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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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In one week the movers will be showing up to help us pack up our house and we will be on our way to our new adventure! ๐Ÿก
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Planning on moving soon? ๐Ÿก I have recently been on both sides, getting my house ready to sell and scouring the market for a new home. People sometimes make the mistake of not being able to overlook easy cosmetic changes in a new home. I love to decorate so I can look past that. My wheels start turning with all kinds of ideas! ๐Ÿคฏ
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Today over on Hello South Blog I am sharing: ๐Ÿ“ ๐–๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ
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๐‘ด๐’‚๐’š ๐’˜๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’Œ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‡๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’๐’Ž, ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’…๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’˜๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’•, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’‚๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’•๐’ ๐’…๐’ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ~ ๐‘ท๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’
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We are trying to remember the blessings behind the stress & worry while on our house hunting trip down here in Florida. How blessed are we that we have the opportunity to go on a house hunting trip let alone in such a beautiful location! ๐Ÿค I am amazed by how beautiful the beaches are ๐Ÿ˜
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Do you have a trip planned soon to Charleston, SC? ๐ŸŒด
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If you do, I have 3 things that you need to add to your list of things to do! 
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Are you a sit back and relax kind of person or let's go sightseeing? I typically like to relax but my 3 must-do ideas involve horses, shopping, and pineapples, so what could be bad about that?! I promise you will enjoy all 3 of them! 
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๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Š ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆโ€ฆ Some periods in our lives are stormier then others. Honestly it has been a stormy year for us. What is it that they say, get knocked down 9 times, get up 10 ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป
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I debated sharing this most recent storm with yโ€™all but I thought some of you might eventually notice a change in scenery! My husband found out in February that his company was going to eliminate his entire department. Unfortunately he has not been able to find a new job in the Charleston area. We were blessed that he was offered a position with a new company in the St Petersburg, Florida area. So as much as we love Charleston and had long term plans here we will be moving. ๐Ÿก
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Things that I know for sure:
โœจ God has something different planned for us and we need to trust in his plan. ๐Ÿค
โœจ I can handle a lot more stress then I ever thought I could. 
โœจ Things could always be worse, we have our health. 
โœจ People judge, they think they know what is going on but they really have no idea. So let them judge and think they โ€œknowโ€ but only one opinion really matters and He sees your heart. ๐Ÿ•Š Just keep shining โœจ
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So stay tuned friends! Lots of changes are coming in a very short period of time! Weโ€™ve got this! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป
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