Monday, October 31, 2022

Happy Merry Monday!!!

What is making me merry this Monday???
I got to see my friend Cherie this weekend when she came out to spend time with Denae!!! Good times… idk how we’re going to see each other anymore when ALL the conferences we saw each other at are shutting down!!!
Aaaaaaaaand isn’t this best picture of us everrrrr????
Literally, an art museum should buy it from us as their newest masterpiece!!!! 🖞 
                                                                   Jus sayin! 
♥Mary Frances :)

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Single Saturday!!!

Lol wow...the struggle is real:
I'm sitting here looking at these gummy bears with totally mixed feelings!!! Part of me is a little jealous of them 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 :)

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Meaning of last names….

Have you ever googled 
what your last name means??? 
I looooooooooooove finding out the meaning of names and last names!!! For example, my mom's maiden name was Mangino and the root word of Mangino is Mangi which means eat...

  • Io mangio = I eat
  • Tu mangi = you eat
  • Lui/Lei mangia = He/she eats
  • Noi mangiamo = we eat
  • Voi mangiate = you (plural) eat
  • Loro mangiano = they eat
I loooooooooooove this and sooooooooooo FITTING for our family!!! Of course, my last name is Ginty, soooooooooo I looked that up and it basically has NO MEANING exept that it was a slang word for Irish people! He's a "GINTY" instead of saying he's Irish or that Ginty over there! Sooooooo it is an EXTREMELY IRISH last name!!!
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But Abbott is a cool last name cuz it's Jewish and the root word is Abba meaning father.
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FUN MARY FACT: I've been interested in several guys before, JUST BECAUSE THEIR LAST NAME WAS an Adventure's in Oddysey Character!! I realize by saying these people's last name's i'm incrimminating myself to announcing crushes on my blog, buuuuuuuuuut I literally don't even care!!! And I actually wouldn't even reckonize them if I saw them cuz it was LITERALLY their last name I had a crush on!!!
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One was some guy with the last name Wooton-Okaaaaaaaaaay you guys all know I LOOOOOVED Wooton until Penny came a long and stole him from me-NO I'M NOT OVER IT...I don't care if they're married-they were such a bad match!!! I think Wooton shouldve married me although, we're actually probably a really bad match too...I think Wooton should've married a quiet person!!! 
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Soooooooooo the other one, wellllll I was tellin my sister that this one guy I wanted to hook a friend up with was a really good guy BECAUSE I told him a guy I was interested in and he kept his word and neverrrrr told anyone!!!  Sooooo my sister was liiiiiike, who was the guy that you told him you liked???? I paused and said, weeeeeeellll to be honest, I actually can't remember his first name....buuuuuuuuuuut his last name was Whitikar!!!! 
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My sister was liiiiiiiiike OH WHATEVER, you only liked that guy so that your last name would be Whitikar!!! I was liiiiiiiiike, okaaaaaaaaaay weeeeellll DUH!!! I mean liiiiiike literally, if my last name was Whitikar I would NEVERRRRRR SHUT UP ABOUT IT!!!!! I'd me like, "Hi, my name is Mary Frances Whitikar, buuuuuuut MY FRIENDS CALL ME, Mrs. Whit!!!!" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAA!!! God knew, God knew...He was liiiiike, NOPE, she's gonna drive everyone NUTZ with that last name!!! hee, hee!!!
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Anywayz, I HOPE when I get married that I get a really cool last name!!! Or really pretty or cute sounding! I could NEVERRRRRRRR marry someone with the last name ROACH!!! Can you believe that ROACH is actually a last  name??? I know of several people with that last name!!!! I could NOT have that last name...EVERRRRR!!!  NOPE!!! that would ruin everything!!! What kid would ever want to read a book by Mary Roach???  NOPE!!! Neverrrrrr!!! They would run in horror at the authors last name!!! Well I WOULD!!!
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 I hope I get a cool sounding last name, buuuuuuuuuuuut I will settle for a boring last name over an UGLY last name!!! I know this sounds sooooooooo shallow buuuuuuuut I actually think about these things!!! 
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I'm liiiiiiiiike GOD,
 I've waited this long, 
PULEEEEEEEEEZE give me a 
BEAUTIFUL LAST NAME!!!
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AnywayZ, GOOGLE THE MEANING AND ETHNICITY and history of your last name!!! You may be pleasantly surprised what you find out!!! Just type in to Google What does the last name ____________ mean??? (You’re last name in the blank!;)

♥Mary Frances :)

Monday, October 24, 2022

Happy Monday!!!

