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A Mother’s Day Memory

May 9, 2019 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Events, Life 4 Comments

When I was a little girl, I can’t remember how old I was, but I know I was young…for Mother’s Day my mom and I both got corsages. I don’t know who bought them, my mom or my dad, but I can visualize the two corsages in the refrigerator the Saturday night before Mother’s Day.

I can also remember the conversation I had with my mom one year about these corsages, because the corsages were different colors. Mine was always red or pink and hers was a white orchid.
She told me that a lady who wore a white corsage showed that her mother was no longer living. A lady with a pink or red corsage, her mother was still alive.

For whatever reason, last year, I remembered these corsages and I told Andrew about them and made a request that this year Eliza Jane and I would start wearing corsages on Mother’s Day. Mine would be white, in memory of my beloved mother, and hers would be pink or red.

I went by Lowe’s foods the other day, because they still have a person that actually works in the flower area of the store, and asked about the corsages. The lady knew exactly what I was talking about and said that she had placed an order for ‘mothers’ orchids’. She asked me what colors I would need, either white or pink and I requested one of each. She took my name and number and said that she would call me when they came in, this Thursday.

Today I got a phone call from this sweet lady and the kids and I went to pick up our corsages this afternoon.

Aren’t they beautiful! {I left them in their packages so not to bruise their petals}

If you didn’t know about this old tradition, it is a sweet one. And perhaps you could adopt it into your own sweet family.

If you have the honor of being able to spend Mother’s day with your mom, I pray that it is a sweet day for you both. If, like me, your mother is no longer living, I pray for peace in your heart and joyful memories to flood your heart and bring a smile to your beautiful face.

Until next time dear friends…Happy Mother’s Day

Welcome Home, Bleu

March 21, 2019 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Bleu, Life Leave a Comment

Friends, Bleu has officially joined our rambunctious family!

Tuesday Andrew and I made the two-ish hour drive to Pickens, SC to pick up our sweet boy. He was asleep with a brother and sister when we arrived…and though it somewhat tugged at my heart to remove him from his family, I am so excited for him to join ours!

The drive home was very uneventful, with a little whimpering and a lot of snuggles, we made it home in no time.

I took Bleu to each of the kids’ schools to pick them up, and videoed their reactions. First up was Reynolds. I saw one of the after care teachers as I walked up to the school with Bleu and with a smile on her face, she told me how excited Reynolds was and that he had told her “If you see a lady walking up with a puppy, that’s my new dog.” So cute. And yes, I’m okay being replaced by a puppy for a little bit.
I let her know that I wanted to video his reaction to seeing Bleu, so upon opening the door to the school, she called him to get his bag and come to the door. Big smile on his face, both he and his school mates were thrilled to see Bleu. They were all hands on Bleu!


Next up was Eliza Jane and her reaction was by far the best, with jumping up and down from a good 25 yards away! She and all her friends were wide-eyed and giggling over our new puppy. And I am convinced that she thinks he is her new baby.

Between both Eliza Jane and Emory, they just want to hold Bleu.

The last reaction was Emory’s. His sweet little class was outside playing when we found him. He saw Bleu and all he would say was, “Lemme hold da puppy”, with arms open wide. At the school, I put Bleu down on the ground and he immediately started chasing our three kiddos around. Emory fell down and Bleu promptly hopped on him. Laughing hysterically, I think they were all so very excited about this sweet little guy that has come to be a part of our family.

{I don’t have a photo yet of Emory and Bleu…they’re both a little wiggly…}

Isn’t he the cutest little guy? He’s so stinking sweet. Except for the middle of the night when everyone wants to sleep. ha! Currently Andrew and I are in the ‘newborn’ phase, and while last night was MUCH better than our first night with him {there wasn’t much sleep at all}, we are still very tired. Yes, we have begun training him with both his crate and the laundry room area, which will both be ‘his’ places of respite..but as you know that takes some time. In the interim, we’ll be getting lots of puppy snuggles…let me know if you need some too! He’s definitely up for visitors!

Meanwhile, yesterday was the first day of Spring, and though it was a little chilly here in SC, it was a beautiful day! Today promises a little more sunshine and warmer temps so I hope you’re able to get outside wherever you may be.

