I’m BACK!!!

Sorry i’ve been pretty laaaaaaamevon here lately… i was superrrrrr busy and then i was out visiting THE LAND OF MY BIRTH!!!!

Greetings from our lady of Liberty!!!

I’m baaaaaaaack and NYC trip is soon to come!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Single Saturday!!!

Yeeeeeeeeeeessssssssss!!!!! 

Liiiiiiiiike God I just wanna see that THE HUSBAND IS PENDING!!!! 

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I just wanna know that my fluffy puppy 🐶 is on the way!!! I told you guys about my fluffy puppy 🐶 dream 😴 riiiiiight??? In case I haven't...

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Soooooo I had a dream that I was at the park and it was raining 🌧️ fluffy puppies from the sky!!! And everyone was catching fluffy puppies and I held out my arms to catch one buuuuuut alas, EVERYONE caught a fluffy puppy buuuuuuut me!!! I was soooooooo disappointed!!!

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Buuuuuuuuuuut THEN, one more fluffy puppy came raining down from the sky and i opened my arms and caught him… AND HE WAS THE FLUFFIEST PUPPY OF THEM ALL!!! I was soooooo happy!!! 

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And when I woke up I felt like MY INTERPRETATION of the dream was that, i may be waiting longer, buuuuuut just keep waiting, CUZ GOD IS SAVING THE BEST HUSBAND FOR ME!!! (Emphasis on the fact that this is MY interpretation of the dream!!!;)

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And when I finally get him I’ll just gasp 😱 and be liiiiiiiike, 

YOUR MY FLUFFY PUPPY 🐶!!!!

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Anywayz, I said all that to say, 

if you wanna give me a tracking number God…🤣😂🤣😇

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Monday!!!

YOU KNOW YOUR FROM ARIZONA WHEN…

When you say…

Wowwwwww,

it’s only 100 degrees outside today!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Sunday!!!

Think about the fact that WE HAVE, what they were all waiting for!!! THE HOLY GHOST!!! 

“…Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Single Saturday!!!

At this point, I should be attracting an Archangel...ahahahahaaaa!!! ;)

♥Mary Frances :)

YOU ANSWERED!!!!

Soooooooo the other day my friend calls me, I answer the phone and I'm like, HEEEEEEEEEYYYYY!!!! YOU actually ANSWERED!!! It's silent for a moment then,

Mary, I CALLED YOU!!!

I'm like, Ooooops, I mean,

 I actually ANSWERED!!! 

Liiiiiiiike DUH!!! Like, HEEEEEEY!!! 

She's like, WOOOOOOOW!!!

ahahahahahaaaa!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Guess my #1 Character trait!!!

Soooooooo one of my friends gave me this link for a FREE character strength test… I looooooove stuff like this!!!!

https://www.viacharacter.org/

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Soooooooo I took it aaaaaaaand guess what my #1 character strength is??? 

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Are you guessing????

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GUESS!!!

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.LOOOOOOOOVE!!!

I honestly was NOT surprised!! I know I’m a loverrrr!! Loving comes so easily and naturally for me and many people have told me before that I’m a very loving 🥰 person!!!! WHEN I love someone, it’s whole heartedly and with everything… I’m not a mediocre lover!!! That’s why I’m a kid magnet… they know where the fluffy teddy bear 🧸 is!!!

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  Put me in an orphanage in the Philippines for two hours and I’m attached to them just like that!!! My brother was liiiiiike how can you and that girl be attached in two hours??? I’m liiiiiike SHE NEEDS ME!!!  I could be her mommy!!! 

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#2 character strength is: humor

and weeeeeeelll…

 I think we ALL KNOW THAT ALREADY!!!! 

My biggest character weakness is: UH… prudence!!! That means basically thinking things through before making a decision or speaking or taking a risk…and then regretting it later on… only thing is that I usually neverrrrrr really regret it either… I’m just liiiike weeeeeeeeeellll that was awkward…Oooooops…OH WELL!!!