Question:
HOW DO YOU STOP AN ITALIAN FROM TALKING???

                        Answer: YOU TIE UP THEIR HANDS 🙌 
Ahahahahahahahahaaa… you know cuz Italians talk with their hands!!!! Buuuuuuuuuuuut, I’ll tell you, im A LOT MORE ITALIAN THAN THAT!!!! It would take more than tying up my hands to shut me up…You’d have to gag me too!!!
😂😇😂😇😂😇😂😇😂😇😂😇😆😝😜ðŸĪĢ🙃ðŸĪŠðŸ˜‰
♥Mary Frances :)


Sunday, October 23, 2022

PB CHOCOLATE Protein Shake!!!

I thought I’d share with you guys another really gooooooood PROTIEN shake idea recipe!!!!
 If you like Reese’s…this is for you!!!!
1 chocolate ðŸŦ Pb protein shake, 1 tbsn of pb, 3 tbsn of pb powder, 1 cup of ice 🧊, top with chocolate whip cream or plain whip! Combine in mixer 

YUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM!!!!
Put it in an ice cream cup and of course a glass straw and it’s a low carb milk shake…. Start slurping!!!! 😋 
♥Mary Frances :)

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Single Saturday!!!

Sooooooooooo MY LIFE STORY!!! 
AHAHAHAAA!!!
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Finally they propose to someone else annnnnd your like, okaaaaaaaaaay sooooo...
 I guess he doesn't LIKE ME!!! BAAAAAAHAAAA!!!
♥Mary Frances :)

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

A scented rose

Sooooo I LOVE roses!!! Roses are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! BUUUUUT have you everrrr noticed that there is a HUGE difference between...
store bought roses and...
home-grown roses???
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We have some absolutley BEAUTIFUL roses in our front yard!!!
Oooooo I just LOOOOVE to go out front and take in their lovely scent!!!
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Buuuuuuut YOU JUST CAN'T do that with store bought roses!!! For some reason, store bought roses have no scent...which to me, makes them slightly less beautiful! Now don't get me wrong, They're STILL beautiful, just NOT AS BEAUTIFUL!!! I can't help but wonder WHY??? WHY don't store bought roses have a scent??? Are they FAKE??? Nope, they're not fake...they are REAL!!! Touch them, hold them, look at them...THEY ARE REAL ROSES...buuuuut...they have NO SCENT!!!
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Sooo, being the incredibly studious person that I am...I decided to do a research paper on the matter...AND...NOT...I googled it online...LOL...and according to GOOGLE the reason WHY store bought roses no longer have a scent is BECAUSE...over time the rose fragrance was bred out of them so that they could grow crop that would last longer!
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This really got me to thinking about us as Apostolic Christians!!! that I think that sometimes, we get SOOOO Apostolic looking, that we forget our scent. Don't get me wrong, we're REAL Apostolics, we believe Duetoronomy 6:4, ONE GOD, Jesus name baptism, we have NO DOUBT about our doctrine, we believe holiness through and through...buuuuuut somwhere a long the way, we either forgot or NEVER really discovered our Apostolic scent!!!
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OUR TESTIMONY!!! It doesn't matter if your 4th generation Apostolic, or if you were raised by a drug addict...We've ALL GOT A TESTIMONY and we need to know it!!! When I was a baby I was sprinkled in baptism by a Catholic priest, the titles father, son, and Holy Spirit called over me....buuuuuuut I THANK GOD...that there was a man with a burden for NYC that brought THE TRUTH to my Momma!!! AND when I was 6-years-old, I was filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and REBAPTIZED in immersion of water, IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST!!! Just like the Bible says in Acts 2!!! Thats my scent!!! Thats my aroma!!! And I don't ever want to stop smelling of it!!!
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I hope, that I don't ever become SOOOOO APOSTOLIC, that my Apostolic scent is bred out of me!!! I want my [future] children to one day know, they may have been born into this, BUT THEY were born SINNERS...destined to hell...BUUUUT... Jesus died for their sins!!! God did something for them!!! And THEY HAVE A TESTIMONY!!!
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We've all got a testimony and when we know our testimony and we share our testimony, thats when we go from just being JUST a rose to being a scented rose. Not only are we different on the inside and on the outside, but there is a savor, a smell that comes off of us. People will want to be around us more than others, simply because we can't shutup about the Goodness of God!!!
Are you JUST A ROSE???
OR are you a SCENTED ROSE???
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“They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, and talk of Your power, to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.” (Psalm 145:11-12)
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♥Mary Frances :)

