WORDS OF LIFE
So as you know, I had a super fun time being at Spark last weekend. On Saturday I had the privilege of doing the girls hub. Speaking to young girls is probably one of my favourite things to do!! A couple weeks back I was all set on speaking about dreams, how when you live your dreams, you find yourself living fully alive. But early last week I felt a tug in my heart to go in a different direction...I felt led to speak on body image and the power of speaking words of life over ourselves and others.
I shared last August about my struggle with self loathing/body image and I'm sooooooo excited to tell you that Jesus has set me COMPLETELY free of it all....for reals...completely free. I walked with that stuff since I was 11 years old...ELEVEN YEARS OLD....aka 17 years!!! I thought that it would be something I would struggle with my whole life and I was okay with that. But praise God, for he desires us to walk and live in FREEDOM.
A huge part of seeing victory in this area was me continually speaking words of life over myself instead of shaming myself with negativity.
Words kill, words give life;
they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.
-Proverbs 18:21 MSG
There is power in our words, and I really tried to drill it in that speaking words of life (God's truth) over ourselves has massive benefits to our well being!!
At the end of my talk to the girls, I had them visualize themselves in front of a mirror and be honest in what they see. I then had them visualize God push away the mirror, put his hands on their shoulders, look into their eyes and start speaking his truth over them. I then showed the video below (thank you Shawna for directing me to this incredible video!!!)
AMEN AMEN AMEN!
Let's be people who speak words of life over ourselves and others!
xo,
s.s.♥.
NOVEMBER CALENDAR + SUPER EXCITING HOUSE UPDATE
Well hello there! Sorry things around S.S.Heart have been a little quiet...life has been CRAY! Awesome...but very full! I spoke at Spark last weekend...so much fun. It was so awesome to see pre-teens excited about Jesus. On Saturday I spoke to the girls about body image (read more about my journey here), which was so much fun and I'll share more tomorrow about that!
And in other news...we put in an offer on a house and IT WAS ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!! James is currently watching youtube videos on refinishing floors and I'm pinning like crazy. Now we just pray and wait for the subjects to be removed...this real estate game is a crazy one! I'll be back soon with more news!
I made a November calendar to get this space organized and thought I would share it with you...xo
Download your November calendar here!
Snowflake graphics from - We Lived Happily Ever After
Stay gold,
s.s.♥.
P.S. Here's the first post about us starting to house hunt
SQUIRRELLY MINDS PAPER SHOP
I'm all about stationary. Like ALL ABOUT IT. One can never have too many blank greeting cards.
An ideal lunch break for me includes a long browse in Chapters, Violette's or the Papery's stationary section. So when I heard the brilliant Tan from Squirrelly Minds was launching a paper shop with her hand painted gems, I got a bit excited...ok very excited!!
The gems are hand painted and printed on thick card stock. Right now you can get them in greeting card format or a 2015 calendar. But prints are coming soon!
The gems are stunning. I love the vivid colours and the depths! I want them all!
And right now there's a sale on them too! Head over to this post from Squirrelly Minds to grab that promo code.
I need that calendar in my life. It's definitely going on my Christmas list! Congratulations Tan on the launch of Squirrelly Minds Paper Shop...I see big things in store for you!!
Hope you all have a fantastic Wednesday. Things around here have been cray-cray!! House hunting and sermon prepping have been on my week's radar. We're learning SO much about this realty game!! We looked at a house this weekend but it wasn't meant to be so we're off to look at a couple more houses next week. I'm speaking at Spark this weekend and I'm getting SO pumped.
Stay gold,
s.s.♥.
BLUEBERRY, BANANA + COCONUT BAKED OATMEAL
So I'm a third of the way through this whole "no sugar" thing. I feel good but I miss my chocolate...my goodness, I miss it. My cravings have gone way down but sometimes I still need some sweetness...
Thankfully, this blueberry, banana & coconut baked oatmeal hits the spot.
BLUEBERRY, BANANA + COCONUT BAKED OATMEAL
Ingredients Needed:
- 2 medium ripe bananas, sliced into 1/2" pieces
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1/4 cup agave or honey
- 1 cup uncooked quick oats
- 1/4 cup walnuts or pecans chopped into small pieces
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup milk (almond, soy, or regular)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 cup shredded coconut
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease a 9x13" dish.
- Arrange the bananas slices in a single layer in the dish. Scatter half the blueberries on top along with 1/4 tsp of cinnamon and 1 tbsp of agave or honey. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the oats, half the nuts, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate bowl stir together the milk, vanilla, egg, and agave or honey.
- When bananas are done cooking, pour the oat mixture over it then pour the milk mixture on top. Sprinkle the rest of the nuts, blueberries and shredded coconut on top then bake in the oven until the top is golden brown (about 40 minutes).
- Enjoy!
And if you're feeling extra sweet you can sprinkle brown sugar on top of the bananas and then again on the top of the mixture but honestly, the blueberries are so sweet that you don't need that extra sweetness!
xoxo,
s.s.♥.