Friday Favorites & Link-up (Vol. 21) & 7QT

By bobbi
March 29, 2019
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Happy Friday! I haven’t done a Friday Favorites since last year so today’s the perfect day to catch up.

Since I have seven faves, I’m also linking up with Kelly for 7 Quick Takes.

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This Week’s Fave Activity

Being Creative

I’m not an artist, but I have a need to create, whether it is a blog post, hand lettering, taking a photo, decorating my planner or making our home look pretty. It brings me joy to make something new or bring a little beauty to my surroundings. How do you express your creativity?

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This Week’s Etsy Artist

FlorLarios

I have lots of totes, but this is one of my favorites. I bought it a couple years back, but I still love using it. I have many pieces from Flor Larios in our home and just purchased a couple more small pieces that were on sale. Some of her items would make great gifts for Confirmation or Mother’s Day.

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This Week’s Fave Book

Go Bravely by Emily Wilson Hussem

When I was at last year’s Blessed Is She’s Wild retreat, I heard Emily Wilson Hussem speak. We knew each other online, but it was the first time we met in person. She is an amazing woman of God, beautiful inside and out. I happily purchased her book Go Bravely to give to my teenage daughter. However, I wanted to read it first. Unfortunately (or fortunately,) I landed out having to buy a second copy for my daughter because I made so many underlines and notes in the margin. I am a couple decades over the target audience, but this book touched me deeply. Emily speaks with such love, compassion and fire that you cannot help but be motivated to be braver in your life and in your relationship with God. Granted, there are a couple of chapters that did not apply to me (ie. dating,) but those chapters were great to share with my daughter. Whether you are a young adult or far from it, there is wisdom and truth to be found in Go Bravely. I highly recommend it.

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This Week’s Fave Children’s Books

California Young Readers Nominees

Once a week, I lead a library class at my son’s school. All month we’ve been reading nominees of the California Young Reader’s Medal. This week the students voted for their favorite story. They were all really funny or sweet books, but my personal favorite was Mother Bruce. 🙂

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This Week’s Fave Saints

St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle

My two saints of the year have been praying along side me this Lent. St. John the Baptist has been inspiring me to be courageous and make straight the way of the Lord. St. John the Apostle has been challenging me to love God deeper and to remain faithful to Him even when life gets rough. What saints have been helping you lately?

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This Week’s Fave Show

Supernatural

Earlier this month, one of my online friends suggested that I might like the show Supernatural. I had seen commercials for it over the years, but never sat down to watch an episode. Since I enjoyed shows like Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Grimm, I gave it a try. After the first episode, I was hooked. I waited for Brian to watch any more and now we are both hooked. We suddenly understand what all the Supernatural craze is about. We have been binge watching it in the evenings after the kids go to bed and this weekend we will finish season 2. My goal is to catch up over spring and summer so we can watch the final season 15 live. I’ll keep you posted. (Content warning: I’ve only seen the first two seasons, but so far there is TV14 bloody violence and some episodes have adult situations. The theology of the afterlife, demons, spirits and such is not completely in line with Catholic theology, but it definitely is a reminder of the reality of spiritual warfare. This is not everyone’s cup of tea, although it is mine.) 😉

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This Week’s Fave Recipe

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup

It’s a Lenten Friday so we’re going with a meatless meal of slow cooker Lentil soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I love this soup! It is really tasty. In fact, I need to start cooking, so I’d better wrap it up!

Those are my favorites of the week! What have you been enjoying?

Have a great weekend!

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Online Daybook/ Currently: Winter 2019 Review & Fave Links, Books, Music & More

By bobbi
March 4, 2019
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Happy First Monday of March! I haven’t done an Online Daybook/ Currently post since last summer! I miss it, so I’m doing one today. January and February were hard months, but I survived and there’s something to be said about celebrating the small victories in tough times. 🙂

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Grateful for…

A new month and a new week to begin anew again.
Plenty of rain instead of being in drought mode.
Online community love.
Family time.
Date nights with my sweetie.

Praying for..

