WALMART HOME MARKDOWN AND CLEARANCE DEALS WE USED FOR EMILY'S APARTMENT

I've made a couple of trips to help Emily get settled in at her new apartment in Dallas over the past month.  As I was arranging and fluffing the other day, I realized that we used a lot of home items from Walmart!  I was going to share a thing or two in my last FFF post , but when I realized how many there were I decided they needed their own post.  The best part is, they are all either marked down or on clearance!  I'm working on a post for later this week to show how we decorated her room, but you'll get a few sneak peeks as I share these items today.   OK I might have picked up  this striped planter  for me while I was shopping for her... I noticed these darling striped planters at the beginning of the season and thought they were adorable. The price was a bit high for me then but now they are marked down (even though the price doesn't specifically say "rollback" or "clearance", they are now less than the original price was earlier this year.......

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FIVE FRIDAY FAVORITES

I hope you're having a great weekend!  Here's this week's Five Friday Favorites.  1) This new hot pink/tan color combo of  New Balance sneakers - I'm a fan!  I have this same shoe in black and white already, this color combo is so fun!  I love the bright pink but the tan in the mix will help them transition into Fall well, and the lighter blush color is super cute too!  These are comfortable for all day wear for running errands, travel, or whatever!  Multiple color options, click product photo for different retailer options.  JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. 2) We use this  wireless remote control for outlets  every day. One remote works on multiple outlets, you just have to remember which outlet goes with which button on the remote- ha!  It's super handy for the lamps on the mantle which are tall and too hard to reach the switch easily, and they are especially useful at Christmas......

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FIVE FRIDAY FAVORITES

Hi there, I hope you're having a great weekend! Caleb is in town for a friend's bachelor weekend so we got to spend a few hours with him yesterday, that doesn't happen often enough these days! Other than that we've just got a weekend around the house and church Sunday morning , it's SO hot that not doing much of anything sounds perfect to me! Here are my Five Friday Favorites for this week! 1) It seems like this summer has been particularly humid, and I had almost forgotton about my secret weapon hairspray.  I use one that's a bit lighter day to day, but my hair has been a wreck lately and I remembered to pull this out of my cabinet! It holds curl in humidity better than anything I've used.  It's serious, though!  I like to spray it in quick bursts, scrunch my curls, then let it dry and lightly comb them to tame strays if needed. It's good to have on hand for bad hair days- add to your cart on Amazon , Walmart , or Target . Weather Control Hairspray ......

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OUR NEW CHAPTER- WHAT'S NEXT IN MINISTRY LIFE

Last Fall I shared with you that the Lord led us to leave the church where Ray had served as a minister on staff for 22 years.  I won't go into any of that explanation again but you can catch up here if you missed it.  But the short answer is- by leaving, we were following what we felt the Lord was calling us to do even though we had no idea what our next step would be.  And maybe because we didn't have an answer or explanation to what we would be doing next, many were under the impression that Ray had retired.  Nope!  We're still many years away from considering that.  We are pleased to share that since January 1st, we stepped into our next chapter in ministry at  Edmond Community Church where Ray is serving as the Executive Pastor. Edmond Community is a church plant that started in 2018, so this is a very different journey for us!  We've been on staff at small churches in the past, but being a part of a church body that doesn't have a physical b......

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DEAL ALERT! EXTRA 50 OFF SALE SECTION AT ANTHROPOLOGIE STARTED TODAY!

Hello friends!  Thank you so much for your kind comments on my outfit post yesterday, you seem to want to see more so I'll get to work on that! I'm working on a post for tomorrow and hadn't planned to post today, but then I noticed Anthropologie is taking an extra 50% off their sale items that just started this morning, and I thought I'd pop in and share a few of my picks!  A few weeks ago I got the  cutest little polka dot mug , today it's only $4 after discount!  Obviously, I used it as a planter and I think it's the most fun little pop of color and pattern.  What a happy gift this would make!  Speaking of, I've already started stashing away gifts and stocking stuffers and love to find bargains like this to add to my gift drawer. I also recently got a couple of these cute football glasses , they are fantastic and substantial!  They've added some soccer styles on sale and a few football colors are only $2.50 after the discount.  The Ho......

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