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I think I can be summed up as, 

loving 🥰, hilarious 

      AND cRaZy 😜!!!!

What do you think 🤔????

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Check out your character strengths  HERE

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Monday!!!

TRUTH!!!

God clear my mind so i can hear YOUR VOICE!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Sunday!!!

EXACTLY!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Single Saturday!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Soooooooooooooooooooo TRUE!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Hide and Seek!!! (February 2013)

Hide and Seek

By Mary Frances Ginty

February, 2013

"Ok I'm it!" Says the seeker, "Everyone go hide!" You scurry around frantically searching for the best hiding spot as the seeker begins to count. "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10... Oh where should you go? Under the table? In the bathtub? Behind the cupboard? " 16, 17, 18,19, 20, Ready or NOT here I come!" Oh no, times up, the seeker is coming and you still haven't found your hiding spot! Where should you go? Quick you cover yourself up in mom's clean laundry and hope that the seeker won't notice that the pile is moving in rhythm with your breathing. Ah the good old days as a child, I have such fond memories! Do you remember playing hide and seek as a kid?! I LOOOOOOVED playing that game...ACTUALLY I still do!!!  One thing that I realize now looking back, is that there were always TWO kinds of hiders.

First and most common amongst the hiders were the people like ME. I was that person that you could spot out a MILE away because I didn't quite fit into my hiding spot and there was always either a leg or arm left sticking out of my hiding spot. Or IF I was actually hidden all the way and covered where no one could see me, when the seeker would walk by me WITHOUT seeing me, a giggle would almost ALWAYS accidentally escape out of me, immediately LETTING them know EXACTLEY where I was! OR if I did manage to stay hidden really well, and I was completely hidden, and I managed to stay quiet, after about 20 minutes of hiding and NOT being found I would grow IMPATIENT. I would get worried, I would wonder what happened? Did they forget about me? I couldn't take NOT being found, so I would come out of my hiding spot, hoping to be seen by the seeker, like HELLO, look at me! Then I would make a run for it to base, but OF COURSE, I was NEVER a fast runner and always got CAUGHT before making it to base!

ANNNNNND then there were the OTHER hiders! The hiders who were so slick, so quiet, so calm you hardly even hear them breathing and these hiders ALWAYS had THE BEST spots for hiding. These hiders didn't wait till the last minute to find their hiding spot. They had already scanned their surroundings and had their hiding spot all planned out. When it was time to hide they didn't hesitate, they didn't look around at the other hiders to see where they were doing, they didn't try to hide with the other hiders. It didn't matter to these hiders what everyone else was doing, they had a plan and they were determined to stick with it. These hiders never gave up and they NEVER came out from their hiding spot before they were found. It didn't matter HOW uncomfortable their hiding spot was, they were patient and they waited and waited and waited and WAITED, till FINALLY they were FOUND by the seeker!!!! These hiders WERE RARE, whereas the GIGGLERS, like me, were ABUNDANT!!! 

However, there were ALSO two kinds of seekers, there were the seekers that after a little while of searching and NOT being able to find the hider they would throw their hands up in defeat and say OKAY, I give up, come out of your hiding spot and YOU WIN!!! OR there were the DETERMINED seekers!!! These seekers REFUSED to give up!!! They would tear apart every part of the house, closets, rooms, cupboards, drawers, they would look up down, inside, outside, on the roof, the chimney, trash barrels, EVERYWHERE!!! They didn't care what they had to do, or what they had to put themselves through, they were NOT going to give up, they were going to FIND that hider!!! They were JUST as patient and JUST as determined as that hider AND finally find them, and the SEEKER would say, there you are, I FOUND YOU!!! And the hider would just smugly say, "WELL ITS ABOUT TIME!!!" 

