tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67951692700136535452024-03-19T04:30:11.399-05:00Overflowing with ThankfulnessJennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3441125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-31318563588682431282024-03-19T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-19T02:00:00.139-05:00third Tuesday check-in<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlAXAttuve6ipt23bfqgByfKi_yG5cnsSY9Ag9TeSj3nNKpeNdK1chxsWcyD800hLogQHzV2YoeJcX0SRmh3UtQXyNF_izJsFaypKZk7IQA04198NTr8vbK4D71leFaCALPeBwL0E72HBsTpSRiryPjOgHWfwfWDqAC89nf-KIW5E9NngQ8E8T37CT4U/s320/Tuesday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlAXAttuve6ipt23bfqgByfKi_yG5cnsSY9Ag9TeSj3nNKpeNdK1chxsWcyD800hLogQHzV2YoeJcX0SRmh3UtQXyNF_izJsFaypKZk7IQA04198NTr8vbK4D71leFaCALPeBwL0E72HBsTpSRiryPjOgHWfwfWDqAC89nf-KIW5E9NngQ8E8T37CT4U/w400-h400/Tuesday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Tuesday, friends! It's time for the third Tuesday check-in, when I'll share a very honest assessment on how life is going in terms of <b><i>spiritually</i></b>, <b><i>physically</i></b>, <b><i>emotionally</i></b>, and <b><i>personally</i></b> speaking. I'll ask you to chime in at the end, so I hope you think about your own answers as you read mine. I'll jump in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>spiritually</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRb3pWkluBn6f4LbG47SK2_0oeO1UXjNq0Zn4nCWGgLaLLme7nUuIxKHllna-45MIjLLNe3pukz4buEhiUh_uv4-sprg4iwYV44Vw5SQj3mAezgDYlS4YBcof9pHyUY6wvJVDuqafX7PKSHQTDWXT4l1eFxagZzGeECd6tHdPqqgz_4zxoiKnizp7p_Y/s4080/PXL_20240226_140235675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRb3pWkluBn6f4LbG47SK2_0oeO1UXjNq0Zn4nCWGgLaLLme7nUuIxKHllna-45MIjLLNe3pukz4buEhiUh_uv4-sprg4iwYV44Vw5SQj3mAezgDYlS4YBcof9pHyUY6wvJVDuqafX7PKSHQTDWXT4l1eFxagZzGeECd6tHdPqqgz_4zxoiKnizp7p_Y/w482-h640/PXL_20240226_140235675.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I sat down to write this post, I've finished 78 days of reading in the Bible this year. I don't say that to brag, but to check-in for accountability. I thank the Lord that He has helped me with this, especially since I'd gotten out of the habit in 2023. It's so easy to get out of the habit of reading the Bible! I'd gotten so used to just doing a quick devotional each day last year that was hard to pick this up again. I love devotionals and think there is a time and a place for them, and sometimes that is all we can manage. There's nothing wrong with that; I just wanted more than that for myself now that I have more time. I really love digging into God's word and studying; I haven't been involved in a study since my last one that I participated in ended back in October. I am loving reading along with the Bible recap community! I'm part of a private Facebook group that really maximizes the daily reading. People share articles, videos, and maps pertaining to what we've read that day, and I've gone down several rabbit trails lately in looking at them all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Needless to say, as I spend time with Jesus, I feel near to Him. The opposite is true: when I don't spend time with Him, I don't feel close to Him. The words from James 4:8 are true—<i>draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>physically</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't feel any different physically this month that I did last month. I really need to just be more active on the days when I don't work. I think that on those days, I stay so busy and active that I hurt (in a good way mostly) when I go to bed at night. That's a definite perk to my job: I stay busy and move around a bunch while I'm there. I need to take a cue from my friend Kelly; she walks a lap around the building on nice days just to get outside and breathe in some fresh air. I'm not there long enough to do that on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but it'd be great to do a couple of times on Thursdays when I'm there all day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDzwjf4NYPfLw-uJW_ZQze3k94JgO4Sr3qvBMUg9ml2uQ4OANnCOVBbOBcjfP6ktocdj1le0Ur5NmS4nXqyocKmFMrS-4tqjvJatDwVSGJ1r_mig8_jRBx6WegK_XgtPt3OGtkUNdGqnWcUSuFJTHsKUxayNW8Cj9HoG9JZJFXxLQREx5vg7BmKI57DM/s639/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDzwjf4NYPfLw-uJW_ZQze3k94JgO4Sr3qvBMUg9ml2uQ4OANnCOVBbOBcjfP6ktocdj1le0Ur5NmS4nXqyocKmFMrS-4tqjvJatDwVSGJ1r_mig8_jRBx6WegK_XgtPt3OGtkUNdGqnWcUSuFJTHsKUxayNW8Cj9HoG9JZJFXxLQREx5vg7BmKI57DM/w496-h640/0.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>emotionally</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Was it last month that I was so emotional? I'm glad to say that's not the case this month. I do feel like I am needing to be strong right now, since Todd is having his surgery this week. I don't want him to see my dread in this; realistically, I don't have anything to dread, since I have nothing to compare this particular surgery to. His last experience at surgery was traumatic, but he also had major abdominal surgery. This one is very routine, and for that I'm thankful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's hard to not try to compare and to think back on, though. I just keep taking it all to Jesus! I don't want Todd to see any of that. I want to be uplifting and encouraging to him all week. It's hard to think of your man being down, though, right? He doesn't do well with periods of time when he has to be inactive. It's so sweet that so many of our church family members have inquired about him; I feel confident we'll see a few of them on Friday when he's at the hospital. I love another verse in James, about how the prayers of the righteous are effective. It's so true! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>personally </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Personally, I feel very fortunate, and I don't mean in a monetary way. I have a plethora of people who love our family; don't think for one second that I take that for granted! I don't, I promise. Friend after friend stopped me on Sunday at church to ask me about Todd, since they'd heard our Pastor pray for him in the service that morning. Not all of these people are best friends of course, but we have so many people who love us that it's impossible to not feel blessed. We've known these people for over ten years, and they've seen our family go through some things. It's very humbling when something like this occurs in life, isn't it? It's humbling in that it reminds us of our need for prayers and friendship, and also in the way that so many people care. These are my people! And of course, our families are a tremendous blessing, which goes without saying. I feel fortunate in that as well! My mom and stepdad plan on being at the hospital with me on Friday, which is the kindest thing ever. I'm sure Todd's parents will be there as well at some point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On a completely unrelated note, seeing more daylight the last week has been uplifting in every way! I love the promise of what's to come at this time of year, don't you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div>Well, I didn't mean to make this all about Todd's upcoming surgery, but sometimes the writing just goes there without intention. I suppose I needed to say these things to someone! Thanks for being there to "listen" (read). How are these types of things going for you this month? I'd love to some of your answers. Thanks for reading my blog, friends, and for always being such a source of encouragement. Love to all! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/" target="_blank">Joanne</a> for this post today. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcETae7z8e86OnKAS30Y2thPJ58N1QbxbCMh7hvoVSG_HvNlLaRgIHwlTOkHv_shHia9T310YkSWrauxlG42PbbfSJKT5Je-6H1weoVJyUkpwDJ3p89S8PGYhEGFcY7aspM056YS27jEfSV2qO36xZLMTJnwHFFEwTfZGDptF0A4_OZ0U923gXlVHcNCY/s400/talk%20about%20it%20Tuesdays%20with%20Joanne.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcETae7z8e86OnKAS30Y2thPJ58N1QbxbCMh7hvoVSG_HvNlLaRgIHwlTOkHv_shHia9T310YkSWrauxlG42PbbfSJKT5Je-6H1weoVJyUkpwDJ3p89S8PGYhEGFcY7aspM056YS27jEfSV2qO36xZLMTJnwHFFEwTfZGDptF0A4_OZ0U923gXlVHcNCY/w640-h640/talk%20about%20it%20Tuesdays%20with%20Joanne.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-21485384919917948272024-03-18T01:30:00.001-05:002024-03-18T01:30:00.143-05:00Hello Monday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXbwL5DPgNmD1YSP77Pl_wzlwee-otHiNrhWDAFOsF3__0JnZt-Wmcgz-VmyUMrArPVCBlWhgPABZZN8es91klg2dJs56VlHb2QpC9Lwgz1rNB9tpv6MwfF6vDL4fMLwHGRcK_aMQlBk2VE_yEHojC6eeVtIGTVkWTsQ63inAH7lJcm45yBBvQ8Lf2u8/s400/Monday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXbwL5DPgNmD1YSP77Pl_wzlwee-otHiNrhWDAFOsF3__0JnZt-Wmcgz-VmyUMrArPVCBlWhgPABZZN8es91klg2dJs56VlHb2QpC9Lwgz1rNB9tpv6MwfF6vDL4fMLwHGRcK_aMQlBk2VE_yEHojC6eeVtIGTVkWTsQ63inAH7lJcm45yBBvQ8Lf2u8/w400-h400/Monday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Monday, friends! I'm linking up with <a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a> and <a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" target="_blank">Sarah</a> for today's post. I hope you had a good weekend! Here were a few things that made me happy this weekend...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuEM4LV8Gycez39MIB5GTjIeBvHU3t_WqXRoehweT4PF15Yz4ON2q80vupwrRBurlUJJv-mEJuo1T5Cpy8cqKHlCrY35nNZG6PVyjEKUhtEwFImiTFTW7akoIHmvNEbGlsegbV8RNFzzJ-5LSqsaz9pXhz2zqUjUkLy7M72P8-xnYCd58P28xOdHnnuc/s4080/PXL_20240315_150600467.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuEM4LV8Gycez39MIB5GTjIeBvHU3t_WqXRoehweT4PF15Yz4ON2q80vupwrRBurlUJJv-mEJuo1T5Cpy8cqKHlCrY35nNZG6PVyjEKUhtEwFImiTFTW7akoIHmvNEbGlsegbV8RNFzzJ-5LSqsaz9pXhz2zqUjUkLy7M72P8-xnYCd58P28xOdHnnuc/w482-h640/PXL_20240315_150600467.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Spending about half an hour on Friday looking through old pictures made me so happy! I was looking for a specific photo and came away with some doozies. I love this one of Todd and me for my senior prom; check out the boat of a vehicle he was driving! It belonged to his parents, and was a Lincoln Towncar. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieRZluSxjtF1nVNHcmE_A-NLlwuyrzoXRdQomHF-fKRutt_IcB41QsmoXJKP2OQF-j05J9sHNaNic9YzZkdW9v38F31hy1lQnH2IjPKvKGdLWPKcLm8POY95lMFsYWeotoqVI0aHB2G-pWT1tHTfLET9VPJev94VmlnbBbCEs3KenVUJM47uiciyLVp4/s4080/PXL_20240315_230656240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieRZluSxjtF1nVNHcmE_A-NLlwuyrzoXRdQomHF-fKRutt_IcB41QsmoXJKP2OQF-j05J9sHNaNic9YzZkdW9v38F31hy1lQnH2IjPKvKGdLWPKcLm8POY95lMFsYWeotoqVI0aHB2G-pWT1tHTfLET9VPJev94VmlnbBbCEs3KenVUJM47uiciyLVp4/w482-h640/PXL_20240315_230656240.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Seeing Oakley lay in her happy position for almost an hour makes me smile! I love it when she does this. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03Dbgv97SF-mIHSxS-FY-nIS6jCCzlodzPGtSi1rgXd5Y1rF6Dvi2FurVPEABybJmfUSk8Y283LbgpOGMOuoGv8o8JdLMmpPlEcVYKbLUOZsQnCV9ddR9n_VxTx3srhXheqbrZF0s_8VnGYH1tN6c3Ir0RDpCa4bSyGLi963onrMPVG0cR6-LToBzAhk/s1364/Screenshot_20240315-193020.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03Dbgv97SF-mIHSxS-FY-nIS6jCCzlodzPGtSi1rgXd5Y1rF6Dvi2FurVPEABybJmfUSk8Y283LbgpOGMOuoGv8o8JdLMmpPlEcVYKbLUOZsQnCV9ddR9n_VxTx3srhXheqbrZF0s_8VnGYH1tN6c3Ir0RDpCa4bSyGLi963onrMPVG0cR6-LToBzAhk/w438-h640/Screenshot_20240315-193020.png" width="438" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Finally watching this new(ish) movie made me happy, and so did the fact that I watched it at home for free and didn't spend money on it in the theater. It was good because of the backstory of all these movies, but it also somehow wasn't great. It was kind of sad starting out!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEget3-LJGZ0bxlEItLUARNt_Z2TTFpbhmahBGS_j-Rfev9D2bfBFaEVfVwBCPeDxeXUX76YNJ8DKTlVmjcrKsW9mjgauram86lA4BWDRuFAUyidY8G6fVkicDyy2U7czclZA9FDG_phJsW6jfXdbYwMMa6SP-gJIdTpcpeo9GSz5cARxYNBRZnnrY8Eq2s/s1218/Screenshot_20240316-055843.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEget3-LJGZ0bxlEItLUARNt_Z2TTFpbhmahBGS_j-Rfev9D2bfBFaEVfVwBCPeDxeXUX76YNJ8DKTlVmjcrKsW9mjgauram86lA4BWDRuFAUyidY8G6fVkicDyy2U7czclZA9FDG_phJsW6jfXdbYwMMa6SP-gJIdTpcpeo9GSz5cARxYNBRZnnrY8Eq2s/w530-h640/Screenshot_20240316-055843.png" width="530" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I guess bad movies was the theme this weekend, because this one was terrible when I watched it early on Saturday morning! I have to say, I don't love Lindsay Lohan anymore, and haven't for quite some time.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YmqPHAgEz9otVW7RL7I3vrNafKkMxdlXkwU_adJRmCNfk3vLjNDvXEbi1bvICGwoWskLz-DpUUQKpaPOoBMWAyJKn1AdzC6GO_jxv-ZeUTDRyOnhhnOdKjEJh0P8XQZPp1LncVg0YjwICnUqzRsrAvNbpi_K8s_dx-N582QnH-hNShtx6a3xJHV3HpY/s1080/FB_IMG_1710590931879.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YmqPHAgEz9otVW7RL7I3vrNafKkMxdlXkwU_adJRmCNfk3vLjNDvXEbi1bvICGwoWskLz-DpUUQKpaPOoBMWAyJKn1AdzC6GO_jxv-ZeUTDRyOnhhnOdKjEJh0P8XQZPp1LncVg0YjwICnUqzRsrAvNbpi_K8s_dx-N582QnH-hNShtx6a3xJHV3HpY/w640-h482/FB_IMG_1710590931879.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I found this picture on a page that I follow on social media; check out the gorgeous cherry blossom trees! This is a beautiful road in Memphis near the Dixon Art Gallery. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCAcFAAN9IXWMIDwFTPWptE6RlCrDLK_D2YmK8AwecJ0BKISWjDgPyfUvsrQZ-2wMcrtNK0Nc0vXE1iznlb7clenXy2VS362mZxgp_fg62Xb6UBfUjy8gvOz9CyWBbl53VJl2ag3nJRA-t8mvQ-Vv0e5-fl03YCXiltUe4BlIeO-2fxlmoyMZkUPRsr8/s4080/PXL_20240316_154628302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCAcFAAN9IXWMIDwFTPWptE6RlCrDLK_D2YmK8AwecJ0BKISWjDgPyfUvsrQZ-2wMcrtNK0Nc0vXE1iznlb7clenXy2VS362mZxgp_fg62Xb6UBfUjy8gvOz9CyWBbl53VJl2ag3nJRA-t8mvQ-Vv0e5-fl03YCXiltUe4BlIeO-2fxlmoyMZkUPRsr8/w482-h640/PXL_20240316_154628302.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>You all know how much I love and appreciate beautiful architecture, and I loved this arched roof that I saw on Saturday when I went out with my mom. We went to a nearby town and shopped in a ritzy area for once. Well, I window shopped, but it was fun! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0gax9BDbaGOZeF26akUOsJkQ6R64wFQnBTs_xBO_gn0NBUAG6Z53Fin3up0pXrhyphenhyphenxGl_uFAHrS2HV6PTe1aBzjP8VyFgxkyz8SKl8sVeY34MyCcLwNx1HVZjnTNNXLXnl2e6q4KoUjTcc-z5TD0SG1ALEEUp7RYWedOCF-4dxXdaxvTLHEe2eh60gFQ/s4080/PXL_20240316_155447725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0gax9BDbaGOZeF26akUOsJkQ6R64wFQnBTs_xBO_gn0NBUAG6Z53Fin3up0pXrhyphenhyphenxGl_uFAHrS2HV6PTe1aBzjP8VyFgxkyz8SKl8sVeY34MyCcLwNx1HVZjnTNNXLXnl2e6q4KoUjTcc-z5TD0SG1ALEEUp7RYWedOCF-4dxXdaxvTLHEe2eh60gFQ/w482-h640/PXL_20240316_155447725.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I love all the mugs at Anthropologie!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaa4c4Vo0IngdxjsOxNHy-EoHIicPXOvN-mADiRoU4wBiWKivnmvSGyBwuLZmYOztjjFoHjGHLhX3XrpW5N5y_P76pzXL1Zzec8TfEckMn_9QNKnocRDPNbefjXdeTIGaAqy3UCK1FjmVCuqr6qL0BHbrs_tpafKqu0ri4_Oc1AHBlK648JGZKhTS-Qg/s4080/PXL_20240316_160610981.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaa4c4Vo0IngdxjsOxNHy-EoHIicPXOvN-mADiRoU4wBiWKivnmvSGyBwuLZmYOztjjFoHjGHLhX3XrpW5N5y_P76pzXL1Zzec8TfEckMn_9QNKnocRDPNbefjXdeTIGaAqy3UCK1FjmVCuqr6qL0BHbrs_tpafKqu0ri4_Oc1AHBlK648JGZKhTS-Qg/w482-h640/PXL_20240316_160610981.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Even their dressing rooms are beautiful!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrZJNBwdaIQddAhtrRD1z-aqBvS9EQQBP0TLG-URr8NhpZRjrOaTJO4lS0XesOszBTpadYIy_sIq_DEUX1OA4n0LL3lg0KfRLahzlJEW8mA3Kmg9uT6BS9N3v8fFOigrN5HbIfd-ie5neVGkHLslfTEgGmlctqUOvPwPoj9ve2sSXsXCdf5ZDqpvN9O8/s979/Screenshot_20240316-181703.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="979" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrZJNBwdaIQddAhtrRD1z-aqBvS9EQQBP0TLG-URr8NhpZRjrOaTJO4lS0XesOszBTpadYIy_sIq_DEUX1OA4n0LL3lg0KfRLahzlJEW8mA3Kmg9uT6BS9N3v8fFOigrN5HbIfd-ie5neVGkHLslfTEgGmlctqUOvPwPoj9ve2sSXsXCdf5ZDqpvN9O8/w640-h454/Screenshot_20240316-181703.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We tried a new restaurant that was so cool inside, Local Lime. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ4MV94DKal2dPj9FOo8NB7qmLMG1esQoJrTWk2J1b4eyP3WR_Bmx3GN4PbHV6a5-RbbdAjYi4NPHDO0Pt-HLFBsH4wyPfkSO51QXOEbDUlz87yPxe2g1Ffv3n6N3y3s-IS0KUeOKn-5pUkYdSN67fTB8uBafuHnksb5_qgidJ_tMvVoGFZXs8mAXLuo/s4080/PXL_20240316_174823686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ4MV94DKal2dPj9FOo8NB7qmLMG1esQoJrTWk2J1b4eyP3WR_Bmx3GN4PbHV6a5-RbbdAjYi4NPHDO0Pt-HLFBsH4wyPfkSO51QXOEbDUlz87yPxe2g1Ffv3n6N3y3s-IS0KUeOKn-5pUkYdSN67fTB8uBafuHnksb5_qgidJ_tMvVoGFZXs8mAXLuo/w482-h640/PXL_20240316_174823686.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Our fresh guacamole and nacho bites with grilled chicken was incredible! We shared these two appetizers. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH7vb2jJIIZRDb-u9BfakmvcUugdiYZHJQPuTOhIUn_vSXRymj7MO_9Jh8dLQ0whH-jp5aYaUjrLKUIg2jfEd7gzZhhgLLYXyxp7CzsNEfKWJ9q3gwX18KSTntlG5xD2OtxCoqB9uYzNkzZfju2FxlWAlx7SBK5vJ5VcfWwHAeuyfN_STK8B8dryF87k/s4080/PXL_20240316_200641675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH7vb2jJIIZRDb-u9BfakmvcUugdiYZHJQPuTOhIUn_vSXRymj7MO_9Jh8dLQ0whH-jp5aYaUjrLKUIg2jfEd7gzZhhgLLYXyxp7CzsNEfKWJ9q3gwX18KSTntlG5xD2OtxCoqB9uYzNkzZfju2FxlWAlx7SBK5vJ5VcfWwHAeuyfN_STK8B8dryF87k/w482-h640/PXL_20240316_200641675.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I was so excited to come home and find that my dress had been delivered! I plan on wearing this to church on Easter Sunday; isn't it cute? I follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrs.kari_clark/" target="_blank">Mrs. Kari Clark</a> on Instagram, and she shared about this dress one day last week. I promptly bought it with the understanding that I could always return it if I didn't love it once it arrived. I love it, though! <a href="https://amzn.to/49TXItT" target="_blank">Here's a link if you're interested</a>; it comes in a bunch of colors. I love it so much that I immediately bought another one in a different color pattern. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iWJGs9SWMOewtk3bKM2w8CIS984NnckgIzUyxz7Yn8Vm6SUt8dHWzpxZk-Ju_08xuBiSlQAZ53qc8xyQn36bQmk4B-wvh79fnhFxmFiGzahavKOmoExr-IU03whFSLquhNEsutTIOgnRaIPMUuYMyX4B1xIJyqi1UCBW8EvKHBjhESeFk8Nk-zTrPDU/s4080/PXL_20240316_201422428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iWJGs9SWMOewtk3bKM2w8CIS984NnckgIzUyxz7Yn8Vm6SUt8dHWzpxZk-Ju_08xuBiSlQAZ53qc8xyQn36bQmk4B-wvh79fnhFxmFiGzahavKOmoExr-IU03whFSLquhNEsutTIOgnRaIPMUuYMyX4B1xIJyqi1UCBW8EvKHBjhESeFk8Nk-zTrPDU/w482-h640/PXL_20240316_201422428.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here's a close up of the colors and print. It's a slight A-line dress with a tie at the neck and the fabric is viscose. It feels great on, and I plan on wearing it with saddle brown wedges. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrGIsWsnVNG9NrSSdUZ8051hr5EhhJauapJk4Tg-cNti88-9GT4fPTKeS6HBnRaDw72Bj4CaSOwIUz29wtS8dXi-luc-lXwQeeN5sOl9LFq-8P5g8bBK6UZoq76LYHGwUe6zg__OUFbDfPWewBvtWAh1_yc0XTOoFvc99GBroJNkOXBHHOTuDwEw7IcQ/s4080/PXL_20240316_223005221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrGIsWsnVNG9NrSSdUZ8051hr5EhhJauapJk4Tg-cNti88-9GT4fPTKeS6HBnRaDw72Bj4CaSOwIUz29wtS8dXi-luc-lXwQeeN5sOl9LFq-8P5g8bBK6UZoq76LYHGwUe6zg__OUFbDfPWewBvtWAh1_yc0XTOoFvc99GBroJNkOXBHHOTuDwEw7IcQ/w482-h640/PXL_20240316_223005221.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>I ordered my favorite cheese pizza from Lost Pizza Co. and shared it with Graham for dinner; I watched episodes of my favorite show while I ate and worked on blog posts for the week. </p><p><br /></p><p>On Sunday we went to church dressed in our green, then I was back home for the rest of the day. Todd and Graham worked together that night, and Noah came home from Dallas. Jonah spent the day with his girlfriend out on their property in Mississippi, and I got to feed my Drew when he came home for a bit to borrow our lawnmower. It was a good day! I love it when I get to see all my people.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3W-wECD7DfBS4OS8w2xpLbmXfK0vUjtIDceioSVhbDetdDxI1WENM97iFdeC5831IxAfQh8oGaScxYjL6EZq9jxZv7R-IP4rl3OkLqnnjzeILVumSeAxABdqmAE-z16V0GHCh8DHjaESbgtflNJ7FhiAbszpfpqQ9Hq6dznvp2cAyNxLObP7tDHGh78/s3648/PXL_20240317_160111421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3W-wECD7DfBS4OS8w2xpLbmXfK0vUjtIDceioSVhbDetdDxI1WENM97iFdeC5831IxAfQh8oGaScxYjL6EZq9jxZv7R-IP4rl3OkLqnnjzeILVumSeAxABdqmAE-z16V0GHCh8DHjaESbgtflNJ7FhiAbszpfpqQ9Hq6dznvp2cAyNxLObP7tDHGh78/w480-h640/PXL_20240317_160111421.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I always love an excuse to wear bright Kelly green! It's one of my favorite colors to wear. What did you do that you loved this weekend? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VL3ZqmNT_5D0DZcVnAg5gPyoJE3FAF5T8TUrBaCBMUtp7x3TQrPFuV1-DwREWtdszqkCvS4ESUSpQxRUSOAIxcPLlyd6I9oe4uDNtRHYX73malOFVfqAIqTmCeCn1eC9TBnsRRxTcrAkTs2nLN01RLw3S-si1Wc5PyOtI3s1bZREScEQNDnrzaGp7Tw/s597/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="597" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VL3ZqmNT_5D0DZcVnAg5gPyoJE3FAF5T8TUrBaCBMUtp7x3TQrPFuV1-DwREWtdszqkCvS4ESUSpQxRUSOAIxcPLlyd6I9oe4uDNtRHYX73malOFVfqAIqTmCeCn1eC9TBnsRRxTcrAkTs2nLN01RLw3S-si1Wc5PyOtI3s1bZREScEQNDnrzaGp7Tw/w640-h366/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-14904776155104868202024-03-15T02:30:00.001-05:002024-03-15T02:30:00.135-05:00Friday Favorites! 3.15.2024.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08aMV9yAjo-8ct4c3P7Hp3rM-w1jjnogmCfsyX3w3VlGg5RTFyLZ7L4XwX7awymlWkbmrbn7fs6C4ErwyW2-q9TYgkFNZuz1Mj6X0CMdEZ1H6Uxh_k0VhWX2GvFLzLBvtgO62VEmhe73qPFZmKlIiEtXVU2UbKwJsf6iWCknu2JMfENH1UpoTy2B7yAA/s400/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08aMV9yAjo-8ct4c3P7Hp3rM-w1jjnogmCfsyX3w3VlGg5RTFyLZ7L4XwX7awymlWkbmrbn7fs6C4ErwyW2-q9TYgkFNZuz1Mj6X0CMdEZ1H6Uxh_k0VhWX2GvFLzLBvtgO62VEmhe73qPFZmKlIiEtXVU2UbKwJsf6iWCknu2JMfENH1UpoTy2B7yAA/s320/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Friday, friends, and Happy March! I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a> for today's favorite blog post of the week. How was your week? Mine was really good, and I hope you can say the same! Here are a few of my favorites on this lovely Friday. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEP2O3w4MzIl6A2vWbHNfNH-MUgDw6QDDJ9MBWPbZRnaw38MwnaDLs0xNm3B_3iMgN00K9wGMazBR8DTgufMM92qSYwgLJbNNeMzgAetssnXDcSCWcC3CE_TYkrmrk6uY7MGp22HutiId-SzP0i3oalez7GFp766psp0ofTqa2dbqP_3b1_Qo0KKA1m4/s4080/PXL_20240307_173443671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEP2O3w4MzIl6A2vWbHNfNH-MUgDw6QDDJ9MBWPbZRnaw38MwnaDLs0xNm3B_3iMgN00K9wGMazBR8DTgufMM92qSYwgLJbNNeMzgAetssnXDcSCWcC3CE_TYkrmrk6uY7MGp22HutiId-SzP0i3oalez7GFp766psp0ofTqa2dbqP_3b1_Qo0KKA1m4/w640-h482/PXL_20240307_173443671.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA354cZm2aP0NeaDG6l15oTYyH-5xJVCzP1AGKzGGf43iQwpMqCSSYmxAW2y19BiFQu1h5WAQ7p3hOiMzPLLnPud0DDFRsFZboHXiJ3j1iMSH_WZJkVsTXEYinY6xYiEyDmKQa5VWp82_ifdzvXNWFGoY9MJf7MMf9Te_zZZ8_Nh4PNmRgYxIrJnZXys/s4080/PXL_20240307_210248112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA354cZm2aP0NeaDG6l15oTYyH-5xJVCzP1AGKzGGf43iQwpMqCSSYmxAW2y19BiFQu1h5WAQ7p3hOiMzPLLnPud0DDFRsFZboHXiJ3j1iMSH_WZJkVsTXEYinY6xYiEyDmKQa5VWp82_ifdzvXNWFGoY9MJf7MMf9Te_zZZ8_Nh4PNmRgYxIrJnZXys/w482-h640/PXL_20240307_210248112.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I have several new favorite things that I'm selling in the bookstore! In the first picture above this, you can see how many things I put out for the Easter season last Thursday. As of last night, most of that is now gone. I got some puzzles in this week that are adorable! I wish I was a puzzle person. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSHrPr43ZyxogxX4FI1odZOgwMC4PVnpZSmpZOE3chguMbb1q5QCDD1X0UPIkIMFGddnwvnWiPPGLsoCD_gD-UpTqIpu8omIrKGgtkAvFj3vy_1fAB0gL4K2UcTYQQx5bhwR5RhKbLet4-HHhzORqrHe_u53YJ7NxV46C1k0-ScWT_ddNWpo2YBahlZw/s3893/PXL_20240309_183128844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="2318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSHrPr43ZyxogxX4FI1odZOgwMC4PVnpZSmpZOE3chguMbb1q5QCDD1X0UPIkIMFGddnwvnWiPPGLsoCD_gD-UpTqIpu8omIrKGgtkAvFj3vy_1fAB0gL4K2UcTYQQx5bhwR5RhKbLet4-HHhzORqrHe_u53YJ7NxV46C1k0-ScWT_ddNWpo2YBahlZw/w382-h640/PXL_20240309_183128844.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I really love seeing unique artwork, and this one that I saw at Lane's Music store nearby me is my favorite! I don't know if this instrument is a bass or a cello, but either way, it's beautiful with the painting.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyMgjGG8Uep9uppk0LxH5Jp4by_XJbFCV8vX32Ujcmk5qVWTSmWU_i8_3l6sxe6UqdH12kaZg4v7PXEopb7rEIA8Mxx8s6RTSnM1ZtS7Qzs4T7ZSNQqltAVDw3BFfUiVHNn0JOrAyII0d1blVIGAqZaKHkGcSRUPGrRadQmJkjIiy6tsOeH18g4esORw/s4080/PXL_20240309_195041574.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyMgjGG8Uep9uppk0LxH5Jp4by_XJbFCV8vX32Ujcmk5qVWTSmWU_i8_3l6sxe6UqdH12kaZg4v7PXEopb7rEIA8Mxx8s6RTSnM1ZtS7Qzs4T7ZSNQqltAVDw3BFfUiVHNn0JOrAyII0d1blVIGAqZaKHkGcSRUPGrRadQmJkjIiy6tsOeH18g4esORw/w482-h640/PXL_20240309_195041574.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPHu5WUPX-z_ZCF6YIG3tCwDBAL43iJdlzVHM5XJrdJNbr2TZMjqoLIMJhQ4WoRg9OV5cvl6W3hHoAg3_0jkSbIAvw0DcKQrJzf4zLVdaRDek0IcR_8m9xWY5V79YOxuLo1KLfK7em1Uoo-QnWhfUDjZ-nX1c7LCB4QiUq8O9U-4Z_x0DM6RhueSU2wI/s4080/PXL_20240314_205023328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPHu5WUPX-z_ZCF6YIG3tCwDBAL43iJdlzVHM5XJrdJNbr2TZMjqoLIMJhQ4WoRg9OV5cvl6W3hHoAg3_0jkSbIAvw0DcKQrJzf4zLVdaRDek0IcR_8m9xWY5V79YOxuLo1KLfK7em1Uoo-QnWhfUDjZ-nX1c7LCB4QiUq8O9U-4Z_x0DM6RhueSU2wI/w482-h640/PXL_20240314_205023328.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Spending time with my hubby at his happy place two different days this week was my favorite! I love that he loves his new hobby of riding his bike. He's ready for me to ride with him, but I don't know that I'm ready yet. I know I'll get there, but it makes me a little nervous to think about. The second picture you see is where he bought his bike from here in Memphis. The one we visited Saturday was in Southaven, Mississippi.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_89iEunNeipatE5KCD-uat-Q5faQt18PnH33r94lCXzHkJvCIRB4-Yy1aenRkqdQJvcPzhBGdMs0LsU54jhs0gBC8iQUZ9pyzXoNcUqKkj0v2CJLEnaqbQez6p02WyxbnDdyudcQuPB1voNwaKBjeLhlE_s3kFt3QMy2cHcCP_hLb7fLl60jJ66cZjM/s4080/PXL_20240310_212317159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_89iEunNeipatE5KCD-uat-Q5faQt18PnH33r94lCXzHkJvCIRB4-Yy1aenRkqdQJvcPzhBGdMs0LsU54jhs0gBC8iQUZ9pyzXoNcUqKkj0v2CJLEnaqbQez6p02WyxbnDdyudcQuPB1voNwaKBjeLhlE_s3kFt3QMy2cHcCP_hLb7fLl60jJ66cZjM/w482-h640/PXL_20240310_212317159.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAbrOkvmI_a4zDD9OlwRfHXjjzrlfpiaR1XJKJ57AyO4Keax6xqPKhgCQB7G2rheuwD9pnwr8TOD4MHzndGrET9o6Rvruj-WgiaFDHLU6HWoxSTlNz9R_qU_lGVgul-_ij7NmjEcIYlVLFcZqlHZ0I4ONrFYfhBp_-KcaC97duz0psWW3v34exrYz1oY/s4080/PXL_20240310_211657483.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAbrOkvmI_a4zDD9OlwRfHXjjzrlfpiaR1XJKJ57AyO4Keax6xqPKhgCQB7G2rheuwD9pnwr8TOD4MHzndGrET9o6Rvruj-WgiaFDHLU6HWoxSTlNz9R_qU_lGVgul-_ij7NmjEcIYlVLFcZqlHZ0I4ONrFYfhBp_-KcaC97duz0psWW3v34exrYz1oY/w482-h640/PXL_20240310_211657483.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Having people over is always a favorite, because it forces me to clean and spruce things up around our home. Do you do this when you have people over? I'd love to do that more, honestly, but we just have too many dogs. As sweet as they are, they're not conducive to entertaining. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbGgJt0Ul7Gk6bfaG_BugBDezj8L78wyDb-pVNj4V0bZ-0VxoyhS-KFJGsr7FuiiR6t1hzjdgwbEL2ERA5rQibzEDbfEyTE8XSiiNOLqOkwJGXL45k0UTB71Td841KheNTAAPYoiCgWUPH-bdSz4Rf280NYi5Wve762Q4a7aesj4vXCq2Ny9OJHSvIEM/s4080/PXL_20240310_212926853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbGgJt0Ul7Gk6bfaG_BugBDezj8L78wyDb-pVNj4V0bZ-0VxoyhS-KFJGsr7FuiiR6t1hzjdgwbEL2ERA5rQibzEDbfEyTE8XSiiNOLqOkwJGXL45k0UTB71Td841KheNTAAPYoiCgWUPH-bdSz4Rf280NYi5Wve762Q4a7aesj4vXCq2Ny9OJHSvIEM/w482-h640/PXL_20240310_212926853.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UTYYLQ1THqXWvA271rsKFtrDaARzNsoUIBcZmcPPbjen3EZRt6S_JOgJ-Rdw-jBpb3_wfdclEiX2Ji0j3QoiXFv6Xv0SyxlPALlE1WoOae3kgrSUY8ghvuTt2-RxPdRD6LK96jbXoXB10YMBOgtK9j8L6B4O2Rrjp3k91zrff4U-gVa1wGsFNz8CUMk/s4080/PXL_20240303_233755738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UTYYLQ1THqXWvA271rsKFtrDaARzNsoUIBcZmcPPbjen3EZRt6S_JOgJ-Rdw-jBpb3_wfdclEiX2Ji0j3QoiXFv6Xv0SyxlPALlE1WoOae3kgrSUY8ghvuTt2-RxPdRD6LK96jbXoXB10YMBOgtK9j8L6B4O2Rrjp3k91zrff4U-gVa1wGsFNz8CUMk/w482-h640/PXL_20240303_233755738.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I love the two door hangers I recently hung. The first one above this is new that I bought at Home Goods last weekend, and this bunny silhouette is an old favorite. (I need a command hook to hang on the door instead of the hanger it's on, but it'll do in a pinch for now.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5gDkunLwk_3Jco2hlETl7AmhgEzQ990cJTtJBvthoe-9GQ18X1Gmlkswmo-ceceUxN-8vYk0Z5JWopOnUxUUZTCZdWwnrMbe-BL8WnQEVxvgjA1DzGXySPW74iVx3XhmHbY4A078fNZtKI1pUqCe276r9HTVWKAyUHwPOlB5rs_AAhthdz21yhhcx7s/s4080/PXL_20240311_201211019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5gDkunLwk_3Jco2hlETl7AmhgEzQ990cJTtJBvthoe-9GQ18X1Gmlkswmo-ceceUxN-8vYk0Z5JWopOnUxUUZTCZdWwnrMbe-BL8WnQEVxvgjA1DzGXySPW74iVx3XhmHbY4A078fNZtKI1pUqCe276r9HTVWKAyUHwPOlB5rs_AAhthdz21yhhcx7s/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_201211019.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADU47qRhsIQqfjkXJv1Emi1hRH8XNB8pxWcVBRjC5U8Nzxzpoop4CvU1sHnispryEhazvJ5A3BZp7og7vLb6FD4vC8zsKJJcp7zOD0CkcqkxOBRS6wCXRSnIQr97y51iuQ1TgMzdCrCiHp0KQgk8A2GNQuz7kMJhNkiSD0Wbyqd2lqWEE9Nwmd6rk3Sc/s4080/PXL_20240311_201150319~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADU47qRhsIQqfjkXJv1Emi1hRH8XNB8pxWcVBRjC5U8Nzxzpoop4CvU1sHnispryEhazvJ5A3BZp7og7vLb6FD4vC8zsKJJcp7zOD0CkcqkxOBRS6wCXRSnIQr97y51iuQ1TgMzdCrCiHp0KQgk8A2GNQuz7kMJhNkiSD0Wbyqd2lqWEE9Nwmd6rk3Sc/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_201150319~2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Seeing Chloe in my chair and Oakley's amazing puppy dog eyes are a couple of my favorite things in life! I think it's funny that Chloe sits in my chair that rocks; she's the only dog that's ever done that and that hasn't been afraid of its movement. For fairness, here are the other three pups.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeSi46WEaDPC_K26E81l_jL_jHZQITV2ZuDQjq1OnmWpR7i8vgYRQvbuDWs761x97fPrOeMYJJoLoddhoKUdys41TK8Nearjddt6QSOfnCaLTiSvoNZlKjhMabLhhR8unK_zjkjdZiaQkCktEy2IYzwAc0i7z5_wbBavRGYFh8LheluvSiTO3BoMcz_w/s4080/PXL_20240311_201106314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeSi46WEaDPC_K26E81l_jL_jHZQITV2ZuDQjq1OnmWpR7i8vgYRQvbuDWs761x97fPrOeMYJJoLoddhoKUdys41TK8Nearjddt6QSOfnCaLTiSvoNZlKjhMabLhhR8unK_zjkjdZiaQkCktEy2IYzwAc0i7z5_wbBavRGYFh8LheluvSiTO3BoMcz_w/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_201106314.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X3FaDVehDD6pKO_FfXmHazVojsQDFpaf82rmb_glc9suFpsSAR_Fa-Aa80aHhBa_u9GCTDeOC0dvi8gSH7xhayTeMJGo-7sUbnvjMWMyhcEsJ6G-VTl8rwxDRShM3RwHmlNg8IzzjKGKuYSGsQuI-1UvdJZRclc83WdUOxOXTQcEgRaetaTRu7BXb3Y/s4080/PXL_20240311_201027974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X3FaDVehDD6pKO_FfXmHazVojsQDFpaf82rmb_glc9suFpsSAR_Fa-Aa80aHhBa_u9GCTDeOC0dvi8gSH7xhayTeMJGo-7sUbnvjMWMyhcEsJ6G-VTl8rwxDRShM3RwHmlNg8IzzjKGKuYSGsQuI-1UvdJZRclc83WdUOxOXTQcEgRaetaTRu7BXb3Y/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_201027974.