Give Thanks

Day 2
Today I am thankful for God - specifically, His answering prayer. His power to work. His protection from evil. His provision for our needs. God is good all the time! What a mighty God we serve!!!

Give Thanks

I followed a blog a couple years back that did a month of thanksgiving "game" for the month of November. Every day you post something you're thankful for. I figured I'd do that again, this year. So....

Day 1
Today, Nobember 1, I'm thankful for life - that God has given me another day to serve Him and be alive with the people I love on this earth.

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Coach Giftcards Giveaway Game!!

Coach is randomly giving gift cards - visit this post often!!! I've heard of a few people winning $100 GIFTCARDS - no limit to how many times you play!

How to play:

Click on the color box below.
If you are an instant winner it will appear within the color block. If you don’t win refresh and try again (and again, and again...). It’s as simple as that.
Share it through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Tumbler to help Just Like a Flower win, too!
Sharing let’s Coach know that the entrants are coming from this site. I get credit for sending them and can win prizes for being one of the bloggers. You get to play the Instant Win Game to win Coach gift certificates!


Hover over the color box below to see if you WON!!!





VISIT this post often!!! All you have to do is "tag" it by clicking on the color above!! What's in it for you? There will be more than 100 Coach Gift Cards - ranging from $100 to $500! They will randomly appear in the colored box above - just hover over it and it will either say "pass it on" or "YOU WON" Make sure to comment on this post if you find one and WIN!!!

- 6 Grand Prizes: A $500 Coach Gift Card

-14 First Prizes: A $250 Coach Gift Card

- 90 Second Prizes: A $100 Coach Gift Card

COACH Instant Win Game!!

Coach is randomly giving gift cards - visit this post often!!!

How to play:

Click on the color box below.
If you are an instant winner it will appear within the color block. If you don’t win refresh and try again (and again, and again...). It’s as simple as that.
Share it through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Tumbler to help Just Like a Flower win, too!
Sharing let’s Coach know that the entrants are coming from this site. I get credit for sending them and can win prizes for being one of the bloggers. You get to play the Instant Win Game to win Coach gift certificates!


Hover over the color box below to see if you WON!!!




VISIT this post often!!! All you have to do is "tag" it by clicking on the color above!! What's in it for you? There will be more than 100 Coach Gift Cards - ranging from $100 to $500! They will randomly appear in the colored box above - just hover over it and it will either say "pass it on" or "YOU WON" Make sure to comment on this post if you find one and WIN!!!

- 6 Grand Prizes: A $500 Coach Gift Card

-14 First Prizes: A $250 Coach Gift Card

- 90 Second Prizes: A $100 Coach Gift Card

COACH GIFTCARDS!!!

Coach is randomly giving gift cards - visit this post often!!!

Hover over the color box below to see if you WON!!!




VISIT this post often!!! All you have to do is "tag" it by clicking on the color above!! What's in it for you? There will be more than 100 Coach Gift Cards - ranging from $100 to $500! They will randomly appear in the colored box above - just hover over it and it will either say "pass it on" or "YOU WON" Make sure to comment on this post if you find one and WIN!!!

- 6 Grand Prizes: A $500 Coach Gift Card

-14 First Prizes: A $250 Coach Gift Card

- 90 Second Prizes: A $100 Coach Gift Card

Free Coach Giftcards!! Keep Playing!!!

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Hover over the color box below to see if you WON!!!




VISIT this post often!!! All you have to do is "tag" it by clicking on the color above!! What's in it for you? There will be more than 100 Coach Gift Cards - ranging from $100 to $500! They will randomly appear in the colored box above - just hover over it and it will either say "pass it on" or "YOU WON" Make sure to comment on this post if you find one and WIN!!!

- 6 Grand Prizes: A $500 Coach Gift Card

-14 First Prizes: A $250 Coach Gift Card

- 90 Second Prizes: A $100 Coach Gift Card

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Hover over the color box below to see if you WON!!!




VISIT this post often!!! All you have to do is "tag" it by clicking on the color above!! What's in it for you? There will be more than 100 Coach Gift Cards - ranging from $100 to $500! They will randomly appear in the colored box above - just hover over it and it will either say "pass it on" or "YOU WON" Make sure to comment on this post if you find one and WIN!!!

- 6 Grand Prizes: A $500 Coach Gift Card

-14 First Prizes: A $250 Coach Gift Card

- 90 Second Prizes: A $100 Coach Gift Card

Coach Gift Card Giveaway!!!

