Beauty & Blessings: This Week in Awe(some)…

Beauty. Boldness. Bravery. Blessings….Let this week’s Loot bag of Love begin!

Sending you lots of love today and always. You matter more than you’ll ever know.

Love,

Joann & Baby Lesiuczok

xo

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Love…does. Here’s a sweet story to kick-off this week’s Loot bag of Love.

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When you let go and create, something magical happens…

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Photo credit: instagram.com/rebecca_atwood/

Need a little Wonder & AWEsome? Look no further…

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…see even MORE here!


Meet Emmett & Cullen…Here is their story!

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11 Quotes to Remember To Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing!

p.s. here are just a few

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Which ONE describes you best? Not sure, take this fun quiz…it’s FREE!
(Thank you to Kaye Putnam for sharing her genius.)

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Photo Credit: kayeputnam.com

Are you a Mom or a Mom-to-Be? These folks are here so that you don’t just survive motherhood but you THRIVE instead! #MOMentum

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Passion + Purpose = Life-Changing Potential and Power

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I Spy With My Little I-Phone: This Week in Photos…

...until our faith is tested through challenges, obstacles, trials and storms, it cannot be stretched to new lengths, deepend to new depths, nor grown to new heights. Faith most be tried to its limits before it can grow beyond those limits.-@christinecaine #liveoutloudeveryday #lifeclass #leadership #faith
…until our faith is tested through challenges, obstacles, trials and storms, it cannot be stretched to new lengths, deepend to new depths, nor grown to new heights. Faith most be tried to its limits before it can grow beyond those limits.-@christinecaine
#liveoutloudeveryday #lifeclass #leadership #faith

 

Snapshot of the season. Beauty is everywhere...you just have to be willing to see it:).
Snapshot of the season. Beauty is everywhere…you just have to be willing to see it:).

 

One apple, two apples, three apples, four, one of the things I love about September is fall's at the door.
One apple, two apples, three apples, four, one of the things I love about September is fall’s at the door.

 

My view of life has begun to change...#22weeks
My view of life has begun to change…#22weeks

 

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. -Mother Teresa #carpediem #liveoutloudeveryday #life
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
-Mother Teresa
#carpediem #liveoutloudeveryday #life

 

Roasted cauliflower, chicken bruschetta linguine. #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit
Roasted cauliflower, chicken bruschetta linguine. #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit

 

Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you becomes your trademark.-Jay Danzie #liveoutloudeveryday #life #youmatter #leadership #lifeclass #design #business #education
Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you becomes your trademark.-Jay Danzie
#liveoutloudeveryday #life #youmatter #leadership #lifeclass #design #business #education

 

Ratatouille stuffed peppers. #cleaneating #meatlessmonday #bonappetit #foodie
Ratatouille stuffed peppers. #cleaneating #meatlessmonday #bonappetit #foodie

 

A very #delicious Veggie and rice soup. #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit
A very #delicious Veggie and rice soup. #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit

 

Homemade pizza night:) #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit
Homemade pizza night:) #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit

 

Lemony chicken and kale noodle soup. #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit
Lemony chicken and kale noodle soup. #cleaneating #foodie #bonappetit

 

Beautiful bloom from my super sweet husband. #grateful #beauty
Beautiful bloom from my super sweet husband. #grateful #beauty

 


Love thoughtful gifts…and this one was wrapped in Love.

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You might feel too little (sometimes) but you’re never too late for…

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I love Christmas and was delighted to come across this beautifully illustrated (by Bruno Merz) and wonderfully narrated book by Max Lucado. It is a wonderful story of love, determination, and a sense of belonging. It features two little mice who find themselves in the possession of some good news: The King is coming to Bethlehem. The trouble is, no one seems to believe them. How many times have you and I encountered something similar? Our good news quickly turns into doubt, discouragement, or disappointment when shared with others.

This simple and delightful hardcover book sheds light on many important lessons for those both young and young-at-heart:
1. Some people need to see in order to believe while true faith is believing before we see it.(Hebrews 11:1)
2. Good news has no expiry date.
3. Unconditional Love is just that…unconditional. It doesn’t matter how young or old, big or small, happy or grumpy, etc., true unconditional love is present and offered no matter what.

One of my favourite parts of the book is when the mice go looking for the King and they search all the places they think a King would be unbeknownst to them that the King they are looking for is unlike any other king. They look for Him in the main street where busy people rush around, a hotel where sleepy people spend their time resting, and a city market where business people work all day. In all three circumstances, there’s the line “Lots of busy people/sleepy people/working people, but no King.” In the end, the mice see their King in the very stable with all of their friends-the ones who laughed at them, doubted them, and the one who was cranky. It’s a heart warming reminder that Jesus is found in the most unlikely places with the most unlikely people. It’s the true testament of a love that is…unconditional.

“Itsy Bitsy Christmas” is a beautiful rendition of the Christmas story-a story that never gets old.

“You’re never too little for His love!”-Max Lucado

*Special shout out to HarperCollins for this little gift.


 

About Joann Lim Lesiuczok

Lifestyle Designer. Catalyst. Connoisseur of Life. Perfectly Imperfect. Foodie. Allergic to Nuts, Shellfish, and Mediocrity. Love Naps. Thought-Provoker. Soul-Stirrer. Multi-instrument Musician. Professional Dreammaker. Drew's Wife. JE SUiS. 1 Corinthians 14:1. When We Change The Way We Love, We Change The Way We Live. When We Change The Way We Live, We Change The Way We Love. #dangerouslove #generationamazing #lifeclass