Those fighting cancer, illness and mental health issues.
Many special intentions from family and friends, especially those carrying heavy crosses.
For people mourning the loss of loved ones.
All pregnant moms (especially family members), those trying to get pregnant, those who have lost their babies and for moms contemplating an abortion.
The souls in purgatory, especially family, friends and those most forgotten.

Pondering…

When times are tough, or you just have a day that sucks, it’s easy to forget the blessings around you. I know I am often guilty of this. God has reminded me that I need to stop for a moment and instead of looking at the one thing that is giving me a stress headache, to look at the bigger picture and find something positive about the situation. This applies even to mourning the loss of my mom. I can be mad that she was taken from us too soon or I can accept it and be thankful that we had so many wonderful memories with her.

When we first learned of Mom’s cancer two years ago, she set three goals for herself – to make it to her 70th birthday, to make it to her 50th Wedding Anniversary, and to make as many memories as she could in whatever time she had left. She accomplished all three goals and for that I am filled with gratitude. So taking that lesson, I am trying to look not at what is wrong at a given moment, but to turn it around and see it as a small glitch in a much larger positive picture. It’s not always easy, but it keeps the stress headaches away. 😉

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Family Chit Chat…

As I said, January and February were hard, although there were happy moments weaved into the months. We are all doing well, but busy as usual. I shared the details more in my Instagram Stories, but here is a recap of the highlights.

January Memories…

Saying goodbye to my mom and best friend, in my heart, at the funeral and in her eulogy. // On the plus side, mom got her final wish and all her family – including her nine children and twenty grandchildren were together celebrating her life and carrying on the love of family. // We returned back home and after so much heartache and so many tears. I am starting to feel like I am getting back to my old self. // The boys run a mile to help raise money for the Children of Compassion, that helps orphaned and disabled children in Africa go to school.

February Memories…

Brian had a work thing that allowed us a night away. I enjoyed being spoiled for a night. // On Valentines, I celebrated the love of God, my spouse, my children, family and friends. // I continued to use (and love) my Every Sacred Sunday Mass Journal. // After a break during the holidays and family mourning, Andrew continued with his violin lessons. // During an impromptu trip to visit my family, I visited my sister and her snowy home. The kids saw and played with snow for the first time in their lives. 🙂 // I’ve been enjoying evenings with my boys doing #readaloud on weekdays and watching movies or cooking shows on weekend nights. <3

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Cooking…

I’ve been looking for a Greek Pasta Salad recipe. I am going to try this one. Do you have a fave you already love?

Greek Pasta Salad by Pasta Fits

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Reading…

Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians, #3) by Kevin Kwan

I finished the final book of the Crazy Rich, Asians trilogy. Of the three, the first book was my favorite and this is my second favorite. There were a few parts that lagged a bit, but I enjoyed reading about the continuing adventures that make me want to exclaim alamack! All in all, it was a fun trilogy and I’m looking forward to the next movie. (Content warning: I’d rate this hard PG13/soft R because of language and definite adult situations, but not explicit.)

One Day in December by Josie Silver

I listened to the audio version of this during last week’s road trip and it made the miles just zoom by. The story was right out of a Hallmark movie – a woman and man see each other and sparks fly as they fall in love at first sight. However, circumstances keep them from actually meeting each other. The girl searches for the guy and a year later she finally finds him, but things don’t work out as she dreamed. The story was fun and I loved the will they-won’t they tension. However, this was definitely written from a worldly point of view and not a sanitized Hallmark version. I’d consider the content as Rated R for language and various sexual situations. It wasn’t so explicit that I stopped reading (as I have with other books) but it’s not one I could freely recommend unless I knew the content wouldn’t bother you. If you watch rated MA TV shows, then you may enjoy it. If you don’t, skip to the next book review.

The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill (Tales from Ivy Hill, #1) by Julie Klassen

The Ladies if Ivy Cottage (Takes from Ivy Hill, #2) by Julie Klassen

After reading one or two books like the ones above, I need to cleanse the palette with a wholesome book with Christian values. One of my favorite authors in Julie Klassen. I decided to read her Ivy Hill trilogy for Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Reading Challenge book category “three books by the same author.” I really enjoyed the first book because it wasn’t her usual romance book (as much as I love those.) The greater theme was of a young widow navigating life life as a business women, during a time when that was highly unusual. Seeing her grow, navigating friendships (new ones and old ones lost) was a refreshing change of pace.

