If you’re wondering….

 If you’re wondering….

IF I BOUGHT THIS DRINK BECAUSE IT MATCHES MY OUTFIT, the answer is…

LIIIIIIIKE DUH!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

How well do you know ME???

Which house on this coloring page that i colored is my FAVORITE???

Okaaaaaaaay look at them all now and honestly guess in your head which one is the most MaryISH!!!!???

June 2025!!!

okaaaaaayyyyy sooooo June includes A LOT of things, Jr camp, Jenny visits, my family in the Philippines 🇵🇭 which i was not there buuuuuuut can’t resist posting photos!!!!

Antioch 2025!!!

Okaaaaaaayyyyy sooooo it’s that time of the year that everyone is texting me to ask for the Antioch details and i’m like, you guys realize that i go to THE ABBOTTS CHURCH soooooooo i ACTUALLY DONT KNOW EVERYTHING buuuuuuuut here’s THE FLIER and the. everyone says buuuuuut there’s no times in it and im like oh yeah buuuuuuuut IDK EITHER I JYST KNOW IF YOU WANT ASEAT GET THERE EARLY!!!! Not that i would know the time if it was at my church either buuuuut yeah!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

May 2025!!!

One of my FAVORITE SHIRTS!!!

i adore her!!!!

Made it!!!

New York egg roll from Jade Palace 

Kids choir 

Another funny 

jalapeño popper pizza not worth the calories 

My girlZ!!!

A Mary Fact!!!

Fact: One compliment changed my life!!!

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True story people!!! Once upon a time, in the end of 2007, before the birth of Classic Mary Moments had taken place, there was a broken-hearted Mary that had lost her merrieness MARYness!!! I had stopped writing! I didn't laugh, I hardly brushed my hair and lets be real, this may seem hard to believe, buuuuuuuut, I had started dressing like a FRUMP!!!

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One day, a really good looking young man paid me a simple compliment. It wasn't flirty or outlandish, it was just a simple but sincere compliment that turned me around. I stood taller and began to make big changes in my life to live up to the compliment...annnnnd yeah...

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I "Fell in love" with the guy for a while too...ahem...maybe a few years...buuuuuuut...heeeeeeyyyy...I really needed that compliment at that time.

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That guy, whom I thought was sooooooooo handsome, had the power to use his words to build me up or tear me down...or FURTHER down then I already felt at that time in my life!!! Sometimes we're scared to compliment someone because think they may get the wrong idea, buuuuuut you know what, I say its better to build someone up and they get the wrong idea, then to snub someone without reason and bring them down.

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After that compliment, I went home from that conference with a new mindset. I was going to start dressing cutesy again! I was going to do my hair everyday and every church service no matter what. It didn't matter if there were or weren't any single guys at my church, I was still going to look good. ANNNNNND that year I started writing again. 

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By the end of 2008, Classic Mary Moments had started and The Mary we all know and love, 

YES, including Mary…hee, hee, was reborn!!! 

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So you see my friends, we all have power with our words. We have the power to build up or tear down! 

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Now do I think that none of all that would have happened IF that guy had NOT paid me a compliment??? NAH!!! I mean, I'm still Mary and God is STILL GOD!!! I'm sure eventually I would have gotten out of my slump and God would have used some other situation or person buuuuuuut heeeeeey WHY not be the good-looking-tool God uses to build someone up???? 

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May as well right??? ;)  Hee, hee!!!

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If you’re around me for to long and I hear unkindness, you know I’ll be saying John 13:35 to you!!! “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

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God wants us to love each other!!! I'm not just talking about loving lost souls, I'm talking about loving our church family, loving our brothers and sister in the Lord!!! We are a witness TO LOST SOULS, by our love to one another within the church! God wants us to LOVE!!! My friends, don't be fake, don't be a flatterer, don't be a player, buuuuuut sincerely be NICE!

Be Kindhearted!!!

BE LOVING!!!

Happy Monday!!!

I pray you all in AZ already have patience cuz i don’t feel like driving through that mess this week!!!! It’s TOO HOT FOR TRAFFIC JAMS!!!! 🥵 

♥Mary Frances :)

I’m not creepy!!!!

