The Quiet Place

It's May and it's time for another month of the circle linkup with  Kiki  of  In It's time , who also happens to be one of my good blog friends. Today i'm joining Kiki and her co-host Jenny of Coffee and Honeycomb  and i'm sharing my Spring 15 mood board.  So be sure to go over and linkup your mood board. 1(similar) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 The floral swimsuit, i have already and i love it! It's so cute with all of those little bows. And it was no surprise to me to find splashes of pink mixed throughout my moodboard. And the baby lips lip balm is so good, you should definetly try it!   What's on your spring 15 moodboard? 

Today i am linking up with one of my dear blogging friends Kiki of In It's Time for her monthly linkup the circle. This months theme is "Christmas Wish List", so today I am sharing some things on my Christmas wish list. I have also invited   Madison one of my Beachview ad sponsors and good blogging friend to share her wish list as well! 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9   1.  Anthropology bakeware: i have had my eye on this for a while now, it's so cute! I love to bake, so it's the perfect gift for me.  2. She Reads Truth Daniel Shirt: Love this shirt and the message behind it!  3. Kitchn Cookbook: this is another thing that i have had my eye on for a while, it looks like such a fun cookbook.  4. Give Thanks Print: I have one other naptime diaries print and i love it!  5. Anthropology Monogram Mug : I have seen this mug on other ...

Today I am linking up with Kiki of In it's time for her monthly linkup The Circle . This months topic is  5-10 essentials and I decided to do my five blogging essentials, these are things that I love to have while blogging. 1. She Reads Truth mug:  filled with coffee. Yes i love having coffee while I blog, and sometimes I even add a little whipped cream on top and it's oh so good! 2. Music : Ellie Holcomb's newest CD As Sure as The Sun, is so good! I always love to turn on her music while I blog, such truth in her songs. 3.   Sweatshirt: This cozy sweatshirt is on my Christmas wish list. Since i always love to curl up in something cozy while i blog, this is definitely that! 4.  Pottery Barn Blanket: This is one of the warmest blankets I have ever owned! I love it! 5.   Note Cards: as a lover of snail mail, I love having these cute cards to send out to my blogging friends! What are your blogging essentials? Or just essentials in general?  ...

Today I am linking up with Kiki of In it's time   for her monthly linkup The Circle . This months theme is Fall favorites, which I am so excited to share with you! So here are a few of mine.  1. Favorite fall fashion/clothing item (what you're looking forward to wearing)? I am looking forward to wearing scarves, jean jackets, and comfy sweaters.  2. Favorite fall drink? My favorite fall drink would be Hot apple Cider because I can get it fresh at home in Michigan, and i also love it brewed in my Keurig. Also Hot chocolate, and I love caramel macciato's from starbucks. so good!  3. Something on your fall bucket list? To go up to the mountains overlooking the campus, or go to some other ones around to see the fall colors once they start here in VA. 4. Favorite fall recipe? My favorite fall recipe would be this Pumpkin Chocolate chip bread. I love the pumpkin mixed with the chocolate chips, so good!  5. Halloween candy or Pumpkin Spice ...

This month I am co- hosting the Circle linkup with Kiki from In it's time , who if you don't know, she's awesome, her eye for design and her heart for Jesus are such an encouragement in my life. Through her blog and exchanging emails, we have really bonded. I guess you could say she is one of my "blogging friends." With that said, Kiki we so have to meet someday girl!    As we decided on a theme for this month, we knew we wanted to focus on Love, but more importantly God's love. So this month we want you to link up a Valentine  weather that valentine be to other people or to God, that's up to you. We just want to hear from you, and since valentines day is right around the corner, we thought this would be a great idea! With that said, here's my Valentine... God, Thank you for the many blessings that you have provided for this year. I remember back before I got into Grad school, wondering what I was going to do and the anxiety of not k...

So Today we are linking up with one of our awesome monthly contributors and dear blogging friend Kiki from  In it's Time . This months linkup is all about Travel, Kiki and her co-host have asked: to either share a dream trip or share a favorite trip that we have already been on.  What's my favorite trip? My family and I take a family trip to Siesta Key, Florida every year in May, and it's definitely one of my favorite trips. We are going back this year in may, but i would love to go with friends. Sit on beach and soak up the sun all day, that sounds good to me.       My dream trip would be to Hawaii, I've always wanted to go. I've only seen it in pictures and it looks so beautiful! Also i think it would be fun to go to NYC on a blogging retreat, so i could meet some my blogging friends. We could have a week filled with talking about jesus and sharing our hearts with each other over coffee and good food. That would be a so nice.  photo fr...