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Buuuuuuuut Aunt Mary, Sister Abbott Said…

Soooooo MJ and I were retelling my sister this story at Scottsdale Fashion Square…
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Soooooooo we’re in the mall and there is this EXTREMELY HANDSOME police officer walking towards us… Tall, dark and chocolate ðŸŦ;) weeeeeeeeeellll obviously im NOT BLIND soooooo yeah I noticed his looks buuuuuuut i wasn’t going to do anything either except keep walking, cuz well DUH he doesn’t live for God!!! 
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Soooooooo right as we get up close to him he smiles and raises his eyebrows at me in a very flirtatious way!!! Weeeeeeeellll I’m not gonna lie, my heart kinda fluttered, buuuuuuut I did NOT do anything, I just kept walking, liiiiiiiike a good, not-so-little, Apostolic, Pentecostal, Holy Ghost filled woman of God should!!!!! 
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Weeeeeeeellll I didn’t think MJ had even noticed his flirtatious gesture to me, buuuuuuut as soon as we got out of ear shot she was liiiiiike, ok that was soooooooo creepy!!! I was like oh you saw that??? She’s like, YES!!!! He was flirting with you and he’s a POLICE OFFICER!!! He’s in his uniform and he’s supposed to be working, NOT RAISING HIS EYE BROWS AND SMILING AT YOU!!!
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Soooooooo my sister is laughing and she’s like, so did you smile back?!? I was liiiiiike nooooooo!!! I had originally planned to give him a friendly, respectful little smile, just to show my support and respect to the police officer, I mean BLUE LIVES MATTER, buuuuuuut when he did that, I figured I better not show any sign of friendliness back just cuz ya know!?!? 
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Weeeeeeeellll when Odin hears that I didn’t smile at a police officer, he looks at me APALLED!!! He’s like, AUNT MARY, I can’t believe you didn’t smile at the police officer!!! Sister Abbott said that we should always be nice to police officers because they are good and they protect us!!! He says, NEXT TIME, you need to smile at the police officer!!!!😂😂😂
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Soooooooo if you guys randomly start seeing me smiling at handsome police officers, it’s ONLY BECAUSE…
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Odin said that… 
                          Sister ABBOTT SAID!!!😇
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaaa!!!😂
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Juuuuuust kidding… liiiiiike duh!!! 😝

Monday, October 17, 2022

Happy Merry Monday!!!!

What’s making Mary MERRY this love Monday???
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WEEEEEEEEELLL, aside from the joy of The Lord…
MY HAIR LOOKS RED IN THIS PICTURE 
Can we have a moment of silence for my reddish hair!!
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I mean I knoooooow it’s a mess, buuuuuuut LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!!!!
If you guys don’t already know that it’s my life long dream to be a red head, then  clearly…You. Really. Don’t. Know. Me.
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I was born a strawberry 🍓 blond!!!!
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I’ve noticed  it does look reddish when I wear GREEN!!! Soooooooo you knoooooow what my new favorite color is!!!


♥Mary Frances :)

Sunday, October 16, 2022

A better low carb PSL!!!

Hey you guys, as I’ve said before, I loooooooove Starbucks Pumpkin 🎃 Spice Latte, buuuuuuut a small had 39 grams of sugar and 39 carbs!!!! IN THE SMALL!!!
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Weeeeeeeellll a few weeks ago I attempted to make A low carb version from LOW carb love, that girl has some great recipes buuuuut this was DISGUSTING ðŸĪŪ!!!!
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Well I kinda came up with my own version!!!! I made my own cold brew in my French press, if you don’t knooooow how to do that just google the directions, it’s superrrrrrr EASY!!! And I got a really big drink cup and added a cup of cold brew to a pumpkin spice protein shake, waaaaaaaaay better!!!!