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNABp8HUKmuy5MKix0qhGXOaBcwqp3_AE8cXiSOsCGhdw2ltuS75TBW3_W4MYJCWqUWbcweaJrL2_drSFPLWsk4DT7lvkM4o8GClHTjpkz29oltnU_oSeCeq2e7eo85OcrvcPCY973gEkZRDvOHPIozz4VSWOu8jMMQu5eMv3DDxcxn4yrSLiHNo1hnQ/s4080/PXL_20240311_201118393~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNABp8HUKmuy5MKix0qhGXOaBcwqp3_AE8cXiSOsCGhdw2ltuS75TBW3_W4MYJCWqUWbcweaJrL2_drSFPLWsk4DT7lvkM4o8GClHTjpkz29oltnU_oSeCeq2e7eo85OcrvcPCY973gEkZRDvOHPIozz4VSWOu8jMMQu5eMv3DDxcxn4yrSLiHNo1hnQ/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_201118393~2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Crash is the top one, and he's our old man at twelve. Callie is eight, and Chip is six. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXiG2PQ4HCZ8Xf7ouFPm1oadfTnESa2LdZte7CZa4GrBwZto8nmHwurkS0rWng3mG5Q8_GN2_Ibf9laYqXhwdwZxCShr69x6bi3mGaNMMKiEqP74VNYeO6EgQTMyYyoEE0lfnLHYqamt2O5Mme9qLhX66VkErJPr83YPklGIt2ibTxJxcLLG0HwEHX-M/s3648/PXL_20240312_161416462.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXiG2PQ4HCZ8Xf7ouFPm1oadfTnESa2LdZte7CZa4GrBwZto8nmHwurkS0rWng3mG5Q8_GN2_Ibf9laYqXhwdwZxCShr69x6bi3mGaNMMKiEqP74VNYeO6EgQTMyYyoEE0lfnLHYqamt2O5Mme9qLhX66VkErJPr83YPklGIt2ibTxJxcLLG0HwEHX-M/w480-h640/PXL_20240312_161416462.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Hair day is always my favorite!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisqFAkguQQL45g3j4vhbAuEUFJNAVAOz3M5zLrnV1mY9bnl2UbjIMse31gM9mtrei_5_VItqW8pXsWMTcGCV0zwM6iXgNEGPUOqtn0-nXsSMWKRVcMcpxkZohcdBodMFG3LUFKuoMDBbCZu3t1u4z60IpPK86yxdOHYbLoZhY8QBfJd2JMbw0hbD63jk/s4080/PXL_20240312_224932685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisqFAkguQQL45g3j4vhbAuEUFJNAVAOz3M5zLrnV1mY9bnl2UbjIMse31gM9mtrei_5_VItqW8pXsWMTcGCV0zwM6iXgNEGPUOqtn0-nXsSMWKRVcMcpxkZohcdBodMFG3LUFKuoMDBbCZu3t1u4z60IpPK86yxdOHYbLoZhY8QBfJd2JMbw0hbD63jk/w482-h640/PXL_20240312_224932685.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwYQ2VkBtDhYrcOWyTVIUhWpPjUKROpCz454hxz6A399t6ik3pIJA_r69IZ2EoDvL4HdjrrTE7DG-J5Y5mVwkzG71nb9ri-cT1k9ojIsZ7R1AfWxRkIYvXwPYnx_XSlUqD2D_E7zSXvdXnwup2-Km8Rml1ENGu4Ji9Pilc8I6FSMsnecXFKHJp4ACbRw/s4080/PXL_20240312_231400256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwYQ2VkBtDhYrcOWyTVIUhWpPjUKROpCz454hxz6A399t6ik3pIJA_r69IZ2EoDvL4HdjrrTE7DG-J5Y5mVwkzG71nb9ri-cT1k9ojIsZ7R1AfWxRkIYvXwPYnx_XSlUqD2D_E7zSXvdXnwup2-Km8Rml1ENGu4Ji9Pilc8I6FSMsnecXFKHJp4ACbRw/w482-h640/PXL_20240312_231400256.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5Ls8rUTzSqK0qtQ-CpI2D1QkD6xRCj4XeK5BLLqRiFY62J1B9KDydRzt7QxRnmfhKqwdzga5r3igrwMy7XMTDbH2r7EaYSDiaCzSHNpnhPlKeLHAf42dU5N8itABMXSJ-qo2OXhlabxszjmDeSooAGf_P4pP_IPkk0I5kyBBpziOnDkYsAVvMCfbGD4/s1280/IMG_20240313_120304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5Ls8rUTzSqK0qtQ-CpI2D1QkD6xRCj4XeK5BLLqRiFY62J1B9KDydRzt7QxRnmfhKqwdzga5r3igrwMy7XMTDbH2r7EaYSDiaCzSHNpnhPlKeLHAf42dU5N8itABMXSJ-qo2OXhlabxszjmDeSooAGf_P4pP_IPkk0I5kyBBpziOnDkYsAVvMCfbGD4/w480-h640/IMG_20240313_120304.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmmrEvAXbQY-73HISiYig5qyc2MBoLpHR0E4ZY5Ks9W3B283PtYYA7Ev85F1TI4RruyYxSvMiEQDduRLg8z8ZkTKhrjIhxLuTjSIfjGZZ0f-6b27aceWRz97R5RnmKu4weBo7bN7iciFQRF7jYMwM04Pgq1CvP5iH-im_Fpl_dcEIIJlWjoc-BYanoKk/s4080/PXL_20240314_163333350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmmrEvAXbQY-73HISiYig5qyc2MBoLpHR0E4ZY5Ks9W3B283PtYYA7Ev85F1TI4RruyYxSvMiEQDduRLg8z8ZkTKhrjIhxLuTjSIfjGZZ0f-6b27aceWRz97R5RnmKu4weBo7bN7iciFQRF7jYMwM04Pgq1CvP5iH-im_Fpl_dcEIIJlWjoc-BYanoKk/w482-h640/PXL_20240314_163333350.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And so is delicious food with a best friend. Again...this second picture was before I spilled half of Christa's dinner all down the front of me. I'm just glad the sesame chicken sauce came out of my shirt! It was on my sandal and on my toes! I'm laughing, because only I can do something like that. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u-eEez_elM6QYsalLxZ3XyLa-awyUUTocdxmlt1A2gxzoU71W9skMZGK-t4SmkVyucEPkJ1SJ_wLZOZRyqlXprQ_RvkDrTfq7IZsHf8pZdP6a6IlaoqzQklhMt9Qzrg3I5xdjmUFCynbgmwpcqKMBcfrfqmHTbYg-84cN1gohK9hg3IkQ31ocut-SdI/s1080/FB_IMG_1710361612544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u-eEez_elM6QYsalLxZ3XyLa-awyUUTocdxmlt1A2gxzoU71W9skMZGK-t4SmkVyucEPkJ1SJ_wLZOZRyqlXprQ_RvkDrTfq7IZsHf8pZdP6a6IlaoqzQklhMt9Qzrg3I5xdjmUFCynbgmwpcqKMBcfrfqmHTbYg-84cN1gohK9hg3IkQ31ocut-SdI/w400-h400/FB_IMG_1710361612544.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>These words above are some of my favorite that I've seen all week long! It's true; I am human and mess up everyday of my life, but I pray that in spite of that, people see Jesus in me. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEerZBxrG1vUGX-FYy8Ty5XvLpgOlX4aH9B93tkNFFNvLjHTwtp5-hcNSRd4TES1WZTLU0zww3Wg9n3Ygz7EKC-ifEKp7OvZwRYkw3AGtQ_xbeRpFoXmYkjsOCmlEq7j96o7wYODwezljY9e9lvFZ5KiN7DjPn5q5WB2wbCy96LNDrRUK-Du7giVz3Wc/s4080/PXL_20240313_220141241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEerZBxrG1vUGX-FYy8Ty5XvLpgOlX4aH9B93tkNFFNvLjHTwtp5-hcNSRd4TES1WZTLU0zww3Wg9n3Ygz7EKC-ifEKp7OvZwRYkw3AGtQ_xbeRpFoXmYkjsOCmlEq7j96o7wYODwezljY9e9lvFZ5KiN7DjPn5q5WB2wbCy96LNDrRUK-Du7giVz3Wc/w482-h640/PXL_20240313_220141241.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>Dinners like the one above are always a favorite type of an easy and quick dinner. I had this on Wednesday night: taquitos with a salsa/ranch dressing dip that I love, and an avocado. It was delicious! Taquitos in the air fryer are the best! </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have a picture, but an impromptu date night and Sam's trip for the bookstore is always a favorite! We had dinner at our favorite taco truck, Tacos-n-Gana, and unloaded all the groceries at the bookstore before coming home and getting comfy in our pajamas. It was a rainy night, so we were glad to be home by six thirty, watching our show. </p><p><br /></p><p>What was your favorite from this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPQ3aYESPcLUp9raSrqyFgKQV0P-1mYZFVjOiGDyxE5-PIbeUFTLpXtZXrdoYcbCl4qXpxxC2-YpC5g8EJdHOnTNRTogG69aeiWCobLQBl9SIlFB2IrgoNK0VboxWZHgne-6iTCeQ652Np5fwrXhm3b7tqDuCmojhg663ud_HknMlyf0Ik91iDL08TDw/s640/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="640" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPQ3aYESPcLUp9raSrqyFgKQV0P-1mYZFVjOiGDyxE5-PIbeUFTLpXtZXrdoYcbCl4qXpxxC2-YpC5g8EJdHOnTNRTogG69aeiWCobLQBl9SIlFB2IrgoNK0VboxWZHgne-6iTCeQ652Np5fwrXhm3b7tqDuCmojhg663ud_HknMlyf0Ik91iDL08TDw/w640-h244/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-63956037694134956452024-03-14T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-14T00:00:00.143-05:00Thankful Thursday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBybi__U03PHbp6FkXaKGCCqMizIFxl7JZTJEcV2F25ZlcMlrc9XLxupRDPwm3YkMaWmrZmDYNsyrr0toGCiGi0JXQRROzFevrYYyblhaiO96fq3WdCjRJRYqJ7aaOWnx7kT2pqqTVuidX1EjMMYU-3YCUC_wGPCy4Oq5GcRAuRo-41n2gkI_9hKav8I/s400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBybi__U03PHbp6FkXaKGCCqMizIFxl7JZTJEcV2F25ZlcMlrc9XLxupRDPwm3YkMaWmrZmDYNsyrr0toGCiGi0JXQRROzFevrYYyblhaiO96fq3WdCjRJRYqJ7aaOWnx7kT2pqqTVuidX1EjMMYU-3YCUC_wGPCy4Oq5GcRAuRo-41n2gkI_9hKav8I/w400-h400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Thursday, friends! I hope you've been having a great week! Mine has been, albeit busy as well, but I have lots to be thankful for this week. Thanks for linking up with me today, if you're choosing to do that! I always appreciate that each week and hope that being intentionally grateful has been a blessing for you, as much as it has for me. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec3DoZEQ3bZgNiXNafplLzoYaMJWpGoD5SZpBowZ8bqC1XAuzlovbeHklszEDSOcrjA0RU77142rU7absVZOEfB30Hq0nbz9_oPiE_Az1Y5Z0-L4ebW3R8JDcsIXW1afwd0wLbHAZ9G7pGi58omi_HTDp2oVR9euxj-c16nfffUwIliinFc0sk0LDfHg/s4080/PXL_20240310_223209572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec3DoZEQ3bZgNiXNafplLzoYaMJWpGoD5SZpBowZ8bqC1XAuzlovbeHklszEDSOcrjA0RU77142rU7absVZOEfB30Hq0nbz9_oPiE_Az1Y5Z0-L4ebW3R8JDcsIXW1afwd0wLbHAZ9G7pGi58omi_HTDp2oVR9euxj-c16nfffUwIliinFc0sk0LDfHg/w482-h640/PXL_20240310_223209572.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSecUfmCcQ3Fugf2sYGBjgpQe5zGryGqUwjBsIU785TAqMPllctG9BVoylBaggSXWdLQEppF-UyhWLlPA0lXBZE1IFUHv3d6MxCCqd98Ajx4NoZ518bylZI2Eaj6s3OyfmF0XoPvYiM9XREOHfr_ImzJxbnDEaSGmHfZEn0HO5WgS4qC793vhQJ324SyE/s4080/PXL_20240310_230905048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSecUfmCcQ3Fugf2sYGBjgpQe5zGryGqUwjBsIU785TAqMPllctG9BVoylBaggSXWdLQEppF-UyhWLlPA0lXBZE1IFUHv3d6MxCCqd98Ajx4NoZ518bylZI2Eaj6s3OyfmF0XoPvYiM9XREOHfr_ImzJxbnDEaSGmHfZEn0HO5WgS4qC793vhQJ324SyE/w482-h640/PXL_20240310_230905048.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNvV-EoTIXuc3WRPL3YNZjdZSVM0qLSE-gOgGhp-GZI4Wk_iXK6b1dZpR5LXSihx8VxC3MBUxCy4kxoK9pzzS01I7MQa9auElQprnK5yIhATmynqUgT_nahRAftx2FfySzy3QBaLGqYGSA7IYsgtjBpffQNkG3dpW6vjhonRCzawsMeX_RKG-MxrXtXY/s1024/IMG_20240310_201358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNvV-EoTIXuc3WRPL3YNZjdZSVM0qLSE-gOgGhp-GZI4Wk_iXK6b1dZpR5LXSihx8VxC3MBUxCy4kxoK9pzzS01I7MQa9auElQprnK5yIhATmynqUgT_nahRAftx2FfySzy3QBaLGqYGSA7IYsgtjBpffQNkG3dpW6vjhonRCzawsMeX_RKG-MxrXtXY/w480-h640/IMG_20240310_201358.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFLz3ZS-ws1_KpKz-GhEwz3AmgzeGDZbAQE2OXJMg11lxA5BzmzOlVJouUSD3DY8F3rv4BFzOhEp7BJrkYon04QZQ6ZIB1PWEztYae4Gy1Ns-drEUCjdwn7hBcO49e_0QpASGrel8jXAEjSCjevRTPKWdzpUkKh0wqsIsIbmRFM_Kp8iwFgtHW3zLJPs/s1024/IMG_20240310_201351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFLz3ZS-ws1_KpKz-GhEwz3AmgzeGDZbAQE2OXJMg11lxA5BzmzOlVJouUSD3DY8F3rv4BFzOhEp7BJrkYon04QZQ6ZIB1PWEztYae4Gy1Ns-drEUCjdwn7hBcO49e_0QpASGrel8jXAEjSCjevRTPKWdzpUkKh0wqsIsIbmRFM_Kp8iwFgtHW3zLJPs/w480-h640/IMG_20240310_201351.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I am thankful for birthday celebrations and a table full of people! Particularly these people; they're the grandparents. What a blessing it was to have them all in our house this week as we celebrated. I don't say this lightly, friends!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTgzwUa0KznM_qED55wdysb6MhTfvaE5h-J1-GdWqOcBZ7mX3MSEouXq4LkVmPhTaEfo1kfriZUmAOxpy_O06b2CuCB5Jt1X9_6zV3_bkuVFHn_7Z-P2D6_jFuZRFkUtPnrQxZIxlp3ErevOvJY_pHfE7L7JMOyxIAiX0hzcsTgrW7pbdBesDczCFRj4/s1280/IMG_20240311_203039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTgzwUa0KznM_qED55wdysb6MhTfvaE5h-J1-GdWqOcBZ7mX3MSEouXq4LkVmPhTaEfo1kfriZUmAOxpy_O06b2CuCB5Jt1X9_6zV3_bkuVFHn_7Z-P2D6_jFuZRFkUtPnrQxZIxlp3ErevOvJY_pHfE7L7JMOyxIAiX0hzcsTgrW7pbdBesDczCFRj4/w640-h480/IMG_20240311_203039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am thankful for friends who love my sons like they're their own. This is my dear, lifelong friend Marcia, and she sent me this picture on Monday night, when she and her family ran into Graham playing pickleball on the court next to theirs. Marcia and her husband Brad are those friends that I called "lifelong", because it doesn't matter that we rarely see each other, I know that they're there and that if we ever needed anything, they would jump at the chance to help us. Our kids are all around the same ages, and we used to spend nights on the weekends with them playing cards while our kids all ran around upstairs. When Todd and I traveled to Iceland one summer, we made them our "just in case" people to finish raising our boys, if anything happened to us. There's nothing that will give you a lifelong bond like writing that in a will. </p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say, I cherish this picture, because it represents friendship and love to me. And look at my Graham's bright smile! I love this picture of them both. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJCRJeDNhfM2jGAv4UTfl1l1mrSQc8Z_esb6_8ont2_tJ8j7wyjPUmDHKHqV1XXpkA2WELDO3pFrPTdCts0IEJ-vN_qH6nzwwMjEPydEZNmaW99yoKPxV83jNb9VgoFFXsIiOKvdsyYBTQ0vmRpnieHfsgXxis4lTjJWh1WXK1qdeGs0jgS20kMbK0BE/s1280/IMG_20240313_120304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJCRJeDNhfM2jGAv4UTfl1l1mrSQc8Z_esb6_8ont2_tJ8j7wyjPUmDHKHqV1XXpkA2WELDO3pFrPTdCts0IEJ-vN_qH6nzwwMjEPydEZNmaW99yoKPxV83jNb9VgoFFXsIiOKvdsyYBTQ0vmRpnieHfsgXxis4lTjJWh1WXK1qdeGs0jgS20kMbK0BE/w480-h640/IMG_20240313_120304.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I am so thankful for this dear friend Christa! She and I met up for dinner on Tuesday and had a great time eating delicious food and catching up with one another. It's been a few months since the last time I saw her, so this time was good for us both. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm thankful that I got to have my hair done this week. That may sound silly to someone, but it's the truth! It's a treat to be able to do that, one that I only started doing when I turned 40, and I will never get over it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am thankful for my dear friend Mandy at work, and how I've had the opportunity to get to know her since I started back in August. I don't think she'll live here forever, because her heart is in East Tennessee, but I will cherish the time that I have with her in the present. If you think of her, will you pray for her? She's coming up on the one year anniversary of her mom dying, and she is struggling this week. I cried with her yesterday as we talked. Would it even be a week in the bookstore if I didn't shed tears? I think not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm thankful for the amazing weather we've been having! I think it's getting cool again today, so I'll miss the warm temps and the sunshine. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElBLMgNIF8NjE53cUdbYBWaAIfEkukALv7i0I7RF9wvmlnTyk1WJnt8WNiVg6moRC0CP4LkaslbT6L3hgCbfJxKpl5yF5wwqdeVNhealYj5N_2g60Qm0hcFeqfoMgKjWkSLeZXXEtXubx0TRmv6E1qR9FTSlG_alzGONcLYBQ1QljGINnE1i5hEAJw08/s1008/Screenshot_20240311-082456.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1008" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElBLMgNIF8NjE53cUdbYBWaAIfEkukALv7i0I7RF9wvmlnTyk1WJnt8WNiVg6moRC0CP4LkaslbT6L3hgCbfJxKpl5yF5wwqdeVNhealYj5N_2g60Qm0hcFeqfoMgKjWkSLeZXXEtXubx0TRmv6E1qR9FTSlG_alzGONcLYBQ1QljGINnE1i5hEAJw08/w640-h634/Screenshot_20240311-082456.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm (mostly) thankful for the antics of these pups. They make us laugh and bring us all kinds of joy, and sometimes frustration. The good definitely outweighs the bad! If you're not a regular, left to right are Oakley (our son's dog), Chip, Crash, Chloe (another son's dog), and Callie. </p><p><br /></p><p>Other things I am thankful for this week include being able to unwind at night with a funny show that Todd and I watch, a good book to read, writing inspiration, videos on YouTube from authors who encourage, podcasts by excellent Bible teachers, the living and active word of God, phone calls with my mom, and fun days at work. </p><p><br /></p><p>What are you thankful for this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-639985601035273262024-03-13T03:30:00.001-05:002024-03-13T03:30:00.132-05:00some things I love right now <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHT-XL1RUXgVqXBZuABTQB1PxqG0X7hjg1x_QHXhP5YM1TVa_WDoe0J8u1L4zomAHy1BemarFg0O9Vi0pPnHGo8FhGMW-rhKgBUDJs6mDbN6atUTk-F21PFy_q-FSVM2okbEN0CWn_Fak3usr8BJWJ5RKfNy5gMaqOpd1gFN_7jn1xE2bfDUzwwGX9Zc/s400/Share%20the%20Love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHT-XL1RUXgVqXBZuABTQB1PxqG0X7hjg1x_QHXhP5YM1TVa_WDoe0J8u1L4zomAHy1BemarFg0O9Vi0pPnHGo8FhGMW-rhKgBUDJs6mDbN6atUTk-F21PFy_q-FSVM2okbEN0CWn_Fak3usr8BJWJ5RKfNy5gMaqOpd1gFN_7jn1xE2bfDUzwwGX9Zc/w400-h400/Share%20the%20Love.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Wednesday, friends! I thought I'd share some things that I love right now that I haven't talked about before, or maybe that I just haven't mentioned in a while. Happy reading! </p><p><br /></p><p>I am loving reading the Bible chronologically again this year! I really love Tara Leigh Cobble, founder and author (teacher) of The Bible Recap. Every morning I listen to the Bible being read aloud to me while I follow along in my own Bible. I highlight, make notes, answer questions, and ponder what I've heard, and then I look for something that tells me about the character of God. Sometimes it's obvious, but on other days, I really have to dig around for something. After I've done all of that, I listen to the less than ten minute podcast for that day. Sometimes there are extra videos and links to articles, and when I have the time, I watch or read even more to learn something new. I don't mind devotionals, and think they're good to use for a while, but my preference is definitely just the word of God. There's no wrong way to spend time with Jesus everyday, friends! Any time spent reading His word will be the best thing that you can do for yourself in a day.</p><p><br /></p><p>This may sound vain, but I've been doing my hair in a way that is so much easier for the last few months. I have very thick, naturally curly hair and I always dread wash day. I only wash it about once a week now, but I wet it in the shower almost everyday. When I get it wet, I still use conditioner to untangle the ends, then I have changed the products I use and the way that I apply them. I use<a href="https://amzn.to/3IAU1O2" target="_blank"> a curl cream</a> on my hair while it's very wet and after I've brushed it out. (I no longer dry it well before I do this.) I rake the product through my hair while it's flipped over, and then I scrunch it up. After that I use <a href="https://amzn.to/4adrGJn" target="_blank">this</a> mousse and apply it all over my hair two different times using the "praying hands" motion in which my hands are flat and my hair is sandwiched between them. After that I do not comb or brush through again, I just start scrunching the product in. While I do this, I "hear" the water squishing in my hair that's mixed with the products, then I use a microfiber towel to scrunch my hair in to absorb the extra. I let it air dry and then I sleep with it loosely piled on top of my head, but I'm thinking of buying a turban thing to start using instead. It's made a world of difference in my hair!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, that sounds complicated, but it's actually so much easier than it used to be, so I'm loving the new routine. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8GveSnPEKYSrI_Mjbwu_jvKobIJSWUWeu7-UkgRvZGZSedu_quv-mvISQFNrLftS-RfBy6s4AiQI08uk0JgMDqGbHiE-rW9xtuCZ2gmke-mcupPQnMCupjauicqdv8S9hGIu8QkUoEJmt69wJ-O7MEHQRA-hpLiNPLW3cnWDoodZg7aOzRJ5FNOgi-8/s4080/PXL_20240217_213340246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8GveSnPEKYSrI_Mjbwu_jvKobIJSWUWeu7-UkgRvZGZSedu_quv-mvISQFNrLftS-RfBy6s4AiQI08uk0JgMDqGbHiE-rW9xtuCZ2gmke-mcupPQnMCupjauicqdv8S9hGIu8QkUoEJmt69wJ-O7MEHQRA-hpLiNPLW3cnWDoodZg7aOzRJ5FNOgi-8/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_213340246.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I love the new journal I bought at Marshall's a few weeks ago! I love a new journal, period. I love filling the pages with ideas, to-do lists, "weekend happies", quiet time notes, sermon notes, and blog ideas. Are you a journal lover like me? I've loved them (and writing) since elementary school.<div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqUHYcvC6_mbhisvtknZvjicq_8Mb9FhjyJvLV6K6guzPEvhq81BTRn9X7EXXIrxkPykMy3j_0Ecs8uu8Hh8JmO0-6VmC64qfoiRhyphenhyphen8NHo-HCqU8tOaU7sTGUL4-xn-tboU88PFGN1leDuQ6_BJNkFZ88k83Yl5EeP8bjbLQ2qW5yofxk70FcCFZlSA0/s1133/Screenshot_20240217-053252.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="979" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqUHYcvC6_mbhisvtknZvjicq_8Mb9FhjyJvLV6K6guzPEvhq81BTRn9X7EXXIrxkPykMy3j_0Ecs8uu8Hh8JmO0-6VmC64qfoiRhyphenhyphen8NHo-HCqU8tOaU7sTGUL4-xn-tboU88PFGN1leDuQ6_BJNkFZ88k83Yl5EeP8bjbLQ2qW5yofxk70FcCFZlSA0/w554-h640/Screenshot_20240217-053252.png" width="554" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am having a moment with Canva, and I love it right now! I love creating new graphics for my blog or my social media cover photos. I have access to a pro account that I just learned about, so I'm excited to play around with that sometime soon!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindQSbdgPJQUffYxa4ayGhalYClVmOmewegO00ugDjZ3TdKbPWZR_SNBH53FP4RLg_5ipS60v2ugjsGBSEPe5XpBOyPm7r556VBy-Bs2FVqHqonS5xc73YlpJsId4BfV-z2Fa0TfvnmAQkYy7g8vp0iKiV0rb4PPbz-vJvghJncFwj73LZ-C8OpAwV-BE/s4080/PXL_20240207_211712793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindQSbdgPJQUffYxa4ayGhalYClVmOmewegO00ugDjZ3TdKbPWZR_SNBH53FP4RLg_5ipS60v2ugjsGBSEPe5XpBOyPm7r556VBy-Bs2FVqHqonS5xc73YlpJsId4BfV-z2Fa0TfvnmAQkYy7g8vp0iKiV0rb4PPbz-vJvghJncFwj73LZ-C8OpAwV-BE/w482-h640/PXL_20240207_211712793.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I am also having a moment with the color pink! I love it in these jelly bracelets that I love to wear, and in flowers around our home. I don't even know who I am. Would you believe that I hated this color for years???</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xRCANneUkHh2-qy_SA1kMtzGA1BezQIak0UvRt489uhnAEVfEst2-rppSV-FAUQHVjMbGWa5aAlNaihK7lsaQeQ1lFUV0f_YbFJydX-DS9Tuxn8R9M2NCiPrs-tkIQb9ZfGjbeOPWMeui4Amh57u8bmw0SOvTxMvV_on6ZivFD19Bd5VGMKn60Tx9fw/s4080/PXL_20240202_183751346~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xRCANneUkHh2-qy_SA1kMtzGA1BezQIak0UvRt489uhnAEVfEst2-rppSV-FAUQHVjMbGWa5aAlNaihK7lsaQeQ1lFUV0f_YbFJydX-DS9Tuxn8R9M2NCiPrs-tkIQb9ZfGjbeOPWMeui4Amh57u8bmw0SOvTxMvV_on6ZivFD19Bd5VGMKn60Tx9fw/w482-h640/PXL_20240202_183751346~2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>I am loving reading my favorite series of books again. I'm on book two at the moment, and every time I read them, I laugh out loud. It's the Sisterchicks series by Robin Jones Gunn. </p><p><br /></p><p>These are just a few things I thought of; what are you loving right this moment? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all! </p></div></div></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-18023846290617203552024-03-12T01:30:00.001-05:002024-03-12T01:30:00.129-05:00all about my sons<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVSXqcHAczmsJ9QQSRCg2VwoZZyxeqh1U367vLKE-LsM6kn1o6_jqdRsfPki_1UMmA2J5-x43OGtCUHw2wDM1dKerlNt7HEYMueVlyHMV_oik_ZmFNyKAso_izYRzCzsxpYvSyPa2KXxCXJ1RExeRPV5f_6_NXu4KSXZxFJePBbdYKv2GeN5EMi_-3tM/s320/Tuesday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVSXqcHAczmsJ9QQSRCg2VwoZZyxeqh1U367vLKE-LsM6kn1o6_jqdRsfPki_1UMmA2J5-x43OGtCUHw2wDM1dKerlNt7HEYMueVlyHMV_oik_ZmFNyKAso_izYRzCzsxpYvSyPa2KXxCXJ1RExeRPV5f_6_NXu4KSXZxFJePBbdYKv2GeN5EMi_-3tM/w400-h400/Tuesday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Happy Tuesday, friends! I thought I'd talk about my boys today since it's birthday season at our house. On Sunday, Jonah and Noah turned 21, Graham turned 25 on Monday, and Drew will be 24 on April 3rd. Since I don't talk about them all too often here anymore, I thought I'd tell you a little about them today. I hope you don't mind! (For the record, I had another idea of a post, but I wasn't feeling it for today.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll go in age order, so I'll start with Graham. I have very few pictures of this guy! He is really good at avoiding my phone when he sees me trying to take his picture on the sly. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpqGM5skn8peGZVc7Ewpv7p5-cPcBJmi75JvtaefeWheUsVIYpErhdPgYhYGvrmoQwtrGwOmiWyPSns2BqHQygJvqiNb9MU7E8G2TyvZ6nX7QipQE55-e4wZfw8Rl_9Z3R-matMZ1_zJGsL6b4MzmgUK6MyLNVL7zL-VRrkMSfYK86_d9ZUr68y4Mv_8/s1080/FB_IMG_1710174023479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpqGM5skn8peGZVc7Ewpv7p5-cPcBJmi75JvtaefeWheUsVIYpErhdPgYhYGvrmoQwtrGwOmiWyPSns2BqHQygJvqiNb9MU7E8G2TyvZ6nX7QipQE55-e4wZfw8Rl_9Z3R-matMZ1_zJGsL6b4MzmgUK6MyLNVL7zL-VRrkMSfYK86_d9ZUr68y4Mv_8/w400-h400/FB_IMG_1710174023479.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>It's funny how certain things remain the same all of someone's life. Graham has always been mature for his age and responsible from the time he was a little boy. That has transpired into him being that way today, both in his profession and in his characteristics. He's the one people call when they need help with something, and he is someone who can be trusted at all times. He is such a good friend to everyone, and that's one of the things I love most about him! I love that he spent time doing some things he loved this weekend and yesterday on his birthday. He loves to play disc golf, and his newest obsession is pickleball! He also polishes wheels as a side hustle and stays pretty busy with that all of the time. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCswnaZx-0sj028eB9b6rXP6TwASoBhSbhj7mtQV1b2BtkfkNDAyQgPAt_UqJ7-QNi8_AVqKxd4iji2nQV4teFgwJDvfpjsxgfUspq5lsYB0sOFS79udV82qWwcdXb8kdjvUBwVLNCeg36GM0PtW0GuUqee-CU1tJyjneSEOD_X54QrU41BISKTQNDnrQ/s1024/IMG_20240310_201358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCswnaZx-0sj028eB9b6rXP6TwASoBhSbhj7mtQV1b2BtkfkNDAyQgPAt_UqJ7-QNi8_AVqKxd4iji2nQV4teFgwJDvfpjsxgfUspq5lsYB0sOFS79udV82qWwcdXb8kdjvUBwVLNCeg36GM0PtW0GuUqee-CU1tJyjneSEOD_X54QrU41BISKTQNDnrQ/w480-h640/IMG_20240310_201358.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Drew is always as happy as his smile leads you to believe. Isn't it great? I love that he loves life and that he is enjoying the one that he has made for himself. He doesn't come around as much as I'd like, but it makes me happy to know that he loves his work and that he stays busy with his friends. These days he pretty much goes from work to home to the gym, and then he starts it all over again. He is training at work this week, and I am excited about that for him. By the end of the week, he will be EPA certified and able to go out on his own beginning May 1st. I'd tell you about his hobbies, but working out is his current hobby! He lives the life of an old man. 🤣</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1MTv02Jg2r3SE16UInNDeMHKpe8w41uU0tj4s_taHQi0HQupflQ4rnIxvsGAdu-oxLyFRR9Rt-1WjPJyDzWgyscfoMvEJXTDPz0GaLgFVh5OeFmusgJx4Wo0Atyf3YcvsQBoMHWH0JPvlwOOMtlg7Oz4f93pDXDiocjD-NBmNKKt0drM6dpA7CmsxgQ/s1024/IMG_20240310_201351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1MTv02Jg2r3SE16UInNDeMHKpe8w41uU0tj4s_taHQi0HQupflQ4rnIxvsGAdu-oxLyFRR9Rt-1WjPJyDzWgyscfoMvEJXTDPz0GaLgFVh5OeFmusgJx4Wo0Atyf3YcvsQBoMHWH0JPvlwOOMtlg7Oz4f93pDXDiocjD-NBmNKKt0drM6dpA7CmsxgQ/w480-h640/IMG_20240310_201351.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9MWfjx1Ju-5IE1RLGx_AzqSXo9ZYcHbmtIAdAw12b_Zb-X2qb0nHUISagV1TViiUhfrRJXhuOdQst9evzO_oHazOInHrG4xdEpFx5hlcP3OH2j22GK6sOYOJQiKJHp7qwIb4fam5Ox42Gfne68XC3U9iYRH8KlZg4Cwpbkn_F67tQW9OYj8ki3rRZCY/s1579/Screenshot_20240310-063504.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9MWfjx1Ju-5IE1RLGx_AzqSXo9ZYcHbmtIAdAw12b_Zb-X2qb0nHUISagV1TViiUhfrRJXhuOdQst9evzO_oHazOInHrG4xdEpFx5hlcP3OH2j22GK6sOYOJQiKJHp7qwIb4fam5Ox42Gfne68XC3U9iYRH8KlZg4Cwpbkn_F67tQW9OYj8ki3rRZCY/w408-h640/Screenshot_20240310-063504.png" width="408" /></a></div><br /><p>Jonah is also always as happy as his smile leads you to believe. Now that I say that, they all usually have smiles on their faces, which is something about them all that I love. Ever since he was very young, he wasn't the type of kid to sit still for very long; he never watched movies or anything that kids his age loved. He played sports, and he always kept busy by fixing things or taking things apart and then putting them back together again. He once spent an entire afternoon fully taking apart his bike just to put it all together again. The same is true today, and this guy never sits still! He cleans the house, he organizes things, he repairs cars, he changes oil....he is one of the most mechanically inclined people I know. He's just like his dad, actually! Someday he will make a great husband. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafioVmw86IlVfehR2NreTNcngxt-7h6oSVE4OQNsZzX0LfYtPIg_WKyzMM3D59GSy6SUc_dkXN6ml_cx65kGufvi571nReEKJQ6ZAsW5RsWOmkYHAe83M_uSH_DONy00WLOl98b8dpQHbgaT5HWhXN3g5ZnV8kJ3LvAtrpu5_x1pfSmC0kXT4npS9H-g/s1313/Screenshot_20240310-063535.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafioVmw86IlVfehR2NreTNcngxt-7h6oSVE4OQNsZzX0LfYtPIg_WKyzMM3D59GSy6SUc_dkXN6ml_cx65kGufvi571nReEKJQ6ZAsW5RsWOmkYHAe83M_uSH_DONy00WLOl98b8dpQHbgaT5HWhXN3g5ZnV8kJ3LvAtrpu5_x1pfSmC0kXT4npS9H-g/w492-h640/Screenshot_20240310-063535.png" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p>Noah may look like a gentle giant, but his brothers will tell you otherwise! He gives the best hugs, and is the only one that lets me do that regularly. He has been obsessed with cars since he was a young boy, so I love that he does something for a living that he enjoys. (I feel like this is the case for all of them though, and I am thankful for that!) He has dreams to open up his own business someday wrapping vehicles in vinyl. I've mentioned this before, and he still wants to do that. His best friend lives in Dallas, and is the one he plans on rooming with once he goes. They'd lost touch for a while, but now that they've been talking again, it's fast forwarded his plans to get there by the summer. I keep telling him he's not allowed, but he just laughs at me like I have no say. 😉</p><p><br /></p><p>In all seriousness, I am so blessed that I get to be their mom, and I am so proud of them all! They're all great guys, though certainly not without some faults and sketchy choices. God has been good to us, and I never want to take for granted the fact that we're all so close and that they're all close as friends, as well as brothers. When they were little, that was always my prayer: that the Lord would keep them close as friends through the years. I pray that it stays this way! I have always been extremely close to my sisters, and I wanted the same for our sons. I love seeing them as adults and thriving in their lives. I don't know that there's anything better than that as a Mom! </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you enjoyed getting to know them a little bit here today. It's funny that this blog used to be all about them and their antics; now I only talk about them here and there and I only share this type of post once a year now, if that. I love talking about them and just thinking of the fun night we had together celebrating them this weekend makes me smile. Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all! </p>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-27663392192263120992024-03-11T08:38:00.004-05:002024-03-11T08:40:17.983-05:00Some things I can't live without<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfm9wJ-TziTySmz5bVWvjX6fwcHrP3Hq4CNaQPk5xMg3Itf7UmO84u-dPqY3c9OqzUilVnj6DrBrGckeg4ck7WJcaceLtUSzy2pcUeO2Kpf1M-etyjU7t_MVbLQZCZGvW89xiC_h-W-wW1iWG1eG_9iB1diHm61iY3ac-QLZY2K9rOCDnE2uCTMF2-Euo/s400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfm9wJ-TziTySmz5bVWvjX6fwcHrP3Hq4CNaQPk5xMg3Itf7UmO84u-dPqY3c9OqzUilVnj6DrBrGckeg4ck7WJcaceLtUSzy2pcUeO2Kpf1M-etyjU7t_MVbLQZCZGvW89xiC_h-W-wW1iWG1eG_9iB1diHm61iY3ac-QLZY2K9rOCDnE2uCTMF2-Euo/w400-h400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>It's a bonus blog post kind of day; truthfully, if I'd remembered this link party earlier, I'd have joined it in with my Hello Monday post that I've already written. That being said, I couldn't pass this one up since I love the topic. I'm joining in with a few different <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/2024/03/share-our-lives-5-items-i-cant-live.html?sc=1710156990835#c2095454540948418075" target="_blank">ladies</a> for this post today. </p><p><br /></p><p>Aside from the obvious things I can't live without like my Bible, my relationship with Jesus, and my family and friends, my car, and basic needs, here are the five things I can't live without.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRBiBrKrRC8L3znQqF2HOF3CK4tJJlVL0d0FUSvUN8xfUpBWme3zn5I9imlB2NqLF2u4kSh4qORIvhT2N9t5d9KcCn8jG0nuui_UeEAWPAne-oSMhogj-_9sfxhThK1GgYSXuiJyXtSCwGeQDy5n_IYEIw_aRIaj_TFllYJdyHQAgMXpOhxnYqDDnXqA/s400/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRBiBrKrRC8L3znQqF2HOF3CK4tJJlVL0d0FUSvUN8xfUpBWme3zn5I9imlB2NqLF2u4kSh4qORIvhT2N9t5d9KcCn8jG0nuui_UeEAWPAne-oSMhogj-_9sfxhThK1GgYSXuiJyXtSCwGeQDy5n_IYEIw_aRIaj_TFllYJdyHQAgMXpOhxnYqDDnXqA/w480-h640/0.