Hmmm... let's see who is really out there...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
If Everyone Truly Understood
From my reading today...
Ephesians 2:8,9
(AMP) Amplified Version
For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]
Ephesians 2:8,9 Amplified Version
If everyone truly understood what the passage above means they would want it!
Who doesn't want favor from the God of the universe?!
Who doesn't want to be delivered form judgment... no matter what you have ever done in your life, you can be free of judgment, you can be saved by Jesus!
Being saved by Jesus isn't just a cliche "Christian-ese" phrase. Jesus can actually SAVE YOU!
Best of all we as humans don't have to work ourselves sick trying to earn this saving. God gives this to us as a FREE GIFT!
Yes it's right and good to not steal or kill or lie... but, no matter how many commandments or laws you break, the offer of salvation is always there for you. God loves you so much, he created you to be in a relationship with Him, he sent his Son Jesus to Earth to live amongst his people and die a brutal death to pay for all the sins that we as a human race had already or were going to commit in the future. Jesus already paid the price. Jesus did everything for you and I, he can clean your slate, make you whole again, blameless...
DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS PERSON?
Maybe Read it again...
For it is by FREE GRACE (God's unmerited favor) that you are SAVED (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the GIFT OF GOD;
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]
Ephesians 2:8,9 Amplified Version
also read this...
John 3:16
Amplified Bible (AMP)
For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world (that means me and you!) that He gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
... Like I said, If everyone truly understood what these passages above mean they would want it!
Blessings,
Taylor Marie
Ephesians 2:8,9
(AMP) Amplified Version
For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]
Ephesians 2:8,9 Amplified Version
If everyone truly understood what the passage above means they would want it!
Who doesn't want favor from the God of the universe?!
Who doesn't want to be delivered form judgment... no matter what you have ever done in your life, you can be free of judgment, you can be saved by Jesus!
Being saved by Jesus isn't just a cliche "Christian-ese" phrase. Jesus can actually SAVE YOU!
Best of all we as humans don't have to work ourselves sick trying to earn this saving. God gives this to us as a FREE GIFT!
Yes it's right and good to not steal or kill or lie... but, no matter how many commandments or laws you break, the offer of salvation is always there for you. God loves you so much, he created you to be in a relationship with Him, he sent his Son Jesus to Earth to live amongst his people and die a brutal death to pay for all the sins that we as a human race had already or were going to commit in the future. Jesus already paid the price. Jesus did everything for you and I, he can clean your slate, make you whole again, blameless...
DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS PERSON?
Maybe Read it again...
For it is by FREE GRACE (God's unmerited favor) that you are SAVED (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the GIFT OF GOD;
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]
Ephesians 2:8,9 Amplified Version
also read this...
John 3:16
Amplified Bible (AMP)
For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world (that means me and you!) that He gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
... Like I said, If everyone truly understood what these passages above mean they would want it!
Blessings,
Taylor Marie
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Rocky Road on a Stick
If you read my previous post about my favorites you know how much I love Cakeballs. Clint and I went to starbucks yesterday and I finally ordered a cake pop (a cakeball on a stick) I got the Rocky Road one and it was delicious! My only complaint was I would have ordered two if I had known how yummy they were!
Happy Snacking,
Taylor
Happy Snacking,
Taylor
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Coffee Paint and Maui Blue Pillows
What have I been up to lately you might ask?
Well, as you know I am the marketing manager/graphic designer for Quality Real Estate. My job is mostly done sitting at my computer. These last two months have been a nice change of pace however, as I have been acting as the office manger of our new office. Our little brokerage has been relocated to a bigger and brand spanking new office right on a main thoroughfare in the heart of Kihei. I am very proud of how the office is shaping up so far, and I am looking forward to our grand opening, which will be later this month.
Just 2 months ago we started with a plain white walled room and now we have this...
By the way...
The wall color is by Behr and it's called "Macchiato" (I love this warm coffee color)
The pillows on the couch are from Pier One and the color is "Maui" (no, I'm not kidding)
Coffee Paint and Maui Blue Pillows,
Taylor
Well, as you know I am the marketing manager/graphic designer for Quality Real Estate. My job is mostly done sitting at my computer. These last two months have been a nice change of pace however, as I have been acting as the office manger of our new office. Our little brokerage has been relocated to a bigger and brand spanking new office right on a main thoroughfare in the heart of Kihei. I am very proud of how the office is shaping up so far, and I am looking forward to our grand opening, which will be later this month.