I ACTUALLY have another even better recipe buuuuuuuuuut I’m missing one of the ingredients soooooo I’ll show you guys this one next week!!!!
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I’m drinking my coffee at home again, it’s cheaper and Probably the healthiest- I’ll save my low carb drinks at Dutch bros and black rock for splurges for right now!!!! Im really into my PROTIEN shakes right now!!! 
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Did you guys know you can lose fat and gain muscle just by adding in protein shakes?!? Your body immediately absorbs the protein from a protein shake where it doesn’t always from just eating meat! 
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So at this weight loss place I has been going to I was staying the same and I was kinda frustrated and the lady was lecturing me about what to eat and I was liiiiiike I PROMISE I an!! Then I said maybe I’m getting some muscle instead? And she didn’t believe me but I was like can we do the body scan scale and so she agreed and when it printed out, she was like OH YOUR RIGHT!!!!
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You lost 6 pounds of fat and gained 8 pounds of muscle!!! I was liiiiiike Yeeeeeeeessssssssssssss!!!!!
Well to lose fat you gotta replace a meal with it, if you don’t want to lose fat or don’t have any to lose… just add 1-2 protein shakes a day!!! I mean most people wanna lose buuuuuuuuuut there’s a FEW…. MAYBE ðŸĪ”!!!
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We all know I’m doing a meal replacement!!!
Bahahahahaaa!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂🙌

♥Mary Frances :)
P.S. Premier chocolate protein is THE BEST!!! 
2nd ðŸĨˆ is premier protein chocolate PB!!!

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Single Saturday!!!

71 Hilarious Memes about the Single Life  #singlememes #relationships #lol #humor #beingsingle
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!
♥Mary Frances :)

Friday, October 14, 2022

Would you rather??? Single Ladies Edition (Part 1)

