New post is live today on Madly Mignon! Today I'm getting very heartfelt, as I reflect on the pain and hurt I see in our world. There is so much darkness that seems to be clouding many of us, which begs me to wonder, how do we move forward, exactly? How do we find the light in the darkness? While this is a loaded question, today's post is meant to serve as a form of encouragement amidst whatever type of hardship or pain you may be dealing with. My current life motto courtesy of the AMAZING @lysaterkeurst is "we must feel the pain to HEAL from the pain." Believe it or not, amidst the tears I actually ask God to let me feel the pain so I can heal from the pain with His guidance over time. You might be saying… “Girlfriend are you crazy?! You actually ask God to make you feel the pain?! That is cray cray!” I understand why you might think so, but I promise you that the pain isn’t the enemy. Read more today on the blog as we journey together to find light in the darkness ✨ // http://liketk.it/2sH0a #liketkit @liketoknow.it
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![Heartbreak: Redirection VS Rejection
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TODAY on the blog I pour out my heart and dive into talking about a topic that is SO relevant and crazy near to my heart right now… that is the topic of rejection,and specifically rejection in heartbreak! 💔
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How many of you have experienced heartbreak in one way shape or form? 🙋🏼It is no exaggeration to say that when heartbreak hits, a waterfall of emotions, feelings, and thoughts come pouring over us… usually in the form of rejection 🙅🏼:a dark space that corrupts our hope and replaces truths with hopeless lies saying that God doesn’t really have a good plan for us.
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So HOW do we shift our mind to see the GOOD in heartbreak when the walls all around us are crumbling? How do we experience a renewed hope for our future? How do we shift our view to see rejection as REDIRECTION?
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Today on the blog I share intimately about my recent heartbreak, and how it so deeply hurt me. When this immensely great relationship ended, I found myself fighting against the thoughts of rejection with ALL of my might. After all, I was planning on marrying this man so to have it end so suddenly felt like my entire world was crashing down. Sound familiar to anyone?
Through this heartbreak and pain, I was able to embrace some KEY revelations that helped me to transform my heart’s ability to turn rejection into a comfort of redirection. [praise JESUS!] 🙌🏻
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So if you know anyone going through heartbreak that needs encouragement, THIS post is for you, or for them! ❤️ it was definitely a difficult one for me to write, but I am excited for how the Lord may want to use this to provide further encouragement and healing to those experiencing painful rejection and heartbreak.
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Though it is in no way an easy process, I want you to know that I BELIEVE IN YOU and am right here beside you, tissue box, chocolate, hugs, and prayers galore my dearest friend. You can do this!
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![How in the world does one optimize and find BALANCE on social media? Today on the blog, I'm telling you!
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As I have considered how I could more consistently add REST and BALANCE into my days, I have also thought about the one area of my life that has consumed me the most….
…drumroll please…
💥SOCIAL MEDIA💥
Are you surprised?! Probably not! I was very intrigued by how much time we spend as a culture on social media and read up on some prettyyyy eye opening statistics below [be prepared to gasp!].
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👉🏻An average of 2 hours a day is spent on social media, which translates to 5 years and 4 months over a lifetime * [GASP # 1!!!]
👉🏻30% of time online is now spent on social media * [GASP # 2!!!]
👉🏻Time spent on social media daily outweighs eating, grooming AND socializing [approximately 3 years and 5 months]!!! *[GASP # 3!!!]
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Today on the blog I have included some of my top tips below that will help you to foster a “realer than real” social media account, that will save you time and effort… and in the end, add some years back to your life! 👧🏼👦🏻❤️🙏🏻
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![The BEST OF September 💗 // NEW on the blog [link in bio] talking about the whirlwind of September. New habits, trips, favorite things... including the fact that I am now a brand new BOOK work nerd 🐛🤓 and my favorite read that is changing my LIFE! Read all about this today on the blog. You all mean SO much to me. Mean it. 💗
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![#realtalk moment: this week took some unexpected turns. SO I'm only able to bring you one post this week but that's okay because I am superrrrrr excited about the gravity of my post EARLIER this week: living in ABUNDANCE ❤️ // When we switch our mindset to think of living in abundance, we are able to open our mind to the possibility that there is SO much waiting for us. We can finally stop being hindered by our own earthly thoughts. Trust me, it is SO freeing.
