Forgot something.

Apparently my wine-brain thought these pics were attached to my last post. NOPE!

So, if you’re actually reading this… these go with the post about VDAY.

Diamonds are my second best friend. Jewelry from hubs.One of his balloons. Cupcake! ha!

Vday – Italian style

No, no, neither of us are Italian, however, we decided to celebrate V-Day (that’s V for Valentine, not  V for Virgin) with heart-shaped pizza.

I will let the next few pictures speak for themselves, but for the record, we used a healthy pita-type flatbread for the pizza. Yuck. It was dry and tasteless, but I told myself it was better than having more sugar and fat in regular pizza dough.

Flatbread. Brush with olive oil. 350 degrees 7 min.

My wonderful (WONDERFUL!) husband took me to the jewelry store and told me to pick out whatever I wanted. I chose a beautiful diamond and heart necklace and bracelet set. He then surprised me with flowers when I returned home from work. I got him some artwork for his man cave, a sick lamp similar to one from IKEA, and a new PS3 game. Then I brought home V-day balloons, including one of a cupcake. It was love at first lick.

Adding homemade pesto to pizza sauce.Cheese.

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Showing off the necklace and bracelet from hubs.

Moving (again)

Tomorrow we are moving to our very first apartment in Atlanta!  (There! I told you where I live, and nothing bad happened… No lightning strike, no murderer busted through the window!)
I am excited to move closer to the city, and to have found such a beautiful place to live.

More details to come… Maybe I’ll include some pictures, too.

Have a safe and fun weekend!

CD

MUST SEE: JESUS > RELIGION

A must see video. Please see the YouTube page for proper specs. (Truth is I have had nothing to do with the production of this video!)

I will say that I believe we should all be fighting false-religion, not necessarily religion itself. This video is not aimed at anyone particular person or religion, just a mind-opening perspective of the church.

Powerful; I dare you to pass it on.

CD

God is love

An incredible excerpt from the Bible,

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgement, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We know because he first loved us.”

- John 4:16-19

An incredible excerpt from the “He Is” reading plan in the “True Identity” Bible by Zondervan (italics are from the author of this blog):

He is love: “How appropriate that John, the disciple Jesus loved (see John 20:2), reveals the simple yet profound truth that God is love. God sent humanity the greatest love letter ever written, the Bible. He demonstrated his love by dying for those he loved. It is his very nature to love. Because God is love, we too are learning to love- not because it’s our nature, for human love is fickle and failing, but because he loved us first. Because God is love, he commands us to love our brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends, and even our enemies- those people we find hardest to love.”

May we go and spread the love Jesus designed for us to have. Let us first hold it in our hearts and then let it dwell in us as we lift our eyes in freedom to our God. Let the love we have from Jesus stir in us and spill over like a river.

With love,
CD

Where two gather, there the church is.

True Identity Bible for Women

 

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

Matthew 18:20

My church encourages its members to form smaller than small groups. We call them “2′s and 3′s groups”. The idea is for two or three (of the same-sex) people to gather together on a regular basis to be accountability partners, to read and discuss God’s word together, and share in life experiences with one another. It is good for women to meet with other women to discuss womanly things. Likewise, it’s good for men to be manly with other men! (Laughing) It is even better for them to get together to meditate about God.

Tonight my “two” and I (is she the two to my one, or am I the two to her one?) will get together for our first official meeting/gathering/drink coffee and choose a reading plan session. Not sure what to call it.

My two and I are newer friends, only introduced to each other a month or more ago at church. We both got Kindle Fires for Christmas (SCORE!) and both got new study bibles for Christmas. Totally meant to be! She’s also an incredible woman with strong faith, who is NOT afraid to pray. Awesome.

We will only be able to meet every other week for now, but we will pick a reading plan to do together. My theme for 2012 is “Daily” (you can read more here) so I will be dedicating to the Lord the time he has so graciously given to me.

The bible I got for Christmas (technically it was an anniversary gift, which makes it the best ever!) is an NIV version “True Identity” women’s study bible. It has 30 day plans where it walks you through Christ’s life in 30 days worth of scriptures. There’s a reading plan that covers the women of the Bible in-depth, there is a topical guide that is not so average with topics such as, “Parents, Failure, Expectations, Grief, Horoscopes” and more. (You can click here to read why I will never again read my horoscope.)

Below are some pictures of the best bible I’ve ever owned, and one I hold close to my heart: Maybe it will be perfect for you, too.

Myths that women believe, and the scripture to prove them false.

I truly look forward to the year 2012 and know that this is the year I will become closer to God than I thought possible. I’m sure that is welcoming trials, but with God for me, I say, “Bring it on”.

Conversations about topics most women need to hear.