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On my other blog I write for, Girls of God's Heart, we are having a little Mother's Day giveaway!! It's live until Sunday! Go on & check it out :)

Welcome to May ladies!!! We are so so excited to be starting something new this month.

Below is a photo of everything ONE winner will win!! It'll close on Mother's Day.

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In the midst

In the midst of what the United States has endured in the past few days you can't help but to sit back & be thankful for every little second you breathe on this earth.

So many moments we take for granted. Like this instant, what you are taking for granted? I can think of a million things that I take for granted. I don't want to live like that.

Innocent lives exit this world without saying goodbye. I always think to myself - what if they just had a big fight with their spouse? Or their kids? Or their parents? Friends? Coworkers? What if they said some hateful things to those they love? All these what ifs.

My biggest fear isn't dying, it's leaving those I love behind. I don't want to imagine the pain those left on earth would endure.

This week I joined the Overcome the Lie Challenge. It was perfect timing, or God's timing for me in this whirlwind of events going on.

It's a 40 day challenge & we were to pick anything that God prompted us to pick. So I picked 2 things to fast over.

No clothes shopping - this girl loves a maxi skirt when she sees one & I am yet to pass one by when I fall in love with it. So for the next 40 days, I do walk by & say I do not need this but God has already provided me with enough. Day 41 I can't promise anything :)

The biggest one - turning off my phone at 7pm. It's been 3 nights. These nights have not been hard to turn off my phone. The weekends I am thinking it'll be harder when I stay up past 9pm. I love my phone. It has everything I could imagine on it. Emails, texts, IG, facebook, the occasional twitter. Let's be serious it revolves around IG. But my phone is almost right next to me ALL THE TIME. I know God has been telling me to ditch it for awhile, but you know I am stubborn & kept saying well what if, what if, what if.

The past few nights I have been blessed. Putting my kids to bed I sometimes want to gouge my eyeballs out because welp, they are 1 & 3. What do you expect? I struggle sometimes because they don't listen then I get frustrated & I still have to get around for bed blah blah blah blah.

But I began to read to them more. Something I rarely do at night, more of a day time thing for us. Henry now has a favorite book (yes after 3 days I know) & he repeats "that's not my car" & "where's the mouse mommy?" I.love.it.

My husband gave our daughter a cross necklace (that was once his) & his old story time Bible. So Hadley & I have spent our night times in bed reading that. We've always prayed together randomly in the past, but she lights up knowing that after reading we pray. Listening to her pray makes me smile & giggle because of the sweet things she prays for. Last night she thanked God for our hands & arms. I can't help but to think well her mind is so innocent. I think, this is something I take for granted. My arms & my hands. I think it's the most utilized thing on my body.

Little things like arms & hands, we overlook as being thankful for, but my 3 year old not so much. I want to have a mind like a child to be overwhelmed, excited, thankful, & happy about every little thing in my life.

wedding in photos {round 4}

Okay I have waited long enough between the posts.

Day 1 - here
Day 2 - here
Day 3 - here

{in case you missed any of the other days of photos}

Patiently waiting walking down the "aisle"

Our son & daughter :)

I couldn't stop smiling!

The kiss!

My best friend that couldn't make it :( But she made up for it by sending me this as a surprise!

Love

My family - sister + parents

Bridal Party

Quite possibly my favorite picture

By the looks on their faces, you'd think I was too heavy for them!

When you & your son are bored & then think you are cool

So the kid loves a camera. And by a camera, I mean my iPhone camera for the simple fact is - he can see himself because I know when I pull out my big camera he chooses to not be cooperative.

But in this case he mimicked my every move. 

He smiles, he's crazy, he mean mugs, he kisses, & he looks at me & thinks I am just pure crazy. 

I've never been into beauty products... Until now.

Picture this for those that do not know me.

My make up has always been simple.

Eye shadow, rare.

Eye liner, barely. 

Lip stick.. Eek.

Oh & I've always been a lover of blush. But that's another story for another day.

That was me last year.

Meet me this year. I made a resolution to wear more lipstick & my golly I have managed to do so. I have no idea why. It's like my love for nail polish transitioned into my love for lip color.

But speaking of nail polish this has been my favorite nail polish for 3 years. That's a lot right? I am in need of a lipstick this shade. 

OPI {ate berries in the canaries}

Now let's not make fun of my iphone selfies. I am not overly comfortable of me myself & I behind the camera. Not to mention the awesome grainy effects it has on the photos.

 So it's a pretty natural color, I think. They were my wedding lips. Not to subtle but a little something. Although I noticed in all my photos I must have licked it all off!!

Here is what is on my lips. Dun dun dun. 

Urban Decay - Super Saturated lip gloss {naked} 

So I've never been a fan of penciled {I actually have to sharpen with a pencil sharpener} lip gloss before. But can I just tell you that it is so wet but like in a good way. So the super saturated part.. Yep they nailed in.

And then I put this on top to give it more of a wet look.

Urban Decay Lip Junkie Lip gloss {cools & pumps}

And who is a fan of sticky lip gloss, victoria secrets? I know I am not. This stuff is not sticky, not to mention it has a cool mint feel to it.