What I Wear-Do We Hate Children?

I'm wearing-Striped black and grey blazer-thrifted $3.99//Mint green shirt-Rue 21 $3//Black flared skirt-thrifted $3.99//Gladiator sandals-6PM $? 

Have you ever just stopped and observed how society today treats children? 

It's saddening to see (obviously) worn out moms who are yelling at their children for seemingly trivial things. Is raising your voice in discipline ever the answer? And I'm talking screaming, not just trying to get their point across. 

Now, I don't want to get into the whole "It's the parents job to discipline the child" discussion. I'll save that for someone else. I realize that I'm not an authority on parenthood, or children. But, I do have a perspective to share that differs from the norm (apparently). 

I'm looking forward to being a wife and mom some day, and it sort of irks me to see people taking advantage of their blessing. How can they throw away a precious life simply because it inconveniences them? Children are no longer seen as a blessing, but a curse! It truly breaks my heart to see the way society now looks on children, nothing but a roadblock. One or two, heaven forbid we have more! 

To mold the character and personality of a little human is, in my opinion, the hardest job on the planet. 

What's the point of this post? 

It's time to stop treating children as a nuisance. The Bible never says "children are a necessary evil, so they can populate the world when they're older and useful." Actually, God uses words like: blessing (Psalm 127:3-5) a heritage and reward (Psalm 127:3) even that the kingdom of heaven belongs to children:

Matthew 19:13-14

"Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

To my fellow single gals-cherish the little people in your life. Whether it be siblings, or a friend's child. Make an effort to show them they're loved. 

To my married ladies-love those kiddos! Cherish very minute you have with them, don't ever take them for granted. Encourage more than you correct. 

 

And I leave you with this verse: 

Matthew 21:16

"Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him. "Yes," replied Jesus, "have you never read, 'From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise.'" 

What I Wear-My Life Right Now And Random Me

        

   

Am I the only one who feels like time has sped up soooo much?!? My weeks fly by in a blur of work, play and sleep. Can it truly be almost the end of January? 

With January comes a ton of paperwork for me. I do the books and payroll (among various other things) for our family business, so January is a fun month! Printing a seemingly endless amount of paperwork and filling out forms has kept me busy! Did you know I'm an obsessive perfectionist? Yep, so me and taxes have some, shall we say, issues? 

My mom had the awesome idea of taking my outfit photos in the hallway of our church building (we rent out an old school with quite a few businesses). I'm not at all distrubed to tell you these were taken in front of the bathroom. Where else do you take photos?! :D

Anywho...I've been kicking around the idea of doing another video, but then I think "what would I talk about?" So now I'm going to unashamedly shift the responsibility over to you my dear reader! 

What video would you like to see? 

Now that I've bored you with seemingly random bits that made sense in my head....

I'm wearing:Dress-C/O eShakti//Hat-gift//boots-Forever 21 $25

What I Wear-Trip To Arizona And Purple Shrug

   

I've been so busy lately, I fear I've neglected my poor little blog! Hopefully this won't be a permanent arrangement, but I can't promise anything. My sister Melissa and I just got back from a trip down to Arizona to visit my grandparents, which was super fun! Unfortunately, the weather was pretty cold while we were there, but we had to save something for next time, right Grandma? ;)

Since then I've been getting back into the swing of working again, cleaning my room, putting clothes from the trip in my closet,  etc. I truly can't believe how fast time flies! Is anyone else having issues coming to grips with the fact that it's just a short time till we enter Febuary?! I'm still trying to catch up to December...

The speed at which time seems to go is a great reminder to cherish the time God gives us here on earth, knowing each moment is fleeting and gone in a flash. It's super easy for me to waste hours on the internet, or mindless minutes just lying around. How do you manage your time well? 

I have to apologize for the odd angle of theses photos, I'm still getting used to using my tripod to take my own photos. My brother got me a blue tooth camera trigger for Christmas! Does anyone else have experience using a tripod for taking their own fashion photos? I'd love any tips you'd care to share. 

I'm wearing: Purple shrug-thrifted $3.99//Leopard print shirt-Rue 21 $2//Skirt-Rue 21 $5//

Here are a few snapshots from our trip to AZ

At the theater

At "The Big House"

Or shopping booty! :D

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