So yesterday I linked up with our monthly contributor Kiki and this months the circle topic is two truths and lie. You can find the first post  here , be sure to read that before you read this one. So here are they are again: 1. I went zip lining in south Africa 2. I have never dyed my hair 3. I've held a baby lion. So number two is the lie: "I have never dyed my hair". But in fact, I have dyed my hair  it is currently a really dark brown and I love it!  It's something I started doing a while ago, I've never had any crazy colors, pretty much the same color.  Number one and three are true, I went to South Africa in January of 2011 and while I was there I went zip lining and I got to hold a baby lion. Zip lining was so fun, it was beautiful to see the tops of the trees from that far up, it's definitely something that I will never forget. I shared my experience helping in a soup kitchen while I was there here .   So th...

So today we are linking up with one of our wonderful monthly contributors, Kiki from  In It's Time . If you have not checked out her blog, you should cause she's pretty great! Anyways, today's The circle topic is two truths and a lie, so here are mine: ( Britney)  1. I went zip lining in south Africa 2. I have never dyed my hair 3. I've held a baby lion. So there you have it, theres my two truths and a lie. Now your job is to guess which one is a lie and which of them are true. Be sure to comment below with your answers. And be sure to stop by Kiki's blog and link up!

Today we are linking up with one of our monthly contributors  Kiki of In it's Time , you can find out more about her  here  on our about page. This months the circle linkup is, what is your favorite recipe. My favorite recipe is Penne a la Betsy (otherwise known as Penne with Shrimp) So if you like shrimp or seafood, then you will love this! If not, then I guess you can leave the shrimp out. Be sure to try to it, it's definitely a hit at my house!  The Ingredients Penne With Shrimp Instructions: 1/4 pounds Penne Pasta 1 pound Shrimp 3 Tablespoons Butter 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil 1 whole Onion (small) 2 cloves Garlic 1/2 cup White Wine, Or To Taste 1 can Tomato Sauce (8 Oz) 1 cup Heavy Cream  Fresh Parsley, to taste  Fresh Basil - To Taste  Salt To Taste  Pepper To Taste Preparation Instructions Cook the penne pasta until tender-firm, also known as al dente. Peel, devein and rinse ...

Today were linking up once again with Kiki who is one of our monthly contributors( be sure to check her out on our about page, if you haven't already) And the awesome women of God over at  In it's Time . She is definitely one of those blogging friends that I hope to meet someday, i just love her!  And when we first started this blog, she was a big help when we needed to know how to do something.   So, as summer comes to an end, here are the goals I accomplished.  Go to the beach - - - This was one of my goals this summer and my family and I did make it to the beach this summer, which wasn't hard since we live near Lake Michigan.    Save money for Grad school -- Well this didn't really happen, I am looking at different schools and hoping to find one that I can maybe start at in January. so we will see.    Have a all girls weekend --I did see some of my friends this summer at a wedding in PA for my dear friend Becky. I also got to...

Once again we are joining are wonderful blogger friend and monthly contributor Kiki at her blog In it's Time for her linkup the circle. Be sure to link up with Kiki on her blog too! This month's theme is creativity, and she has asked us to answer three questions make a collage which is below-- Just some pictures from my summer/ one from my trip to South Africa in January of 2011 (all photos were taken by me, do not copy)  1.What does creativity mean to you? To me creativity is, taking something that God is teaching me and putting it into words here on the blog or in my quiet time with him.  2. How do you stay creative? Who do you draw inspiration from? I stay creative by looking at other blogs and drawing inspiration from what they write about and making it my own. Like I said in the first question, i draw inspiration from what God is teaching me and the little things that he brings to me each day.  3. What is a creative part of you that you don't share muc...

So one of our sponsors Kiki at In It's Time is hosting an awesome linkup called the Circle, and this month she is focusing on summer bucket lists. So being the list person that I am, i knew i had to participate. So here's my summer bucket list-   Go to the beach - - if you know me I Love the beach!, so my goal is to at least go a few times this summer.    Save money for Grad school -- I am hoping to start Grad school in the fall! So if you could be praying for that.    Have a all girls weekend --My friends are far away, so i am hoping to see them this summer.  Continue to reach young women with this blog ---God has really done some amazing things with this blog, and I pray that you are encouraged by what you read on  here. Don't hesitate to let us know what you would like to see on here, email us or find us on Facebook or twitter.   So there you have it there's my list. Be sure to check out Kiki at her blog, and let her know that w...