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☀️ The future is bright ☀️
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One of my biggest goals with the #prayseekserverepeat challenge is to get my kids involved in serving others and to start to seek out ways they can be helpful.
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My DNA made me susceptible to depression and anxiety, which means theirs does too. It’s more likely than not that at some point they will face all those same emotions. But even though sometimes it is nearly impossible, serving others has been like a healing balm in my life for those emotions that can so easily overtake me. It can be a glimmer of light on a dark day.
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Today we took some extra supplies to our new teachers and a little welcome to our new principal. I asked Jackson how he felt after and he said, “It makes me feel really happy to serve and help.” Let’s hope he remembers that as he gets ready to start a new school year tomorrow. 😎✌🏻#shethatseeks #service #100daychallenge #serviceheals #firstobservethenserve

T W E L V E 💙
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How did that happen? This boy made me a mom. He has taught me more than I could have ever imagined. He pushed me to my limits and helped me grow in every possible way. We are so blessed to have him in our family...literally he’s the third parent we regularly need. I love what good friends we are becoming and I hope that never changes. I can’t believe we are already here...how did twelve years just sneak on past? This is a big year for him. No more primary, becoming a deacon, last year of elementary, new sports challenges and I’m so grateful I get a front row seat to see all he can do. Happy Birthday kid 🎈Just keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll go far. #happybirthday #twelve #childhoodunplugged #slowdown #mommasboy

I think one of the best things we can do when we don’t have time to do anything else is #sharegoodness with the world around us.
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A few months ago I never wanted to even get on Instagram because there just wasn’t anything that was filling me with that goodness. I figured out that I was simply not filling my feed with the right things. I did a huge audit of what I was following and all of a sudden my feelings for Instagram started to change.
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It became a source of inspiration, motivation, and was helping me take steps each day to growing closer to Christ.
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I think we all follow accounts that uplift us. So I wanted to share a few with you that I love...
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1️⃣ @natalienorton
2️⃣ @work.and.wonder
3️⃣ @courtneycasper.letters
4️⃣ @lineuponline
5️⃣ @aboutprogress
6️⃣ @delightandbe
7️⃣ @ctr.life
8️⃣ @marriage365
9️⃣ @goodnewsfeed
🔟 @cultivatewhatmatters
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Who are your favorite accounts that #sharegoodness with you? 💛 #prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks

One week in! Last week I tried to be really intentional about seeking ways to serve. I tried even more intentionally to be aware of those who did so much to serve me. Heading into this week, I’m feeling that pressure of overwhelm as we have a crazy week ahead. School is starting, baseball is starting again, and my husband is going hunting. It’ll be a miracle if all our regular thing happen. How do you find the time to serve when you have a jam-packed, crazy busy week?

My favorite form of service...the cookie wagon 🍪🍪🍪 Tonight we had such a fun time. The weather wasn’t so hot and we got to visit with so many of our fun neighbors as we wandered around the neighborhood. We especially love visiting with the cute widows that live close to us. They are becoming such special friends. We spent so much time visiting tonight that it was dark by the time we actually got home. 😂😂😂 So now, off to bed we go. #prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks #cookiewagon #latterdaysaints #service #loveoneanother

How’s your Sunday going? Sunday is my favorite day of the week. I just love filling my cup spiritually and focusing on my family 💛 What’s your favorite part of Sunday? (p.s. there’s still time to enter the giveaway. I’m going to announce the winner soon!) #prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks

Do all things with 💛 #prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks

As a mom, I think to myself nearly everyday that I could use an extra set of hands. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just call on that extra set anytime you needed them? An extra set to help lighten the load. In my home, I’m more than blessed to have @tysonkyhl who is always willing to help, but the man does have to go to work sometimes 😂😂😂In those moments when I’m trying to do all the things on my own, those helping hands become more than just helpers. They become answers to prayers. Gods needs the same of us. Our hands have the ability to do so much simple service. To open a door, carry groceries, hold a fussy baby, share a hug, their power is endless...we just merely have to be willing to use them. 💛 #prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks

Did you enter the giveaway yet? We are going to be announcing the winner tomorrow!

How’s your Friday going?