Coach is randomly giving gift cards - visit this post often!!!

Hover over the color box below to see if you WON!!!




VISIT this post often!!! All you have to do is "tag" it by clicking on the color above!! What's in it for you? There will be more than 100 Coach Gift Cards - ranging from $100 to $500! They will randomly appear in the colored box above - just hover over it and it will either say "pass it on" or "YOU WON" Make sure to comment on this post if you find one and WIN!!!

- 6 Grand Prizes: A $500 Coach Gift Card

-14 First Prizes: A $250 Coach Gift Card

- 90 Second Prizes: A $100 Coach Gift Card

Mashed Potato Theology

This past Saturday, Jared and I drove up to Elcho, WI so he could go scuba diving with his new "dive buddy" who has a cabin up there. We had a great time! The men enjoyed their dive, I enjoyed my time on the boat, Jared had a small witnessing opportunity, and we got to stop at a cute, local ice cream shop on the way home. It was a great day! On the way home, Jared's car started to make some crazy sounds that just got louder and louder. Eventually, Jared pulled over and popped the hood. I suggested oil, which he checked, and there was plenty. Jared thought it sounded engine related, but decided that there wasn't really anything we could do about it then and there. We got back in the car and kept on our journey toward home, crazy sounds and all. Jared asked me if I would pray about the car, so I began to pray. I asked God to please help us get home safely, to please help us figure out what was going on with the car...then I thought to myself, "God can fix this now if He wants!"...so I asked God to even fix the car now, and before I could get out another word...INSTANTLY the noise stopped! Without "skipping a beat", I finished my prayer with a, "Thank You!" I think you could hear my smile! :-) I was overwhelmed and overjoyed! The car didn't make that crazy noise the rest of the way home. God provides what we need (and sometimes what we want) exactly when we need it (because He knows best), and He truly cares for us!

Spring Art

I LOVE Pinterest! I find so many neat ideas on there, and decided last night to look for some art ideas for the kids at work. Since we have infants in our room, most of their art projects have something to do with handprints or footprints. Found a pin on Pinterest of a footprint robin for spring art, and we made them with the kids today. Love how they turned out...they're just adorable! Attached is a picture of one of the projects completed today. :-)

"Good News for Thirsty People"

On my break the past couple of days, I've been going out to my car, opening the sunroof, and reading a book entitled "Having a Mary Spirit", referencing Mary (sister of Martha and Lazarus). I just want to share a few excerpts from my reading...


"Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again," Jesus told her (the woman at the well), but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in hm a spring of water welling up to eternal life" (John 4:13-14).

Jesus makes the same offer to you and me today. If you're thirsty, if you can't seem to satisfy that longing in your soul..."Come to Me and drink," He says. If you've tried the well of religion and gone away empty, if you've looked to relationships for meaning but need something more..."Come to Me and drink."

...we weren't created to be mud puddles for Jesus - or clogged, filthy wells. We were meant to be rushing rivers, pouring out His love and mercy to everyone around us. We were meant to be conduits of living water, the sweet and refreshing flow of the Holy Spirit coming in and flowing through and out of our lives.

Shower Head

Got vice grips from Dad, and our new, free shower head is installed! Check out the difference in size and style! :-)

I'm Back!...Again

Wow, it has been a LOOOONG time since I've been on here and posted anything at all! I'm certain tons has happened in my life since my last post, and there is no possible way I will remember it all, so let's just look at where we are now. :-) Jared and I have been married for almost a year and a half now, I am a teacher in the Infant B classroom at Children of America, and Jared works for Nik's Auto Parts...we both enjoy our jobs :-) We recently spent every spare moment we had for two weeks replacing the transmission in Jared's car...hard, long work, but we learned a lot! We are going through watching The Mentalist...we love it! I have a slight passion for....er, obsession with Starbucks...anyway...

I hope to keep up with this now, post what I'm learning from God, what's happening in our lives, etc...

Spiffies Winner Announced!

Each name was entered into the drawing according to how many of the three questions were answered. Your name could have been entered up to 3 times, which should give you a better chance at winning.

The winner of the contest posted.....

coffeemom said...
Felicity would love these teeth wipes... she just got in her second tooth :) -- Elisabeth
June 22, 2011 1:15 PM

Congratulations, Elisabeth!

I'll be sending you an email soon!

