Making A Difference

Hey Treasures, thank you for visiting the blog today and for following along with Life as Mrs. Aguila. I am sorry I have not been posting much. I just really have had no time to just sit and write (well type).  I have a lot of ideas for posts so stick with me please.

As you may have heard me say, I want to make a difference.  I want to BE a difference. Have you thought about how you can make a difference?  I think about that often. I believe that as we help others, we help ourselves and as we make a difference for others, we also will be made different but from the inside. 
I heard about Operation Smile through being contacted by CampusBookRentals.  I visited there website to see what it was about and on the side bar were these words, "You can make a difference in a child's life."  Helping others can be fulfilling but helping children has to be one of the greatest feelings.  I knew I had to check out what Operation Smile is doing.

I read this from the Operation Smile website on the “Who We Are” section and just loved it.

“Every child deserves access to safe, quality surgical care. Every child deserves a future filled with hope.

That's where we come in as the largest volunteer-based medical charity providing free cleft surgeries. Since 1982, Operation Smile — through the help of dedicated medical volunteers — has provided more than 3.5 million comprehensive patient evaluations and over 200,000 free surgeries for children and young adults born with facial deformities. Our work creates a lasting global impact. We train local doctors in developing countries and strengthen healthcare systems so more children in some of the poorest areas in the world can be treated.

As one of the most prominent charities for children in the world, we work in over 60 countries to heal children’s smiles and bring hope for a better future. Together, we are saving children’s lives.”

You can also see lots of pictures of what Operation Smile is doing on their Pinterest boards. The smiles they are bringing to these children are seriously priceless.

CampusBookRentals (www.campusbookrentals.com) and RentBack (www.RentBack.com) donate to Operation Smile with each textbook rented with their “Making a Difference” program.

Making A Difference

Our Making a Difference program is an important part of what we do.

We’re keeping our partnership with Operation Smile and have committed to donate a minimum of 80 additional surgeries between June 2013 and June 2014.

They are an incredible organization that forever changes children’s lives through reconstructive cleft lip surgeries. The long-term improvement in quality of life for the children that receive these surgeries is almost incomprehensible.

We’re honored to support the children of Operation Smile.

Some perks for renting your college textbooks from CampusBookRentals instead of buying are:
-save 40-90% off of bookstore prices
-free shipping both ways
-you can highlight in the textbooks
-flexible renting periods
-they donate to Operation Smile with each textbook rented

"Renting textbooks can save you a lot of money, and is a far superior alternative to buying your books. You can rent your textbooks without the risk of your books becoming devalued by the end of the semester and of course, you can easily rent them online. Over 1 million customers rent textbooks from us at over 5,800 college campuses across the nation. Join the movement, pay less for your college books, and save your hard-earned money."

Here is a video with complete details on how CampusBookRentals works

RentBack is a new initiative that allows college students to rent the textbooks they own to other students which is great because it makes them 2-4x more money compared to what they'd make through buyback options (Selling your books back at the end of the semester). After all the money college students spend on books, making some money back on them sounds like a great idea to me, don’t you agree?
 

Here is a video with information on the RentBack


College students are you already saving money renting your books OR making money by renting your books?  How about making a difference?  You can do all of thee above. For more information visit CampusBookRentals, RentBack, and Operation Smile.

This post was sponsored by CampusBookRentals.com.  All opinions are my own.

More October Confessions

Happy Friday sweet Treasures!! It is  Confessional Friday with  Agape Love Designs and Let it ShineBlog.  I just love this linky party, don’t you?  I always have so much to confess, after all this linky party is every other week.

This is my free time to get it all out and then read what others are confessing. 

I CONFESS…

I totally drew a blank once I started to type.

I love, love the weekend.

I am really loving Fall weather in California, especially at night.

I haven’t been going to my regular church for a couple of weeks now and I miss it.

I have church tonight and all of a sudden I feel so sleepy that I want to go home and take a nap but I won’t.

Since I have a couple hours before church starts, I am going to do some shopping instead of going home to nap.

I have been shopping like crazy, mostly online.

I have only ordered 1 out of the 3 things I posted about here on my last October Confessions.

I ordered this set from A Little Piece of Me Shop.