Just 2 months ago we started with a plain white walled room and now we have this...
By the way...
The wall color is by Behr and it's called "Macchiato" (I love this warm coffee color)
The pillows on the couch are from Pier One and the color is "Maui" (no, I'm not kidding)
Coffee Paint and Maui Blue Pillows,
Taylor
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Swap Til you Drop
It's no secret that finances have been pretty tight for the Maui Smith Ohana for the past few years. We live right at our means, not a bit above. We have cut down everywhere we have thought we can cut down. By the grace of God and some responsible stewarding of our money we seem to just get by every month.
That being said my closet looks like I go on a major shopping spree about every 3 or 4 months. I'm talkin' about new dresses, shoes, skirts, shirts, belts, purses, bras, scarves, hats, jewelry, and jeans. The picture below is just what I pulled out of my closet to shoe you today (and about half of my laundry wasn't even clean, so it was not included in the picture).
Well this just doesn't add up does it?! I just told you that there has been a severe tightening of the good ol' purse strings here at the Smith Casa, and yet above you see just about a third of the new clothing and accessories that I have aquired in the past 12 months. How did I do it? Is your good friend Taylor a klepto? Do I have a sister none of you know about that sends me her clothes?
These are all good guesses, but none are true (except for that one time I did accidentally shoplift a mickey mouse ring from the Disneyland gift shop when I was about 10, I had put it on in the store and forgot about it until we were on our way home and I cried and cried thinking that mickey would ban me for life!) The truth is... it looks like I go on a major shopping spree about every 3 or 4 months because I DO go on a major shopping spree about every 3 or 4 months! Best part is, I don't ever have to pay for these sprees because instead of "Shopping Spree's" I go on "Swapping Sprees!"
In the last 12 months I have held 3 Fashion Swap Parties. The first one was in May of last year. The second in November and the most recent was in January. Everybody, (including yours truly) leaves the party with handfuls of free treasures!
Don't know what a Fashion Swap party is? Well, they can be called many things... Clothing Exchange Party, Upcycling Clothing Party, Swapinista Party, etc... I like to call my get-togethers "Fashion Swaps" or "Fashion Exchange" Parties though, because I encourage all the attendees to bring not only clothing to swap, but also lingerie, bras, board shorts, bathing suits, jewelry, hats, scarves, shoes, purses, wallets, belts and even used books!
I encourage the ladies invited to bring as many or as few items as they want to swap. Even if they feel that they have only one or two items to bring, I tell them to please consider still attending. I feel like we are all there for the fellowship as much as the free treasures, and I don't keep track of who brought what.
So how does it work you ask?
Ladies from all different walks of life, opinions on style, ages, body types and shoe sizes get to clean out their closets of lightly used, but for whatever reason, unwanted items. In return they go "swapping" and end up brigning home some fabulous pieces that are FREE TREASURES!
When the "swap" is all said and done there are always some items leftover, and they are given to a charity here on Maui called Women Helping Women.
Here is a funny little video from the last swap party.
This is the count down for them to GO SWAPPING!
If you have a group of friends that you think would enjoy a Fashion Swap (and really, who wouldn't?!)
or maybe you work with kids or are apart of a book club or some other organization... I highly encourage you to hold your own "Fashion Swap" Feel free to call me if you want any tips :)
The next Fashion Swap (Maui Edition) is in April, so I'll try and get some more fun video to post up here. Until then...
Swap Til You Drop,
Taylor
That being said my closet looks like I go on a major shopping spree about every 3 or 4 months. I'm talkin' about new dresses, shoes, skirts, shirts, belts, purses, bras, scarves, hats, jewelry, and jeans. The picture below is just what I pulled out of my closet to shoe you today (and about half of my laundry wasn't even clean, so it was not included in the picture).