As I leave you today, remember that THIS is a wonderful day. Psalm 118:24
Until next time…

I Survived Week 1 of the Social Media Fast!

March 13, 2019 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Cooking, Faith, Food & Drink, Life Leave a Comment

I’ll admit, the title is a bit more dramatic than what it was like in reality. I didn’t just survive, I thrived during my first week of the SM fast! I couldn’t have asked for something more wonderful to come into my life at this point in 2019.
I am dealing with some personal, emotional and spiritual struggles, and this is exactly what I needed. Instead of getting lost in the scroll of social media, I am forcing myself to get lost in Jesus. Instead of forgetting about my woes and cares, I am continually thrusting them at the cross. Instead of filling my ‘down time’ with that which doesn’t really matter, I am filling my heart and soul with the One who does.

There is only one ‘thing’ that can wholly fill all the voids in our lives and it’s Jesus. There is only one ‘thing’ that can take all the hurt, pain, sorrow and disappointments and in turn, give you peace and joy and that’s Jesus. He doesn’t compare you with everyone else. He doesn’t look at you and see all your faults and the poor choices you’ve made. He looks at you with immense love and the deepest care you’ve ever known. These are the things I’ve been reminding myself of the last week. The truths of God’s word, what he says about me, what he says about Jesus.
“So keep my words in your hearts and minds. Write them down and tie them on your hands as a reminder.” Deuteronomy 11:18

And as a follow-up to my post the other day, when I was just a couple of days into this fast…here’s what I’ve been doing the past week:
*Figuring out Summer Camps for Reynolds. Y’all, there are so.many.things going on for kids in Columbia! All the options are really great, I just need to figure out which camps will be the best for him.
*Prepping for BLEU!! In less than a week, sweet Bleu will join our family. I’ve made his first vet appointment, purchased his crate, dog food, treats, and all the fun things you need for a new puppy. I think we are mostly ready to bring him home!
*I’ve also sorted through some more of my clothes and given some to a friend and packaged others off to ThredUP.
*On Monday I made this amazing Heavenly Chicken Lasagna for us and a friend and it was AMAZING. I can’t tell you the last time I spent two hours in the kitchen cooking {and enjoyed it}, but this was a fast two hours and it was incredibly rewarding to be able to provide a meal to a sweet friend {and her three kids, while her hubby is out of town} and us that night. My kids loved it – aside from the filling of cheeses/spinach – and both Andrew and I found it to be completely delicious. Make it…you’ll love it too!
*Lastly, like many of you, we are in the throes of baseball season! ALLLLLLL the games and practices!

Friends, this is a beautiful time of year; Spring is ALWAYS my favorite season with the promise of NEWness and LIFE. Daffodils have awakened from the cold earth and shown their brilliance and our peach tree is busting forth her blossoms that will change over to little peaches in just a matter of time.

Take it all in…take in the colors, the smells, the sounds of baby birds chirping their little hearts out. Next Wednesday is the first official day of Spring and I pray that as this new season comes upon us, that you will experience newness in your beautiful life.

Before I leave you today, a little excerpt from my Birthday Card from God book: If you’re carrying a burden, unload it right here. Right now. I can handle it. -taken from Psalm 55:22
Until next time, sweet friends…

Social Media Fast :: Week 1 Day 2

March 7, 2019 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Faith, Life Leave a Comment

I know you’re wondering if I’m actually doing this Social Media Fast…

I AM!!!
I am happy to report that I have only looked at Facebook 4 times – specifically to post on both mine and Andrew’s business pages AND to check up on my Fall Prebook for Sseko. I have also only looked at Instagram ONLY to check messages {I had 3 yesterday} and to post a daily devotional piece in my Instastory {so two times}.

Other than that, no mindless scrolling and getting lost in all the things that distract me from LIFE.

What have I done with this newfound time? I’ve talked to people. lol. I’ve texted friends, I’ve talked on the phone, I’ve talked to my husband and my kids. I’ve read emails that have just been pushed to the side. I’ve READ. I’ve organized a little more in our home. I’ve done things I’ve wanted to do, rather than gotten lost in the cyber stuff.