Salena is the sweet designer behind this shop and you can check out her blog and stalk her on social media like I do. She really has the cutest stuff.

I want mostly everything she posts on Instagram.

I had an amazing birthday this year. I just felt really blessed.

I redid my hair and yes I confess, I love red hair and I love saying Red hair, Don’t Care.

I still have not made it back onto the fitness wagon that I fall off thanks to my birthday month.

I actually gained a couple pounds back this month and I feel so sad about that.

I always say I will start on Monday so hopefully this Monday will be the day I get it together.

I have gray (or white)hairs growing out on my eyebrows and it is not cute at all!!!

I plan on going on a spending fast starting November 1st. My hubby will be really happy to hear that BUT I don't know how I feel about this. Even just thinking about it makes me nervous.

I need to make more time for prayer and reading (and social media should count BUT it doesn't).  God is so good to call us out and hold us accountable to what He has called us to do. We got prayer for this exact thing at service. So thankful for my pastors and my church for being in tune with the Holy Spirit and leading the way.

I was suppose to post this last night and then this morning and just finishing it up right now.

I need to get some sleep because  I have to be at church early tomorrow.

I kinda poured out my heart out on this post and feel a little vulnerable yet through the typing and tears, it also brought me some freedom.

The birthday celebrations still continue with these giveaways but ending soon.
$750 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/27) // $225 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/31)

I hope you enjoy this last weekend in October.

PEACE AND BLESSINGS,

Follow Me Bible Study {Week 3} Delight in God

Hello Beautiful Treasures, how are you doing?  I am sorry I took  break without any notice.  It wasn't really planned but with birthday weekend, I needed a couple of days to catch up at home and do all that fun stuff we love, clean house, do laundry, cook, clean up and start all over again.

  

I did leave you with some great giveaways so I hope you have entered them. 

PIER 1 $50 GIFT CARD (ends 10/24) // $750 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/27) // $225 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/31)

 I am behind on my reading for...

This is what I have so far for this week.

Week 3

"DELIGHT IN GOD"

 

This week’s Scripture Memory

source: Pinterest

This week in a daily break down

I usually will share what stood out to me the most from each day (There is a lot of good points throughout the days, from what I have read and l only share one but this week it will be different because I haven't read through the week or taken notes on all the days.

I hope that you will join us on this bible study and share with us what stood out to you, ask questions and/or leave comments.

 

Day One – Our Father

The creator of the universe is my Father, this chapter really spoke to me. It touches on "God Delights in Us" and "We Delight in God".  These are to two subtitles in this chapter. 

 

In the God Delights In Us section, David Platt says that in the Old Testament God is rarely described as Father; 15 times to be exact. He says in the New Testament, in the Gospels alone, we see God described as Father 165 different times and 164 of them occur when Jesus is teaching His disciples.  He uses the Sermon on the Mount, as an example, where Jesus is teaching His disciples how to pray.  You know the Our Father prayer right? David Platt says, "Amazingly, this is the first time in the Bible where anyone is encouraged to pray to God as Father.

 

~~"Jesus' words are both astounding and significant.  As Christians, we have the distinct privilege of knowing, worshipping, talking, and relating to God as "our Father.”  BY DAVID PLATT, page 66

 

What a privilege this is indeed to call the creator.  of the universe Abba Father! Jesus tore the veil and now we can now talk to directly to our Father in heaven.

 

==EVEN NOW RUN INTO HIS ARMS AND SAY, "MY FATHER."=

 

This is somewhat of a struggle for me.  My dad died when I was five.  I have distinctive memories of him and I and then one day we got the sad new that my died dad, even now it brings me to tears.  I remember that day so clearly.  I remember I was in my mom's room playing Lite Brite with my brothers and my cousins. I can still hear my mom screaming "NO, NO, NO"!!!! and banging on the wall while on the phone.

Although I was only five, I had a great relationship with my dad. I was daddy's little girl. My mom says when he would go out, all I would do was cry for him.  The void in my heart even now has me typing and crying.  After all these years it still hurts.  I use to think my dad abandoned me.  I was so young  I didn't understand. I battle or have battled a fear of abandonment because of this deep wound.  This also makes for a difficult time to fully embrace God almighty as my Heavenly Father.  Growing up without my dad was a challenge BUT the void in my heart and the pain deep within me affected me more than I care to admit. 

