Wishing, Hoping, & Praying.

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{via/edited by me} Do you ever look in the mirror and just say, “I wish…” Don’t deny it, girl! I know you do. I myself do it countless times a day. That’s right – each day I wish for something about myself to be different. And it’s not just about physical features, is it? I [...]

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Daughters

  science fascinates me even though i possess a deep faith in God. i do not hold science in comparison to God’s creation, but as a testament to it. science, in my opinion, boasts of our great God.     once the May theme “Take Heart, Daughters” was set here at Fancy Little Things, i [...]

Take Heart!

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 {via/edited by me} Our theme this month is Take Heart, Daughters {Matthew 9:22}! take heart = receive courage, hope, confidence, and comfort from something I’m about to give you some of that courage, hope, confidence, and comfort, you beautiful lady you! We worry, stress, and fear so much so often about so many things. How often [...]

Where Is God on Vacation?

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Last week, I went on vacation.  My husband took time off from work, we packed our bags, and we hopped on a train to Venice.  Yes, Venice, Italy.  We are currently living just outside of Naples, Italy and have access to Europe by car, by train, and by shorts trips on a plane.  With this [...]

{Detox Your Temple} With Matters of the Heart

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Our hearts. They are something we must handle with the utmost delicate of care. Hearts are vessels of love, compassion, endearment, hope, joy, and faith. But when not taken care of, our hearts can become tainted with anger, deceit, jealousy, hopelessness, and a desire turn away from God. We live in a broken world. Just [...]

Quit Playing God

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  Have you ever played God?   I have. I manipulate situations, fret and fear over things beyond my control, and fight to change any unhappy circumstances. At times, I think myself pretty powerful and self-sufficient, but playing God ultimately results in failure.  There will always be situations, circumstances, and trials that are beyond my [...]

{Detox Your Skin} A Face Mask and Devotional

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Ladies, today I have an invitation for you… Hand those kiddos off to your husband and do what you have to do to get alone. We are going to pamper ourselves and spend some time with our Savior.  First things first: let’s start with a DIY face mask. This uses ingredients you should already have [...]

Worn

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photo source Have you heard the song by Tenth Avenue North called “Worn?” If you have, you know there’s a part of the song that says: “My prayers are wearing thin Yea I’m worn Before the day even begins.” That is my battle cry this week. I used to have a baby that slept through [...]

{Detox Your Temple} Honoring God through What We Eat

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Let’s take our monthly theme a step further, shall we?  1 Corinthians 6:19-20 . . . “your bodies are temples of the holy spirit.”  If it matters what comes out of our temple, such as what we say and how we act, wouldn’t it also matter what we put into our temple? For our mind, [...]

5 Tips for New Bloggers, Tip #5 – Pray for Others

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Introductory Post – 5 Tips for New Bloggers Tip #1 – Be Passionate Tip #2 – Write Often Tip #3 – Be Social Tip #4 – Get Inspired   Pray for others.   This is the last tip in the  5 Tips for New Bloggers series and possibly the most important thing we can do. [...]

Oh My Prideful Heart

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Via I am prideful. It hurts my pride just to say it out loud.  That’s the thing about pride; I don’t want to admit it.  Pride makes me feel like I am above it all and tells me that I’m doing just fine.  In addition, it assures me that I’m much better than the other [...]

{Detox Your Temple} a scattered mind

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This month at Fancy Little Things we are honoring our bodies, as they are the temple of God and not our own.  The Holy Spirit resides in us…  Within our very hearts, ladies.  It is imperative that we recognize this on a daily basis and try to live our lives accordingly.   On the heels [...]