The second volume of the trilogy had more romantic content and I enjoyed rooting for certain couples to get together and also enjoyed solving the puzzle of minor mysteries. I really enjoyed both books and just started book 3.

Watching…

(ON TV)

After the kids are in bed and sleeping, we’ve been watching shows like Manifest, This Is Us, A Million Little Things, Lethal Weapon, Big Bang Theory, Brooklyn 99, Mom, Speechless and American Housewife. We just watched the pilot of Whiskey Cavalier. I’ve got Victoria on DVR but I’ll watch that alone since Brian is not a big fan. What are your faves?

(MOVIES)

I used to go see at least two movies a month, but I haven’t gone to the movies in ages. I’m just now starting to watch all the Academy Awards Best Picture nominees. What was your personal pick for Best Picture?

Listening to …

Added to my Alternative Faves Playlist…

Sea Blue by Bloxx

Over My Head by Judah & the Lion

Bee Sting by The Wombats

Blur by MO & Foster the People

You’re Somebody Else by Flora Cash

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Added to my Cooking with the Kids Playlist …

Elements by Tobymac

Changed by Jordan Feliz

If You Ain’t in It by Danny Gokey

Native Tongue by Switchfoot

Face to Face by Mat Kearney

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Recent Posts:

Mom’s Eulogy: Saying Goodbye

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My 2019 Word and Saint(s) of the Year

From the Archives:

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Unbound and Our Sponsored Child (March 2017)

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How I Use My Bullet Journal – Spring 2016 Update (March 2016)

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Around the blogosphere…

Here are some posts I’ve been reading…

Stations of the Cross Clickbait Title Alert: Are You Doing This One Important Thing Wrong? by Catholic All Year
What Does Non-GMO Mean? by 100 Days of Real Food.com
What to Give Up and Take Up for Lent (Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving) by Blessed Is She Blog
Pursuing Beauty Must Be an Intentional Choice by Carrots for Michaelmas.com
Making Time for Teens by This Ain’t the Lyceum.org
20 wonderful books about books and bookstores by Modern Mrs. Darcy.com

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For a few brief moments, the rain stopped and the sun was shining once again.

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So that’s what I’ve been up to lately. What about you? What’s currently happening in your life? Any book, movie or TV show recommendations? Do share.

Have a great week!

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Friday Favorites & Link-up (Vol 19)

By bobbi
November 30, 2018
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Happy Friday, friends! I’m glad you could join me! Here are this week’s favorites.

Since I have seven faves, I’m also linking up with Kelly for 7 Quick Takes.

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This Week’s Fave Activity

Decorating the House & Prepping for Advent

Yesterday, I spent the day decorating the house and setting up our Advent activities. (This extra week between Thanksgiving and Advent really gave me a boost, since I’m usually really behind!)

I shared the process on Instastories and many of you asked for the links to various items I used. You can find them all here – https://revolutionoflove.com/favorite-advent-traditions-2017/. What are your favorite Advent activities?

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This Week’s Fave Advent Activity with the Kids

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Letter to Baby Jesus

This remains not only a fun activity for my boys, but one of the most popular posts on my blog. Instead of having the boys write the traditional letters to Santa, I put together a simple form letter that I could print off and give everyone in the family to fill out. We decide on a spiritual we’ll work on during Advent as a gift to Jesus, who we will especially pray for and what presents we hope to get to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. When they were done, they folded up their letters and put them in their shoes for St. Nicholas to deliver to Baby Jesus.

If you’d like to print of a copy of the Letter to Baby Jesus for your little ones, I posted the PDF here. Also, I made a second version for those who don’t want the Santa aspect. It can be found here. 🙂 For the full post, click here – A Favorite Advent Tradition: A Christmas Letter to Baby Jesus (Instead of Santa)

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This Week’s Fave App

The Christmas List App

Now that my Advent items are ready and my house is almost decorated, I am ready to tackle the Christmas shopping. For the last few years I’ve been using The Christmas List App.

