Being Taught...

Day 10.  What is Jesus teaching you as a wife, mom, or friend? 

(Or just woman in general?)

I love thinking about this because it shows me how much God sees, how much He cares, how much He is intervening in my life. 

If you have been following you know that I have been struggling with some things and the truth is nothing has changed, except my perspective. I watched a Priscilla Shirer video the other day and a few things stuck out to me. 

This quote,

"If I love you enough to die for you, will I not love you enough to take care of you." 

It was a good reminder. God cares about the details. The things that I see as "trivial", God cares about those things because I care about those things. They are not trivial to me, not really.

He is reminding me that He cares about my feelings, but more importantly my choices. What I mean by that is that I am the one who has the choice about what I think about, what I dwell on, what I choose to believe about myself. Either I trust Him or I don't.

I think about Ashton, and how he blindly trusts us. He depends on us for everything. He doesn't question when I pretend like I am going to drop him that I actually am. He just knows, I am his mommy, I take care of him. That is what I need to be like. God is my father, where I don't know how or where or why, He is going to take care of me. Trust doesn't need all the answers. Trust is just that, trust. Putting everything out there with open arms and saying, "OK". And that my heart, life, etc are safe with Him, He is trustworthy.

For all the things that I am weary to let go of because I am afraid my heart will be hurt, for my fear of not being who I think I should be or what others think I should be, of failing. God is teaching me that I say I trust Him, I need to actually do it. With every aspect. He can bring complete healing and freedom. He is God. He is able to do above and beyond anything I can ask, or think. That's a lot. He is going to do things so far outside my box and it's ok for me to expect that. 

I need to stop thinking so smally about such a BIG GOD!

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Sharin the Love

Hey all....

If you haven't stopped by my personal blog and would like to know more of my deeper thoughts, please find me over there at Live From the Heart ! 

Right now some friends of mine and I are in the middle of  Project 31, a 31 day blogging experience about beauty. It has been fabulously therapeutic for me:) You can read about the project here and visit She Breaths Deeply, who is hosting!


Also one of my posts from the project will be guest featured at Christian Stay at Home Moms on Friday!

I have already made some great new blogging friends along the way, one of which is Amanda of Our Life on a Marquee !! She is starting a new project tomorrow in honor of Valentines Day to show the ones in our lives that we love them and have an awesome way to share ideas! 

Please visit her here to link up and leave her some love...

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Inner Virtues...

Day 9.  What virtues do you value in yourself?

Another post where we have to think of what we will write about ourselves, hmm?

First of all I had to go again to the definition of the word, virtue, since it is not one we use all to often in our lives.

Virtue:

1. goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous
2. good quality: a quality that is morally good
3. admirable quality: a quality that is good or admirable, but not necessarily in terms of morality

So what of these things do I value in myself? 

I don't regularly look for my own virtues, are we supposed to? I don't know? I think it's good to be aware of our strengths and have confident humility, but I must say I am much more aware of my lack of righteousness. Anything that is good in me is only because of Jesus, and all those things I feel have so much work left to do on them.

I guess the only thing that comes to mind is my insistence upon truth and obedience, even though I have a rebellious streak. When it comes right down to it, I have a deep passion for truth and justice and despise when it is pushed aside and people are mistreated or people lie to others or themselves. I love truth, even when it's hard to accept, because it is truth, and it brings freedom.

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Biggest Loser: Blogger Style

Alright friends...

Weather it's 5 or 500 there are a few of us out there that would like to lose some weight. It's been a comfortable friend for a while but it's not been a good friend, so it is no longer wanted. Goodbye, you fluff.

So much of our failure is all in our heads. We have decided we will fail before we even start trying. If you want a good reminder read my friend Ginger's story of losing 100lbs. The battle wages in our minds, and I am ready to start fighting, because I am worth it, and so are you!

 I would like to invite you to join us in the....

Every week I will post the Biggest Loser Blogger Edition Linky Party so new people can join us and so we can visit one another and give encouragement to each other. My hope is that one of us will have an amazing week on the weeks that the others are struggling and vice versa. I have a weight loss blog that I am going to keep everything on for myself, including stats, photos, and a video diary here. As scary as it may be, I am brutally honest there. If those people on the show can be so brave, so can I. I have had that blog on and off for a couple years. So the ones from last summer and before mostly were me losing most of my baby weight. I just got off track and I am going to get back on.

Every week I will have a posting challenge that we can all blog about and we can check on and support each other. Maybe Saturday's would be a perfect day since it is a generally slow blogging day and we think "its the weekend, lets EAT!"

So all, link up and let's do this together. I am going to run this for three months, and anyone can join between now and then. I need ideas for the person who has the highest percentage of weight lost. I was thinking all who join could send them something of their personal choice. An award, a gift card, a crafted item. I would hope by the time this is over we will know each other well enough to know what would be awesome for that person!! Leave me comments with your ideas:)

Week One Blog Challenge:

• This week take a before picture...(you don't have to post it but it will be nice to have when it's the OLD you)
• Take your measurements (sometimes we lose inches instead of weight, so we can measure by more than the scale)
• Increase your water intake (this is always the number one thing all programs encourage. Ideally we should drink 4, 16 oz water bottles a day. Good for detoxing)
• Consider keeping a food journal. No matter what eating process you decide to use, we will be more aware of how much and what we are eating if we write things down.  