I want the wall removed so I can run into God's arms and say "My Father."  A part of me even feels guilty because all my life (well since I was five) I longed for my daddy's love and I searched for it. Oh let me tell you, I searched in ALL the wrong places.  encountering Jesus has helped me a lot BUT I am still a work in progress and I know the God reveals to heal.  As this stuff services and the ache in my heart becomes ever so real, I find comfort knowing that through this God is healing me and He promises to never leave me nor forsake me and I can feel safe with my Heavenly Father and hold onto the memories of my daddy.

Thank you for reading. I pray you were blessed.  This book has my attention. Please make sure  to stop by Satisfaction Through Christ’s to read  Christie's discussion on the this week’s reading and also check back with us every Wednesday for the next 3 weeks for the rest of this study.

God bless you and if you have any prayer requests please leave me a comment or send me an email and we will lift up your needs in Jesus name.



Holiday Gift Card Blowout Giveaway

Happy Sunday, lovely Treasures. It is still my birthday weekend so I am bringing you yet another giveaway. See details below and enter using the rafflecopter widget below.
**Be sure to check out these other giveaways I have going on in honor of my birthday celebration with you.
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Welcome to the Holiday Gift Card Blowout Giveaway!

The Holidays are coming and I am sure everyone could use some extra cash to buy gifts for your loved ones or maybe fund upcoming travel $200 would totally help with all these expenses.

This giveaway is made possible by my awesome co- hosts :

My Dairy Free Gluten Free Life , What Simply Works , Oh Locked Heart , Capri"s Coupon

and a lot more of other fabulous bloggers!

One very lucky person will win a $200 Gift Card of her choice

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Happy Birthday To Me....

Hey Hey Hey, my beautiful treasures. Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  Today is a special day. Honestly this year I really have been on that birthday trip. I am just so thankful to God for the life that I have right now.  I have been through a lot in my life and today I can celebrate another year of life.

My celebration started early in the month my GIG Rachel, kicked off the celebration with dinner, homemade pie, a beautiful scarf.

This week went to lunch with Mr. Aguila and a couple of our co-workers for some Italian food and yesterday my team, (whom I must say I love and appreciate--even if sometime they drive me nuts) Mr. Aguila and I celebrated the whole day--flowers, lunch, dessert, cake and lots of love and laughter.

My cousin April totally surprised me at work today also.  She is so thoughtful and kind and she totally got me today. There was no card and my co-worker at receptionist desks says, "Someone dropped it off." I was like my husband wouldn't send me flowers, (He knows I am allergic LOL) and my cousin is sitting down trying so hard not to laugh. Lovely surprise, she got me a doggie and isn't it the cutest?

 

My day was absolutely a blessing but it didn't stop there.  I had one more surprise from Mr. Aguila. I got an edible arrangement with chocolate covered strawberries, YUMMY!!! I love working with him.

 



 Lastly I got my hair done after work. Happy birthday to me.

 



In celebration of my birthday, I am a part of some amazing giveaways.  Be sure to help me celebrate and enter the giveaways below. I hope you win.

PIER 1 $50 GIFT CARD (ends 10/24) //  $750 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/27) // $225 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/31)

Big Ca$h Giveaway

Hey Treasures, today is my birthday and I wanted to be a part of this giveaway so you can join my celebration.

Welcome to the Halloween Ca$h Giveaway!

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Mrs Aguilas Avon and Mark Shop

Hello my lovely Treasures, how's everybody doing today?
So today I wanted to do a quick post to share my business with you .

I am an Avon/Mark representative. Even though this is big name and well known cosmetics company, this is my small business. I purchase my own catalogs from them and all my supplies, samples and do my own marketing (of course using some tools provided by Avon/Mark).  ONE of my dreams is to have babies (praying for twins) and be a SAHM but still have income coming in, of course. I started my business in Jan. 2013 and I have a great local customer base. I use to sell before I got married and now I started again. 

