Modest Wardrobe #1

Welcome to this new series 'Modest Wardrobe'! Since I've been in the blogging world, modesty is one of the big subjects with the blogs I follow and it has always been interesting to me to read about different people's views on this subject. I respect it when ladies have the courage to post their convictions and beliefs with others, I don't always agree about everything but it is sadly a very controversial issue with many people and can start a huge discussion, so I do appreciate ladies that take the time to put together posts on this particular matter.
I will share with you what my beliefs are on modesty probably more on a step by step plan rather then all at once, but for this week I'll just kick off this new series with my 'Modest Wardrobe' for the day and a few quick links :)

This is what I wore yesterday...I have been baking this Summer and have had to become adjusted to wearing short sleeves, which in the past has never been an issue for me, I've normally just worn turtle necks or at least elbow length shirt all throughout the year but with our record-breaking heat this year Ive had to find some other options ;) And although yesterday was another very hot day it was very breezy out and help hugely with the temperature! So I went with a used-to-be-white tank top (now its a cream/gray :)), a light sweater and a flowy long skirt.

Activity of the day::::Attending a class on how to grow Peonies in Alaska!

A few Quick Links...

First, my Pinterest Feminine and Modest Style board! This is my most popular board with the most followers and re-pins :)
But I get these pins from other great boards and thought I'd share some with you today!
Here's a big one, Kimberly with femininity, femininity ll, femininity lll, and femininity iv! Plus she has some of the most beautiful boards with all sorts of pretty things and places!
I will share more with you in other Modest Wardrobe posts but I think those boards are enough to keep you busy for now!

Side note: You are more then welcome to pin my pictures, just please be sure to link back to me in the caption :) Thank you!

Thoughts for Tea Time

Monday, June 17th's

Thought for Tea Time

Today's Thought:

"Life isn't about finding yourself, 
it's about discovering who  
God created you to be."

This quote really is thought provoking for me right now as I am trying to determine the right decision in a big area of my life and have to remember that I need to be and do what God created me to be!

Random True Fact

There is an unwritten rule in the mosquito world that says that the most hilarious thing to do is to bother humans at night when they're trying to sleep! First the mosquito must circle around the humans head at least for several hours, causing a failed attach of arms violently striking, slapping and waving about in the air. Once the human is asleep it is the perfect timing to mark the accomplishment of annoying them by leaving the oh-so-famous ginormous bites all about the bodies!

Ok, don't ask the obviously, I'll just answer you here...yes, I have been kept awake by these "lovely" creatures. Yes, I have even had to move into a different room to sleep. And yes, they have marked me up so I won't forget. Aren't they just the sweetest?! (Said no one ever!).

Summer Portraits

Hopey was kind enough to go outside with me the other day and work on some Summer portraits for me. We were able to get some nice ones out of the 100+ we took :) It was such a lovely day and Hope has such a talent with the camera and got very detailed with some of the pictures!

 

Thanks Hope for all your help, you did a great job!!

Thoughts for Tea Time

Monday, June 10th's

Thought for Tea Time

Today's Thought:

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."

~Dwight Eisenhower

Fundraising Yard Sale

There's a family in our Church who are trying to adopt a child or children from Ethiopia and have been raising funds as they go, so this spring they needed to have another large fundraiser so I volunteered to help ;-) The mom and children of the family had to go down and help take care of her ill father so I took on the full responsibility of organizing this yard sale! It was A LOT of work and time but really ended up to be worth it in the end! We were able to make 3'000 and still have lots extra for another sale later in the Summer! I have to say though....yard sales aren't my favorite event to organize...Im so done going through stuff ;) But I did learn a lot about hosting yard sales, especially fundraising ones...maybe I'll put together a post with tips and details...on my 'some day' list!

One of the really fun parts of the sale for me to put together was the lunch stand and bake sale but the part the customers loved was the homemade ice cream maker we had making ice cream to sell!

So it's said that Alaskan eat the most ice cream in winter, and not only did we get to prove that, we also got to see how well we do with 'winter' yard sales!! The middle May really isn't the ideal time for a large snow fall ;)

We got 4 inches that weekend...craziness! But thankfully it all is gone now and we have green trees and sunshine!

The Lord is so good, He provided such a great total even with all the many things that could have hindered it. And I can't wait to meet the little child He has already chosen for them from Ethiopia :-)

Thoughts for Tea Time

Monday, June 3rd's

Thought for Tea Time

Today's Thought:

"Perhaps strength doesn't reside in never haven been broken but in the courage to grow in the broken places." 

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I saw this quote on Pinterest today and thought how well it would make a TFTT post, then I remembered that I have one due so I put this together for you today! Hopefully I'll be able to find a few minutes to sit with some tea and ponder this myself ;)