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Like many of you have said, I can't live without my phone. It holds a lot of information that I use multiple times each day, I use it for navigation, for Bible reading, for pictures and memories, and for looking up things online daily. I love having it as a camera to document all the little things I love taking pictures of, and I am always looking back over the pictures that I've taken. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib77N-6Z5TFJIujZCzGh55jtySf7T6QGVVQPrsmwqNW6UZEsU3JA4bbMRTidYiTdYl7moVWhuOtn8ZYqsgUratQtloT1R67zwKJnPxRMy1j09ZwiIvoOnRgb92s1ix-gkqPCIt4lmpHD6Fc2wSmo9Rgbeg_AM_PLznfGpUwKY_TOzITE8uo-mtplmltyw/s399/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="326" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib77N-6Z5TFJIujZCzGh55jtySf7T6QGVVQPrsmwqNW6UZEsU3JA4bbMRTidYiTdYl7moVWhuOtn8ZYqsgUratQtloT1R67zwKJnPxRMy1j09ZwiIvoOnRgb92s1ix-gkqPCIt4lmpHD6Fc2wSmo9Rgbeg_AM_PLznfGpUwKY_TOzITE8uo-mtplmltyw/w522-h640/0.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDTsrWM6ARHCB1zoDF5uEpMmP9XG7ch0Lcp2ehBL0iMTLutAXy6cHsr_9Y8Fb32LIOuQvhWNZVSD30__yH53oDUYLaEBn9rtWYsiztMP3G9UrGOfF2bHPGY3KyfS3my58MMhn9pyOfLcZ4ZyzJxntGMAPLJMAKTCL-_QzliN9Rmw7ztuGjyAukfBIPlw/s639/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDTsrWM6ARHCB1zoDF5uEpMmP9XG7ch0Lcp2ehBL0iMTLutAXy6cHsr_9Y8Fb32LIOuQvhWNZVSD30__yH53oDUYLaEBn9rtWYsiztMP3G9UrGOfF2bHPGY3KyfS3my58MMhn9pyOfLcZ4ZyzJxntGMAPLJMAKTCL-_QzliN9Rmw7ztuGjyAukfBIPlw/w374-h640/1.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>It's how I stay connected in my relationships, I listen to music through it, it's my calendar and to-do list, I can borrow books through my local library and the Libby app, and I can even read a book on it while I wait, though the small screen isn't ideal. Which leads me to my next item...</p><p><br /></p><p>I definitely can't live without my Kindle! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGP4QStTMdcRhCQkE24LVsVGvQEd_nQfm9NPAPutCtdHzVDNwSJzsngmwzu_4Cg-I7WKMakVELP80TKq4qJ1ulLCNxBBNrsKGBIX7fVrZQML4YKMBD-HYTvm0Tt5kW688s8ebmZpdQqPgTnVYoyzZzLhwI91u9HlpaO8Ftaii1Hdpjo2epPpfTtgiI4SI/s640/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGP4QStTMdcRhCQkE24LVsVGvQEd_nQfm9NPAPutCtdHzVDNwSJzsngmwzu_4Cg-I7WKMakVELP80TKq4qJ1ulLCNxBBNrsKGBIX7fVrZQML4YKMBD-HYTvm0Tt5kW688s8ebmZpdQqPgTnVYoyzZzLhwI91u9HlpaO8Ftaii1Hdpjo2epPpfTtgiI4SI/w480-h640/0.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love having my Kindle for a million different reasons, but here are the top few: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I can read it easily by making the font a size that's easy for me to read.</li><li>I don't need good lighting to be able to use it throughout the day.</li><li>It's lightweight and has multiple books on it, making it easy to take with me either around town or when I travel by plane.</li><li>I never have to use a bookmark or worry about losing my place in the book I'm reading.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz5q-q2fu82Tk8h_hGuypixfVN0-mPY1-IKnax-oRfW81x2Vaqpv3iXxjYuYJWRQ7D23tIBRUdYves4YnVI__mGP5Qs2SJE59FdYIMXdV9oI33i9irgyzCN_jfE0xNmWOpX_ExzT7T99ic9Ef7Cor4UxvKj8vMQ5VeZEiwa9A6kUp3r4cVQlBo2_7u-0/s640/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz5q-q2fu82Tk8h_hGuypixfVN0-mPY1-IKnax-oRfW81x2Vaqpv3iXxjYuYJWRQ7D23tIBRUdYves4YnVI__mGP5Qs2SJE59FdYIMXdV9oI33i9irgyzCN_jfE0xNmWOpX_ExzT7T99ic9Ef7Cor4UxvKj8vMQ5VeZEiwa9A6kUp3r4cVQlBo2_7u-0/w480-h640/2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I am definitely a fan and always will be, even though it's something I always said I'd never use. I love physical books, but my eyesight just isn't great anymore, which makes it hard for me to read a real book. There are a million benefits to using this!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHEsRZs7WqDUINjd9M0_-Ln42aMAR2mjoLHt3t2ynbh-PQXe4hyveymsEQFASOVvQf6tZ8gOSufn0tcVHuNG2Lw_bHPOMcCiOlCUPtiSXl8PQaHgA9CFxS3SHt4086RBfww0gxV8Z6bxHB6GvifAnO7Xd_RmwHnc1gfOfFnU_9fn1hCSeo5s_4pzO4qI/s640/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHEsRZs7WqDUINjd9M0_-Ln42aMAR2mjoLHt3t2ynbh-PQXe4hyveymsEQFASOVvQf6tZ8gOSufn0tcVHuNG2Lw_bHPOMcCiOlCUPtiSXl8PQaHgA9CFxS3SHt4086RBfww0gxV8Z6bxHB6GvifAnO7Xd_RmwHnc1gfOfFnU_9fn1hCSeo5s_4pzO4qI/w480-h640/0.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of eyesight, I could never live without my glasses.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwGUHV3-TprqduKDU6nawu6rIeqbn7TEwb3DgdrrvxlvKGNdKq5oBdlTqHdRbVRiozX3jsbzPU5cCpQ7W3rEyESG3p9_nX8Qv2vQ32NWyU1VNQfyfT5KQN9BfVAovwaPyNB4A45PLp9338XwE7eGMpsrCYpIfTaAGjxfx4p1uPolKDVxuXKEKRRSWg18/s640/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwGUHV3-TprqduKDU6nawu6rIeqbn7TEwb3DgdrrvxlvKGNdKq5oBdlTqHdRbVRiozX3jsbzPU5cCpQ7W3rEyESG3p9_nX8Qv2vQ32NWyU1VNQfyfT5KQN9BfVAovwaPyNB4A45PLp9338XwE7eGMpsrCYpIfTaAGjxfx4p1uPolKDVxuXKEKRRSWg18/w480-h640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I need them one hundred percent of the time if I'm trying to read something. The ones I wear are readers, and I need them so often that I consider them a hair accessory as well.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6oV4N9_IsPSHtnxIqu73RqSsyzhsAzpbqTo6G1fVnH2mNvireyiKq_orQSCPF_0SeDersMUOVKmbKHm7A557T35BtKjE9g5RICzQKSYtGgH8FY2SQdXq-AVUI_nFrbKM2VMdpFsRBzOYYbTe3YtxEvZ7l8DLIDRKtjOgCF9RhlSTpbyQPGaTmWv7Nlo/s640/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6oV4N9_IsPSHtnxIqu73RqSsyzhsAzpbqTo6G1fVnH2mNvireyiKq_orQSCPF_0SeDersMUOVKmbKHm7A557T35BtKjE9g5RICzQKSYtGgH8FY2SQdXq-AVUI_nFrbKM2VMdpFsRBzOYYbTe3YtxEvZ7l8DLIDRKtjOgCF9RhlSTpbyQPGaTmWv7Nlo/w482-h640/0.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I now know why old ladies used to wear them on a chain around their necks! Trust me, I've considered that, but I'll settle for using them as a headband instead. I don't do that to be stylish, obviously, but because I need them <i>all the time</i>. <div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnnplZpk9-CEvEIk1TgWCwD4NRiYWSpBPN7l6DevPj9UPPFmqj4G2qQ9RTSTdA0O7I__UQ3mM1hWacpa0oq52gwkclUOdtnFzzmB4Dv9fs2MUJpj04QYTt6GsGG1Ma2YkdptNUku8edoyWIt0qTcxcQivPE7BBDykRLkToMOyWQn0s_optmtjhqvH9fw/s3648/PXL_20240305_141412646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnnplZpk9-CEvEIk1TgWCwD4NRiYWSpBPN7l6DevPj9UPPFmqj4G2qQ9RTSTdA0O7I__UQ3mM1hWacpa0oq52gwkclUOdtnFzzmB4Dv9fs2MUJpj04QYTt6GsGG1Ma2YkdptNUku8edoyWIt0qTcxcQivPE7BBDykRLkToMOyWQn0s_optmtjhqvH9fw/w480-h640/PXL_20240305_141412646.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The ones I wear are from Amazon, and came in a pack of five; the ones above are the ones I always wear the most. I get compliments on them every time that I wear them! If you're interested in some for yourself, <a href="https://amzn.to/3wPd8kK" target="_blank">here's a link</a>. I use 1.5, but I'm about to have to bump up to 1.75. After I wrote this, I went ahead and ordered that size. They'll arrive tomorrow! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Another thing I can't live without is music. I listen to it all the time, and I listen to all different types of it throughout the day. I have "morning cafe music" playing right now as I write this post. I could make a whole other blog post out of the music I love, but here are some favorite playlists/artists:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>coastal grandmother</li><li>eighties love songs</li><li>nineties country</li><li>all the Nora Ephron playlists</li><li>French cafe music</li><li>Steve Tyrell</li><li>Ben Rector</li><li>worship music</li><li>nineties Christian music</li><li>Natalie Grant</li><li>Jonathan McReynolds</li><li>K Love</li><li>Louis Armstrong/Tony Bennett </li><li>jazz</li><li>New York City trio</li><li>Christmas worship</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>Now that we're dog people, I don't know that I could ever live without them in my life. I know not everyone is a dog person, but the joy they bring to us is indescribable. I'm so glad Todd talked me into saying yes to our first dog eighteen years ago! Jonah and Noah were three years old when we adopted Andy into our home, and they turned twenty-one yesterday. I can assure you we will never have five dogs in our home at once again, but I can definitely always seeing us being a two dog family. One dog needs a companion, we learned, as it seems to extend life to the older one. We've experienced this and know that it's true. Andy was like a new puppy once we brought Crash into our home when Andy was nine. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX9XiDcA02TeEdm7aQ6mah5JS-p6MFJa-PeJBN_RmaYJzKuFMreELaq-XCr0VAz7a3V8bpATJuqBmCxUYt5LIBu-F4_EIGG2oGjSV1tt3d22lGbYuSZwbySGqL-LFcpajuzv83jcjRJHaQALTouGKpYRRRok5Pn9AF2BoaHjHxRwiXoDzJ6kHCup4HBU/s640/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX9XiDcA02TeEdm7aQ6mah5JS-p6MFJa-PeJBN_RmaYJzKuFMreELaq-XCr0VAz7a3V8bpATJuqBmCxUYt5LIBu-F4_EIGG2oGjSV1tt3d22lGbYuSZwbySGqL-LFcpajuzv83jcjRJHaQALTouGKpYRRRok5Pn9AF2BoaHjHxRwiXoDzJ6kHCup4HBU/w480-h640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEIawWwQ7V-jsxPe5rmxZSAWrUFPwsbVqaHBNmzLfoeRAMDFg0PE3CwHSKAkn9TIrrIwIEbyU5K21r4ta6R6kzwIynlNFk89rMlveTbQ-NJk_CXpcHCMccALjVklKIEjalCZqQqkhzYPbr_sptlVNU9N4OadnbSiwmS4vQlWS5ImbGo14lK4CGw679UA/s640/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="640" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEIawWwQ7V-jsxPe5rmxZSAWrUFPwsbVqaHBNmzLfoeRAMDFg0PE3CwHSKAkn9TIrrIwIEbyU5K21r4ta6R6kzwIynlNFk89rMlveTbQ-NJk_CXpcHCMccALjVklKIEjalCZqQqkhzYPbr_sptlVNU9N4OadnbSiwmS4vQlWS5ImbGo14lK4CGw679UA/w640-h576/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4otz7Q_nWvrUY-18aI-cDSRD7UHiFBm-5PBDdbFiUcV-PkNoXzTuetybGe3-RmFQMNHkstGBHHM80k6FoxGkZ43JUAPli3RtOOmAdSscFrXS_Gse0cXZBkxZH8ts-3Jx7SPZ_OOrchYyYYZ8NfwL9lwsmI2eNqiLJ7C3ktWp2YaYTGchTBOIv4GoCSNk/s640/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4otz7Q_nWvrUY-18aI-cDSRD7UHiFBm-5PBDdbFiUcV-PkNoXzTuetybGe3-RmFQMNHkstGBHHM80k6FoxGkZ43JUAPli3RtOOmAdSscFrXS_Gse0cXZBkxZH8ts-3Jx7SPZ_OOrchYyYYZ8NfwL9lwsmI2eNqiLJ7C3ktWp2YaYTGchTBOIv4GoCSNk/w482-h640/3.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehgCyDaiqGiyjj1Uq8GQV-IB6iIiGtqPdPH8I6rTVeZ_MOlk2oeWvUjnPnJusKtFCSja4oLt2atIIl6d6GVM5ijTzaVLemiW61hnBUPKsLFCnwEIMZ5Bt-l8XBttdyXN1XO5lFhj1x9RrXgjqgdvAW53rb_mIajTzrepd8rebSFPQ4GfDaIQg-EH7xr0/s1008/Screenshot_20240311-082456.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1008" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehgCyDaiqGiyjj1Uq8GQV-IB6iIiGtqPdPH8I6rTVeZ_MOlk2oeWvUjnPnJusKtFCSja4oLt2atIIl6d6GVM5ijTzaVLemiW61hnBUPKsLFCnwEIMZ5Bt-l8XBttdyXN1XO5lFhj1x9RrXgjqgdvAW53rb_mIajTzrepd8rebSFPQ4GfDaIQg-EH7xr0/w640-h634/Screenshot_20240311-082456.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>They're all such sweet babies!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The last thing I couldn't live without is a cute cup to drink water from. That may sound ridiculous to some of you, but it's true. I've learned that I drink much more water if I have a cup to keep it cold and to take everywhere with me. Here are a few recent faves...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9o1xY1T9I13vyZrth-v6A4TB8SCRRfKCcHgTuZ31UsX5H-ecH8YW8xIBIsOiGFA5c1f6o4Hq3xwdxBdyYHcxoKn2GB7lcQsU-7qcSBSRGT0NY7Z3W7KVTfD02qgn2M2lla9rHElbxOiEcAtLHuk0R0V9a1OCB2HzQa3T_Sug7NxlLVgPKYYsvhtB3KM/s640/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9o1xY1T9I13vyZrth-v6A4TB8SCRRfKCcHgTuZ31UsX5H-ecH8YW8xIBIsOiGFA5c1f6o4Hq3xwdxBdyYHcxoKn2GB7lcQsU-7qcSBSRGT0NY7Z3W7KVTfD02qgn2M2lla9rHElbxOiEcAtLHuk0R0V9a1OCB2HzQa3T_Sug7NxlLVgPKYYsvhtB3KM/w480-h640/0.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTOpsAoIRVlIYyBB0IQIbubJMBMqmOka0UkxszcE8_gmm2QnWpSLXLImb9CGr6cXeMzmGcVP_mUCWu-eSAhvRVUQ9bYQWHQQe9sNjLqxrPrMYKORer-um1BfpyEoyfGEFsk2PzBfwJz5ICzO-v2_xwKMhDdqGJlTe-GdeT16sxzhCETZuRwlp05o8d5o/s640/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTOpsAoIRVlIYyBB0IQIbubJMBMqmOka0UkxszcE8_gmm2QnWpSLXLImb9CGr6cXeMzmGcVP_mUCWu-eSAhvRVUQ9bYQWHQQe9sNjLqxrPrMYKORer-um1BfpyEoyfGEFsk2PzBfwJz5ICzO-v2_xwKMhDdqGJlTe-GdeT16sxzhCETZuRwlp05o8d5o/w482-h640/1.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIBABKtbKveEn3t0VNOOXLWCIME3FTZFjStRc3Tx37I8JfTsRMfBgXASv-YEjn9uzhw-JPLjciBOcmy_V5knTr9o0uTY5GeleE4i_72hLgnQvQxBlq5ztK5GR5zgL-7CbXGnVU5g-S1NMemGSgCVjMadDAiXMqMH8VisAuarHC86UdKYL8-pJ08NNOfw/s640/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIBABKtbKveEn3t0VNOOXLWCIME3FTZFjStRc3Tx37I8JfTsRMfBgXASv-YEjn9uzhw-JPLjciBOcmy_V5knTr9o0uTY5GeleE4i_72hLgnQvQxBlq5ztK5GR5zgL-7CbXGnVU5g-S1NMemGSgCVjMadDAiXMqMH8VisAuarHC86UdKYL8-pJ08NNOfw/w482-h640/3.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbXg5zlNXRDoDNnVpGuLcesBpjGC5QXHuMYtNsLcUrQ66JGdRqXQ17SLmyrjr-Q3OpYEfvX6pATND2djKgmzhc2vv57BIXkKvkuXiRcv63case4nHQMFUGFAhu0wxdczhbk-8j8bn2NxzsKFgjqT9RZjLs8OJm4LV9csnIBGiKAautoiUeli5m8ZidpM/s640/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbXg5zlNXRDoDNnVpGuLcesBpjGC5QXHuMYtNsLcUrQ66JGdRqXQ17SLmyrjr-Q3OpYEfvX6pATND2djKgmzhc2vv57BIXkKvkuXiRcv63case4nHQMFUGFAhu0wxdczhbk-8j8bn2NxzsKFgjqT9RZjLs8OJm4LV9csnIBGiKAautoiUeli5m8ZidpM/w482-h640/4.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The last three are the Meoky brand that I've ordered from the TikTok shop and from Amazon. I would also have a hard time living without water flavoring, since it's really the only thing I drink all day aside from a few cups of coffee and my morning protein/coffee drink.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZmtXXJH2I4bz6oKZNLKzZPYUvLiPFGgGcndQt1qexJc8_jQsV6JGy5lSw8gflpP5ldc_woMP6jyd4mk6dlB6zI17YmnKPa66Fe4UTNyTtTh_QOItdDJ5P54ZU9kkUwxlmxxYPlaWtR5Bs0_NhKgq2FGfWnvTSB6jN4GiOiJQK2wP9CAc3zKK70QbPD8/s640/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZmtXXJH2I4bz6oKZNLKzZPYUvLiPFGgGcndQt1qexJc8_jQsV6JGy5lSw8gflpP5ldc_woMP6jyd4mk6dlB6zI17YmnKPa66Fe4UTNyTtTh_QOItdDJ5P54ZU9kkUwxlmxxYPlaWtR5Bs0_NhKgq2FGfWnvTSB6jN4GiOiJQK2wP9CAc3zKK70QbPD8/w482-h640/2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The Starbursts brand is my current favorite water enhancer. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What are some things you can't live without right now? I love reading things like this! Thanks for reading my bonus post today, friends. Love to all! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdirvzIPp3_-UcZhZLVzmFoEqbc0ltUXl2mfSg35vTxgp7SIa4ZMzmuYznh4SEd0g7luWI6TuZAxHxhb8CvZdLQjD-nHutGxGaxYtCDOKkaGXmGzGit2VYLy4uHmXOCATSW7imni9QGN0EQ2qWUotmWM8qeI4wEWcXsQJ0F8c5wDHmxQMvzOtw6xuoTh8/s1024/Share%20Our%20Lives.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdirvzIPp3_-UcZhZLVzmFoEqbc0ltUXl2mfSg35vTxgp7SIa4ZMzmuYznh4SEd0g7luWI6TuZAxHxhb8CvZdLQjD-nHutGxGaxYtCDOKkaGXmGzGit2VYLy4uHmXOCATSW7imni9QGN0EQ2qWUotmWM8qeI4wEWcXsQJ0F8c5wDHmxQMvzOtw6xuoTh8/w640-h640/Share%20Our%20Lives.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-24253931516481662822024-03-11T03:00:00.001-05:002024-03-11T03:00:00.138-05:00Hello Monday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppGTndc5G4zlacR3a6KnDgmoTL0zzvdJQrKfJn4rsY1KCpfB0GoM3ij6i9-BZ1987xjWr6UdyAd4Sj7TdQUNoIS4sttlinocERJHGgKN8gv_JMsOoSnaPdORgITye6GjSGDEiLebYCcd8CG49Llm7BIJcYH5cM3T8UYNA_4csBZVEMH8b8-5UjLpWroI/s400/Monday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppGTndc5G4zlacR3a6KnDgmoTL0zzvdJQrKfJn4rsY1KCpfB0GoM3ij6i9-BZ1987xjWr6UdyAd4Sj7TdQUNoIS4sttlinocERJHGgKN8gv_JMsOoSnaPdORgITye6GjSGDEiLebYCcd8CG49Llm7BIJcYH5cM3T8UYNA_4csBZVEMH8b8-5UjLpWroI/w400-h400/Monday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Monday, friends! I'm linking up with <a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a> and <a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" target="_blank">Sarah</a> for today's post. I hope you had a good weekend! Here were a few things that made me happy this weekend...</p><p><br /></p><p>My day on Friday began with lots of laundry! While that may sound strange to mention, did you know that I love to fold clothes, particularly towels and blankets? On Thursday night, we did a quick and unexpected clean out in an area of a room upstairs, and it resulted in needing to wash lots and lots of blankets. I walked down memory lane as I found the blankets that Mom used to make for my boys, including this one for Alex.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ0jZCLF3x_WyuEhTT4NbRxwUT3_uTQNzuNUipbwesYr4XyF7T2vUV6znQRJsySIOiVW69uv8VX-qu41gw7GaNWV9ZRajlOS474cLCOm3UJxpEM44fRb30BGMVnIL5mHiCUKqpozw1k30ZfXSY3jNLTdsLL-HABFFrZZf4smOzH8x-Mpy4fvh1y1KoJI/s4080/PXL_20240308_161651823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJ0jZCLF3x_WyuEhTT4NbRxwUT3_uTQNzuNUipbwesYr4XyF7T2vUV6znQRJsySIOiVW69uv8VX-qu41gw7GaNWV9ZRajlOS474cLCOm3UJxpEM44fRb30BGMVnIL5mHiCUKqpozw1k30ZfXSY3jNLTdsLL-HABFFrZZf4smOzH8x-Mpy4fvh1y1KoJI/w482-h640/PXL_20240308_161651823.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>Please make note of the hole! All of them had holes like that in them, because they were, by far, the most loved and used blankets in the house. We had so many blankets because of all the camping trips we used to take; we always needed lots of them for our tent. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qyNcE_hE9DH-XUc2JuOGqXdafbJriQ9lqIR-yxHiHP1scMsGbf1pU-NEaKMBJpGP5ghsmE_89pcgH9tipuqIFPsSffX3u0aHQW32FuJouWKBnRtHUpN7oGFJiVhUaZsIhvISwn_QpUmaOTO5bSrvcwgS-62Jg8LUU3hZQK8BT2jdFgrp4Yrq_SqQym8/s1229/Screenshot_20240308-135000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="878" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qyNcE_hE9DH-XUc2JuOGqXdafbJriQ9lqIR-yxHiHP1scMsGbf1pU-NEaKMBJpGP5ghsmE_89pcgH9tipuqIFPsSffX3u0aHQW32FuJouWKBnRtHUpN7oGFJiVhUaZsIhvISwn_QpUmaOTO5bSrvcwgS-62Jg8LUU3hZQK8BT2jdFgrp4Yrq_SqQym8/w458-h640/Screenshot_20240308-135000.png" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>After all the washing and some house cleaning, Dad came over, and we took off. We went to Costco to put gas in my car for the weekend, then we grabbed our lunch from Chick Fil A and brought it home to eat. We were both so sleepy and fell asleep while we were talking; isn't that funny? It tells you how comfortable we are around each other, and we can be quiet on some of the days we spend together. I love this picture of him with Chloe; she wanted to sit right up against him. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sandy came by to pick him up since she was in the area visiting a friend, and after I sent them off, I went to get my nails done that afternoon. </div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0e1hbZVEe8LQU2-z5pRmZTgYJPAtjmbA_69ZWhCfIi2Skb_6bjRmitjtAUOHNzlSIKBDDmCWOEOnhf-wLsR2PhPnbMhfXsBeNYsLnJ6XuoybpqmCOUHWgg4yIH1XcnNqFkVgyU6h-75VhQAX_kyrvE291ED500sCTkYFeyW6iNzJq6LFjXT17dySajE/s4080/PXL_20240308_230455328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0e1hbZVEe8LQU2-z5pRmZTgYJPAtjmbA_69ZWhCfIi2Skb_6bjRmitjtAUOHNzlSIKBDDmCWOEOnhf-wLsR2PhPnbMhfXsBeNYsLnJ6XuoybpqmCOUHWgg4yIH1XcnNqFkVgyU6h-75VhQAX_kyrvE291ED500sCTkYFeyW6iNzJq6LFjXT17dySajE/w482-h640/PXL_20240308_230455328.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I was ready for something a little brighter, and I love this pink that my friend picked out for me. I came home, made some dinner for Noah and me, then I watched one of my favorite movies on Netflix.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGadHbAmK15t9D32Y2WDcxROkHvuDqbafGFnPGXlMlZV7qOFDhaMCxvVYBlOiV_OrsAJEjCAtWE6OMQATNX9NECm8KtLRnq4Cxr4z2S8Zr55H27DVbpKwe4BDv587gRMgG0ChR45_hHOYHXbrNX3lS5XpaU84O-vQx19LsjvsBve5mR5p46JegMs8WBTM/s1280/0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGadHbAmK15t9D32Y2WDcxROkHvuDqbafGFnPGXlMlZV7qOFDhaMCxvVYBlOiV_OrsAJEjCAtWE6OMQATNX9NECm8KtLRnq4Cxr4z2S8Zr55H27DVbpKwe4BDv587gRMgG0ChR45_hHOYHXbrNX3lS5XpaU84O-vQx19LsjvsBve5mR5p46JegMs8WBTM/w640-h360/0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Have you seen this? I know I've mentioned it once before, but it's really good. I love that it takes place in Vietnam, and the scenery in the movie is beautiful. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqF6KhbMeCG1Hqk5QyP81SAG6xTbz_-NJr1I-i_vAoiHdTV_vlDivr9zjXwgisFFJD-veHXtRg4yBOUlyUCqlMlCTHdL45ohPt-gmQqfJ12rYr06LYvRCJXqJZaZrvXT2wW-Tc2FExbIkw3RJ3WKZtMeieYBOzzSb-HYseMh9BUwqSelBateP8bFSsFc/s3648/PXL_20240309_004109986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqF6KhbMeCG1Hqk5QyP81SAG6xTbz_-NJr1I-i_vAoiHdTV_vlDivr9zjXwgisFFJD-veHXtRg4yBOUlyUCqlMlCTHdL45ohPt-gmQqfJ12rYr06LYvRCJXqJZaZrvXT2wW-Tc2FExbIkw3RJ3WKZtMeieYBOzzSb-HYseMh9BUwqSelBateP8bFSsFc/w480-h640/PXL_20240309_004109986.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Home and in comfy clothes after cleaning up from dinner! I worked on blog stuff for this week while the movie was on, since it's one I've seen before. </p><p><br /></p><p>On Saturday, I got up and got dressed to meet my mom and sister for our traditional Saturday outing. We didn't do a lot; we went to Home Goods for me to buy napkins for the bookstore, then we had lunch, and ended by going to this music store for something my mom was looking for. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_lh92wjVm5BUnp23lXSRNrDWLOWui7XNEs2y23eiIdxilJRuEXy8ouyRK2d30Po_UAmfr-z-r6Drt3Dj4KmFs3p1m_Lbm8UutK3s0Y9GXxdaOfl6l60QySl3cU4GRCcWA0rcjpGAxta0loxrEFYAt4bYJlj_CLcl0y673hSJfkMDG7nczUHiAaSZpY4/s3893/PXL_20240309_183128844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="2318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_lh92wjVm5BUnp23lXSRNrDWLOWui7XNEs2y23eiIdxilJRuEXy8ouyRK2d30Po_UAmfr-z-r6Drt3Dj4KmFs3p1m_Lbm8UutK3s0Y9GXxdaOfl6l60QySl3cU4GRCcWA0rcjpGAxta0loxrEFYAt4bYJlj_CLcl0y673hSJfkMDG7nczUHiAaSZpY4/w382-h640/PXL_20240309_183128844.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I loved this cello or bass that we saw when we walked into Lane Music. My mom was looking for a keyboard and found a really nice one! It feels like a real piano, because the keys are weighted. I had fun playing around on it for a few minutes. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was back home by 12:45, so for the rest of the afternoon, Todd and I were together. He wanted to go to a motorcycle dealership in Southaven, Mississippi called Southern Thunder; he was looking for some new grips for his bike. He didn't find any, but two hours later we walked out to his truck. 🤣 For some reason, I felt like I stuck out like a sore thumb. I also felt a bit like Barbie, because I was wearing a lot of pink; everyone else had on black and lots of leather. 🤣🤣</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXw3DtDWwz0r_L8syVHHTznXls1BDDTowJbpRTd-Ghc6D6HlX3AUr9EQnEgJ67gs_0Ul8dvapiHb1-O0N9aZ8xPL5EU2dV6YI9ES80vrbq2lsX7VhlfROfJ314p0JjXObx4K-vShRNtPPR_mBpLKY0obeWEAeS8gZo3ZvC3sFC6o7NVTqOKeuOSBgyV88/s4080/PXL_20240309_195041574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXw3DtDWwz0r_L8syVHHTznXls1BDDTowJbpRTd-Ghc6D6HlX3AUr9EQnEgJ67gs_0Ul8dvapiHb1-O0N9aZ8xPL5EU2dV6YI9ES80vrbq2lsX7VhlfROfJ314p0JjXObx4K-vShRNtPPR_mBpLKY0obeWEAeS8gZo3ZvC3sFC6o7NVTqOKeuOSBgyV88/w482-h640/PXL_20240309_195041574.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Only in Memphis will you see a whole bike dedicated to Elvis. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudO1x-oYaq1AqqKJi7unugVOxNZfmpDZr-uNMVtl7KYFw2-cPj-17ody0r_-wf3g0bYIYpTurvyvsIyJROH5h3wzhnqVJDsxZH1FbMrRPIo3-VnV298S-DDqFsqqHQSQzLop31Q4ABlFEJxr1ie1FPlEL6XlNiQ1AQefEkqD1QG5yahjNG6GOxYeAY6A/s4080/PXL_20240309_195144508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudO1x-oYaq1AqqKJi7unugVOxNZfmpDZr-uNMVtl7KYFw2-cPj-17ody0r_-wf3g0bYIYpTurvyvsIyJROH5h3wzhnqVJDsxZH1FbMrRPIo3-VnV298S-DDqFsqqHQSQzLop31Q4ABlFEJxr1ie1FPlEL6XlNiQ1AQefEkqD1QG5yahjNG6GOxYeAY6A/w482-h640/PXL_20240309_195144508.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We made a Costco run after we left, then we headed back to The Ville for dinner and ran into Jonah and Laura in the parking lot! We convinced them to eat with us and bought their dinner.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSkfhukzbsd7PvdqMHLvasiS-TrXeN3BqSeqdlnvgxbQ7TRZ7rZjPSZkQ-M7JOCGOLMm-eVOIKZC7F7eAn3ha_O5b7VQbSILwSNOC3_vuIp5moTXU5H0jAgth7tfcs_LBPY0jFxdlpIR_LeTlzQIALpHLfmSFG5SvVzLtIF3CHhq6gUzZ7QLwLcnd6aA/s4080/PXL_20240309_231209335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSkfhukzbsd7PvdqMHLvasiS-TrXeN3BqSeqdlnvgxbQ7TRZ7rZjPSZkQ-M7JOCGOLMm-eVOIKZC7F7eAn3ha_O5b7VQbSILwSNOC3_vuIp5moTXU5H0jAgth7tfcs_LBPY0jFxdlpIR_LeTlzQIALpHLfmSFG5SvVzLtIF3CHhq6gUzZ7QLwLcnd6aA/w482-h640/PXL_20240309_231209335.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a fun night together! We came back home to watch Big Bang Theory, then I was in bed by nine. The time change is no joke! I was looking for that lost hour on Sunday, but I never found it. We went to church, then came home and celebrated birthdays! I'll share more about that tomorrow, though. </p><p><br /></p><p>What'd you do this weekend that you loved? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdseC6Xj-NYii_Ezh66CtyR-XHLTlU3rHWJIkGqj7ct-KAcHnMJjJe9HOqxgwHFoFdE6gxzP1DuSu_vvQMqlNGVzfEHZRoWaQw7szbP6iucqmTsBvXN-kVaPXLWVauOp_IOJ9KBz1M2_ZzvwUWtou927bMWHwTws7BWF9N3FqD-Bm8Dn0wY5g-FSnhZk/s597/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="597" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdseC6Xj-NYii_Ezh66CtyR-XHLTlU3rHWJIkGqj7ct-KAcHnMJjJe9HOqxgwHFoFdE6gxzP1DuSu_vvQMqlNGVzfEHZRoWaQw7szbP6iucqmTsBvXN-kVaPXLWVauOp_IOJ9KBz1M2_ZzvwUWtou927bMWHwTws7BWF9N3FqD-Bm8Dn0wY5g-FSnhZk/w640-h366/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" width="640" /></a></div></div></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-1915433986796043712024-03-08T02:30:00.001-06:002024-03-08T02:30:00.138-06:00Friday Favorites, 3.8.2024.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETUn9FZk_VeEL7Gfm6NU9WEPhSUEvvK58cPZMLgJlyIv8FGXkjSrfKZs_40U9S4OUvRADJbM164ceNf5o5YrRbac5Cyig59kKs4SvJOm146eo6KHiL2T4j9pjrO7t2NT7Yx_EKLUDnfcoBXVImqur_vjj-whYuCnq_b-2gYTJ3BZ7W0A6mvfND-fB0_8/s400/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETUn9FZk_VeEL7Gfm6NU9WEPhSUEvvK58cPZMLgJlyIv8FGXkjSrfKZs_40U9S4OUvRADJbM164ceNf5o5YrRbac5Cyig59kKs4SvJOm146eo6KHiL2T4j9pjrO7t2NT7Yx_EKLUDnfcoBXVImqur_vjj-whYuCnq_b-2gYTJ3BZ7W0A6mvfND-fB0_8/w400-h400/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Friday, friends, and Happy March! I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a> for today's favorite blog post of the week. How was your week? Mine was really good, and I hope you can say the same! Here are a few of my favorites on this lovely Friday. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyphYo8KUPWMyLIrhGhPKqp-HHI8PXpUL0CFVlHi1KhgIuvrks_RDHOlhiPSm1LtuwC_8BpGzzRies026bzXSmh4NH5c5q5ncCYMOQZ3fngsSCcddjRIUHTJqR70HmkHxkVvXSOIwRDuIGfC5GtWURsmUOI-95YFyXLlxp2DGuK09oP6kW0GhbjCFcjeg/s4080/PXL_20240304_155309179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyphYo8KUPWMyLIrhGhPKqp-HHI8PXpUL0CFVlHi1KhgIuvrks_RDHOlhiPSm1LtuwC_8BpGzzRies026bzXSmh4NH5c5q5ncCYMOQZ3fngsSCcddjRIUHTJqR70HmkHxkVvXSOIwRDuIGfC5GtWURsmUOI-95YFyXLlxp2DGuK09oP6kW0GhbjCFcjeg/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_155309179.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>As all of you read this week, Monday was my favorite day! I loved taking time to sit outside in the sun (and to tan at the same time) and read the book I was trying to finish. I highly recommend this when you have some spare time!<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVdf8UsH6roTuebYgSD2GRQC72XiyPDzbnr6PKd6AgCQMAUqnhD5wpbqjbmI1HMsG2-KoxrK18LSKPsCBy14c-VRXXgEttKrRjAgs5KV3Ar_bWSb7TVqyPP4L7pJ-hZ2oS-8qFONcXMldKfX_cwk3Pxjc53GEkDrZswafHHudUlco4ivx6a3Zve5p_DU/s1350/FB_IMG_1709566176024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVdf8UsH6roTuebYgSD2GRQC72XiyPDzbnr6PKd6AgCQMAUqnhD5wpbqjbmI1HMsG2-KoxrK18LSKPsCBy14c-VRXXgEttKrRjAgs5KV3Ar_bWSb7TVqyPP4L7pJ-hZ2oS-8qFONcXMldKfX_cwk3Pxjc53GEkDrZswafHHudUlco4ivx6a3Zve5p_DU/w512-h640/FB_IMG_1709566176024.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I did not take this picture, but it's one our town posted on socials this week. Spring time in The Ville is my favorite, and so are the tulips that pop up everywhere! </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwibsyXiPpwBuSGZPrR5e9fc1OhTbBqFarE-CBuHUvzBeeDDp9-wXed2EhJSfdCd30aZ3WELOp4Y-QLTMsQLfjIR1SQscS_8KxN2D0kCOoSKC0dbv5jouJW1oCwVTJ_T9SKsElM_YsnXuJcC1nOWquJTR6EDljY3L3d7kNpfWE4azN_DTtfGg_rpZT-b8/s4080/PXL_20240304_195925734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwibsyXiPpwBuSGZPrR5e9fc1OhTbBqFarE-CBuHUvzBeeDDp9-wXed2EhJSfdCd30aZ3WELOp4Y-QLTMsQLfjIR1SQscS_8KxN2D0kCOoSKC0dbv5jouJW1oCwVTJ_T9SKsElM_YsnXuJcC1nOWquJTR6EDljY3L3d7kNpfWE4azN_DTtfGg_rpZT-b8/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_195925734.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I think Bradford Pear Trees are beautiful! So many friends of mine are allergic to them, but they sure are pretty to look at. I think these may be one of my top favorite seasonal trees! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcHAqZC0UCbbojPZze31IocvFVMajAQwyU0yb536U6GE2RZleJk6UgIWzBIR7YEIIvTTVxjef0O4gKu2v1evKtZez3oyxO8w_dobGFRptNyFhEy6hxdacYecQicyDGDc6ow27GLj_9QqfWxTKMTloDVlBVTD5OGATasqTXWq1zJbb8w_HI8NE6gG0GVY/s1769/Screenshot_20240304-143640.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="990" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcHAqZC0UCbbojPZze31IocvFVMajAQwyU0yb536U6GE2RZleJk6UgIWzBIR7YEIIvTTVxjef0O4gKu2v1evKtZez3oyxO8w_dobGFRptNyFhEy6hxdacYecQicyDGDc6ow27GLj_9QqfWxTKMTloDVlBVTD5OGATasqTXWq1zJbb8w_HI8NE6gG0GVY/w358-h640/Screenshot_20240304-143640.png" width="358" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Girl in the Yellow Taxi is one of my favorite IG accounts to follow! She posts beautiful scenes of NYC and she even has a coffee table book that she wrote and published last year. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeNkQPbvyhbGr1VqFJwJmsxjPjQ6OZrrqJ0n44xz0fc7o_zhm30DYkxNBh4c00V85R7jN6vjyiV166AvSNNHhBQst-gw5_u1nQb2BWnOBJ_XuNs-ApsHz3kpvXDvAQfeIuPaOe98gxBzzEC6cEWzNJi0mfbRS0XIHE__iuSsTlYCtCEt-dW-YOeiDH0o/s4080/PXL_20240304_230052302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeNkQPbvyhbGr1VqFJwJmsxjPjQ6OZrrqJ0n44xz0fc7o_zhm30DYkxNBh4c00V85R7jN6vjyiV166AvSNNHhBQst-gw5_u1nQb2BWnOBJ_XuNs-ApsHz3kpvXDvAQfeIuPaOe98gxBzzEC6cEWzNJi0mfbRS0XIHE__iuSsTlYCtCEt-dW-YOeiDH0o/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_230052302.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This night of dinner was my favorite! We had cauliflower crust pizza with spinach, alfredo, parmesan, mozzarella, garlic, and red pepper flakes. It was delicious! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVnsLQedCXoU10AYpF_qr9sOlmo1vlAtWd94AKqGuRPdbqFR4j95ipWomdfZyhl8981CJibcwN4IcgfZZ25hkSAwOnbQ8sDPKjtpeXVV8e2iRFCUC0huxjct-BPFV_lr2AVOFoh-PEDvyavbor_zSVsjhkF1TudGvBcym-PZ7kgDkLaPiudOQ0OPTjO8/s1498/Screenshot_20240304-190050.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVnsLQedCXoU10AYpF_qr9sOlmo1vlAtWd94AKqGuRPdbqFR4j95ipWomdfZyhl8981CJibcwN4IcgfZZ25hkSAwOnbQ8sDPKjtpeXVV8e2iRFCUC0huxjct-BPFV_lr2AVOFoh-PEDvyavbor_zSVsjhkF1TudGvBcym-PZ7kgDkLaPiudOQ0OPTjO8/w430-h640/Screenshot_20240304-190050.png" width="430" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You all know that new screensavers for my phone are my favorite—so are hearts, and so is this pink and green combo. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCBidqsI7tgzVWTEj_MPy4L9XywFrkqOSEZvw3UhXmZoGM2VaddWqX_Zl2lpZoCBiwtjRGL7IdYrT49ESstfDtAJreP2QusYc4-WAHbwZToNXE4IjTIaNsk7hwklt9dX8iqneLpFgQtGD0Kl6Wa0UedrlclAkXDQzf0_YvNwzjdqPTEjsw8T-syq_Wx4/s1072/export_3330198019711744564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1072" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCBidqsI7tgzVWTEj_MPy4L9XywFrkqOSEZvw3UhXmZoGM2VaddWqX_Zl2lpZoCBiwtjRGL7IdYrT49ESstfDtAJreP2QusYc4-WAHbwZToNXE4IjTIaNsk7hwklt9dX8iqneLpFgQtGD0Kl6Wa0UedrlclAkXDQzf0_YvNwzjdqPTEjsw8T-syq_Wx4/w400-h356/export_3330198019711744564.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Memories like this one above are my favorite! I remember this snow fall; it took place in the first week of March!