a beautiful giveaway, and some meaningful shopping


It's a beautiful giveaway today!
get excited. :)

AND in the process, you get to meet one of my real life friends since Jr High..Becky!
Becky is a gem. She is one of the kindest people I know, and beautiful too.
She is one of those friends who is great about rejoicing with you in the good,
and crying with you in the bad. She's the one who knows all her friend's birthdays and what they like and don't like.
She was in my wedding, and was one of the first to meet Abigail.
And not only is she an awesome teacher, but she now has a jewelry business through the up and coming company, Stella and Dot!

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Hi! I am Becky, a good friend of Sarah’s from junior high and high school. Recently, I started a business being a stylist for an amazing jewelry line called Stella and Dot. If you have ever seen the jewelry, you know how cute it is! Stella and Dot is a home-based business, as most sales come from in-home trunk shows. You can read more details about this on my blog!

I am giving away a beautiful necklace to one of Sarah's readers today! Sarah is also hosting a virtual trunk show for me!! SO, If you are interested in ordering, but have questions, please let me know! 50% of the line is under $50! I am so excited to help you find some beautiful jewelry that can go with everything – I haven’t bought any new clothes in months because my jewelry is changing my whole wardrobe!

Thanks for your entries, and I am really looking forward to “meeting” some of you through the blogging world! I am amazed at the community of believers that Sarah is in contact with every day from her blog, and am so impressed by all of you. I know I will be looking to some of you when I have kids someday for your wisdom and advice. Thanks yall!

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{pictures via Stella and Dot}

Stella and Dot has awesome jewelry...and even sweet jewelry for little girls,
that I can't wait to get for my girls someday.
If you've never heard of them before, be glad you did today!!

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Becky is giving one of you this BEAUTIFUL necklace (below)...
it's called the Interlock Cross necklace and sells for $59!!
This is an amazing giveaway y'all.

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To Enter:

you MUST:
follow my blog
follow Becky's blog {here}
like Becky's Stella and Dot Facebook page {here}

additional entries:
blog, FB, or tweet about this giveaway {=1 entry}
follow me on Twitter {here}
follow Becky on Twitter {here}

So you can have up to 6 entries!
Giveaway ends Friday (the 29th) at midnight
winner will be picked via random.org, and announced Saturday morning

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And I want to tell you about something very important before you go...

Becky is an amazing elementary teacher, and one of her students, a 6th grader named Corbin,
lost his battle with a brain tumor last week.

So sweet Becky has felt burdened to help his family get through this time, so
anything she sells through her website in June and July...
she is giving a portion to help them.

So I am hosting a virtual trunk show, that we would love for you to come to...
You really will love all this stuff, plus the money will be going towards a sweet family through a very difficult time!

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THANKS Becks.
Love you!!

a beautiful giveaway...

I am SO excited to show you this amazing GIVEAWAY today,

from one of my favorite sweet little shops, The Honey Pot!!!



The winner gets to choose one of these beautiful necklaces...



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beautiful, right?

Stephanie is one of the sweetest ladies I have met in blogging and I am so excited to share her and her talents with you..



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Hi y'all. I'm Stephanie. I'm a southern girl whose joy in life is being a momma
to three gorgeous girls,
a "Honey" to three amazing grand-kids, bride to my high school sweetheart

and lover of Jesus who is changing me daily.

He has blessed me with the ability to stretch a dollar, make something from nothing,

and see the beauty in junk.

I love creating pretty things.

I share about all of the above on my blog.

And I have a little shop too if you'd like to check it out!

I have so enjoyed getting to know Sarah and watching her beautiful family grow and I'm just tickled to be here today and meet some of y'all!



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{this necklace is from The Hunger Games books!}



Stephanie also makes GORGEOUS headbands, for little girls AND big girls...

my all time favorite headbands (for me and for my girls) are made by her!



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She's also offering a discount to my followers of 10% off anything with discount code: RACINGTOWARDSJOY10

you should take advantage of that!!



Abigail and I share this precious headband...though it def looks cuter on her. :)



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to enter you MUST:

follow my blog




ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:



Blog, tweet, or FB about this giveaway (= 1 entry)



{so you can have up to 5 entries}

Winner gets to pick one of her beautiful necklaces...



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THANKS STEPHANIE!!

I am so blessed by you!!

Texas...and an update on my Dad

THANK YOU for all the prayers the last several days for my sweet Dad.
He is home from the hospital now and has regained strength faster than anyone thought.
GOD HAS ANSWERED PRAYERS.
We are still not completely sure what caused all this scary stuff, but we are thankful it is over.
His Parkinson's Disease is unfortunately just something that will continue to progress,
but we hope and pray that episodes like this will not occur much.
So again, thanks so much...your prayers were not in vain.
God heard, and we felt, every single one.

Though a half-day road trip seemed like a million miles away when this all happened,
I am so thankful I was able to just drive across the border a few hours to come home.
And on our way, I stopped to let Abigail run around, and decided why not stop at the Texas Tourist Center?
And so I just had to get this fun picture...something I never cared about doing until we moved out of state!

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My Texan toddler by my side, and my Oklahoman baby in my arms. :)

and guess what?
I have an AMAZING giveaway for you tomorrow, that you seriously wont want to miss....
so come on back y'all.
(I AM still from Texas, you know.)


Sunshine & Cotton Giveaway

One of my real life besties, Jessi, is doing a fun giveaway for you!
She's recently opened up shop, Sunshine & Cotton Designs,
and I can't wait for you to check it all out,
and WIN something today!!

SOooooo
for you new mommies, mommies-to-be, or gifts for the new mom...
this is PERFECT!!

up for grabs:
Custom Carseat Canopy and matching Carseat Arm Cushion.
YOU get to pick the color theme!
(and can I just say, I have a cushion on my carseat and it makes a HUGE difference!)

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Jessi is a military wife to one of my husband's best friends,
and mom to one of my Abigail's bffs, Caden, who is 2 1/2.
She loves to be creative and to bless others, and she is an amazing teacher to her little boy, always finding creative ways to help him learn!
And not to mention, she is one of my very best friends and we have walked through a lot of things together.
I love her more than she knows and I am so proud of her for
taking the leap and started her business!!
(she also makes beautiful nursing covers and coffee cozies...
I use my nursing cover she made me all the time!)

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required entries:
follow my blog
&

additional entries:

Leave a comment for EACH entry...
you can have up to 5 entries!

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aaaaand, through the end of April,
she's offering a 15% discount on all orders, just tell her the code "April" when you order!!

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good luck!
Winner picked by random.org and will be announced on Monday!!
and remember, even if you aren't a mommy to a little one, this is a GREAT gift!!

THANKS JESS. love you girl.