Friday Favorites

It's Friday again and you know what that means :).

Friday Favorites along with Erika, Narci, & Andrea!

 Monday I posted about one of our favorite things to do in the summer.....be by the pool!! That's what I'm looking forward to this weekend :). 

Yesterday I blogged all about Chatbooks & why I love them so. Seeing other people enjoy them as much as I do is my favorite :). 

Check out my post to get you a free book!

Our youth group at our church runs the Lemon Shake-Ups every year at the Summerfest (a festival in our town) & the Catfish (a festival a town over during the 4th.)

Last night Noah & I volunteered and it was such a joy to hang out with our youth :). 

Our youth pastor & Noah squeezing lemons. Joe, the one on the left, leaves next week to become a pastor up north and we will miss him & his family dearly! We know that God has called him to pastor there but that doesn't make goodbyes any easier. 

Love this man :)

Lemon Shake-Ups are a FAVORITE at the Summerfest!

We were both SO STICKY LOL!!! 

Thank goodness my momma took pictures!

The look.....

Then every year at the Summerfest they have a corporate challenge and one person from local businesses represents. Abby, our high school intern, volunteered. I don't think she knew what she was getting herself into! Anyway she was a good sport and tried her best :).  

One last favorite I leave you with....

....my beloved wand. It's on back order but so worth the wait. Originally $100, use the discount code E60 and get it for $40!!!! That's how I scored mine :)

The lighting is horrible but here it is in person!

I hope you all have a blessed weekend! Mine will be spent running a race & laying by the pool :). 

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Chatbooks

I've been keeping this post in my drafts for a long time and I've finally gotten around to finishing it!

Instagram is one of my favorite social medias and I love the little squares that tell about my life. I'm glad that I can document the things I love and share them with everyone. That being said when I stumbled upon Chatbooks, I downloaded the app on my phone to see what it was all about. 

I received my first book free so why not try it?? If I didn't like it, I could just cancel my subscription. But I loved it and decided to keep it. 

My most recent Chatbook! 

You can choose what cover photo you want on each Chatbook. 

I love the freedom it offers. Each book has 60 pages/pictures in it and you have the option to remove pictures you don't want in your book. When I first had Instagram I posted things I now think are silly so I just removed them from my Chatbook. Easy!

My first Chatbook :). 

I mean my siblings & I are babies!

I have my Chatbooks displayed in the living room and they add a little pop of color to the decor :). 

When I go to choose my cover for my Chatbook I think of what season we are going into and try to relate it to that. As you can see the one in the middle we are wearing Cubs attire so I have that displayed now since they are playing! 

I also have a picture of coffee, something fall, & some Christmas cheer during the holidays.  

I love the feel of my Chatbooks right there in my living room :). 

It's my favorite when people come over and open them & start looking!

Now I have something to offer you....

Use this code to receive your first Chatbook free!

I used a code from someone else awhile back and I am thankful for that. I do receive $1 credit if you use this code :).

Thank you so much for sticking around & reading and for your support if you choose to use my code!

Happy Thursday!!

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Pool Edition

I want to start in with my weekend wrap-up but I don't feel like I can until I address what happened this weekend. I am just so sad for all of the innocent lives lost in Orlando this weekend. Every single person is important in God's eyes and we should love everyone as God loves us. 

1 Corinthians 2:9 says, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him."

I can't help but find hope in this verse. This world is a scary place but believing in God is the only thing that matters to me in this life. 

So if you believe will you join me in praying for our country? That we can become united and not tear each other down. 

Here's a look at what we were up to this weekend.....

Noah was gone with the basketball team all weekend so the other wives and I spent it together. 

Friday afternoon Ash & Joe came over and Joe found my selfie stick.....

Moving to the hallway....

And a selfie in front of the thermostat lol. 

 There were many pictures that I didn't post or deleted that didn't make the cut. But you can tell that he has a big imagination that I love!

Joe wanted to hang with me so I took him to the eye doctor to get his glasses tightened and then head back to their house to swim.