When I first started blogging, I wanted to share all about Avon and Mark on here but that isn't how it has gone. I am a makeup junkie. Love, Love, Love make up. I have always bought higher end cosmetics plus my stash of Avon and Mark items. Each time I got a catalog, (View brochure here) I placed an order. So I not only sell this stuff but I buy it and use it as well.  With online shopping being so popular these days, my goal is to grow my online customer base and increase my online business.

 

Avon/Mark has a little bit of everything and they always have some amazing sales. AVON is more than just cosmetics and not only for women. We now have so many categories such as, fragrance, fashion, skin care, men's, babies, children, foot care, nail polishes, shoes, jewelry, candles and so much more.  You can shop my website by these different categories or browse the digital catalog. Orders on my website over $30 have free shipping. Take that e.l.f. cosmetics (they have free shipping on orders over $35) You can also sign up for email updates that will look like the picture below. My emails often include free shipping promotions and special offers, sign up here.

 

So do you buy AVON/MARK? Do you have an Avon YOUNG lady? What do you buy from Avon? Do you have a holy grail item from Avon and/or Mark? 

 

 

On my right side bar I have treasures with my social media pages for my blog and for my shop as well.  I love social media so be sure to follow me, I have Facebook pages for my blog and shop and Pinterest boards for my blog and shop and I share Avon/Mark on my social media often.

 

Facebook // Instagram // Pinterest // Twitter // Keek

 

Thank you for stopping by. 





Follow Me Bible Study {Week 2} Be Transformed

Hello Treasures and welcome to Week 2 of the Follow Me Bible Study series with Satisfaction Through Christ.

This week’s Focus

Be transformed.

 

This week’s Scripture Memory

John 15:5 – Vine and Branches Wallpaper

This week in a daily break down

I will share what stood out to me the most from each day (There is a lot of good points throughout the days, from what I have read but I will only share one.  I hope that you will join us on this bible study and share with us what stood out to you, ask questions and/or leave comments.

Day One – United with Christ

What a blessing to be united with Christ, united with a purpose.  We get to unite with Christ and continue the work of God the Father, the work to further the kingdom of God.  United to share and fill earth with God’s love; with joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

~~ “If you’re a Christian, Jesus Christ lives in you and is with you. Moreover, you live in Jesus and are with Him.  That’s what He meant in John 15:4 when He told His disciples to “remain in me, and I will remain in you.”  BY DAVID PLATT, page 42

==TO BE A CHRISTIAN IS TO EXPERIENCE UNITY WITH CHRIST==

Day Two – Jesus  Changes  Everything

Oh boy, Oh boy, does Jesus change everything.  When we truly unite with Christ, we will be changed and transformed.

~~ “First, when we’re united with Christ, He begins to transform our thoughts.  He changes the way we perceive and process information so that, over time, we’re able to think more and more like Him.  Paul wrote about this transformation in 1 Corinthians 2:”

1 Corinthians 2:12-14 (VOICE)

12 You must know that we have not received the spirit of this rebellious and broken world but the Spirit that comes from God, so that we may experience and comprehend the gifts that come from God. 13 We do not speak of these gifts of God in words shaped by human wisdom; we speak in words crafted by the Spirit because our collective judgment on spiritual matters is accessible to those who have the Spirit. 14 But a person who denies spiritual realities will not accept the things that come through the Spirit of God; they all sound like foolishness to him. He is incapable of grasping them because they are disseminated, discerned, and valued by the Spirit.

Question

Read 1 Corinthians 2:16 (AMP)

16 For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart.

What does it mean when it says “we have the mind of Christ”?

I like the Amplified Version of this scripture.  It says we do hold the thoughts, feelings and purposes of Christ heart! This truth is enough to change us. If we really mediate on this, we will forever be changed. Think about it, we have the mind of Christ and hold thoughts and feelings and purposed of HIS heart! That is life changing. Join me on this life changing study.

David Platt goes onto say that Paul also wrote about the benefits of this transformation.  I love these cartoons from Joyful 'toons and I think this one depicts this well.

==THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT OF CHOOSING TO FOLLOW HIM==

Day Three – From Internal to External

There are several sections for each day in the book.

