#SheSharesTruth-Shattered.

Happy Friday everyone! :) I have talked about She Reads Truth sooo many times. Raving about how awesome the concept is-a community full of women reading God's Word and learning together. I just love the Church as a whole, and community is something that really touches my heart. She Reads Truth has gotten even better-as if that were possible- and they are now giving readers an opportunity to teach others what they have learned. Enter #SheSharesTruth. The details are nicely laid out in the post, but I just wanted to take a few moments and share my heart and what God has shown me through Psalm 130.

Psalm 130 spoke to my heart in a great way. My journey to where I am today as a wife and mother has not been an easy one. I don't have a perfect saved and never looked back story. Instead, I have a story filled with bad decisions, a heart marred by hurts from my past, and one heck of a testimony about the Grace of God. I identify with the Psalmist-hardcore.

3-4If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings,

who would stand a chance?

As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit,

and that’s why you’re worshiped.

 

 Partying. Sex. Pride. Lies. And those are just the big ones. If God kept a record of everything I had done, I wouldn't have any hope for a good life. But instead He pushes any record of my sins as far as the East is from the West. Forgiveness is who He is. It is the core of the Gospel. He does it for His Name's sake. I think there is a reason why God called David, in all his dysfunction and sin, a man after His heart. Throughout the Bible, God calls sinners. He has this beautiful habit of taking a life that is so soiled by immorality and bad things, and making that life not only amazing..but using that life to touch so many other lives. We serve a God of second chances. Life has no meaning, we are lost, we are shame filled..then God comes.

7-8O Israel, wait and watch for God—

with God’s arrival comes love,

with God’s arrival comes generous redemption.

No doubt about it—he’ll redeem Israel,

buy back Israel from captivity to sin.

 

When God shows up big things happen. We are not the same. With Gods arrival comes love. Generous redemption. We do not serve a distant God. God isn't just waiting for us to mess up so He can discard us. He doesn't forget about us, even in the worst of our pits. Instead He has our names carved on His hand as a reminder. We all are bound to fall down. It's human nature. We have this struggle against ourselves that is..well, hard. It's a fight, an epic battle. But all that matters is that we keep fighting. That we accept the Grace that is so clearly out there for us in our weakness. 

 

Choose to fight today.  

J'Adore VoxBox Feb 2014 Review!

I recently had an amazing opportunity to become an Influenster. As an Influenster, you use social media to promote and give your opinions on products. Every so often, they send out a VoxBox. VoxBoxes are full of great products! In return, you review and bring awareness to these brands. I received my first VoxBox the J'Adore Valentines Day box and loved it.
Here's the lowdown! :)

The Vaseline Men Spray Lotion is a goodie for my husband actually, so I thought I'd share his take on it. He said that the reason he doesn't use regular lotion is the girly scents and he doesn't like goop on his hands. This product was perfect in his opinion because of the manly smell (that was wifey approved too). This product also dried extremely fast. It made him super soft too, which both of us can appreciate.

This is seriously a miracle product. I was super excited to see a face mask in my box! This mask has a good scent to it, and left my oily skin pretty matte. Normally face masks that claim to mattify dry my skin out terribly, and this product didn't do that. I will definitely buy this.

Valentines Day wouldn't be complete without..chocolate. Hersheys Kisses are my old standby favorite, so I don't really have much new input on them, but I received a HUGE bag of them. It was a great treat to have, and it got me in the Valentines Day mood :)


I didn't get a good picture of this, but the box also included Red Rose tea. I got the flavors Lemon Chiffon, and Carmel Creme. Both decadent amazing flavors that I enjoyed. It was the perfect thing to help me wind down after a long day. I will most likely buy this tea again. The flavors are so unique and delicious. Like dessert in a teacup :)

This was my favorite product in the box. I have naturally curly hair, and this product was able to get all the kinks out! Normally even with product my hair has a lot of bends to it. Not only did I have straight hair, but it smelled good and was super shiny and soft.

This is the only product in the VoxBox that I had trouble or a negative opinion of. And that isn't even the products fault. I suck at false eyelashes. :) From what I could tell, if you are someone who normally uses lashes and has experience this would be a great product. I did like the fact that the lashes looked natural!