Photo credit: WendySpeake.com

Benefits I’ve noticed in just two days:
1. I have no idea of what’s going on in the “world” and I like it. I’m not caught up in what everyone else is doing.
2. I’m not wasting time, that is often so precious.
3. I’m not distracted when my kids are around, by things that are less important. I’m being a present parent.
4. I’m not comparing…ah, that’s a big one, am I right?

Negatives I’ve noticed:
1. I have no idea of what’s going on in the world, and I feel a wee-bit left out.
2. There are things I actually want to share with people. Ha. Like my tire went flat this morning while going thru the car line at R’s school. #goodtimes
3. There’s this community within the social media realm, that I have found is bigger than my real-life community. I’m currently missing those people/relationships.

Andrew asked me at supper tonight what day I was on, and when proudly chirped “TWO!”, he was surprised and said he thought it had been longer than that already. Nope. Two days down….38 to go. My nail lady said yesterday morning that you have to give up something ‘hard’ for Lent. If it’s not hard, it’s not worth it. I know that this is hard for me. My automatic reaction to sitting down somewhere with my phone in hand is to tap Instagram first, and then Facebook. So to refrain from that has been difficult. I’m having to change my habits, I’m having to look around a lot more, and observe, and talk out loud. ๐Ÿ™‚

This is going to be a very, very good thing I believe. And I hope that if you’re giving up social media, or chocolate or caffeine or something else for 40 days, that you are also finding it to be a very good thing…albeit hard temporarily. We can do this. Phil 4:13.

I’ll leave you with yet another quote from my little Birthday Card book:
“Stuff is overrated. Stuff doesn’t last. Everything in this world – even the world itself – is temporary.”
Until next time, my friends…

Update On Our Puppy And…A Social Media Fast?

March 5, 2019 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Faith, Life Leave a Comment

Hi Friends! I hope you’re all having a great week. It’s cold and yucky here today, but the birds are chirping outside so that means Spring is almost here, right?! I’m ready for all the 70-degree weather that Mother Nature can offer. Seriously.

So, last week I announced that we are going to be getting a puppy {in 3 weeks!!} and that we weren’t sure which puppy we would be getting, but hoped to know by the end of the week. Well, after driving Andrew completely bonkers for 3 days, asking if he’d gotten an email yet from our breeder about our puppy, he finally emailed her. ๐Ÿ™‚
The family in line above us hadn’t made their pick, so we were waiting on them.

Then Saturday rolled around and we were driving around looking at houses and it came. Andrew passed me the phone so I could read the email.

The family in front of us had passed on a puppy this time {not sure why, maybe they wanted a ‘red’ girl?}, and our choices were:
Red Boy – remember he was the one Reynolds REALLY wanted
Turquoise Girl – all black with a little white on her paws
Blue Boy – the sweet baby that fell asleep on my lap during our visit last Tuesday

We got to the house we were looking at and I had a fun conversation with Reynolds about our options. It went like this:
Me: Reynolds, which puppy do you want?
R: Red boy or Blue boy
Me: Why do you want Red Boy?
R: Because in the video we watched it looked like he got electrocuted {he was stretching :-D}
Me: {lauging} Okay, why do you want Blue Boy?
R: Because he looks like a police dog and I like police dogs
We talked about how police dogs are German Shepherds and that this dog is not a GS…but he was not swayed.
Then we talked about how he could only pick ONE puppy. Red boy or Blue boy. Eliza Jane piped in a few times about how she wanted Pink girl or Flower girl or Teal girl…but knowing that this dog is primarily going to be R’s responsibility, we gave him the choice.

ONE choice.
Red boy or Blue boy.

Who did he pick?

He surprised us all and chose BLUE BOY! We are so excited! We are going to call him Bleu {French for ‘Blue’…I know, we are SO fancy.} I mean, that was better than ‘Police Dog’ which was an actual suggestion by one of the kids…

Eliza Jane was not thrilled with the decision to get a BOY dog…but she will live.

Bless her heart…sweet girl…I’m sure once she holds Bleu she will be just as smitten with him as we are.