I keep track of my gifts and categorize them by groups – family, friends, school, etc. I have shopping lists organized by store. I set a budget and keep track of my progress. I am usually always about the paper and pencil, but in this case, I love this app!

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This Week’s Fave Movies with my Kids

The Grinch and Ralph Breaks the Internet

The popcorn has been flowing with two movies in two weeks. I was dragging my feet with The Grinch, but it was cute and funny. The Grinch was more grouchy than down-right mean, but it still worked. We all enjoyed it. Besides, it has Benedict Cumberbatch and Christmas. What more could you want? 😉

I was not a huge fan of the first Ralph movie. There was nothing wrong, it just didn’t grab me as something I’d watch twice. However, I did enjoy the sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet a lot more. Maybe it was all the funny social media references or it could have been the show stealing Disney princesses, but I actually had fun and enjoyed it as much as my kids. Thumbs up on both movies.

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This Week’s Fave Online Shopping Destination

Etsy.com

I am a huge fan of Amazon, but this year I bought a number of unique gifts from Etsy shops. If you are looking for some new shops to browse, check out Blessed Is She’s Catholic Holiday Gift Guide. Many of my favorite shops are listed in there! Here are some of the gifts I bought this year:

Marian Journal Set and Stickers by Be A Heart

Mother of Our Savior by Brass & Mint Co

Punch the Devil in the Face Mug by Just Love Prints

Verso L’alto Embroidered Baseball Cap by Just Love Prints

FOREVER ONE BLESSINGS for Mr. & Mrs. by My Saint My Hero

Adore Him Red Beaded Bracelet by Pink Salt Riot

God Walks Among the Pots and Pans by Rose Harrington

Sacred Heart & Immaculate Heart Pouch by Someday Saints Designs

Sacred Heart Pin and Print Bundle by Wild Hope Co

There are so many other great gifts to choose from! Check it out.

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This Week’s Fave Christmas Album by a Male Artist

The Advent of Christmas by Matt Maher

We love listening to Matt Maher and were excite to see that he came out with a new Christmas album. It is already a family fave. My favorite song on the album? The catchy rendition of Hark the Herald Angel Sing.

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This Week’s Fave Christmas Album by a Female Artist

Behold by Lauren Daigle

There are two new amazing Christmas albums this year! I love Lauren Daigle’s voice and her new Christmas album is a welcome addition to our collection. My fave song on the album? The toe tapping Jingle Bells.

Okay, all this talk about Christmas albums makes me wonder, what are your favorite Christmas albums? Mine include the above two and…

The Best of Bing Crosby – The Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters
The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole
Christmas by Michael Buble
Christmas Offerings by Third Day
Let It Snow Baby, Let It Reindeer by Relient
Dawn of Grace by Sixpence None the Richer

Those are my favorites of the week! What have you been enjoying?

Have a great weekend!

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Friday Favorites & Link-up (Vol 18)

By bobbi
November 10, 2018
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Happy Friday, friends! I’m glad you could join me! Here are this week’s favorites.

Since I have seven faves, I’m also linking up with Kelly for 7 Quick Takes.

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This Week’s Fave Liturgical Print

All Souls Day Prayer & Family Photos

For All Souls Day, I made a print using PicMonkey to display the photos of relatives who have recently died, along with The Faithful Departed prayer. We placed the photo on our little prayer table in the family room (next to where we eat) and we recite the prayer during our nightly family prayer. We’ll continue to do so for the month of November.

A couple people asked me about the print when I showed it on Instagram, so I downloaded the photo to Google Drive. You could download the photo template and use PicMonkey to make your own version, like I did, or you can simply print out a copy and write in the name of your loved ones or even tape their photo(s) to it. You can do it now and use it for the remainder of November or save it for next year.

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This Week’s Fave Photo Challenge

#rolgratitudechallenge

This month I’m focusing on being grateful, especially when I’m tempted to complain or focus on the negative. I’m doing a photo challenge for the month of November with no prompts, simply take a photo of something you’re grateful for and tag it #rolgratitudechallenge.

