And just like that, I’m back. Back to the grind, back to the desk. Back to the Bay, back to my fat cat! I spent quite a bit of time relaxing on the beaches of south Florida and the Virgin Islands. I’m jealous of my own life right now, wishing I was still sitting on said beaches with a cocktail in my hand. I can’t even look at my own Instagram without feeling a little bit of beach envy.
I am the first person to tell you that I am one lucky traveler. I don’t ever take a trip for granted; I try to enjoy every second of every vacation we are blessed enough to take. Even when we were in the middle of a hurricane in Playa. Even when my cell phone was magically whisked away in the back of a cab in Mazatlan. Even when it’s a lightning storm on the beaches of Florida. You don’t always get the best luck, but being there in the first place is such an amazing life experience, you can’t take it for granted.
That being said, I had quite a serious experience on my most recent trip to Florida. Let’s just say that I had a blatant reminder that life is short. Hug your husbands tighter, kiss your children more, and tell your family how much you love them. You never know when you’ll get another chance.
Because of that experience, I tried to take a little extra time to thank God for everything in my life. Because I’m a huge fan of daily affirmations, I wanted to create something that would remind me to live life to the fullest. You may have seen my Police Officer Bible Printables a few weeks back, and thought to yourself, “Gee, I wish I had my own Bible printables.” (Or at least in my dreams that’s what you thought). So for the rest of you, I created another set. This time they’re just a generalized set of uplifting, supportive Bible verses. Some are perfect for your spouse, some are perfect for your friends. Leave them around the house, the office, or even send them in the mail.
You can download them here. Show me how you used them on Instagram! Tag @raeofsparkles in your photos!
Kelly says
These are so great- and they’re the perfect size to tape around my apartment, keep one in my car’s glove box, keep some at work- plus they’re super cute! Thanks for sharing these!
shauna841505@yahoo.com says
Glad you like them! I love taping up little reminders around my place too. 🙂
Jamie Grady says
Loving your blog!! Your vacation looks AMAZING! How beautiful is that water?! Looking forward to following and getting to know you more! 🙂
shauna841505@yahoo.com says
Thank you Jamie!!! The vacation was amazing, and the water!!!! Ahhhhhh!! Thanks for the follow, going to head over to your blog now!
Minaxi says
Wow. What an amazing idea. I love the fact how you keep reminding everyone not to take things for granted 🙂 So true isn’t it. We never know what tomorrow holds for us..
And I can toootally relate to that sinking feeling in your stomach when you wake up in the familiar pillow in your bedroom and reality hits you so badly that you know you would not be listening to the beach waves, not gonna do any cliff walk and no mountains around to bug your hubby saying “the mountains are calling and I must go” 🙁 We just came back after an amazing roadtrip covering the whole New England area and a few other states too and it just sucks being back to your old base 🙁 All I can do nowadays is go through the photos and recollect every teeny bit of detail and wishing we were one of those couples who is always on the road 😛