Usually by Friday afternoon, so pretty much right now as I type this from bed, I’m done for the day. By Friday afternoons my cup is empty. I just lay here and wait for the sound of my husbands truck to pull in the driveway. The minute he walks in I want to just hand over the keys to the kid-kingdom to him and say “Here you go, their all yours” as I run back to bed and pull the covers over my head. But I know he’s had a long week too. I know he wants to spend time with me and rest and recharge himself. So friends, tell me all your ideas. Whether it’s kids or husbands or callings or whatever, what do you when you just don’t have anything left to give...#prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks #100daychallenge

Sometimes I look at this kid and think to myself, “Where did you come from?” And I mean that in the best possible way. I don’t know how we got so lucky to have such a great kid. I feel like generally I am just making this parenting thing up as I go along and usually feel less than qualified, so to have him be who he has become is nothing short of a miracle. He is an incredible brother, a true and loyal friend, kind to everyone he meets, a ray of sunshine, helpful, and a shining example of everything I hope to someday be. Literally, he’s already become a better person than me in his short eleven years on earth. This summer he has been my saving grace. He’s been the chore champion, my favorite babysitter, and more than once he’s stepped in so that this momma could have a mental break from the chaos of summer. We made the boys workout every morning and practice baseball drills every morning and he’s why it actually happened. He got up every morning, dragging his brother along, and just got to it. He read the Book of Mormon this summer just because we asked him to. I could go on and on. In a few days, he’s headed back to school and boy am I going to miss him. I’m so grateful that Heavenly Father knew me, and knew how much I would need him and loved me enough to give me the amazing opportunity to be his mom. 💛

How’s it going today? In the She That Seeks Facebook group today my friend @teilaj shared something I just loved.
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She said, “As I’ve been diving into this challenge, I have been thinking today of people to serve. The thought came to me to serve my daughter, to pay attention to what she needed, put my to-do list on hold and give my time to her. I don’t know about anyone else but sometimes when I think about service, I forget that the people who may need my service the most love in the same home as I do.”
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I just loved that and it’s so true. Thanks for sharing Teila 💛 #shethatseeks #prayseekserverepeat #loveoneanother #loveathome #latterdaysaints

<< truth time >>
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I have heard this scripture hundreds of times in my life and I have always had this thought, “Would I really die for a friend? What about my kids? Who would take care of them? I want to be that person. I want to be that willing. That valiant. That Christlike. But am I really that person?”
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But as I started to embark on this service journey this scripture took on an entirely new meaning for me. There is probably a 0.000001% chance that God will actually ask me to be willing to die for someone in my life. But everyday there is a one hundred percent chance of an opportunity to lay down “what I’m doing” in my life for someone else. To give up time on social media to serve. To take a break from technology to be present with someone. To put the “busyness” of my life down to help someone else in their life.
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And I want to be that. I know I can be that. I just have to try a little harder.
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This week I was asked to bring treats to a youth activity that my kid wont be attending because of other obligations. Instead of just just willingly “laying down my life” and my list of things to do and giving my time to help, I texted another mom “Can you just buy my stuff too and drop it off with yours and I’ll Venmo you?” 🤦🏼‍♀️ Not my finest moment.
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In that moment of course she said “yes” and served me instead and I’m grateful for that. I think one of my biggest goals in these 100 days is to be more aware. Do more to lighten others loads and to lay down my “busy” more often.
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#shethatseeks #prayseekserverepeat #loveoneanother #servemore #bepresent #lessbutbetter #lessbusy #greaterlove #firstobservethenserve

One of my favorite things is when people give me cards, especially thank you cards. I just love them. I keep them all forever in this box in my office. And on days when I’m feeling discouraged or even just cleaning up, I come across them and am reminded of my importance. My worth. That something I did mattered to someone.
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I think Heavenly Father knows how much I love these cards because they always seem to show up just when I need them.
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So for my service today I’m sending out a few cards of my own to a few people I want to know how much they mean to me. Does anyone else love cards too? 💛💛💛
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#shethatseeks #prayseekserverepeat #service #loveoneanother #100daychallenge

Here’s to a great Day Two! If you haven’t had a chance to download the fee guide yet, you should check it out! The link to download is in my bio 👌🏻 #prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks #100daychallenge #servicewithasmile

The guide is LIVE! Twenty pages of ideas and inspiration for the #prayseekserverepeat challenge! Get yours in the link in my bio 🙌🏻
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The best part.... @biancamadsen_ designed some amazing quote pages you can print off and frame! 💛💛💛💛
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#prayseekserverepeat #shethatseeks #service #serviceideas #serviceproject #100daychallenge #christian #lds #mormon #dailyinspiration #dailyquotes #thoughtoftheday #beinspired