The Sunflower Award

                     

Recently, I was awarded the Sunflower Award by Sarah (thanks Sarah!). It's a bit like the Sunshine award, but has a few slight differences. The rules are:

1. Share 11 facts about yourself 

2. Answer the questions set by your nominated blogger

3. Nominate bloggers of your choice and amount

4. And set 7 questions for nominated bloggers

Here are 11 facts about me:

1.I LOOOOOOOVE to read!!!!!

2.I was born in North carolina

3. I enjoy baking

4. I love anything turquoise and lime

5. I Love cats/kittens!

6. I love sparkly, glittery stuff

7. I want to learn to make soap and body care products

8. I love iced coffee

9. I want to learn to speak French

10. I want to visit Paris

 and 11. I enjoy making jewelry

Okay, here are my nominator, Sarah's, questions and my answers :)

1. Why do you like blogging? It's fun, and gives me a chance to to "meet" new people, and work on my English and spelling:)

2. How long have you had your blog? since October of last year.

3. What is your blog about? My life, and things I like.

4. What did you have for lunch? ;) Eggs and sausage ( it was really brunch:)

5. Do you prefer Spring or Fall? Hmmmmm, I love them both!!!

6. Do you like milk? Not unless it's sweetened, or in my cereal, lol!

7. Do you like your hair long, or short? Long ♥

 Now, on to the nominees!!!! 

I nominate: (*drum roll, please*)

Julia at Writing for His glory

Katrina at Broken to beautiful

Noemie at Seeking Jesus 

Sarah  at Trusting in the Lord

Jessica Joy at (Almost) Perfectly Pink 

and

Bree at Cover up for Christ

If you have already been nominated for the sunflower award, you can just answer my questions in a comment, or if you don't feel like typing up a whole post ;P

Questions for nominees:
1.What book/story in the Bible is your favorite?
2. Would you rather have something old or new? :)
3. Do you enjoy thrift shopping?
5. What color is your hair?
6. What is your favorite body spray/perfume scent/name?
and 7. Would you describe yourself as more of a tom boy, or girly girl?

Hope you all have a nice afternoon! Thanks again Sarah for nominating me1
    Love in Christ,
        Abby

P.S. What picture is your favorite?

Head Covering - My Testimony

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  Hi everyone! I 'm so sorry I haven't had the chance to update my blog sooner! I've been super busy, packing, cleaning, and all the other stuff that comes with moving :P But that doesn't mean you guys aren't in my thoughts ♥! I'm hoping to post some before and after pics of some of the rooms in our new house. We are going to be repairing, repainting, and of course decorating the whole house. It's gonna be fun!!!
   Ever since I posted a post on modest fashion, I've had a few girls ask me where I stand on the issue of head covering, one of whom asked for me to share how I came to start wearing them, and my convictions on this issue.
  When I was around 5 or 6, my Mom became convicted to cover her head during times of worship because of 1 Corinthians 11:3-15.  She started to cover my hair as well. As time went on, we realized that in order to fully obey 1 Cor. 11:5,13, we would need to cover our heads daily. At first, my Dad wasn't sure whether he agreed with our convictions, but eventually, he grew to agree and appreciate them. We have experimented with several kinds of head coverings. The styles we like best look something like this :

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   I know some of you are interested in possibly covering your heads, so I've copied the link to all the websites where you can buy any of the head coverings listed below (or above). Just click on "source".

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Oops!

About two weeks ago, I published a post called " All natural homemade face and body moisturizer ", which I had been working on. Unfortunately, it was in my drafts folder, so it was posted under the date in which it had originally been started. Meaning any other posts I had already published would still show up as my most recent posts. Long story short, it ended up being posted before " Ideas For Recycling Odd Socks  " . Just wanted to let you guys know that it's my most recent post, other than the one letting everybody know about Sarah's giveaway. I would love for you to visit it!!!
  Sorry if my grammar is a bit choppy, my head isn't wanting to work :P, and I'm not feeling to great. Hugs,
                    Abigail

Giveaway!!!

Hey everyone! Head over to  Sarah's blog for a great giveaway! Her blog is sooo awesome, she's really done a great job posting on all sorts of stuff, funny, elegant, and yummy! Hope y'all win :)

Spring.....

My older brother took this picture a while back.

I love this pic! I took it a few years ago, and I'm very happy with how it turned out ♥

My older brother also took this picture.

I can't wait for spring!!!!

Ideas For Recycling Odd Socks

Hey y'all!

You'll have to forgive me if I speak (or rather write ;) a bit southern, I'm a southerner, and it's just kinda how I talk :) I hope you all don't mind!
  A few years ago, I was given a book called " Lost Sock! 200 Clever Ways to Use Your Single Socks"". It inspires those who have single socks (I'm not the only one who has that problem! :) to recycle them. Today, I hope to share a few ideas from that book with you.

 

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1. If you have a dog, try tying  3 or 4 single socks together, knotting the ends securely.Tada! Now you can play tug-o-war with your puppy.
2. If you're in a more mischievous mood, you can stuff a bone or some treats inside a sock, then tie the ends. Have fun watching your dog go CRAZY trying to get to them!
3. If you want a toy you can play fetch with, put a tennis ball in the toe of the sock, tie a knot, put in another ball, and then tie another knot. Voila! You are now ready to play fetch.
4. If you have a cat, stuff a small sock into another small sock, tie a knot, and attach a string or old shoelace to the ends. Pull it around the house, and your cat will be in hot pursuit. You can also tie it to a door knob so that it dangles down, so the cat can bat at it.
5.If you have some catnip on hand, pack a sock with it and a few other small socks, tying or sewing the ends together.
  Okay, for those of you who don't have pets, here are a few more ideas.
6. If you are fixing to get on the phone, and would rather not be interrupted by your darling little siblings, hide around 25 socks, one with a special treat inside, and have the kids try to find them all. The winner is whoever finds the sock with the treat inside.
7. To make a sock jump rope, tie approximately 15 long socks together, or for something a little fancier, cut off the toes and sew a tube out of a variety of colored socks.
8. You can make a sock puppet by slipping a sock over your hand, and then drawing a face on it with a sharpy marker.
9. Fill a sock with stones and then tie the end for a small doorstop.
10. Instead of a coaster, slip the toe end of a sock over the bottom of a drinking glass in place of a coaster.

I hope you all were able to get some helpful ideas out of these suggestions :) Have fun!!!
    Abby Sue♥

All of these ideas are taken from "Lost Sock! 200 Clever Ways to Use Your Single Socks", with  a few slight alterations.

To My Readers ♥

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm very sorry I haven't been as regular at posting as I wish I could, I have a few posts I'm working on at the time that will be coming soon!!! Right now, life is very busy, as we will be moving sooon (surprise!). So, if I'm late on posting... please forgive me ;)
   Love,
  Abby