Individuals with an abundance mentality can share in the JOY of success for others, while stopping their brains from comparing themselves to the so-called “winner of the pie”. In fact, there is no longer just ONE winner of the pie. In this mentality there are many pies + many pieces of pies, so in essence we all win in our own way [Does anyone ELSE want pie as much as me I do right now?!]. When you switch to an abundance mentality in ALL that you do, you suddenly realize that you begin to embrace your own self-worth + confidence fully. // read more his week on Madly Mignon [link in bio] // Screenshot or 'like' this pic to shop the product details from the LIKEtoKNOW.it app, available now from the App Store! http://liketk.it/2sr3E #liketkit @liketoknow.it](https://images.liketoknow.it/e07fb490-8448-11e7-9fed-0242ac110002?v=0&auto=format&fm=jpg&w=450&q=80&dpr=1)
![Living in ADUNDANCE // coming in HOT 🔥❤️ today on Madly Mignon in partnership with @shopreddress [this dress is UNDER $40!]! Do you ever find yourselves on Instagram scrolling through + seeing a ton of perfectly posed photos, or someone on the most exotic vacation imaginable with their beautiful little family all whislst having a six pack [after having multiple kids I might add…]? Indeed, you may have had the BEST weekend, but seeing these images for some reason steals all of your joy. You watched the sunset, made some good meals + spent time with friends, but none of that can “compare” to this perfect lifestyle of a woman with a family + perfect looking kids traveling to the most exotic destination with her model-esque husband. Sigh. Raise your hand if you have everrrr been tempted to feel this way whilst looking at social media?
While social media has a tendency to do this, we have to make an especially conscious effort to truly choose truth. You see, often we actually live out of a place of having a “scarcity” mentality. AKA, that that person has what I want + I will never obtain that.
This. thinking. is. WRONG.
// see more today on the opposite type of thinking... a mindset of ABUNDANCE today on the blog! // #ad #sponsored #shopreddress // http://liketk.it/2soKc #liketkit @liketoknow.it](https://images.liketoknow.it/b1f68958-81e0-11e7-9fed-0242ac110002?v=0&auto=format&fm=jpg&w=450&q=80&dpr=1)
![FIRST + FOREMOST... HAPPY BASTILLE DAY LOVES! Today my post on the blog is dedicated to all things FRENCH, Parisian to be exact!
As I sit here right now, I listen to my frenchie vibes playlist with a smile on my face. So many of you have asked me... why Madly Mignon? Why do you have a french tinge to ALL that you do + love? This question makes me smile ear to ear! After living in France for over 5 months in college... my heart had a true “love affair” with the city. ✨💗I had already had dreams of how magical Paris was, + one might think those high expectations would be shattered upon living in Paris... but rather they were HEIGHTENED. It was some of the BEST 5 months of my entire life. So, why do I love Paris?Read more on the blog 🎀💕 [link above] // http://liketk.it/2s1GR #liketkit @liketoknow.it](https://images.liketoknow.it/7bdab95e-68b8-11e7-9fed-0242ac110002?v=0&auto=format&fm=jpg&w=450&q=80&dpr=1)
![❤💙🇺🇸 today on Madly Mignon, I am talking about my reverence for the Unites States of America [+ wearing this uber cute look from @tuckernuck]. This country is undoubtedly physically BEAUTIFUL. But even more than having stunning physical terrain, this country has something so much more incredible than just gorgeous countryside. It has people. It has incredibly diverse, uniquely made, driven + passionate people....325.4 million [+ counting] to be exact! We all know that the U.S. is a melting pot of different cultures all in one... but what is SO incredibly great about that is each different culture that comes to the U.S. brings their distinct cultural heritage + traditions to this country. This translates into a culture full of different traditions, heritages, backgrounds, quirks, + intricacies.
I think Jimmy Carter said it best. America is not JUST a melting pot, but rather a beautiful mosaic." A compilation of many different beautiful parts that when put together make a colorful + rich + beautiful WHOLE.
"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.” -Jimmy Carter // http://liketk.it/2rUAW #liketkit @liketoknow.it](https://images.liketoknow.it/7a7da4c8-60e8-11e7-9fed-0242ac110002?v=0&auto=format&fm=jpg&w=450&q=80&dpr=1)
