3 Hair Tutorials & WLWW Link-Up Party!

January 31, 2012 By Courtney 29 Comments

Need some new hair-do ideas?

Here’s 2 of my personal hair tutorials-

The Easy Front Twist:

And The Messy Bun:

My friend Janelle from Comfy In the Kitchen - showed her readers how she “cooks” her hair with hot rollers (I LOVE hot rollers!) and her video ended up featured on Conair’s Facebook page – fun! Check out her lovely locks and it only takes 3 minutes to put in (10 minutes to cook ) - amazing!

Now it’s link-up time! It’s Women Living Well’s Wednesday Link-Up Party!!! Join the fun, do a little blog hopping and don’t forget if you join below -please add the Women Living Well Wednesdays button to your post so your readers can find us here! (Posts can include the topics of marriage, parenting, homemaking, finances, recipes, organization and more!)

To find the code go to the sidebar – or right click and “save as” the button and then upload it into your post!

Walk with the King!

Filed Under: Videos, Women Living Well Wednesdays

Vlog ~ An Object Lesson & Prayer For Our Children

January 30, 2012 By Courtney 7 Comments

Ezekial 11:19 & 20 says:

“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.”

I made this video this past summer but never posted it…but it goes with the Gentleness Challenge. Often times our frustrations with our children come because we are tired, exhausted and irritable…but sometimes it is because they have hard hearts and they need a mama who is willing to get on her knees and plead in her child’s behalf before the throne of God. Ezekial 11:19,20 is my prayer.

(If you can’t see this video click here.)

Let’s pray that God gives our children undivided hearts. That they would be born again with God’s Spirit within them and that their hearts would not be hardened by sin but soft and tender. Pray that they would be careful to keep God’s laws and follow hard after Jesus!

Walk with the King,

Courtney

Filed Under: Parenting, Teaching Our Children Along the Way, Videos

Day 6 – My Advice to a New Bride & Wedding Pictures from our Weekend

November 13, 2011 By Courtney 25 Comments

This weekend God blessed me with a new sister-in-law!

My husband’s brother got married to a woman I love. Together they make a blended family of 8.

I have not blogged much about my in-laws because we do not see them very often. But I was so glad to get this picture of 3 generations. This is my mother-in-law.

The kids had a lot of fun getting their caricatures done by Kari!

They do things just a little bit differently in my husband’s family…for example…the way they WALK down the aisle at a wedding…warning – the music is over the top loud – turn your speakers down before you hit play. (My husband is the one in the dark sunglasses).

The reception was gorgeous!

The photo booth turned into a kissing booth! lol!

And going to a wedding (predictably! lol!) inspired me to make a video! Here’s my advice to a new bride.

This is part 6 in a series of 10!

Be sure to visit these brilliant women during our 10 days adventure between November 7th-18th! I love these ladies and we know you will too.

10 days of Character Studies | Confessions of a Homeschooler
10 days of Christmas Countdown Ideas | Milk & Cookies
10 days of Creative Writing | Chocolate on My Cranium
10 days of Crockpot Meals | The Happy Housewife
10 Days to a Godly Marriage | Women Living Well
10 Days of Growing Leaders | Mom’s Mustard Seeds
10 Days of Homeschooling High School | Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers
10 days of I Wish I Had Known | Fruit in Season
10 days of Keeping Your Marbles | The Tie That Binds Us
10 days of Kid-friendly Food | Planner Perfect
10 Days of Language Arts Lesson Planning | Jimmie’s Collage
10 Days of Learning Apps | Daze of Adventure
10 Days of a Mason Jar Christmas | Cajun Joie de Vivre
10 Days of More JESUS in Christmas | Preschoolers and Peace
10 Days to a Peaceful Home | Raising Arrows
10 Days of Raising a Life-Long-Learner | Bright Ideas Press
10 days of Science with Math | Blog, She Wrote
10 days of Teaching Values | Our Journey Westward
10 days of Winning your Child’s Heart | I Take Joy

What words of wisdom would you share with a new bride?

Walk with the King!

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Filed Under: Marriage, Videos

Relevant 2011 Behind the Scenes Videos & Giveaways

October 25, 2011 By Courtney 185 Comments

The most recent video taken {behind the scenes} at the Relevant Conference will always be posted at the Ultimate Blog Bash 2011 Party!

The rest of the videos will be archived in order here below! I hope to get lots of video so they are changing frequently – check below to see if you missed one!

Here’s a list of our awesome giveaways!

1. The Rusted Chain will be giving 2 $25 Gift Certificates away!

2. Quote the Walls will be giving away 2 $25 Gift Certificates! Don’t you love this quote?

3. Nathan Clarkson (Sally Clarkson’s son) just released his first ebook titled Wisdom Chasers. He’s giving away 1 of his ebooks.

4. Did you know there’s less than 60 days until Christmas???? Yikes! I must say that this Christmas should be more organized than all those in my past because I am implenting this awesome new ebook titled “Untangling Christmas.” My friend and the co-author of Untangling Christmas , Karen Ehman, has offered 2 ebooks to be given away during the Blog Bash – hooray!

Bloggers and Non-Bloggers may enter to win 1 of these 7 giveaways! Here’s how:

1. Link-up to the 2011 Blog Bash and then come here and tell me you linked up!

2. Visit 3 of the bloggers who linked up to the Blog Bash 2011 and then leave a comment here letting me know you blog hopped!

3. Facebook or tweet the link to the Blog Bash 2011 so others can participate in the Blog Bash! (this is the link – http://womenlivingwell.org/2011/10/the-ultimate-blog-bash-2011-videos-from-relevant/ )

4. Visit one or more of the links above to the giveaways and then let me know who you visited!

There’s lots of ways to enter and re-enter to win! Can’t wait to share all the winners with you on Sunday night! Now I’m off to Relevant!

Walk with the King!

Filed Under: Blog Bash 2011, Videos, Women Living Well Wednesdays