Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I hope you guys have all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

What are some of your Thanksgiving traditions?
Do you travel or stay at home for Thanksgiving?
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
~Katie

Cute animals 2 :)

Hey everyone! So today I've decided to share with you some funny/adorable photos I found. :) (Just to let you know, I've been tagged for two things, and don't worry I'll be getting to them! I've just been so busy! ;))
Here ya go!

Aren't this all adorable?!
Which one is your favourite?
Have a great day everyone!
~Katie
P.S I have added a GFC gadget to the side of my page. ;)

Book Review: Chia Vitality

Hey everyone! So today I have a book review to share with you guys.
The book is called Chia Vitality and it's by Janie Hoffman (Founder and CEO of Mamma Chia).

This book is all about the Chia seed. I liked this book overall. It had a few good recipes inside it that I would like to try using the chia seed. :) Some things included in this book are: flexible meal plans using chia seeds, yoga routines, and meditation course. It tells you everything you need to know about the chia seed: where to buy it, how to store it, and how to use chia seeds in cooking. I recommend this book to anyone who's interested in getting a healthier diet. Overall, I would give this book 4 stars. :)
If you haven't ever tried a chia seed, you definitely should. You don't actually really taste them, and they can be added to pretty much anything, smoothies, soup, salad! :)
If you're interested in purchasing this book you can buy them here:
Books A Million
Amazon
Wal-Mart
Barnes and Noble
I hope you all have a great day everyone!
~Katie

My Life 1

Hey everyone!
So I realized the other day, I haven't really told you what I've been up to lately, and I think now is a good time to start!
I have been incredibly busy lately! School, books, puppy preparation, shopping, American Heritage Girls, P.E class, so many things.
So last Sunday we decided to get a puppy! Now, this was not planned at all, but when we saw her video on the shelter's facebook page we just fell in love with her!! We have 2 cats, and one of them is very protective over his territory...so yeah, it's going to take some getting use to for him. Here's a picture of her:

She's the one on the left. ;)

She is  so playful! We've decided to name her Luna. :)

She is growing SO fast. It's crazy! I can tell a difference in her size in just a week's time. She's a labrador retriever mix and she's suppose to grow really quickly. :/
I'm so excited though! All they have to do is spay her before we can take her home! And they're hoping to fit her in tomorrow! :D
So for American Heritage Girls (it's kind of a Christian version of 4H) we're suppose to take in a 2 layer cake this Tuesday to decorate. So me and my siblings (I have on younger sister, and one younger brother) are all going over to one of my best friends house and I'm going to make a cake with her and my siblings are going to hang out with her siblings! So much fun! :)
I love going over to her house. I always have so much fun with her!
So I guess I best get going!
Have a blessed Sabbath everyone!
~Katie
P.S
Does anyone like the idea of me doing a Christmas series of sorts (pictures, stories, crafts, things like that) ? I would probably start it this sometime in December. ;)

Tea Exchange Sign up Ends this Wednesday!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that sign up for the tea exchange coming up, ends this Wednesday. If you're interested in participating or know anyone who would like to participate, just email me at earthykatie@gmail.com . I have one person signed up right now, and I'll need at least one more to continue through with the tea exchange. :)
Have a great day everyone!
~Katie
P.S Does anyone think it would be a good idea for me to start posting some about my life, and what I do, or would that be boring? :)

What I'm Thankful for: (Part of the Give Thanks X7 challenge)

Hey everyone! So today I'm sharing with you what I've been thankful for through the Give Thanks X7 challenge the KBR magazine is hosting. So here's what I've been thankful for the past 13 days!

 

Day  1:

1.The chance to have an education when so many other children don't have that opportunity.
2. My wonderful family who's always there for me.
3. A loving and forgiving God who is always watching each and everyone of us.
4. Beautiful autumn colours all around.
5. The chance to reach out to people on my blog, Lilies of Grace.
6. Freedom of religion when so many others are killed if they believe in our Lord, Jesus Christ.
7. A warm house on such a cold, dreary day.

Day 2:

1.A beautiful sunny day today.
2. Our electric fire places to warm us on cold days.
3. All my wonderful penpals.
4. Clean drinking water
5. Soap and shampoo so I can take showers, when so many other people don't have those simple luxuries.
6. Warm socks.
7. The opportunity to have food on our table, 3 times a day. So many people don't even have food 1 time a day.

