To My Dearest Mama...

What a wonderful day we are celebrating today... Mother's Day!

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Dearest Mama,

Thank you for everything you do. I feel beyond blessed by God to have you as my mother. Thank you for being supportive, loving, caring, generous, motherly, godly, a Proverbs 31 woman, and so much more! Your wonderful personality shines throughout you, and it truly shows.

Words cannot describe how thankful I am to have you as my role model. You've set the perfect example for me. I have learned so many things from you, dear mama, and I feel so blessed to have those teachings in my mind. I know that I will be well prepared in my future because of the many things you've taught me.

You've been a wonderful wife and mother. You have such a sweet and loving heart.

Your heart is so pure, and it shows inside and out!

Thank you for constantly loving your children and family.

Your love is constantly pouring out, and you are such a sweet and giving person. I am so thankful to have a mother who is a strong believer in God. You have taught me so much about God and His Word. You are a precious woman to me, and you will always be!

There are so many other words I could say... But, to shorten the length of this letter to you, I will conclude by saying, "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!"

May the Lord bless you, Mama. I love you with all of my heart!

Your Daughter,

Jenna

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Have a blessed day, dear friends. Please wish your mother a Happy Mother's Day from our family!

Your Sister In Christ,

The Desires...

Of my heart...

{Continuation}

To be thankful for each day God gives me...

To write with my heart...

To praise God for the opportunities He has given me...

To have a young girl's heart inside of me, no matter what age I am...







To learn from my father and mother...

To praise God for the blessing of my Grandparents...

To dive deep into God's Holy Word...

To always be thankful for children...

To always be thankful for animals...

To continually have a joyful smile on my face...

To strive to be more like my sweet mama each and every day...

To walk towards the Light of Jesus...

To obey my parents in all they ask of me...

To thank the Lord for the gift of life...

To follow my Lord on the narrow path...

{ ... To be continued in a more lengthy post... }





Many Blessings,

Photography Entries!

Hello Dear Friends!

Miss Johanna, at An Old Fashioned Girl, is hosting a lovely photography contest. I was thrilled to hear what the theme was... Flowers! We definitely have plenty of those where I live! :)

If you are interested in entering her wonderful contest, click here!

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Here are my five entries:

Preparing to bloom...

God's Creation is so beautiful...

So vibrant and beautiful...

"This is the day the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it."

~ Psalm 118:24 ~

Springtime... So beautiful and lovely!

Head on over to Johanna's blog. Her contest ends on May 15th! :)

{Click HERE if you would like to enter}


Your Sister In Christ,

The Desires...

Of my heart...

To dress in modest apparel...

To constantly observe God's Creation...

To follow where God leads me...

To be friendly to my family and friends...

To be a help meet to my dear mother...





To strive to be a wonderful homemaker...

To fill my mind with knowledge from books...

To act like a young lady in all that I do and say...

To show my inner beauty everywhere I go...

To read the Word of God daily and learn from His Teachings...

... To be continued ...

Many Blessings,

New Blog Design!

Hello Dear Friends!

I've been working on a new design for my blog recently. I am quite happy with the outcome. I feel so blessed to have the technology we have today.

For Spring, I was looking for a "soft" design... Something feminine and a bit old fashioned. I hope you like the outcome as well. Please let me know your thoughts on my new design! I always love to hear from my readers!

Also, this is my 75th post. What better way to celebrate 75 posts than to share my new design with my dear readers!

Thank you for your sweet comments. I feel so blessed to have readers like you!

Your Sister In Christ,

Redeeming My Space! {Mrs. Smith's Giveaway}

Hello Dear Friends!

I hope you are having a blessed afternoon on this wonderful Sunday.

Mrs. Smith, at Seasons Of Life, hosted a lovely giveaway this past week. As part of her giveaway, she had a challenge. The challenge was to "redeem your space" in an area of your house. My dear mother and I decided to participate in the challenge.

Our upstairs hall closet was the area we worked on. Boy, was it messy!! I am so happy with how it turned out. I feel so blessed to have two hands, which I can clean with!

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Here were the rules for the challenge:

1. Document your space... a before and after photo.

2. Write a short post (include your photos) on: a} why you chose this space, b} how this space made you feel before taking the challenge (overwhelmed, discouraged, distracted, etc.), c} your vision for this space and d} how you feel now that it is "redeemed"

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First, I will share the before and after photos with you...

This was our hall closet, before we "redeemed" it!

Oh my!

Very unorganized... You couldn't even step into it!



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Here are the after photos!


Oh, much better!


