tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.comments2012-12-28T08:24:56.474-06:00The Beauty of AuthenticityShawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218482589274504320noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-57685828173070572482012-12-28T08:24:56.474-06:002012-12-28T08:24:56.474-06:00Miss you Shawna! :) Loved this post. ~angeliaMiss you Shawna! :) Loved this post. ~angeliaAngeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646908701395974764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-50824939782102360282012-02-15T00:24:25.779-06:002012-02-15T00:24:25.779-06:00I think yes, complement because of, "when I e...I think yes, complement because of, "when I especially REMEMBER and celebrate." It is also probably a progression of time like you mentioned. We know each other better and we have special time together more often so there is not the same type of pressure on these days. I had a similar flower experience, but mine was the request for living flowers that I could plant. What can I say, we are just not stereotypical girls. ;)Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218482589274504320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-21237556871166351082012-02-14T23:53:32.222-06:002012-02-14T23:53:32.222-06:00i LOVE holidays! hate all the 'stuff' ( i&...i LOVE holidays! hate all the 'stuff' ( i'm not gonna go out and buy things people don't need just because it's a holiday, or wait until a holiday to give the perfect gift, unless an occasion is nearby :D ). But I love holidays - themed dinners, decorations, fun traditions :D 'especially' days, noel piper calls them. Like passover, for example. We should always remember the Lord's miracles and salvation(both in exodus and the gospels), but be honest, as I am going through daily routines of laundry, diapers, meals, planning tomorrows meals - i am not remembering. So I have the 'especially' days when I especially remember and celebrate :D So holidays are important :)<br />which I know is not the opposite of what you said at all, the complement maybe? <br />Now that Luke is trying to take me out monthly, though, v-day is not one of the more important holidays to me (for the first 3 years, that was one of our few dates, so it was big!). I did get a letter from him though :D which is something he can do whenever but just doesn't think to do that often, i guess. So hurrah for especially d ays :D our celebrations today included an awesome dinner (if i do say so myself!) of steaks (burgers for boys) and a fancy chocolate dessert, which i need to post the recipe for. and luke bought elmo balloons for the boys :D and he got me some flowers (a springy bouquet not red roses b/c i finally got up the guts to tell him as nicely as possible that red roses are elegant and traditional, but not my preferred flower as a general rule). and a little box of chocolates into which he snuck my letter :D ... so i gotta say, i got a good haul this year ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155786643255950070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-10802530211062858672012-01-31T09:40:06.102-06:002012-01-31T09:40:06.102-06:00LOVE this! I so needed to read this today. Thank y...LOVE this! I so needed to read this today. Thank you for using your gift! It was PERFECT! :)<br /><br />Love,<br />MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038446006021977496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-80331785830552756292012-01-25T06:52:19.746-06:002012-01-25T06:52:19.746-06:00*tears**tears*Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452006958272459073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-91194355940037767612012-01-18T07:58:40.523-06:002012-01-18T07:58:40.523-06:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038446006021977496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-24838366770150674972012-01-16T23:31:19.346-06:002012-01-16T23:31:19.346-06:00Just so you know, I'm saving this post to &quo...Just so you know, I'm saving this post to "Favorites". :) Thanks for the great reminders! What a wonderful and inspiring word, audacious!<br />JoleneGod's PurpleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304744337771572540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-32350409116257926632012-01-16T23:18:42.901-06:002012-01-16T23:18:42.901-06:00Thank you for sharing this! I love the way you wri...Thank you for sharing this! I love the way you write! Your soul resonates throughout every turn of phrase. It's beautiful and so are you! I'm so glad to have met you. After reading this, I feel inspired to write and to remember the beauty all around me in the little things of life-- a beauty I used to be captivated by, and now seem too busy to notice. Your spirit is sweet, your passion is God-inspired. I admire you!Janelle Coxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-507845998715132672012-01-16T09:50:55.399-06:002012-01-16T09:50:55.399-06:00AWWWWWWWWWE! I love it!AWWWWWWWWWE! I love it!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452006958272459073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-20674406652396058012012-01-05T01:23:27.500-06:002012-01-05T01:23:27.500-06:00Thanks Rebekah! I am trying but it is still hard ...Thanks Rebekah! I am trying but it is still hard at times.Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218482589274504320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623779789844804771.post-32911188531867632092012-01-01T20:19:48.114-06:002012-01-01T20:19:48.114-06:00I'm excited about this blog especially. You ar...I'm excited about this blog especially. You are right. God created us to be a community of people. No one is meant to be a loner and by sharing what God has done (with discretion) we can encourage and spur others on towards Him.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452006958272459073noreply@blogger.com