I got to thinking about how love, TRUE LOVE, between a Godly man and woman, is like a really good game of HIDE and SEEK! The MAN is the SEEKER and the WOMAN is the HIDER! Now when I say HIDER, I do NOT mean as in the whole, "Hard-to-get" game. I've always FAILED miserably with that! People say, oh you have to ignore him, I'm like okaaaaay, we're going on TWO YEARS now and he STILL doesn't know that I exist! I just have difficulty snubbing people, by nature I am a very friendly person, it doesn't matter WHO you are, if you say hi to me, or even if you don't and you just walk by me, I will MOST likely smile and say HI to you! That’s JUST ME!!! :)

So, when I say that LOVE is like a good game of HIDE and SEEK, I’m NOT talking about like a visible, physical game that you can see with your own eyes. I'm talking about a SPIRITUAL game of HIDE and SEEK!!! Buuuuut of course if its spiritual it’s NOT really a game. See I found this quote some years ago and have absolutely LOOOOOVED it!!! It says...

“A woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ, that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.” Maya Angelou

Isn't that a BEAUTIFUL quote?! I just LOVE IT!!! There are so many things that want to steal our hearts away. We can worry so much about the safety of our hearts and who we decide to love. Is he REALLY a good guy? Is he REALLY a man of God? There are so many what IFs in relationships, you want to guard your heart and keep it safe but are you strong enough? Is there ANY place that is truly safe enough? How do you know for sure?  Christ, is the answer for where we should hide our hearts. Think about it ladies, could there POSSIBLY be a better, safer MORE secure hiding place than IN JESUS??? I think NOT!!! 

The Bible says in Proverbs 31:10..."Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies." The word of God says, a truly VIRTUOUS woman is RARE and she is HARD to find!!! The Bible is LITERALLY asking WHO could possibly find her?! Meanwhile, concerning the man, the Bible says in Proverbs 18:22..."Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord. “Both of these scriptures in Proverbs refer to THE WOMAN being FOUND!!! 

Ladies, imagine with me, your heart ACTUALLY being hidden in Christ! How could a woman possibly hide her heart in God? In my mind I see a woman's heart being so enraptured in God's spirit that it is literally hidden there in Him. Sheltered, shielded, veiled, roofed, enclosed, guarded, embraced and bonded in His presence. She covers it well in praise and worship to her savior! Every time she prays, God pulls her in a little bit more. She fasts and He tucks her under shadow of His wings. She pours her heart out to him humbly in a spirit of brokenness and God enfolds her a little closer. She submits and obeys to her God-given authorities and God's arm of protection tightens around her. She clothes herself in modest apparel, wrapping herself more into the seclusion of her hider. She holds about her a meek and quiet spirit, keeping from drawing attention to her hiding spot. Her face is covered with shamefacedness and sobriety. 

When she is lonely, he swathes her tightly in his everlasting love. She is constricted from the danger and harm of false seekers by obedience to His Word. She is bound to her hiding place by a promise of purity. She is not afraid, because he is the light for her path, her rock, her fortress, her refuge, her deliverer, her mighty strong tower and her way maker. She is gracious to her fellow hiders, refraining from jealousy and petty squabbles. She uses The Word of God as a mirror to see the reflection of her heart. The longings of her heart are concealed by her discretion, because she understands what her hider told her, "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." (Psalm 37:5) 

She is chaste in her ways, faithful to her seeker, wherever he is, she remains in her haven of Christ. It’s NOT always easy for her to stay in her hiding place, sometimes she feels awkward, sometimes she gets a little uncomfortable, sometimes she just wants to JUMP out and say, HELLLLOOOO...I’m RIGHT HERE!!! LOOK AT ME!!! Buuuut she doesn't do that! Instead she is patient, she trusts in the security of her hiding place and she waits and she waits and she WAITS!!! She is reassured of the protection that comes from her hiding place, because she knows that the one she is hiding in is looking out for what is best for her! Then, as she gives God her all, as she breaks her alabaster box and gives Him EVERYTHING she's got, God is pleased with her, she finds favor in his sight. As she continues to please Him, I like to imagine in my mind, that God, He just smiles to himself and says, This WOMAN is a GOOOOOD HIDER and it’s going to take ONE MIGHTY GOOD SEEKER, to FIND THIS ONE!!! 