WOULD YOU RATHER???
SINGLE ladies' EDITION
Hey, hey ladies!!! Welcome to WOULD YOU RATHER??? Singles edition… woot, woot!!!! oKAAAAAAAAY so I randomly came up with this idea to play this game with all the single ladies in my phone and I promised everyone I would give my own answers here on the blog! We've been having a blast and I said I'd come up with some more questions next week! 
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 I will also give the ratio of what females are saying they want in these categories for all you single guys that read Classic Mary Moments buuuuuuuut don't want anyone to know!!! ;) 
LET'S GO!!!
1. Would you rather marry a guy that is really funny and can make you laugh 😂 really hard and lift your spirits when you’re having a really hard day? (And can bring a smile to your face even when it’s not a bad day!) OR a MAN that can cook really good and you will neverrrrr ever, ever have to step foot in the kitchen? (Not even to wash dishes!)
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Mary's Answer: Okaaaaaaaay sooooo THE TRUTH is that neither of these qualities are very important to me in a spouse, BECAUSE, I am BOTH!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Buuuuuuut to be fair, i will answer the question!!! I think I would prefer a man that can cook because I have brothers that can cook and it's actually a really fun thing to do together!!! So while I DO PLAN on being in charge of my our kitchen, as long as I can still be the main cook, I would prefer a man that can cook over a man that can make me laugh!!!
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A man that is funny, while enjoyable, is completely unimportant at all to me!!! I don't need anyone to make me laugh, I MAKE MYSELF LAUGH ALL THE TIME!!! One of my friends said to me, but Mary, I get tired of always trying to make people laugh, don't you get tired of always trying to make people laugh? I said honestly, NOOOOO!!! and to BE REALLY HONEST, I don't even TRY to make people laugh, it's completely effortless!!! I just talk and people LAUGH!!! And bringing a smile to someone else's face brings me so much joy and happiness!!! Even when i'm feeling down, bringing someone else joy will pull me out of the gutter and lift my own spirits.
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LADIES RATIO: okaaaaaaaaaaaay hands down, FUNNY MAN won for this question!!! MOST FEMALES want a funny man!!! Thankfully for all you non-funny men out there, I'm NOT most females...soooooooo you have hope...VERY LIMITED HOPE....buuuuuuuuuut STILL HOPE!!! BAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!
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2. Would you rather marry a guy that gave you a limitless clothing shopping 🛍 budget, Louie Vuitton, Burberry, Coach, Kate Spade ♠️, the price and amount you could spend was limitless, buuuuuuut everything had to be his taste, his preference, he had to approve of the style, colors, brightness and the way it looked on you, etc… OR a man that would let you wear WHATEVER you pleased, (as long as it was neat, modest, feminine, Godly, appropriate for the occasion, thought out, not all frumpy and ghetto) buuuuuuut any color, style, pattern, material, design you wanted, buuuuuuut within a very limited shopping 🛍 budget he gave! (Think at least 50-75% less than what you spend RIGHT NOW! I want you to realize that there is a sacrifice in BOTH of these!)
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MARY'S ANSWER: Without a doubt I would pick the VERY LIMITED BUDGET buuuuuuuuut whatever I want to wear. The way I dress is an extension of my personality, my Maryness, my heart, I would HATE it if my husband made me stop wearing bright colors and fun clothes and made me wear neutrals and grays or GOD FORBID a lot of black...that's just NOT ME!!! I don't really think any guy would even fall in love with me though without already excepting me the way I am!!! And to balance it out, IF MY HUSBAND wants to wear boring clothes, I too will NOT make him wear bright colors or change that about him!!!!(Of course, NO sloppiness, his style too, has to be neat, clean, manly, modest and Godly!) 
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT...
I will let HIM BE HIM...
 as long as he LET'S ME BE ME!!! 
What's not to love about a COOL LLAMA??? ;)
LADIES RATIO: this one was evenly split 50/50 
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3. Would you rather marry a man that is an amazing conversationalist and loves having deep talks with you about anything and everything. And it’s interesting conversation, not just useless ramblings about nothing, you have a truly good time talking together about EVERYTHING!!! You never run out of things to say to each other and you can pour your heart out to him any time and he knows just what to say,you will be able to talk through anything and communication will never be an issue in your marriage!!!
 Buuuuuuut he isn’t the smartest person in the world, I mean he’s not like dumb, he’s just not the brightest bulb in the pack! he will never help you with homework or help you figure out gadgets and computer stuff! Or how to add fractions when you're doubling the baking recipe. 
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OR a man that is extremely smart!!! Liiiiiiiike soooooo smart, like a total typical nerd, like he knows math and spelling and computers and electrictronics and facts and all that jazz, and if you need help with anything he has the answer or can figure it out if you ask him, he will tutor you, cuz smart guys are liiiiiiike smart and they like knoooooow stuff… BUUUUUUUUUUUUUT... 
not a very good conversationalist!!! He’s more quiet and reserved, only says something when it’s necessary or asked and you have to keep the conversation going a lot, when you pour your heart out to him there's a lot of just head nodding and I'm sorry to hear that's and he only gives you his deepest thoughts when you literally drag them out of him.
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*side note: both guys have steady jobs, provide for their family and can afford at least one family vacation, one church ⛪️ conference a year and a anniversary getaway at least every other year!!! 
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MARY'S ANSWER: SMART, QUIET, NERD ALLLLLLL THE WAY!!! I mean, when someone is quiet, literally I think CHALLENGE EXCEPTED!!! I can get anyone to talk to me!!! I have NO PROBLEM AT ALL with quiet people and usually end up getting along with them best in friendships! And in relationships, obviously, NO RELATIONSHIP has ever worked out, buuuuuuuuuuut, the quiet guys get on my nerves the least! I mean I have fun hanging out with talkative guys at conferences or events buuuuuuut There's something that gets annoying talking to a guy on the phone that keeps going on and on and on!!! Liiiiiiiiiiike puleeeeeeze, don't you know i've got stuff to say??? Annnnnnnnnnd let's be real, i'm like the scarecrow in the wizard of oz, I COULD USE SOME BRAINS!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! I have ENOUGH HEART AND PERSONALITY FOR THE BOTH OF US!!!
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FUN MARY FACT: I ACTUALLY GOT A CRUSH ON A QUIET GUY FRIEND when I told him I was dropping out of college because I couldn't pass math and he offered to tutor me!!! It was literally the moment I saw him in a whole new light...I ALMOST WENT BACK TO COLLEGE, just to be tutored by him...ALMOST!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! I'm SURE everyone at my church can guess WHO this crush was!!! LOLOLOLOL
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LADIES RATIO: MORE females said a good conversationalist buuuuuuuuut there was still a pretty good amount that said a smart man!!! I can't really give you exact ratios cuz I'm REALLY BAD AT MATH!!! BAHAHAHA!!! Conversationalist was for sure MORE though!!!!
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WASN'T THIS FUUUUUUUNNNN??? We were all have soooooooooo much fun with this last night!!!! One friend said I should make an app for this!!!! I was liiiiiiike that is such a GOOD IDEA??? buuuuuuuuuuuuut HOW???? See this is WHY I need a smart man, a SMART man could figure out how to make an app!!!! A smart man could figure out how I could make podcasts too and teach me where to put a comma-he could help me expand my MARYNESS!!!  BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!
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If you want to be added to the text send out next week (Females only for that! LOL) or have ideas for WOULD YOU RATHER questions, email me at maryfranceswriting@gmail.com
♥Mary Frances :)