Blog : sometime this week blog about these three things

1. What you want to accomplish. Set realistic goals, not 100 lbs by May. Besides the obvious number on the scale think outside of weight loss alone; being less easily winded, more energy, better sleep, healthier self image, strength. This is not about being a perfect size, this about being a better us, a little more one day at a time.
2. Plan of attack. Here you can talk about what changes you want to make. Start small; do strength training twice a week, talk 2 walks, cut out fast food. Whatever it is you decide, it will help to get our goals in front of us so we know what we are aiming for.  "If you aim for nothing, you will hit it every time."
3. Hang ups. Write about what has tended to get you stuck in the past. Is it when you don't see immediate success? Is it how you talk to yourself? Is it your fear of failure? (These are mine..ha)

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Warrior Princess

Day 7.  Write a blog to encourage another beautiful woman.

Not even yourself!

I think nearly every woman I know is beautiful, but like we have all been blogging about and discussing is that we don't believe it. We don't see things through others eyes, we think they are lying to us, just being nice. Why? We even question our own husbands when it comes to this. I even say that to my husband sometimes "you are just saying that cause you are a great guy".

As I have been blogging about all these beautiful topics and thinking about things throughout the day I have come to see how much of these battles are lost in our minds before we ever even tip a toe into the actual battlefield.

So, this is my blog to all the beautiful ones out there who might lend on eye on these words.

Stop telling yourself lies. Just stop. We don't just tell ourselves lies, we pour them in a big pile on the floor and then we roll around in them like a big comfy blanket. Like they are our friends. We put them on every day and wear them and then wonder why we walk around defeated. 

You were made to shine, not be perfect, so stop trying to be flawless. You will just prove to yourself you aren't perfect, which you knew to begin with. 

What makes a woman beautiful? 

 

When she is brave...

when she stands up for whats right, and just, and true and fights for those who can't fight for themselves. A warrior princess, if you will. Yield your sword with dignity. Set yourself apart from the crowd by being different by choice, not by rejection.

 

When she loves deeply...

When she puts others before herself. When she takes the time to encourage. When she feel from the heart and lives from there, instead of hiding behind a mask.

When she is vulnerable....

When she lets the world see her fragility. When she lets the world see her strength. When she is not afraid of every part of who she is. When she realizes that she is not TOO much, and she IS enough. When she offers the world the gifts that only she has

When she is at peace...

When she is at peace with herself. When she believes the truth first; about herself, about others. When she is ok with the fact that she is a work in process and she is moving towards progress. When people feel comfortable to be in her presence because she doesn't demand anything from them. She is at peace.

When she believes God...

When she lives out truths like:

Ephesians 2:10, "For we are God's masterpiece..."

Zephaniah 3:17, "The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He
will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but
will rejoice over you with singing."

Pslam 45:11, "Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your Lord." 

Stop knowing it, start believing it.

The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy...but I (Jesus) have come to give you life 

and life to the full!

You may have heard it before, but stop for 3 minutes and listen to this song. 

It's good for your soul.

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Wedding Hair Tutorial

Have a wedding coming up? Whether you are in it or just attending it, this is a pretty up-do to try.

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To the one my heart was created for...

Day 5. Write a blog thanking someone who has made your heart come alive.

When I think about who makes my heart come alive, I immediately think of anyone who speaks truth boldly. But the thing is that it is the truth that makes my heart come alive, that makes my spirit say, "YES". It's actually not the person at all, its the truth, and the truth is simple. Jesus.

So here is my open letter to my truest love.

Lord,

Well this is new, writing to you so openly for all to read. Not that I mind, because you deserve everything that I am about to write.
First of all, thank you for never ever giving up on me.
Thank you that no matter how weird and off the wall I get, you gently pull me back into your heart. You lead me back to you where my home is, the only place that I feel whole and find who I really am. Who you made me, not who I think I should be, not what the world says I need to be, but who you know better than I do, that you made me to be. I have realized recently that I lose myself when I don't spend time with you. I need your constant reminder of why I am here on earth at all. To know You, to love you, to love others. Life makes things so complicated, you simplify it for me again. Thank you.

Thank you that you are truth.
That you bring freedom to my soul.
Thank you for saying these things to me today...

"My heart has heard you say, "Come and talk with me," And my heart responds, "Lord, I am coming." Psalm 27:8
"I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul. But I am trusting in you, O Lord, saying "You are my God!" My future is in your hands. So be strong and courageous all you who put your hope in the Lord." Psalm 31:7,14,&24.