Well this just doesn't add up does it?! I just told you that there has been a severe tightening of the good ol' purse strings here at the Smith Casa, and yet above you see just about a third of the new clothing and accessories that I have aquired in the past 12 months. How did I do it? Is your good friend Taylor a klepto? Do I have a sister none of you know about that sends me her clothes?
These are all good guesses, but none are true (except for that one time I did accidentally shoplift a mickey mouse ring from the Disneyland gift shop when I was about 10, I had put it on in the store and forgot about it until we were on our way home and I cried and cried thinking that mickey would ban me for life!) The truth is... it looks like I go on a major shopping spree about every 3 or 4 months because I DO go on a major shopping spree about every 3 or 4 months! Best part is, I don't ever have to pay for these sprees because instead of "Shopping Spree's" I go on "Swapping Sprees!"
In the last 12 months I have held 3 Fashion Swap Parties. The first one was in May of last year. The second in November and the most recent was in January. Everybody, (including yours truly) leaves the party with handfuls of free treasures!
Don't know what a Fashion Swap party is? Well, they can be called many things... Clothing Exchange Party, Upcycling Clothing Party, Swapinista Party, etc... I like to call my get-togethers "Fashion Swaps" or "Fashion Exchange" Parties though, because I encourage all the attendees to bring not only clothing to swap, but also lingerie, bras, board shorts, bathing suits, jewelry, hats, scarves, shoes, purses, wallets, belts and even used books!
I encourage the ladies invited to bring as many or as few items as they want to swap. Even if they feel that they have only one or two items to bring, I tell them to please consider still attending. I feel like we are all there for the fellowship as much as the free treasures, and I don't keep track of who brought what.
So how does it work you ask?
Ladies from all different walks of life, opinions on style, ages, body types and shoe sizes get to clean out their closets of lightly used, but for whatever reason, unwanted items. In return they go "swapping" and end up brigning home some fabulous pieces that are FREE TREASURES!
When the "swap" is all said and done there are always some items leftover, and they are given to a charity here on Maui called Women Helping Women.
Here is a funny little video from the last swap party.
This is the count down for them to GO SWAPPING!
If you have a group of friends that you think would enjoy a Fashion Swap (and really, who wouldn't?!)
or maybe you work with kids or are apart of a book club or some other organization... I highly encourage you to hold your own "Fashion Swap" Feel free to call me if you want any tips :)
The next Fashion Swap (Maui Edition) is in April, so I'll try and get some more fun video to post up here. Until then...
Swap Til You Drop,
Taylor
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Bubble Gum and Birthday Wishes
Wasn't I just 7?!
I know I was... I remember sitting at the dinner table staring at my dinner plate, you know the one with the 3 sections for your food? It was a farm scene, It had numbers around the edge 1 to 12 in positions like a clock. I always chew gum, and I took my gum out of my mouth for dinner and placed it on the edge of my plate on the number that cooresponded with my age. I know, sounds a little gross now, but didn't bat a lash at it back then. Oh, how I disliked that I was way back on the number 7... I wanted to be at the 10 or the 12 soooo bad.
I was just 7!!!
Alas, today I turned 29. Where did the time, and that plate go to?
Here is a fun little video I made for my mama, but I'll let you all enjoy it. BUT ONLY IF YOU COMMENT on this, or another one of my blog posts AND SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG!
Thanks Guys!
Bubble Gum and Birthday Wishes,
Taylor
I know I was... I remember sitting at the dinner table staring at my dinner plate, you know the one with the 3 sections for your food? It was a farm scene, It had numbers around the edge 1 to 12 in positions like a clock. I always chew gum, and I took my gum out of my mouth for dinner and placed it on the edge of my plate on the number that cooresponded with my age. I know, sounds a little gross now, but didn't bat a lash at it back then. Oh, how I disliked that I was way back on the number 7... I wanted to be at the 10 or the 12 soooo bad.
I was just 7!!!
Alas, today I turned 29. Where did the time, and that plate go to?
Here is a fun little video I made for my mama, but I'll let you all enjoy it. BUT ONLY IF YOU COMMENT on this, or another one of my blog posts AND SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG!
Thanks Guys!
Bubble Gum and Birthday Wishes,
Taylor
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