Okay…so switching gears for a moment. Y’all know about the 40 day Sugar Fast I did last year and this year. If you didn’t know about that, read this post from last year about it. This year I wasn’t as strict on myself, and I probably didn’t do as well, but I still survived!

Well, in January or so I had been thinking about doing a social media fast during Lent. Then Wendy Speake – brain child of the 40 day sugar fast – announced that she would be doing a Social Media Fast during Lent!

Y’all…it just has to be. How many days do you/we get on Facebook, Instagram or whatever and just scroll? Every time I get in the car {when I’m not driving of course}, I open up something and just start scrolling. It’s ridiculous. My kids are calling my name, and I’m all like, “hold on a sec…” because whatever it is I’m looking at is somehow so much more important. How about all the things I could be doing that are more productive in my home, my quiet time, my time with my husband/kids/friends. I’m telling you. My life is a giant scroll and I don’t want it to be that way.

So I’m doing it. Starting tomorrow, March 6th, my social media time is going to be seriously limited. Unless there’s a purpose {which, if I’m completely honest, how often is there a REAL purpose?}, I’m not getting on. No more looking to see what’s going on in the world, when there’s a world right in front of my face. Waiting for me to behold.

If you’re following me on Instagram or Facebook, you’ll see much less from me over the coming weeks {maybe you’re happy about that? haha. I hope not!}. That doesn’t mean I don’t love you or want to know what’s going on in your life, because I do. But I want my contact with you and others to be outside of social media. I want it to be REAL. So, if you don’t know how to reach me – email, text, phone {do people call each other anymore, anyway?}, let me know and I’ll get you my info.

My deepest desire over the next 40 days is to be present. Present with my family, my friends, whomever it is I am with in the moment. And to draw closer to my Lord, the lover of my soul.
If you want to join the Social Media fast with me, click here to find out more from Wendy: The 40 Day Social Media Fast.

I’m excited to see what happens over the next 40 days. Of course I’ll be writing, maybe even more with all my new-found time!
Today I’ll leave you with a little quote from my Birthday Card Book: You are worth celebrating. A masterpiece created to do great things.
Until next time…

We’re Getting a Puppy!

February 26, 2019 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Life Leave a Comment

Y’all, Andrew and I are SO very excited to share with you that WE ARE GETTING A PUPPY!! It’s been almost 4 years since we lost our sweet Lil-bug. We still miss her so much and Reynolds says that he still remembers her…and LEGIT prays for her almost every night {along with my mom}.

Several months ago, maybe even a year ago {or more? I lost track of time!} we started talking about getting a new dog for our family. Emory loves every dog he sees and Reynolds needs a four-legged friend, and I think a little responsibility. And in all of our conversations about dogs, what kind, how big, etc., we settled on a Goldendoodle and started our journey to finding our new family member.

Fast forward to just a couple of months ago, when we found a breeder in Pickens, SC {near Greenville, for my non-SC friends} that would have a litter sometime early February. We inquired about the litter and were told then that they wouldn’t know until closer to the due date how many puppies there would be, but that we could of course get on their waiting list. We jumped in, last on the list, but expectant.

The puppies were born on 2/1 and a few days after that we received an email from the owner with some details and information. They had more deposits than puppies, so they opted to give up a boy puppy from a December litter that they originally had wanted to keep. Thankfully, someone opted for this cute little guy, which meant, WE would now get a puppy!

At this point I started stalking these sweet babies on their Facebook page – Double U Doodles. First a few pictures, then videos, we were all immediately and completely smitten by these sweet little faces. Reynolds even saw a video and announced that he wanted “Red Boy”.

We asked the kids the other night what names they could come up with for a girl or boy dog, and though I can’t remember them, they were all quite silly and unrealistic from a mom’s perspective.

Well, today was the day that Andrew and I got to go visit these sweet puppies so after dropping off all the kids at their respective schools, we hit the road, north. The drive was quick and beautiful. Andrew worked and made phone calls while I listened to the Today show {Hulu is amazing!}. Our visit was limited from 11am-12pm and I wanted every bit of that hour to meet these sweet little pups.

We pulled up to the gate promptly at 11am…no other visitors were there so it was just us and the puppies, all to ourselves. They were fast asleep, in a little puppy clump when we sat down next to their pen.

