Quintessence of Bliss

I'm Katie, and this is a blog on which I post things that bring me joy (or that resonate with me somehow)--in hopes that they will maybe make you feel the same way. Because it's been said (by Gretta Brooker Palmer) that "happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy." ☺️

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My soul sisters 😌💙 ••• #wcw #mypeople #latergram #love #qualitytime (at IHOP)

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I missed church this past Sunday, but God spoke to me anyway. 🙌🏼 ••• #johnburke #sogood #wearecalledtolove #simplesermon #mudandthemasterpiece #pinterestfinds

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If kisses were snowflakes, I’d give you a blizzard. ❄️🌬 ••• #holidays #christmastimeishere #mcm #mce #beefandboards #achristmascarol #letsdressupandseeashow #godblessuseveryone #sappynonsense #powercouple2017 (at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre)

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So thankful in this season for having finally found the love of my life ❤️💚❤️💚 ••• #mcm #mce #holidayseason #thankful #powercouple2017 #foreversappy (at Pendleton, Indiana)

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Get you a boyfriend who brings you roses just because he’s nearby and was thinking about you 😍🌹😭 Monday = made. ••• #fiveroses #firstdayofourfifthmonth #justbecause #relationshipgoals #sorryforthecringytags #notallmondaysarebad #feelingloved #andspoiled #andsoincrediblylucky #andthankful (at Westfield, Indiana)

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Having a boyfriend/best friend who will explore new churches with you is pretty neat 😌💙 ••• #honestlytrulyblessed #sundaymorningsarebetterwithyou #mcm #mce #tryingtofindourchurchhome #focusyourrelationshipongod #powercouple2017 #fourmonthanniversary (at Crosspoint Church)

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I get to see the other half of my heart tonight for the first time in two weeks ☺️ ••• #thankyouforputtingupwithmycrazy #evenwhenimmilesaway #love #texts #relationshipgoals #2weeks2long (at Orlando, Florida)

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It’s good day 🌨🌬☕️🍂 ••• #starbucks #festive #rainyday #autumn #backhome #cranberryblissbar #youthberrytea #november (at Starbucks)

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The challenge is seven days, seven black and white photos of my life. No people. No explanation. (Belated) Day 7 of 7. (at Birmingham, Alabama)

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The challenge is seven days, seven black and white photos of my life. No people. No explanation. (Belated) Day 6 of 7. (at Tennessee)

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The challenge is seven days, seven black and white photos of my life. No people. No explanation. (Belated) Day 5 of 7. (at Pendleton, Indiana)

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The challenge is seven days, seven black and white photos of my life. No people. No explanation. Challenge someone everyday. Day 4 of 7. I challenge @theoneandonlysusanmarshall 😄 (at IHOP)

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The challenge is seven days, seven black and white photos of my life. No people. No explanation. Challenge someone everyday. Day 3 of 7. I challenge @sethbrandle 😘 (at Westfield, Indiana)

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The challenge is seven days, seven black and white photos of my life. No people. No explanation. Challenge someone everyday. Day (belated) 2 of 7. I challenge @chompyraptor 👯 (at Westfield, Indiana)

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Fondant doesn’t float in air & boys like this don’t come around very often 😉 ••• #mcm #mce #halloweenwars #giggling #fondantdoesntfloatinair #myboyfriendiscuterthanyours @sethbrandle (at Pendleton, Indiana)

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The challenge is seven days, seven black and white photos of my life. No people. No explanation. Challenge someone everyday. Day 1 of 7. I challenge @j_u_l_i_a_r_o_s_e 💙 (at Westfield, Indiana)

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“You are not the same as you were a year ago or even six months ago. And it is not because you are becoming someone else; it is because day by day, moment by moment, you are breaking free of all the things that were never meant to make a home inside you.”

Amber Roth