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Sunglasses: Jessica Simpson // Jewelry: F21 // Dress: Thrifted // Shoes: Victoria's Secret

Meet my dear friend Paola. She is an amazing person! I know without a shadow of

a doubt that God brought our friendship together. She has also joined the blogging 

world!! Head on over and show her a little love!  Paola's Blog

Sunday Style Link-Up

 

Skirt: Target // Top: F21 // Bag: Ross // Necklace: Daisy Gem // Shoes: PB&J Boutique 

 Last week when Kerrin and I were shooting at her church, we noticed a woman walking a beautiful white horse in the distance. "Kerrin...let's take pictures with the horse!!" We looked at each other for a split second, grabbed our stuff and starting running (literally) like crazy towards this woman with the horse.

While running, I looked at Kerrin laughing and said" "We are hardcore bloggers aren't we??!! This is crazy!"

As we got closer, Kerrin yelled "Hey! Wait!" The woman turned around and saw us running towards her.

She probably thought we were pretty nuts. We are nuts...but that's okay! As we caught up with her, Kerrin asked "Would you mind if we take some pictures with your horse?" "No..not at all" she kindly said. Kerrin and I introduced ourselves to her. Her name was Layla and her horses name was Blondie. Cute huh??

She told us that Blondie was a rescue and sometimes she walks her along the trails at the church.

Blondie was the sweetest horse and totally put up with us taking a ton of pictures with her.

Thank you Blondie and Layla for such a fun experience!

As Kerrin and I were walking away, all we could talk about was what a blessing it was to experience this and just how good God really is.

This has definitely been the best photo shoot that we have done by far!

It's going to be pretty hard to top this one! Are you up for a challenge Kerrin?

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Pure Love of Christ

(one of my favorite pictures of my Husband on his mission in Brazil)

 

 God wants us to be a doer of His word and not a hearer only.

The best way to show the love of Christ is by example.

When you are willing to get out there and serve someone else,

you forget about yourself and all the problems you have in your own life.

You learn to focus on what others are going through in their lives

and doing so sometimes your problems are very small compared

to what they are going through.

 

Here are some scritpures on Charity that I love:

 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your

good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

Knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies, 1 Cor. 8:1

Charity, a pure love, excels and exceeds almost all else, 1 Cor. 13

See that ye have faith, hope, and charity, Alma 7:24

Clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, D&C 88:125

Let thy bowels be full of charity, D&C 121:45

I love what Russell M. Nelson says in an article of the Ensign

Paul’s counsel, “Be thou an example of the believers,” applies equally to all of us.

 Each of us can be an example of the believers. Brethren, as followers of Jesus Christ, each of you can live in accord with His teachings. You can have “a pure heart and clean hands”; you can have “the image of God engraven upon your [countenance].”  Your good works will be evident to others. The light of the Lord can beam from your eyes. 

 

What are some of the trials or challenges that you are facing right now in your life?

Today....

Pray and ask Heavenly Father to place someone in your path that you can help.

Then see what happens and see how you feel.....

Weaknesses Into Strengths

It is usually pride that keeps us from being shown our weaknesses.

It is humility that allows the Lord to show us our weaknesses.

He says we are given weaknesses for a reason.

  That we may humble ourselves...

Our weaknesses present us with a choice.

We can choose to turn to the Lord for help, or we can choose to try and overcome it ourselves.

If we choose to turn to the Lord, our weaknesses then become strengths ... through His power.

This mortal test was purposefully designed to bring us to our knees.

To make us want to cry-out for a Savior.

One of my favorite Hymns is "I Need Thee Every Hour"

We do need Him every hour.

I think about the Savior in the Garden of Gethsemane before He
was placed on the cross.

There the greatest single act of love of all recorded history took place.

Our PERFECT loving Savior was on His knees crying out to our
Father in Heaven.

 "Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee;
 take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.”
How much more do we need to cry out to our Father in Heaven.

Our only Hope is Christ.

There is no other way or means to heaven, but through Him!

This reality requires us to humble ourselves before Him.

Many people don't want to admit that they need help with something, that they cannot do it under their own power.

Before coming to know the Lord a few years ago, I tried that.

It doesn't work.

I became frustrated because I felt like nothing in my life
was working out.

 It wasn't.

 I felt like I was walking through life with a blindfold,
not knowing what my purpose was and I felt no hope for my future.

 I was going down all the wrong paths trying to find peace and happiness in partying, money, shopping, and other people.

Only to soon find out that it only provides a cover up for a time and then quickly fades away.

For me, knowing that I have weaknesses and I am imperfect is okay...

that in some pre-mortal realm I agreed to accept the weaknesses that I have. 

This reality changes everything for me.

 When I counsel with the Lord in all my doings I feel close to Him and I feel like I can do anything... and I can do anything through Him who strengthens me.

Together, the Lord and I are taking my weaknesses and using them to teach me, humble me, and ultimately make me stronger.

 Without my weaknesses, such growth would not be possible, and I would feel no real need to cry unto my Savior, or make use of the great gift He has given me in the form of His Atonement!

I am grateful for all my many weaknesses and imperfections
because it makes me who I am and I know I can overcome
my weaknesses and imperfections through Him!

Have a great Friday & a fabulous weekend!!