So much cleaner!

And... I can stand in the closet.
We also still have some open space for our school curriculum! What a blessing!

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My sweet mother also decided to "redeem" our play closet. She worked on it for a while, and it looks so nice! I wasn't able to take any before pictures, but I did get an after picture!

It looks a lot nicer than it did before!

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Now, I am going to answer the questions asked by Mrs. Smith...

a} Why did you choose this space?

My mom had been wanting to clean our hall closet for a while. When I told her about the challenge, she thought that it would be a wonderful opportunity to actually do it!

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b} How did this space make you feel before taking the challenge?

I was actually motivated! I was excited to complete a project that needed to be done. I was also excited, because I completed the project with my wonderful mother! I always enjoy spending time with her!

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c} What was your vision for this space?

My vision for the hall closet was organization and cleanliness. Instead of having items lying around on the shelves, my vision was to have bins to store the items in. That was exactly what we did, and it made a huge difference!

Another vision I had was to find some things that we didn't need anymore, and donate the items to help other families in need. I was so happy to bring full boxes down stairs, full of different items to donate!

We also had many garbage bags, full of unnecessary items, which we threw away.

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d} How do you feel now that the space is "redeemed"?

I love the feeling after you have cleaned out an area that's been needing a bit of attention for a while! It felt good to take the time out of my schedule to "redeem" an area with my sweet mother. I am so grateful that I had the chance to do this. It was a wonderful experience for me especially, because as I "redeemed" our space, my mom taught me some helpful hints about cleaning and organizing... Hints that I will need to know once I am a wife and mother!

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Thank you, Mrs. Smith, for hosting this wonderful giveaway and challenge. I truly enjoyed participating!

"Let all things be done decently and in order."
~ 1 Corinthians 14:40 ~

It is my prayer that I have succeeded in decently "redeeming" our hall closet!

Have a blessed day!

Your Sister In Christ,

Sweet Awards!

Hello Dear Friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful and blessed Friday evening.

I have received some lovely awards from some lovely friends! :) I feel so blessed to have so many dear readers. You all are so special to me!

The first award is the "Best Of Friends" award.

My dear friend and sister in Christ, Grace, gave me this award! Thank you so much, dear friend!

Here are the rules:
1. Choose any amount of friends, blog friends, or real life friends, and say at least two nice things (or more) you admire or like about them.
2. Tag the friends you wrote about.
3. If those friends have blogs, be sure to link back to them.

Here are just a few of my wonderful friends:

Shannon has been such a wonderful friend to me, and I feel so blessed to have met her. She has a strong love for the Lord, and it definitely shows! I am so thankful that God has brought us together as friends and sisters in Christ!

Grace (who awarded me) has been a dear friend and sister in Christ, although I have not known her very long. She leaves the sweetest comments on my blog, her posts always bring joy to my day!

Lauren has such a kind heart, and I have really enjoyed getting to know her sweet family. She is a wonderful girl, and loves the Lord with all her heart.

Emily is so sweet, and I have enjoyed getting to know her as well. She always brings a bright shining smile with her wherever she goes! :)

Eden is a wonderful young lady, who cares about so many people! She takes beautiful photographs as well. She is so sweet to her family and siblings, and shares her love for God through her posts!

Rachel has a lovely blog. Her posts are always encouraging to my heart! Thank you, Rachel, for all the dear comments on my blog. She even featured me on her blog and shared so many sweet comments about me... How kind!

To the rest of my dear followers and readers... I award you too! Please accept this award from me to you! :)

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Now, for the second award... The "Beautiful Blogger" award.

Bethany gave me this beautiful award, and I feel beyond blessed! What an honor! :)

Here are the rules:
1. Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog.
2. Copy the award and paste it to your blog.
3. Tell us seven interesting facts about you.
4. Pass the award to around fifteen wonderful bloggers you've discovered.
5. Contact your nominations and let them know they've won.

Seven Interesting Facts About Me:

1. I come from a family of five... My dear parents, my older brother, my younger sister, and I.

2. I wear contacts (And I love them!!)

3. I strongly dislike chocolate.

4. My favorite food is salad! Yummy! :)

5. I traveled to China with my family to pick up my precious three-year-old sister!

6. I feel so blessed to be homeschooled.

7. I am in the eighth grade. (Highschool, here I come!)

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I am going to nominate five bloggers:

1. Grace

2. Bethany

3. Madeline

4. Cassie

5. Laura


For those of you who were not nominated, you may take this award as well! :)

Have a blessed evening!

Your Sister In Christ,