Wardrobe Wednesdays: Dressing for Fall

Fall is my most favourite time of the year!
With the chillier weather, comes super-cute outfits!

I absolutely adore this outfit! How amazing does this skirt look?! The deep maroon colour (gorgeous!) makes it very appropriate for fall. And I love the lace shirt underneath! Pair this outfit with a cute cardigan and belt it, and you're good to go for a care-free style that looks amazing!

TIP: If you're worried about being cold, switch the skirt for a pair of maroon-coloured pants!

In the fall, scarves, comfy sweaters, leggings, and boots are a must-have!! In this chilly weather, you want to be warm, comfortable, and look cute. This is a fail-proof outfit.

TIP: Make sure the sweater is long enough to cover your bottom when you're wearing leggings.

Scripture Snack: Finish What You Start

Have you ever started something,all excited and ready to give it your all....only to never finish?

This is a list of the things I`ve started and haven`t finished:
>I really wanted to learn how to knit. So I started working on a scarf...Turns out, I don`t know how to knit, no matter how hard I`ve tried...I keep coming back to that scarf every few years to see if I`ll magically be able to do it...Hasn`t worked yet! Let`s just say, this scarf wouldn`t cover a new born baby!
>P90X is an intense workout regime. It is supposed to last for 90 days or beyond. How long did I last? ONE day.

This is my list of things that I really want to have finished, but don`t..

Philippians 1: 4-6 says: ``In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.``

I am so thankful to God that, unlike me,  He finishes what He starts! I am so thankful that He doesn`t just leave me the way I am, but that He is working on me.. I pray that I am not the same as yesterday, as a week ago, as a few years ago. My desire is to grow, in understanding, in knowledge, in courage, in wisdom, in compassion, in kindness. 

What are some areas in your character or in your heart that could use some improvement? Think about. Pray about it. Be open to God and willing to have Him change you. Won`t be easy, but it`ll be worth it.
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Love, Love, Love, Love, Love

Our society is preoccupied with love. Hollywood movies and the songs on the radio all deal with love and show their version of it. We use the word "love" in our everyday language: "I love that shirt!" or "I love how your hair looks like that!" [I do this all the time!] We overuse this word, and oftentimes, it loses its value.A boyfriend will tell his girlfriend very early on that he loves her (and then they end up breaking up shortly after). A couple says their vows, and then get divorced a few years later because they "fell out of love". I think that there is a distortion and a cheapening of the meaning of true love.  I want to share with you about the truest love there is...

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A groom pursues his bride. He pursues her, showing her that she is the object of his affection, that he is intrigued by her, that he loves her. He pursues her, showing he cares for her, wants to know her better, and enjoys her company. When a guy pursues a girl, she then has the confidence of knowing that she is sought after and longed for. 

God is like the groom. In the same way, God is pursuing you. He is seeking you out, showing you and telling you He loves you and wants a relationship with you.

God loves us so much, that He sent Jesus to die in our place because He wants a relationship with you (John3:16, Romans 5:8). 

It's amazing to think that the God of the universe, the Creator of all things, could love us that much and want a relationship with us.

Jeremiah 31:3 says, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."



When a guy dates a girl, a piece of her heart is given to him, as well as her time and her emotions.
But God doesn't just want a little piece of your heart...He wants all of you. He wants to be the Lord of your life.

However,  God is quite the gentleman. He stands at the door and knocks. He waits to be let into your heart. (Revelation 3:20). 


A relationship is a two-way street. Both people have to be committed to one another for a relationship to work. Time has to be spent with one another, and there must not be anyone else.

In the same way, God wants a relationship with you...but you have to want it too. You have to spend time with Him daily (like through prayer and reading His word, the Bible) in order for your relationship to deepen. There must not be anything or anyone hindering your relationship with God- God must be #1 in your life first and foremost.

Matthew 22:36-37 says, " 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?' Jesus replied, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment."

Then Jesus told us what the second greatest commandment is: to love others as ourselves.

Matthew 20:28 says, "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." 


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Just as a bride is confident in knowing her groom loves her, we too can rest assured, be confident, and secure, because we know that God is pursuing us and that He loves us. 

Question is: Are you willing to open the door of your heart to Him and let Him reign in your life?

I can guarantee you this: His love is the truest love there is, and you will never regret your decision to say "yes" to Him.