Meanwhile, MAN, he is over there SEEKING God, for his hidden treasure, for WOMAN, for his WIFE. He doesn't go about his search by taking it into his own hands and doing things his way. He remembers what he was taught, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33) So he begins his quest by searching for her daily in prayer! He looks through the whole entire Bible, he is tearing apart the alter in desperation to find her. He hopes that if he builds a high enough alter of praise and worship to God, that some way, somehow, he can climb to the top and catch sight of her. He offers sacrifices of Thanksgiving to God, hoping that he'll get a little closer to finding her! During his endeavor to find her, man makes a covenant to God with his eyes, vowing to put no evil before them. 

He resists temptation from false hiders, seeking for the one that is truly hidden in God! He stands for holiness, unchanging in what he believes, unmovable in his convictions, he takes direction and council from the spiritual leaders in his life advising and guiding him in his quest. When he is wrong he takes correction and chastisement well, redirecting his steps. He practices self-control, self-denial and treats all hiders carefully with respect, valuing all virtue with esteem and regard, willing to defend them as one would a sister. He is hardworking, consistent, steadfast and dependable to the work of The Lord. He is tough in upholding righteousness, but gentle in his regard towards others.

Sometimes he stumbles while trying to find her, but he refuses to get stuck in the ruts and ditches of life. He continues on, magnifying The Word of God to guide his way. He understands that, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way." (Psalm 37:23) ANNNND Oh its sooooo hard, she has hidden herself so well...he can't seem to find her anywhere! He toils through hard times, refusing to get stuck in the ruts and ditches of life. When he trips, when he falls, he pulls himself back up, He doesn't halter his journey wallowing in self-pity. He doesn't explore different routes or new ideas, he stays on the straight and narrow path abstaining from pit stops along the way. He is diligent in his labor towards God. There are times he just wants to throw his hands up in frustration and say FORGET IT God, I GIVE UP!!! She is TOO GOOD of a hider, there is NO WAY I could ever find her. 

Oh but NO, he doesn't do that, he may be feeling frustrated, BUUUUT he refuses to give up, because he is DETERMINED...because he is a sojourner on a journey, he has a goal, a destination, a made-up mind, he won't be swayed by false hiders, HE MUST FIND HER!!! So instead he looks through the WHOLE ENTIRE BIBLE again. He studies to show himself approved before God. He examines his heart daily to see if there is anything that would stand in the way between him and God. Man begins to get closer to finding her. He can't see her, but he can hear her breathing, he knows she is right there, so he prays for God open his eyes and let him see her, to reveal his will to him. 

     He searches a little deeper in God by adding fasting to his prayer, and as he seeks God for her in fasting, his carnal flesh begins to die and humbly in a spirit of brokenness, he cries out to The Lord in desperation and begs God to help him find his wife. And as man prays, and seeks, God approves of his ways. And the more man prays, and the more he cries and the more he breaks before God, THE CLOSER MAN gets to God, and THE CLOSER man gets to God, THE CLOSER man gets to finding her, BECAUSE she is HIDDEN in GOD! Then ONE DAY man gets SOOOO CLOSE TO GOD it happens, he SEES HER...HIS WIFE!!! He can't believe it, she is right there, RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM and she is lovely, her countenance is BEAUTIFUL, she is womanly, feminine, everything he could have ever hoped for.  He knows he must DECLARE it, he must claim his treasure.