Sooooooooooo IF you know anything about me, it's that I ALWAYS know stuff!!! Ok NOT ALWAYS, liiiiiiike, I'm NOT a know-it-all, I'm NOT saying that at all, buuuuuuut, people will tell me stuff and I'll be like, Oh yeah I had heard that! OR they'll tell me about a cute guy, and I'm like Oh yeah, I seen him at, or I like this girl I was wondering if you could help me out, Oh yeah, I heard her favorite color is whatever OR...blah, blah, blah! Just like all this random stuff I have and people will be like, HOW DO YOU KNOW EVERYONE AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS RANDOM STUFF ABOUT THEM??? 

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Honestly, I don't really know because I only keep in touch on a regular basis with like 2 people...As my sis likes to say, Your soooo CREEPY MARY!!! AHAHAHAAAA!!!
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Buuuuuuuuuut let’s look at a scripture…
"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." (2 Choronicles 16:9) 

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I would like to say in defense of my extreme knowledge of people's lives, that I'm NOT CREEPY!!! I'm simply STRIVING to be...

GODLY!!! 😇

Heeeeeeeeeeeyyyy!!!🙌🏽

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Juneteenth!!!

On my own, as early as four years old, I can remember taking and interest in African culture and the civil war times…I would imagine being one of the ones to help free slaves, I had a black baby doll, black barbies and I dreamed of one day having a black friend…

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While I don't support all the political propaganda that comes along with this holiday, I do believe that it is representative of one of the greatest days in American history that should be remembered and honored!!!

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THE END OF SLAVERY 

IN THE USA!!!

People ask me WHY I would celebrate today when I’m white, I’m liiiiiiiiike, UH, cuz I don’t believe in slavery… liiiiiike DUH 🙄 

It was a REPUBLICAN president that ended slavery!!!
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Growing up I loved reading the American Girl books! Annnnnnd you all know me, of course my favorite girl was ADDY!!! The story of Addy goes through her life as a child slave in the fields and then her life as her and her mom escape to freedom. 

I remember reading this series and there is a part where one of the slave drivers forces her to eat a worm for not picking fast enough in the field!I was sooooo horrified that they would do that to her... Buuuuuut the American girl series of slavery is really a very glamorized version of what actually happened!!!
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Always having an extra interest in the civil war era of American history, It wasn't until I read this book below, "To Be A Slave" that I realized just how dehumanized people in slavery truly were!!!

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And we are free from the enslavement of sin because

                                     JESUS SET US FREE!!!

"Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness," Romans 6:18

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Monday!!!

MOST GIRLZ

Ruuuuuun from THE RAIN 🌧️ 

BUUUUUUUT…

I’m NOT most girlZ!!

I embrace the rain!

Liiiiiiiiiiiike heeeeeey RAIN 🌧️ 

MAR BEAR HUG 🤗!!!

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Happy Rainy Monday!!! I went out at 4 AM this morning, did 2.5 miles on the elliptical, got an iced caramel macchiato and then went for a walk in the rain at the park!!! AND it was absolutely lovely and GLORIOUS!!! I told myself that i would savor this moment to remember for the scorching AZ weather that is quick approaching!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Single Saturday!!!

Juuuuuuuuuust kiddddddddddIng!!!

I would definitely 💯 take THE BIG SIS!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Foodie Friday!!! BEACH HOUSE TACO 🌮 REVIEW!!!!

Talk about an amaZing check mark on my foodie adventure list!!! I have driven by the Beach House many times and thought I HAVE TO GO THERE, but never made it there!!!! The fun hut vibes with a volkswagen van just jumped out and caught my attention buuuuut still i always just drove by and bookmarked it in yelp! BUUUUUUUUUT today was the day i FINALLY GOT TO TRY BEACH  HOUSE!!!

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 It went above and beyond all my expectations!!! This place has drool worthy tacos that was worth EVERY CALORIE!!!! I got three tacos for $7 and let me tell you it was delicious with a capital DELISH!!! I don't even like fish and fried fish taco was the star of my show!!! Coming in second was the carne asada taco and i was too full to try my chicken taco so i took it home for tomorrow! My niece who has allergies to protein got the cactus tacos and was blown away by the delicious , savory flavor of them!!! 

 I washed everything down with a frozen peach watermelon frozen lemonade which is just one of their many flavors to choose from!!! 

The atmosphere was casual and fun with some major San Diego vibes! It is outdoors but despite the AZ weather, the misters and shades keep everything nice to eat at despite the weather. Shout out to John the owner for having such a great place to eat! 