They were seriously so much cuter in person. The owner/breeder, Rebecca was so sweet – in her email she’d stated that we wouldn’t get to hold these sweet pups because they were still so young, but today she squirted hand-sanitizer on our hands and opened the pen for us to love on them!

I didn’t tell Andrew, but I wanted them ALL. In that very moment.
Rebecca told us that most people wanted a ‘red’ puppy – there are three of those: two girls: Flower Girl and Pink Girl and one boy: Red Boy. Sort of figuring we won’t get one of those {Reynolds may be slightly heart broken…but hopefully not}, we focused first on “Blue Boy” a Sable colored little fella – brown and black and “Turquoise Girl” who is black with little bits of white on her paws.

Blue Boy with Andrew
Blue Boy, asleep on my legs…y’all. so sweet!
Turquoise Girl…who made the sweetest little sounds. She reminded me of Eliza Jane..we call her ‘Squeaker’, and have since the moment she was born. This one could be ‘Squeaker 2’.
This is Pink Girl…she actually came over to me and all but put herself in my arms…and then fell asleep. I may have fallen in love with her.
Me with both Pink Girl and Blue Boy…both asleep.

We had such a fun time holding these sweet puppies; Rebecca was a delight and made my day by letting us play with them. Before we left we gave her our top 4 list, which was actually really hard. I hated having a ‘last’ option, as we will be THRILLED with whichever puppy we end up with. Which, by the way…it will possibly be tomorrow that we know which one will be ours! Of course, it’s a few more weeks before we can bring him/her home to the crazies {our kids}…but that gives us time to figure out a name and get all the fun puppy things. ๐Ÿ™‚
By they by…where’s the best place to go for puppy training?

Oh, and did you know that today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day? I may be looking for a fairy tale about puppies, to tell at bed time.

Until next time…

The 40-Day Sugar Fast

January 7, 2018 by Michelle Filed Under: Being a Mom, Food & Drink, Life Leave a Comment

I know you probably read that and chuckled to yourself thinking, “Good luck sister!”

I’m either crazy or determined. And thankfully I’m pretty strong-willed and bullheaded….ย  So I think I can do this!

I also think I’ve shared with you all before my obsession with sugar {You can readย thisย here post}.ย  And a couple of months ago I made the decision to stop my Starbucks drink {cold turkey!}.

I needed caffeine in the morning so I consulted a co-worker friend who told me about black tea. It’s amazing. I’ve been drinking hot black tea without any sort of sweetener {Tazo’s Berry Trifle and Organic Peach Cobbler are faves!}. Getting rid of my Starbucks Vanilla Latte was a major accomplishment for me.

But then I often find myself throughout the day snacking on sweets and carbs. I grew up in a home with cookies and cakes and all kinds of sweets to it’s just always been part of my life.ย  After every meal I want something sweet. Anyone else?

So when my friend Dana tagged me in a Facebook post about this 40 Day Sugar Fast I thought, “I want to do that…but first let me learn more.”

This is a sugar fast that you can make out of it whatever you want. The basis is to get rid of all added and refined sugars like the donuts, the sweet drinks, the M&M’s or the Snicker bars or the cookies in your pantry, whatever little bit of sweetness you have in your drawer at work or a secret stash at home {you know you have one…the one that no one else knows about…???}. Get rid of those things AND, this is the biggest thing: refocus upon the Lord and go to Him in those moments of desire or craving {desperation? deserving?}. It’s a true fast in the sense of fasting so that we’re focused/desperate for the Lord.

No doubt, by the end of tomorrow I’ll be desperate so we’ll see how this goes.

I’m excited for the scriptures. I’m excited for the desperation. I’m excited for the joy. AND I’m excited for the freedom that this will bring.

This is a FREE group to join…so if you’re ready to put sugar aside and turn your eyes upon Jesus…sign up here!

And as a side, I have nothing to do with this group…only that I’ll be seeking guidance and encouragement, and hopefully BE an encouragement to a few folks!

