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 you gave us. I am so blessed!

If you haven’t been around this week, you missed some great posts! We have a few new authors joining us! Sarah wrote an awesome post about body image on Thursday and Mary wrote an introduction to her Joy Journey series and you will see her posts every Friday! I will be back to writing regularly as well!

Jim and I are running a half-marathon this morning (probably as you read this!) so we went to Mass downtown yesterday. The next time you see me on a Sunday, I’ll be just minutes away from becoming Catholic! That’s right, two weeks from today I’ll be getting confirmed and receiving my first Communion! I am so extremely excited!

Dress: Loft on sale Sweater: my mom’s Shoes: DSW

I hope you enjoy your Sunday!

 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 this, but we promise new content is coming soon. We’ve got some big changes coming soon, including some new permanent writers coming to the blog, ones that you probably already know and love. We can’t wait!

Anyways, Happy Mother’s Day! I hope every one of you are celebrating the mothers in your lives! I’m hoping to do some video chat with my own mother and MIL today, as well as celebrate my own motherhood with my little one.

Dress – Kohl’s 2013, Cardigan Kohl’s 2010?, Shoes not pictured – Me Too

Mass today was pretty much a nut house because Henry decided to sleep a few less hours overnight than usual. We made it through though, and he’s napping away in the other room. My kind husband is spending this Mother’s day cleaning our kitchen and other rooms so that I can relax….almost the best present I could ask for!

How are you all celebrating the mothers in your lives today? We’d love to hear!

Happy Sunday!

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 always!

It’s time again for What I Wore Sunday! This past week we had my 4th week of my wedding countdown having to do with my bridal accessories. There’s also a sneak peek of my wedding hair if you’re interested! If you have any ideas of what you would like me to talk about this week, please let me know! This will be my last week (as my wedding is on Saturday!) so the next time you see me here on a Sunday I’ll be a married woman!

We have an awesome giveaway coming up this week so please keep a look out for it!

As always, if you have an idea for a guest post, please send us an email at finelinenandpurpleblog at gmail dot com or use our contact page. We’d love to have you!

Welcome to What I Wore Sunday!

It’s our 27th linkup today, which means we’ve been hosting this little party for a half of a year already. We’ve really enjoyed it, and hope you have too! So just for fun, the linkup will be in reverse order today – most recent entries on top. We hope you find some new blogs to visit this way, and besides we don’t want you rushing here to link up anyways – Sundays should be God and family time

Emily’s wedding is only 2 short weeks away, and we’re getting excited around here. Continuing with her wedding related writing, she was over at our fav Catholic wedding blog, Captive the Heart this week! She wrote for the Like a Lily series and it’s a great way to get to know her a little better (and see some wedding inspiration!).

Also this week we hosted Mandi of Messy Wife, who wrote about everyday dressing for the married life.

As always, we love to publish guest posts from our readers, so if you have an idea please use our contact page or email at finelinenandpurple blog at gmail dot com.

Happy WIWS-ing!

It’s time again for What I Wore Sunday!

This week we had my second installment of my wedding countdown posts about wedding flowers! This week I’ll be talking about my bridal accessories so get excited!

I’ll have my pictures up once I go to Mass. My hair may or may not be up in a messy bun since it has become too long to deal with. Good thing I’m getting it cut next week for my pre-bridal appointment! Thank goodness.

Can’t wait to see what you all wore today!

Soooo there’s the messy bun I was talking about. Everything I’m wearing is from Kohl’s except my shoes which are from DSW. There’s also a sneak preview of our house behind me with our random pictures and only decorations! Hehe Hope you’re all enjoying today! 

It’s that time again! Welcome to What I Wore Sunday! Sorry for the delay!

This week, we had Emily’s first installment of wedding posts with her bridesmaid fashions. She’ll be posting the next few weeks to countdown her wedding! We also had a wonderful guest post from Patty about how to organize your closet. It was great and I encourage you to check it out!

Kendra here with outfit pics! I was so excited to break out some actual spring outfits for mass today. I hate dressing for cold weather so I push the limits with my warm weather outfits sometimes, haha. It wasn’t quite 60 this morning but we dressed like 70. I regret nothing.

White shirts both H&M, bracelet and skirt – New York & Co (2011), shoes – forget the brand but from Ideeli flash sale

Yeah, I color coordinated our outfits.

Hope y’all are having a wonderful Easter season! What are you up to with your families today?

Welcome to What I Wore Sunday (on a Monday!)

Sorry we missed you all yesterday! We thought it would be a good idea to move the linkup to today so that you’re spending lots of time with your families! We hope you all had an amazing Easter! Plus, as you know, it’s Easter for 50 more days! Time to celebrate!

We’ll be adding some more pictures later on in the day but silly Emily forgot to get a picture of just herself. Fail. But hopefully Kendra will have some pictures of adorable Henry! Did you know it was his 1st birthday yesterday too?

You’ve seen this outfit before, but it’s a dress from JC Penny. I also wore my nude heels again from DSW. Jim made a guest appearance again. Can you believe our wedding is only a month away?

Kendra will be adding her pictures in later!

It’s time once again for What I Wore Sunday!  I can’t believe Easter is just one week away! If you’re new here, welcome! We’d love to have you join us!

This week, we had Kendra sharing her Like a Lily post over at Captive the Heart (keep a look out for mine coming soon!) and we had a fabulous guest post from Gracey about fashion for giants!

Today’s reflection comes from Rosie over at A Blog for my Mom about how to live the Gospel message!

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Have you struggled with any sacrifices you may have taken on? This is the one time when we choose our cross, whether it be a lack of sweets or snacks, no more procrastination, no more social media, or anything else that might be removing us from God. We are not abandoned by God to bear this cross alone – He is our help if we ask! Fill that new hole with prayer as much as you can, and your sacrifice will lead you to new habits and a closer relationship with Jesus. And know that this is a sacrifice we choose, a cross we choose to bear for Christ, and nothing can compare to the cross He bore for us.

What can you do this Holy Week to live the Gospel message? How can you inspire others, even non-Christians, to live a life that is pleasing to God? Challenge yourself to take on one thing extra this week.

- If you frequently pass homeless people on your morning commute, pack some extra snacks or meals to hand to them at stop lights. Freshly cut-up fruit, granola bars, bottled water, or pre-made sandwiches are all easy fixes. Take it a step further – ask them for their name and tell them you’ll be praying for them.

- Unplug. Put down the smart phone, log off the computer, turn off the TV.  Give your parents, your spouse, your children your complete attention with no background noise.

- Help a friend in need. Don’t just say, “Let me know if there’s anything I can do!” Give specific offers – a meal this week, mulching their landscape, taking their kids to the playground, running an errand for them.

- Drive selflessly – let that other driver into your lane, even if he’s not using his turn signal. Don’t dwell on the flaws you see in other drivers – allow yourself to drive safely and assume the best intentions from other drivers. You’ll have a happier commute!

And in all things you do, show your love for Christ. Nobody should have to ask, they’ll know you’re a Christian by your actions.

And perhaps by the Pope Francis t-shirt you’ve been rocking all week.

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Thanks so much to Rosie for the awesome reflection! Happy Palm Sunday and last week of Lent!

You know the drill