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Giveaway!

Alrighty, I just got a freebie in the mail and I want to have a little giveaway.

I have a sample of Spiffies (Teething & Cleaning Tooth Wipes).
I have two 4" x 2.75" towlettes. One is apple flavored and the other is grape.

I also have a code to get you a 20% discount at www.Spiffies.com (expires 08/01/11)

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1) Comment and tell me how Spiffies may be helpful for you and/or your little one.

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Savvy Shopper ;-)

Lately, I've been "totally into" a few things: giraffes, coconut anything, pink (ok, that's just always), yellow and gray, candy apple green, bamboo, kitchen gadgets, silly trinkets, and FREEBIES!! I have a pretty steady flow of freebies coming in the mail, and have a fb photo album dedicated to them :-)

I recently (like a week ago today recently) started working at a new daycare. My "comfort zone" is age 3 and under, preferably in the 1 and under stage. I am currently (and through the month of June) completely out of that zone. I am the lead (and only) teacher in a room FULL (10-11 kids on the average day) of 3-5 year olds. Thank goodness, my previous daycare gave me a pretty good amount of experience working under stress, so the kids I'm working with now don't usually make me want to run away crying...until today. I think I may have yelled 95% of the day. Yesterday, it was slightly understandable because they were coming off of a weekend...today, no excuses. By lunch-time I was pretty wiped (and that's just 2.5 hours into my day!). Typically, food (more specifically: McDonalds) helps brighten my day. Yes, someday I'm going to have to pick a healthier, less fattening day-brightener, but today was not that day. The minute my break started, I called hubby and asked if it was OK with him if I used a little of my birthday money ($25) to go to McDonald's (being sure to explain why). He said it was my money, so if I wanted to that was fine! I'm sure it helps that hubby also works at a daycare (my previous, stress management teaching one)...the man knows what a bad day at work means. I asked for directions to the nearest McDonald's and was on my way! Thirty-five minutes (it should have been WAY less, but I got lost a "kajillion" times) and $8 something later (I know, I know, but it was my birthday money!) I had a little bit of earthly encouragement sitting in a bag on the floor of the car. :-)

I had all intentions of using my birthday money for something useful (new jeans to replace my third pair of "i crawl on the floor at work and it tears up the knees of my pants" jeans, new shoes to replace my current "entire sole is about to fall off" pair, new shirt to replace one of my "wholey shirts", etc).

Hubby went to the gym after work tonight, so I decided to run by Kohls and see if I could find a cute pair of jeans for under $26 while I could still use my "$10 off anything $10 and above, Father's Day" card. I was able to find a cute pair of jeans that were marked down to $14.40 (originally, $48). I paid $4.62 for those jeans, thanks to mark-down price and my "$10 off" card :-D I headed next door to Wal Mart to see if I could find anything for $12 - what was now left of my $25 (after McDonald's and Kohls). At Wal Mart, I found a cute new pair of shoes marked down to $5 (after much searching...can you believe I almost paid $10 something for a different pair 'cause I thought THAT was a steal?!), a new shirt marked down to $3, and a tub of Toasted Almond Fudge ice cream (cause hubby needs some kind of a treat...yes, I'm sure I'll have at least one small bowl)!

I'm so excited! I was able to get new jeans, new shoes, a new shirt, and ice cream for a grand total of $16.30! At Kohls alone, I saved $43.60 on the one pair of jeans!

I can't wait 'till hubby gets home to show him all my finds (and his ice cream)!

My Talented Husband :-)

I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned how incredibly talented my husband is, but...he is. To be honest, he's, to some degree, a "jack of all trades". Hubby is a photographer, graphic design artist, fabulous assistant teacher at a daycare (he's great with kids!), certified personal trainer, a bit of a chef, mechanic, car "modder", etc.

He's currently designing his own spoiler for his Kia Spectra5 as well as designing/installing an oil temp. gauge into the driver's side pillar (the bar that often causes blind spots when turning). Anyway, fortunately, he's taken some snap-shots along the way, so I'm able to show the fabulous progress he's made!

So, hubby purchased the gauge, a new pillar, and the pod that holds the gauge. He cut a hole in the pillar for the wires to be fed through, and bolted the pod onto the pillar.

The pod had to be heated up, and cut down a bit so that it would fit properly on the pillar.

Hubby then applied fiberglass. Fiberglass strengthens, bonds, and forms the object.

