PHONE DUMP!!!!

Given my SLACK of journaling......

I'm doing a couple "PHONE DUMP" posts!!!

I Currently have 1700 pictures on my phone........For everything that's holy.  :)

 

 

 

Back to school night-------

 

 

Always by my side------

 

 

 

Charlee's best friends-----Mylee & Ellsie------

 

First day of school------------

Charlee: Peace out!

Jax----Mom, Im in 4th grade now and people are watching!

 

 

Little Fish------

 

 

Charlee's best friend-----

 

 

 

Me and my sissie----Always photobombers in our family.

#creepers

 

 

School buddies.

He loves her.

and she loves her Cowboy boots--------

 

 

Jax's best friend Caden.

They rode the trax down to  SALT LAKE to the Utes game!!!

LUCKY boys!!!!

 

 

Game day!

#daddylookaway

My dad is a cougar fan........his blood runs BLUE!

Church shananigains----

 

 

 

 

Sisters-------Kristi's new amazing CAR!

 

 

Flash dancer----

 

 

Church day--------with whom I love!

 

 

 

 

Dirty Dt. Coke.

I should get paid.......

 

 

Too cool for school.......

#noticetheboots

 

 

 

Great harvest Cinnamon roll...

Get it girl....

#Babyblues

 

 

 

Love my boots----- 



Another fantastic day to be awesome at school---------

"Hold on barbies, while I get bandaids to wrap your legs in"

 

 



 

 

YOU are enough................

 

 

 

WOMANS retreat is over!

Probably ONE of the most amazing things I have ever done.

Speaking in a room full of complete strangers.

I don't think i have ever met such inviting, warm and loving ladies.

Talking about such personal, intimate things was such a scary thing........but to have them all crying with me the whole way through was UHHH-MAYYY-ZING!

As My dad would say------- "crying ladies equals success"

So I think it was a success!

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Preparing my talk for over a month, praying daily that I would touch them, that I would "Feel" and learn along the way.

There was somethings I didn't wanna be reminded of, i didn't want to type them on my paper.

It caused pain to remember things that happened in TEXAS and things that happened before Mike and I divorced.

But what HEALING this is caused.

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Here is a picture right of the deck of the Bear Lake cabin.

Breathtaking right?

 

 

 

Perfect place for a woman's retreat!

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The ladies had ALOT of questions about the story with Mike and what a true love story it really is.

Along with anger towards "Texas" {we don't speak of him by name} :/

And questions!

and how GOD truly had a hand in this...........

MAKES MY HEART BURST!

and I refuse to not talk about it....I will share and SHINE!

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Here is a few things from my talk I will share:

{I have had many woman ask for me to share my whole talk on my blog........Im still thinking about it. Its hard to be Raw and exposed.....xoxo}

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"God loves me and waited for me patiently to NEED him------ he gave me an amazingly hard opportunity to learn and feel how powerful not only he is but how powerful I am!

He trusted me knowing I would pull through, succeed and SHARE!

I am no longer afraid of who I am….

I will shine, because he made me this way!"

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5 weeks alone in texas------

"After the phone call from my family, I hung up the phone.

GOT on my knees in my bed, so weak from dispare,my hands holding my head in my hands

…..and begged, pleaded and SOBBED for his direction and HELP!!

I needed him!

I needed a HUGE amount of strength!

I told him just TELL ME what to do and I will do it.

I was at his mercy.

So broken and so scared.

And SOOOO overwhelmed.

after many phone calls and texts in the next 4 hours I

FELT GREAT POWER!

I felt I could move mountains……I felt Unstoppable."

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"I felt unworthy of gods love?

I didn’t know who I truly was.

A sense of belonging.

And most of all I was afraid of my own power and light.

I felt I had it, but I was afraid to OWN IT….LIVE IT…..BE IT!

BE HOW GOD SAW ME.

It seemed so big for me to grasp"

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"WE CANNOT lie from god…

I tried for FAR to long!!

I had gone too far.

My courage was no more.

My Shine was dull.

My armor was lost

Satan surrounded me."

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"I was his number one, my initials were even on his golf balls.

A.W.

Our marriage was magical and real.

He stepped aside and let me go….

He loved me from a distance and watched me learn."

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“we shouldn’t shrink or hide, WE SHOULD SHINE!”

“I WILL not shrink or devalue myself to satisfy others”

“I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth I will apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.”

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I hope you find courage in my words.......

Cuz every day, it takes COURAGE to shine......it really does!  :)

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So this week is a CRAY CRAY week!

I am running a half marathon Sat with my sister, her husband and their son.

I have a wedding Friday----and the HIVE boutique is THURSDAY- SATURDAY!

 My TENTS will be up there!!!
I will be doing a post on that in a sec.....
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We are running BOSTON STRONG this Saturday!
for my brother in law-----who will be running the same race as us that morning only the FULL.
If you remember he crossed the Boston marathon's finish line 9 minutes BEFORE the first bomb....you can only imagine the things he heard, saw and felt that day.
He is amazingly strong.
So we are running for him and those who were physically hurt that DAY!
Here are OUR shirts we had made!!
AH!

 

 

 

 

 Training pictures..........

 

Ran the Logan Canyon with my sister............

