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I am now on Bloglovin. You can follow my blog on your iphone or andriod. (:

So wherever you are in the world you can read a little encouragement, laugh, cry, and just smile! (:

Happy Monday!

Kandee Johnson's giveaway!

I LOVE free stuff!!! Its the best kind of stuff.

She is giving away 50 EYEKO Mascara! Its wonderful, beautiful, and free (and its normally $19!).

If you are interested in winning some free stuff check out kandee's blog.

Have a great Sunday, loverlies!

free stuff, beautiful women, and love. - Monica
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blog thoughts & 40 days fast

Happy Monday to you all!!! :)

I have recently discovered a beautiful blog last week. Unveiled Wife is a blog dedicated to encouraging and uplifting wives and wives-to-be. The author, Jennifer, writes beautiful and powerful prayers for soo many marital circumstances and situations. Her life story is real and out there for everyone to read. She is truly an inspiration to me.

I love to document fun recipes and the cute stuff my new husband and i are doing... but above all else, beyond the recipes, pictures of my every day life, and little updates i hope to be inspiring. To uplift. To encourage. To brighten people's day. To be real and raw no matter the cost. To show love and kindness.

My blog is like my journal... rejoicing in the happy moments and contending in the not-so-smiley times. After all, i am a woman who cries when i am sad (or mad). Who laughs so hard at times that my side hurts. I am a girl who makes up phrases and chooses alternatives to cuss words.
I just hope that with the words that i write... even if it is one person who reads it... that the person on the other side feels the hope that is inside my heart.
So laugh along with me... even cry when the moment needs it... but in everything feel inspired.  Inspired to not be ashamed of who you are. Encouraged to be proud of the person God made you.

I am starting a 40 day fast inspired by Unveiled Wife. I will be fasting coffee (and espresso) and all sweets. I will be contending for my friend's, family's, and for my own marriage to be Christ-centered, to fall even more incredibly in love with Jesus, for me and my husband to realize our calling and identity, and for complete restoration to God and to each other in broken marriages that surround me. If any one is interested please feel free to join me!
Read the inspiration for the 40 day fast here. Also, if you need prayer for anything please comment below and let me know. (:

wives learning from other wives, more inspiration, and love. - Monica
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The Big Give.

Christmas season is here. Which means twinkling lights. cookies and milk. snowball fights. ornaments. the smell of pine. caroling. ANNNDDD giving gifts.

In honor of the birth of Jesus Christ (and because she has a big big heart) one the bloggers i follow, Nicole is raising money to donate to Samaritan's Purse to give the gift of a water filter to a family in need.

For only $100 we get to give a family something that many of us overlook - clean water. (As i type this i am drinking clean water from a water bottle that my husband and i bought). She is calling this The Big Give. 

Lets all pitch in and help with this very worthy cause. Simply go to her blog and donate anything you can. 

It feels good to give back and make a difference! 

giving back and love. - M

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what an honor!

Thank you sooo much beautiful Andi for this award! It is such an honor! I am a very very new blogger and i am pleased that other people (besides myself) enjoy reading the silly, crazy, wonderful  lovely things i write. (: I am overjoyed that someone would recommend me to other blog readers - - so thank you!

The Rules: 

Rule #1:Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them:

Once again.. thank you soo much Andi for giving me this versatile award! I enjoy reading your blog very much and all the loveliness that comes from it. (:

Rule #2: Share seven things about yourself.

1) I love all things girly & i say things like "makes my heart smile"

2) I HAVE to clean my entire kitchen before i can cook a meal.

3) Romance should be my middle name. 

4) I adore the taste of soda.. but carbonation can upset my stomach.

5) Hanging out, kissing, cuddling, eating, going out, staying in,  BEING with my husband delights my heart. 

6) I like to dance around my house.. but i don't do it enough.

7) A yummy starbucks can turn my day around. 

Rule #3: Pass the award onto up to 15 bloggers that you have recently discovered:

Since i started blogging more regularly.. i really dove in when i was planning my wedding... i have just fallen in love with reading people's blogs. I am really enjoying getting to know their lives and how they think. (: They inspire me, make me smile, and have me coming back for more! Thank you all for allowing us into your lives even for a moment!

Shawna at Instant Love

Miss N at On My Mind

Erin at Come What May

Jessica and Jessica's Journeys

K M at Come Fly With Me

Ashley at Here's to Happily Ever After

Rule #4: Contact those bloggers and share with them the great news!

hehe! okay! Thank you again for allowing me to get to know you all a little better. (: 

awards, blogging, and love. -M

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