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR_eWBU1sUC_Q0lKHEcrEZpaBjxtoskfojgJbUi-fjtSmOemljtMAVjkHkPpSkAyCtotOjqF6PASWIQmE6UlFuwXJlUuS2qa9FUegLyKazvZKqf7OsCY9aJYFAdWXtBrDQxdByUx67jYXzHCXg_qBuR82GDsd22mBjyWsoIVruOl1WkE-zfeDS65Jydw/s1080/export_8603353922846283435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1080" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR_eWBU1sUC_Q0lKHEcrEZpaBjxtoskfojgJbUi-fjtSmOemljtMAVjkHkPpSkAyCtotOjqF6PASWIQmE6UlFuwXJlUuS2qa9FUegLyKazvZKqf7OsCY9aJYFAdWXtBrDQxdByUx67jYXzHCXg_qBuR82GDsd22mBjyWsoIVruOl1WkE-zfeDS65Jydw/w400-h348/export_8603353922846283435.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes I miss working with youth so much that it hurts. Those days were always some of my favorite, and so were the fun times I had with my bestie. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBexfNWlmng_JYYxE4OVCOwmsmU-MihR-I5YaXLFgO4E94wKlbg6GoXLZi6n5zTXBzemhXeT_b4GWqgERnK27LugCbkwSxpaOSV9byZQRZGReBD_ot_oTFq_WcB9uEyJTzv2TeqAr8us6-juq58nGgN6ouVoudY-pg6zPKTzXygoS2MhXRbQMPyf_WjsU/s4080/PXL_20240305_233145104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBexfNWlmng_JYYxE4OVCOwmsmU-MihR-I5YaXLFgO4E94wKlbg6GoXLZi6n5zTXBzemhXeT_b4GWqgERnK27LugCbkwSxpaOSV9byZQRZGReBD_ot_oTFq_WcB9uEyJTzv2TeqAr8us6-juq58nGgN6ouVoudY-pg6zPKTzXygoS2MhXRbQMPyf_WjsU/w482-h640/PXL_20240305_233145104.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This little notebook has become my favorite this week; it's filled with writing assignments and prompts for this writing course I'm taking. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO57jnBYp-MC7Rrq6XpgbkVxNcyYT3An47gLgTSwh2lC-uz2RVnSehDEpr2RdPBEDnzd9tmEn9cgOe8jvxoM-CmH0mzO8VFMCOiJAk6IoQJoo8rwx6c0iItULZcAo-VDSykacxFGuarQVkAneYdkjWBu1MdqkH67OCzhFznadFALCH3PuYveEQ8-6gd4/s1008/Screenshot_20240305-180314.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1008" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO57jnBYp-MC7Rrq6XpgbkVxNcyYT3An47gLgTSwh2lC-uz2RVnSehDEpr2RdPBEDnzd9tmEn9cgOe8jvxoM-CmH0mzO8VFMCOiJAk6IoQJoo8rwx6c0iItULZcAo-VDSykacxFGuarQVkAneYdkjWBu1MdqkH67OCzhFznadFALCH3PuYveEQ8-6gd4/w400-h393/Screenshot_20240305-180314.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I love this that I saw on social media this week, about joy givers. I wholeheartedly agree with all of the above!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaieEHW2J_Z0q0GU22ONKls5cFJplmeFiwZH9FKTNlsSib80Tc8szGEnW_K-MjLm0lz8KYC1ck2c1XN2w4ETWDnYWK6JKviWAwLkaNkBd0GNAuXk1aMt08mAHocIE-nXPD9kJ0fNSg6gIxIAhEqz00vlo4EQjQWpX3widd3J-iRgW2VRaaKyk41x0PndQ/s3648/PXL_20240306_003325423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaieEHW2J_Z0q0GU22ONKls5cFJplmeFiwZH9FKTNlsSib80Tc8szGEnW_K-MjLm0lz8KYC1ck2c1XN2w4ETWDnYWK6JKviWAwLkaNkBd0GNAuXk1aMt08mAHocIE-nXPD9kJ0fNSg6gIxIAhEqz00vlo4EQjQWpX3widd3J-iRgW2VRaaKyk41x0PndQ/w480-h640/PXL_20240306_003325423.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGXqvrBHDOvYWd6kMWhAfiaQByNJFs0dko4d9B2ygn9Nx-d18qA-a0OTU7fnAeCNzPsJ7QF_92cipho-8EtIKDeeEQPETh-FengMkMLj6b-3WnKH5QRWdkJhgpKjP7pow54ibnGNA09c0oNvpdHS4wN8hM_LJveVE_90DHmfl1f32hhuIQJUVX5UdYzc/s4080/PXL_20240306_003351709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGXqvrBHDOvYWd6kMWhAfiaQByNJFs0dko4d9B2ygn9Nx-d18qA-a0OTU7fnAeCNzPsJ7QF_92cipho-8EtIKDeeEQPETh-FengMkMLj6b-3WnKH5QRWdkJhgpKjP7pow54ibnGNA09c0oNvpdHS4wN8hM_LJveVE_90DHmfl1f32hhuIQJUVX5UdYzc/w482-h640/PXL_20240306_003351709.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I got the belt bag in the mail on Tuesday, and it's my new favorite! I've been carrying it everyday since it got here. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-D7kusj1_wOKrSvU9I3s6D_IfstUz1dUvy4ZAj6Z_M6yfhhdUvtaBX3AlQ5bi-hNmCpsiUC2QHaoqoZnBj8j13tuSTZSFg0XGEcyWrr4Fr6uUBz_XVzpWWpRUTNGB5PmnavgzGxnJeMcS3f2Jbov5q1cxaURIOeG44wMJzuzDqW5cyqd5kwaLrKyKGo/s4080/PXL_20240306_025920954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-D7kusj1_wOKrSvU9I3s6D_IfstUz1dUvy4ZAj6Z_M6yfhhdUvtaBX3AlQ5bi-hNmCpsiUC2QHaoqoZnBj8j13tuSTZSFg0XGEcyWrr4Fr6uUBz_XVzpWWpRUTNGB5PmnavgzGxnJeMcS3f2Jbov5q1cxaURIOeG44wMJzuzDqW5cyqd5kwaLrKyKGo/w482-h640/PXL_20240306_025920954.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This night of a zoom call with Joanna Weaver was my favorite! She offered so much great advice, and I came away from that time with an assignment and feeling inspired. And below is when I sat down and finished the first assignment this week, which was to write a short fictional story. I don't want to write a fiction book, but it was a fun assignment, and before I knew it, I'd written almost 4,000 words! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe-UGPMXMKrqsPw3ciHsschMSfBUTJ9aLKQI58ou0d4Q7zj47f8beQ_I1se1Id7McUQul0__DtQKp0NvzuA2b4EQ8zNLIoaC1jfZI_ECwmGt6q8nOrlK7nk3nNbr77e-ofjXpHfDX65xcq0bUVNsIQ_r6PbIOEcrnPxVqrYuPzTSvxUSx-aWttBXn1z0/s4080/PXL_20240306_221223321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe-UGPMXMKrqsPw3ciHsschMSfBUTJ9aLKQI58ou0d4Q7zj47f8beQ_I1se1Id7McUQul0__DtQKp0NvzuA2b4EQ8zNLIoaC1jfZI_ECwmGt6q8nOrlK7nk3nNbr77e-ofjXpHfDX65xcq0bUVNsIQ_r6PbIOEcrnPxVqrYuPzTSvxUSx-aWttBXn1z0/w482-h640/PXL_20240306_221223321.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll end with these last pictures, which are a favorite top that I recently bought and wore to work yesterday for the first time (I had to exchange it for a smaller size)...</div><div><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTYaA-hh487L1PdQBONzRD5cA8O1ZBkW3toLKBrnHOBZ7jLUQ_iESE32rYBcTXaVvPgu3y4GpANl1MeaxKDHFCsrO-ZJwg0VSaGZ2BDUex39gD5qhlK2F7jRsJETWE8qDrxUy69WIZHieopZIA28J-Oedf-Nnb7pNOprpiX7cdPj5BC2DKU7A-alZqJA/s4080/PXL_20240307_180047532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTYaA-hh487L1PdQBONzRD5cA8O1ZBkW3toLKBrnHOBZ7jLUQ_iESE32rYBcTXaVvPgu3y4GpANl1MeaxKDHFCsrO-ZJwg0VSaGZ2BDUex39gD5qhlK2F7jRsJETWE8qDrxUy69WIZHieopZIA28J-Oedf-Nnb7pNOprpiX7cdPj5BC2DKU7A-alZqJA/w482-h640/PXL_20240307_180047532.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>...and putting out some decor for Easter in the bookstore was a favorite on Thursday. The table had more things on it, but a friend came in to buy a lot of it almost immediately.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzZcces4QIZj4GwaXGBKXMDpxx_A4FVal8ubGC_heLEEtv-cmdwmsQdaavE9yTPTyvQj7ulA86e4eOfXE7uo8tXEZE8-0fPURur-DMUFIygI_4bu6UjKz_0akxPnOH4WzJtd5iirtpT1f76Yv735rqQm9bryyl4bwK0Hz9nIg1Lx544nUBYQjwpBElO8/s4080/PXL_20240307_210248112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzZcces4QIZj4GwaXGBKXMDpxx_A4FVal8ubGC_heLEEtv-cmdwmsQdaavE9yTPTyvQj7ulA86e4eOfXE7uo8tXEZE8-0fPURur-DMUFIygI_4bu6UjKz_0akxPnOH4WzJtd5iirtpT1f76Yv735rqQm9bryyl4bwK0Hz9nIg1Lx544nUBYQjwpBElO8/w482-h640/PXL_20240307_210248112.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_FxcY51Ov9kNrvxA1TGAxNZwtdzKyffcAKzBsatXmUWBIK4p2KbWJ0kh4lxud7hCCOV17TSQhoWAoz_ZQLXXX2TzQwulWM5aTWTrJ9cRZvnZ2TkWB1bGC38vmAcjwK-Nbfif4sgqTXSCQpYl9yQmNHP4AHMkki6mHinmzhpHTGBQawvPzn2AzyaIkek/s4080/PXL_20240307_210143721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_FxcY51Ov9kNrvxA1TGAxNZwtdzKyffcAKzBsatXmUWBIK4p2KbWJ0kh4lxud7hCCOV17TSQhoWAoz_ZQLXXX2TzQwulWM5aTWTrJ9cRZvnZ2TkWB1bGC38vmAcjwK-Nbfif4sgqTXSCQpYl9yQmNHP4AHMkki6mHinmzhpHTGBQawvPzn2AzyaIkek/w640-h482/PXL_20240307_210143721.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Did you happen to catch all of my blog posts this week? </p><p><br /></p><p>First up was a surprise Sunday post called, <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/dressing-for-spring.html" target="_blank">Dressing For Spring</a>.</p><p>Monday was <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/hello-monday.html" target="_blank">Hello Monday</a> and a separate post for <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/prime-purchases-february-2024.html" target="_blank">Prime Purchases</a>.</p><p>On Tuesday I wrote a post titled, <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/taking-time-to-breathe.html" target="_blank">Taking Time to Breathe</a>.</p><p>Wednesday was this month's <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/currently-march-edition.html" target="_blank">Currently</a> post.</p><p>And Thursday was <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/thankful-thursday.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>What was a favorite of yours from this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. I hope you all have a great weekend; love to all! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4ZAmWKMKsf3Yx-QVYQZy0ZTfDatFm3Q7A6hAndsEN8_f1l2jUBrlQ_vLNMBfUoFhbCiWFYnfU46APIaS4mltNaYs6GsXb_-Nm89hsDfvStW-C6tlyzrFgBrG_uypSHJFUKsHGS4L0bcagthbtRBNrt6miKK-DRHBx27q3Muf4utZdv0C5N1ZLM3Zu4/s640/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="640" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4ZAmWKMKsf3Yx-QVYQZy0ZTfDatFm3Q7A6hAndsEN8_f1l2jUBrlQ_vLNMBfUoFhbCiWFYnfU46APIaS4mltNaYs6GsXb_-Nm89hsDfvStW-C6tlyzrFgBrG_uypSHJFUKsHGS4L0bcagthbtRBNrt6miKK-DRHBx27q3Muf4utZdv0C5N1ZLM3Zu4/w640-h244/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-82244958930192823642024-03-07T00:00:00.001-06:002024-03-07T00:00:00.146-06:00Thankful Thursday <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9DPIoodkNwDrDgxMDa8tpjL5YvWQPKEmHMCkUKN6DxQqNisId-eg9UvawqbmfbzSfITeQ7FurYkFGUIdzHM90JV9m-4j3Yg-UOiV0G0ljWJ6T4Z4fUFIvdiOmChY-3Ff4Bb97Yli9tT6O6g5CQEjfOxFsjBk7XGMQL7mVf8B5AhK0LxGuAN9Ui81sK8/s400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9DPIoodkNwDrDgxMDa8tpjL5YvWQPKEmHMCkUKN6DxQqNisId-eg9UvawqbmfbzSfITeQ7FurYkFGUIdzHM90JV9m-4j3Yg-UOiV0G0ljWJ6T4Z4fUFIvdiOmChY-3Ff4Bb97Yli9tT6O6g5CQEjfOxFsjBk7XGMQL7mVf8B5AhK0LxGuAN9Ui81sK8/w400-h400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Thursday, friends! I'm so glad you're here today for the link-up. I always keep this link open through Sunday night, so feel free to add yours, even if it's late. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am always thankful for a great week! I feel like that's how mine has been this week. I have had some good days at work, as usual, and I am always grateful when things go easy for me when it's time to reconcile my bankcard statement each month. That was the case this week when it came in the mail; things went smoothly this time around! Last month I almost went nuts over orders that Amazon separated. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am thankful for friends who stop in to see me while I'm working! I've gotten really close to my friend Mandy who works at church, and I get to see one of my best friends Abbey each week when she and her kids come to Bible study on Wednesdays. I love and live for these moments!</p><p> </p><p>I am thankful for Joanna Weaver, the Christian author who is now my friend and contact in my phone. She's the one who is mentoring a few of us aspiring writers; Tuesday night was our first meeting, and despite the technical issues I had, it went really well and I came away feeling inspired. She gave us a homework assignment to complete before we meet again, which was to write a short fictional style story. She gave us really great and practical advice over the two hours that we Zoomed. I already finished the assignment, which was super fun to write. She asked us to write about an "aha" moment we've had with God, whether in an event that actually happened, or when a certain Bible verse came to life for us. While it was fun for me to write a short story in fiction, I don't know that I have it in me to write a fictional book. (Good thing the ones I have in mind are nonfiction.) It also made me more appreciative of the authors whose books I love that are that genre! Seriously, thank you doesn't seem adequate for how I feel about the fact that they write such great entertainment for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am thankful that Todd figured out why the camera wasn't working on my laptop so that I can participate with my face on screen for the next time we have a Zoom meeting. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm thankful for the fact that my hair is easy and that I can keep putting off washing it when I just don't have it in me. Water and curl refresher can work miracles for a curly girl! On that same note, I'm thankful for people who share what's good for curly hair. I have noticed a significant change in my own hair since I've started implementing that curly girl method of lots of water, lots of product, and lots of scrunching it into my hair. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm thankful for getting to wear the spring clothes I have that I love! I wore one of my favorite shirts to work on Wednesday, and it made me happy to pull it back out for this season. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm thankful for K-Love radio. I have the app on our TV, so I love to turn it on in the mornings when I don't want the noise of a show or the morning news. I love their positive and encouraging message and will always appreciate them and their efforts. It's entirely listener supported, which is why there are no commercials and why they can control what plays (and what kinds of things do not play). </p><p><br /></p><p>What are you thankful for this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-73408227191497286832024-03-06T00:00:00.011-06:002024-03-06T00:00:00.138-06:00Currently: the March edition <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbq8W-FfO2V-7u3rh2X1jTRvrNY99TLS6Ai9KOC-akZf7MteM9Ipfi8hZfT_7Pr2DhtnxBbhV7OFBWp5-Ld8NmQMT85IvCdxSNm9boXSNwQoixUZ7LDlqyFkNnLi72nkPlDwbppO0UuGvY_98iXwDGH-JhtkMTtAb6G9RtRIXLMHmX-to8SvR5aeRunU/s1080/Currently%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbq8W-FfO2V-7u3rh2X1jTRvrNY99TLS6Ai9KOC-akZf7MteM9Ipfi8hZfT_7Pr2DhtnxBbhV7OFBWp5-Ld8NmQMT85IvCdxSNm9boXSNwQoixUZ7LDlqyFkNnLi72nkPlDwbppO0UuGvY_98iXwDGH-JhtkMTtAb6G9RtRIXLMHmX-to8SvR5aeRunU/w400-h400/Currently%202024.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm glad you're here again this month! Today we'll be talking about what we're currently<b><i> loving, looking forward to, planning, wearing, and eating. </i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>Loving</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>I am currently loving my favorite hobby of reading. I know that sounds strange for me to say, but sometimes I go through phases where I don't read all that much; maybe that's because of being in a book rut or just watching too much TV in its place. I always start a new year with making a goal to read more, and I've been able to do that so far in 2024. I'm reading book number seventeen of the year already, and I'm almost finished with it; I'm excited for the one I have waiting on deck. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn_pL_Y5xTh66t1QwmSTSRQ9hLEZ-LGR2jZzg3iMmCbVyCUflXJ3J5qPHBmVps-KpPs07lMu99rQRODugVZsOJwyNNjyxwHYxQPF4LLUXUgoOyiobx_ZVcgaivQvoAhUKsZ0BIxhx8JUNcfqbwWwOar3g5VY5bwQ-3t3IPRiRvx8K-RQlc_KwuFxkMF0/s4080/PXL_20240304_155309179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn_pL_Y5xTh66t1QwmSTSRQ9hLEZ-LGR2jZzg3iMmCbVyCUflXJ3J5qPHBmVps-KpPs07lMu99rQRODugVZsOJwyNNjyxwHYxQPF4LLUXUgoOyiobx_ZVcgaivQvoAhUKsZ0BIxhx8JUNcfqbwWwOar3g5VY5bwQ-3t3IPRiRvx8K-RQlc_KwuFxkMF0/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_155309179.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I'm also loving the longer hours of daylight we've been having! I've talked about before how we live in a smart home; this just means that most of our things in the house are controlled by outlets that Todd bought and that we can control on our phones. When he goes to bed each night, he says, "Goodnight, Google", and everything in the house turns off. The reason I mention this is because our front porch light is controlled by one such outlet, and he recently set it to turn the porch light on every night at dusk. I noticed that it used to come on around 5:40 in the evenings, but lately it's started coming on later, right up until six or a few minutes after. (We even have our Christmas tree plugged into a smart outlet, so I can tell Google to turn the Christmas tree on, and she lights right up! It's amazing.)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am loving hearing stories from my Jonah. He told me a sweet one yesterday! For Valentine's day, he bought his girlfriend a weighted stuffed animal; did you know those exist? I did not, but she loves the 5 pound weighted dog he picked out for her. Her cousins live with them at their house, and her little six year old cousin fell in love with the dog Jonah bought for her, so he kept trying to sneak into her room to take it out. Well, on Monday Aimes had his tonsils removed, and Jonah bought him his own weighted stuffed animal to have and cuddle with as he recovers. He woke up to it in his bed with him this morning, since Laura snuck it in to him while he was sleeping last night. He also told me that anytime Jonah goes out to their house, Aimes likes to sit in his lap while he plays on his little handheld video game. Isn't that the sweetest? My heart melted over all of this, but more than that, I was so proud of my boy as I heard him tell me this. He's not perfect by any means, but he's such a good boyfriend and a great all around guy! <br /><div><br /><p><b><i>Looking forward to</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>I'm really looking forward to each day that I'm living in. I try to be like this all the time and not look too far ahead, because I don't want to wish away my life. I take each day as it comes, I thank the Lord for it, and I try to squeeze some joy out from it no matter what I'm doing. Part of this is just how I am all the time: an eternal optimist. The other thing is that it's good for us to be this way; it's good for our emotional and mental wellbeing. I really do try to practice the art of gratitude each day, and I think doing that helps me in this. Are you this way? I know that this trait would probably bug the daylights out of some of you, and I try not to be obnoxious in this because of that. I try to be sensitive to the feelings of people I'm around when I'm with them if they don't share this trait. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDGafIK-eO502rYAn-vtkVW48APcxfA0XRyH41VCMfq3AD_ocX6PLbFG80Z37Iu-A3URHLBXKV5hUSw3Vqtn3wHofCNwXX5VUwEQjWvmJwXuwBRJOlnLzgSOyYC7AHXb-pVBrl28XF_PLUdWeaE8WTcXnQGQn51Pni-uhFskIHr3Se9cMfVZ4dAEuIaA/s300/0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDGafIK-eO502rYAn-vtkVW48APcxfA0XRyH41VCMfq3AD_ocX6PLbFG80Z37Iu-A3URHLBXKV5hUSw3Vqtn3wHofCNwXX5VUwEQjWvmJwXuwBRJOlnLzgSOyYC7AHXb-pVBrl28XF_PLUdWeaE8WTcXnQGQn51Pni-uhFskIHr3Se9cMfVZ4dAEuIaA/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Planning</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>This week I'm planning a family dinner to celebrate some birthdays in our family! I'll do a little deck refresh one day this week to freshen things up outside, and Todd is going to make a repair to the lights that hang on the deck. Our ridiculous squirrels are destructive and chew through wires! It's so annoying. I'm also planning the dinner portion of the night and trying to come up with a plan on what to have. I have a couple of ideas rolling around in my mind, though, and the weather is supposed to be nice. I always think people might enjoy going out there, but honestly, they usually just stay inside. </p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>Wearing</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>Would you believe that I've already been wearing sandals? I got a pedicure Saturday with this in mind! It doesn't matter what time of year it is, when it's warm enough for sandals, I wear them. I do need to order some new ones soon, but for now I'm wearing the same ones from last season. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCPv_cZHTOh0G7LieDvB-auaVaPhqGC3avyeSnRPnfeAhUZtQXtKqaUzHv_5ZNoHossHjYr_9G7pvw-pJiYBcTeBmBCoYdLd0UAyKdCGF0XQ5MmtNqMDUjLC7PM0XSgrx3L-zrU6stS8wctUBD5FCfQ8CbQxalSoaNofCVsyXoh68F0RtGhI2Z8jsibk/s4080/PXL_20240227_171849181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCPv_cZHTOh0G7LieDvB-auaVaPhqGC3avyeSnRPnfeAhUZtQXtKqaUzHv_5ZNoHossHjYr_9G7pvw-pJiYBcTeBmBCoYdLd0UAyKdCGF0XQ5MmtNqMDUjLC7PM0XSgrx3L-zrU6stS8wctUBD5FCfQ8CbQxalSoaNofCVsyXoh68F0RtGhI2Z8jsibk/w482-h640/PXL_20240227_171849181.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>See? This was one day at work last week; the weather was in the mid seventies! </p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>Eating </i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>I've been eating some delicious things lately, but as far as cooking goes, I'm in a bit of a rut. I made Todd and me this cauliflower pizza on Monday night, and it was delicious! I smeared a small amount of alfredo sauce on the bottom, then sprinkled on mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, bacon, parmesan, spinach, nutmeg, salt, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes. </p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeTeyrsKUUVewMIvUtq0zPIjKiJ2tEeIh3yLHOffHpnRlso-uyGX-KvwlqiZqHC1xApqmQdorftBPKSzedLeyDZbeSXTv1MCvTUFvl6062mfb8qV5kxCx2HQeKdCO_X_NED61pmFbojGJrghKobGZmj9Pmq-Rywo-4UK-N6tmPyVdjmF_lCht1Eaczss/s4080/PXL_20240304_230052302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeTeyrsKUUVewMIvUtq0zPIjKiJ2tEeIh3yLHOffHpnRlso-uyGX-KvwlqiZqHC1xApqmQdorftBPKSzedLeyDZbeSXTv1MCvTUFvl6062mfb8qV5kxCx2HQeKdCO_X_NED61pmFbojGJrghKobGZmj9Pmq-Rywo-4UK-N6tmPyVdjmF_lCht1Eaczss/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_230052302.jpg" width="482" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p>If you have some good dinner suggestions for us, feel free to send them my way! I'm always in need of new things to try. I need to look at some healthy eating websites as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for joining up with me today for this fun link party! I can't wait to read your posts. Don't forget to visit some of the others who are linked up and leave them some comment love! Love to all. </p></div>
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<!--end InLinkz code--></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-14408210501009392782024-03-05T02:30:00.001-06:002024-03-05T02:30:00.313-06:00taking time to breathe<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf4CDmq7ZcyeTLVZJu2IXxEcSfD76s3NnRbEj5zrDsz6dVxIQe_a2agmH37RefbiK6OP-K3JAnHl8aY1zwnHwPf-WpvWBmDj34xFW7mi-sbYpjzCsJKdlH0o9k-zBiny0eokX1rYXA-KHYBiURE4AEndqnfZnCOexgUdYE2dOFDoAtjP0ZVX2WIZ00Vs/s550/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf4CDmq7ZcyeTLVZJu2IXxEcSfD76s3NnRbEj5zrDsz6dVxIQe_a2agmH37RefbiK6OP-K3JAnHl8aY1zwnHwPf-WpvWBmDj34xFW7mi-sbYpjzCsJKdlH0o9k-zBiny0eokX1rYXA-KHYBiURE4AEndqnfZnCOexgUdYE2dOFDoAtjP0ZVX2WIZ00Vs/w400-h400/0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><div>Happy Tuesday, friends! I was inspired to write this kind of post as I spent yesterday doing some things that I love. I hope you don't mind me sharing my heart today! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of you know how much I love and value my Mondays at home. Every once in a while I used to use this day to meet up with someone for lunch, or to take the day to do things that need to be done at home, but it dawned on me recently that I don't really have to do those things if I don't want to do them. It's perfectly okay to spend my one day a week that I have to myself doing whatever it is that I want to do. I'm a grown woman, and I don't have to answer to anyone about how I spend my time. I know I only work a part-time job, and for that I am so grateful since I worked full time for four months in 2023 and it just about killed me, but even in working part-time, the time of day that I work is my best time of day. Do you know what I mean when I say that? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>All of us have a time of day that's our favorite, and for me, that has always been early through noon. I love to wake up early, and spend time leisurely reading blogs that many of you write. After that I get up to make lunches, feed the dogs, have quiet time, and then do a few chores before moving onto the second part of my day, which either consists of going to work or getting dressed for the rest of my day. I love these routines, and I love my job! I'm not saying anything different that that today, but my time has come to mean more to me since I don't stay at home anymore. I go to church (and work) on Sundays, I work every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and I spend Fridays with Dad. I like to spend my Saturdays seeing my mom and sister every week (life is too short not to do this and spend that time together), so that leaves me with just Monday that I spend doing the things that make me happy. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, for the second week in a row, I spent a good portion of my morning outside reading in the sun yesterday. I donned my bathing suit and a cover-up, grabbed my drink, my phone, and my Kindle and I went outside. (I should add that before I did this yesterday, I straightened up around the house a bit, folded some laundry, wrote and published a second blog post for yesterday, started new ones for this week, drank my breakfast drink and talked to my mom on the phone. After all that, I went upstairs to change, then headed out the back door.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPxoR97ykJFX8QKIzs2oOTRKGA1R26MTfcyHR0oPNyIffdOqg9dnmM6mZ6M1yLpRfTyyp9P8lW0LE4nUvNd6MRUhep1EhD7FHzL5eR4xdq0nSshKGsanHhKdQI1IRlAACj9FN8VOZ14uZkAU6dzsONdo57DkKft6IXZBEkhHxCfdVlJjcFS7JcF-oiU4/s4080/PXL_20240304_155309179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPxoR97ykJFX8QKIzs2oOTRKGA1R26MTfcyHR0oPNyIffdOqg9dnmM6mZ6M1yLpRfTyyp9P8lW0LE4nUvNd6MRUhep1EhD7FHzL5eR4xdq0nSshKGsanHhKdQI1IRlAACj9FN8VOZ14uZkAU6dzsONdo57DkKft6IXZBEkhHxCfdVlJjcFS7JcF-oiU4/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_155309179.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImW496Hqw_h3HRpWYJGTw9ARjbTjY_gDslXmp-74kfYtltYbIr6yknUN-0362ELVhpUoT537wBzyaXeevhIOLc_ouMseZ8exMQfAF-vyx2h1bF2WWDyyEgWeExYke2EXOsmRv4xQ9HAKMKpqywaIdVL-dP5PvRhwlj8SmlPFWjGSjgYS6EGChVYMngWI/s4080/PXL_20240304_155923035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImW496Hqw_h3HRpWYJGTw9ARjbTjY_gDslXmp-74kfYtltYbIr6yknUN-0362ELVhpUoT537wBzyaXeevhIOLc_ouMseZ8exMQfAF-vyx2h1bF2WWDyyEgWeExYke2EXOsmRv4xQ9HAKMKpqywaIdVL-dP5PvRhwlj8SmlPFWjGSjgYS6EGChVYMngWI/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_155923035.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9knqr5Ts51l5C9Pg1omo69ZgJSvPOhFvZ2rKqMyzI36P7U8brzVTKfZfOy2x-A63cVfSxSj-NMcllpd2A9TtwUnhmefXznQ0TdVJ2RFekG1RpYyJWtOHn6Q4rxTxl8mIadUWRL3kx0GSY4sXAGDpJFa-asO2AlxKa65wH9XF5LFxAqJEHzr3DXwAmWns/s4080/PXL_20240304_162605827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9knqr5Ts51l5C9Pg1omo69ZgJSvPOhFvZ2rKqMyzI36P7U8brzVTKfZfOy2x-A63cVfSxSj-NMcllpd2A9TtwUnhmefXznQ0TdVJ2RFekG1RpYyJWtOHn6Q4rxTxl8mIadUWRL3kx0GSY4sXAGDpJFa-asO2AlxKa65wH9XF5LFxAqJEHzr3DXwAmWns/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_162605827.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This is beneficial to me for so many reasons! First, it feels amazing to soak up some good vitamin D. I know this may seem scandalous to some of you, but I don't apply sunscreen for the time I'm out there. I'm out early enough that it's the good part of the sun, and I don't stay out long enough to burn. If I ever feel that is about to happen, I would come back inside and apply some, but so far I haven't. It's also good for the pups to be outside with me during this hour every week!<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOLt4D4gGSiAOTr4NZaxbGWCskJSatAN3aE8f0vY44m1ES0EP5Hyi4sq_l9wT2pCNjZ1XxQgb61PXui7FAYu2YnuFI1Z3owXzS9_k6DiCWxeSBW_QuIPcO7kmI6cvei_xf9bz2D1-6lLGj_rSeue7u2aaUvhQCD06fRP_mAhV63FmlXkcVS_8B4kuCXY/s4080/PXL_20240304_155930242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOLt4D4gGSiAOTr4NZaxbGWCskJSatAN3aE8f0vY44m1ES0EP5Hyi4sq_l9wT2pCNjZ1XxQgb61PXui7FAYu2YnuFI1Z3owXzS9_k6DiCWxeSBW_QuIPcO7kmI6cvei_xf9bz2D1-6lLGj_rSeue7u2aaUvhQCD06fRP_mAhV63FmlXkcVS_8B4kuCXY/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_155930242.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU5OMfMlfvLKsV6TZld318DBCZhST3TqwRahC8GQ_dW-Bkl6_kadJhTAubXXaFcfayj_pMkcKgxoFWoBe_kf_ewGxgpknSW87c2mw3b2vq508UYjYC4VajPPj8Ig-ZVFHqmsAyF4I7M4nIQ0D2YILNm1cTpw3W44ECcZycKf_ykM2h0OA6XiDCp_HG88/s4080/PXL_20240304_163814685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU5OMfMlfvLKsV6TZld318DBCZhST3TqwRahC8GQ_dW-Bkl6_kadJhTAubXXaFcfayj_pMkcKgxoFWoBe_kf_ewGxgpknSW87c2mw3b2vq508UYjYC4VajPPj8Ig-ZVFHqmsAyF4I7M4nIQ0D2YILNm1cTpw3W44ECcZycKf_ykM2h0OA6XiDCp_HG88/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_163814685.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Crash and Oakley seem to love it as much as I do! Chloe and Chip spend the whole time walking around the backyard and saying hi to their friends and the dog neighbors all around us, and Callie likes to have some alone time inside while we're all outside. 🤣 I set a timer on my phone and I read the whole duration of time that I'm out there. Right when I was starting to warm up, and at the one hour mark, I came inside. I took a quick shower just like I do in the summer time after I've spent time swimming, then I got dressed for the rest of my day. I started the dishwasher, then came in the living and sat down to watch one of my favorite shows. I really worked on blog posts for this week, and my show was on in the background. I had a bite to eat for lunch, I read some more, then I did a few other things around my house, like dusting and vacuuming up the dog hair. I also picked up the grocery order I'd placed early that morning, then came home to unload and put them all away. I meal planned for the rest of our week, then I read some more until I started cooking dinner. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That's just what I like to do on my days off when the weather is nice; but sometimes taking time for myself might look different. It might mean going somewhere alone or running errands; it might mean taking the time to go to my happy place, also known as our local library. It might mean meeting Mom for lunch and spending an unexpected day with her. It doesn't really matter what I do; the point of this whole thing is that it's good to set aside time to breathe sometimes. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For me, each week would also include spending some time alone. Even though in some ways I am extroverted, deep down I'm really an introvert and I love being alone. I love having time to watch movies or a show, or time to read in quiet. I love having a (somewhat) cleaned and tidy house to do things in, whether relaxing or cooking dinner. I know people who like to unplug from online life for a weekend, or who take extended blog breaks. Any of those things are good things, as long as we take some time to breathe by doing things that fill us up. I think that when it comes to doing the things we do as wives/moms/co-workers for the people in our lives, if we don't take time for ourselves every once in a while, it'd be like us trying to pour something from an empty cup. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What do you like to do to unwind or to recharge your battery, so to speak? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>P.s. I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/" target="_blank">Joanne</a> for her Tuesday link party. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk9vZ7Og3gWVNaIYk5BZv3_4LAR3lwuOCyIONxpYSwpVGZcZdJs0-71F3Xyn7k3ULxc3dsy8PWU9V2u_BFxNU4jMvttfc_pPFJnUj3V0UtoMETIbwp8aeG4NnbyepVhJNc6KVrbmJVLQsVYDqaEto9ceAZGyp_I7QwuYAtR-nx5IriQrsKr-5eIyFqr4/s400/talk%20about%20it%20Tuesdays%20with%20Joanne.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk9vZ7Og3gWVNaIYk5BZv3_4LAR3lwuOCyIONxpYSwpVGZcZdJs0-71F3Xyn7k3ULxc3dsy8PWU9V2u_BFxNU4jMvttfc_pPFJnUj3V0UtoMETIbwp8aeG4NnbyepVhJNc6KVrbmJVLQsVYDqaEto9ceAZGyp_I7QwuYAtR-nx5IriQrsKr-5eIyFqr4/w640-h640/talk%20about%20it%20Tuesdays%20with%20Joanne.