The Joy Journey – Vol. 1 – What’s Really Important

May 24, 2013 3 Comments
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The Joy Journey is a weekly series on Fine Linen and Purple by Mary. Stop by here each Friday for a fresh perspective on living the joyful life! What’s Really Important I had a completely different post in mind for today’s Joy Journey but on Monday of this week, a tornado ripped through my sister-in-law Jalanna’s home town and destroyed all she owns in this world. Jalanna is a Special Ed teacher who has dedicated the last twenty-five years of her life to helping those special kids achieve all they can with the gifts they have been given. Now she's the one in need. This storm devastated Jalanna's town and has taken more lives than I can fathom. I praise God that Jalanna's life was spared, and she feels blessed to be here today, knowing that God has a plan for each of us, tornado or … [Continue reading...]

Don’t Ever Give Up

May 22, 2013 1 Comment
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Written by Emily As many of you know I've taken on the sport of running. I started last January and it has honestly changed my life. I've become more confident in myself, my body, and my whole outlook on life. Running is my new “thing”, it’s my stress relief and something that I can do together with my husband. However, last weekend I had one of those “lows” that I used as an example in other parts of my life. Now, I’m not a very fast runner. I average a little under a 10 minute mile. This past weekend I embarked on my third half-marathon. I finished way over what I wanted. The worst of it all is that I gave up on myself. Giving up is the absolute worst thing ever. And it took a bad race and me feeling that way to really learn a lesson from it. I feel like there have … [Continue reading...]

What I Wore Sunday: Volume 31

May 19, 2013 4 Comments
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Hi everyone! Happy Sunday!  And Feast of the Pentecost! I apologize for being MIA the past few weeks, if you didn’t know I got married on May 4! I had an amazing time and am so happy to be married to my best friend and I so greatly appreciate all the prayers and well wishes [...]

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The Joy Journey: Introduction

May 17, 2013 12 Comments
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It’s a big day on the blog! Today Emily and I are so excited to welcome Mary, of Passionate Perseverance, as a new permanent contributing writer on the blog! I’d blab some more, but it’s probably better for Mary to introduce herself… I am so honored and excited to be a new contributing writer to [...]

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Size Is Just A Number

May 16, 2013 1 Comment

Sarah is here as a new regular contributor to Fine Linen and Purple! She’s starting off by writing a few posts about body images for us, starting today with “Size Is Just A Number.” I don’t remember the exact day I first looked in the mirror and hated what I saw, but I think I [...]

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What I Wore Sunday: Volume 30

May 12, 2013 6 Comments
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 Welcome, WIWS linkers! If you didn’t hear already, Emily is now married! If you want to see Emily’s wedding dress or my bridesmaid dress, head over to the post I wrote earlier this week. We’ve been a little behind on putting out posts for you all due to the business of the wedding because of [...]

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What We Wore Saturday – Emily’s Wedding Sneak Peek Edition!

May 9, 2013 8 Comments
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As you noticed I’m sure, we were mysteriously absent from What I Wore Sunday this past weekend (Thanks Mandi for hosting for us!). Of course this was because Emily finally got MARRIED! I’m guessing Emily is planning a more detailed post once she gets her official wedding pictures back to show you the gorgeous details and all [...]

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What I Wore Sunday

May 5, 2013 Leave a Comment

Hello lovely WIWS-ers! Since it is Emily’s wedding weekend and Kendra is out of town as a part of the wedding, we decided it would be best to have someone else host What I Wore Sunday. So please head on over to Mandi’s at Messy Wife, Blessed Life for the linkup! Thanks for participating, as [...]

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Wedding Countdown: 5 Favorites

May 1, 2013 8 Comments

I decided to link up with Hallie today for her 5 favorites for my last week of my wedding countdown! Only 3 days until our wedding! 1. I love my shoes. I love them. Although I’m still afraid of falling in them. Haha! 2. I really love our cake topper. It even looks like us! [...]

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Giveaway: Win A Copy of the new book Worthy: See Yourself as God Does!

April 30, 2013 26 Comments

We are so lucky to have Amanda from Worthy of Agape giving away her book, Worthy! I’ve been reading her blog for some time now and I am so excited for her book and that she is able to share it with you here! Worthy addresses the struggles that women face in their quest to [...]

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