Thank you for loving me first, so that I can love you.
Thank you for loving me passionately beyond anything I can imagine.
Thank you for dying so that I can live. Thank you for grace.
Thank you that you see me, and all of us as who we are and not who we are acting like. Like when you called David to be king from the shepherd's field, or called Gideon a mighty warrior when he was hiding in the baggage room. You tell me to be strong and courageous continually, because you know it's scary to be us.
Thank you that you came to bind up the broken hearted and to bring to light those that sit in captivity. That to all who mourn you bring a crown of beauty for ashes and joyous blessing instead of mourning. (Is 61) 

Thank you for showing me that I can know you in intimate ways. That you show me the importance of wanting you, not just what you give me. Who wants to be loved only for what they do for others?
Thank you that everything that is beautiful and wonderful about life is a reflection of you. That you show yourself all the time, if we would just stop and look. That you reveal yourself to me through my friend who had her heart broken and you give her special gifts just to bless her heart. Through the way you sing to me through songs that touch me where only you know me. Thank you for seeing my tears, and counting them, and crying with me. Thank you for unconditional love, the originator of it. Thank you for making me, just like I am. Thank you that you are far above...and you are who you say you, you can do what you say you can do. That I am who you say I am. That when you say I can do all things through Christ and that we are more than conquerors through you, you aren't lying. We are.

Thank you for giving me things I never knew I ever wanted. Thank you for understanding and wisdom and insight and enlightening things...why me? Thank you for people in my life. Thank you for my perfect for me husband, boy I waited a long time for Him, and boy did you know just what I needed. Thanks for family and friends who love me, but beyond that understand me...and want to.


Thank you for you, you are the greatest thing that I could ever have in my life...for you are life. I could never write an adequate thank you. But once again, here is my life. I love you.

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Love Always, 

me

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Blog Design

My blog design here at Eisy Morgan was done by myself and I have started a little design business on the side here.

If you would be interested in me doing some design for you I would love to see what we can come up with!

{I currently only design for Blogger, unless you know how to install into your own host and would like me to do design only}


I will be offering four packages:




The Big Mama Trenta:
Header
a button and grab box
Custom Signature
Custom Favicon
Custom Font


ALL sidebar links needed



$75.00


The Venti:
Header
2 Buttons and grab boxes
Background
  Sidebar Links (3)

$40.00



The Grande
Header
Background
1 button and grab box
Favicon


$ 30.00




The Tall

Header
Background
Favicon


$20.00


Or make your own package...

A la carte:

Header: $15.00

Buttons & grab boxes: $5.00

Custom Font for Titles:$15.00

Favicon: $3.00

Navigation Buttons: $15.00

Sidebar Links(each):$2.00

Background: $8.00

Custom Signature: $5.00

And now offering Etsy Banners: $10.00

Your participation in detail is greatly appreciated for finding your look. Due to the great amount of time design takes please be aware only

2 final edits will be in place.




Here is a couple snapshots of my work:

 

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Please e-mail me if you are interested, have any questions at eisymorgan@gmail.com 
All payments will be invoiced via paypal.

Thanks for your interest and I look forward to working with you!!

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Valentine Heart Mobile

So Valentines Day is a couple weeks away and I decided to shnazz up the house with a little touch of purples, pinks and reds.

I have a bunch of shirts I never wear and so instead of heading to the craft store to buy material I just re-purposed old clothes again.

You can do this so easily too...

here's how:

• Grab some old clothes you don't mind cutting up
• Cut different size heart shapes. You will need a front and back piece for the heart.
• Sew the two pieces together. I did mine a couple different ways. Inside out and then turn outside in or just sewing the outer edges. Stuff with fill.

• I used a hanger for the top base. 
• Unfold hanger
• Shape into a circle. (Tie three ropes to the hanger to balance and tie the three together to hang it from)

•  Make them cute and individual. 
• (I sewed cute buttons on and made patches to add to some)

• Tie to hanger rim using yarn, thread, twine, whatever you have. (I used some twine and some thread to try different things.)
• Hang at different levels.

Ta-daaaa! It's that easy! Quick and easy Valentine Day Decoration!

What do you plan on doing for Valentines Day? Or do you boycott it? ;)

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Day 4 : Favorite Outfit of the Day

Day 4:  Style 31.  

Post a pic of you in your favorite outfit.

OK, so this probably is not my favorite outfit, but it's what I wore today and it is my favorite scarf! So I have deemed it my favorite outfit of the day:)

...and this silliness is just me having fun in GIMP:)

Update on me today:

It was an OK day today. I made a Valentine heart mobile, that was fun and I like how it turned out. I will have pictures and a tutorial up in EisyMorgan in the next couple days. Daniel got off early so he, Ashton and I all went to Olive Garden for dinner and then to Ross to get Daniel some new work pants. It was good to get out of the apartment. Ashton is a pretty good little restaurant patron if I do say so, so quiet stuffing his yummy dinner in his little mouth. He loved his chicken tenders!

I'm still feeling weird. Just like, blah. That is the best way I can explain it. Maybe a more definitive word would be defeated. Like, what's the point? I think in some areas of my life I am just tired of trying and things don't change so what's the point? It's too hard. Not every area, just some. I just feel really tired, like I have no energy or any desire. Although I know that there is a point, I am just trying to get there. The most frustrating part is not knowing how to "snap myself out of it".

No, its not the end of the world or anything...just a weird time.

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