If I must ...

Whatta week! Business reigns supreme in the Steedly house this week, as mama is getting ready for her annual Ladies Retreat with her "girls". As a planner, this is one of my favorite times of year and this weekend we get to see all our hard work come to fruition!

This, of course, is also the weekend that I need to wrap up my Thirty One catalog party for Kimmie!

I am SO excited to see this new spring catalog ..SO many new prints and new bags that I just drool over!

My favorites are the Spiral and Dot with hot pink lettering ..SOOO cute.

I am also way excited about their new boy prints...because there are lots of boys around here! :)

If you are interested in placing an order with Thirty One, I would LOVE for you to pop over to my online party HERE ...also, keep in mind we are trying to help this MOM BASED BUSINESS hit a new milestone this month. OKAY, if I HAVE to get new awesome bags in order to support you Kimmie..I will make the sacrifice :)

Thirty One is also having a great sale this month - for every $31 you spend, you get another item for 31% off!  This is a good deal, when using it for an AWESOME car bucket (large utility tote!..LOVE IT!) ..you can get it for $20.70 after the discount!

Anyways..I have said my piece about THAT! ..need ideas? Girls, I got the goods..just let me know! :)

Congrats Krystal!

 We are so excited to announce that Krystal won our Signs by Andrea giveaway!

She is way excited about her $45 credit to get to design her own beautiful art piece for her home!

No worries if you are NOT Krystal and you are sad you didnt take home this great giveaway BUT ...dont forget that Andrea is offering LPLS readers a GREAT deal until the 1st of March!

She is taking $10 off an order for all our readers ...just add "MOMBIZ10" to the comment line when you order at Signs by Andrea.

When you do, PLEASE come back and tell us what you ordered ...she does so many great things I love to see all teh different stuff ..like this one she posted on her Facebook page yesterday ..LOVE IT!

Now, it works out perfectly (not TOO perfectly, I promise I didnt do it on purpose!) but Krystal will be the focus of our NEXT Mom-Based Business!

She is the owner of  Henry and Stella Designs. This is a new business I have recently been introduced to and I am a faithful customer already!  Krystal designs and creates beautiful pieces of jewelry - one of which, I am the proud owner :)

I want wait to share her work with you next week ..in the meantime, feel free to go look around and get familiar with her stuff. You will love it!

Congrats Krystal..and thanks Andrea!

Reminder ..Signs by Andrea!

{Just wanted to remind you to enter to win $45 towards a wonderful Sign by Andrea!}

I love the family names, monograms and so on..but when you go to Signs By Andrea you can see where she does more than just names! I love her sayings, phrases and sweet reminders :)

To enter,  go to Signs by Andrea, look around and come back here and tell us what you would order if you won the $45 credit!

For a second entry, go "like" Signs by Andrea on Facebook! ..dont forget to come back and let us know that you did!

Dont forget that even if you dont win, LPLS readers get $10 off until March 1st (see sidebar for details)!

Good luck everyone!  ..if you would to see more detailed post about this Mom Based Business go here!

Quiet Your Soul

It has been a week full of the flu, worries, anxieties, lack of production and a bit of domestic chaos in the Steedly house :)  Quiet time has, admittedly, not been either a priority or even feasible most days.

Today, I wanted to get reacquainted and refocused ...because the week has left SO many things that need to be done, so many things put off, so many messes to clean up and disorder to order, I didnt know where to start and my mind was feeling muddled.

I am always amazed with how God blesses us when we look to him for that refocus. I dont say that in a prideful way ..but a reminder for myself that when I feeling the most out of sorts, he ALWAYS comes through...why dont I always just go to him in the first place, rather than my lists, my planner, my calendar, my processes?

This morning I found this ...and it brought tears to my eyes because of its relevancy to my life right now ...

"But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother,

like a weaned child is my soul within me."  Psalms 131:2

 I have weaned two babies, and beginning with another one now and I relate to the difference in a child who is looking to his mother for food at every chance he can get it, and one who is content simply being with her with no expectations of that (not NO expectations..we arent quite there yet :). 

 

I love that idea of simply resting in God's bosom, not in a hurried demand for more or looking for what is coming next but just being "stilled and quieted" in my soul. 

 

My prayer for you and I today is that we will seek to "still and quiet" our souls at His breast ..just be, just rest, just allow His peace to wash over you ..no matter what needs you bring to his lap this day.

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Welcome ifellowship friends ..please check out our mom based business of the week,

Signs By Andrea and her great giveaway!

{peaceful sigh}

A friend shared this today and it had to be shared:)