On Day three, my favorite section was JESUS TRANSFORMS OUR RELATIONSHIPS. (This is big for me)

Here is what David Platt has to say,

~~ “As our transformation continues to progress from internal to external,  Jesus impacts more than our individual actions. He also transforms our relationships with others.  Specifically, He gives us the ability to love others as He loves them: (See John 15:12-15)

In this same section He goes on to say,

~~ “As we abide in Christ and Christ abides in us, He transforms our ability to love and relate with others. He enables us to love our neighbors as ourselves (See Matt. 22:39).  As a result, Christians should be distinguishable from the rest of the world because our relationships with one another and with those who still need Christ:

Question

In what ways do you express sacrificial love for those who still need Christ?

 

==YOUR WILL, YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, EVEN YOUR ENTIRE PURPOSE FOR LIVING IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AS YOU ABIDE IN JESUS AND AS HE ABIDES IN YOU==

Day Four – Abide in God’s Word

This was full of some wisdom for me. There were a few questions discussed on this day.
David Platt talks about believing the scriptures and believing through the consequences.

~~ "So part of what it means to remain in Jesus is to spend regular time reading the bible, which is His Word.  But we know from James that even the demons have an intellectual awareness of what God has revealed in His Word--and shudder (see Jas. 2:19),
Therefore, Jesus makes it clear that obedience is also part of the equation: 
John 15:9-10
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.  Now remain in my love.  If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. (emphasis added), David Platt (page 53)
 

Questions

What part do we play when it comes to remaining in Christ?  What choices do we need to make in order to remain in Him? What actions do we need to take?

 

==BEAR THE FRUIT OF THIS WORD IN THE WORLD, EVEN IF THAT MEANS LOSING EVERYTHING ELSE==

Day Five – Personal Disciple-Making Plan:  Fill Your Mind with Truth
This one had me in tears for personal reasons but good stuff. Great questions to think about and advice on how to plan for filling our minds with truth.

~~ "As you consider a plan for reading, memorizing, and learning God's Word, don't forget that we do these things as disciples not for information's sake but for transformation's sake.  Once again, the words of James are helpful:  "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.  Do what it says" (Jas. 1:22)

As believers in Jesus, we're followers of Jesus , which means that we not only hear the truth of Christ;  we apply the truth of Christ.  Our goal as disciples is never just to believe God's Word;  our goal is to obey God's Word."  David Platt, (page 61)

Question

Are you satisfied or unsatisfied with your current plan for reading God's Word? Why?

No, No, No!!! I am not satisfied with my current reading plan for God's Word. I crave God's Word but it is hard for me to stick to a reading plan for some reason, so I usually just read random scriptures.  After reading this, I am following a reading plan and sticking to it and intentionally filling up my mind with God's Word, God's truth.

==THEREFORE, AS YOU PLAN TO FILL YOUR MIND WITH TRUTH, ALSO PURPOSE TO FOLLOW THE ONE WHO IS TRUTH ==

Thank you for reading. I pray you were blessed.  This book has my attention. Please make sure  to stop by Satisfaction Through Christ’s to read  Christie's discussion on the this week’s reading and also check back with us every Wednesday for the next 4 weeks for the rest of this study.

God bless you and if you have any prayer requests please leave me a comment or send me an email and we will lift up your needs in Jesus name.

My Current Reading List

Hey Treasures, how are you doing? This time of the year is so busy as we have lots of birthdays to celebrate (including mine) but here I am sharing a little about Life as Mrs. Aguila and what I am reading right now.

So last week we started what I am calling a Blog Bible study with Christie of Satisfaction through Christ and you can read my week 1 post here, Follow Me Bible Study by David Platt and be sure to check back tomorrow for week 2.

We are using a book by David Platt, Follow Me Bible Study. I have the regular book as well as the book we are using for the bible study. This book is a New York Bestseller, "A call to die.  A Call to Live."





This week I also started Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst.  This is also a New York Bestseller, "Satisfying your deepest desire with God, Not food." I received this book from my lovely friend Maria-Isabel in a swap we recently did and it was just in time to start with my fitness Coach and group.  We are reading through this together and support each other through prayer and encouragement on our fitness journey.

