The Beauty of Submission - Audio Blog

Click to play an audio version of my message, "The Beauty of Submission." It's about 25 minutes long. I shared this with my church on Mother's Day.

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You are loved by an almighty God,

Darlene

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Friday Five - June 21st!

It's Friday and here are a few of my favorites from around the web!

1. The Chuppies - This is What I Worked on During Naptime

After you cry for my friend Kara, I give you permission to laugh a little. :D

In this adorable post, Kara reminds us to give thanks in ALL things. You'll see what I mean...



2. Tank Top Totes - Crafty Nest
A clever way to recycle an old tank top!



3. John Piper's This Momentary Marriage - FREE
As I was scouting the web for eBooks to list at www.299orless.net I was directed to John Piper's website where he is giving away the PDF version of This Momentary Marriage. This is an incredible book, and one I highly recommend!

You might remember me quoting from this book a few weeks ago when I featured the story of Ian and Larissa. I picked up a copy of the book myself (full price-argh!) and I was absolutely loving it when I found this free version. It's seriously awesome!
Like I said it's a PDF version, but if you want to get it onto your Kindle, it's very easy to do so, click here for instructions.


4. Giant Photobooth Pictures - A Tutorial from Girl in Air
I love photobooth images. Making a gigantic-sized one is such a cute idea!

5. Dress up a Plain Cardigan - Tutorial from Tea Rose Home
When I landed on this woman's site I found myself clicking through link after link. She has some incredible tutorials for recycling clothes. I love the feminine touch that she adds. Isn't this cute?
Browse through the links in her sidebar and you'll find a lot of creative ideas!

You are loved by an almighty God,
Darlene

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Summer Cash Giveaway!!

Homeschool Giveaways & Hearts at Home (their sister site) have teamed up with some wonderful bloggers to offer you a chance to win $200.00 in cash, and we've been invited to participate!

The prize is $200 in PayPal Cash! Don't have a PayPal account? That's OK....you can choose a gift card for Amazon, or Target instead!

To enter is simple! We have one easy entry, which you can click on just for participating. You'll find it when you enter the Rafflecopter gadget. It says "Leave a comment on the blog," but since I don't have commenting like the other bloggers, I'm giving you that entry right off the hop. Just click, "Do it!"

Note: Subscribers will likely need to click through to the blog to see this gadget and to enter it.

For the extra entries, you can go through each option on the Rafflecopter and "Like" the sponsors on Facebook and "Follow" them on Twitter. We have LOTS of extra entries on this one because we know you will WANT to win!

Don't have Facebook or Twitter? That's OK! You can earn extra entries by doing other tasks too!

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Daily life of an accidental homeschooler. Kelli is a Christian wife, the mother of three busy boys, and a published photo-journalist. She hopes to inspire you to get outdoors - get creative - & experience the beauty of God's creation and enjoy life's adventurez ~ at her blog! www.AdventurezinChildRearing.com

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You are loved by an almighty God,

Darlene

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Pinteresting videos are coming your way from YouTube

We love sharing videos on Google+, Facebook and Twitter as much as you do, so today we’re kicking off our next sharing adventure—YouTube’s on Pinterest.

Since Pinterest introduced video pins, we’ve been ever so eager to join the party. We’ve brought together a Pinterest dream team at YouTube to share videos we hope you’ll find particularly useful, informative and inspiring—with a goal that every video we share will “wow” you.

Here are a few Pinterest boards from us:

• Pinspiration - Inspiring and motivating videos to make your world a little more awesome
• Make It Yourself - To help you get crafty
• Life 101 - Cut corners in your hectic schedule with quick lifehacking tips & tricks
• The Beauty Corner - Find advice for novice to pro style & beauty gurus
• NomNomNom - Discover 15-minute meals to gourmets eats and baking tutorials
• Work It Out - Your personal fitness video center

We’ve got LOTS more, too—so you can also just follow all of our Pinterest boards to get all our goodies.

Danielle Paquette, social media manager, recently pinned “Where the Hell is Matt? 2012”

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Raising Girls in a "Me" Generation

Image from Anderson Cooper's Segment on Toddlers in Tiaras

We're raising daughters in a “me” generation, where women are striving for power and beauty. As a mother of a teenage girl, I see how young girls long to be popular and in the process of clawing their way to the top, can lose focus of who they were created to be. Like you, I've been there myself. They are inundated with messages through the internet, television, and magazines that remind them of how they don’t measure up to perfection. 


And then there are toddlers whose parents are pushing them into the spotlight in hopes they'll obtain a tiara or two. We've all seen their photos on magazine covers at the supermarket and a fair share of video clips have circled the net. It's easy to forget that there's an impressionable child underneath all that chiffon. 

Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying that it's wrong to be beautiful or to dress pretty. I'm a woman, and I want to embrace that in a healthy way. What I am saying is this--don't waste this opportunity to teach your daughter where true beauty resides. Help her to focus, or REfocus if you must, on an incorruptible crown of glory. Teach her to maximize inner beauty and to be modest in all things. Show her how to live beyond herself in humility and grace.


These images are radical, but I'm not writing this post to scoff at the world around us. If I wanted to sneer at imperfection I would start by pointing a finger at myself. My daughter's future has been entrusted to MY care  where for this time in her life I have a responsibility to point her in the best direction I can.

In order to cultivate inner beauty that lasts we have to start asking ourselves, what are WE modelling for these girls? Faith calls us to walk in humility, kindness, sincerity, and love. These are the things that not only enrich our lives; they affect the people around us. These are the things that cultivate inner beauty which will last much longer than any trophy or tiara ever will.

Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. ~ 1 Corinthians 9:25, NIV

Sam Levenson a television host and journalist who was popular in the 1960s to early ‘70s wrote a poem called, “Time-Tested Beauty Tips.” The poem has often been attributed to Audrey Hepburn in error as it was one of her favorite poems, but the truth is that Sam wrote it for his granddaughter. It’s a beautiful reminder of what true beauty is.

Time-Tested Beauty Tips

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; Never throw out anybody.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

--Sam Levenson

You are loved by an almighty God,

Darlene

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