Were It Not For Grace

This year our school's theme verse is I Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." Which just happens to be my life verse. I don't believe in "signs" but if I did, that is a big sign that we are in the right place!

One of my favorite words in the whole world is "grace". Grace means the free and unmerited favor of God. When I think of God's grace, I can't help but tear up. I don't deserve ANYTHING, (except for Hell) but God loved me (and you) so much that He GAVE His only begotten Son to die on the Cross for our sins so that we could live in Heaven with Him one day. How amazing is that grace He gives us?!

I don't have a family background in church. I am a first-generation Christian. My parents are saved now, but they got saved later in their lives. If it wasn't for God's divine grace on my life, I literally don't know where I'd be. I know for sure I would not be married to a preacher that loves the Lord and is an amazing husband and father. I know for sure I would not be a Christian school teacher. I know for sure I wouldn't have a beautiful son. I know for sure I wouldn't be working at my home church that won me to the Lord. God is so good to me. My favorite song is "Were it not for Grace," I want you to read the words and think about where you would be without God's grace and thank Him today for having favor on your life! :) Love you ladies!
Time measured out my days
Life carried me along
In my soul I yearned to follow God
But knew I’d never be so strong
I looked hard at this world
To learn how heaven could be gained
Just to end where I began
Where human effort is all in vain

Were it not for grace
I can tell you where I’d be
Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere
With my salvation up to me
I know how that would go
The battles I would face
Forever running but losing this race
Were it not for grace

So here is all my praise
Expressed with all my heart
Offered to the Friend who took my place
And ran a course I could not start
And when He saw in full
Just how much His would cost
He still went the final mile between me and heaven
So I would not be lost

Can't leave you without an outfit too ;) Excuse my child's face...he was not a fan of taking pictures today!:)


Maxi:TJMaxx
Shirt:TJMaxx
Necklace: Rue 21
Sandals: Fred Meyers

I Survived!

Hallelujah! I survived my first week back at school! I really enjoyed being a stay at home mom for the past couple of months, but I am kind of glad to be back in the grind and getting dressed up every day. I have missed my son terribly during the day, but my sitter sends me updates and pictures to help me not miss him so much! I have enjoyed meeting all my new students and feel like we have already created a nice bond together.
So my classroom was painted a random light sage green color, so I just decided to decorate with hot pink & lime green. I actually decorated my classroom in 2 days..(I know I'm a procrastinator!) I didn't even start thinking about school until the week of in-service. I was way too busy being a mommy. So all that to say, it's definitely not my best decorating skills, but it's what I could throw together last minute.
On open house night, I figured what better way to meet my students, than to wear an outfit to match my classroom!

Here was my "first day of school" dress. I found it at Ross for $14! :) I was so excited!

I had some people ask me to show my classroom pictures, so I took some today for you all!




And here's some of my favorite pictures I took this week of my Lukie and my hubby! :)

Back to School!

Hello beautiful ladies! I have been so crazy busy running around like a chicken with it's head cut off! I've been taking care of a 6-week old, getting my classroom ready, moving, and trying to unpack. My life is a wonderfully chaotic. :) I can't believe we start school on Wednesday! Where in the world did the summer go?!? I am so not ready to go back yet...I feel like I didn't even get a summer with moving and having Luke! What a busy couple of months we've had!
I finally got my hair highlighted back to my normal blonde! It's a little blonder than normal, but I'll get used to it ;)
Anyways, I forgot to post my outfit last Sunday, which I loved! My husband took me to the mall for my birthday and got me a couple of new outfits that I felt pretty in! Feeling pretty is rather important when you are 6-weeks postpartum. My body is by no means pretty right now, but at least if I have pretty clothes on, I'll feel better! So he picked out this cute little black dress and a black and white maxi skirt with a gold top. Here they are! ;)


Dress: JCPenney
Shoes: Thrifted
Purse: TJMaxx

Maxi Skirt: JCPenney
Top: JCPenney
Flats: Payless
Necklace: Forever 21
I am in the process of decorating my new classroom, and this is all I have done so far...I know I really need to get on the ball considering Open House is tomorrow night and I have a million things to do until then! :) Let's just say, I'm going to be very busy tomorrow!