Day 3:

1.Hot chocolate on cold days. Mmmm! :)
2. A clear blue sky on a cold day.
3. My cell phone so I can keep in touch with all my friends. :)
4. Running water in our house so we don't have to go pull it out of a well everytime we need a bath or a drink.
5. Music
6. My delicious breakfast I have every Sunday morning, cinnamon rolls. Mmm!
7. Books

 

Day 4:

1. The book of Philippians. It has so many wonderful verses that I love. :)
2. All of God's promises. He has so many, and I know he'll never break any of them.
3. Internet
4. Clothes in my closet.
5. This opportunity to get to know all you girls and remind myself of all the wonderful things God has given me.
6. Our car
7. The recipe I received today in the mail. I'm participating in a recipe exchange, and I was very happy to receive my first new recipe. :)

 

Day 5:

1.The fun times I had this morning in my p.e class with my friends.
2. Tea!
3. Rain
4. Delicious pomegranates! I love them!
5. Family dinners. I'm glad we have the time to sit down a couple times of week to have a family dinner together, even when we all have busy schedules.
6. All of the beautiful sights God has given us. The mountains, the oceans, the aurora borealis! God truly shows us just how creative he really is.
7. The free midwifery course Julia Ryan sent me the link for! I am so glad she shared it with me! Thank you! :)

 

Day 6:

1. The nice weather so we can have the windows open. :)
2. The windy day we're having. It feels very nice out!
3. The warm Sweet Tangerine tea I had this morning with my homemade oatmeal.
4. Dinner tonight- we're having one of my favourites: tacos!
5. My warm fleecy pajama pants! They're so cute!
6. All of our great schoolbooks we have!
7. Our two sweet kitties, Alice and Jasper!

 

Day 7:

1. The delicious stirfry we're having for dinner tonight!
2. The beautiful windchimes playing outside our front door.
3. The opportunity to be in a fun group, it's called American Heritage Girls, and I have a great time there!
4. Pens and pencils so we can write.
5. Our cool stamps we have so I can write to my penpals. :)
6. The 2 new followers on Google+ I got yesterday and today. I love knowing that people enjoy reading what I write. :)
7. The ginormous salad I had for lunch! It was so good! We have just a big salad for lunch every Friday for lunch. :)    

 Day 8:

1. The delicious ice cream sundae I had last night for dessert!
2. A warm house
3. My red hair. :)
4. My snack of cookies and chocolate soymilk, while watching this show called Business of being born, with my mama.
5. Being able to sleep in this morning until 9.
6. Our trampoline!
7. My hello kitty snuggie my friend got for my birthday this year. :) It's so warm, and I love it!

  Day 9:

1. The Cheerio treats we're having later for a midnight snack.
2. The cute puppy we looked at today in the shelter. We're thinking about adopting her!
3. All the groceries we got today during our monthly shopping trip.
4. My boots
5. My pretty calendar hanging in my room.
6. Pineapples!
7. All the cute cups and mugs we own.

 

Day 10:

1. The cute clothes we got for our puppy!
2. The fun week of autumn outfit post I did today over at my blog. I had a lot of fun doing it!
3. The delicious brownies we're going to have for dessert! Yum!
4. The Pepsi we're going to have as a special drink tonight for dinner!
5. Our library. I don't know what I'd do without it! I'd hate to have to buy every book I want to read, and I really don't like reading ebooks. :)
6. That the whole family agreed on the name Luna. We all love it so much! We went through quite a few names before we found the perfect one we all liked. :)
7. The yummy vanilla spice tea I had the other day with my breakfast.

 

Day 11:

1. We got approved to adopt a new puppy! Yay!
2. An expert cake decorator who's coming into my class tonight as a guest speaker. :)
3. Quesdillas with fire sauce for dinner tonight. I just LOVE spicy food!
4. The encouraging blog I read and all the blogger friends I've made. :)
5. For God's protecting hand.
6. The cool breeze blowing in through our windows right now.
7. KBR magazine!

 

Day 12:

1. That our cat is ok. He was drooling like crazy. Turns out he ate the liquid inside of a glowstick and it tasted really bitter.
2. We got to skip our schoolwork this morning. :)
3. My cute Washington D.C. bracelet my friend got me as a souvenir a few months ago. I love it!
4. My cotton candy coloured socks!
5. Text messages.
6. God's eternal love
7. My cute cat leggings! :)

 

Day 13:

1. My delicious cup of Assam Black tea I had this morning with our homemade oatmeal.
2. That my delivery from Bath and Body works is suppose to come today or tomorrow. :)
3. Taco salad for dinner tonight!
4. Thanksgiving coming up soon!
5. We picked up some Taco Bell the other night as a special treat. Since we're going to get a new puppy soon, money's tight, and I'm glad we had the opportunity to have something special. :)
6. The little flurries of snow falling from the sky. It's our first snow this winter!
7. Weather radars

Have a blessed day everyone!

