burdees

hi sweet friends! i'm soooo excited to announce the re-opening of burdees! 

burdees are hip, fun, handmade (by me!), simple earrings at handy prices! 

stop by the store & check them out... www.etsy.com/shop/burdees.
for today & tomorrow only use coupon code "BURDEES10" & get 10% off your order!

to celebrate the launch of our spring line we will be giving away 2 pairs of earrings! (see details below)

rules of giveaway:

there are 5 ways to enter the giveaway...

1. facebook- share this blog post link or the etsy shop link.

2. twitter- share the blog post link or the etsy shop link & use the hashtag (#burdees).

3. blog- share the blog post link or the etsy shop link on your personal blog.

4. share a picture of your favorite earrings on instagram & tag me (@albark) & use the hashtag (#burdees).

5. "like" our shop on facebook (www.facebook.com/burdees).

*for each entry you complete, leave a separate comment below.

*two winners will be chosen at random & announced on the blog. 

*the winners will choose the pair of earrings they want!

**the giveaway ends on tuesday at 8am EST**

get to entering!!! thanks friends for your support!

al

ps

thanks to jenna of www.etsy.com/shop/monvoir for the amazing new burdees logo!
we like it A LOT! ;)

the way i see you : week 7

a weekly collaboration of momma's capturing our children the way we see them.

  after His smile

    shelby and brandon 

  kate&kuby

email submission:

andrea

instagram contributors: use hashtag #thewayiseeyouchallenge to be featured here

    @dawnellesarlo                                  @bowdenism 

rules of link up: 

follow: kate&kuby, after His smile, & shelby and brandon 

your post must be shots of the ones you love the way you see them.

you must link back to this post  

next week is DSLR week:)

al

ps
something exciting is happening today!!!!!!!!
follow the link here!

chosen

our Father came & died for us. He chose to make us His. it wasn't just something that happened... He chose to love us. 

"do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." philippians 2:3-7

everyday i have to choose to love my sweet husband & my boys. i have to choose to serve them & lay myself down for them. it doesn't just happen because i have the title "mommy" & "wife". i have to choose it & choose them. do i count them more significant than myself? do i look to their interests before mine? do i empty myself daily for them & take on the form of a servant? often i act as though they are "taking something from me", like "i deserve more." in rachel jankovic's book fit to burst she wrote an amazing chapter about this! this is how she encourages us to imitate Christ in this... "we esteem others greater than ourselves, & that turns into action. you will be humbled. you will have opportunities to humble yourself further. choose to do so gladly, not resentfully."

are we choosing them & giving of ourselves, our lives & our time gladly? or are we counting all the things that we don't have time for anymore, the things we can't buy because we are spending more money on them, whining about how tired we are, falling apart because we can't get our bodies back to what they were before we had kids? are we giving ourselves or acting as though they're stealing it from us? 

what a joy to love & serve these ones that have been entrusted to us! may we be found faithful by His grace & through His strength!

al  

"the gospel in her home" (His kindness)

"God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance"

romans 2:4

i can be so impatient & unkind toward my boys. in their moments of disobedience & sin i want to make sure they know i'm serious. so i may raise my voice or look at them sternly. but that is not showing them Christ. how are we to be firm with our children & yet be loving & patient & kind? my anger will not lead them to repentance. the kindness of God will lead them to repentance... for their sin of disobedience, their sin of selfishness, & all the sin that is in their hearts at just a few years old. the kindness, generosity, compassion, goodness, affection, graciousness, forbearance, gentleness, patience, tenderness & sweetness of our God is what will draw them to their knees in repentance before Him. Father, give me grace to show them the same kindness You have shown me & that drew me to repentance. in my moments of weakness may i show them Your kindness as You draw me to repentance for my sin toward them. oh i need You! & i've seen Your kindness for many years & Your tenderness toward me amazes me! show me how to show them who You are!

& none of this is to say that we do not discipline them for their sin. just as our Father loves us & disciplines us... we love our children & this is what He commands!

"my son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights." proverbs 3:11-12

read brit's post & tiff's post!

al

fresh

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! isn't the new logo way way cute?!!!!! thank you thank you to hillary of www.thepaintedarrow.com. checkout her work & order a custom print! she was super great to work with & got my order done so quickly! yay for my amazing husband too for helping me update everything! will you take a moment & "like" my blog on facebook? just to the right & scroll down a bit. >>>>>>

al

ps

stay tuned for exciting stuff happening in the next few weeks!!!