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

The python 🐍 of Godly dreams…

What is your dream in life?
That was the question I asked my newest friend. He was a quiet and reserved person and A LOT younger than me, but I kinda felt sorry for him. He was always so shy at conferences, often standing all alone if someone didn't go over to him and then even if he was standing there with you in the group, you often forgot he was there and left him behind, not on purpose, just because he was so quiet. I figured he needed a Mar Bear as a friend to take him around and meet people. At first it was just me being nice to him, but I managed to find an actual personality in there and soon we became actual friends.
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We had been friends for a little while and I got curious to know his life ambitions. He was a good guy and aspiring to be in the ministry, he had just finished up two years at a community college and had decided to take a break from it because he said he wanted to have more time for the things of God-which I thought that was pretty cool, especially since his family wasn't even in church. Now I wanted to know...
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What is your dream in life???
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My friend's response was so surprising to me. He was aspiring into the ministry, and he was anointed when he preached, it was pretty amazing to see this quiet, shy person, completely change under the anointing of God. Knowing this, I had figured he would say something along the lines of becoming a preacher, evangelist, etc... what he said was completely different, he said that his dream in life was simply... to start his own Godly legacy. I had never and still have never heard anyone so plainly state a simple, yet profound life dream. 
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 Although younger than me, I began to really look up to him. He had a lot of strong Biblical knowledge and could explain doctrine so profoundly. He was a strength to me spiritually, someone ready with a scripture when I was down, he pointed me in the right direction when I struggled with doubts and trusting in God. There was a time I told him I was unsure of God keeping his promises in my life. My friend called me up on his work break with every scripture in the Bible he could find on God fulfilling his promises, then he gave me a very unique word of encouragement from God, that I had never heard put in such away before.  The same unique word he had given me was reaffirmed that same week by the conference speaker. My friend indeed had the hand of God on his life. 
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He pushed me to develop my Christian character, most of my friends already thought I was the nicest person, but he would gently, but firmly tell me I could still become more Christ-like. There was a time that he called me out on my desire to get married so badly, he said it was a good desire, but to make sure I was not making marriage an idol in my life. Not to desire marriage more than God, not to make it bigger than Him.
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 I remember one time I was telling him about this 5k run I really wanted to do, "The Fluffy Unicorn Run" of course he laughed as I told him, it's not just a unicorn run, it's a THE FLUFFY UNICORN RUN, liiiiiiike it was designed literally for me! The only little glitch I told him, is that I may have to be like 30 minutes late for prayer, but I'll still be there, just late. He just kinda looked at me, then said, I don't know about that sis! I was liiiiiiiike, buuuuuuut it's THE FLUFFY UNICORN run....but I knew it was true, I shouldn't miss or be late for church for anything, EVEN THE FLUFFY UNICORN 5k run!!!! 
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For 8 years we remained the best of friends, I won't deny to you all that YES, feelings for him did develop on my part, but there was never anything romantic that happened between us, truly we were best friends. 
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AND THEN THE PYTHON CAME AROUND...
I still can't put my finger on when exactly things began to change. All I could remember was all the good things and the Godly way he had always been. He began developing his career, moving up in the job market. He went back to college, he got one degree, then another, then a special certification and his career began to thrive. Yes, there had been the nights he had missed for schoolwork, but I figured, I guess if you have to study, you have to study. I've never been a scholar, so I didn't say to much, I figured what do I know, I'm a college dropout, so it's easy for me to not see the importance in studying for big exams instead of being in the house of God.
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Then his career took flight and he really had to miss a lot during busy seasons, once again, it bothered me, but I didn't know how much I should say, my career as a glorified babysitter would never get in the way of church, so once again I would think, it's easy for me to never have to miss church, but something worrisome began to flicker in my heart. Was it really ok to miss this much church during busy seasons???
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Don't worry, I would tell myself, this is the kid that started coming to church at age 4. This is the guy that began to live for God on his own at age 12. This is the 14-year-old that sat alone at the dinner table because he didn't want to watch TV with his family. This is the person that told you HIS ONLY DREAM IN LIFE WAS TO START HIS OWN GODLY LEGACY, your overthinking this Mary. 
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WHAT IS A PYTHON????
A python is a snake that wrap their bodies around their prey and squeeze until their victim stops breathing or its heart stops beating. Then they swallow their prey whole, usually without ever even physically deforming what they just swallowed.
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Then my friend, who usually only got sick about once or twice a year, randomly began getting sick at least once a month. Then maybe twice a month, I questioned him if he was making healthy eating choices, if his immune system was ok. He assured me it was just a coincidence and that he was being extra careful with so much sickness going around to look out for other people and not spread more around. It sounded good, but something inside of me didn't feel right.
The python had begun wrapping 
his body around my friend...
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Then busy season began to start a month earlier this year. My spirit felt heavier and heavier. But when I questioned him, he said he was just trying to figure things out in his new career. But the more he missed the more I felt I needed to say something, I would tell him I have such a heavy burden for you, he would just say, oh I'm sorry I'm causing you to be burdened, I'm just trying to figure things out.  "I know you've worked a long time and really hard on your career and I'm really proud of you for your accomplishments, but you've worked even longer and harder to live for God and the devil wants to steal that away from you. I thought I would anger him with my directness, but he just thanked me for my encouragement. 
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And the python began his constriction...
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See, I would tell myself, he's not mad at you, so everything must be ok, but my spirit knew. It was like my humanity was in denial, but the Holy Ghost inside of me knew the truth and would not let the burden leave me. 