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Today is day 6 of the @hopewriters #writingchallenge. I actually skipped yesterday because I felt very uninspired by all the things around me ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ˜ฉ and the prompt Fresh didnt conjure up anything exciting.
But. Today is a brand new day and we're off to a great start over here.๐ŸŒž 
Today's prompt is Rhythm...and being a lover of words, I looked it up to read all of the meanings. ๐Ÿ“š
Rhythm always makes me think of music and dancing, so today's pic is of my feet.๐Ÿคฉ I'm no professional dancer but I LOVE to dance. We almost always have music playing in our house and twirling is a constant. Eliza Jane takes dance lessons and Reynolds is hoping to jump into a hip hop class at the same studio.๐Ÿ•บ Andrew and I took dance lessons for a little over a year, until the world shut down last year. So dancing is in our veins. 
Along with dancing are repeated patterns and such is life. Patterns of waking and sleeping and the chores of the day. Patterns of food and seasons. Patterns of work and rest. Patterns of joy and sadness. 
There are rhythms all around if we are conscious enough to see them.
What patterns do you see in your own world?
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Day 4 of the @hopewriters #writingchallenge and to Day 4 of the @hopewriters #writingchallenge and today's prompt is simply: Twenty One.
21. A simple enough number. I pondered writing to my 21 year-old self and quickly decided that wouldn't be a fun time to reminisce ๐Ÿคช, so I scratched that idea.

I debated on sharing 21 ideas for supper but who am I to tackle THAT!? ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ
Maybe 21 books that I want to read this year? ๐Ÿ“š
What about 21 stores and shops where I like to find our home reno supplies? Nah.

I even considered 21 hopes for this brand new year we've just started but wasn't quite feeling it.

I landed on 21 adjectives to describe what I like about myself. Some of you may think, why on earth? Because it was hard ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ˜ฌ. Because it forced me to really compliment myself when I am my own worst critic and often speak negativity over myself. It took me maybe 2 minutes to do this, and for that I am thankful!๐Ÿ™Œ

If you were to write 21 adjectives of what you like about yourself could you do it? And how long would it take you? What would you write?๐Ÿ˜‰ Debating? Just do it ๐Ÿ˜˜โ™ฅ๏ธ
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Shine: to give out a bright light or a quality of Shine: to give out a bright light or a quality of brightness.
Today is day 3 of the @hopewriters #writingchallenge and the topic is the word Shine.
When I think of shining, its in a way that brings happiness, joy, excitement, expectation even. Like the sun rising in the east - hence my photo from Sunday morning when Andrew and I were in Kiawah. The shining I think of doesn't bring dread or gloom. When the sun shines, especially after a rainy day, we are thrilled โ™ฅ๏ธ and even relieved at times, that the gloom is over.
 
This is what I want of my life, my words and actions...I want to shine in a way, that people are excited to see/hear from me, as they are a bright star or the sun. Not dread my appearing ๐Ÿ˜ฉ (or God forbid applaud my leaving).

Lord, shine through me so that it's you they see. Not me, Lord. Not me.
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What books are your kids into? Besides the Magic T What books are your kids into? Besides the Magic Treehouse series, R is really loving this dictionary we found yesterday while touring @lucasproperties newest flip project ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿคช
Man, I love this kid. 
#arljr #bookworm #dictionary
Progress not Perfection. I've heard this over and Progress not Perfection.
I've heard this over and over and I'm finally putting it into practice this year ๐Ÿ™Œ
Day 2 of the @hopewriters challenge and we're talking about Progress. So of course I've given you a blurry photo of my @cultivatewhatmatters
#powersheetsplanner January tending list.๐Ÿ˜† These are all the things I'm working on this month, this week and today...and some of my things are private ๐Ÿ˜˜
I will share I'm making progress in: spending less, eating less sugar, exercising more consistently, spending more time with my family and Jesus.โ™ฅ๏ธ