            "That’s it, he says, "I FOUND YOU! Your everything I've been looking for, I WON! YOUR MINE!!! And woman, she just smiles sweetly and says, "You FINALLY found me! I've been RIGHT here, WAITING patiently for YOU this whole entire time!" And MAN, he just smiles endearingly at her and says, "well, your ONE GOOD hider Woman, and you found yourself ONE good hiding spot!"  "Honestly, says Woman, "it wasn't always easy. "Sometimes I wondered if you would EVER see me, "there were times I so badly wanted to come out of hiding," she says, "but I knew, that God would keep me if I just trusted in him, I knew that I must stay!" Man says, "I'm so proud of you for hiding so well, I am very pleased that you waited for me. She smiles at man adoringly and says, "I knew that the RIGHT seeker would be determined and the RIGHT seeker would search my hiding place till he found me, and the RIGHT seeker would obtain favor from my hider allowing him to see me when he chose to allow it."  

Then Man, he says, "but you know, it feels so good right here, right where I found you," then he takes her hand in his and says, "I say we construct a memorial here so that we never forget where we found each other. Then I say we just stay right here where I found you, and build a life here, TOGETHER in Christ." So, Man and Woman become husband and wife! They make an alter to God in their home, and they live, JOYFULLY ever after, serving Christ together till their dying day. 

ANNNND that my friends IS the kind of HIDE AND SEEK game that I am talking about!!! Can you think of anything sweeter? Anything BETTER??? ANYTHING more ROMANTIC??? That's the kind of love story I want to have!!!

I may have been the EASIEST person to find in hide and seek as a child, but as a woman of God, I want to be a good hider! What kind of a man would search God for the heart of a woman?! It wouldn't be just any man. What better way to find your life companion than in God. If you find each other, IN CHRIST, you'll live your lives right there together in Him. 

Hiders and seekers, remember your roles. Now, who's READY to play??? It’s time to PRAY, fast, read your Bibles and PRAY SOME MORE!!!

 1 ,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10...LETS PLAY HIDE AND SEEK!!!

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6)

♥Mary Frances :)

A HealthyISH Mary tip!!! ;)

ICE CREAM OR SALAD???

Sooooooo the other day I was really, craving some ice cream, it was dinner time and I was TORN, should I make a salad kit with chicken for dinner OR should I just have a little bowl of chocolate-kit-kat ice cream???

Weeeeeeeeeellllll I CHOSE THE LITTLE BOWL OF 

CHOCOLATE KIT KAT ICE CREAM!!!

Liiiiiiiiiiiiike duh!!! 😉 

Annnnnnnd you know what??? NO REGRETS!!! I still feel gooooooooood about my decision!!!! You know WHY???? BECAUSE, if i had eaten the salad kit for dinner, I STILL would have ended up eating a LITTLE BOWL OF CHOCOLATE KIT KAT ICE CREAM!!!! 

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Sooooooooooo I ACTUALLY SAVED CALORIES by just eating what I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO EAT!!!

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FOLLOW ME FOR MORE amaaaaaaaaaaZing healthyISH eating tips!!! ;)

♥Mary Frances :)

And before anyone freaks out about how unbalanced of a dinner that was, i ALSO had a Nurri protein shake… Chocolate, i mean i figured i better stay with the theme!!! 😂 

Happy Monday!!!

I really, really, really, really, really DO loooooooove board games!!! BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT, the above one is FOR SURE MY FAVORITE!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Sunday!!!

 

Because when we become a servant, THEN we have truly become like Christ!!! 

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"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." (Philippian 2:5-8)

♥Mary Frances :)

Single Saturday!!!

PREEEEEEEEAAAACH!!!! 🙌 

I mean, OBVIOUSLY, I’m NOT starving!!! ;)

♥Mary Frances :)

How well do you know me???

This is a test for how well you know me:

 If i could be a model for anything, what would it be? 

1. Shoes
2. Hair accessories 
3. Dresses
4. Food
5. Handbags

When dreams don't come true...

Dreams. We all have dreams for this life we are living in. Dreams that we hope and pray for to come true! Godly dreams. Dreams are good things to have in this life. We should dream and aspire to do great things in this life we are given, BUUUUUT....