 

 

 

This 12 mile run was super AWESOME-SAUSE!

and hard.......and I cried at mile 11.5

My legs were numb and I could see my home from a distance....:)

Pushed through.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School SHMOOL!!

 

 

 

School is right around the corner, Im sure along with me you are all trying to get school shopping done------- such a CRAZY time!

Trying to "Finish" out the summer, but feeling the pressure of school around the corner!

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I'm actually finished school shopping for my kids....{don't throw stuff at me}  lol

OK---I actually lied, Jax still needs socks!

And a few more glue sticks for Charlee!

SHE

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STARTING KINDERGARTEN!

What the crap man!

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Ive enjoyed these last 5 years with her by my side everyday!

I'm going to be sad........Probably only for a few days and then  I'm sure I'll get over it!

Lets me honest! HA!

No, but really------She is my friend and I will miss her for the whole 4 hours she will be gone.

Our new place in Syracuse, the kids can walk 3 seconds to school----Kinda excited about that.

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Trying to fit in as much as we can in the next little bit, I took the kids swimming and met up with my sister!

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Ow Ow!

 

 

 

 

 

To honor "Shark Week"  {ARE YA WITH ME????}

I had to post this scar on my leg........its not a shark bite, altho I secretly wish I had a cool dramatic story to tell.

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On our way to church.

Have I told ya I love my new ward?

Ive cried the last two weeks........

Pretty much am never leaving, moving or BUDGEING!



 

They all went to their own class, this..........was.......huge!

 

 

 

 

 

Having a heartattack in the passengers seat while Abbie drove on the freeway....

I had to put my feet up to stop from breaking on the pretend break on my side on the floor.

GAH!!!

 

 

 

Still going strong!

I can feel my chest and legs slowly get stronger......and that feels amazing!

 

 

 

New Photography product!!!

6 cd's burned and being send out to families!!!

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This is from last nights session, waiting for my engagement couple!

It pretty much ROCKED........fell in love with the couple!

 

 

Annoying Abbie while she is studying for her food handlers permit!

"Mom, do you have to take pictures of EVERYTHING?"

YES!

Why yes Abbie, Yes I DO!  :)

So she turns around------And I take the picture anyways!

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Love to annoy my kids!

 

 

 First Job interview!!!!

I think we got lucky!  :)

She nailed it!

 

Womans RETREAT!!!

The format doesn't fit my blog the best!!

But you get the Idea!

This will change your LIFE!

 

 




 

 

 



 



 

GARAGE SALE...{You will want to be buried here}

 

 

FRIDAY AUGUST 9^th. 8:00-5:00

SATURDAY AUGUST 10^th. 8:00 -1:00

2460 S. 550 W. (Marilyn Dr.) Perry , Utah

(EAST of highway 89- turn EAST on Allen St.)

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This is my MOM'S HOUSE!!!

She used to own a store, so between that and just years of normal Accumulation these pictures don't even do it justice!

You.  Won't. Wanna. Miss THIS!

 

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Be the GOOD!

 

 

Today I got up early......

Got myself super pretty....lol

Headed to My sister in laws house picked her up, and headed to the Bountiful Temple to see a sign that says "Temple closed till next Thursday"  GAH!

So sad!!

So we decided to head to the Centerville DI and do some thrifting!

Why not?  :)

 

 

 

 

What I found:

 

I am in Love with Granny Silk shirts lately!

Like OBSESSED!

I found two pencil skirts today and this vintage shirt and belt.

I need to pick up a off white Downeast T, super see through and SUPER amaze-balls!

 

 

 

Date nights are so super sacred!

With Mikes work schedule, we have to be super creative!!!!

So Yesterday we did a little school supply shopping at Target...lol

So super romantic!

But we were together which is all that matters, Kissin on Isle 5!!

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

I was asked to speak in Bearlake next month at a Woman's Retreat.

So I'm preparing notes and a BIO..

Super tricky, never done a BIO of myself.......makes me feel slightly silly!

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I am super honored to speak tho, I'm not a speaker but I DO have so much to say that I have experienced over these last 3 years, this last YEAR especially.

To Literally build yourself from ground up, with nothing.

Gods plan is spectacular.  He knows what up!

He has my back......and will forever!------Only because I will not let him down.

Therefore, I got HIS back!

While I was listening to Inspirational music Charlee brings me this little guy she made.  Yup, he is peeing!

Love this girl of mine!  lol

 

 

 

{Jax excited to see Hobbit in December}

 

We took the kids to see "Turbo".

Determined little snail!  :)

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Ready for the Ring story?

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Abbie found a ring in the Layton Hills Parking lot!

She didn't think anything of it....

She picked it up and it fit her finger......She wore it around and one day when they were back at the mall she had a Jewelers look at it to see if it was even real.

Well, he estimated it to be approx a $3000 ring.

WE ABOUT POOPED!

It was beautiful!!!

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I put it on my Instagram feed and on KSL classifieds.

My friend put it on FB classifies....and I also called the news.

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Literally TWO days later I had a email from a lady, asking if it was hers....describing the ring in detail.

Come to find out....it was HERS!!!

Lost it over a month ago thinking it was forever gone......Devastated!

 

 

We quickly met up!

She was VERY emotional and shaking!!!

We hugged and are now going to be forever friends!  :)

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I think this did MORE for me, I was on a high for days!