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-57316808967500640442024-03-04T09:01:00.002-06:002024-03-04T09:01:28.053-06:00Prime Purchases: February 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ23xj7zd-LgEskJRb8c10pCV1jeoCXRpCyNcdHfZBGeBhswSfmRPzBZv9ZtuKdRx4s28tyVtOPaJ4vTw4mm75r45NLxJ9ghXqZWeQYoEWjgDv3ioI5SSaW-bmc-llWTZsOV-WGlHetLsNP_czgjtPXRZrWvLEAz3braBC4dMh2pz2fEqHGBhZOBve8cc/s400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ23xj7zd-LgEskJRb8c10pCV1jeoCXRpCyNcdHfZBGeBhswSfmRPzBZv9ZtuKdRx4s28tyVtOPaJ4vTw4mm75r45NLxJ9ghXqZWeQYoEWjgDv3ioI5SSaW-bmc-llWTZsOV-WGlHetLsNP_czgjtPXRZrWvLEAz3braBC4dMh2pz2fEqHGBhZOBve8cc/w400-h400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Bonus Blog post day! I'm linking up with <a href="https://txtanya.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tanya</a> for this one all about Prime Purchases and will jump right in with the couple of purchases that I made. Click on each picture, and you'll be directed to a separate Amazon link in a new window on your phone or computer. </p><p><br /></p><p>I ordered some more of my favorite pens this month.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/4afRhl1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mJykrNu0EvWEkdySpCYPHDaP1zm7OsfwUrQXiO9ncXf9QZhB8DfDspNgj7glmZo4Nm_sC61mtnJ0Ave5935Ow4mU3C_scFIhGggeIloRkYbSytXsnjZi0KFoef7t_Epfy6xAsC6RM7qdKUPyYoh-9CYhgFfMSGQlf024c6xnThBXX1XHE2VdxBrf3bI/s16000/0.webp" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I have loved these Papermate Flair felt tip pens for years, and I occasionally order them in colors, too. I use them everywhere: my Bible, my journal, and anywhere else I may need to write. I have them in my purse and in the bookstore at church so that I can always have them handy. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPShDhroUzWbxeTWEqkgDk7B1HDy3i-s2POMl1G999TAIGteZxmsQawMZ63zBXoSolPm0V1WS_m1eAwWqCprRQwzKeUoNxi2dD7F7fWVHA9xa_VSSxfbfqH0VHAPH7tW3ryf52YeyITle2ArZV-IUbVXl7wu-vRGSdtdt5a8upAK4k9h-aqUEWzT2eiw/s4080/PXL_20240208_182900061.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPShDhroUzWbxeTWEqkgDk7B1HDy3i-s2POMl1G999TAIGteZxmsQawMZ63zBXoSolPm0V1WS_m1eAwWqCprRQwzKeUoNxi2dD7F7fWVHA9xa_VSSxfbfqH0VHAPH7tW3ryf52YeyITle2ArZV-IUbVXl7wu-vRGSdtdt5a8upAK4k9h-aqUEWzT2eiw/w482-h640/PXL_20240208_182900061.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>See? I wrote that with one of those pens. </p><p><br /></p><p>I ordered my second jar of this vitamin C oil for my face.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/4bXbP3h" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="679" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7XyJJj7lNFf3myu57c6DZIAS26jMGiPZur7hnvNap_JH_3yIkria0WvXY1OZzv7pkSRb_FzSfWKEcuN2Iz1M35Nk6flmtRmzIEDsrQnOkYka1aTbHIt78n2tiElGv_c1aQzXw_fHiPl_K3Qw9CsVhP8Ly6YMiJ8zdhtryfkEuPoRJ05UlVt7hnjp6F8/w400-h400/0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I ordered these towel bars for the ends of my kitchen cabinets.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3ThrAKZ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAgyFtEoqld4KOZ3r-WtbBVnj7D5nNrMPToMbtKggGTtojebrBK8DfmRlmQYSSoMx9JKJnzrMWDExhFW8Ak7uFMvBtOTmusULQAc9P_M9hyphenhyphen3PJdK0d7IBz6eTi1EbKapvOtCgOuU8MQjtlEmUut3anO5wLZK1qP9u-4v22F5DV58ZPQLUbOSHpRsiUkM/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And I ordered these new towels to use on them.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3V2EEFd" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="300" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71YR4Iyi1H4SaK-84-j5_xbs2FplJVGG-Qjr_fQ-38xuGEXoiWn46Hj7il9M6AzLMkhuJGcaIXpGnz-VFddvvY4cN3vftXBg3hkjOwjYohVoTCs7J3TtRXPGh_i1KIycb4M5CSRN0arIixeEfUSj7vFL4XusP2VLDUmzP78M9FqXZlsMUJlGk3HuyCo8/s1600/0.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I've been really pleased with these towels! They would also be great to use as hand towels in a bathroom.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a couple of pictures of all of this in real life:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnh4tN6DljD4r2Pihdes3FGIf1mJo-7BK-imxIzzpKic5hcb4sO722W5H8YKYQ768MdBcspI6UWRUXZgFTUP-XllUlLyfEmh1_ZqRRnZkWx0UOHgBMO5qDCeowWS6r9xw_1zjDxWjbH9jOH_NhOttYrARZbuXfzQuJ78C7xz3zEyX1d-ZeqjQFMMl65o/s4080/PXL_20240304_145242956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnh4tN6DljD4r2Pihdes3FGIf1mJo-7BK-imxIzzpKic5hcb4sO722W5H8YKYQ768MdBcspI6UWRUXZgFTUP-XllUlLyfEmh1_ZqRRnZkWx0UOHgBMO5qDCeowWS6r9xw_1zjDxWjbH9jOH_NhOttYrARZbuXfzQuJ78C7xz3zEyX1d-ZeqjQFMMl65o/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_145242956.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJhlm_U3sNJ43Gi4BCVf3wQ2ihhPy63bYVlJQq3v4wMuUFX9HpFPoeIGYdUsrggGjLDT-3iPBSuqLC1JAEnLMW3dwYl1lKO-dATMzsCXYxvVSOX9xkGSM0qXIi8fv-KiJZP2pfIwb-P4vUO4A96gVc91FShOVI2nnfpKTsZR4mkWOr39dnXQlMfP1ljA/s4080/PXL_20240304_145249154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJhlm_U3sNJ43Gi4BCVf3wQ2ihhPy63bYVlJQq3v4wMuUFX9HpFPoeIGYdUsrggGjLDT-3iPBSuqLC1JAEnLMW3dwYl1lKO-dATMzsCXYxvVSOX9xkGSM0qXIi8fv-KiJZP2pfIwb-P4vUO4A96gVc91FShOVI2nnfpKTsZR4mkWOr39dnXQlMfP1ljA/w482-h640/PXL_20240304_145249154.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>I ordered some more of my favorite facial toner.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49YhHaq" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSrN5CHL5rmIW2R4Ru4H9_wVNSRKOgZU-kg5suHwYSkjfkgRTTp4OFerVieW0fj-aYVdipNqirRuwQz1KWiHqK2oLU2c31TVT9AqJ1MO3yxXlN5FD7sqOLGFa8FUfo1fJyEdQNOHTbMj-A3tDdyOc9qmLYQVGTU-sCJIB8SbcQOnf8C40AAIWAVhwY0s/s16000/0.webp" /></a></div><br /><p>And the one I'm most excited about is this bag that I ordered last night! It will be here tomorrow, so I'll keep you posted, but it has excellent reviews, and Hoda from The Today Show gave it her stamp of approval. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/4c35uTO" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJnlWutnAQBvcsuUDzlNw4E0stgg3Rc1Ej34JZQ4S5-nQ2_muJ-2L4UOBci6cHYdbplKdoQc74XesVIJNZBnUIqAFCf4kAEgfMdgTDSsYzh89vTKCHnoVtCrS5uLrL6uVIMdYG-ZyQhK-YqhpqvzXd-VZlaVKO6AO3zo9CFNjMM8PD9GPjSWjO9Q0aCA/w359-h640/0.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><p>I've been wanting one of these since they became popular last year, but I haven't yet found one that I liked enough to buy. I did buy one from Amazon last year, but it didn't work for me, so I gave it to my niece when they were here that Thanksgiving (in 2022). I wasn't really looking for this as I was browsing Amazon last night, but I stumbled up on it and decided to give it a try. With free returns, it's risk free, so why not, right? I have some trips that will be coming up soon, so this will be perfect to travel with! Like I said, I'll keep you posted, but I love how this one is shaped and how it sits on your body; the strap is also really cute, which is a bonus. It's the Inicat brand, which has lots of great reviews. Stay tuned! </p><p><br /></p><p>What did you purchase and love last month? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. I'll see you back here tomorrow! Love to all. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdtRwuODmVBTqMmQfq-ZGFcFwQplLH4djZnVgxKYL7UAQZOhKLBSC1ZlC_7gbohpn5EkXS9h3Q5MJlGkrjU9WUR6q-Z3EC6s4-DM8IgJYYHksYVObeSkoaFNdazDn8FiMXuyfVTOs8p7gTPqDTGN7HWtk6BSC3WzAdwRPtbZoOHrXFU3TtLxMEQOzJzg/s640/Prime%20Purchases%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdtRwuODmVBTqMmQfq-ZGFcFwQplLH4djZnVgxKYL7UAQZOhKLBSC1ZlC_7gbohpn5EkXS9h3Q5MJlGkrjU9WUR6q-Z3EC6s4-DM8IgJYYHksYVObeSkoaFNdazDn8FiMXuyfVTOs8p7gTPqDTGN7HWtk6BSC3WzAdwRPtbZoOHrXFU3TtLxMEQOzJzg/w640-h640/Prime%20Purchases%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-82605638502993775252024-03-04T01:30:00.005-06:002024-03-04T01:30:00.308-06:00Hello Monday! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6-iEoS4XEhGJ7rzOy91uThoo5tEk5ZtVvLCYHOGT5UNuQHqZpu160PyIPtJS5VAoKxGtREtKKb_8QUC76F4sLgfLNzhlv67KGDyUanrqzu5iM4fwFeAO8iRzeMs3J47kXk95zfVO6pA_at46I4FSSFWukldkHtkESaxgukx0AJUtezRmSNJjndC4WNk/s400/Monday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6-iEoS4XEhGJ7rzOy91uThoo5tEk5ZtVvLCYHOGT5UNuQHqZpu160PyIPtJS5VAoKxGtREtKKb_8QUC76F4sLgfLNzhlv67KGDyUanrqzu5iM4fwFeAO8iRzeMs3J47kXk95zfVO6pA_at46I4FSSFWukldkHtkESaxgukx0AJUtezRmSNJjndC4WNk/w400-h400/Monday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>Happy Monday, friends! I'm linking up with <a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a> and <a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" target="_blank">Sarah</a> for today's post. I hope you had a good weekend! Here were a few things that made me happy this weekend...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnyhnMKY9eRXwJdq4FScBPAipuBRZekwNUxViVhgx1wMC5mqLqW3t0M57bLtsHmWmdQAI3rIGSdO3J80Nu0mVS6WwoVGA8mM_j8VWYYTVNNzg7ayZt2_xLGY1-x3j2XA1ejAygJy8IwvqAaEgMY3hrBD7c9vsksuanJjOjKZwBZ4EtUZGUJifxCLkhes/s4080/PXL_20240301_171857331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnyhnMKY9eRXwJdq4FScBPAipuBRZekwNUxViVhgx1wMC5mqLqW3t0M57bLtsHmWmdQAI3rIGSdO3J80Nu0mVS6WwoVGA8mM_j8VWYYTVNNzg7ayZt2_xLGY1-x3j2XA1ejAygJy8IwvqAaEgMY3hrBD7c9vsksuanJjOjKZwBZ4EtUZGUJifxCLkhes/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_171857331.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Friday was cold and dreary (appropriate), and the mood was somber for the funeral we went to for my friend's son. It was a sad morning, but it was also something I'm glad we took the time to go to. As I drove away after the visitation, I drove around for a few minutes so that I could regain my composure before turning onto a busy city street. I stopped and sat here for a few minutes looking at the beautiful landscape and remembering being in this same place when the boys were all little and Alex's mom's funeral also taking place here. I also sat here and called Dad to let him know I was on my way to pick him up for our weekly date. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCmxdtwuz5h8TfuwbT7BmXldP7Ei-Mn0FngJZLJBrZxwoWFXy6fbXDXE0556CJyYh31MhKHYFU2J-vV2WQbMRZV-lhwmMValJw3-f2Y9JuS5LD4A_rTRmoahtdTIjwmqV4Q2g4gc-7QEEys_UjBAvxQtdmlfRYL_0jxA4-8FuDHq09Jp0nj_KZv6hT74/s4080/PXL_20240301_183855887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCmxdtwuz5h8TfuwbT7BmXldP7Ei-Mn0FngJZLJBrZxwoWFXy6fbXDXE0556CJyYh31MhKHYFU2J-vV2WQbMRZV-lhwmMValJw3-f2Y9JuS5LD4A_rTRmoahtdTIjwmqV4Q2g4gc-7QEEys_UjBAvxQtdmlfRYL_0jxA4-8FuDHq09Jp0nj_KZv6hT74/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_183855887.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This amazing food made me happy! We went to Newk's, and their potato soup is some of my favorite. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4zmg6aYZo_NF7OXzp1NIrrBe7WOqfj9-N__6KX-zUjwOJp6Ulzg61mit7KrrMzlKcay9o4XH62rqogOkgCQfudGur1ZOG0Aq461qnuW3G1QJ8iezfDX3tbbzphcWIh4jo-N70CGC9jiTKspEU5woDAFBNPZ82jey111olt008xZEOYk1a8-kfJLbIvs/s4080/PXL_20240302_145350600.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4zmg6aYZo_NF7OXzp1NIrrBe7WOqfj9-N__6KX-zUjwOJp6Ulzg61mit7KrrMzlKcay9o4XH62rqogOkgCQfudGur1ZOG0Aq461qnuW3G1QJ8iezfDX3tbbzphcWIh4jo-N70CGC9jiTKspEU5woDAFBNPZ82jey111olt008xZEOYk1a8-kfJLbIvs/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_145350600.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I've been wanting a pedicure for the last couple of weeks and kept putting it off, so doing that Saturday morning and finishing an excellent book made me happy. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PXpIbkJVlftYafNWuajTN_0BBGW8DUSSjRzZJqw3dQOZ-7BsM9y_8pof_FQX3GhecRN7tBOvKeSmnQU_kiaUrwBBKxMBbwX1UsTAiIDDLNfsUWukx7fYqWCNe0c4GVj_XKOPc1QlGE4XB8J6Fswlmc2SDiyRqefnrRzyiA4-Xr9cCGFqusqzpqb7Wio/s4080/PXL_20240302_173306983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PXpIbkJVlftYafNWuajTN_0BBGW8DUSSjRzZJqw3dQOZ-7BsM9y_8pof_FQX3GhecRN7tBOvKeSmnQU_kiaUrwBBKxMBbwX1UsTAiIDDLNfsUWukx7fYqWCNe0c4GVj_XKOPc1QlGE4XB8J6Fswlmc2SDiyRqefnrRzyiA4-Xr9cCGFqusqzpqb7Wio/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_173306983.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mom, Trish, and I were together on Saturday, and this lunch was amazing! We ate at Applebee's, and I had this grilled shrimp Tex Mex bowl with lime juice on top. Time with them is always good for my heart, especially when we go to our favorite antique mall, Southern Vintage!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSdmVt35OwBrxJ9nQ1seHwMT_thNPW_EvoieYn-w7xd_mLIV-8KdoITRl95A9ATgf9TfI_Y4uWYnNSfQ0jNTTh28r5AVHR2yZF-waAA5sVStxrVMNbRnCMjaBTmuTESlndnH_0ObuQ3aa-bYRCwb4zEowxq2HLdlSFwzunO9Ao7b-m_sikKFZaeBXQJw/s4080/PXL_20240302_190051177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSdmVt35OwBrxJ9nQ1seHwMT_thNPW_EvoieYn-w7xd_mLIV-8KdoITRl95A9ATgf9TfI_Y4uWYnNSfQ0jNTTh28r5AVHR2yZF-waAA5sVStxrVMNbRnCMjaBTmuTESlndnH_0ObuQ3aa-bYRCwb4zEowxq2HLdlSFwzunO9Ao7b-m_sikKFZaeBXQJw/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_190051177.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSodM3tUPbcrWd_in18pvfVE2nPvTD13uYYa24U3cSak432BPXPC7cXEwSIWXcihP23l6n5t-f4ZRptlqSyK1bFB4mipySr9i6Y9fdz3ZYNhuwLEw1xxwbCTtLRUpaWDBVrCYB6YvaUcY8xyGm_o1T96w2sG7jdtIm3G9iz7Q7tFGG5dXq3gWbyloXOg/s4080/PXL_20240302_190919041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSodM3tUPbcrWd_in18pvfVE2nPvTD13uYYa24U3cSak432BPXPC7cXEwSIWXcihP23l6n5t-f4ZRptlqSyK1bFB4mipySr9i6Y9fdz3ZYNhuwLEw1xxwbCTtLRUpaWDBVrCYB6YvaUcY8xyGm_o1T96w2sG7jdtIm3G9iz7Q7tFGG5dXq3gWbyloXOg/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_190919041.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0Dp4AMjvODxKiPMQaQuUBz-95tuF9KZkui73ZHF-ZYn2IxxOQhwXnaJ6PAz-oSIg_UrBgQztXlHt3LMoWXcnzIRfZfze_4gahUn_zI6EINsSF_NUbN54fGzY577Ko5aHM4V5DwJlRqQ1tscQy1rQLvsoIh1NE3TdYqWenv219MOpIfN7ComWBmk9yjg/s4080/PXL_20240302_191042324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0Dp4AMjvODxKiPMQaQuUBz-95tuF9KZkui73ZHF-ZYn2IxxOQhwXnaJ6PAz-oSIg_UrBgQztXlHt3LMoWXcnzIRfZfze_4gahUn_zI6EINsSF_NUbN54fGzY577Ko5aHM4V5DwJlRqQ1tscQy1rQLvsoIh1NE3TdYqWenv219MOpIfN7ComWBmk9yjg/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_191042324.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAQI9mJJEzpwvxZgxWV3869fAZ7OPiGmlqj5B9gr9ljIY4Nhqp1HIFPdlFwTnacWaQJBPkgQC_C1aTYOTtmtoHlE-XQAghCEC5-T-JSjz-lrggOjYyjPSXVu_AAw9fYDlKreCFxqU_jCCus2-91GE9TyPA5uF7U-r3uPR5vdCzDfUTeKfaCeKk4Zxl8Q/s4080/PXL_20240302_191518622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAQI9mJJEzpwvxZgxWV3869fAZ7OPiGmlqj5B9gr9ljIY4Nhqp1HIFPdlFwTnacWaQJBPkgQC_C1aTYOTtmtoHlE-XQAghCEC5-T-JSjz-lrggOjYyjPSXVu_AAw9fYDlKreCFxqU_jCCus2-91GE9TyPA5uF7U-r3uPR5vdCzDfUTeKfaCeKk4Zxl8Q/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_191518622.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVYMutUjKysyID3Z7Uii5TaD-LiBNq5uSAyaWKuPsxLQa0cSYXGWZ79zPVYAvSeKvIyM3PISZI_S5XmajTlVIK8VEjIeWZSKcF_p7L9zacjKNIL9XJehJNZsrMaGaCetOgD_7qhd7tbP9iRJFD8zDu0j9DPHQ44DSnMrsd6O1HdgLaxWzZOESFNy2gkg/s4080/PXL_20240302_194659552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVYMutUjKysyID3Z7Uii5TaD-LiBNq5uSAyaWKuPsxLQa0cSYXGWZ79zPVYAvSeKvIyM3PISZI_S5XmajTlVIK8VEjIeWZSKcF_p7L9zacjKNIL9XJehJNZsrMaGaCetOgD_7qhd7tbP9iRJFD8zDu0j9DPHQ44DSnMrsd6O1HdgLaxWzZOESFNy2gkg/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_194659552.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Would you believe none of us bought even one thing? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZhu16vs2aDGJFHXNg1NNQqgTyrq69gZVi-vYNlL0Q30IVIBtevMxv2MZgMZ2qXalU520xRtpbUwrH5uXgEwGcChp4jcDFEnrJgJuSdSg4S2WlXikEticYVdFAiZ6cMXyGgcytytGy2PBuxv9AA4XBsysWjC7nFNA-hf3zQBZMrmOH7E-LTRqocqaG9k/s4080/PXL_20240302_222917136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZhu16vs2aDGJFHXNg1NNQqgTyrq69gZVi-vYNlL0Q30IVIBtevMxv2MZgMZ2qXalU520xRtpbUwrH5uXgEwGcChp4jcDFEnrJgJuSdSg4S2WlXikEticYVdFAiZ6cMXyGgcytytGy2PBuxv9AA4XBsysWjC7nFNA-hf3zQBZMrmOH7E-LTRqocqaG9k/w482-h640/PXL_20240302_222917136.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Date nights with my hubby always make me happy, even if we didn't eat here like we'd hoped. We ended at our favorite Mexican restaurant instead.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZIYJutqReiMfSFk56R2czmPjy6KIe3TBmzIErtXBhj8u-uyk98BiqqrFeGeL3qzmUqL5h0vai8uRCX-m84_WVkljsQS7qor_1sfcRjDiYn-uDdZXQXmKaXHZ_mVWMdX3SejajcAJyEA39QdF76sVkmPrKjRoxSYMEVAKtG443qcSfZ_Fa7ZCtu0iNV8/s4080/PXL_20240303_014010409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZIYJutqReiMfSFk56R2czmPjy6KIe3TBmzIErtXBhj8u-uyk98BiqqrFeGeL3qzmUqL5h0vai8uRCX-m84_WVkljsQS7qor_1sfcRjDiYn-uDdZXQXmKaXHZ_mVWMdX3SejajcAJyEA39QdF76sVkmPrKjRoxSYMEVAKtG443qcSfZ_Fa7ZCtu0iNV8/w482-h640/PXL_20240303_014010409.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Seeing a fresh pedicure makes me happy, and so does this color with a fun name from OPI, Alpaca My Bags.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC0J7dhiVPyUf3gpf-zX1tOgCXWlYarcTjQdn_SfF-ma8XgUWHrt8pmjZ1Kj93L1G7SRq-7frmhc9KFTDZmEdbYd0mAj8YItifZU1s8Vw_VAPxnZCKGKeWG49QnD4Sx3mwIGC4TXxbdDh0A-x5Bx3jPX7QzviYO9ZVHtX-punNexRstW_VMbqkE5mUaY/s4080/PXL_20240303_170639341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC0J7dhiVPyUf3gpf-zX1tOgCXWlYarcTjQdn_SfF-ma8XgUWHrt8pmjZ1Kj93L1G7SRq-7frmhc9KFTDZmEdbYd0mAj8YItifZU1s8Vw_VAPxnZCKGKeWG49QnD4Sx3mwIGC4TXxbdDh0A-x5Bx3jPX7QzviYO9ZVHtX-punNexRstW_VMbqkE5mUaY/w482-h640/PXL_20240303_170639341.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div>I love being at church on Sunday! Lately I've been sitting with Todd in the video room that he runs. Other good things from the weekend include lots of reading, really good (quality) quiet time and then hearing the preacher preach from the same passage I read Sunday morning, a little bit of alone time one night and part of another, making the time to clean my house since I didn't get to on Friday, and just relaxing. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What are some good things from your weekend? I'd love to hear from you! <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/03/dressing-for-spring.html" target="_blank">I wrote a blog post yesterday on a whim for a link party that is about dressing for spring; if you want to read it, click this link!</a> Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI1pjoEK4USsC8Ra1qQl_l53O7WhnitIZjhISXM3w9a8iDmAU4lnS7Pr93C0OJz9q69rOTUPWMu-EdKteAkZ8SIHZ4iadHKaB98iaCV6R6fNX4sQPLzddQbVR53QUu9_BPheuu_vJE-Mm1uag_jkFUvyPpyxcfMFLbOxy1DEqOFllTYJTICI99DbDMnM/s597/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="597" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI1pjoEK4USsC8Ra1qQl_l53O7WhnitIZjhISXM3w9a8iDmAU4lnS7Pr93C0OJz9q69rOTUPWMu-EdKteAkZ8SIHZ4iadHKaB98iaCV6R6fNX4sQPLzddQbVR53QUu9_BPheuu_vJE-Mm1uag_jkFUvyPpyxcfMFLbOxy1DEqOFllTYJTICI99DbDMnM/w640-h366/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-55391094640770175432024-03-03T18:08:00.002-06:002024-03-07T06:30:30.678-06:00dressing for spring<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxCqwimvkXUJW9A5nqMJ0Q2lfJzmK9E-qmnBJRL6ttTEPr2yZwhuMS5v21c5zcYpcW5C9xp-W-5nXOBBD8Ykk4nydzEt5jj8CRmiww3lCRSXAQLQTAy8OO36ds_wXDWQD8CWDojvoOarPH7gEEASaLthoLnEbANmlR5cQ5GrPoYQ5p3T1DLwS_CBZe7o/s400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxCqwimvkXUJW9A5nqMJ0Q2lfJzmK9E-qmnBJRL6ttTEPr2yZwhuMS5v21c5zcYpcW5C9xp-W-5nXOBBD8Ykk4nydzEt5jj8CRmiww3lCRSXAQLQTAy8OO36ds_wXDWQD8CWDojvoOarPH7gEEASaLthoLnEbANmlR5cQ5GrPoYQ5p3T1DLwS_CBZe7o/w400-h400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Sunday, friends! I thought I'd write a quick post and link it up with <a href="https://chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com/2024/03/03/ready-for-spring-but-wear-it-now/" target="_blank">Mireille</a> today over on her blog, a post that she calls Sunday Showcase. I'm also linking up with <a href="https://www.dousedinpink.com/2024/03/how-to-dress-down-a-dress.html" target="_blank">Jill</a> and Kellyann for their Fashion Files on Thursday. </p><p><br /></p><p>We have several times like this a year, but it's officially the season of "where a sweater in the morning, regret it in the afternoon" weather here near Memphis. It almost always starts off cold right now, but our afternoons have been warming up to around seventy or so. Needless to say, I dress more for the afternoons than the mornings, and I've already worn sandals several times now. Here's an outfit that I wore to work last week.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1ZBBWGB-gz9uVMHLvweauw9T2xLJaMIMD-xWGv9nPA1sVGX8xrWeAy_ID-qIxKYjv-gT3ezD7GE437ajhbnPtN-Yn6YVr_4OaH1Gd7Dv0jdvKyoH4ucuYXQlmE1sQE7bOpMMRfiWATAm-fLbbu6euZGZJALNshGaoyibTI21VHxiivuJU1jhwSbEcII/s4080/PXL_20240227_171849181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1ZBBWGB-gz9uVMHLvweauw9T2xLJaMIMD-xWGv9nPA1sVGX8xrWeAy_ID-qIxKYjv-gT3ezD7GE437ajhbnPtN-Yn6YVr_4OaH1Gd7Dv0jdvKyoH4ucuYXQlmE1sQE7bOpMMRfiWATAm-fLbbu6euZGZJALNshGaoyibTI21VHxiivuJU1jhwSbEcII/w482-h640/PXL_20240227_171849181.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I love everything about this new top that I bought a couple of weeks ago! I like the neutral colors, the flimsy fabric, and the sleeves with elastic that I like to wear pushed up to my elbows. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcNIH1uWm4egd3wh51swlQfQEGvflNyGSMos1riZdojLp-Z3__tLH336Hpvi__zQMVdbprFUhjbqNQVw7EAPnE0_nochkhGMUI3vI6Cag2N-1I0BKu8Yut60m9rm8WzN9tuf_ygy_o8uSaJwsFTFVVQmmicv9EnzAFVpJdD9TIP1zqTsjBvlFzpzRyps/s4080/PXL_20240217_184506213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcNIH1uWm4egd3wh51swlQfQEGvflNyGSMos1riZdojLp-Z3__tLH336Hpvi__zQMVdbprFUhjbqNQVw7EAPnE0_nochkhGMUI3vI6Cag2N-1I0BKu8Yut60m9rm8WzN9tuf_ygy_o8uSaJwsFTFVVQmmicv9EnzAFVpJdD9TIP1zqTsjBvlFzpzRyps/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_184506213.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I also wore this shirt to church yesterday with black pants and sandals. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcH_7tay5ojpRGtdMZAZe-Y0VDLHhwlXshOpZ-lrefLc04nb6GNypyBIJUAIvhqCsrOiwxZlj6PVoqbGa6lC5_cubeg2HZGp3Pt80f8GEJCVTXVrcDgQyCQaeu97T-riFJ5bVcK8GGbBhGoZnnG_8Yn-2ADptFWDq6lLGJuzWYwChexWCV60mlLI2cgI/s4080/PXL_20240217_184202438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcH_7tay5ojpRGtdMZAZe-Y0VDLHhwlXshOpZ-lrefLc04nb6GNypyBIJUAIvhqCsrOiwxZlj6PVoqbGa6lC5_cubeg2HZGp3Pt80f8GEJCVTXVrcDgQyCQaeu97T-riFJ5bVcK8GGbBhGoZnnG_8Yn-2ADptFWDq6lLGJuzWYwChexWCV60mlLI2cgI/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_184202438.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnHoOykJwte0cO6eZLJ_O8GJuHQ9h0k6LNJl8-GiP9chDgoP0KDM_swdllDHyNR1_LPgq5XhN78PgaEobw5hf3aMRpMfaR_u1YL9CIVW4W4rbLhCYbyjSmALR3ZCejx7Fb8G1it-RmR-rXVygZlJa2XegcZdc8agAYChaEwcr4yb0tSNgXIF8vf8MIE4/s4080/PXL_20240220_190335313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnHoOykJwte0cO6eZLJ_O8GJuHQ9h0k6LNJl8-GiP9chDgoP0KDM_swdllDHyNR1_LPgq5XhN78PgaEobw5hf3aMRpMfaR_u1YL9CIVW4W4rbLhCYbyjSmALR3ZCejx7Fb8G1it-RmR-rXVygZlJa2XegcZdc8agAYChaEwcr4yb0tSNgXIF8vf8MIE4/w482-h640/PXL_20240220_190335313.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here's another outfit that I love to wear! I love this white top with bat wing sleeves that are 3/4 length. This is cute with jeans, but I like it even more with black pants. If I hadn't been working on this day, I would have worn this top with a long necklace. My friend who's a stylist says that solid color shirts are the perfect canvas for jewelry. I would have either worn a long wooden bead necklace with a glass drop at the end, or at the very least I'd have worn it with a necklace that's slightly shorter that gives the appearance of a V. That same friend says that V-neck shirts are universally flattering on everyone, and I've seen the difference one makes; another way to create that look is with a necklace, so I do that a lot, since I don't have V-neck shirts. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTBYTo_TgB4-B1CJKQNbrPFFoUPVzxIZjHJxrlqOSoTc2_KwgCdAFosRR27JpDFIPl6AbYISeOcRXD1B0foEQFM4wTsKs_FZSN2bs-M8X11kB0lm-ur7SE6qDRRgN3Wr7VM1kM1OTOgWnS-2oePTt0Zj9wUnj3NmgKZkvU8MP3ifKIPBnlwoY5uWAIFo/s4080/PXL_20240221_175317350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTBYTo_TgB4-B1CJKQNbrPFFoUPVzxIZjHJxrlqOSoTc2_KwgCdAFosRR27JpDFIPl6AbYISeOcRXD1B0foEQFM4wTsKs_FZSN2bs-M8X11kB0lm-ur7SE6qDRRgN3Wr7VM1kM1OTOgWnS-2oePTt0Zj9wUnj3NmgKZkvU8MP3ifKIPBnlwoY5uWAIFo/w482-h640/PXL_20240221_175317350.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I am loving this bright striped shirt! I wore this Saturday with jeans and sandals, and my sister Trish kept complimenting the shirt. I felt like that was a win, since she has a really good eye for fashion. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66OY3d_rcZKZh_C4x7pwZSGEeKSPi0omD2zUEI0Q8Z4O7LKC0aR-AuoG86G598PHFngCpQMm-6Pd-s5d31bmiKNtd5sRsNlg-irrjBnjK3YBMEJ4Y2TcMnZzjmRDEm41-jDg9jg2XTl49ZelAC8Rk5Bf3aGHnod0lyKKwKm8Yui8CKzvqEk0kD4ea3z0/s4080/PXL_20240222_162221131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66OY3d_rcZKZh_C4x7pwZSGEeKSPi0omD2zUEI0Q8Z4O7LKC0aR-AuoG86G598PHFngCpQMm-6Pd-s5d31bmiKNtd5sRsNlg-irrjBnjK3YBMEJ4Y2TcMnZzjmRDEm41-jDg9jg2XTl49ZelAC8Rk5Bf3aGHnod0lyKKwKm8Yui8CKzvqEk0kD4ea3z0/w482-h640/PXL_20240222_162221131.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>Lastly, another favorite look is a poncho style shirt with jeans or pants. I have a few of these, and I think I will always love them. I love how comfortable they are, and how versatile they can be depending on the pants and shoes you wear. I wore one such outfit to a funeral last week: a charcoal colored poncho style sweater with a cowl neck, black pants, and leopard print loafers. </p><p><br /></p><p>What's your go-to outfit? I know most of you have one! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-57750429029551753442024-03-01T00:00:00.000-06:002024-03-01T06:05:51.041-06:00Friday Favorites, 3.1.2024.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGqEth5CtESeqPHb2-Ze4MMi47-srp7zxB5CNd5pmEtnLBmj6W7GzkC72HFfWFMfHmiJgBUYmsyTN0tJHK8mRIBfb07Z23GZYkNrqVdPMZO5r8Q0K36kea0HzvwfT69c36jRoliBaVOVoaV8VYv-OvWoFdOCj9SHM16OU3-idjmSOMPD3XSR-Qhkoc2I/s400/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGqEth5CtESeqPHb2-Ze4MMi47-srp7zxB5CNd5pmEtnLBmj6W7GzkC72HFfWFMfHmiJgBUYmsyTN0tJHK8mRIBfb07Z23GZYkNrqVdPMZO5r8Q0K36kea0HzvwfT69c36jRoliBaVOVoaV8VYv-OvWoFdOCj9SHM16OU3-idjmSOMPD3XSR-Qhkoc2I/w400-h400/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Friday, friends, and Happy March! I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a> for today's favorite blog post of the week. How was your week? Mine was really good, and I hope you can say the same! Here are a few of my favorites on this lovely Friday. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQA7r3KSQa1qvnLDaBpnxN9I-TXTPS8sVPkqISF0w6UoFQlrCRn_XNTAwlhA_LTht2XsXxbYpMlG9eBdvE0NTkg31KiAfoK_9ilFzprUl6D_TAIncU4jTs88tR8iWdYS-WcaYiolwUnUDFc72Ful7BqyVXF_atvpMQ79PhM9fNEXOQVIuAUofqqgUNnOA/s4080/PXL_20240224_181653177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQA7r3KSQa1qvnLDaBpnxN9I-TXTPS8sVPkqISF0w6UoFQlrCRn_XNTAwlhA_LTht2XsXxbYpMlG9eBdvE0NTkg31KiAfoK_9ilFzprUl6D_TAIncU4jTs88tR8iWdYS-WcaYiolwUnUDFc72Ful7BqyVXF_atvpMQ79PhM9fNEXOQVIuAUofqqgUNnOA/w482-h640/PXL_20240224_181653177.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Seeing John Mark's spring showroom on Saturday with Mom and Trish was my favorite...and so was this beautiful library of ribbon, complete with a gorgeous table and chairs in the middle.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9Xky9TB6zt7zz2zXSpezCI4X1yIypeuhDq3LFMcrDnXxSwA6GnFM-XGouCha7w1yKWVh5QIz8So4rNfiBWj2Fx20WI3BpB2yoZOoW3fnBerrG2fcg3peMPK0OOa3o6gAAPuQ9nxhhBrpZuJu0zUVCcEvToDvQj5ox2yCOtihVcCB_Bq3w9cSpF3-GrM/s4080/PXL_20240224_212503986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9Xky9TB6zt7zz2zXSpezCI4X1yIypeuhDq3LFMcrDnXxSwA6GnFM-XGouCha7w1yKWVh5QIz8So4rNfiBWj2Fx20WI3BpB2yoZOoW3fnBerrG2fcg3peMPK0OOa3o6gAAPuQ9nxhhBrpZuJu0zUVCcEvToDvQj5ox2yCOtihVcCB_Bq3w9cSpF3-GrM/w482-h640/PXL_20240224_212503986.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Chloe's favorite thing this week was seeing her biological mommy! This is Evie, our next door neighbor's golden retriever. Chloe's dad Tiger is a Golden Doodle. Chloe loved licking her mom to death, and sweet Evie just laid there and soaked up her attention. When Chloe hears her parents and siblings bark next door, she always wants to go say hi. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-NRPpzl8ZMHyzD3ATdAdsAcZKGaIEEsqX8mYYJLFqpRbeusgPjj82fpdqSjhg0uOH-IMSaFS4XRn_GobQJ6PKtAIKpxHqKDv7qMGcuSPYVoEklCONVFNjFtIWlWyeIlHfvFlnlNREDd3eAHFBGZicYSzpDdkkrho5oF7I2uUeiWCZPnFReJdBNAqckY/s4080/PXL_20240224_225200619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-NRPpzl8ZMHyzD3ATdAdsAcZKGaIEEsqX8mYYJLFqpRbeusgPjj82fpdqSjhg0uOH-IMSaFS4XRn_GobQJ6PKtAIKpxHqKDv7qMGcuSPYVoEklCONVFNjFtIWlWyeIlHfvFlnlNREDd3eAHFBGZicYSzpDdkkrho5oF7I2uUeiWCZPnFReJdBNAqckY/w482-h640/PXL_20240224_225200619.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I decided to start re-reading my favorite series of books by my all-time favorite author, the Sisterchicks series by Robin Jones Gunn.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMX36zp7PS0SR9ybxW7FQC3rwmnb1c_0YG_EtWYIbKqUUi4WuquYthoyvRtrI4NpuFMcajSZxw23g_PgDM0T9_7pyvEwAjvJq3ELSf78DKBCEIcYxlumaHhyphenhyphenSzR2XSO516hgqTg24-cyKY8zcLDMbCdVFWHvY_HP7rZSNd6KjMVk4IyCCQDHd084nfjY/s4080/PXL_20240226_133247525.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMX36zp7PS0SR9ybxW7FQC3rwmnb1c_0YG_EtWYIbKqUUi4WuquYthoyvRtrI4NpuFMcajSZxw23g_PgDM0T9_7pyvEwAjvJq3ELSf78DKBCEIcYxlumaHhyphenhyphenSzR2XSO516hgqTg24-cyKY8zcLDMbCdVFWHvY_HP7rZSNd6KjMVk4IyCCQDHd084nfjY/w482-h640/PXL_20240226_133247525.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBIg4O7UZbxZs0_fkmiEsKp-gUOXJgw9ANoCkDhFoGHVY3dkBZegAJ0drriUUU4_lLah2w79atfAKidDPilN2AeNbLwISjRzZy1KOpgTxBZ23z92XT9dui9xR3c_QOLuP3IxiFqpr6Ng4PdGrQJK7We20wMqdeFsqd3y8guMRs6MJ5XRUzKGlzKtmJC0/s4080/PXL_20240226_133356123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBIg4O7UZbxZs0_fkmiEsKp-gUOXJgw9ANoCkDhFoGHVY3dkBZegAJ0drriUUU4_lLah2w79atfAKidDPilN2AeNbLwISjRzZy1KOpgTxBZ23z92XT9dui9xR3c_QOLuP3IxiFqpr6Ng4PdGrQJK7We20wMqdeFsqd3y8guMRs6MJ5XRUzKGlzKtmJC0/w482-h640/PXL_20240226_133356123.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I found one of my favorite books at the Goodwill Bookstore last weekend; Adrian Rogers was a world renown pastor who preached here in Memphis for several decades. This is a book of his sayings, hence the name, Adrianisms.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RBTCPfTTFACMR94FoaQawPgMBK4Wtq_lI-klgNK5G4pwkjTS0M88MQ_GvJIv3_H5LqmBaUr8Tt2P2fM90J9nedlyQMULw_xMzoysymbhGGgB1qrZ2BxqSgr08aFjWexfjsyLlzYTzU2MbygJWOy98Mksz8bhgw02VCRHZKDou9sF3QbLYM76Wq0XJww/s4080/PXL_20240226_161956219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RBTCPfTTFACMR94FoaQawPgMBK4Wtq_lI-klgNK5G4pwkjTS0M88MQ_GvJIv3_H5LqmBaUr8Tt2P2fM90J9nedlyQMULw_xMzoysymbhGGgB1qrZ2BxqSgr08aFjWexfjsyLlzYTzU2MbygJWOy98Mksz8bhgw02VCRHZKDou9sF3QbLYM76Wq0XJww/w482-h640/PXL_20240226_161956219.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Monday was such a great day for me at home. I sat in this chair for an hour outside and read (and sunbathed) while the sun was shining and the weather was warm. That was a favorite moment from my week!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOt8JQnQKTpTmxM7CdPlF1U73ylbeWB83vSkrRRp-HFw3BdqzAj6l4k8pMBLVhLJgPrBofE8SJhUsHtSvO9ZD3Y0ECpE9bBuGa79l20m5rmygZlWGmntQRp_zBZ_pKXS1ETZ8_p6tAd5rGQlwy-xsdWh-mYVRRjPcyJm1JnX2-jcu-bVdrwiwv5s0rfzA/s1760/Screenshot_20240226-190320.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOt8JQnQKTpTmxM7CdPlF1U73ylbeWB83vSkrRRp-HFw3BdqzAj6l4k8pMBLVhLJgPrBofE8SJhUsHtSvO9ZD3Y0ECpE9bBuGa79l20m5rmygZlWGmntQRp_zBZ_pKXS1ETZ8_p6tAd5rGQlwy-xsdWh-mYVRRjPcyJm1JnX2-jcu-bVdrwiwv5s0rfzA/w366-h640/Screenshot_20240226-190320.png" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi525tPcDoz1sN4OUb8JguMnHNUMXQFYfGYPwXZVU7b6j6QkMauusNj8h3AnXZKRO1RLIoD2qCiuZxn-nMINmRirW63vP2Lvw1O4h9iyR83NNR7tw6slthIq6eN8nOp6juDPPPhUgNRORD2ZgJYfvYuHlwHFHb71pRsbYUb3aUelFIwCBcG4ffqYinXMSM/s1578/Screenshot_20240227-083528.