all things lovely & true

"And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise" Philippians 4:8 NLT vicky perez, lover of Jesus.

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ah these moments with my baby. always reminding myself to stop and just appreciate the time i have with her while she’s still small enough to carry! http://ift.tt/2d6j7Zq

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Kate Arends

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‘Santa Monica Spanish renovation.’ Tim Barber Ltd Architecture, Los Angeles, CA. Joe Schmelzer Photographs.

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You will not heal by going back to what broke you.

love and take care of yourself (via misjudgments)

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Whitney Johns

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when you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit 👊🏼

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when you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit 👊🏼

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Mermaid Crowns: The Hottest Trend You’ve Never Heard Of

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Smoke Bombs & Sunsets || by The Hursts & Co.

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to the weary parent: be brave

parenting takes so much courage. to take into your hands the life of this tiny human and guide and cherish and teach him. to love him in the thick of it all, when he tests your patience and pulls your hair and climbs on everything and rips your journal and dumps his juice onto the floor. to put his well-being and joy above all else in your life. it takes courage to vow to teach and understand and show and discipline and love endlessly. to appreciate the little details of his being and to recognize the efforts and attempts. to admit that you don’t know everything and to admit that your kid is teaching you more than you’ve ever learned before and to admit you need help. to love fiercely, despite exhaustion and frustration and emptiness. that takes courage too. but in doing all that, you are teaching courage. you are teaching strength and willpower and character. the simple act of choosing courage every time, instead of fear and insecurities and the easy way out, will teach your kid more than anything he could learn in a hundred lifetimes. so pour yourself another cup of coffee and look at that messy little face (who probably wants to dump your coffee onto the floor), and choose courage. choose love and strength. you are not alone. take it one day at a time, or just one minute at a time. be brave.