 I prayed and I prayed, and I prayed. I could hardly sleep at night, and when I did, I would soon wake up and begin praying for my friend. I did everything I could spiritually do for my friend to stop what was happening. I prayed and I fasted and I prayed and fasted, I interceded for him, I wept and cried till there were no tears left in me and then I would weep in prayer for him again. 
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And the python squeezed and squeezed...
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I'm ok, everything is ok he kept reassuring me. Then busy season was officially over and still he wasn't at church. Where are you? I'd text. Oh, sorry Mary, I just need to catch my breath I'm so tired from everything. Then Sunday came and once again he wasn't there. As soon as church was over, I called him, no answer of course. I texted him, where are you? You said everything is ok, but it's NOT! What is wrong? You have to tell me what is wrong! Then I finally got a text back, I'm sorry Mary, I have some decisions I have to make, that only I can make, there's nothing you've done wrong, you've been a good friend, but I have to make my own decisions.
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What did he mean he had some decisions to make? Hadn't he already decided to live for God on his own accord years and years ago? I texted him, "You mean you don't want to live for God anymore?????" I never got a text back to that question.
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THE PYTHON HAD SWALLOWED HIS GODLY DREAM WHOLE...
My friend's dream to start a Godly legacy, the python constricted, squeezed and swallowed it whole, replacing it with worldly ambitions.
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Now don't get me wrong, God is more powerful than the pythons in this world and IF YOU ASK HIM TO, he can restore to you anything that devil has taken from you. He is the restorer of hopes and dreams. I pray still for my friend that he will return, that he will ask God to restore back to him with the devil stole, but he has to ask God to get it back for him and do what it takes to get it back, nobody can repent for someone else.
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BUUUUUUUUUUT...
friends, young people, old people, I don't care who you are, THE PYTHON is after your Godly ambitions and dreams. There is NOTHING more he would like to do than to take away your dreams in the kingdom of God and replace them with education and careers. 
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Don't let homework constrict your Bible reading. Don't let studying constrict your prayer life. Don't let work squeeze out church time. Don't let money come before the work of God. 
"And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you.."
What do you know Mary? I know i'm not a college graduate, I've NEVERRRRR even been tempted to miss church for HOMEWORK or STUDYING...BAHAHHAHAAAAA...but there are things I've had to put aside, for my walk with God. Fluffy Unicorn runs, being a social media influencer, people LOVE ME, my following on Facebook was massive, but God said get off.  In my writing, I could write anything I wanted but I have chosen to use it for God, there are things that even people like me have to put aside and choose the things of God first and foremost. 
" But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." (Luke 22:32)
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Look out for your friends. Call them out when they miss church. Beware of sickness. Beware of excuses. Don't let them out of it. Pray and fast for each other. Go to your pastor with your concerns. It's ok if they get mad, it's worth the risk of their anger if it saves them from the python. And even if they don't get mad, that doesn't mean everything is ok, numbness begins when the python is constricting.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (1Peter 5:8)
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WHAT IS YOUR GODLY DREAM???
Think about it, right now. Write it down in your Bible and in your heart and don't let the python of Godly dreams swallow your dream. Ask God what his dream for your life is. Seek Godly council. 
God has a plan for your life,
buuuuuut so does the devil. 
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He is watching and waiting for a chance to swallow your Godly dream. Don't give him a chance. It does not matter how much you have put God first in the past, the python is waiting for the one moment you don't to pounce. Continually reevaluate where you are in your walk with God. Put the things of God first ALWAYS. Pray, Read your Bible and Go to church, NO MATTER WHAT. The python has NO POWER over God, so stay close to Him ALWAYS!!! God will bring your dream to pass if you stay in His will. 
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"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Mathew 6:33)
♥Mary Frances :)