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This Week’s Fave Journal

Photo credit: CultivateWhatMatters.com

Lara Casey’s Write the Word Journal (Cultivate Gratitude)

I have long been a fan of Lara Casey’s Goal Planning and Powersheets, but she also has lovely Write the Word Scripture Journals.

Each day there is a Scripture verse for you to write. Writing it out helps to to not only remember it, but ponder it as you are writing. There is also space to journal or be creative. There are a number of different subjects for each journal (Hope, Joy, Prayer, Forgiveness, etc) but I chose to use the Gratitude Journal during November.

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This Week’s Fave Subscription Box

Feast Day Box

Subscription boxes are big these days and you can pretty much find ones in any subject matter. In our house, we’ve purchased boxes for planner addicts (me), Disney lovers (me and Bella), and football fans (Packers – Brian & Chargers – Andrew). I’ve seen some really nice Catholic boxes, but they would have suited our family when the kids were younger.

The Feast Day box is both fun and spiritually uplifting. Each monthly box contains food items to help you celebrate a liturgical feast and a spiritual item to help you prayerfully celebrate the feast. It’s the best of both worlds and I love it. You can find the box that fits your price range and family size. We subscribe to the Memorial Boxes.

Here is the October Memorial Box.

Here is the November Memorial Box.

The food treats were eaten and enjoyed. The book is being read and the candle is lit during our night prayers.

The Thanksgiving Cornucopia box just arrived int he mail so we’ll be doing a box opening on Instagram this weekend. 🙂

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This Week’s Fave Spiritual Tool

Every Sacred Sunday Mass Journal

Of all the journals I have ever owned in my life, the Every Sacred Sunday Mass Journal has been the most life changing. I kid you not. I am the type of person who always absorbs information better when I am visually looking at it and not just hearing it audibly, so having the Mass readings is a must for me. Of course, I could have just followed along in the church missal, but with the journal I can underline, write notes in the margins and handletter favorite Psalms. The book also has a notes section, which I use to take notes about the homily. (No more zoning out or dozing off.) 😉 It’s really helps me to focus on the Mass, the homily and what the Holy Spirit is trying to teach me. I have friends who can’t take notes during Mass because they are wrangling babies and toddlers, but they love the Mass Journal because it gives them a chance to go over the Readings before Mass, or after, so they can still be blessed by studying God’s Word. The 2018-2019 Edition is available to pre-order. I bought one for me, and Bella asked for one as an early Christmas gift. Love it.

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This Week’s Fave Non-Journaling Sunday Missal

St. Joseph Sunday Missal 2019

For the man and boys in our family, they don’t want a journaling Sunday missal. They wanted something small with the Mass readings. Brian has been using the St. Joseph Sunday Missal 2018 Edition this year and the boys really wanted to graduate from the Magnificat Magnifikid Missal, which we loved, into one like their father’s so Brian ordered a copy of the 2019 St. Joseph Sunday Missal for each of them. They only coast $1.99 at Amazon, so you can’t beat the price!

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This Week’s Fave Necklace

Jane Eyre Quote Necklace

When I posted a photo on Instagram, a couple of you asked about the necklace I was wearing. It’s from the etsy shop AnnaAzure.

Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books and I love this quote, “Wherever you are is my home – my only home.” They have a lot of many other great book quotes. Check it out.

Okay, that’s it for now!

Those are my favorites of the week! What have you been enjoying?

Have a great weekend!

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Friday Favorites & Link-up (Vol 17)

By bobbi
October 26, 2018
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Happy Friday, friends! I took a month off from posting but the kids are home from school and I’m warm and cozy on this cool fall morning so I thought I’d get back at it. Since it’s Friday and I have so many great items to share with you, this is the perfect opportunity. I’m glad you could join me! Here are this week’s favorites.

Since I have seven faves, I’m also linking up with Kelly for 7 Quick Takes.

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This Week’s Fave Books

Little Women and Anne of Green Gables

Okay, I’ll admit that I’ve already read both of these books before, but Costco was promoting “The Great American Read” and had these gorgeous books on sale. They added beauty to my book shelf and have inspired me to add them to my “read again” book list.

