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untitled by sandra juto

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An Incredible Photograph of the Letters “LOL” Woven Into a Spider Web

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Tbt. Of Me, By Jody Rogac

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[lindsayphilley]

Are you morman?

Nope

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iceland / september 2014 / part 2

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iceland / september 2014 / part 1

[lindsayphilley]

Almost one year ago!

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[tblaberge]

You can never go before God and expect to stay the same, He is in the business of transforming and molding, making us new and lovely. If you are to go before God, go with the understanding that you will never be the same, you will be a living hallelujah, beautiful and pleasing to Him.

T.B. LaBerge // Go Now (via tblaberge)

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Huge world. by Roman Königshofer | Filmmaker & Photographer on Flickr.

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lessons learned (in marriage)

1. all of the selfish, self-focused, prideful parts of your heart will become so insanely apparent. they’ll catch you off guard. their existence might make you feel crummy and sad and angry, but they’ll still try to steer the way you handle conflict and ’i’m sorry’s and ‘can we talk’s. and sometimes you’ll let them, but sometimes you won’t. all those times you think he should apologize first? that’s pride. all those times you’d rather sit and pout than to talk? also pride. it’s a hard battle, but it will get easier. you will learn to show grace. you will learn to pursue peace. you will learn to punch pride in the face (definitely not every time, but baby steps are still steps and Jesus is always going to be working in you, helping you along, digging pride out of you and replacing it with his character).

2. even if he says he doesn’t care, please just try to make it a priority to have a warm meal ready (or almost ready) for him to come home from work to. yeah, you usually screw something up (ie. burned rice, raw chicken, cold vegetables, smoke in all the places), but he deserves it, he doesn’t think you suck, and there’s probably going to be at least one dish you got sorta right.

3. marriage counseling is awesome. mentors are awesome. close friends are awesome. but marriage issues are heart issues, and it’s jesus who deals with the heart. counseling and mentors and friends are super helpful tools, but if you’re not working on the heart, those tools aren’t going to do much. it’s jesus. he’s the one that the focus should be on. when our relationship is right with jesus, other relationships stem from that. the focus needs to be on jesus.

4. talk talk talk talk taaaaalk. communication actually is important. the books were right. they were really right. if you’ve got something on your mind that’s bugging you, tell your spouse. don’t harbour it. don’t let it take root. just talk. and if your spouse comes to you with something, remember to validate what he is saying. you don’t get to say that his feelings aren’t valid just because you don’t like them or understand them or agree with them (oh pride, you’re everywhere). they’re real to him. that should matter.

[midwestraisedmidwestliving]

Damn pride. This is incredibly smart though.

[laurenarlene]

Validation. An open heart & open mind can do wonders.

[lindsayphilley]

SooooOooo good.

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[lindsayphilley]

So excited to share what I got to do on my #OdysseyProject with @sperry and @teenvogue! Check out the website to see more! 😁 #OdysseyAwaits (at odyssey.sperry.com/lindsayhansen)