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July 15, 2019

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I always have much to say, but this time it’s re

I always have much to say, but this time it’s really simple: This is all I’ve ever wanted. 💕

You know, I’d be totally fine if my kids didn’

You know, I’d be totally fine if my kids didn’t like the same things as me, but MAN am I glad they’re also little artists! 💕Yesterday, I had lots of stuff to do and catch up on. But in the middle of my work, Tashie asked if we could paint, and I immediately put down what I was doing and got out some canvases, acrylic paints, and oil pastels. We went outside, put on some worship music, and we both painted what we felt. Hers is an adorable sunshine, and mine turned into an abstract seascape.Every part of this makes me happy and fills my soul. Thank God for art. 🙌

Putting this here for me. Cause one day I’ll scr

Putting this here for me. Cause one day I’ll scroll through my feed and remember the perfect morning I had when the rainbow hit the pages, the sun lit up the sky, when my tea was the perfect temp, my cats were being cool, my house was quiet and I was greeted with a smile and a kiss…Mondays get a bad rap, but I kinda like ‘em. 😉

I’m here for all of it. The mom jeans. The late

I’m here for all of it.The mom jeans. The late nights and early wake ups. The easy pregnancies, the hard ones too. The miraculous joy that overwhelms your whole being the moment you see your tiny one for the first time. The memorized books that you read over and over, and the requests for one more time. The extended bathroom breaks that consist of nothing but sitting on a toilet in silence, whether it’s for a sanity break, a moment to catch up on messages, or to let out the cry you’ve been holding in all day. The getting peed on mid diaper change and laughing about it. The 3 a.m. cries for comfort after a bad dream and the snuggles in a too small bed that follow. The cheers of excitement from the backseat when you pull into a drive thru cause you’re way too tired to cook dinner or to care about which oil the fries were fried in. The tears of pride when you watch your kids accomplish something great & the tears of sorrow when you just don’t know how to heal their hurts. The stretched skin that we put way too much emphasis on. The months upon months of greasy top knots and postpartum stretch pants. The kissed boo boos and expensive fancy bandaids. The requests for more playtime with you when all you want to do is kick your feet up and read your own book. The birthday parties, the Christmas mornings, the first Ferris Wheel rides, and first taste of ice cream. (Or bacon. 😉) The laughter that melts your heart and the I love you’s that can take every worry from your mind and put in perspective what really matters.I’m here for all of it. And if I had to guess, you are too. Happy Mother’s Day to my fellow mama bears. I wish you as much joy in this journey of motherhood as I have felt for the past 11 years in mine. ❤️(Here’s a peek into my day. Simple, silly, and beautiful. Just the way I like it.)

So the lovely @tamaraarcilla revealed her newest t

So the lovely @tamaraarcilla revealed her newest to us recently, and I’m tellin ya, I squealed in delight when I saw this. The colors, the florals, the stinkin sunglasses… come on now! 😍💕😎 But you know what I love best of all— the message behind it. We allllll need a good old fashioned “check up” and I can’t wait to use this set in my creative worship time and see what The Doctor shows me. 😉Swipe for a quick video to show all the goods (and craft room Clusia getting all up in my biz), then go snag your set for 20% off in the @illustratedfaith #printandprayshop! #biblejournaling #illustratedfaith #faithjournaling #journalingbiblecommunity #journalingbible #illustratedfaithcommunity #if_heartcheck #tamaraarcilla_squad #printandpray

Aaaand, it’s out there. The Paper Pack email sub

Aaaand, it’s out there. The Paper Pack email subscribers, check yo’ boxes. Save, print, play, amen. 💕💐🌻I hope these designs make you smile! And as always, if you use them, please tag me so I can see! 😊 I’m going to be making a couple cards outta this as well as using it for Mother’s Day in my album. How would you use this?? #thepaperpack

It’s a new month, and you know what that means i

It’s a new month, and you know what that means if you’re part of #thepaperpack. If you’re not, ya got like an hour before this months email gets sent out with these freebies! 💕Sign up with the link in my bio and share with a friend if you know someone who might enjoy this set. No strings attached… just need your email. 😉#papercrafting #digitalpaper #memorykeeping #projectlife #pocketpagescrapbooking #cardmaker #scrapbooker