THINK ABOUT IT...

What if my dreams in this life NEVER COME TRUE???

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I was there with my mom almost every night for the last three months before she died. I want to tell you guys something, my mom was one of the strongest, most amazing woman of God you will ever meet! She lived a hard life and she had A LOT OF DREAMS in this life, that were NEVER FULFILLED!!! She never got to see the fulfillment of many of her desires in this life. She never got that happy marriage. She never got good health. She never had a lot of money. She had many, many, many disappointments in this life. 

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BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT

 I was also there with her the night my mom had a vision of heaven annnnnnnnnnd I'm telling you guys, WHEN SHE SAW HEAVEN, every unfulfilled dream on this earth was FORGOTTEN!!! From that point on, her only desire was HEAVEN!!! 

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You guys, if we could just get a vision of heaven, no disappointment on this earth amount to what is to come, for what God has prepared for us. 

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Despite everything, my mom never stopped loving God!!!

What do you do when you dreams don't come true????

  PUT JESUS FIRST!!!!

It's GOING TO BE WORTH 

LAYING ASIDE YOUR DREAMS!!!

When you get to heaven, you're NOT going to care about earthly disappointments.

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"And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever." (Revelation 22:1-5)

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Brain-boosting Wednesday!!!

Here's your 

Middle-Of-The-Week-Brain-Booster!!!!

WHAT IS THE NAME OF JESUS???

My pastor asked us this very simple question a few Sundays ago in his preaching and it got AWKWARDLY silent!!! (Myself too!)

Pastor was liiiiiiiiike, you guys, this is NOT A TRICK QUESTION!!!

"Did you know???..."

Then he says, the name of Jesus, IS JESUS!!!

Oh liiiiiiike duh, that was soooooo on the tip of my tongue!!! 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

Did you also know that there is no name more powerful than the name of Jesus???

"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth." (Philippians 29-10)

"...Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllll NOW YOU DO, annnnnnnnnd don't you FORGET IT!!!" (AIO BTV quote;)

♥Mary Frances :)

My Magic trick!!!!!

 Sooooooo you guys I want to share with you all my magic trick!!!! It's something I am sooooo gooood at!!! I'm NOT sure if it's a talent OR what buuuuuuuut my magic trick is this...

I CAN MAKE MONEY DISAPPEAR!!!

Faster than anyone I know too!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

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Buuuuuuuuuuuut when I get married, it'll become a two-part magic ACT!!!!

Act 1: I make the money disappear

Act 2: HE MAKES THE MONEY REAPPEAR!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

Literally over here laughing my head off!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

P.S. I have NOOOOOOO IDEA WHY I'm still single!!!!😇😉

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P.P.S I hope the part of him making the money 💰 Reappear is from is amaaaaaZing financial skills and NOT from making me return purchases!!!! Bahahahahaaa 

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Monday!!!

Morning Reality Check!!!

Soooooooo in the last several years of my life I've come up with a morning routine of daily weighing myself in on the scale! People have all their methods and opinions on this, do it weekly or monthly, don't do it daily because it will mess with your emotions the whole day, buuuuuuuut for me personally, I NEED MY MORNING REALITY CHECK!!! 

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I remember hearing some newlyweds saying that they both had come home from their honeymoon and were in such a bliss, then one of them went to put something on and it didn't fit, they stepped on the scale and both of them had gained 30-50 pounds within months. They laughed about it and said they just hadn't even realized the weight was coming on because they were just enjoying life.

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Or how about you think you look soooooooo great, then you see a picture of yourself and your like, WAIT, who is that??? In your mind you saw yourself looking better than you actually do---that's USUALLY ME!!! ;)

That's WHY I weigh in daily!!! 

I'm an emotionally strong enough person to be able to look at those digits on the scale, then look myself in the eye in the mirror and either say, GOOD JOB or GET TO WORK GIRRRRRRRL!!!! 