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi525tPcDoz1sN4OUb8JguMnHNUMXQFYfGYPwXZVU7b6j6QkMauusNj8h3AnXZKRO1RLIoD2qCiuZxn-nMINmRirW63vP2Lvw1O4h9iyR83NNR7tw6slthIq6eN8nOp6juDPPPhUgNRORD2ZgJYfvYuHlwHFHb71pRsbYUb3aUelFIwCBcG4ffqYinXMSM/w408-h640/Screenshot_20240227-083528.png" width="408" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Changing my phone screensaver is my favorite, and I picked these two to use this spring. All I do is go to Pinterest, search for "spring screensaver"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoJgchZnf6wefY9vLdROiIG-9BAApFxc91nY2RLtW0tJ7GEU-MV9XZ6crv9OvG-7jjzfLCd6EGybWYWWrQvaQqFt2hUx_KeI6rs1TPbbv0IzkFTetjavDfsWs1Mzil-o22m0QxLtSFjAQp8OYSfLfwM3gJxKJYTmPUwBRdtNb-P4i7KYnyctLQ5QQLF4/s4080/PXL_20240227_171849181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoJgchZnf6wefY9vLdROiIG-9BAApFxc91nY2RLtW0tJ7GEU-MV9XZ6crv9OvG-7jjzfLCd6EGybWYWWrQvaQqFt2hUx_KeI6rs1TPbbv0IzkFTetjavDfsWs1Mzil-o22m0QxLtSFjAQp8OYSfLfwM3gJxKJYTmPUwBRdtNb-P4i7KYnyctLQ5QQLF4/w482-h640/PXL_20240227_171849181.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>On Tuesday I pulled out my new thin top to wear, along with my sandals! This might just be a new favorite top. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzYNlv6Amd82ReRnESVlqw1ReLMn9BpKP975maagSqWhupxTKstbDBlowbUsh1hhDokEpgBi63qCZjO0GFNIcf-Disa_UX0Qb7Z1ExTMe5pOdgyK3iY5zxTiObckh-iaQRhMuaiwN0yPRfFkdgte66eo9wYCUNO-aNnQrBr3ZfINf1LQIliKblJeJaW0/s4080/PXL_20240228_182733564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzYNlv6Amd82ReRnESVlqw1ReLMn9BpKP975maagSqWhupxTKstbDBlowbUsh1hhDokEpgBi63qCZjO0GFNIcf-Disa_UX0Qb7Z1ExTMe5pOdgyK3iY5zxTiObckh-iaQRhMuaiwN0yPRfFkdgte66eo9wYCUNO-aNnQrBr3ZfINf1LQIliKblJeJaW0/w482-h640/PXL_20240228_182733564.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcNT5lXVSUpAZ5_kLf7wDZLS9v13WQVWawh4eNxyspTn3EsO9YmGpcEte9hDCSG3fTTlfHHaDi0PqLIWCsAMgM6VNDSiQ5lBLpHRCG7hol4BQuprZe5eBKiZuqtwJPGJd3FnVwyfqzP-FEnCliXhbeTZpZpiQd7wRSPwPID-M5vDll_UC59MSCACt0-k/s4080/PXL_20240228_182816571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcNT5lXVSUpAZ5_kLf7wDZLS9v13WQVWawh4eNxyspTn3EsO9YmGpcEte9hDCSG3fTTlfHHaDi0PqLIWCsAMgM6VNDSiQ5lBLpHRCG7hol4BQuprZe5eBKiZuqtwJPGJd3FnVwyfqzP-FEnCliXhbeTZpZpiQd7wRSPwPID-M5vDll_UC59MSCACt0-k/w482-h640/PXL_20240228_182816571.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSQbZLcr8LvoLnr8oXbTfwfopFShkGgXSBUGuGC93OkbxgTEkjfkVKy94a7wRi5V240F8BtLRUISuohceDJDxBzKqlSRFknEf3GUuoFtDemrOtMCZQ2cI6nQL3BdJBhDRFeRBMKMjSYjmdeKnsOTEtnJ-hIIbN5G2RyIhtSMWhuL6LS5G1Q4pRoTCU0g/s4080/PXL_20240228_182833875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSQbZLcr8LvoLnr8oXbTfwfopFShkGgXSBUGuGC93OkbxgTEkjfkVKy94a7wRi5V240F8BtLRUISuohceDJDxBzKqlSRFknEf3GUuoFtDemrOtMCZQ2cI6nQL3BdJBhDRFeRBMKMjSYjmdeKnsOTEtnJ-hIIbN5G2RyIhtSMWhuL6LS5G1Q4pRoTCU0g/w482-h640/PXL_20240228_182833875.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Getting new things to sell in the bookstore is a favorite! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNyXJNL-nMJJptIsbQZVvQflpqfPq7H3nGEO5MJe2sxTykZd1l247GAu7s08ZY2cDeBz8oee9wBNMd0H6Q6-Jvn7qCFzLVT6KVpw0PhfT5vStIGSAyt4BoHurYrp0vudwdE7C8X60QoVSHoXtzNq4-twmvy3IxPFZXClOHW19T2oEiRdsAMNYtxxA99c/s4080/PXL_20240228_183146839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNyXJNL-nMJJptIsbQZVvQflpqfPq7H3nGEO5MJe2sxTykZd1l247GAu7s08ZY2cDeBz8oee9wBNMd0H6Q6-Jvn7qCFzLVT6KVpw0PhfT5vStIGSAyt4BoHurYrp0vudwdE7C8X60QoVSHoXtzNq4-twmvy3IxPFZXClOHW19T2oEiRdsAMNYtxxA99c/w482-h640/PXL_20240228_183146839.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This top is also a favorite; I might have worn it for the last time this season before the weather gets warm again. After work on this day, I met up with my friend Dedee for lunch. It's always a favorite getting to spend time with her! She's my beach buddy that I adore. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mednmbzYKGctqTL624dOktHbyEMJP5anPtVvaR2lzAERy4HdIKAcA7Z-CHHgNNTK3Qtrher288oHfTIiOlmRBx7FwZHPnAqHwO3uhwBUvQyLaEnu_88oXlr-52oM_0yiDSKuPGYqgzl21LgDXl2gi70XxlCYi2nMvTPPAI7gRd8VbFZCfPDSec8mQu4/s4080/PXL_20240228_183211401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mednmbzYKGctqTL624dOktHbyEMJP5anPtVvaR2lzAERy4HdIKAcA7Z-CHHgNNTK3Qtrher288oHfTIiOlmRBx7FwZHPnAqHwO3uhwBUvQyLaEnu_88oXlr-52oM_0yiDSKuPGYqgzl21LgDXl2gi70XxlCYi2nMvTPPAI7gRd8VbFZCfPDSec8mQu4/w482-h640/PXL_20240228_183211401.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO6h9g4KO3NA8XrqI143VOMRXpH_LOUIK1pGPy-lRBNuqKKTP_gYMR2-RURKP0vWYpk6Inz2_OEfr8hHaHztkLLM23s6df52zuQIo7gYN4X78Nigc_QxD93qOT3sqafumGb1LDrFY7Gtw0zLme53xgfKsRzE-gq6uXPpod1Vw7kz09aWOs0tCjgeN2rk/s4080/PXL_20240228_183214192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO6h9g4KO3NA8XrqI143VOMRXpH_LOUIK1pGPy-lRBNuqKKTP_gYMR2-RURKP0vWYpk6Inz2_OEfr8hHaHztkLLM23s6df52zuQIo7gYN4X78Nigc_QxD93qOT3sqafumGb1LDrFY7Gtw0zLme53xgfKsRzE-gq6uXPpod1Vw7kz09aWOs0tCjgeN2rk/w482-h640/PXL_20240228_183214192.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>If you know me at all, you know that tote bags are my favorite, and this one takes the number one spot! My best friend bought me this for my birthday when she and I went to Columbia, Tn last year for December. She knows that Nancy Drew was my favorite and she picked this up for me while I shopped. I love it so much! Look at the tag for the store...I love attentions to detail like that! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28skkrCSNShRCCNgsYxgFQLtYArHS4hQCPjBYPURyOTbYuvmfj6U-kzNcBp6jMJtIQYOufvk-pJJK_BmSVOrEcH5LsbZFw5XuNwINgS9TMYJzF-nSrDQf98txla79gNO7ZJnz8SuhRw3BavFRY60CgyMVHEn47sr8iQZjumLRWFg3sReL8al5NZ_t3FE/s1477/Screenshot_20240228-151712.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28skkrCSNShRCCNgsYxgFQLtYArHS4hQCPjBYPURyOTbYuvmfj6U-kzNcBp6jMJtIQYOufvk-pJJK_BmSVOrEcH5LsbZFw5XuNwINgS9TMYJzF-nSrDQf98txla79gNO7ZJnz8SuhRw3BavFRY60CgyMVHEn47sr8iQZjumLRWFg3sReL8al5NZ_t3FE/w436-h640/Screenshot_20240228-151712.png" width="436" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Getting the news that my son's work truck was broken into right outside of Costco this week was not my favorite. This is basically how we all feel about living so close to Memphis.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP3iWWLs-aJQ9ZSkjsewvvD3r5qg9hIOxmGjt3PxwMVxXDbNu9fyGifv68fEkDz2h7ET6DegEo8VSj2eL6wxSmEbnk1jBmZMfe_mbXktMjb0gplKnjUHmk-X25UsP_wV0retUSK7knQx4rDYCeM5nwHOSOHGLWMdRBhiqLbIk8oR-9b_-AhyphenhypheniF0Ihg1I/s4080/PXL_20240229_133702389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP3iWWLs-aJQ9ZSkjsewvvD3r5qg9hIOxmGjt3PxwMVxXDbNu9fyGifv68fEkDz2h7ET6DegEo8VSj2eL6wxSmEbnk1jBmZMfe_mbXktMjb0gplKnjUHmk-X25UsP_wV0retUSK7knQx4rDYCeM5nwHOSOHGLWMdRBhiqLbIk8oR-9b_-AhyphenhypheniF0Ihg1I/w482-h640/PXL_20240229_133702389.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsIz4SraG5JWzEvc1LQgA2JS938gBg2o6aZmqKA8GAlsTVfx9nVZwD9HKjzKl6x045PC6KO1D9piZQ_170d6GgvNMbv2W-2KJzK6XFrbd-in7dt_psWGQ7hTlfGmwsKoDiJoXYRgBq_msaFaKd1E8lOxL5UhcDdEqatkPRRJSAM_m7e6UD8ahDRfSnCg/s4080/PXL_20240229_133710177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsIz4SraG5JWzEvc1LQgA2JS938gBg2o6aZmqKA8GAlsTVfx9nVZwD9HKjzKl6x045PC6KO1D9piZQ_170d6GgvNMbv2W-2KJzK6XFrbd-in7dt_psWGQ7hTlfGmwsKoDiJoXYRgBq_msaFaKd1E8lOxL5UhcDdEqatkPRRJSAM_m7e6UD8ahDRfSnCg/w482-h640/PXL_20240229_133710177.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Missy also bought me this little pouch one year for my birthday...maybe from the same place! I read this book in high school and almost failed French 3 that year. 🤣 I love keeping little pouches like this in my purse to help keep things organized. I've talked about this before; do you do that? This is my work pouch where I keep all my keys and a wallet with my church credit card. I keep receipts in there when I shop on the card I have for church. My friend that I took the store over from gave me this advice, and it was a great tip! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_e0K8-l4rzsGVIR82QOiqLyh6pKZhXpZLdmbAdoJ2angZ5vTxwPuM6zJP6IUGZUPV-6dhBXtnp69UddKnm13oMfH-SIx808T6VDr9jIzqgLp1NxeM1jw7cz1aNerdP5M0j-Tl-Q828H7lWACPUla_91c-5RpqPjFmsFnXdtipunW42zhUVHsVzSkFTg/s2996/PXL_20240229_151024082.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="2976" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_e0K8-l4rzsGVIR82QOiqLyh6pKZhXpZLdmbAdoJ2angZ5vTxwPuM6zJP6IUGZUPV-6dhBXtnp69UddKnm13oMfH-SIx808T6VDr9jIzqgLp1NxeM1jw7cz1aNerdP5M0j-Tl-Q828H7lWACPUla_91c-5RpqPjFmsFnXdtipunW42zhUVHsVzSkFTg/w398-h400/PXL_20240229_151024082.MP.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p>Friends who make our phone extension list larger print, easier to read, and then laminate it are my favorite! My friend Tiffany did this for me Thursday, and I was so thankful for her thoughtfulness! </p><p><br /></p><p>Before I go, I want to remind you about this Wednesday's (March 6) upcoming Currently link party taking place. <i style="font-weight: bold;">In March we'll be talking about what we're currently loving, looking forward to, planning, wearing, and eating.</i> I'll give the April prompts in that post on Wednesday. Additionally, did you know that I host a link party each Thursday, called Thankful Thursday? I'd love for you to link up with me on both of those! </p><p><br /></p><p>Did you happen to catch my other blog posts this week? I'll link them below. </p><p><br /></p><p>Monday was <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/hello-monday_0117523135.html" target="_blank">Hello Monday</a>.</p><p>Tuesday was a fun and different post that I titled <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/did-you-know.html" target="_blank">"Did You Know"</a>.</p><p>Wednesday was <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/whats-up-wednesday.html" target="_blank">What's Up Wednesday</a>.</p><p>Thursday was a double blog post day; <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/thankful-thursday_0637513536.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday</a>, and <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-books-i-read-in-february.html" target="_blank">The Books I Read in February</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>What was a favorite from your week? I'd love to hear! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p><p>PS. After you read this, will you pray for my friend Vicki? She's my friend whose son died very tragically this week. His celebration of life is today, and I know she has a long road ahead of her. Thank you in advance! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9QmfZSzU7ifK44JcO3yuZrKgCmIfAHsutHOorXQFuu0DkBzQk5lKgS6G1elmbGH3NVJgu88dp2V6y1ZU2r2bQ4-0NPwJSiFOJXBoHvGUWvNqsmEwBYVVm8SNub0yjhwlbPv8_BP__XKTmgP6CQNt5vtIwMzkXRAbfC2txT4QOXTsBZ9TuwthQKBRWTM/s640/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="640" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9QmfZSzU7ifK44JcO3yuZrKgCmIfAHsutHOorXQFuu0DkBzQk5lKgS6G1elmbGH3NVJgu88dp2V6y1ZU2r2bQ4-0NPwJSiFOJXBoHvGUWvNqsmEwBYVVm8SNub0yjhwlbPv8_BP__XKTmgP6CQNt5vtIwMzkXRAbfC2txT4QOXTsBZ9TuwthQKBRWTM/w640-h244/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-25865278209141641392024-02-29T03:30:00.003-06:002024-02-29T06:37:27.251-06:00the books I read in February<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCLkCsq2VxgOK9y3p5K0eYuNFXLCUnhxRisyT9_cFmpk493dKyPhIBqUx-L0R_nRc_7spWC_tdvZt1Lt32GVVEmFwuHshi2YBZxEli0lQNYoVnMX8241jIp9oVCk-q6njXGJyQMha4wpsVKl_BUYENAZSAKdr_vpoK8x-n6b4SPczbXS9jjXqUe0GCVo/s400/Books%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCLkCsq2VxgOK9y3p5K0eYuNFXLCUnhxRisyT9_cFmpk493dKyPhIBqUx-L0R_nRc_7spWC_tdvZt1Lt32GVVEmFwuHshi2YBZxEli0lQNYoVnMX8241jIp9oVCk-q6njXGJyQMha4wpsVKl_BUYENAZSAKdr_vpoK8x-n6b4SPczbXS9jjXqUe0GCVo/w400-h400/Books%202024.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Thursday, and happy bonus blog post day! I have decided that I'll always write these posts on the last day of the month, no matter the day, and no matter whether or not I've already shared a post that day. Tis the season for bonus blog posts, I suppose. I don't mind if you don't! I read some great books this month, and I feel like I'm on an upward trend with the books I've picked. Maybe this will bring you some reading inspiration! As always, click on each picture and you'll be redirected to Amazon.</p><p><br /></p><p>First up was this one that I didn't love.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49MwGEs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HW5pwHItRq98fnkDV3vSnPEqWiHs5Gddy3fNgIDxdit0gm3kfNcmIpFlCZJP68JFS5j4k7f-smohOzn4j1IA6zRsXQDDPNtOGjCGiHueZYSiDrL4dygNUsvEOtkFwiY0KUqM7kT6bfmMOg25ZeBrC1kgTfNp9_MU-C-vfL2gzoKvqCnJpJMoyTqkeZE/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Contrary to what her parents think and want for her, Alexis doesn't need glory or fame. Her parents do not understand why she won't give her ex boyfriend another chance, but she stands her ground. What she never expected was to find someone in a small town that she was traveling through; imagine her surprise when she found out he was ten years younger than her! This doesn't bother Daniel, but it bothers Alexis. Even so, she keeps going back for visits...</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm stopping there, because I did some major skipping in this book. It is rated R, so I skimmed a bunch to get to the meatier parts of the story, but it still fell way flat for me. This is interesting since another of Jimenez's books was a close favorite for me last year. This one felt so different that I was surprised; I don't know if I'll try another of hers again, just based on this one. Mwah mwah.</p><p><br /></p><p>This next one redeemed that first one.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3SMfWX9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3wovI1K1pMIO-pLp7v3IjpNAaGugO0YIdjeENmwD0kAL5w3fYxAYh5EOLESi43YCQrvxqmD3J3bkxe-fczqSsaJsCEkqf0Kuual2nXphH_7uX9Y4E6PaYu_kGSNVg5myx0gJ1uS3GWgB3n0dNoArXD88hujxb74HWx_tZdKWz78rpyWKckt0PghT_-0/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>It's no secret that I adore Pamela Kelley's writing. Her books are so cozy to me, and they are everything I am always looking for. In this book, it starts out with Sophie making a trip to Manhattan to stay with her great aunt. She's been laid off from her job, and she needs to figure out what exactly she wants to do with her life. When her great aunt invites her to stay with her for a while to try out living and working in the city that she loves most, it's impossible for Sophie to resist. So, against her parents' wishes, she does just that, and she moves into her aunt's beautiful old apartment. Sophie tries her hand at different jobs while she's there working with a temp agency, but she finds a job that she loves: realty. She's just the front desk girl, but when her boss notices that she has an eye for sales, she makes a decision to start a different path. While working toward that, she meets some great people along the way: Max, her handsome author neighbor, and Caroline and Tessa, whom she will grow very close to in the coming months. Sophie deals with loss, roommate and coworker drama, and bold choices that take her out of her comfort zone. </p><p><br /></p><p>I loved this book! I love the familiarity of Pamela's writing, and I love the cozy scenes she creates with writing. I appreciate that she always shares about good food, different types of wine that she likes, and having routines with people you love most. The other thing I love about Pamela is that she corresponds with her readers, and she puts her books on Kindle Unlimited all of the time, meaning that if you have that, you can read them for free or very inexpensively. This book is $5.99 right now as a Kindle book!</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, I read the short story that accompanied this book, and I am definitely counting that as my second book of the month. </p><p><br /></p><p>My next book of the month was this one by a new author.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49dQzEy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSbcjj3I_0wz8cr_pELfKihbf8kGisdMKjoCTDoKc3meCFmYnljm2-QRTtZBRCvo4188gHsh1T7E5Jgx9tPvvrJJYrkxJ92wa9toB32o9rAk1oDxq20DlSPO9d2KLfXsexPQ6V09E5nxJwZin9U5uUnJAfXEiYDklP_NcSsbHxEPSf4yU4yDbuSB2S8M/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Sloane lives a routine life; she lives in a small town, she's a bit of a loner, she works a job as a librarian. When grumpy Arthur McLachlan walks into the library one day and she has her first interaction with him, her life changes forever. He loves bickering with her and she loves giving some of that attitude back to him, as only she can. Her coworkers are all slightly terrified of him. When a few days go by and she realizes he hasn't been in the library for a while, she gets worried about him and oversteps the lines between librarian and patron of the library. But she has to check on him, doesn't she? What she finds is shocking, and he seemed almost relieved to see her; when she loses her job and has nothing else to do with her time, she becomes a regular visitor at his house and the idea of starting a book club is born. This one thing changes the path of her life forever and it turns out that everyone has a special book in their heart, and a reason to get lost within the pages.</p><p><br /></p><p>My honest thoughts about this book are that while it does indeed sound like a wonderful book, it fell tragically flat for me. I only gave it a three star rating, and only that because I kept reading it until it was finished. But I did a lot of skimming in this one...</p><p><br /></p><p>Next up was this one that I paid full price for, but I can never resist her books!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3SGE1Pa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWyTDOB-_Zhu_54C39ddhBJmhPYglXSwJ1KbyBkJIxib51oCDgLegc3kXGh8iALTqL_-H6DqQZQwFdmzXpVlzHki472TBPHRzmk7I8AIfC9ITkyikZlKau_rdLfkiHxEZ3paWsJKVJeJH_pIKVgU3K3HL7ajtABhnGR7TdXhgYNv2cXep_Cihyphenhyphen22Zy9k/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Sadie never saw what was coming...literally. One minute she's celebrating the biggest achievement of her life by placing as a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition, and the next she's lying in a hospital bed, diagnosed with a "probably temporary" condition known as face blindness. She can still see, but she no longer sees faces, only the puzzle pieces of them all jumbled together. How is she supposed to paint her portrait for the art show in a few weeks if she can't see? As Sadie struggles to cope, she discovers some new things about herself and life that she never expected. In the meanwhile, she accidentally falls into like with her new vet when he saves her dog's life, only to turn around and also start dating the endearing neighbor next door at the same time...the one she never even liked to begin with. If only her life were a little more focused, she could find her true way, but perceiving anything clearly right now seems impossible. She learns that people show up when you least expect them, and that when you look for good things in life, they're to be found everywhere. </p><p><br /></p><p>I LOVED THIS BOOK. I always love her books! I always love about her books the fact that it's not just a simple love story; there is always a deeper meaning in them that you have to dig to find. I think it's why her books are usually turned into movies. Are you a Katherine Center fan? </p><p><br /></p><p>All of the books mentioned here today are books that have been published in 2023 and more recently as well. I don't know that it matters to anyone else, but I thought I'd let you know. </p><p><br /></p><p>Next up was the book Exes and O's by Amy Lea. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uKLgO1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eq3GonL0lakfRpb9jnafXTVkF_Cf_AqQWWw6XXK9q4xJwYnafvW8KHbF_zdONMQwWtvg2XJzJDkLbzFhHBBYKoz_dxabdXIViO1XFSZUOtCF6H2YbAg_ZAPVmH_xTXhhV-adZmPo0YI3KwWnYjlG-gw7WsI4F1OBUJg8TcH2ipVuCOnqMISgfz814cg/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a book in a series by this author, and while I loved the other one I read last year, I didn't feel the same about this one. This book is about a social media influencer who loves to read romance novels. One the quest to finding her true love, she decides to take time revisiting relationships with her ex boyfriends. The premise was really cute, but I didn't love the language or the rated R scenes, so I skimmed really quickly over those parts and was glad to reach the end. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'll mention the next three quickly, because they were fast reads.</p><p><br /></p><p>I read Njuta: Enjoy, Delight in: The Swedish Art of Savoring the Moment....</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49MSm3p" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkODSWmb2lCOU8LUd2J7wkLDgQiZ9RycNSAaX8_87YLy17W7GvZSkw_Gt8hyc6W9YsEErAr8yN21C5GUHD4E3PTHpZBzMg0l5Hhyxjs5qS0PWPXNhJ7t0ZjWe7TIC5WMLGBLeTmrLjLcnD8Tm3jkPo2s4WE79FRK-8wJ8EZWEn_jbF6z-eGwIW689jLf4/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3wwOOUJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w1H4Fo2RkHYzsop18YbpqAWK-2461nxRVncUJkJHWd71wIwgWOESa8c5Jd5YyDxGEpUExl93AI9GY81omJt4yzGeQO7A3vXzjDyyadqu8YIHooHktk7YS54KGEhu-ueGfkvUPYNLSrY6OOc2-GzbfpqKSip-8B860scQJvJ1qQuugYPKFHenvvnFi-0/s320/0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/42SKw66" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK8IbKH7DR6yB-DCKCdYi1MEi4zQa8vAb69HHSHccAWuLhi3tR5Z4dfYMaVAT8pY9fWvkCke2UMGrGsMn266lahNCv7yrafden-d79owz7q1aH_F6Mc4arumu2kZ_fccuvDCTqLpWDVIIH8x8U_BtMX9LKyOEorOkpFjbD840_f5i2cm7sjAfI6M-hCY/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>The two above were ones I flipped through, the one about Njuta I read. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, I read an old favorite, because I wanted to end the month on a high note.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uNxf1V" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJWsTwaWP2xgUtp-LCMA9y3-7qgB-i2aCsYtnhJZeWpWqQSQ5ghB0b6tTeVuu2uv0C_oXxvvdKNrKOdMnw1x6mXt2v8L1n9sGeh9sLhabVpdlIQLRiiFjU-f3hPiFZSDcNu9JHZ9n_Tk29j1WuR0qX9en4gSVY_QzkuwlMhwbb0rsRVRzbwSiV36H_6A/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I've read this series over and over again in the last twenty years; the last time I read them was in 2020, because the world sucked that year. This will forever go down as my very favorite series of books of all time, and you can read this for free right now with Kindle Unlimited! Sharon and Penny are two moms with kids on their way out the door, and they decide on a whim to go to Finland to meet Penny's aunt, her only living relative that she knows of. Nothing goes quite as planned, but they find themselves on a great adventure to find her Aunt Marketta and they have some life-changing moments along the way as they switch gears and leave Finland early to get back to London. This trip changes the trajectory of their lives once they return home again, and I love that the book ends with an epilogue set a few years later. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also love that the author has visited all of the places she uses in this series, and that she has been to each of these places with friends. That's the theme of each of the books: godly friendship. That will always be appealing to me! These books were written a while back, but I think they've been recently updated to include some more modern technology. I can't say that for sure; I'd have to check my paperback copies first, but I do know the cover is different than the one I have a physical copy of. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I can't believe I read ten books this month! I know this trend won't last, but it was a great month of reading. I'm excited to start my first book for March today; I downloaded it last night before I went to bed! What have you read and loved lately? I'd love to hear! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>P.s. This is my bonus blog post today, so my original scheduled post is right under this one if you want to keep reading. </div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-75117974569167589732024-02-29T00:00:00.001-06:002024-02-29T00:00:00.164-06:00Thankful Thursday <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOudeQl4vzaDNOUnN_gWvjW-x2NR8Cbn-BvyUZGs1RXVqhGqTzoWEKhR1AJDntqxiBQfL-TSEZGXk6PGH0Jfbgbt8QGpS089bDYIDbtwcFQr9apKWX1m6eCYaFoQK9C5XQv-s0dzyFSlr7mMm4XLn0wINcrw-HWkaezLG9R0OYInMJe7QxhyRZ9A0QCU/s400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOudeQl4vzaDNOUnN_gWvjW-x2NR8Cbn-BvyUZGs1RXVqhGqTzoWEKhR1AJDntqxiBQfL-TSEZGXk6PGH0Jfbgbt8QGpS089bDYIDbtwcFQr9apKWX1m6eCYaFoQK9C5XQv-s0dzyFSlr7mMm4XLn0wINcrw-HWkaezLG9R0OYInMJe7QxhyRZ9A0QCU/w400-h400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Thursday, friends! I hope you've had a good week. </p><p><br /></p><p>My week has been good, but it's been laden with sadness at the news of an old friend of our younger sons who passed away a few days ago. He was so young! Is death ever not tragic? I don't know the answer to that; I've been so burdened for the friend of mine whose son it was. I cannot even imagine the unfathomable pain she is in. Strange though this may sound, she was who I was thinking about as I wrote this post last night. I am so thankful for the gift of godly friends, and especially the ones who pray and stand in the gap for those who are hurting. I've been on the receiving end of that way too many times to count; the very least I can do is pass that on to someone in their own time of need. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most of us have experienced tremendous loss like this, even if not to this painful extent of losing a child. If you're anything like me, do you ever battle over what to say? Or think about whether or not you should reach out to them at all? I struggle with that all the time, and that has been the case this week. If I could extend some advice to you, it would be this: make the effort and reach out to someone that's hurting. Even if you don't know what to say to them, offer them the gift of your prayers, or a more tangible gift of food. If you're a believer and follower of Jesus, this is what the church (the family of God, not a building) does. </p><p><br /></p><p>A friend and I were talking about this at church Wednesday night. She had been battling the same thoughts of whether or not to reach out, and if so, what to say. I reached out to my friend yesterday morning, after I just could not get her off of my mind. I'd been having my quiet time at the kitchen table, and before I started reading the Bible for that day, I began with prayer; and before I even knew it, I was praying for their family. I've gone to bed for two days in a row with them on my mind, and I've woken up thinking about them. When I texted with her yesterday, all I said was that I was there for her if she needed someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. I offered to bring a meal or anything else she could think of, and she promised she would let me know if she needed anything. I suppose she won't do that, though, and I plan on reaching out to her again after some of the shock has faded. Then again, maybe the shock won't fade for a long time. I'm going to do my best to try to keep reaching out to her as time goes on. I know she has friends, but I want her to know that she has another one in me, even if it's been a while since I last saw her. </p><p><br /></p><p>All of this to say, I am thankful for friends and for the gift that prayer is to me, and to others. I never want to take that for granted! Life is hard, friends. Sometimes I shake my head over myself and the ridiculous things that I sometimes consider "problems". What I often think may be a problem really isn't at all, not in the grand scheme of life. I know we all go through things, and those do sometimes seem like a really big deal; but something like this always sheds a little perspective on the matter. I don't know how I could ever get through life if I didn't walk closely with Jesus! If you don't know Him like this and ever want to talk more to someone about Him or how to have a relationship with Him, don't hesitate to reach out to me. You can always comment here or email me at allboys@gmail.com..</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all. </p>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-82085634227714366212024-02-28T03:30:00.001-06:002024-02-28T03:30:00.132-06:00what's up Wednesday <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7ysUfECimTxRkGmgUq4DSuGFbqzOpPaXFWCRW-GX1AYxJ8qnPt-bTCVMyQIxk3PmXoEu7yMErmx6EgedLnNJweMZM-EYWs7dVXpsLkw-CnJURrF4prBLwa-2oGUNDxetd3xa8mYFsJa2O6jBACFXxTI0CZVYgENU9wFlhJlQcw9jxDIHB0iRSgT3m9s/s600/Whats-Up-Wednesday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="600" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7ysUfECimTxRkGmgUq4DSuGFbqzOpPaXFWCRW-GX1AYxJ8qnPt-bTCVMyQIxk3PmXoEu7yMErmx6EgedLnNJweMZM-EYWs7dVXpsLkw-CnJURrF4prBLwa-2oGUNDxetd3xa8mYFsJa2O6jBACFXxTI0CZVYgENU9wFlhJlQcw9jxDIHB0iRSgT3m9s/w400-h178/Whats-Up-Wednesday.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm joining in with <a href="https://sheaffertoldmeto.com/" target="_blank">Sheaffer</a> and <a href="https://mixandmatchmama.com/" target="_blank">Shay</a> for today's blog post. I'm going to jump right in! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">What I'm eating this week:</span></i></b> We ate leftovers on Sunday night, Monday night was sausage with onions and peppers, Tuesday night was quiche, and tonight we're having leftovers. I'll probably make something with the shredded beef again, maybe the same thing I made over the weekend that was a hit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvMplABMg8f9oD6TzpqGbVPOKj2p0RWz6YiE1aixSXPFTmvygMj5VcgjiVfj1KEriGYDKT1hLsLBJ77AJSCQrYoLgZtpQFtLZScRUB3x7Ng1LWO315aKTajL5d622UPdnjIn1ixLwtGTxl0CcejDCeZjfESQyJVGx3ttq8uhragyWgFV1END6-kqdt-0/s4080/PXL_20240223_232247090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvMplABMg8f9oD6TzpqGbVPOKj2p0RWz6YiE1aixSXPFTmvygMj5VcgjiVfj1KEriGYDKT1hLsLBJ77AJSCQrYoLgZtpQFtLZScRUB3x7Ng1LWO315aKTajL5d622UPdnjIn1ixLwtGTxl0CcejDCeZjfESQyJVGx3ttq8uhragyWgFV1END6-kqdt-0/w482-h640/PXL_20240223_232247090.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">What I'm reminiscing about:</span></i></b> Christmas, family time, days gone by, last summer...these are just a few I can think off the top of my head. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXn1wI6zZ85m4klphoB0nd7PkU3ZOXSxq_YYxIfoehkw34pjf38VbPFyUsKFbnJWbkmlHH3698KcdnBVsWaCTt4K-AYgyKPs7F3Z-jKcka6BVnLx3WpApwWWPD4hPhhfrTt-uLDdaf4oP9eE0JuzOr_jDC6FuAWdDws3ci-noO0qGPkXi5JtdEPFujnc/s816/FB_IMG_1703822141819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXn1wI6zZ85m4klphoB0nd7PkU3ZOXSxq_YYxIfoehkw34pjf38VbPFyUsKFbnJWbkmlHH3698KcdnBVsWaCTt4K-AYgyKPs7F3Z-jKcka6BVnLx3WpApwWWPD4hPhhfrTt-uLDdaf4oP9eE0JuzOr_jDC6FuAWdDws3ci-noO0qGPkXi5JtdEPFujnc/w382-h640/FB_IMG_1703822141819.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...like these days when one of them was sick, we all had to squeeze into the tiny doctor's office. Graham would have been in a chair next to me with Drew, Jonah, and Noah together on top, probably reading Where's Waldo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm loving:</i></b></span> Right now I am loving my Mondays at home, particularly this week. It was super warm outside in the sunshine, so I put on a bathing suit and coverup and sat outside in the direct sunlight reading my book for 45 minutes. I only wore sunscreen on my face, because I was trying to add some colors to my legs. 🤣 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGkM0vDFo6SCGHv5DMxH4jGAMOQ4alLPs37ycqKRR9gp37JE4fMiGApFhuAzvSv-wIE1KHjFoZ_yJQs5IUrk_pb84cA-nptlcVYZjbgBYfaae0t3hv5E137yKkvRI7L2ETbzSAyTbwRuHUXY1_hzyHaxbehi4p70MFNRuuBlrHkIHgFSdMd4qvAvYK4U/s4080/PXL_20240226_160454449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGkM0vDFo6SCGHv5DMxH4jGAMOQ4alLPs37ycqKRR9gp37JE4fMiGApFhuAzvSv-wIE1KHjFoZ_yJQs5IUrk_pb84cA-nptlcVYZjbgBYfaae0t3hv5E137yKkvRI7L2ETbzSAyTbwRuHUXY1_hzyHaxbehi4p70MFNRuuBlrHkIHgFSdMd4qvAvYK4U/w482-h640/PXL_20240226_160454449.