Keep up the deliciousness in flavor, prices and service!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

How to become more attractive!!!

Wanna be more attractive??? 

GET MORE OF JESUS!!!!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllll that'll preach!!! 

"Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined." (Psalm 50:22)

♥Mary Frances :)

10 things I know…

ABOUT YOU!!!!

YES YOU!!! YOU...reading this...I KNOW the following ten things about YOU!!! See, I stalk my STALKERS...thats just how I roll...my sis just says I'm CREEPY!!! BWAHAHAHA!!! Are YOU ready to hear the TEN THINGS I KNOW ABOUT YOU???

Ooooo ONE more thing about YOU 

that I KNOW!!!

YOU READ MY BLOG=

Therefore YOU are 

AWESOME!!! ;)

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Monday!!!

The Lord IS GOOOOOOOOOD!!!! 🙌🏽 

♥Mary Frances :)

If you could meet ONE PERSON...

IN HISTORY!!!

(Not Biblical)

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Most people name someone like George Washington or Hellen Keller or Albert Einstein or Thomas Edison or Martin Luther King, 

buuuuuuuuuuut 

lets be REAL, 

I'm NOT MOST PEOPLE!!!

WHO WOULD I PICK???

Nothing is wrong….

What's wrong WITH ME??? Have you ever wondered WHY your not getting that ONE THING you really, really, really want???? We all have hopes, dreams and desires. All of us have at least one thing we really really want and for whateverrrr reason, God has chosen to allow us to NOT have it. 

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I've been thinking about the blind man God healed in the Bible, the disciples asked Jesus, Who sinned, this man or his parents? and Jesus said to them, Neither, but that God would be made manifest! It got me to thinking, Everyone wants THE MIRACLE, buuuuuuuut nobody wants to be blind!!!

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Everyone wants THE MIRACLE, 

buuuuuuuuuuuut nobody wants to be the BARREN WOMAN!

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Everyone wants THE MIRACLE,

 buuuuuuuuuuuuuut NOBODY wants THE SICKNESS!!!!

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Everyone wants THE MIRACLE,

 buuuuuuuuuuuut NOBODY wants to be BROKE!!!!

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Everyone wants THE MIRACLE,

 buuuuuuuuuuuut NOBODY wants to LOSE THEIR JOB!!!!

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Everyone wants THE MIRACLE, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut NOBODY wants THE HURT!!!!

EVERYONE wants THE MIRACLE, 

buuuuuuuuuuuut NOBODY wants THE DISAPOINTMENT!!!

EVERYONE wants THE MIRACLE, buuuuuuuuuut NOBODY wants THE LOSS!!!

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EVERYONE wants THE MIRACLE buuuuuuuuut NOBODY wants to be the SINGLE 40-year-old!!!

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Buuuuuuuuuuut there would be NO miracle without the blind man, the barren woman, the sickness, the poor, the loss of a job, the hurt, the disappointment, the loss, the singleness. 

Why??? Why? Why? Why? WHY??? What's wrong with me? 

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NOTHING IS WRONG.

God WANTS TO BE MADE MANIFEST IN YOUR LIFE!!!

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I don't want to be poor, buuuuuuuuut I still remember soooooo vividly as a 9-year-old girl, my mom had figured out all our bills and she put the money in the bank, then she realized she had calculated wrong and she was $10 short. That meant the account would bounce, there would be fees and we would be out even more money that we didn't have. My mom prayed "God you have to help me somehow get $10." We were at a red light at tatum and shea and my mom saw something green blowing back and forth in the intersection as cars drove by. "THAT'S MONEY!" My mom yelled out! I'll get it I yelled, I ran out, got it, jumped back in the van, it's $10 dollars I SCREAMED!!! We did a U-turn and my mom deposited that $10 right into the bank!!! I'll never FORGET THAT MOMENT!!! I don’t WANT to be poor, buuuuuutGod was manifested to a 9-year-old little girl!!! 

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I have a Non-believing, Jewish friend that told me a while ago she wants me to get married sooooo bad! She’s told me she’s basically just no religious preference at this point in her life. I was like, well if you want me to get married ENOUGH to PRAY to Jesus for me! And she told me just the other day that she STILL prays every day, to JESUS for me to get married and have lots of kids!!! Her whole entire prayer life is based on my singleness!! If ONE SOUL is saved from my looooooooong wait to get married, it’s WORTH IT!!! That's God being made manifest in my life!!!