So far, looks pretty awful, right? Have faith, it gets better!

For the record, fiberglass stinks (like rotting flowers) and is pretty nasty on the hands. Men (and women) if you intend to use it...I'd suggest some decent gloves and outdoor work.

Once the fiberglass was applied, it was sanded down.

After the sanding, body filler was applied. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of this process. Wish I did, 'cause it was actually pretty fun to watch!

After body filler was applied, everything was sanded down again.

Starting to look better, but there's still work to be done.

Primer was applied. In my opinion, it looks fantastic! :-)

Isn't he talented?! I'm excited to see it once it's done being painted and the installation process begins! We'll have to remember to take some snap-shots so you all can see the end result, too!

Not As Strong As Him

Lord, help me to remember I'm weak, but You are strong. I cannot sing apart from You, for Lord, You are my song...Lord, I need You when the sea of life is calm. Oh, Lord, I need You when the wind is blowing strong. Whether trials come or cease, keep me always on my knees. Lord, I need You. Lord, I need You.

Puppy Love

Well, it has been decided that we want a puppy. I'm terrified of dogs, always have been, but we want a puppy and we think that it would be good for me. I'd like to get a baby and then get more used to it as it grows bigger. Tonight we found this gorgeous husky puppy on craigslist - we're hoping to hear back from the seller soon!!

Long Time No...Post(?)

I know I've been horrible and haven't posted anything in FOREVER! :-(

We got married on November 27, 2010, and after that, life has been busy! We went to the Mall of America for our honeymoon and had a fabulous time! Then we went speeding right into Christmas-time. Since then we've been living in a world of snow and ice and a bit of drama (from work). I am loving married life! It's so great to actually be with my best friend all the time! I love it! It's been a lot of fun to go grocery shopping together, have movie nights together, etc. :-)

We recently got our tax returns back, and we were truly blessed! We were able to pay off different things, save some, and get some extras. Jared suggested I get an iPad for my extra (I tend to not buy things for myself and was having a hard time thinking of something that wasn't for the apartment, or us, but just for me). I got one and LOVE it! Then, I learned that iPad2 is coming out on March 11, and it's being sold for the exact same price I bought my iPad for...uh....what?! So.....I ran and found my receipt and....I was still within the 15 days of "being able to return" my electronic at Wal Mart!!! So....yesterday I returned my beautiful iPad. I'm really looking forward to ordering my new one on Friday :-)

I also got glasses finally :-) I've been wearing my contacts like "all the time" for the past 2 years, and it's good to finally give my poor eyes a rest at night.

Well, that about sums it up! If I think of more, I'll post again :-)

Giving Thanks Challenge

Today I am thankful for family. The past couple years of my life has been quite a challenge in many aspects with my biological family. Needless to say, my biological family isn't really what you'd call a family anymore. God has been so gracious to me, though. He could have left me without a family to call my own, but He didn't. Through Jared, God gifted me with an amazing family! I love them all to death (as I do my biological family). Family truly is a gift from God.

Giving Thanks Challenge

Today I am thankful for my/our new bed. Jared's parents bought us our mattress and box spring set and some of the money from his Nana and Papa got us our bed frame. Jared's dad and a man from church (Terry Girts) went and picked up the bed stuff yesterday and dropped it off at my apartment. When I got home from work last night, I was DYING to set it all up. We also have a gorgeous comforter set (just the one we wanted!) that was a shower gift from a friend from church (Melissa Slayton). So...after about 45 minutes of very difficult labor, I was able to put together the bed frame (without breaking any nails! - I thought I was going to a few times), and unwrap the box spring and mattress from their plastic wrapping. I then drug them into the bedroom and got them (they're queen-sized) onto the bed frame and then put on the new sheets (400 ct. from Nana and Papa for our shower gift) and the comforter set. It looks amazing! I can't wait to jump in bed on Saturday night! :-D

I've attached a few pictures (sorry for the quality, they're from my webcam).

Ignore the horrible "nightstand/dresser" - Hopefully we'll be getting some real stuff soon!

I love the "pretty pillows" - I'm dying to get some Euro pillows so I can use the shams that came with the set. Once we get our sleeping pillows I'll probably use the shams with them when I make the bed, just so it can be pretty. I'm sure that'll wear off after about a week!

It's so BIG!

I Love Pink!

I Love Pink! by Heather Jean Lehman featuring pink tops