I haven’t really talked about this publicly yet

I haven’t really talked about this publicly yet because… I just couldn’t. It’s hard to make words when you feel like the weight you’re carrying is limiting your breath. A year ago my oldest sister was struggling with some health concerns. We told her not to think the worst, because the likelihood it was what she feared was slim. Or at least that’s what we said. But then she called my phone & if it didn’t come in a text, I knew what she was going to say might make me collapse. But I stood & paced & tried to just speak hope into her diagnosis while we talked. After we got off the phone, that’s when I fell apart. My sister couldn’t have cancer… but she did. And there wasn’t anything I could do about it.My sisters are everything. When one of them hurts, we all hurt. So for the months that followed, I could barely get up in the mornings and go about my day “as usual” because how could I? Everything was different. It was heartbreaking to see her grow weaker. It was heartbreaking to know her “lions mane” (as we always referred to our hair) was coming out in clumps in her hand. It was heartbreaking to see my dad cry and say to me, “I. Won’t. Let. Her. Give. Up.” It broke me to hear my mom who I think has openly cried maybe twice in my life cry over the phone, “My baby Stephanie…”But God.Today, this sister of mine who was an avid runner before… she took her victory lap. There was a moment when we prayed this day would come but ultimately knew it was in Gods hands. So despite my own need to “fix” things, I knew I needed to go to the only one who could. So I prayed, begged, relentlessly.I kept close to me this little Bible Steph got me on my 21st birthday. The pages were already tear soaked cause it was the first Bible I ever actually read and loved, but the last year has only wrecked it more.Last night I sang “Lion” at @elevationworship & my roars were louder & stronger. And this morning, cancer-free Steph ran her 1/2 marathon, but with a different perpective this time.My family is different now. We were good before, but we’re better now. So I printed out the photo of my precious sis to hang on my wall as a reminder of miracles. Healing. Strength.Of Jesus.❤️

(Note: Please, for the love, don’t take me serio

(Note: Please, for the love, don’t take me seriously. For cryin out loud, I said to get knock off Birks and tithe your $ instead. 😆) My daughter is very into fashion… (like her own version of it. 😂) So when I actually get out of sweatpants, she gets so excited. “WHOA MOM! I love your style!” she told me today…And then I had to laugh when she asked me what my style was called, and without missing a beat I blurted out “Modest Casual Church Mom.” 😉That basically led to me doodling this nonsense this afternoon. Yes, I’m poking fun at… well, I don’t know exactly. 😂 Maybe our church culture or how others view our culture. I know “modest” is one of those trigger words for some. Doesn’t bother me either way. I just wear whatever. 😅 My husband saw me drawing this and laughed… and then we came up with some pretty hilarious extras that I’m sorry to say, I just couldn’t add. 😆I share this for no other reason than to say, it’s ok not to take life too seriously sometimes. It’s ok to laugh at yourself and with yourself, and if you can bring a smile to someone else in the process, awesome.Hope this finds my fellow Church Moms sitting in your Post-Church Daisy Dukes happy and smiling. 😊 Have a great Sunday evening! 💕#illustratedfaith #biblejournaling #illustratedfaithcommunity #coffeeandjesus #lampandlight #shesharestruth #documentedfaith #faithnotes #biblejournalingcommunity #biblegram #churchmom

Torn magazine, where’ve ya been my whole life? 🥰 I flipped through this gem by @tamaraarcilla & @jill.drangsholt (editor) and yo… it’s a work of art. Truly. While the digital copy is a joy, magazines like this are begging to be (literally) torn apart. Cut. Pasted. Used. Loved. 💕For the next 24 hours, you can get it on sale. Follow @tamaraarcilla & snag your copy along with me. Congratulations ladies! You’ve done a phenomenal job! 👏#tamaraarcilla_squad #tornmagazine #magazinelover #faithjournaling #junkjournaljunkies #journalingcommunity

Words hold weight. They can be used to lift someon

Words hold weight. They can be used to lift someone up or be used to push them down. God, may I be careful and not careless with my words. 💕This page is about Jesus’ last words before his death on the cross. They’re quite powerful, and @levilusko did such a great job breaking their meaning down that I just took his post, printed it out, and folded it up into a little book I could keep in this pocket. I really spent time listening in on what those final 7 statements had to say. Whew…I’m really loving #biblejournaling lately… but it’s not about the pretty page. It’s about the reflection and worship that happens AS I’m making the pretty page. And today, I’m grateful that I could reflect on this “Gold from Golgotha.” ❤️Journaling supplies used are from @tamaraarcilla— More or Less + Plant Peace. Shop it in the @illustratedfaith #printandprayshop. 🙌#illustratedfaith #journalingbiblecommunity #tamaraarcilla_squad #illustratedfaithcommunity #documentedfaith #faithnotes #biblejournalingcommunity #journalingbible

Today marks the first time in a few years that I’ve gone to church on Easter, and me being there today is resurrection power at work. There’s much I could say about that, but I think the gospel speaks best for itself.Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” John 11:25-27“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.” Matthew 28:6All Hail King Jesus.