Progress is good...it's moving forward in (hopefully) the right direction.
How about you...what does progress look like in your life today?
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๐Ÿ˜„ This week I'm participating in the @hopewrite ๐Ÿ˜„ This week I'm participating in the @hopewriters #writingchallenge.
Today's prompt: New You...hence my "I'm at the hair salon" photo.๐Ÿ˜„ New You, New do ๐Ÿ’‡โ€โ™€๏ธ
We have a motto in our house right now, and I'm sure you've either heard or said it yourself: New Year, New You.๐Ÿ˜‰
We are saying it in our house for various and interesting reasons...from Emory wiping his own behind (he's 4), to Reynolds tying his shoes (hello, bunny ears) and Eliza Jane brushing her hair and pulling it out of her face (for crying out loud). And @theandrewrlucas wanting to run a ridiculous 650 miles this year...babe, you do you๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜œ.
I can't say that I'm wanting a "new" version of myself this year. Or even that I'm wanting to start anything new, but I definitely want a better version of what I see, think, feel and hear. For me, I recognize it all starts with my time in the Word so this year's got a goal of rising early EVERY day to tune my heart and mind more into Him.โ™ฅ๏ธ Even on the days I want to sleep in, #firstthingsfirst.
How about you? New you or a better version?
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Probably one of the best, most fun, enjoyable and Probably one of the best, most fun, enjoyable and productive weekends we've had together in a while.๐Ÿ™Œ @theandrewrlucas you're the best of the best โ™ฅ๏ธ and most certainly my favorite.
Psalm 16
Headed for a much needed #weekendaway with way too Headed for a much needed #weekendaway with way too much stuff than the two of us need for 3 days but whatever.๐Ÿ˜… There will be golf and planning and yummy foods and prayers and walks on the beach and reading and strategizing and dreaming.โ™ฅ๏ธ
Thankful and expectant...life with you @theandrewrlucas is my favorite ๐Ÿ˜˜
Ephesians 3:20-21
#marriageretreat #lucasproperties #kiawahbound
It was a beautiful day to get the boat out of the It was a beautiful day to get the boat out of the water...and as I stood on the dock watching them drive away I thought to myself:
๐Ÿ›ฅI hope our kids know what an amazing dad they have. He works so hard for our family.โ™ฅ๏ธ 
๐Ÿ›ฅ I hope they know how blessed and lucky they are to be able to go to the lake on a random Monday.
๐Ÿ›ฅ I hope we don't take what we have for granted, because the Lord has been so kind and gracious, even when we haven't been deserving of a thing.๐Ÿ™
We've missed a few...but our family through the ye We've missed a few...but our family through the years ๐Ÿฅฐ

#lookingforthebrightspots ๐Ÿคฉ when taking down the tree...๐Ÿ˜ฉ
#christmasmorning #happybirthdayJesus โœ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ #christmasmorning #happybirthdayJesus
โœ๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ๐ŸŽ„
#arljr #emoryrobertlucas #elizajanelucas
โ™ฅ๏ธ๐ŸŽ„Christmas Eve 2020๐ŸŽ„โ™ฅ๏ธ Happy birth โ™ฅ๏ธ๐ŸŽ„Christmas Eve 2020๐ŸŽ„โ™ฅ๏ธ
Happy birthday Jesus, we are so glad you came for us ๐ŸŒŸ 

#christmaseve #arljr #elizajanelucas #emoryrobertlucas #brynnhailey
O come all ye faithful Come let us adore Him O com O come all ye faithful
Come let us adore Him
O come all ye faithful
Come let us adore Him
O sing hallelujah
He alone is worthy
O sing hallelujah
He alone is worthy
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

โ™ฅ๏ธ๐ŸŽ„ Merry Christmas, friends!
Girl friends...if you don't have plans NEXT Saturd Girl friends...if you don't have plans NEXT Saturday, 1/2/21, please join us for a time to start 2021 with prayer and purpose โ™ฅ๏ธ
I personally would love to see your beautiful (masked) faces ๐Ÿฅฐ
Our initials are basically the same (my L and S re Our initials are basically the same (my L and S reversed), she wore an apron much like this, and today I'm wearing her Santa ๐ŸŽ… pin as I break out her Pecan Pie recipe and go to "camp Mary" in my kitchen.๐Ÿฅง
I'm so thankful for the many lessons she taught me...especially the joy of making yummy things for the people she loved, especially at Christmas ๐ŸŽ„ โ™ฅ๏ธ
#missingmymom #christmastime
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