Waiting at the eye doctor and the technician accidentally broke his frames (this is how he felt about it lol) but he was able to get a new pair out of it! He was happy with that :). 

Love this sweet boy :). 

Friday night the wives & I went shopping and this is how Elin felt about that. She was happy with a chair taking selfies ;).

Saturday morning I made a quick Walmart run and then it was pool time! 

They are adorable!

Miss Embry is happy as can be!

I headed home for a bit to shower and get my pasta salad made for our pastor's retirement lunch the next day and this was waiting for me....

...I haven't had a chance to read it yet but will soon!

Dinner with these two, their momma, & Jill to end the evening!

Sunday our church had one combined service for our pastor and then a lunch afterwards. 

We will miss our pastor and his wife dearly but are so happy for them to be taking this time to retire. 

 Back to the pool for our Sunday.

And then dinner at my parents complete with Ethan & Morgan meal prepping for the week. 

To round out your Monday a quick sale....

Bare Minerals has 20% off everything and free shipping with the coupon code: IHEARTYOU

The sale ends today so hurry & grab your favorites!

Happy Monday friends :). 

Friday Favorites - VBS Edition

Whew....Friday I am so glad you are here.

I have been thrown off this week with VBS starting on Sunday....I kept thinking it was a day later when it really wasn't. Anyway Friday is finally here and I am so happy!

I'm linking up with Erika, Narci, & Andrea like every other Friday :). 

My Friday Favorites are a random assortment of things that mostly include Miss Elin & VBS. 

Elin is the daughter of some of our best friends and this year she was old enough to attend VBS. She was preparing for VBS at her church in a couple of weeks and I thought why not invite her to ours?? So she wanted to come and let me tell you she had the best time! 

The theme was Barnyard Roundup and was super cute. 

On Monday I blogged about the first night.

There was a bible verse for every night and Sunday's was Psalms 23:1, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."

She loved the music & dancing at opening and closing each night. It was her FAVORITE!!

Night two's bible verse was Psalms 23:2, " He makes me lie down in green pastures."

 This picture is one of my FAVORITES from last weekend. I didn't post it with the rest because I didn't have access to it at the time. But we were all waiting upstairs on guests to file into the church. 

My Jesus Calling devotion from Tuesday was spot on. 

Who is in charge of your life?? How humbling.

The bible verses down at the bottom are my FAVORITE. In Luke 12: 22-31 Jesus warns about worry. I have it highlighted and bookmarked to refer back to when I become worried and overcome by this world. 

On a lighter note Tuesday I shared my bag with you and I loved this little linkup!

My FAVORITE was seeing what goodies everyone else had in their bags!

I was with 3 year-olds all week and they have so much energy! We played a plant game Tuesday night and they thought it was so funny! I think it was their FAVORITE. 

Then they played duck, duck, goose. The bible verse for Tuesday was Psalms 23:3, "He leads me in paths of righteousness."

A big, big house was her FAVORITE of the week (mine too!)

 Wednesday on our lunches Gabby & I went to see the new office. It will be our FAVORITE once it's done!

I have no pictures of Wednesday night...I guess we were having too much fun! The bible verse for that night was Psalms 23:4, "I will fear no evil, for You are with me."

 Last night was closing and we were sad to see our week come to a close. 

We made fun hats!

And snack was donuts shaped like the tomb....our story was about Jesus coming out of the tomb and rising again. We talked in depth about Mary & Jesus' friends & their reactions. 

Our bible verse was Psalms 23:6, "I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

Elin, I had the best time teaching your class this week. 3 year-olds are so happy & joyous....they were my FAVORITE!

We'll end on a happy note. My Julep box came yesterday and I couldn't wait to get it open! I instantly tried out that blueish/purple color and it's my new FAVORITE! 

If you haven't tried Julep I think you should! 

PS - This post contained affiliate links, which means that if you clicked on a link and purchased an item, I may receive a small commission.  THANK YOU!!!