Deveraux Grace

Advent Advent... we are here again; week one is  Hope... we need hope, the Shepherds in the fields needed hope when faced by a thousand shining angels, Mary needed hope... hoping to get back to her family for the celebration of her newborn son, Joseph needed hope when faced with a very tough decision to marry a teen who was to have possibly the most important baby that ever lived or to say no to God.  We need hope this world that we live in is a messy tangled bunch of land and ocean and when all hope is lost, well, we need to look to God. But unfortunately most of the time we chose not to, because school is demanding, work is tiring, or a friend is really hard to deal with, and as soon as we finish that paper, send that email, or text that friend one more time to say that we are busy, then we say we will pray, but then when everything is done, we get tired or it doesn't feel right anymore and we don't pray, we sin everyday all day... this is why we look forward to Jes

Advent Well were back at it again, somehow, and i am thrilled to be here, its almost as if we continue on our intentionality series and yet its also different, its advent! the preface of the post is waiting, and today i want to focus more on the waiting, the love, joy, peace, and hope in the mundane the everyday busy schedules, and i hope that you enjoy. Now i could day i'm thrilled with Christmas... the parties, the outfits, the food & presents but those things come on the weekends, the ins and outs of everyday don't happen all the time and the reflection that you have throughout the week reminds us of how closely intertwined we are to the couple that wandered the streets of Bethlehem and how close we are to the baby born in a stable. Advent although a Christmas activity does not stop there, it doesn't end when the decorations come down or the tree is discarded it continues forever. Advent means coming, coming means (simply put)  due to happen or just beginning.

Today I am coming at you with the long-awaited room decor post... so on Wednesday, I did a post talking about "kintsugi" ( check it out here ), something i had read about in Magnolia Journal and today i plan to do the same... sooooo... I was requested to do a fall room post and so I decided to talk about "wabi-sabi"- finding beauty in the perfectly imperfect and how to implement that into my room... Wabi-Sabi embraces the chaos of everyday happenings and objects we so often try to hide, it encourages us to embrace and show our true colors... humanity. simply put, wabi-sabi finds beauty in the perfectly imperfect and gives us the freedom to do the same. A wabi-sabi room is intimate, simple, and unpretentious. It might mean having books stacked on the floor, mixing the expensive and affordable, or incorporating pieces of furniture passed from generation to generation. Its making space in your room for family photos, wildflowers, and objects that you know and love.

Here's the list you can copy and paste & i have some more packing tips down below -2-3 pairs of shoes -1-2 swimsuits (more if going to the beach) -2-3 PJ's -2-3 jackets or sweaters -4-5 pants (shorts, jeans, etc.) -8-9 tops (under tanks, short-sleeved, log-sleeved etc.) -2 dressy items (dresses, rompers, skirts, etc.) -4-5 bras -underwear (i like to bring all my underwear, personal preference) -toiletries -hairbrush  -hair ties -dry shampoo -leave in conditioner -face wash -shampoo & conditioner (depending on where you are going) -tooth brush & toothpaste -deodorant (if you decided not to bring it in your carry on) - razor & shaving cream -jewelry (limit your pieces) A couple of tips... -I like to have about ten outfits so even if i write out those ten for example: outfit 1:  -trench coat -Oregon duck shirt -black leggings  -I do this only to have a grid for what i need to pack and also if i need to have more versatile pieces in my

Woohoo, part 7 guys!! I am so glad you're still following along, a couple days ago I did my fall morning routine and I thought why not continue on... so as I have said before I believe that you can be intentional with your night. How i like to do that is implementing certain things, having a good dinner, brushing teeth, or taking a moment to yourself whether that's taking a bath, watching a show, or reading. The night this was filmed my mom was doing her bible study so I had to stay hidden (😣😝) but, I did end up having a good fall filled night, so here  is the link for my fall school night routine and if you want a weekend one or another routine or how I implement a routine into my life then... hit me up... joy, deveraux 🌿🕊

Hello everyone... today for intentionality pt.6 I decided to share with you some eating healthy tips, please let me know if you have any suggestions, concerns or post ideas, check out past installments of the series and please enjoy this post. Eating healthy, it always feels fun to start but then suddenly... when you go to parties, stores, well let's just say there are cakes and cookies EVERYWHERE... so how can you manage to diet and still splurge every once and a while. I was recently listening to what we said podcast  episode (i know, I love them) and they interviewed Alex from " eat cute " the episode was so insightful. Today for intentionallity pt.6 (yahoo) I would talk about how to be an "intentional eater." All right, cakes, cookies, and pies, those things are not bad but if you are trying to do any diet, you are probably trying to watch your sugar intake, right. Well if so then i hear you, society tells us we have to look, act, and eat a certian way.