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This Week’s Fave Happy Mail (Part 1)

Someday Saints Designs Accessories Pouch

I have long been a fan of Gina from SomedaySaints and have enjoyed the products in her etsy shop Someday Saints Designs.

Me with Brittany, Blythe and Gina. Gotta love that playful smile!

We’ve kept in touch online for years, but last month I finally had the chance to meet Gina face to face at the Blessed Is She Team Retreat in Arizona. I pictured her much taller but she is petite, beautiful, loving, fun and talented!

I am a sucker for a cute accessories pouch to corral all the loose items in my tote bags or car or a kids’ backpack. When I saw her Sacred Heart Immaculate Heart Pouch, I bought it to put the smaller items from my prayer/adoration time tote bag. She added her “Mother’s Litany” as an added gift. Love it!

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This Week’s Fave Happy Mail (Part 2)

JoyfulHopeLettering Print

Sarah from JoyfulHopeLetting had an Instagram Giveaway for one of her lovely prints and guess who won?! Yours truly. Woohoo! I was having a rough day when her lovely package came in the mail. She even took one of the quotes from a Blessed Is She devotion I write and wrote it in her pretty lettering. I was really touched. Thank you, Sarah.

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This Week’s Fave App

A screenshot of my notebooks.

Notebook by Zoho

I’m all about old school paper, journals, pens and using hardcopy planners, but I am also attached to my phone and the convenience of digital. Although I use paper and pen, it is not always convenient to jot down notes when I am in the middle of working or brainstorming while I am taking a walk on the beach. That is why I love the Notebook app by Zoho. When I am out and about and think of something I need to do or have a blog idea I want to capture, I use the app to get the info down.

I used to just use the notes section on my iPhone, but I found this app to be more versatile and enjoyable to use. I have different notebooks for various subjects and have the option to use different templates such as text, check lists, voice notes, draw or capture a photo. At the end of the day I can review my notes and add any pertinent information into my planner. For me, it’s the best of both worlds.

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This Week’s Fave Netflix Binge (that Brian will watch with me)

The Good Cop

It seems like so far, my friends either love this show or are indifferent. Personally, Brian and I both loved it. Josh Groban and Tony Danza pay father and son police officers and they are literally the “good cop/ bad cop” odd couple. First, I have a soft spot for Josh Groban, so I love his squeaky clean character. And Tony Danza is hilarious as the morally ambiguous father that you can’t help but love, despite his ethics. It’s fun, playful and cleaner than some of the other shows we’ve tried. Check it out on Netflix.

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This Week’s Fave Photographer

Lexy Popa Photography

Speaking of the Blessed Is She Retreat from #2, on the last day we had headshots taken by Lexy Popa. She was so sweet and fun and she did an amazing job capturing all the ladies. I felt a little silly posing as she instructed, as you can tell from the shot she got of me laughing, but in the end I was happy with the results. If you live in the Arizona and need a photographer, don’t hesitate to contact her!

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This Week’s Fave Advent Prep

Blessed Is She Advent Journal/Bundle

At midnight on November 1st, it is officially the holiday season in our house. (Although, I may have snuck a few Christmas carols ahead of time.) 😉 But along with the holiday season, I am preparing for Advent too. I know it may seem early but dang it, time is just flying by so freakin fast! It’ll be Advent before you know it. There are a number of great Advent journals and tools, but you know that I am partial to the Blessed Is She products. I purchased my Advent Bundle that included the gorgeous journal (written by Shannon Evans and designed by Erica Tighe), the Magnificat beeswax candle made with frankincense and myrrh essential oils, and a imago Dei canvas wristlet pouch. Make sure to get your before they sell out. 🙂

Okay, that’s it for now!

Those are my favorites of the week! What have you been enjoying?

Have a great weekend!

Are you ready to link up?? Here are the rules.

1. Create a post with your Friday Favorites.

2. Add a link back here so others can play along.

3. If you want to add the logo to your post, here is the html.

4. Make sure you’re sending us to your actual post, and not to your general blog address. The link-up will be open for two weeks. Have fun!

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