Thankful for HIS desires for her...

Yesterday I got to help out with the
Thanksgiving Feast
in Abigail's Mother's Day Out class!

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It was so special, to see her "in action" at school
an also to be a part of her first school party...the first of many to come!

I got to spend some time with her on the playground
and see her dance around during singing time!
It is the most precious thing to see her light up with all her friends and teachers.

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God totally used that experience to remind me
that HE IS WITH HER, even when I'm not,
And that His desire for her to thrive in life
is even stronger than mine.
I am so thankful I got to see that.

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Short and sweet post today,
but I have to get to packing, cooking, etc, for our Turkey Day travels!

Have an safe and wonderful day today
as you all do your Thanksgiving prep!
and in all the stress, don;'t forget to breath and be thankful.

also, don't forget to enter this GIVEAWAY, going on until Friday!!

Knitted Simplicity GIVEAWAY!!

Doesn't this Coffee Sleeve make you just want a cup of Jo?
seriously though, its so cute. :)
you want one??

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My sweet bloggy friend Sarah (great name, right?)
is offering you an awesome giveaway today...
totally in time for the season of knitted goodness!! :)
here she is:

The Fontenot Four

Hi! My name is Sarah, and I blog over at The Fontenot Four.
I am so excited that Sarah asked me to do a giveaway on her blog for her!
I just love Sarah and her blog!
I have a little Etsy shop called Knitted Simplicity.

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In this shop, you'll find a selection of hand-knit goodies - from amazing cotton wash cloths, to headbands, to reusable coffee sleeves, to scarves!
I began this little business as a small way to try to help out at home - I have been unable to work for the past few years because we have a 5 year old daughter with multiple special needs who is also chronically ill, and I stay home with her. She's such a blessing to our family!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

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**The Winner of this Giveaway will receive:**
a Coffee Sleeve AND a Headband!
(I personally love these headbands...a cute way to keep your ears warm!)

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To Enter::
you must be a follower of my blog {here}
you must be a follower of Sarah's blog {here}

extra entries:

add Knitted Simpicity's shop to your Favorites on Etsy {here}
follow Sarah on Twitter {here}
follow me on Twitter {here}
Tweet, FB, or Blog about this giveaway! (1 entry each)

LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY you make
{so, you could have up to 8 entries total!}

Giveaway ends on Friday night...
Winner will be announced on Saturday November 26th !
Happy Giveaway-ing!

Oh, and...
She is offering a 10% discount using the coupon code:
RACINGTOWARDSJOY
so go visit her shop!!

The Fontenot Four

THANKS SARAH!!!




Fall Snack Mix...great little gifts!

Sharing with you my homemade Fall Snack Mix today...
I made a big batch last week for Abigail's MDO teachers,
just for a little Fall "thank you".
{they seriously deserve SO much -
can you imagine teaching a bunch of 2-year-olds?}

This could be a sweet little gift for anyone...
neighbors, teachers, friends, doctor.
or even just to munch on during Thanksgiving weekend football!

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I got the idea from Pinterest
(where else?) :)
You could add anything fall-ish, just be creative!

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I used:

Cheeze-its
Salted Peanuts
Square Pretzels
Cocoa Puffs
Honet Nut Cheerios
Candy Corn
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Chips
(or Butterscotch Chips)
Reeses Pieces candies

(yes, please to all that stuff, right?!)

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And i found those cute little jars at Walmart for 3$ each!
and had some left-over fall ribbon from some crafting.

Just mix it all together in a big bowl,
add it to the jars and put the ribbon on!
(totally all self-explanatory, I know).

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I taped a little note on top of each jar
to say thank you...

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Her teachers were SO excited to get them!!!
And luckily I made a bit too much, so we've been munching on it all weekend!

So simple, I know.
But sometimes the simple little gifts go a long way!
Enjoy!!


And come back tomorrow for an awesome
GIVEAWAY!!!


go link up here for some more lovely today...

Pictureless Post Link-Up....I'm just processing.

Today I am hosting our second link-up
for "Pictureless Post...Just Write".
I'd love for you to join in if you want!


I'm gonna be honest...
I don't have a ton I feel led to write a whole post about right now.
It's not that there's nothing on my mind.
I think it's actually that there is TOO much swirling around up there
at this moment.

Lots to process,
lots to work through, lots to ask for God's guidance on,
lots to just trust Him with . . .
Figuring out how to best discipline Abigail at such young age.
This has caused me a few tears the last few days.

Working on re-connecting in our marriage.
We feel like a little bit of "us" has been lost since we moved..
because of work schedule, my exhaustion, Abigail's attention needs,
and not having a babysitter to get any alone time.

Asking the Lord for guidance on exactly what He want us for us
as far as fellowship right now.

Hurting for several friends who have experienced miscarriage recently,
and processing the year it's been since mine.

Balancing things I need to get done (around the house) with resting,
and trying to get off my feet more...my pregnant body is getting
pretty uncomfortable and exhausted.

Processing that my life is about to change in 6 1/2 or so weeks,
when I become a mama of 2.
What that will look life, feel like, what it will change.

Trying to listen to the Lord about things I KNOW He wants to
teach me right now,
about abiding in Him, and not living under a spirit of performance
as I go about the responsibilities He has given me.

yeah so, that's where my head is.
{thanks for listening} :)
Maybe He will lead me to write more about some of these things as I process them more.
But it felt good to just get them "out" here anyways.

If there's one thing I do know in this moment,
it's that He is GOOD, and that He will meet me where I am,
even with a million things going on in my head.
Because HE is able to keep up with it all.
Because He's the One who hold it all together.

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Join in and JUST WRITE:
(and feel free to add this button to your blog post!)


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Love you all!!
-S

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