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Holding myself accountable every morning keeps me from gaining a ton of weight!!! Especially with someone like me, who has a good self-image, I NEED a morning reality check to keep my weight from getting out of control!!!

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Just like physically we may need a reality check, we NEED SPIRITUAL reality checks daily as well. That is part of WHY we need to have our own personal daily devotional.

Prayer and the Bible reading are our daily reality check!!!

_How's my spirit?

_How's my attitude?

_ Am I being kind?

- What am i sayin?

“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:” 

_How's my tongue?

"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." Proverbs 15:1-Its ok to say how you feel, buuuuuut can you say it nicely, with a soft tongue instead a sharp tongue?

_What things am I dwelling on?

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“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." (Phillipians 4:8)

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_What am I thinking about?-Filtering our thoughts through (Philipians 4:8)

_ How am I treating people in and out of church? 

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- "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:35) -not only are we being a witness by loving each other, we're also all going to heaven together sooooooo we may as well get along!!!

_Am I putting the things of God first in my life?

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If we have these daily reality checks in our lives, theres no way we're just going to wake up one day half backslidden and not sure how to get back! How are your reality checks doing??? Get on the scale and look in the mirror!!! 

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WHAT DO YOU SEE???

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"For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:23

♥Mary Frances :)

Sunday School Moments!!!

Sooooo there’s always a lot of entertainment when teaching Sunday School!!! So the boy that originally told me i looked pretty has made it a point to tell me EVERY WEEK that i’m pretty!!! i think basically cause i made such a big deal about it and some kids that come on the van are just so desperate for attention and love and of course i'm willing to give it!!! 

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Weeeeeelll this week he tells me again that i look really pretty and im like awwww THAAAAAAANK YOU!!!! So one of the other little boys says, BRO, i find it really SUS that you just told her that…VERY SUS!!!

I’m liiiiiiiike maaaaaan if that’s SUS i think i need some more sus people in my life… A LOT MORE!!!

ahahahahahaaaa 😂 😆 😂 

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Sunday!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

SIngle Saturday!!!

That AWKWARD SINGLE MOMENT...

That awkward single moment when your like...

 hmmm...I FAILED pre-algebra 5 times...

♥Mary Frances :)

If Mary were a man…

So I'm at Starbucks with my laptop today writing and THE FUNNIEST THING EVERRRR happened!!! I got up to use the restroom and there was a man walking in front of me to the restroom as well, men and woman restrooms were located right by each other...

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and the man walks into the men's and then waits and holds the door for me, my hand is on the woman's about to open it, but he's just stand there all gentlemanly like waiting for me...

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I mean GENERALLY SPEAKING, I really appreciate it when a man holds the door open for me, it's very kind and considerate of them, I always smile and say thank you, BUUUUUUUT...this is THE DOOR TO THE MEN'S ROOM HE IS HOLDING FOR ME...i dont wanna be rude buuuuuuuuut... lol...i just kinda pause and smile at him and continue to open the ladies room...in that moment he realized what he was doing, his face turned red and we both busted up laughing!!! It was HILARIOUS!!! *Chivalry-sigh!!! 

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Buuuuuuuuuuut  I think he was REALLY embarrassed cuz he was sitting behind me and he had just gotten there but when i got back he was packing his stuff up and leaving!!! The funniest part was that it TOTALLY reminded me of something i would do!!! 

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Now you all know what this blog would be like, IF I WERE A MAN!!! 😂😇🙃

The difference between him and I tho, 

is that wouldn't have left!!! Bahahahaha

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I mean really, IF I LEFT THE SCENE every time I did something embarrassing, there'd be NO SCENES left in my life!!! AHAHAHAHA!!!

Mary Frances 😊🙃 

Happy Monday!!!!

I’m THE QUEEN of EXTRA!!!!

Simple just isn’t me sooooo of course I loooooove this saying!!! I like to tell people, i’m NOT JUST EXTRA, I’m extra, extra with whip cream, sprinkles and a cherry 🍒 on top!!! 