Today was good. First day in many weeks I’ve fel

Here’s the thing… I love me a good bookmark. 🥰 When I was little, I designed a bookmark for a contest I entered at my library and I won. They printed out like 500 of them and for my entire childhood we never managed to get rid of them all. 😅 I’m gonna be real here… I unfairly won that thing. My sister @mymcdoodles did all the work. 🤣 I wrote some terrible poem about chocolate and used the word “yummy” like 50 times to take up space 😂 but Diana wrote it out for me, drew it, did it. And my name was on it. So this is my gift to you on National Siblings Day, Diana… I humbly admit that you should have won that contest (as well as all the other contests I won because I was the youngest *CoughBeauBearCough*). Steph’s siblings day gift is that she was born with enough of a head start to avoid some of my nonsense. You’re welcome @stephtea1. 🤣Really though, bookmarks always make me smile, so here’s one I made using the new Plant Peace set designed by @tamaraarcilla for @illustratedfaith. Love the wings in this one!! 💕 Happy Palm Sunday!#printandprayshop #illustratedfaith #tamaraarcilla_squad #journalingbiblecommunity #biblejournalingcommunity #biblejournaling #journalingbible #handmadebookmark #bookmarksofinstagram #unseenrealm

Nadia had dance photos last week. Naturally I coul

Nadia had dance photos last week. Naturally I couldn’t resist taking my own when she got home… ones that are fully her being herself in our messy house. No fancy lighting. No backdrops. No poses aside from whatever she wanted to do. And while I’m sure the professional ones will be just fine, there will always be something special to me about pictures like this, the ones we’ve taken together. I can hear her laughter when I look at them. I know what she was thinking and what I was saying. It’s like we have a language of our own when we’re doing this. I’ve always loved taking photos of my girl. She connects to it in ways I don’t always get to experience when I photograph other people, and it makes me so so very happy. 💕 Just wanted to share a few.

Today I picked up my “big girl” camera for the

Today I picked up my “big girl” camera for the first time in months, and even though I only took a couple pictures of Tasha’s precious ponies, it felt good to capture something without using my phone.The iPhone cameras are great. They really are. But yo. There ain’t nothing like picking up a bulky camera and heavy @$$ lens and just GETTIN IT. 😉 I’ve missed this.Swipe to see my childhood “baby pony” that the kids understand will NEVER be misused, played with roughly, scratched, dented, or part of any other buffoonery that could cause potential injury or destruction of this highly prized gem of mine. 😅 I love my little brown pony and always thought she was way cooler than even the newest and best My Little Ponies of the 90s. And she sure as heck beats the ones they make today. What is UP with their faces?! 🤣Happy Thursday!

I’m not about all the “normalizing” ridiculo

I’m not about all the “normalizing” ridiculous things 😅, but in 2022, it would be kinda awesome if we could make an attempt to #normalizesobriety and start letting people make that choice without assembling a jury.Please swipe and read when you’ve got a sec, will ya?If you feel me on this, please gimme a high five cause I’m starting to feel a little alone in this. ✋😉Edited to add: my friends are really great, and I have no doubt they love sober me, too. Just wanted to clarify that in case anyone reads this and thinks my real life girlfriends are unsupportive… they’re amazing. ❤️(P.S. Ignore the typos. That’s not the point. Lol)

Heeeeeeckkkkkk yes. 😋🙌 I totally gave myself

Heeeeeeckkkkkk yes. 😋🙌 I totally gave myself a high five after I finally used that pink piano sticker I’ve been hoarding for half my life. 🤣 Really, though, I’m just ecstatic when a couple pages come together in my album almost effortlessly like these did. The colors make me happy but even more, the pictures. I love documenting our family memories in all the places, but these giant Project Life albums will always steal my heart. 💕What’s your go-to place to put your photos/memories? (And if your answer is your phone, go get some printed. Like now please. 🤣)#projectlifecards #projectlife #wermemorykeepers #studiocalico #memorykeeping #memorykeepers #cratepaper #useyourstash #pocketpages #pocketpagescrapbooking

Don’t underestimate God’s ability to speak to

Don’t underestimate God’s ability to speak to you through words inked on a coffee sleeve or through the smile of one of your favorite baristas. 😊Words, smiles, it all matters. And it doesn’t matter if you’re young, old, neurotypical or neurodiverse… If you open your heart towards Him, I can guarantee you’ll be used for greater purposes even when you don’t realize it.The kiddo who wrote this on my cup is named Julie. She signed the back, and as I do every time I get a latte from @specialgroundscoffeeco, I’m giving thanks & saying a prayer over her life.What I received today was more than just coffee. Bless ‘em. 💕

I’m digging all the doodling I’ve been doing.

I’m digging all the doodling I’ve been doing. 😉I’m such an “analog” girl that I never thought I’d be using my iPad for all the things, especially art. I like getting my hands messy and hearing brush strokes on canvas and the sound of pencils scratching on paper. But MAN, there’s something genius about “painting” on a screen. I can do it anywhere. Pick it up at any time and keep going. No waiting for paint to dry. (And no need to hurry up & blend BEFORE it dries!) I can try different mediums, make mistakes with colors and not feel the anxiety of messing up a piece of work without the chance to get it back. I could go on and on…But I’m in love. I wanna procreate with Procreate. 🤣(Doodle of Tasha jumping on the couch cause why not.)#procreateart #procreateillustration #digitaldoodles

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