The Blogtember Challenge: Day 11- Favorite Instagrammers!

Happy Sunday! First off, I want to send my prayers to anyone who may be having a difficult time with 9/11 today. I cannot believe that that was fifteen years ago. It's definitely something that brings us all together here in the United States. I urge you to enjoy time alone with the Lord today and praise Him for all that He has given you/done in your life!

Sunday, Sept. 11: Round up of your favorite Instagrammers! Who should we follow?

Let me just say that I LOVE INSTAGRAM! I am not a Twitter person, tried that and I'm really not a Facebook person except for the times when I want to see/post multiple pictures. So this post today is right up my alley, and I have quite a few people to share with y'all!! 

These instagrammers that I am going to mention are typically bloggers as well! They definitely inspire me and make me want to be more adventurous, spiritual, a better woman, a better wife, make me want to have kids, etc. etc. I love seeing what they share on a daily basis. The first three ladies that I am mentioning have all started their own business, and its definitely something I aspire to do and have on my goal list in my life!

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Nicole Cole- Nicole and her husband have a photography/video productions business called 314 Productions. If I lived closer to her, I would have definitely used them for my wedding and for all future things. They also are adopting a baby and are pregnant with one! I just have always learned so much about the Lord from Nicole, and the way she lives her life is so pure and centered for the Lord. Definitely go check her out, your heart will thank you! 

Instagrams: @nicolevcole & @314productions

Websites: http://www.nicolevcole.com/ 

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Gretchen Saffles- Founder of Life Lived Beautifully. She is amazing! She is so inspiring and just wants to pour Jesus' love into everyone around her. She is always pouring scripture out to her readers and followers. Such a blessing in my life, and truly inspiring for me. I would love to one day write up a devotional like she has done for us ladies! Please, please go check her out and her items that she works so hard and puts so much love and Jesus into. 

Instagrams: @gretchensaffles & @lifelivedbeautifully

Website: http://lifelivedbeautifully.com/ 

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Rachel Cox- Rachel blogs and also has become a BeachBody Coach. I love her as a coach because she wants to share Jesus through her business and coaching. She wants ladies to learn to glorify the Lord through their health/fitness. So inspiring and good for our souls! Please go check her out. 

Instagrams: @mrsrachelcox & @wholeandfree_

Website: http://www.wholeandfree.com/ & http://www.ohsimplejoys.com/#welcome

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Bailey- Well who wouldn't love Bailey? She's planned out this Blogtember Challenge for us and I'm loving it! She is so creative and makes me want to get my creative juices flowing. Bailey just seems like such a fun person, and now she's a teacher (Go Teachers! Elementary Ed Teacher right here!) She also seems so devoted and motivated to things that she works on. She just is someone who I am always so excited to see her Instagram/Blog posts.

Instagram: @lovebaileyjean

Website: http://www.braveloveblog.com/

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Ashlyn Carter- I found her somehow on YouTube. She is a mom of three and makes videos about pretty much anything. She loves the Lord and is so open and honest with her viewers about how she is feeling and what the Lord is teaching/showing her during this time in her life. 

Instagram: @ashlyncarter

Youtube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbLMnnPUQMhK8lbl-F6rcKg

Hopefully I shared someone new to you all, but these girls are so awesome they may already be on your list!

Who are your favorite instagrammers?! 

The Blog-Tember Challenge: Catching up- Days 9, 10, 11, 12

So I have definitely failed at posting this week, but when it came down to rushing and writing a post up or taking time to read Gods word... I chose Him. The past four days of prompts also haven't been something that I can easily write about. So what I am going to do in this post is give a short little snip of each of the days.. I really do not have all that much to write about for each one, so I think it'll be a perfect length. I will most likely also post yesterday and todays both in their own post.

Day 9 prompt: Lets talk personality types. Introverted? Extroverted? Unsure-troverted?

I am definitely an introvert! Without a doubt. But I wanted to take my own personality test...

My personality type is- ISFJ

"Very dedicated and warm protectors, always ready to defend their loved ones."

This personality type definitely describes me. It is more of a mixture of a lot of things, and I can be quite complex, if I do say so myself. Here are a few of the traits that ISFJ has... "very supportive, loyal and hard-working, imaginative and observant, reliable and patient, good practical skills, take many things too personally, etc." Want to read more about ISFJs? Go here. You can even take your own personality test! Any of you an ISFJ as well? Or are you completely opposite? I would love to hear what traits you possess that make you, you.

Day 10 prompt: List 10 things that you love about yourself! Let's kick negative self-talk out of here!

1.  My love for children. 

2. How short I am. 

3. How much patience I tend to have.

4. My long lashes, lol. 

5. My obsession over bunnies.  

6. The relationship I have grown to have with the Lord. 

7. My unique, red hair. 

8. My shy, quiet self. 

9. How I left a piece of me in Haiti.

10. My past that has made me who I am today.

It's not always easy to think about what you like about yourself. And I definitely had trouble with this list, but it is always necessary to sit down and see what makes you, you. This goes along with the personality prompt above, in that we need to all love ourselves and who God has made us to be. I am so grateful to have all the qualities that I do have, and pray that I exhibit God through myself. What do you love about yourself? 

Day 11 prompt: How do you stay inspired? Who inspires you the most?

A lot of times, fellow bloggers inspire me. When I read their posts or see their Instagram pictures is when I'm most inspired. Or those bloggers/wives/moms/etc. Those beautiful women who do so much more than I ever thought could even be a possibly to do along with being a wife and a mom. Those ladies make me want to be better than what I see myself being and do far more than I could have ever imagined, but definitely what God has imagined for me. Because of these ladies I follow, I have so many possible dreams flowing through my mind and heart. I truly believe that in the future I will do and can do so much more than just be a teacher, a wife, and a mom. I want to encourage others to do be more than they ever imagined, as well. I want The Lord to use me in ways I could have never pictured for myself. 

Praise Him for the abilities that He has given me to pursue the future and His greatness! 

Here are a few of the ladies that inspire me:

-Bailey from Brave Love Blog. 

-Gretchen Saffles from Life Lived Beautifully. 

-Rachel Cox from Oh Simple Thoughts.

Day 12 prompt: Tell us about a favorite tradition. It could be a family tradition or from a holiday, university, you-name-it. What makes it so special?

In all honesty, I do not really have any traditions. There is nothing that I truly do every single year or event of something specific happening. This kind of makes me a bit sad, but it makes me excited for the future and all of the traditions I want to have with my family. Here are some things that I have always imagined doing with my future husband and kids. (You'll see how family oriented these are..)

-Yearly family photos or for the holiday season

-Have something we do specifically on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day

-A possible yearly, end of summer camping trip

-Read the story of Jesus and His birth every Christmas

These make me so excited and I can't wait to see what other little traditions we have. 

Well, now that I have caught up I hope y'all enjoyed this post! Thank you for sticking with me and letting me catch up four days through one post! I am now back at posting everyday.