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But in this case, Why be ordinary when you can be EXTRAordinary?!?!?! Go the extra route this week!!! Do something you don’t have to do, but do it anyway just because you see that it needs to be done! Don’t be laZy!!! Have an excellent spirit!!! God bless!!!

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“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him…”

(Daniel 6:3)

♥Mary Frances :)

Feeling Old???

Sooooooo we’re riding in the van and Lola is telling me that she is turning 18 soon and i’m like oh wowwwwww cuz i’ve literally been bring Lola to church since she was a BABY!!! And actual baby!!! Then she tells me her little brother Shawn is going to be 13 pretty soon and i’m like wowwwwww!!! i literally remember when he was born!!

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And Lola says, i knooooooooow i feel soooooooo OLD!!! 

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I was liiiiiiiiiike, well if you feel old,

 HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL???? 

Then there was this looooooong pause and i was like, ACTUALLY to be perfectly honest, i really don’t feel old at all, it just SEEMED like THE RIGHT THING TO SAY!!! 😂 

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And everyone laughs and then Bro. Chris says, Sis, i don’t think it’s possible for you to feel old!!! I was liiiiiike, sooooooo far it hasn’t happened buuuuuuut maybe 🤔 ONE DAY!!! One day when i’m 100, maaaaaaaybe then I’ll feel old… MAYBE!!!! 😜 😉 

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Sunday!!!!

The 1% that puts God first,  The 1% that refrains from alcohol, the 1% that dresses modest, the 1% that doesn’t cuss, the 1% that’s not laZy, the 1% that is kind to everyone while still standing firm in their beliefs, the 1% that has morals, the 1% that smiles, the 1% THAT HAS THE JOY OF THE LORD!!!

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The 1% that says… 

“ I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” (Psalm 122:1) HAVE GOOOOOOOD CHURCH ⛪️ TODAY!!!
♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Single Saturday!!!

Ahahahahahaaaa!!! 🙌🏽 

♥Mary Frances :)

Which one would I choose?

Sooooooooooooo we were in a road trip and we were listening to Anne Of Green Gables and Anne and her friend discuss this question, Which would you rather be: Divinely beautiful, or dazzingly  clever or angelically good?! We all discussed it annnnnnd I'm just like, okaaaaaaaaaaaay sooooooooooooooooo BASICALLY WHAT YOUR ASKING ME IS: 

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WHICH TWO OF THESE THREE TRAITS CAN I LIVE WITHOUT???? 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!

Good one Mary!!!! 

Okaaaaaaaaaaay so for REALZ tho, I think out of these three I would pick DAZZINGLY CLEVER!!! Just cuz it seems like if your really clever you wouldn't really need to all that good looking! Plus it leans more onto your personality and I would NEVERRRR want to lose my personality...because, personality is ME!! Looks is only what HOLDS ME!!! What holds me can be damaged or lost or whateverrrr...buuuuuut I would never want to actually lose ME...cuz I mean....ME IS ME...I would pick my Maryness over good looks a million times over!!!

(Not to say I can't have both...HEEEEEEEEEYYY!!!;)

♥Mary Frances :)

July 2025!!!

July was the funnnnnnnest month everrrr!!! I did sooooooo much stuff all in between church and working my jobs!!! I work at three different companies but i never list them because my thoughts are my own and not a reflection of the companies i work for and i don’t want them monitoring what i say buuuuuuut it’s two special needs companies and a kids club in a gym!!!

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Oh btw- i did make it to my next weight loss goal in the beginning of July and am halfway to the next one!!! Should definitely be there by SEPTEMBER or the end of August!!!

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SUNDAY SCHOOL 

The twins!!!!

4th of July s’mores 

Kids Choir

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Little Kenzie is 14!!! Too weird one of my best friends kids is that old- Seems like just yesterday we were having water 💦 fights and TP wars against the boys!!! haha 😂