in your post


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-Link directly to your post and not your home page. No items for sale, etsy shops, ect.

-Spread the word of Washi Tape Wednesday

-Check out other links and leave a comment! 

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you would know that Christian and I are trying out this whole Dave Ramsey cash envelope budget system. 
{Tune in Monday to hear more about our version}

Until I have time to make some pretty fabric envelopes, I decided to go with the old fashion paper type.


I got these from walmart for $5. 
I liked the color of them, but I wanted to Tiff-a-fy them a little more by adding some glitz with washi tape!






Again, simple and easy and it just looks fun. 
I think my fav is the purple with black tape. 

PS - I found the glitter tape at Walmart for $1 in the scrap book section.
 How awesome of a deal is that?  


Tell your friends about the link up. I would love to get some new ideas! 

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