Shae’s Three!

winner! {Vintage Rose Wraps Giveaway}

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Congratulations Miss Hilary Treguboff!

{You have won $50 to Vintage Rose Wraps!}  

(I’ll be in touch with the details.)

every. single. day. {part 2}

marriage.

I have been overwhelmingly hit with the truth that God created marriage to bring him glory.  not to bring me glory.  I knew this, but didn’t really accept it.

Thanks to my truly incredible husband who has loved me through so much selfishness, I was reminded that God absolutely wants us to experience joy in our marriage, but that if we only seek happiness from the other person meeting our expectations, that is coming up way short of what God intends for us.  

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
(Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV)  It dawned on me that in practice, I was expecting Jack to give his life up for me, and not loving him sacrificially and without expectation.  God blessed me with my marriage to my husband, to address my heart and make me more like Him.  Crazy, but very true.

{Some of my very favorite resources to turn to for encouragement and teaching about marriage are from Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA.  Pastor Mark Driscoll is an incredible, passionate, and truthful preacher and teacher who has made a huge impact on our lives.}

giveaway. {Vintage Rose Wraps}

and the winner is…

Okay, I am so excited about this right now!  Not only am crazy about  my headbands and belt from Vintage Rose Wraps, but you are about to get the chance win your own adorable pieces!  If you’ve seen me lately, there’s a good chance I’ve been wearing one of my new accessories.  Not only did Vintage Rose Wraps generously send me their products to use, now one of your gets a turn…!  

Vintage Rose Wraps is giving one of you $50 towards anything you choose!

{the headbands.} I am totally in love with what I ordered!!  The headbands are extremely cute, and I was admittedly really surprised at how comfortable they are once I put them on and how well they stay in place.  They are the first headbands I’ve worn that pass both of my criteria, so I am very, very pleased.  

{the belt.}   It’s adorable, isn’t it?!  I wasn’t sure how long it would be, so I ordered the regular size, because I found my favorite fabric in the regular.  It’s fantastic – it has D-rings hidden behind the rose, and the fabric stays snuggly in place.  The belt wasn’t long enough for me to wear at my hip or waist, so next time I would order the extended size, but this one works great with an empire cut.

{to win.}

Leave a comment on this blog post with your favorite piece from Vintage Rose Wraps, and why you can’t wait to wear it!  A winner will be chosen on Thursday, May 24 at 2:30pm central.  Click here to see the winner.  Thank you, Vintage Rose Wraps for your generosity, fun, fun products, and your amazingness.

{side note} The two pictures on the left were taken at Ms. Mac’s Too, part of Carver’s Occasional Shops.  It’s one of my favorite vintage shops and always displayed with a wonderfully edited eye for really lovely treasures!

at home. {crate shelves}

I LOVE Industrial architecture, salvage finds, and reclaimed pieces.  I am desiring to be a student of how to take old pieces and put a little love into them to make them work in our house!  One of my favorite spaces in our home is in my boys’ room, where I put old crates and drawers that I had joyfully searched for over the course of last summer to house music boxes, books, and a few special decorations.  I look at that wall ALL the TIME, and I LOVE how it turned out!

happy mothers day!

every. single. day. {part 1}

every. single. day.

I pursue my own interests.  I have this unspoken need to have things my way.  Well, that’s not true, a lot of times it IS spoken.  (Philippians 2:4, 21)

Life is frustrating, messy, hard, inconvenient, annoying.  I have been reminded on every front lately that I am completely incapable of controlling my life with an ounce of success.  (yet I still keep trying.  foolish.)

The truth is, I am not intended to live life successfully on my own.  I can honestly say that I know the despair, sadness, desperation, and emptiness that comes when I trust in myself.  God created me to bring him glory, and when I try to feel better and be satisfied in things that aren’t him, I always leave unsatisfied.  (Isaiah 55:2)

If you trust in Jesus, I would encourage you to remember that he is sovereign (Isaiah 55:9) and that your desires and expectations are not more important than His.  You have freedom.  Christ kindly and graciously loved you enough to save you from your gross sins and messed up life.  THAT is what is important.  He will be faithful to lead you if you trust him.  His way is SO much better than ours.  (Believe me, I am telling myself this, too.)

if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

(1 John 1:9)