Sunday, August 17, 2014

Currently. {Vol. 12}

Hey there! Welcome to Currently, where I share what we are currently up to each week - and the goal(s) we have for the coming week.Thinking about:  Self confidence. Body image. Being happy. The lies our low self-esteem will tell us. It is kind of a jumbled mess in my head right now, but there are changes being made in my heart - that are beginning to reflect in my life, and it is such a good thing. I have always been my own worst enemy, my biggest critic. I look in the mirror and immediately see all my flaws. Up until recently, I never really paid attention to how often I silently criticized myself. How much I hid behind baggy shirts, or told myself someone else could do such and such better. Never realized how often I questioned the motives behind my every action and truly cared what others would say, or think. But, I am now beginning to notice. And I am beginning to stop them. I am beginning to do the things that make me happy, just for that simple reason - that they make me happy. Cooking/Baking makes me happy. Drawing makes me happy. Hand written letters make me happy. Decorating my house, lighting a candle, fresh bed sheets. Curling my hair, wearing lip gloss. Taking photos, writing, dancing in my kitchen. These are a few of my favorite things (did you just sing that?) and I plan to do a lot more of them, just because. These two videos express a little more about what I have been feeling. You Are Enough. Why Charming?Listening to: Johnnyswim. I recently happened upon them while youtube surfing and soon found myself listening to song after song. They are a married couple who sings together - and their voices together are just beautiful. Plus, they're the cutest. skip to 2:55 to see my favorite part. 


Also, yesterday we had a worship group from a local church come and do a service here for the boys, and it was so, so good. Their style was something I had never seen before. They sang christian reggae and it was so fun. They danced, I danced, and the boys finally did a little dancing themselves. We made arrangements for them to come back out to the mountain, and I am excited cause the boys seemed to really connect with them, and I could listen to them sing all day.





Thankful for: Oh so much. I am so very thankful that Isanon and I had a chance to have a little getaway together. It was something that was so needed. Not only for us to just have a little time away from everyone, away from all these crazy boys - just the two of us....but, for us to have a little time to regroup, refresh, and relax. Working with these boys is such an emotionally draining job, and it is more than necessary to have times to just step away from it all for a bit. I am an extremely blessed wife and so thankful for the husband God gave me. Doing life with him is the greatest adventure. 

 
Goals of the week: 
[Last week...I didn't do an update last week, so these are from two weeks ago]
  1. Continue to cultivate the habit of praying together. love this time together. 
  2. Scrub my oven! It has been scrubbed - but definitely something I need to do on a more regular basis. 
  3. Teach the boys a drama/skit for next weeks worship service. -sadly, this did not happen. 
  4. Have a movie night with the boys. We watched Noah....I, personally, was not a huge fan. 
  5. Be intentional. vaguest goal ever, but it accomplished what I wanted it to. 
[This week...]
  1. Bake something for the boys (they have been asking for two weeks). 
  2. Give English Classes. 
  3. Go through my clothes. Pack away/Give away anything I don't wear. 
  4. Play cards with the boys one evening. 
  5. Write 3 hand written letters, just because. 
Verse of the week: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8

A Mama Collective

12 comments:

  1. You are so BEAUTIFUL, Nellie! And your every word is inspiring to me! OLIVE JUICE! <3

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    1. Bree, you are officially the BEST compliment giver! ;) Olive juice, and miss you so much. Come to Brasil and visit me? (just say yes!) <3

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  2. Love this! I totally sang when you said, "These are a few of my favorite things". Haha. I love your list of what makes you happy. Keep doing those things!

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    1. Yay, I'm glad I am not the only one who sings that! :)

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  3. First of all, you are BEAUTIFUL and you are ENOUGH. Our words and inner dialogue have so much power, and it's definitely a struggle, but let's keep saying these things to ourselves, shall we? Even though they were your thoughts, it's thoughts that we all have from time to time, so thanks for the reminder to practice positivity to ourselves. ;)

    Totally did the Sound of Music thing before, too. :) How can you not?!

    Stopping by from the link-up, and how wonderful it is to see your list. I especially am fond of your goals. I used to teach English to high schoolers, and I miss it dearly. Good luck with that this week. ;)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Kristy, and thanks for the sweet words. Practicing positivity is so important. It is amazing how much power our little thoughts can have. And, thank you - I enjoy trying to teach these boys English! :) Have a good week!

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  4. Okay Missy.... no more feeling down about yourself! You are absolutely beautiful, and inspirational! I think your story is amazing. By the way, you and your husband seem so perfect together.... makes me happy :) All of those kids are very lucky to have you two in their life!

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    1. Thank you Mckenna! You are too sweet <3. And, neither the husband or I are perfect - but we fit together pretty perfectly. :)

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  5. Just found you through the link up! This is really grand. I love all that you're mind is contemplating right now. They're all such important topics! Looking forward to your next "Currently"!

    Xo
    Alyssa Nicole Currently

    http://sincerelyalaska.blogspot.com/2014/08/currently-vol-1.html

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    1. Thanks for finding me! ;) I hopped over to your blog, loved it. New follower. :)

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  6. Perfect verse for the week :) And Sound of Music is like my all time favorite movie, so of course I was singing along :)

    Loved this post -- thank you for linking up with us :) ~Jenna

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    1. Ahh, I love it too. I could watch that movie over and over, it is good every single time!

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