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September 11, 2020 · Lifestyle

Do you remember that feeling of receiving gifts when you were younger and how it made you feel? I am not talking about the actual gift mattering or the amount of money that the person spent on you but the feeling that you had when someone took the time to think about you and wanted to make you smile. Some of us are so busy or consumed in our own lives that we don’t even notice these small gestures. I notice the little things that people do and I try to do it myself for others. I think it is an amazing feeling to receive a card or a care package from someone just because.

I need to get back into the swing of things again because I have slipped. I love doing care packages for people in my life, especially my kids. I know they are adults for the most part but why wouldn’t I want them to still feel special? I remember when my oldest daughter went away to college, she was so homesick. I would send her care packages to try to cheer her up. Her college had a bakery on campus that would deliver fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies to your student. I had them delivered during exams.

Are our kids are ever too old to send them care packages for holidays, we are talking about all of them, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Birthday, Christmas, 4th of July, or just because? I don’t think so, I don’t think we are ever “too old” to be told that we are loved and being thought about.

I remember as a child my Mom letting us pick what meal we wanted her to make for our birthday and she would make our favorite cake for us. It is those little things that I remember not what my parents bought for me. All of our kids except for one are adults and live out of state and we usually don’t get to see them on their actual birthday. I have no idea if they enjoy this or laugh at me but I always make them brownies or cupcakes and mail them along with their gift. I want them all to know that even though we are not physically with them we still take the time out for them, think about them and miss them. Although I did recently find out that the homemade cupcakes were a disaster and did not fare well in the mail so I will stick to brownies!

I love Pinterest and sometimes think that I am creative and instead of sending store-bought care packages I feel the need to “create” my own. I don’t know if you are active on Pinterest but you can find great ideas for unique care packages for all different occasions.

Do you send birthday cards to people in your life or do you just rely on posting a “happy birthday” on social media? I love sending people in my life cards or notes, whether it’s their birthday or if they are having a tough time in their life just to let them know that they aren’t alone. I have to say that I love getting cards in the mail from people, whether it is a birthday card or just an I’m thinking of you card. I guess that Golden Rule holds true, treat people as you would like to be treated. There are many new versions for this now like, Love Up, Pay it forward, etc but I like the gold ole’ Golden Rule.

Our lives are filled with negativity right now, everywhere we turn, we need to take a step back and think if we can make someone else’s day just a little brighter. It doesn’t take much. We never know what battle people are facing, they may be smiles on the outside but struggling on the inside.

Try sending someone in your life a care package this week, just because. Let me know how it turns out!
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But it isn't up to us. We only need to worry about ourselves. He sees it all, the good and the bad. And sometimes we only see a small part of what is really going on in someone's life. It is easy to make a judgment. It is difficult to ๐Ÿ‘‡
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There are a lot of benefits to having a dog, besides unconditional love. ๐Ÿค Studies have shown that just petting a dog can:
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I think Theo has been doing a good job of all of the above! I won't even get into what he does when I have a migraine. ๐Ÿคฏ Dogs are amazing. ๐Ÿค
Do you have a dog? Do you agree with what these studies have shown? 
~๐‘บ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’•! 
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โ€ข ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ โ€ข
๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ; ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐™ด๐šก๐š˜๐š๐šž๐šœ ๐Ÿท๐Ÿบ:๐Ÿท๐Ÿบ
Have you been looking for someone that is always by your side, someone that you can always talk to, and someone that you can count on? God has your back, you just need to invite him into your life. ๐Ÿค
~๐‘บ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’•!
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It took me a while to find some barstools that I liked. I didnโ€™t want your classic ones. I wanted a coastal feel to them. I also didnโ€™t want to spend an arm & a leg for them! Can you believe how expensive bar stools have gotten?! ๐Ÿซฃ
I am a bargain shopper and I finally found these at @target of all places! I have them linked over on my ๐‹๐“๐Š ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ž if you want to check them out. ๐Ÿ‘‡
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โ€ข ๐‡๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ โ„›๐’พ๐“ˆโ„ฏ๐“ƒ! Happy โ€ข
๐‡๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ โ„›๐’พ๐“ˆโ„ฏ๐“ƒ! 
Happy Easter friends! Jesus' story didn't end on the cross. It only just began. 
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๐“—๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ต๐“ธ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’ง
If you have read any of my blog posts over on ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐  then you know that drinking your water is important for both healthy skin and hair. 
Our body is made up of about 50-70% water. So, staying hydrated is important! Experts recommend that you drink half your body weight in ounces. 
I was gifted this great water bottle to help me remember to drink my water from @venturepal_usa. It has such cute reminders on it to help keep you motivated throughout the day! They also come in different sizes and colors. 
How much water do you drink every day? I need to drink more so hopefully this will help! ๐Ÿค
~๐‘บ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’•!
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๐ˆ'๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ! 
The world around us can get stressful. We have become a society of being "honest" to the extent that it doesn't matter if it's true but it's that person's opinion. Opinions have become facts. I don't know about you, but a lot of this causes me anxiety. 
Do you struggle with anxiety? If not, you are lucky. But if you do all is not lost. The Bible talks about anxiety and worry. God doesnโ€™t want us to be anxious, He wants us to come to Him for help. Remember, you are never alone! 
Head over to ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐  to read our post, I'm Only Talking To Jesus Today! When I am worried and anxious, I often find myself going into this mode. 
We are sharing a few tools to help get you through those times. The link is in our profile! ๐Ÿ”—
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This has been a rough week for a lot of us on many levels. What makes evil happy? Tearing each other apart, dividing, and breaking down. How do we overcome evil? With good. 
Be good. Be kind. Don't participate in the unkindness and negativity. And above all else, pray. ๐Ÿค
~๐‘บ๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’•! 
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