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And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

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ARE YOU WILLING TO BE BLIND, 

SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT SEE JESUS???

♥Mary Frances :)

April 2025!!!

When you ONLY have ONE possible day left to wear your NEW sweatshirt!!!

LPC ladies day at the mall!!!

Just me looking CUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!!!

PBJ Smoothie!!!

Wearing my SPRINKLES the UniCow sweatshit

okaaaaaaaaaaayyyy sooooooooo this is my DREAM COME TRUE RED DRESS!!! I've been wanting THE PERFECT red dress for a while now and i FINALLY found it and I LOOOOOOOOVE IT!!! I feel soooooooooooooo beautiful when I wear it!!!!

Mary’s Random History lesson!!!

1. Sit back my lil children, MARY, is about to teach:

THE HISTORY OF MAYONAISE!!!

 

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Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise (Now more commonly known a Best Foods) was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York . This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is, of course, known as...

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Sinko de Mayo

AKA: CINCO DE MAYO!!!

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I'm like, literally soooooo FUNNY!!! If NO ONE else laughs, it's ok, BECAUSE I DID!!! Cracks me up EVERY YEAR!!! Hope Everyone has a good Cinco de Mayo!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

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P.S. BEST TEACHER EVERRRR-we also now know WHY I'm not a teacher...apparently, Adventure's In Odyssey's Imagination Station, isn't considered a "proper" way to be edu-a-MA-kay-a-tid!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

Single Saturday!!!

I'm sitting here looking at these gummy bears with totally mixed feelings!!! Part of me is a little jealous of them- liiiiiiiiiiiikke HOWD THEY FIND SOMEONE???? and the other part of me is liiiiiiiike OMW that is THE CUTEST THING EVERRRRR!!! Liiiiiiike sooooooo ROMANTIC!!!! if I everrrr get gummy bears like that i'll neverrrrr SHUT UP about them!!!! Liiiiiiiiiike literally NEVERRRRR!!!! and then there's another part of me that just wants to eat them!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Liiiiiiiiiiike I said, MIXED FEELINGS!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

♥Mary Frances :)

How to know if i’ll like something…

Soooooo my sister got me this adorable little Lululemon wristlet for Easter!!! I was liiiiiiike OMW I loooooooove it!!!

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She was like, yeah well i saw a 14-year-old at church ⛪️ had one, so i FIGURED THAT YOU WOULD THEN TOO!!!

Ahahahahahaaaa!!!! Yep, that’s THE TRUTH!!!

HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF MARY WILL LIKE IT????

If it’s TOO YOUNG FOR ME…

Chances are,

I’LL LOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy Monday!!!

Weeeeeeeeelllll, that’ll preeeeeeeeach!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Branson Trip 2025!!!

I regret wearing this on the trip because i had a wardrobe issue and had to change before we even left and then the sweat-skirt suit took up soooo much space in duffel bag… that is WHY i ran out of space on the way home- NOT BECAUSE I DID TO MUCH SHOPPING 🛍️ in Branson!! ;)

Getting ready for take off!!!

Honestly, i had been sooooo looking forward to eating here again buuuuuuut it just wasn’t as good as the first time we went in 2023!!!

Milkshakes!!

The kids in jacuzzi time!!!!

You know you’re in in the Bible belt when this is on display 

at safeway!!!! Buuuuuuut IT SHOULD BE THE NORM!!!

Promise Land Zoo!!! It’s pretty cool if you have kids because they make it fun 🤩 but otherwise not really something i would just go too!!!
https://yelp.to/Eu_cuUo-Od

Odie mom moment!!!

Sooooooo we’re in Branson and O decides he really, really, REALLY WANTS TO GO ZIPLINING!!! 

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So he is as his mom ashe says ok we’ll see!!! And he’s like well mom i have my money at home and i’ll pay you back and she’s like it’s ok and he’s like well mom i really do NOT want to to steal your money 💰!!!!

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Then he pauses and says,

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT…

You basically exist

TO PAY FOR ME!!!!

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We started laughing soooooo hard!!!! I was like weeeeeelllllll that’s pretty much what you sign up for when you choose to have kids!!!! You exist FOR THEM!!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)