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Bad news & good news!!!

Soooooooo concerning my car 🚗 accident…
There is good news annnnnnnnnnd BAD NEWS!!!
THE BAD NEWS,  is that, SHOCKINGLY, ðŸ˜ą I was found at fault for the collision ðŸ’Ĩ!!!! 😭 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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THE GOOD NEWS, is that the insurance adjust is NOW A READER OF CLASSIC MARY MOMENTS!!!! 😂😂😂
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyy girrrrrrrrrrrrrl!!!! ðŸĪ— 
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Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa!!!! 🎉 
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EVEN BETTER NEWS: is that the other driver could care less about his car damages and isn’t pursuing against me so the case is closed and my insurance is NOT GOING UP AGAIN!!! 😅 
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I’m telling you guys it REALLY has been at least 3-5 years since I’ve been in a car accident or had a ticket cuz my insurance FINALLY went down again!!!! Just this year it went down… soooooooo my driving IS IMPROVING!!!!
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That one where I hit Stultz REALLY WAS partially his fault too!!!! “Technically,” it was my fault, buuuuuuut to me he was 50% at fault for waiting till the last  moment to stop at a stop sign… WITH ME FOLLOWING HIM!!!! Liiiiiiiike duh!!!! 😝  This car 🚗 accident was technically my fault too, cuz he had the right away, BUUUUUUUT, had the driver Not been high, he EASILY could have swerved just a little when I honked at him and would have completely missed my bumper!!!! Buuuuuuut at least he’s kind enough not to pursue my insurance!!! 
♥Mary Frances :)

No clue!!!!

For some reason, ME COOKING ðŸĨ˜ stresses my sister out, even though she LOVES my cooking… for some odd reason, the process of me being in the kitchen stresses her out!!!!
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 I haaaaaaaaave NOOOOOO CLUE WHYYY!!!😇
Don’t mind me, I’m JUST MAKING PROTEIN SHAKE WITH COFFEE ☕️ FOR BREAKFAST!!!!

Good thing the big sis was at work for my morning breakfast!!!! 
Buuuuuuuuuuuuut yeah, no clue WHY me cooking stresses her out!!! ðŸĪ·‍♀️ 😇 
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Kinda like my mom NOT WANTING me to learn how to drive…. I waited till I was 28 to start driving and here I am now, 10ish car accidents and a million tickets later and I have 

NO CLUE 
WHAT MY MOM WAS SOOOOOOO WORRIED ABOUT!!!! 
                                                     NO CLUE AT ALL!!!!!
♥Mary Frances :)

Monday, October 10, 2022

Happy Monday!!!

Can I tell you guys something????
We serve a master artist!!!!!
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Just when you think God has outdone Himself with creating gorgeous mountains a beautiful blue sky, God says, oh yeah, if you think that’s GOOD, watch this…
And he adds pink peaking out from behind the mountain tops!!!! And NOT JUST PINK, buuuuuuut PINK FLUFFS!!!! 
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Liiiiiiiike literally fluffs of pink!!! You can NOT EVEN say that’s NOT GOD, specifically thinking about ME!!! I mean, Liiiiiike He knows pink is my favorite color and that fluffy is my favorite word… He literally knows that about ME!!! Liiiiiiiike He made me!!! And he could’ve just put pink or he could have just put fluff, buuuuuuut NO, He put PINK FLUFFS there, FOR ME!!!! Just cuz He can and he’s awesome like that!!!
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Think this week on the things that God has done ✔️ specifically, with JUST YOU in mind… just cuz He loves YOU, and HE CAN!!!
♥Mary Frances :)