A Minute with Marcie

Got a minute to talk?  Do you ever have a day where you just can't take one more criticism or complaint? Not. One. More. I had that day today.  And I got a little snappy.  I'm not proud of myself.  In fact, I feel pretty rotten about it.  I'll probably need to make a phone call tomorrow to humbly apologize. Have you ever been there?  Your plans aren't working out.  You're tired and irritable.  You've felt picked on and picked over.  You're worn out, sensitive, spent, overwhelmed. And someone else comes along and their words feel like stingers.  You smile and try to hold yourself together.  Inside, you're yelling, "Stop it! leave me alone!"  On the outside, you take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, offer a silent prayer for patience.  The biting words keep coming.  And you snap.  You regret it immediately, but it's impossible to take it back.  I was there tonight.  I was hurting,...

Joshua 1:8 says -- Study this Book of Instruction continually.  Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it.  Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. Isn't it amazing that God would outline for us a way to be successful and prosperous?  Wow!  What a wonderful God we serve! I encourage you to read His Word.  But don't just read it, *STUDY* it.  Study His Instructions.  Daily.  Meditate on them, ponder them, memorize them.  And obey them. Then, may His blessings of success and prosperity be upon you!

Shalom, Y'all!  Tonight was the 7th night of Hanukkah.  Allow me a minute to share my heart with you tonight. We attended a Bar Mitzvah for a friend and enjoyed the time tonight! It was a lovely Erev Shabbat (Sabbath eve) service with the lighting of the hanukkiah. I was excited when I knew some of the Hebrew songs & could follow among with some of the readings in Hebrew! This was our hanukkiah (the menorah used during Hanukkah) at home.  Hanukkah is almost over (one more night!) and I'm going to miss this time of year.  It has been very special to me.  This is our 2nd year celebrating Hanukkah, and last year we really didn't know what to do, or how.  I'm still learning, but as we light the candles each night and reflect on the deep spiritual meaning and symbolism...  My heart is just moved!  Let me share with you why. Yeshua (Jesus) said: "I am the light of the world. Any man who follows me shall by no means walk in darkness...

Oooh!  Do you have a quick minute?  I'm so excited to share this video with Y'all!  I came up with this unique wrap today and I just HAD TO make a video tutorial to show you how to wrap it up! I started with my "Royal Heights" volumizer by Wendy Banuelos.  I tied a white shimmer scarf for a base, leaving one leg extra-long and the other one short.  I then took a bright solid blue scarf and layered it on top, leaving one extra-long leg and a short one, again.  I brought the two long legs to the left side of my face and twisted them together, wrapped the twist snugly around my crown, towards the right side of my face.  Finally, I brought the short legs forward to hold the twist, then wrapped the twist around them, brought the twist forward, and tucked it in under the blue scarf layer at the top of my head.  I added a silver stretchy headband as a sparkly accent! Would you like to see how I did it?  You can follow along with this tutorial...

For today's wrap, I used three rectangular scarves: shimmer beige, olive green, & red multi (which I found on super-sale clearance at Kohl's).  I layered them and secured each with a simple knot, with short legs down my back. Then I brought the three long legs to my left side & braided then.  I took the braid and wrapped it around my crown, tucking the ends under the green scarf layer in the back.  I added a thin braided headband above my forehead.  What do you think about it?  Tell me below!