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was out there in the best part of the day. Soon after this, the sun hid behind clouds and it cooled off quite a bit. The dogs enjoyed being out there with me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I've been up to:</i></b></span> Something new and exciting that I've been up to (and that I haven't yet shared) is that I've been corresponding with an author that I love recently. She offered (through social media) some free coaching on writing a book; she will be sharing insight about what has worked for her in the world of writing, routines, publishing, and following through with writing the book I've been dreaming about. She had us fill out a questionnaire for this that was a few pages long, and she received thousands of responses; I am so happy that I was one of the few that she picked! This author is Joanne Weaver, who authored one of my favorite books, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World. In order to be a part of this, she and I have been emailing back and forth getting to know one another. The coaching starts next week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm dreading:</i></b></span> I am dreading this summer, because my youngest son is making plans to move to Dallas. I'm happy for him, but sad for me because I won't see him very often. I have no idea if this will actually come to fruition, but I'm kind of thinking it will. He has a plan in motion as I write this. I'm also kind of dreading Todd's surgery coming up in March. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm working on:</i></b></span> I mentioned the coaching above, about writing a book, and that is what I'm working on. I have had one mulling around in my brain for the last couple of years, and on Monday I sat and made an outline to turn into Joanne. I may tweak it here and there, and nothing is concrete, but I put down a tentative plan. This is scary...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm excited about:</i></b></span> ...but I'm also excited about that process, scary though it may be. You may not know this about me, but I have dreamed of becoming an author all of my life. I've loved helping write the Bible studies I've co-written; I've loved writing articles for online publications; I love writing on this blog and don't see that changing, but I really, really want to write and publish a book. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyone can write and publish a book, by the way, but I want it to be something meaningful and that will also make an impact. Most of you know this about me now, that I don't take things like this lightly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm watching/reading:</i></b></span> I'm watching my favorite shows that I have on repeat, most of which you already know about. I've been reading a lot lately! Come back tomorrow when I share about the books I read this month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm listening to:</i></b></span> Lately I've been listening to a lot of eighties music. One of my favorite playlists right now is 80's Love Songs. It's so good and brings back so many memories! I'm also listening to a lot of 90's music right now, both the alternative that I loved as a teenage and the 90's country that reminds me of the days of dating my husband. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm wearing:</i></b></span> Currently I'm in leggings and a t-shirt, but I've been pulling out my spring clothes as of late! I'd love to start wearing dresses on warmer days, which is why I was trying to get a little color on my legs this week. I miss having a tan! 🤣</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>What I'm doing this weekend:</i></b></span> I feel certain that a dinner and Sam's date night will happen sometime this week or over the weekend, and I know I'll see Mom and Trish, but past that, I have no idea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">What I'm looking forward to next month:</span></i></b> March is the beginning of birthday season in our home! Jonah and Noah turn 21 on Sunday the tenth, Graham turns 25 the next day on the 11th, and Drew will be 24 on April 3rd. Additionally, our dads have birthdays this coming month! His will be 85 on the 26th and mine will be 93 on the 29th. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What have you been up to lately? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEPkWWoKvTgTo27TKeIuHZuqwwyoD8hhQLM49kDul5kmS8a-dWA3NAJMRSnhtkp1q2X57f78coA3htoo8wlHqZuqYkzNWV8aeHvuVLHViyLkVDYfF8XANJKhWG2QjfR7nXoMEFdzHAC7xhJmRJvkVSIQWaLUd0Iy851-wstjEJk0iJ0SWTRaLgINBnLQ/s640/What's%20Up%20Wednesday%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEPkWWoKvTgTo27TKeIuHZuqwwyoD8hhQLM49kDul5kmS8a-dWA3NAJMRSnhtkp1q2X57f78coA3htoo8wlHqZuqYkzNWV8aeHvuVLHViyLkVDYfF8XANJKhWG2QjfR7nXoMEFdzHAC7xhJmRJvkVSIQWaLUd0Iy851-wstjEJk0iJ0SWTRaLgINBnLQ/w606-h640/What's%20Up%20Wednesday%202.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-3104670999022040252024-02-27T03:30:00.002-06:002024-02-27T05:43:33.089-06:00Did you know? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpSHjXo5yOy0g-M8Mk79l7wS719xfDfdMNpySCnEwj9F1VqCpqivwYFmUi_yF8oyQv-HTCCah-hQ43thdOeFoVxpDJYYaRxItVpkkno4pC63dTjMV1w4vE5derhkeFjw6PLNbF44coFBCat0YE7nnnqH-rPQ2cctAGeLMRPqyHiex3JcMHspKaHT4u4E/s320/Tuesday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpSHjXo5yOy0g-M8Mk79l7wS719xfDfdMNpySCnEwj9F1VqCpqivwYFmUi_yF8oyQv-HTCCah-hQ43thdOeFoVxpDJYYaRxItVpkkno4pC63dTjMV1w4vE5derhkeFjw6PLNbF44coFBCat0YE7nnnqH-rPQ2cctAGeLMRPqyHiex3JcMHspKaHT4u4E/w400-h400/Tuesday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy Tuesday, friends! I had another post scheduled for today, but I wasn't really feeling it, so I called an audible and came up with this one instead. </p><p><br /></p><p>(Do you know what that phrase means? In the technical world, it's when someone makes a last minute, unexpected plan instead of following through with what was on the schedule or order of service. I'm a choir girl, what can I say? I've sung and worked through many "audible calling" in my life, and I bet you have too!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I keep a note of blog ideas on my phone, so this is where I pulled this idea from today. I think this was originally inspired by a book that I read, though I can't remember which one it was. Here are some interesting things I've learned lately that I thought you may like to know. Here goes!<br /><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Did you know that there are six people in the world who look like you? You have a 9% chance of meeting them someday.</li><li>Did you know that smiling is the ultimate anti-depressant? So is walking, for that matter! Walking for ten to thirty minutes each day is valuable to your physical, emotional, and mental health.</li><li>Did you know that it's good for you to sit in silence for ten minutes each day?</li><li>Did you know that tea bags are a great way to absorb odors?</li><li>Did you know that we should all be eating breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper? </li><li>Did you know that you don't have to win every argument? Agreeing to disagree is much better for your health. Learn the art of letting go!</li><li>Did you know that nobody is in charge of your happiness but you? Stop caring about the opinions of others! (I'm preaching to myself.)</li><li>Did you know that it's good to frame every so-called disaster with the words, "In five years, will this matter?"</li><li>Did you know that time heals everything? Grief is excluded in this, and that is a sign of love.</li><li>Did you know that the father determines height, but Mom determines the weight?</li><li>Did you know that right handed people tend to chew their food on the right side? I assume this is also true for lefties, and now that I'm writing this, I did chew my food on the left as I had dinner last night!</li><li>Did you know that you can survive for weeks without eating, but you'll only live for eleven days with no sleep.</li><li>Did you know that people who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don't?</li><li>Did you know that laziness and inactivity kills as many people as smoking?</li><li>Did you know that the human brain has the capacity to store five times the amount of information as Wikipedia?</li><li>Did you know that potato chips cause more weight gain than any other food? </li><li>Did you know that C.S. Lewis died on the same day as President John F. Kennedy?</li><li>Did you know that chewing gum after meals reduces heartburn?</li><li>Did you know that dogs can smell cancer, and that bees can detect bombs?</li><li>Did you know that the longest word you can type with just your left hand is sweaterdresses? </li><li>Did you know that there is a species of jellyfish that are immortal? </li><li>Did you know that falling coconuts kill more people than sharks?</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Did you know any of these things? These were just the ones I hadn't heard before. What other useless trivia do you have that I need to know? I love things like this! I hope you had fun reading this today and that you learned something new. Love to all! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/" target="_blank">Joanne</a> for this post today. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6g54Hdfhhfm5tM7KB-JJAB2crGeewQ_JS-EeUVpVsuWJpNUArYn6x0qAS1fuJcLPj4s1MrErzqVXimFqKTX1f0wLxhqLAmto0BqADiuaSrQl0SkPD5T5VGtgwwdV8iJRI9yeTCmo7P2aRrrasO2JZIJWgfzJlcSmYuD3prmCgRmhbetK-H-Ei6hYRP4/s400/talk%20about%20it%20Tuesdays%20with%20Joanne.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6g54Hdfhhfm5tM7KB-JJAB2crGeewQ_JS-EeUVpVsuWJpNUArYn6x0qAS1fuJcLPj4s1MrErzqVXimFqKTX1f0wLxhqLAmto0BqADiuaSrQl0SkPD5T5VGtgwwdV8iJRI9yeTCmo7P2aRrrasO2JZIJWgfzJlcSmYuD3prmCgRmhbetK-H-Ei6hYRP4/w640-h640/talk%20about%20it%20Tuesdays%20with%20Joanne.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p></p>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-84359045697426713302024-02-26T03:00:00.001-06:002024-02-26T03:00:00.182-06:00Hello Monday <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27jD50jfcFvqv-YZFmWfQNxURYp9Ead0XwkIg8BwSZBnvkrlDs5YcB6NzdwcUtX7JwhhKlHPIzG4DxAny3yn-0FWRljMEWs0DKwldM_4s7M6GmsP8IKuF3Ul3wP_B0WvH9Ro44ds_6p0BHSbmb6T2EcTHoTGbEKPxiaDtJHVjJqFcGvx-JXbjzidgGOI/s400/Monday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27jD50jfcFvqv-YZFmWfQNxURYp9Ead0XwkIg8BwSZBnvkrlDs5YcB6NzdwcUtX7JwhhKlHPIzG4DxAny3yn-0FWRljMEWs0DKwldM_4s7M6GmsP8IKuF3Ul3wP_B0WvH9Ro44ds_6p0BHSbmb6T2EcTHoTGbEKPxiaDtJHVjJqFcGvx-JXbjzidgGOI/w400-h400/Monday.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Monday, friends! I'm linking up with <a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a> and <a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" target="_blank">Sarah</a> for today's post. I hope you had a good weekend! Mine was really good, and once again a good balance of doing something fun, getting things done, and relaxing. Those are the best; throw in some warmer weather and beautiful sunshine, and it was even better! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love Friday mornings, because I have leisurely time at home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJtq7xvjBjAxFJFT5h5Jqe6FaqXY2aFGmtOMjAv8B-Hvx3jEfiluavKY8iOXn62LsNrWSn1kfmSkiz2EQtw_OZqvRAauZqJOcuY5gDTE4duUNG7-KfNLkP1pNzrH5VnbGIJyE9h-uXNFPtd3wQ9Ru_C4QFxFJPFU9UAt3L5SacYYNHP2OWXCmbFqEdxk/s4080/PXL_20240223_132539549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJtq7xvjBjAxFJFT5h5Jqe6FaqXY2aFGmtOMjAv8B-Hvx3jEfiluavKY8iOXn62LsNrWSn1kfmSkiz2EQtw_OZqvRAauZqJOcuY5gDTE4duUNG7-KfNLkP1pNzrH5VnbGIJyE9h-uXNFPtd3wQ9Ru_C4QFxFJPFU9UAt3L5SacYYNHP2OWXCmbFqEdxk/w482-h640/PXL_20240223_132539549.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I started reading in the book of Numbers on Friday, so I watched an additional video and read a few things about this fourth book in the Bible. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yOW6L2qwvcG2E3D5D73tYWoOTsat_CfXuQbvmPMD2faXNxcreVX9_vOYVnC0Y14D0tLN9kBDnXhnKoY22mqVGYitsaV7XGFayLJzZickIWSumlqtNYssz8NXu54eLPZ6GS25vTxPPMC1f1nwHE1L_4RleZfE_5PaqFW8qlAFB4AjTKBoKoe5v19pybY/s4080/PXL_20240223_143432982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yOW6L2qwvcG2E3D5D73tYWoOTsat_CfXuQbvmPMD2faXNxcreVX9_vOYVnC0Y14D0tLN9kBDnXhnKoY22mqVGYitsaV7XGFayLJzZickIWSumlqtNYssz8NXu54eLPZ6GS25vTxPPMC1f1nwHE1L_4RleZfE_5PaqFW8qlAFB4AjTKBoKoe5v19pybY/w482-h640/PXL_20240223_143432982.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I love how my Bible has a key verse for every book in the Bible; I loved this one out of Numbers. I have the She Reads Truth Bible; I've used this particular type of Bible exclusively for the last six years or so. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtaRGBTcfURbbykit5I3YoV2NGtIZ26g99Quz8ok_XiKxmKzhXYQKSv-WR5XApPhawJiq7Xe8rBxLvriWoI4HnVoNeFXnChSU5iiAJoItBpRBLzJYT1zlbyLwaUU2nYe3KizI-IxtT0WYmbBBFIHeV_cg8bzjqhg8qLx11piQPkz4D_nQlYpemxxe2qM/s4080/PXL_20240223_183823435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtaRGBTcfURbbykit5I3YoV2NGtIZ26g99Quz8ok_XiKxmKzhXYQKSv-WR5XApPhawJiq7Xe8rBxLvriWoI4HnVoNeFXnChSU5iiAJoItBpRBLzJYT1zlbyLwaUU2nYe3KizI-IxtT0WYmbBBFIHeV_cg8bzjqhg8qLx11piQPkz4D_nQlYpemxxe2qM/w482-h640/PXL_20240223_183823435.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Dad came over on Friday, and we had another great day together! I'm so thankful for this. We went to wash my car, fill up my gas tank again, then we had lunch at Subway. Have you had one of these sub sandwiches in a bowl like this one above? It was delicious! It's not on the menu, so you pick a sandwich and tell them you want that in a salad, then you pick your toppings. Mine was a turkey sub with cheese, so I picked a chopped lettuce and spinach blend, black olives, onions, pickles, cucumbers, oil and vinegar as the dressing, and salt and pepper. I devoured this! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Rj8F5ZAju7r04y03Ch_1YAbEC3HDVvGBz3L24U7eMXFZJ-gODcW8nHbTijPxIMDvXBQAcK3_BVYSKl28qQwZgNyk2zqx99UL-R2jShvY2KsWTUdd3sLk9yfHa8qN3t5RTiROo3VWPPselUmgs2P54gGpQS0pHQvtNXvXtOddBfiQZPhwkh0Odl0s0H4/s4080/PXL_20240223_232247090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Rj8F5ZAju7r04y03Ch_1YAbEC3HDVvGBz3L24U7eMXFZJ-gODcW8nHbTijPxIMDvXBQAcK3_BVYSKl28qQwZgNyk2zqx99UL-R2jShvY2KsWTUdd3sLk9yfHa8qN3t5RTiROo3VWPPselUmgs2P54gGpQS0pHQvtNXvXtOddBfiQZPhwkh0Odl0s0H4/w482-h640/PXL_20240223_232247090.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found myself at home alone Friday night, so I made this shredded beef sauteed with onions and peppers. It was delicious! All I did was sauté the shredded beef in olive oil and soy sauce, then I added in the veggies. Noah ate this as well when he got home from work and loved it as much as I did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3PNX5k2r5MmRRG97b0nas4tPW1zWI_PliuBEQOTK5pNrakEJ8NynPf57mqyeX9MObf8bzbniO4-pSHPMj4YlZN68BnfawEPMwUZrBYqmbjop2GatvtMbwRINvwwzQyHnSoxYVaAfmNYpZ8uptOK9KxvuL-qQTMKur5CHTpL2wXK7R_eksQWvCTjyD1c/s4080/PXL_20240224_164408387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3PNX5k2r5MmRRG97b0nas4tPW1zWI_PliuBEQOTK5pNrakEJ8NynPf57mqyeX9MObf8bzbniO4-pSHPMj4YlZN68BnfawEPMwUZrBYqmbjop2GatvtMbwRINvwwzQyHnSoxYVaAfmNYpZ8uptOK9KxvuL-qQTMKur5CHTpL2wXK7R_eksQWvCTjyD1c/w482-h640/PXL_20240224_164408387.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Saturday morning found me dressed like this for another outing with Mom and Trish. We started at a beauty supply place, where I bought some Ouidad curl refresher spray for my hair, then we had chips and dips for lunch at our usual Mexican place, and then we went to my favorite home decor store, John Mark's. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0rA-iFmiL6k6WCTMQjLTdIAsieQ12_b8Gr9HJ6Mwudv8uusexpuNhBjkMD5PMMsANDge8ZuTi6EIIhpqyDomENGzdLkazYaVQxqIrr6hHrUnjfjzbJMXuVVUDxBf9FJ1imre7abflIIL1eVVN8ZBrM3B6qaudUQBlXMKzYx5lCqVS1JHm7FJzbwcFBQ/s4080/PXL_20240224_180937202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0rA-iFmiL6k6WCTMQjLTdIAsieQ12_b8Gr9HJ6Mwudv8uusexpuNhBjkMD5PMMsANDge8ZuTi6EIIhpqyDomENGzdLkazYaVQxqIrr6hHrUnjfjzbJMXuVVUDxBf9FJ1imre7abflIIL1eVVN8ZBrM3B6qaudUQBlXMKzYx5lCqVS1JHm7FJzbwcFBQ/w482-h640/PXL_20240224_180937202.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended our day together by going to this new and amazing Goodwill bookstore. I loved browsing through all the books and managed to find one to buy for myself. Trish racked up on some great deals on records! I'm so glad we finally remembered to stop by here. That was pretty much my weekend! I was home alone again on Saturday night, so I read for a while and then watched a movie. This was cute! I like both of these actors; one was from Chesapeake Shores, and the other is from Virgin River. (This movie is a Hallmark movie.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctosRgE0L5u8rGEKzJwlPwoA4UAFjD19SZkSTrFZMYidyRCph8gbALbof7b9sagW0LG1wlnjtlMbkdx2ctOyf0Tnz6wb7Qi8ug4USkHsjSzX5vAC4Oxcpt2pL7SCxtb4ll0qB35JOtwr2kb3R8iHzLjAvJwdbz7Ypmi5RWJkbywNBbF_BtACJRGQqIL0/s1255/Screenshot_20240224-171647.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="927" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctosRgE0L5u8rGEKzJwlPwoA4UAFjD19SZkSTrFZMYidyRCph8gbALbof7b9sagW0LG1wlnjtlMbkdx2ctOyf0Tnz6wb7Qi8ug4USkHsjSzX5vAC4Oxcpt2pL7SCxtb4ll0qB35JOtwr2kb3R8iHzLjAvJwdbz7Ypmi5RWJkbywNBbF_BtACJRGQqIL0/w472-h640/Screenshot_20240224-171647.png" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What did you do this weekend? Whatever it was, I hope you enjoyed the time that you had! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXyWapkR_996ETKSXlSEVOJZ0tmReMmQCmnmIQeBJ5fe5BRU3pK-Cx2DgT2aka-SKcLmotyFvpmkANHyUa8ySMh2s3xDx42R7ugkmVsecvaYQRclsZvp-Uczz1z8L4DNoond1lYNpGYwB6KcIGMm2RI-iZIDtqnLdmzY02xZUd6miX7P32QCuqpCC4oY/s597/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="597" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXyWapkR_996ETKSXlSEVOJZ0tmReMmQCmnmIQeBJ5fe5BRU3pK-Cx2DgT2aka-SKcLmotyFvpmkANHyUa8ySMh2s3xDx42R7ugkmVsecvaYQRclsZvp-Uczz1z8L4DNoond1lYNpGYwB6KcIGMm2RI-iZIDtqnLdmzY02xZUd6miX7P32QCuqpCC4oY/w640-h366/Hello%20Monday!%202024.png" width="640" /></a></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-8510695733074198812024-02-24T00:00:00.003-06:002024-02-24T00:00:00.172-06:00February Share 4 Somethings<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNUCUb2R3BYHKyoWu8QxCO5Opl_s04FhNZw0sGlpXVkgpWxu5-JdW3mxrxsG-fqYKk0DOoCaia784F_Z2sVspsgTCtmrvq98hnAqRXt_ViUoYL8aBPzV-_-kWH6chr3gf-KZxcDh97yrVs8WhMLWcIPWoKYMrtNjIJnxlLSdB95dpV6uUafduK4n9suE/s1080/Share%204%20Somethings%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNUCUb2R3BYHKyoWu8QxCO5Opl_s04FhNZw0sGlpXVkgpWxu5-JdW3mxrxsG-fqYKk0DOoCaia784F_Z2sVspsgTCtmrvq98hnAqRXt_ViUoYL8aBPzV-_-kWH6chr3gf-KZxcDh97yrVs8WhMLWcIPWoKYMrtNjIJnxlLSdB95dpV6uUafduK4n9suE/w400-h400/Share%204%20Somethings%202024.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Saturday, friends and welcome to this month's Share 4 Somethings, where we talk about some things we <b><i>loved</i></b> or <b><i>disliked</i></b>, <b><i>accomplished</i></b>, <b><i>improved upon</i></b> or <b><i>something that needs improvement</i></b>, and <b><i>noticed</i></b> this month. I'm so glad you're here! </p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Loved</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I have loved the warmer days of February! Why do these feel so different (better) than the ones in January that feel gross? Is it perspective? Psychological? As in, we're getting closer to spring, so it's more acceptable? Please enlighten me. I've loved that the sun is setting a little later each day, that the wind blowing feels like a balm when I walk outside, and that spring is coming! Who am I??? I used to not love spring, but it's become dear to me. The new life growing in the earth and on the trees reminds me of the new life that we have in Jesus! It feels fresh, which you know I love. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqeSdcKkPR3E0E-CzfhnthyUukkeooj200Lb7qVgIHh8f26boWXRuBq2TZ_I8AhhDKR7AwVnt3kj0_a2qJZDR1LfV0pplF-msiLAzXJWQuQlng5CUG17n7d4qsTbuoWsK_ctQcm-8bSAagWZz-o7OgJ4e6cYwpR6JO09ECOVWOyT2fdZ59iGlLqbuEn8/s4080/PXL_20240219_233927599.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqeSdcKkPR3E0E-CzfhnthyUukkeooj200Lb7qVgIHh8f26boWXRuBq2TZ_I8AhhDKR7AwVnt3kj0_a2qJZDR1LfV0pplF-msiLAzXJWQuQlng5CUG17n7d4qsTbuoWsK_ctQcm-8bSAagWZz-o7OgJ4e6cYwpR6JO09ECOVWOyT2fdZ59iGlLqbuEn8/w482-h640/PXL_20240219_233927599.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQiPN_dUW6qeawvDMT47ruAMZ6NRdhcdzAGRblt1ve7fYQdoZPIuAk_2AejYoUchCl0X7B0d6kZDM1HSPkd2cGnEIVGhZh5MhJDoVI3SvhEcFWePkxmF9sMxX4b6hmH5lsX2Wum5NAlaijjwvlinZjgdcRJKgExdXV9hkul1kiNawW7Tf2OwAEwG2SHs/s4080/PXL_20240214_205817044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQiPN_dUW6qeawvDMT47ruAMZ6NRdhcdzAGRblt1ve7fYQdoZPIuAk_2AejYoUchCl0X7B0d6kZDM1HSPkd2cGnEIVGhZh5MhJDoVI3SvhEcFWePkxmF9sMxX4b6hmH5lsX2Wum5NAlaijjwvlinZjgdcRJKgExdXV9hkul1kiNawW7Tf2OwAEwG2SHs/w482-h640/PXL_20240214_205817044.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JmRXDsTUSCXe2MOyRjLsYBsK9oR9Plzyfm9oo9wP1OyjEOYyjpZsDz-Qgr4TClsiPwq3EkkK9oODpzV0lmVfoM5DPCoWOJL2lofcmbD9kzaCQ3lI7b5TDa_CsOIXWReJJ4F0nozES3Dvb6ShoEFHGcJ10T46NC39Xi8xFEMyQoz7LJirxzzzBMKXWyE/s4080/PXL_20240201_124856772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JmRXDsTUSCXe2MOyRjLsYBsK9oR9Plzyfm9oo9wP1OyjEOYyjpZsDz-Qgr4TClsiPwq3EkkK9oODpzV0lmVfoM5DPCoWOJL2lofcmbD9kzaCQ3lI7b5TDa_CsOIXWReJJ4F0nozES3Dvb6ShoEFHGcJ10T46NC39Xi8xFEMyQoz7LJirxzzzBMKXWyE/w482-h640/PXL_20240201_124856772.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Accomplished</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't really think I accomplished anything great, but the more that time goes on, the better I get with working outside of home. I'm coming into routines at work, and I love the way that feels. I have certain days that I do for certain things; for instance, Thursdays are all about the finances and catching up on purchase orders, spreadsheet details, balancing, reconciling, and anything else that needs to get done each week. (In case you don't already know, I took over as the bookstore manager in the bookstore that my church has inside of it, Cornerstone Bookstore and Cafe. And by manager, I mean one and only employee.) </p><p><br /></p><p>Inside of our home, I accomplished a lot in that it stays marginally clean and picked up, and that it's not falling apart at the seams. 🤣 Oh! And I washed our sheets yesterday. That's something! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Eh7SINZ03fP6jDGlvYk73r4488Ow6vyblyy4Y9jk0yclvOzvF5P7zqyabCzd5e_T0fwlZN5GgKINPEYg5_Bp6gzRVqrZX-_xjsy4Ls4eB69tTu0UMAQH9JxXCcOENtOVDpgFNUuqwQUVdeESqn800U17CUj7LDygLleQwDvYIUlQ7TC1J86JZDGdNUM/s4080/PXL_20240221_122040845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Eh7SINZ03fP6jDGlvYk73r4488Ow6vyblyy4Y9jk0yclvOzvF5P7zqyabCzd5e_T0fwlZN5GgKINPEYg5_Bp6gzRVqrZX-_xjsy4Ls4eB69tTu0UMAQH9JxXCcOENtOVDpgFNUuqwQUVdeESqn800U17CUj7LDygLleQwDvYIUlQ7TC1J86JZDGdNUM/w482-h640/PXL_20240221_122040845.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK4gw4LAIj0nOMsb8rGAgpNuvn3rXQexx4QRdNTb64W_9L2cli-fUFyewrOBKDOMMhf9BxPR_ocwbLgsgsGOPw0aU7uycWPZwoBW50hcuwCDo6gdEq0oJYz-aO9m4lS0AeAq_dsHg-DBw-iKMJ8U0mzHeVGOE4u46bLdC__RzlDAODJryllH5p2lBUuk/s4080/PXL_20240206_192738451~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK4gw4LAIj0nOMsb8rGAgpNuvn3rXQexx4QRdNTb64W_9L2cli-fUFyewrOBKDOMMhf9BxPR_ocwbLgsgsGOPw0aU7uycWPZwoBW50hcuwCDo6gdEq0oJYz-aO9m4lS0AeAq_dsHg-DBw-iKMJ8U0mzHeVGOE4u46bLdC__RzlDAODJryllH5p2lBUuk/w482-h640/PXL_20240206_192738451~2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21MRklEBuShqUO_Sb4eFHQ9a3L3e-4rpLx2INp-IR99iKUY8PEOyeescE6VR1-W0L7rLkOrpIQwfPtXa-8Lg9mKQ6FJCL4MPhMC8a3qMloYyCP72pJm6x4XWel_XbQrnM8gkx-PsHJ0MN6ArQ4uyOOZKnzABM_hUuCUDmJJTHremNEhahhKfJF3yrxnc/s4080/PXL_20240202_192142657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21MRklEBuShqUO_Sb4eFHQ9a3L3e-4rpLx2INp-IR99iKUY8PEOyeescE6VR1-W0L7rLkOrpIQwfPtXa-8Lg9mKQ6FJCL4MPhMC8a3qMloYyCP72pJm6x4XWel_XbQrnM8gkx-PsHJ0MN6ArQ4uyOOZKnzABM_hUuCUDmJJTHremNEhahhKfJF3yrxnc/w482-h640/PXL_20240202_192142657.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2O_rIihX-qIJJ-U9Jo2VfXtoeEk4e2qeeVpTQFjFbpILcXH8kggi3hDPlQhR-3p6a9DMefjsRj6No-jrjRAO8eUXvozfbiCwswZvKnQjbyvOAdnsUDxtQTQokfJuDIcGgoHo6fwxxrfQoCYUD0ozlLUwl8-DkJvC1r5jJh23mXJ1jq1uzcM7yM9ABp0/s4080/PXL_20240202_184720265.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2O_rIihX-qIJJ-U9Jo2VfXtoeEk4e2qeeVpTQFjFbpILcXH8kggi3hDPlQhR-3p6a9DMefjsRj6No-jrjRAO8eUXvozfbiCwswZvKnQjbyvOAdnsUDxtQTQokfJuDIcGgoHo6fwxxrfQoCYUD0ozlLUwl8-DkJvC1r5jJh23mXJ1jq1uzcM7yM9ABp0/w482-h640/PXL_20240202_184720265.MP~2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtio950YdhWNlkZ4KRHvYflNHm0EPvoGWC6dGiucRBfa0yevzue_P-HIK2fVAMrB7yjToE_OVs9ixvyEpYnY99DlpE5ExtmgwzNtcjl6whxv1HIb9oL-lDvuVo9eR9TzJVdbD6UjCOuYbvkQu7Ivtz0fh2b-TDPuZDCAk1VM0SN8fyIBL1A78oorNIJsk/s4080/PXL_20240202_183709075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtio950YdhWNlkZ4KRHvYflNHm0EPvoGWC6dGiucRBfa0yevzue_P-HIK2fVAMrB7yjToE_OVs9ixvyEpYnY99DlpE5ExtmgwzNtcjl6whxv1HIb9oL-lDvuVo9eR9TzJVdbD6UjCOuYbvkQu7Ivtz0fh2b-TDPuZDCAk1VM0SN8fyIBL1A78oorNIJsk/w482-h640/PXL_20240202_183709075.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Improved upon</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I've improved upon my eating this week. In case you missed it this week, after seeing a few pounds I'd lost slowly creep back on, something snapped me out of my trance and I've become disciplined again. I even did well with the church feeding us lunch yesterday! My favorite local restaurant catered a meal for us: it was salad, smoked pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes, green beans with onions, rolls, and dessert. I only ate the salad, the meat, and the green beans, and I was proud of myself. I had zero regrets afterward, which was nice, and I felt really full, though I didn't eat that much. It's funny how fast things change when you get back on track. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e3sA7dnQWbrsKl6cTVmQT2Bq_CNtMKcNFXKijaM1egdbv0fQLnQfu4l2q75pftRwPx2GHMeLspCnJGhEOtEA4t1FMG8-QdJBIV4giBDYooP3CwTn4HAACnMFl8Cezrt0S7rHLjEdrnwuGKqGdRcuF5PLddh23NTx7EHbIy67nCQ2c-B6brvLwAOe7lc/s4080/PXL_20240221_224828826.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e3sA7dnQWbrsKl6cTVmQT2Bq_CNtMKcNFXKijaM1egdbv0fQLnQfu4l2q75pftRwPx2GHMeLspCnJGhEOtEA4t1FMG8-QdJBIV4giBDYooP3CwTn4HAACnMFl8Cezrt0S7rHLjEdrnwuGKqGdRcuF5PLddh23NTx7EHbIy67nCQ2c-B6brvLwAOe7lc/w482-h640/PXL_20240221_224828826.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUuzm_WxrDAJutMtzxlnAPM_fAPcloAfCHH0cy4NcegrQ9MngmZIvdxcN_q0OU7aGCxgNgoADN-LXdgp09tTBr41pa3Opawn9B28SrmXdiXmPGNdZgxeIALb3nN_xAZmunSYU599wFKyqNEVoKMXyRSPacbV3asOvB7kQkSHrIyHbbBL5WsInIt2vYno/s1008/Screenshot_20240220-163125.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1008" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUuzm_WxrDAJutMtzxlnAPM_fAPcloAfCHH0cy4NcegrQ9MngmZIvdxcN_q0OU7aGCxgNgoADN-LXdgp09tTBr41pa3Opawn9B28SrmXdiXmPGNdZgxeIALb3nN_xAZmunSYU599wFKyqNEVoKMXyRSPacbV3asOvB7kQkSHrIyHbbBL5WsInIt2vYno/w640-h424/Screenshot_20240220-163125.png" width="640" /></a></div>I have not made this salad above, but doesn't it look scrumptious?! That shrimp on top makes my mouth water just by looking at this picture. My friend Christy does the Optavia diet/coaching/whatever the correct terminology is, and she shared this picture this week. I saved it so that I can try it one night for our dinner. <p><br /></p><p><b><i>Noticed</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I have noticed that the buttercups here are popping up all over the place! I love seeing those grow at this time of year, it's a sure sign that spring is coming. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC0F42vIUscQq-rgTdRAPR0qEHTlXCsm6Nz8JisZD4ORUu6GTYaBMuE-vLUngF7e_dtdyJyZXN3XWuArujdpSTLHEJyy6XJP7GXEBcfTF6MC5v1xjgyqRdyEpF33VijieXclcMl5GdRcNxSPmJtEkTVYcy-sBYVQcRBhqNPtk8eysf6_u3Xxzf3NXNBY/s2048/0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC0F42vIUscQq-rgTdRAPR0qEHTlXCsm6Nz8JisZD4ORUu6GTYaBMuE-vLUngF7e_dtdyJyZXN3XWuArujdpSTLHEJyy6XJP7GXEBcfTF6MC5v1xjgyqRdyEpF33VijieXclcMl5GdRcNxSPmJtEkTVYcy-sBYVQcRBhqNPtk8eysf6_u3Xxzf3NXNBY/w480-h640/0.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>My friend shared this on her Facebook page this week. Aren't these lovely? </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm so glad you linked up with me today! Thanks for doing that each month! I always love reading your posts and hope that you take the time to read and comment on some of the others. The more you read and comment, the more that happens on your own blog. Thanks for reading today, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p><p>P.s. I'll keep the link open until March 3rd, so you have plenty of time to join us! </p>