 

This weekend we had a guest speaker at our church and I have heard her before so I knew I couldn't miss it.  Her name is Jane Hamon and her church is in Florida.  This lady spits fire, the fire of God and just ignites my spirit.  The last time she was in town I got her book, The Deborah Company, becoming a woman who makes a difference.  I've said this before I want to be used of God to make a difference that is why I started this blog. Anyway, I started this book and never finished it so I brought it out again and really need to finish it.

 



Mr. Aguila asked me just now, "how many books are you reading?" and the other day, I posted on Twitter and Instagram.

What are you reading right now? How many books do you read at a time? #Books #reading #dailydevotions… http://t.co/7e7ib904O8
— Mrs. Victoria Aguila (@MrsAguila09) October 14, 2013

As you may already know, I LOVE TO SHOP which this Made to Crave book is really messing me up on, HAHA but anyway so I LOVE TO SHOP. I can hear about a good book or a good purse, or see some nice shoes, or some make up or anything and have no problem buying it.  I can buy books all day long. I love Amazon.com and Half.com for book buying.

Well this got me to thinking,  I can buy all these books and have an extensive library and even carry these books around with me from home to work, to my car, to wherever I go, have them nicely tucked away in my purse or my car (where I also have a big bag of books I still need to read) BUT if I don't take the time to actually read these books, it means nothing to have them, it means nothing that I bought them.  In order to benefit from these books I need to take the time to read them. If I want to blog about them or discuss them or share them I have to read them.  It reminded me of the Bible as well. We can have bibles, fancy ones, 10 of them, have them nicely placed HOWEVER, if we are not opening it up and reading it, we can't not gain the wisdom from the Bible.

I am on a mission to finish these books.  To open them up on a daily basis and complete them and not stop half way as I have done with so many books.  I want you to hold me accountable.

When is your favorite time to read? What books are you reading right now? how many books do you read at a time? Do you have books you started but didn't finish? Share with me, I'd love to hear from you.

October Confessions

Hi lovely Treasures, so it is time for some "CONFESSIONS".  I confess I love doing these confession posts and then linking up with Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs  who hosts this with Michelle of Let it Shine. Have you done a confession post? If so link it up.

 

 

I CONFESS...

I have a lot of confessions I would like to share

I love, love, love this time of the year. (You probably already know that)

I love to watch sports especially football, especially Dallas Cowboys, especially when they are winning (like right now against the Redskins)

Since it is my birthday month, now my birthday week, I am just looking for stuff to buy

I have a long wish list (that Mr. Aguila is well aware of)

I have been eyeing a couple of things from these awesome online shops I discovered

Mila Rose Designs//A Little Piece of Me Shop//Show and Tell Faith 

 

I did take advantage of the My Beauty Addiction promotion this weekend and placed an order.

I have more make up and beauty products and jewelry, shoes and purses than I know what to do with but I still "NEED" more.

I did my first beauty swap this month and it was so much fun to put together and just so excited to do this.

I got my package last week and had so much fun opening up everything.

You can see all my goodies on KEEK and I will try to put blog post together as well.

I love Maria-Isabel. She is such a blessing to me. She has a heart of gold!

I am doing my first on line bible study or should I say blog bible study, Read about it HERE.


I am a part of a couple great giveaways. It's my way of celebrating my birthday month with you.
You can enter here for a Pier 1 $50 gift card and here for a piece of $750 Fall Cash Giveaway
I am super excited to get my hair done this week.
I haven't been doing to well on my fitness journey.
This week my fitness Coach and our group will begin to read "Made to Crave" by Lysa TerKeurst and I am praying that I can get back on track and continue this journey.
I had an awesome weekend of ministry at my church. We had a guest speaker, Jane Hamon and that lady is so anointed. She speaks fire and imparts fire and just so fierce. She knows her God given authority and is so down to earth.
I had started to read her book The Deborah Company but never finished it but after this weekend I brought it out and will continue to read it.

I want to be a woman who makes a difference.
I experienced a shift this weekend and  I am ready to take my place in God's kingdom.
I am excited for this week and for my birthday celebrations to continue.

These are my October Confessions. I would love to hear yours. You can link them up HERE.