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-41903252408166981202024-02-23T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-23T02:00:00.137-06:00Friday Favorites, 2.23.2024.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84ADDztAwTFJ1wphUKZHVZ_6jAPw92WH86xMjA2l1psYJ82SvGS_DEHWCl1X3smdpwiSuKV4BTzWG1Dxi6YSP4BpBOob79Tvx7KOkgOujoVNTRkS9tSdrvLz1v9pZosWmSEKs2OZcD0Rlrj1UDuFVWHeWxqNnZcuV0IwAQy-FTJXFr2txDlOdO70zbvg/s400/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84ADDztAwTFJ1wphUKZHVZ_6jAPw92WH86xMjA2l1psYJ82SvGS_DEHWCl1X3smdpwiSuKV4BTzWG1Dxi6YSP4BpBOob79Tvx7KOkgOujoVNTRkS9tSdrvLz1v9pZosWmSEKs2OZcD0Rlrj1UDuFVWHeWxqNnZcuV0IwAQy-FTJXFr2txDlOdO70zbvg/w400-h400/Favorite%20Things%20on%20Friday!.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Friday, friends! I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a> and <a href="https://alittlebitofeverythingblog.com/" target="_blank">Erika</a> for today's favorite blog post of the week. How was your week? Mine was really good, and I hope you can say the same! I definitely have some favorites from this week, so here goes...</p><p><br /></p><p>Having Dad back in our home last week was a favorite! I'm looking forward to seeing him today as well. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK3X88S-cwzs3f7YG9K8RsHwQKhgLqgZrXrE2yI3E1kuwW52p_zyYmm-Qnc79TqEnjVgKxI-mSrLrILolP3T45HWWviUJuNsKLzbiX_0KqXD08eu1xeyOwBcMUd7A3Jvv4AgsoQA6zslXPItUpM_fYHcSqoU3Wi2zakmCAqZ_4hTOINkeMpZHR3GAzpg/s882/Screenshot_20240216-123435.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="879" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK3X88S-cwzs3f7YG9K8RsHwQKhgLqgZrXrE2yI3E1kuwW52p_zyYmm-Qnc79TqEnjVgKxI-mSrLrILolP3T45HWWviUJuNsKLzbiX_0KqXD08eu1xeyOwBcMUd7A3Jvv4AgsoQA6zslXPItUpM_fYHcSqoU3Wi2zakmCAqZ_4hTOINkeMpZHR3GAzpg/w638-h640/Screenshot_20240216-123435.png" width="638" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>On the days when I know I'm not going anywhere at night, my favorite thing to do is to take a late afternoon/early evening shower and let my hair air dry all the way. I went from this to that in the two pictures below...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAZRaZrfR8OE84Ad_3h3R8gWdlk7Nrj4e-eD8xU-3yRVO9WMr566rk_oidDUxA4Coe4JP04DbJsjJQuwbMZP_LyNdkMeyKYoH91Jl0wxDOJxcUEupXTQwlDJ_gyUo7m3spVtcJxU829xkMY4xUCf2jecpwdSBvnc__O71Hw1-5yDbT1Zlhzkpm1sYTpU/s4080/PXL_20240216_212558050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAZRaZrfR8OE84Ad_3h3R8gWdlk7Nrj4e-eD8xU-3yRVO9WMr566rk_oidDUxA4Coe4JP04DbJsjJQuwbMZP_LyNdkMeyKYoH91Jl0wxDOJxcUEupXTQwlDJ_gyUo7m3spVtcJxU829xkMY4xUCf2jecpwdSBvnc__O71Hw1-5yDbT1Zlhzkpm1sYTpU/w482-h640/PXL_20240216_212558050.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySokaqPVd0BLeScukQatEwIQS1u4xr3UbOPL14zdoNor9zlE5D94InSnifOPs6C8zFgEmlBIJn2tm8DbS5FY5u9RYLvbN7lcXabsV5bR4udiXcl0V9dG10GMlrG5ITSEYmq4IMFzlzQWsnHRwI2busVKnUSAlnlKj3P7CnFKxLKINVnn4cerJaODjZmc/s3648/PXL_20240217_002254894.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySokaqPVd0BLeScukQatEwIQS1u4xr3UbOPL14zdoNor9zlE5D94InSnifOPs6C8zFgEmlBIJn2tm8DbS5FY5u9RYLvbN7lcXabsV5bR4udiXcl0V9dG10GMlrG5ITSEYmq4IMFzlzQWsnHRwI2busVKnUSAlnlKj3P7CnFKxLKINVnn4cerJaODjZmc/w480-h640/PXL_20240217_002254894.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I took those and sent them to Todd, because my hair had grown exponentially larger as the day went on Friday. I think that was the day it rained, which explains why.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>New journals are my favorite! This one came from Marshall's last week.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCdsc0fxnZXEtPJDW9z9L4eZdhlcVUoL5xX1x2Ep0PMyk5jAJx8ljBxeriqhCqIN8fHgkp5UOf3AcTH-ZZRNrowp9Divud790aZDWEBft0zgTpf6HE8iAAvx0Y1UvKXRanojHkLL7v7_HrwPbcuik_keuKk3oUF4ygyp2svYUkXXlyuBOI6YWeZCu__g/s4080/PXL_20240217_213340246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCdsc0fxnZXEtPJDW9z9L4eZdhlcVUoL5xX1x2Ep0PMyk5jAJx8ljBxeriqhCqIN8fHgkp5UOf3AcTH-ZZRNrowp9Divud790aZDWEBft0zgTpf6HE8iAAvx0Y1UvKXRanojHkLL7v7_HrwPbcuik_keuKk3oUF4ygyp2svYUkXXlyuBOI6YWeZCu__g/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_213340246.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://amzn.to/3OS899c" target="_blank">These towel bars</a> are my new favorite thing in our kitchen! (Click those lighter words to be taken to a separate Amazon link. <a href="https://myashesforbeauty.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer</a>, this is with you in mind!) <div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBdHRG-1XRRCXVNvmtqk-JeJrWq5ZgQ8Icv8oPJK5r0Plv6Y5Jaa2nDeq_7jnv7akg5xJDGt0EPrn6eO6-POKUrPrrx-Ee1rPcNJn2sEYH_yyRbljYmANVeABo30QHpsGqB9BM_i3PUJjDjhyphenhyphenCUsSo1roIgu6FG_4oIwkzE-P0Tltt7Kwq26PbeXDIa8/s4080/PXL_20240217_195047506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBdHRG-1XRRCXVNvmtqk-JeJrWq5ZgQ8Icv8oPJK5r0Plv6Y5Jaa2nDeq_7jnv7akg5xJDGt0EPrn6eO6-POKUrPrrx-Ee1rPcNJn2sEYH_yyRbljYmANVeABo30QHpsGqB9BM_i3PUJjDjhyphenhyphenCUsSo1roIgu6FG_4oIwkzE-P0Tltt7Kwq26PbeXDIa8/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_195047506.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgw5HPsyi9oNzlkVLxN5jWm4GasC8CrM5PsnJQ5MMXcEyCSjnDgfuMJ5bIOJmPXYpWySCuiBVvJpbaD054FppHtHzA_qv449akcFE6Tj7N6cBlBx-WPnG8fV5-cKI6049cY3PnG-frUDwzpEwAUENWKIr6iDtgEKOWqW_uNQClBUwBUwy_tO593pLMOg/s4080/PXL_20240217_195105233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgw5HPsyi9oNzlkVLxN5jWm4GasC8CrM5PsnJQ5MMXcEyCSjnDgfuMJ5bIOJmPXYpWySCuiBVvJpbaD054FppHtHzA_qv449akcFE6Tj7N6cBlBx-WPnG8fV5-cKI6049cY3PnG-frUDwzpEwAUENWKIr6iDtgEKOWqW_uNQClBUwBUwy_tO593pLMOg/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_195105233.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Making lists will always be a favorite thing to do! I listened to a podcast episode to give us some ideas for an upcoming girls trip to Nashville.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZHkjFTDcecqYVUZyKdVn7EltVHbOTaEeZS-Pb-1XZwZeKxDIrN32F-hHWpBgfLJUHxihdhVW6uFyoDt-6yOZvw-FemrHp8XEPyqSEYpceIWhdf5rVXVp5CaAhvCAzpmnyykIf0vIcUKSaQcthg7cN3IVbNQcz75cUx_eFuZZ0yKx6hp_CXFK8aKxEjY/s4080/PXL_20240219_144155966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZHkjFTDcecqYVUZyKdVn7EltVHbOTaEeZS-Pb-1XZwZeKxDIrN32F-hHWpBgfLJUHxihdhVW6uFyoDt-6yOZvw-FemrHp8XEPyqSEYpceIWhdf5rVXVp5CaAhvCAzpmnyykIf0vIcUKSaQcthg7cN3IVbNQcz75cUx_eFuZZ0yKx6hp_CXFK8aKxEjY/w482-h640/PXL_20240219_144155966.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This was a favorite thing that I saw online this week. My sister's sister-in-law shared this one day, and it resonated with me. Nobody is perfect! Find your people who can look past all of your flaws and mess-ups, and keep them close. If people can't see that in you, let it go and move right on along. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zLtuexczsxR-nUMQXPfVS-yn8MMZaUSEgcNXMp8OOSD0FMcDDVXU6t_23aqpr_utJ-ZGf70Kz6ND09ChJb04pB-3jaMj6Zb0To3mRwvgUl1OuKvz_MlECIhceA_RYOCiGF7lIqJ89d68V8OLKz2Xl7Ak4tIHo0ievJeMlWlnXt2dnoiZ9ndAVR1Vjjs/s980/Screenshot_20240219-090836.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="980" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zLtuexczsxR-nUMQXPfVS-yn8MMZaUSEgcNXMp8OOSD0FMcDDVXU6t_23aqpr_utJ-ZGf70Kz6ND09ChJb04pB-3jaMj6Zb0To3mRwvgUl1OuKvz_MlECIhceA_RYOCiGF7lIqJ89d68V8OLKz2Xl7Ak4tIHo0ievJeMlWlnXt2dnoiZ9ndAVR1Vjjs/w400-h309/Screenshot_20240219-090836.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Todd was craving Mexican food on Sunday, but I wasn't in the mood to go anywhere that night, so we went on Monday night instead and ate some of our favorite Mexican food. It was chilly, but it wasn't too bad; the delicious food made it worthwhile. We'd been talking about this place with Alex when he came down on Sunday night, and our mouths were watering the more we talked about the food! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAAYd76xFK3Ci1mbWsln-DDvtTpVqfqVi1DPo5Zl3q1CcbGysJ47YPYCBtph4paQg1BEFmbU4ylnsJRWNErL0jnVPT0BrbXvU788Nt62tv4q20lZQjUxjo-EsmJZST_ibAkMdTfZ12fXdzB0Kd2iLSbRiH0ke26wtzLWqAwjUZKeAW5t6Th1Cwr2C_qA/s4080/PXL_20240219_233927599.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAAYd76xFK3Ci1mbWsln-DDvtTpVqfqVi1DPo5Zl3q1CcbGysJ47YPYCBtph4paQg1BEFmbU4ylnsJRWNErL0jnVPT0BrbXvU788Nt62tv4q20lZQjUxjo-EsmJZST_ibAkMdTfZ12fXdzB0Kd2iLSbRiH0ke26wtzLWqAwjUZKeAW5t6Th1Cwr2C_qA/w482-h640/PXL_20240219_233927599.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Berries have been my favorite snack this week! Strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries has been my dessert of choice this week, if I haven't had evening coffee.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq1Ee4E2CNikvYA2ZuAt62h4yohu2YS6esi8x369UTI4Ek1kUb-qYa7-feW19AjH4hS_1nUuoy_7jNjCpZzypv_lM3vkXFZShLxlwOJ9HKCQRInNfrgukT7VT629hMYEjOwiKcJmNejJ3Dop6OgfoTEO86MYUuaO3RnAhSZuZfX21DYBFvbNq2rSJHNg/s4080/PXL_20240220_220617191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq1Ee4E2CNikvYA2ZuAt62h4yohu2YS6esi8x369UTI4Ek1kUb-qYa7-feW19AjH4hS_1nUuoy_7jNjCpZzypv_lM3vkXFZShLxlwOJ9HKCQRInNfrgukT7VT629hMYEjOwiKcJmNejJ3Dop6OgfoTEO86MYUuaO3RnAhSZuZfX21DYBFvbNq2rSJHNg/w482-h640/PXL_20240220_220617191.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This dinner is always a favorite! Bratwursts, and air-fried veggies tossed in olive oil and soy sauce (and salt, apparently). I did toss it around after I sprinkled some salt on it, but I got the ones on top, and it was so full so mine didn't cook all the way. I needed some added flavor! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplqqH-snHMrDqtzL95iyBk3h4a0cJLdralrLLXxYCMQJ4al2E3qYV0czXlk_zEWE7GUOWZv9hdpbXvyFJrJUgbX0RGJgmBCOCNSh8yjAMUoZNMiY-sP_4tEZKpqUfrckb7mTV9FwbYFgUCChwB9Hgap5gAPiG90JVyreJbnJ8ily9MqL6MIFaKAr5uuk/s4080/PXL_20240220_225704816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplqqH-snHMrDqtzL95iyBk3h4a0cJLdralrLLXxYCMQJ4al2E3qYV0czXlk_zEWE7GUOWZv9hdpbXvyFJrJUgbX0RGJgmBCOCNSh8yjAMUoZNMiY-sP_4tEZKpqUfrckb7mTV9FwbYFgUCChwB9Hgap5gAPiG90JVyreJbnJ8ily9MqL6MIFaKAr5uuk/w482-h640/PXL_20240220_225704816.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Speaking of Alex...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETpirTQ9d70PvufNAN0odv4R8xmHMYyhVUoqcpYcd28oo3bK7pTvUAEhpnGgN5uiL-ca1R8nLfGWSUgUZFJmyle-3Wya7Cwzgo9DduQGVAEDtvmcDtz1PR912xQlmZQLFHXineY6cKdDQNptfVPJN4yOiMQdjCde0v5LtmEvubzW4y_vdS_OtwP6VQH0/s2208/IMG_20240220_201838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETpirTQ9d70PvufNAN0odv4R8xmHMYyhVUoqcpYcd28oo3bK7pTvUAEhpnGgN5uiL-ca1R8nLfGWSUgUZFJmyle-3Wya7Cwzgo9DduQGVAEDtvmcDtz1PR912xQlmZQLFHXineY6cKdDQNptfVPJN4yOiMQdjCde0v5LtmEvubzW4y_vdS_OtwP6VQH0/w360-h640/IMG_20240220_201838.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This picture he texted me is my new favorite. We texted back and forth one night this week, and he sent me all kinds of pictures of this adorable puppy that belongs to his girlfriend. He's so handsome and that pup is precious! (He recently got this new tattoo in memory of his sister, and when I told him I loved it, he wanted to come down to show me.😭 )</div><div><br /></div>I bought <a href="https://amzn.to/49l135h" target="_blank">these new favorite towels</a> to use on the new towel bars; I am shocked at the quality of them, and how good they are! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmohyphenhyphen-2bmf6KjFSneG-zfzMNtFtjvjnbDoYIhI5SOK-ghSPvSUmcAVrFMycbg435YSGBfKyuFCS3ON2z5uhKwCILaOeza6CByW7q2PRQ7qCJ70metF9gPGtViQ4HhSHlSjabbehv0D6L75uKgbVrwrRh4wuQMVt0H8rcxydnY6EXtXIH4TjVfnDaKuMOU/s4080/PXL_20240221_133721768.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmohyphenhyphen-2bmf6KjFSneG-zfzMNtFtjvjnbDoYIhI5SOK-ghSPvSUmcAVrFMycbg435YSGBfKyuFCS3ON2z5uhKwCILaOeza6CByW7q2PRQ7qCJ70metF9gPGtViQ4HhSHlSjabbehv0D6L75uKgbVrwrRh4wuQMVt0H8rcxydnY6EXtXIH4TjVfnDaKuMOU/w482-h640/PXL_20240221_133721768.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I was so hungry on Wednesday night, that I ate dinner alone at 4:30. I never have an issue with this when I have a book to keep me company! Todd came down and joined me about ten minutes later. I have to eat early on Wednesdays because of work, and then I have to have a small snack when I get back home. I usually have a few tortilla chips and hummus. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rT3DWq18-P6kQoBhI5pZZWcHLKTR39i9nEMlYWiB14_FvxJHLJFVif1Mf1qSjkGcUdg9mBwXqi1iuYqQc-DpqTTmzHfDaz2wzpXZ_AnZB9gmm0Tw5BAdJvfnakX0kH6NfC0dr2KABVDLmTQRUKfsoHg8X_t0h5bGLekNEwD7fRqiCC2MQ8tsaVNBiWI/s4080/PXL_20240221_224943667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rT3DWq18-P6kQoBhI5pZZWcHLKTR39i9nEMlYWiB14_FvxJHLJFVif1Mf1qSjkGcUdg9mBwXqi1iuYqQc-DpqTTmzHfDaz2wzpXZ_AnZB9gmm0Tw5BAdJvfnakX0kH6NfC0dr2KABVDLmTQRUKfsoHg8X_t0h5bGLekNEwD7fRqiCC2MQ8tsaVNBiWI/w482-h640/PXL_20240221_224943667.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I shared this yesterday, but this new top is a favorite. It's so bright and happy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZhJoKEXEiM04hUANqMSQoRnvILz-fUMxsUQ8kvDlpBGd2V4pnVAECMBD4ZnxIwdmyCBd6HX6AFg7Uw43vE5W1kZoXK0ieQ7PceO3wyU1vpYmmwBJUpQT3JHFSIGuRInNETSnQZrC0RnmXZhEBz1M6j31KyZP2rDKijmkLjrxeRHFjwGQju3q59_Gykg/s4080/PXL_20240221_175317350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZhJoKEXEiM04hUANqMSQoRnvILz-fUMxsUQ8kvDlpBGd2V4pnVAECMBD4ZnxIwdmyCBd6HX6AFg7Uw43vE5W1kZoXK0ieQ7PceO3wyU1vpYmmwBJUpQT3JHFSIGuRInNETSnQZrC0RnmXZhEBz1M6j31KyZP2rDKijmkLjrxeRHFjwGQju3q59_Gykg/w482-h640/PXL_20240221_175317350.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p>Did you happen to catch my other blog posts this week? I'll link them below. </p><p><br /></p><p>Saturday was a bonus post that I titled, "<a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/whats-in-my-amazon-cart-or-on-my-wish.html" target="_blank">what's in my Amazon cart or on my wish list</a>".</p><p>Monday was <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/hello-monday_0624456872.html" target="_blank">Hello Monday</a>.</p><p>Tuesday was my monthly "<a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/third-tuesday-check-in-february-2024.html" target="_blank">third Tuesday check-in</a>".</p><p>Wednesday was <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-ins-outs.html" target="_blank">February ins and outs</a>.</p><p>And Thursday was a double post day with <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/thankful-thursday_01417133879.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday</a>, and <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/2024/02/fashion-files-things-i-love-to-wear.html" target="_blank">Fashion Files: things I love to wear</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tomorrow is the February edition of Share 4 Somethings, where we'll talk about some things we loved or disliked, accomplished, improved upon or something that needs improvement, and noticed this month. I hope you make plans to join us! It's always the last Saturday of every month. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R_uf9pSie4hVC5m3MP1_GKiBconE57f0BWd-G_MrX24P8d6JFrQIAaFGMDNc_4nnVtSBglnR6hrVxqWyDY5J7w4_5LEBjZTw24jSzI9RgCnbAwQMN2F-lz8yifhUnYc5QcWznowYDv-93DvHIYG_riRehJzwOHqxwjaynSXSTsEWg0ypXT3m4Ge-19E/s1080/Share%204%20Somethings%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R_uf9pSie4hVC5m3MP1_GKiBconE57f0BWd-G_MrX24P8d6JFrQIAaFGMDNc_4nnVtSBglnR6hrVxqWyDY5J7w4_5LEBjZTw24jSzI9RgCnbAwQMN2F-lz8yifhUnYc5QcWznowYDv-93DvHIYG_riRehJzwOHqxwjaynSXSTsEWg0ypXT3m4Ge-19E/w400-h400/Share%204%20Somethings%202024.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>What was something from your week that was a favorite? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends! I hope you have the best weekend. Love to all!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Z4fOf-TJlSVKTNszSFIFdzcZ7BapJ-VTpDub8qgoG0yYIfoOewut9oLD3YVxauXZ8kafC_xVTWO1RlCuksE-T_wlCdnon1fbX-D7zGbr6yK2dxUcwN7DvbT5hqjdw6yjM7ftJz4RAS7uWMa6jrg_1E4V8e5YerVimUleEM8sKDH6mjE_TY5e7Y_dMhc/s640/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="640" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Z4fOf-TJlSVKTNszSFIFdzcZ7BapJ-VTpDub8qgoG0yYIfoOewut9oLD3YVxauXZ8kafC_xVTWO1RlCuksE-T_wlCdnon1fbX-D7zGbr6yK2dxUcwN7DvbT5hqjdw6yjM7ftJz4RAS7uWMa6jrg_1E4V8e5YerVimUleEM8sKDH6mjE_TY5e7Y_dMhc/w640-h244/Friday%20Favorites%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-614544832980659832024-02-22T01:30:00.001-06:002024-02-22T01:30:00.142-06:00fashion files: things I love to wear right now<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_bL0SRAIVHHJEhrFrLocCKyXVMKYqxQr2Q8A4ynr2aNyjlo42kNcaLP9cnQOxf94-nP_pVX8ia_NPys9tpOiaP7dKWzsh5x3i4yzcqUa_Z6pqAkXisKhN5TiY4dI9hDHnDSmcdBXulV49aPS24wyFQ_vxtXRuACIvQKvA060P0Bj4ni5eq6ts6LrSi0/s400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_bL0SRAIVHHJEhrFrLocCKyXVMKYqxQr2Q8A4ynr2aNyjlo42kNcaLP9cnQOxf94-nP_pVX8ia_NPys9tpOiaP7dKWzsh5x3i4yzcqUa_Z6pqAkXisKhN5TiY4dI9hDHnDSmcdBXulV49aPS24wyFQ_vxtXRuACIvQKvA060P0Bj4ni5eq6ts6LrSi0/w400-h400/bonus%20blog%20post.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Thursday, and happy bonus blog post day! For today's post, I'm linking up with <a href="https://www.thisblondesshoppingbag.com/" target="_blank">Jill</a> and <a href="https://www.thisblondesshoppingbag.com/" target="_blank">Kellyann</a> for Fashion Files. I know for many of you that this is not your thing, so you can either read my other post for today or make plans to come back tomorrow. As usual, I've been writing lots lately, so there's plenty of other material to keep you entertained. 🤣 I don't see myself doing this every week, because truth be told, I wear a lot of the same things on repeat. I've been buying some new things lately, though, so that's why I wanted to share today. Here are a few things I love to wear right now, as the weather permits. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY2kavIaifEIVJ56gd5Ki0B_rlosj_yyycLL4A6Y7cLD6VTKeiZdX2zHRjWxPH8TE8NNebJZ-EaLm3gDhEszI7u2VF_GgFYQ4CPgB3UIJYRbXxux5-fP6gVkuJ-BoUIPgB5cKRZSwfyHdUSM_2lEhm8e-FsEfvYXH___mvuCiisHc-yAYUw8GnSo0D3g/s4080/PXL_20240208_174257422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY2kavIaifEIVJ56gd5Ki0B_rlosj_yyycLL4A6Y7cLD6VTKeiZdX2zHRjWxPH8TE8NNebJZ-EaLm3gDhEszI7u2VF_GgFYQ4CPgB3UIJYRbXxux5-fP6gVkuJ-BoUIPgB5cKRZSwfyHdUSM_2lEhm8e-FsEfvYXH___mvuCiisHc-yAYUw8GnSo0D3g/w482-h640/PXL_20240208_174257422.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I recently bought this gray short sleeved sweater. It'll work during the summer with something short sleeved under it, and it works now when the weather is cooler in the mornings and evenings. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGnqNiCbhF3OiujK7leI0kv_gr8WaV1Moj0BmXTfjhkFuNkBVqPY1ZsCv54JRdOIFPw9y5mMt48WxJFylwKAvbVx6tQRaepfRL9sQSL0x33-19IkP5D1iMqrzl7eCmYcYBfRvf0brnybRW8Dr1ux7oqO6K3kTpHkQK89ArlUiT2phWyX9Ighyphenhyphen_jH8sRc/s3648/PXL_20240212_181513353.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGnqNiCbhF3OiujK7leI0kv_gr8WaV1Moj0BmXTfjhkFuNkBVqPY1ZsCv54JRdOIFPw9y5mMt48WxJFylwKAvbVx6tQRaepfRL9sQSL0x33-19IkP5D1iMqrzl7eCmYcYBfRvf0brnybRW8Dr1ux7oqO6K3kTpHkQK89ArlUiT2phWyX9Ighyphenhyphen_jH8sRc/w480-h640/PXL_20240212_181513353.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>On the cooler days leading up to Valentine's day, I enjoyed wearing this bright pink shirt that I recently bought. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88HS6mkolPUmXQwUNOXYEiX-uj3wnr4vTbyXYDU-id1yZu62k1scYB4qdYP7OO_T2IJ4b99PnmO1wfRtAC9FJhR1JrpYH7uHiTrgeVi3pXaY3OCNCX6a_D3Qr7PVAADWEooFk65u6xzc_KMUDvh6d_ok7d2fsU5mhPayMM-kdClm7tS_g9Z0MvLpyAVQ/s4080/PXL_20240214_205817044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88HS6mkolPUmXQwUNOXYEiX-uj3wnr4vTbyXYDU-id1yZu62k1scYB4qdYP7OO_T2IJ4b99PnmO1wfRtAC9FJhR1JrpYH7uHiTrgeVi3pXaY3OCNCX6a_D3Qr7PVAADWEooFk65u6xzc_KMUDvh6d_ok7d2fsU5mhPayMM-kdClm7tS_g9Z0MvLpyAVQ/w482-h640/PXL_20240214_205817044.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I snapped this picture as I was outside with our dogs last week, but I was wearing one of my favorite outfit combinations and the kind of thing that fits my style to a T. It was black fitted pants, a white t-shirt, and a mocha colored oversized cardigan. Interestingly enough, <a href="https://coffeeandcocktailsatthecasa.com/2024/02/21/are-we-still-using-pinterest/" target="_blank">Amy mentioned yesterday</a> about an Instagram trend about searching for celebrity, outfit, aesthetic, and quote, and whatever the first images that pop up are supposed to be what your style is. (Or something like that.) Here's what the outfit one popped up for me when I did that. (You should try this, it's fun!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfifEdVYvPD-I5_4mY2M0jYjvWggqqPMaJefSuq7PPgpkqh-WD3xRziAgr0p5Hg0iVzPVU4r5mBA83j7AUvJqy-vdyAEVS6dFvTN9tBnZijsOhdm7Y1lrLA1_qJcY5aSt02fGGJD5ljaBMjd23_ow1rwrzmIwiNmFuysx9MoRHa_5d-TuDwPYKKx7gj1I/s413/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfifEdVYvPD-I5_4mY2M0jYjvWggqqPMaJefSuq7PPgpkqh-WD3xRziAgr0p5Hg0iVzPVU4r5mBA83j7AUvJqy-vdyAEVS6dFvTN9tBnZijsOhdm7Y1lrLA1_qJcY5aSt02fGGJD5ljaBMjd23_ow1rwrzmIwiNmFuysx9MoRHa_5d-TuDwPYKKx7gj1I/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I shared this above because it's almost exactly what I'd worn in the picture above this one last week. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZQyaKvHKN9faKAfF1GxFllbNGZausYvnp-EvEynyNYIL_I0FtF-5WQB8Jo69sLHWKbj4ovqruIa5g9egiIs-VUHLmRy71exczpZWPG6zxgjySk2N6QtRMS3d1tow1k3dnQOE6fGTZVXVPunnZcPpMpedtjn7NUX1fQqWIdThts_tr2CZ-IoV5_-hTrU/s4080/PXL_20240217_184202438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZQyaKvHKN9faKAfF1GxFllbNGZausYvnp-EvEynyNYIL_I0FtF-5WQB8Jo69sLHWKbj4ovqruIa5g9egiIs-VUHLmRy71exczpZWPG6zxgjySk2N6QtRMS3d1tow1k3dnQOE6fGTZVXVPunnZcPpMpedtjn7NUX1fQqWIdThts_tr2CZ-IoV5_-hTrU/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_184202438.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoks4C3VbVSkYwz2dzR7pQPcHPPI_jroYDU9H8o2kX940MioBJrs0RbubUo6m4B5E4ExbEejzpnAcUNh4mJDgX8DC-LYq3Z1WDVvoHx7Jl0Q4CNw9Zr4GLh3BDuDti2qR9geCXHOIJL9YfC7-zMyUMIDzP1iR_mQjG3rccno7XcnIuz2G_VcSWAfB-e4/s4080/PXL_20240217_184506213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoks4C3VbVSkYwz2dzR7pQPcHPPI_jroYDU9H8o2kX940MioBJrs0RbubUo6m4B5E4ExbEejzpnAcUNh4mJDgX8DC-LYq3Z1WDVvoHx7Jl0Q4CNw9Zr4GLh3BDuDti2qR9geCXHOIJL9YfC7-zMyUMIDzP1iR_mQjG3rccno7XcnIuz2G_VcSWAfB-e4/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_184506213.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtgiEFPr5NII89Un4_VyGCDYodMmRRYYuok-t4aAL2FfLLFCcmGw4-Jc8m24LAEAQscbyIHMdyWLe81rUc0_FdqF-pM1vdIGin0FdmHkBclX7AgC8v90BI8iB2haT5IXGRo3_W6bEkCe9uFU16wD3EDuGEUhAEZOJZCaCXChtZ68FdZ4XD6vvEc4zx6c/s4080/PXL_20240217_185218872.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtgiEFPr5NII89Un4_VyGCDYodMmRRYYuok-t4aAL2FfLLFCcmGw4-Jc8m24LAEAQscbyIHMdyWLe81rUc0_FdqF-pM1vdIGin0FdmHkBclX7AgC8v90BI8iB2haT5IXGRo3_W6bEkCe9uFU16wD3EDuGEUhAEZOJZCaCXChtZ68FdZ4XD6vvEc4zx6c/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_185218872.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE2OsnClm455MGtvauSMP6pWWXQKsS-wcqMETMtwx3pw0ntf2YAZdzpR9biPAwURtjfJLOn-42p3DdY8FFR0POpGFXvoysXeQmPc0XGii_mDTz3wROIKX-WbEAjs11rYe3YwxlcVHYGhBLKVkCke2pf7M-1BHKAKzi2q04ik-PIIt175gTa_Y0bb6UmE/s3648/PXL_20240217_185237646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE2OsnClm455MGtvauSMP6pWWXQKsS-wcqMETMtwx3pw0ntf2YAZdzpR9biPAwURtjfJLOn-42p3DdY8FFR0POpGFXvoysXeQmPc0XGii_mDTz3wROIKX-WbEAjs11rYe3YwxlcVHYGhBLKVkCke2pf7M-1BHKAKzi2q04ik-PIIt175gTa_Y0bb6UmE/w480-h640/PXL_20240217_185237646.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I bought the three tops above from Marshall's last weekend, and I love them! Dressing room mirrors there are the best. The lighting is always so good! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMDtZdKdZ4G4GjoeEZg797I2_bbajZzapggVxlbgt2X9nE7-VYUYER8WDsjdJBzJcC8CaJurHbglA8EpfkV2jKNldRJ_36IDzddrWdKRdEGQyJs6aNUNBg-5WK5i41puQCc3yWOhuBjfd24rZZ2HK_9V48tQdUX69TF26jsvJL2ol7dDUd0t116g1vh0/s4080/PXL_20240217_184715373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMDtZdKdZ4G4GjoeEZg797I2_bbajZzapggVxlbgt2X9nE7-VYUYER8WDsjdJBzJcC8CaJurHbglA8EpfkV2jKNldRJ_36IDzddrWdKRdEGQyJs6aNUNBg-5WK5i41puQCc3yWOhuBjfd24rZZ2HK_9V48tQdUX69TF26jsvJL2ol7dDUd0t116g1vh0/w482-h640/PXL_20240217_184715373.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This was what I wore last Saturday. I couldn't resist another outfit picture with the good lighting. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vzTiFFRUnwDVkHXLpZoSIbARL21B7Eb1eZoEGLr_Oc5d_8p2IBNJ_pv995z18Iyjpn-Q1hKykidblvsG6Gx3uptAiNJCI9u-2ul5cLiSAlZOatxj9-lGVux37T-XcKHtFX-3CkgzCb2N4SZypWHyKCesWUAgEEiVXHnIUkoLMJty09fLkwAp_DiDhjI/s4080/PXL_20240220_190335313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vzTiFFRUnwDVkHXLpZoSIbARL21B7Eb1eZoEGLr_Oc5d_8p2IBNJ_pv995z18Iyjpn-Q1hKykidblvsG6Gx3uptAiNJCI9u-2ul5cLiSAlZOatxj9-lGVux37T-XcKHtFX-3CkgzCb2N4SZypWHyKCesWUAgEEiVXHnIUkoLMJty09fLkwAp_DiDhjI/w482-h640/PXL_20240220_190335313.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This was me working on Tuesday, and wearing the new white top that I love! I'm kind of self conscious about my body, and I definitely won't ever be one to wear a tight fitting top, and I am definitely not the kind of gal who ever wants to tuck (or half tuck) things in. It's cute on some of you, but not on me, and my body isn't conducive to that. That being said, I really like this white top, that it's fitted at the bottom and blousy on top. I love the batwing sleeves and that they can easily be pushed up to expose cute jewelry...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILGFyTbxPpxLNlVbEoSJ5PgJdA6AoI-af6MvfKEuqlNo42wPeFXw3PbG0xw4giaQU1etfB9CZWr1m0Q5Tvb1778CS5KgTRuULSDa93YzzR2TJMQy1LIxQotb24YzkuUQfcatP2l5JKbayhU0kIOwXMbPG3YyuoDlQeB5lwlCmqJgChGmcc6D3pfkzDBs/s4080/PXL_20240220_204506902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILGFyTbxPpxLNlVbEoSJ5PgJdA6AoI-af6MvfKEuqlNo42wPeFXw3PbG0xw4giaQU1etfB9CZWr1m0Q5Tvb1778CS5KgTRuULSDa93YzzR2TJMQy1LIxQotb24YzkuUQfcatP2l5JKbayhU0kIOwXMbPG3YyuoDlQeB5lwlCmqJgChGmcc6D3pfkzDBs/w482-h640/PXL_20240220_204506902.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCbOl9l-Kgpe8JBAK9sTWuwCsKx4lpXUnFubJiHlBlL9ah1IckPTl2y5XPMuQV2lIt6IeHQASgEO5DoUIr588mggKZuEKq80XyoP-rax4-z9S6atleMLKmFiZRdggMuE3ksV1T7mZTfR047f6u_ytqwPCqW3EuV5dMh0BvEqiu5Mqc8e_cmaq1Jws2i0/s4080/PXL_20240220_204520197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCbOl9l-Kgpe8JBAK9sTWuwCsKx4lpXUnFubJiHlBlL9ah1IckPTl2y5XPMuQV2lIt6IeHQASgEO5DoUIr588mggKZuEKq80XyoP-rax4-z9S6atleMLKmFiZRdggMuE3ksV1T7mZTfR047f6u_ytqwPCqW3EuV5dMh0BvEqiu5Mqc8e_cmaq1Jws2i0/w482-h640/PXL_20240220_204520197.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>...like this bracelet above. Speaking of jewelry, I used to wear more, but I've simplified it all recently. I wear a gold wedding band that I love, and I almost always wear simple gold earrings. I vary it up a bit with fun bracelets, and sometimes you'll see me with bright pink raffia earrings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3z1fZmDr8XkmIsP5504B6kR4fl12shQrOBfAk6Meft5bmVWJnn3P1rcnmw8poxrorWiNB0ammOVd-fLmJdpVtsMbp2fiDBAA5L8nTZck9nkmNYoGTxB6DcY4b1sxN4yjSLT0S3iasLP5DEm_0Tz8XcN7C4gX6mxabuQE1bAS3ltvOdKXcGl8cJqNa5A/s4080/PXL_20240221_175317350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3z1fZmDr8XkmIsP5504B6kR4fl12shQrOBfAk6Meft5bmVWJnn3P1rcnmw8poxrorWiNB0ammOVd-fLmJdpVtsMbp2fiDBAA5L8nTZck9nkmNYoGTxB6DcY4b1sxN4yjSLT0S3iasLP5DEm_0Tz8XcN7C4gX6mxabuQE1bAS3ltvOdKXcGl8cJqNa5A/w482-h640/PXL_20240221_175317350.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W8RJ_5cSsk67ULQjgbNlcD75GyRcyQ317nh8CX6HxtcVcB1cJ3FruWKu5RvSxybiMVK00Pe_tpiG9v9XpXZSg7j_xgCdHvi5WI01vEbiAQ0MabhtvezDNKCYPtZvdFgTtV46YBiZwbrtWA07ax33Y_LuWb7lZ_z3ft-cj_qpQWd7ewo0ECqPQLxPjpI/s3648/PXL_20240221_143640384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W8RJ_5cSsk67ULQjgbNlcD75GyRcyQ317nh8CX6HxtcVcB1cJ3FruWKu5RvSxybiMVK00Pe_tpiG9v9XpXZSg7j_xgCdHvi5WI01vEbiAQ0MabhtvezDNKCYPtZvdFgTtV46YBiZwbrtWA07ax33Y_LuWb7lZ_z3ft-cj_qpQWd7ewo0ECqPQLxPjpI/w480-h640/PXL_20240221_143640384.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Lastly, this is one of two new button down shirts I've bought online from Old Navy, again, thanks to Amy. I love this one! The color is called burgundy, but it's a bright (sort of faded) red and white stripe. The other one I bought is a navy and white pinstripe. I may have to return it, though, since it's pretty big. </p><p><br /></p><p>And these are the things I've been wearing lately that I love! I'd love to hear your thoughts on style and what it is that speaks to you as you get dressed each day. It's good to enjoy doing that, since it's something we have to do! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p></div>Jennifer Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226977798225956746noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795169270013653545.post-86026452788549892582024-02-22T00:00:00.001-06:002024-02-22T00:00:00.147-06:00Thankful Thursday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskbr5BvwErApUU73Beqw5R5wJNd3xKmrLvcZP0OrtgBwmnXnMIUvQ300e-P3e-33T_diTr-gj_4hnAJdxfyoDQ39N8muXZCJvwMf8llCJOuV77ds29-66InTYq9OFNapiea7NWJ9_qfnEyMtxQJY4kZtX_KrsnsySR5r8pv4YsL1Xo6zx0Ve7OgkrxWA/s400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskbr5BvwErApUU73Beqw5R5wJNd3xKmrLvcZP0OrtgBwmnXnMIUvQ300e-P3e-33T_diTr-gj_4hnAJdxfyoDQ39N8muXZCJvwMf8llCJOuV77ds29-66InTYq9OFNapiea7NWJ9_qfnEyMtxQJY4kZtX_KrsnsySR5r8pv4YsL1Xo6zx0Ve7OgkrxWA/w400-h400/Thankful%20Thursday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Happy Thursday, friends! I'm so glad you're here today and hope that you'll consider linking up with me for this post some Thursday. I host it every week, and it's become one of my favorite parts of my quiet time in the mornings. I've been keeping a gratitude journal again since the week after Thanksgiving of 2023, thanks to my Pastor for challenging us in this. The practice of daily gratitude is life changing! When you look for the good, there is so much to be found; it changes your mood and your perspective; and the more you do this, the easier it becomes. You should give it a try! </p><p><br /></p><p>This week I am thankful for...</p><p><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>a date night with my favorite guy and a trip to Sam's afterward</li><li>the fact that he wants for me to do things with him all the time</li><li>the fact that my eye felt better when I woke up on Monday and has been fine ever since</li><li>being able (with God's help) to stick to healthy eating since Sunday and being down two pounds</li><li>encouragement from you, my blog friends</li><li>the fact that God gives me words and prayers to encourage others (I'm thinking work, but on my blog as well)</li><li>being caught up on laundry</li><li>my very best friend! She calls to check on me, and I call to check on her. I love that we can talk to each other about the things we talk to Jesus about. I literally tell her everything. EVERYTHING.</li><li>the fact that almost two years to the day later, my husband has been able to lose so much weight all on his own. He went from about 266 pounds to around 190. He wants to continue to lose a bit more, and then he wants to tone and work out some, but isn't that amazing?! I'm so proud of him</li></ul><p><br /></p>What I mean by that is that he did this by changing his diet and counting every single calorie he eats. The reason I even mention this is because yesterday he was able to walk into the surgeon's office and tell him that he did the work, now it was time for the surgeon to perform the surgery that he needs. If this sounds strange to be thankful for this, know that I am because his hernias were causing him pain; once he started losing weight, some of the pain went away, but it was still a nuisance. In order for a hernia repair to work, you need to be under a certain BMI, and you need to maintain that unless you want it to come back. He definitely does not want that, so we've made some lifestyle changes over the last two years. Though I haven't been near as diligent as him, I've also lost about 30 pounds in year's time without trying too hard; as you've heard me talking about this week, about ten of those have crept back on, so I am being diligent again and I will keep losing weight. I don't want to go back to the weight or size that I was, and I'm trying to get it under control now before it becomes too difficult again.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>In case you're like me and love a great visual, here you go.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHON38kHCBhhH8OjKeBgNVaXWzbqGzhI1Ko9cjqmKLRSIg2jIzkM2NeJrt1QXpM4Mag0dr5IsMDXRoSWwy_R3hnyMw8N6gHAYJ8pyo8kTm06NokqWTuUVniNI72XnKA7slopMdPCYAwKSbZG8L4T95pxcFachAG6l-LmLwIWq83UXDKGRManPbx5SbaY/s4032/20211225_122114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHON38kHCBhhH8OjKeBgNVaXWzbqGzhI1Ko9cjqmKLRSIg2jIzkM2NeJrt1QXpM4Mag0dr5IsMDXRoSWwy_R3hnyMw8N6gHAYJ8pyo8kTm06NokqWTuUVniNI72XnKA7slopMdPCYAwKSbZG8L4T95pxcFachAG6l-LmLwIWq83UXDKGRManPbx5SbaY/w480-h640/20211225_122114.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvoMjwA6aWu2Pl-wEB9R39q9UIWyFujzNGdFn0lpIi7s5dS-gq6dH7qA48A3ePnoleZD-88TeNnndWqPLDfO6BJ1j6NVmMusdX8GdoVoObJHfe1YBwXhAVOs_QMxyU94clOwA_FbwLrU_OrzSSMwdWbZlVNtMgv9BXKNje4wlhM85pIaj8CH3-MaMQEY/s3012/PXL_20231215_020752250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="2336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvoMjwA6aWu2Pl-wEB9R39q9UIWyFujzNGdFn0lpIi7s5dS-gq6dH7qA48A3ePnoleZD-88TeNnndWqPLDfO6BJ1j6NVmMusdX8GdoVoObJHfe1YBwXhAVOs_QMxyU94clOwA_FbwLrU_OrzSSMwdWbZlVNtMgv9BXKNje4wlhM85pIaj8CH3-MaMQEY/w496-h640/PXL_20231215_020752250.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><p>These pictures were taken almost two years to the day apart. One was from Christmas of 2021, and the other was Christmas of 2023. He's gone from a size 2X shirt to a size XL or L. (He doesn't like tight fitting things.) His pants size dropped from a size 40 (that fit very snug) down to a 32 that is becoming very baggy in his bum. Since he started to look so different, I suggested that he let his hair grow longer, so he's done that for me, as well as grow a mustache. He's working on a beard now! I thought he was handsome then, and I still think that today (I get all heart eyes when I see him in his motorcycle chaps). Size has never mattered to me! He's also added a tattoo to the one he got in 2020, and he's started riding a Harley Davidson. 🤣 I love to encourage him in his hobbies! I hear of so many men going through a midlife crisis, and I want to join him in his as he goes through that someday. I know crazy things happen for a lot of guys at that time, and I know that being supportive and joining him is something he appreciates. </p><p><br /></p><p>But seriously, I am so proud of him and that the Lord has helped him to succeed in this. I had to let you know and see how vast the difference has been! He's inspired all of us to eat differently. So that's it for today! What are you thankful for this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all! </p><p><br /></p>
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