~Katie
P.S This is my 50th post! :)

A Week of Autumn Outfits!

Hey everyone!
So today, I have a special post! Libby over at A noble calling is hosting a week of autumn outfits challenge.

Here are my outfits:

                                                               Here is my first outfit:
                                                                 Shirt: Target
                                                                  Jeans: Old Navy
                                                                    Sweater: Old Navy
                                                                       Purse: Christmas gift

Shirt: Christian Bookstore

Jeans: Old Navy

Boots: Birthday gift from Target I think

Dress: Hannahlise

Shirt: Disney Store

Skirt: Handmade

 

                                                          
                                                                    Shirt: Blair
                                                                    Skirt: Handmade

I liked doing this picture, except for the fact I was in the hurry because there were big trucks everywhere. They were about to repave our road.

Dress: Hannahlise

Shirt: Blair

 

 

 

So I hoped you liked this post! Have a great day!

Did you like this post? Comment below!

The Blogger Recognition Award

Hey everyone! I've been awarded The Blogger Recognition Award!
Thank you so much for nominating me, M from The Life of Little Me! :)

So here's what I'm suppose to do:
1. Thank the person who nominated me, and provide a link to their blog. Did that!
2. Give a brief story on how I started my blog, and a one or two tips for other bloggers. :)
3. Choose 15 other bloggers to nominate for this award.
4. And comment on each of their blogs to let them know I nominated them!
Here it goes:
Why I decided to start a blog:
I started my blog because I really wanted to spread the Word of God, and inspire and encourage other girls. I had been reading a couple of other blogs, and I realized, I wanted to start my own. This is all happened in a span of a day! I just woke up, and felt the calling to start my blog. By the end of the day, my blog was created, I had my first post, and even my first comment! :) I was so excited! ;)
I really want to encourage other girls through this blog with inspiring Bible verses and stories, and get to know other wonderful girls who also blog. :)
Some advice ;) :
My advice is just be yourself when blogging. My recent post I did is called 13 random facts about me. I enjoyed doing this post because my readers got to know me better. It's sometimes hard to tell a person's personality when you're reading their blog, if they're not being who they truly are. :) Like I said, I'm really weird, silly, and clumsy. I like sharing little bits of random things about myself so my readers can get to know me better. I love it when other bloggers do posts about random facts about themselves! :)
Another piece of advice: I personally prefer to respond to my readers comments. Not everyone has time to do that though. :) I like letting them know I read their comments, and really appreciate each and everyone one. Comments always make me smile. :)
So I nominate for this award:

1. Jessica Joy from (Almost) Perfectly Pink
2. Libby from  A Noble Calling
3. Brooke from Blooming in his Light
4. Clare from Clare's Spot
5. Kara from Cooking with Kara 
6. Bree from Cover Up for Christ 
7. Olivia from Fresh Modesty
8. ? From Gentle Joy Photography
9. Emily from Ooh! La la! Cakery 
10. Christina from Our Wood Home 
11. Clara from Reasons to Smile
12. Mikayla from The Bubblegum Ballerina
13. Stephanie from The Enchanting Rose
14. ? from Wholesome Joy Photography
15. and Julia from Writing for His Glory
I can't wait to see all of your guys posts (assuming you're interested, of couse :))!
P.S I've been nominated for another award too, so be expecting that sometime soon! :)
Have a great day!
~Katie

Tea Exchange coming up!

Hey everyone!
So I have decided to host a tea exchange! I'm not sure how many of my readers enjoy tea though, but I thought I'd give it a shot. ;) I participated in a tea exchange a little while back, and I got a wonderful friend doing it. So, here's how it'll work: if you are interested in participating, please email me at earthykatie@gmail.com. I'll give you all the details after you email me. ;)

The basics are: I'll pair you up with somebody, maybe somebody near your own age (so maybe you can make a friend through it. ;)) and you'll send them some tea, but the person you're sending the tea won't be the same person who's sending you your tea. Then you can make two new friends through this experience.
Does that make sense? ;)
Any age may join.
So if you're interested in participating, email me. :)
Please share! I'd love to get to know my readers better. ;)
Have a great day!
~Katie
P.S Please email me by November 19th. That's 2 weeks away. Thank you!

Which one do you prefer?

Hey everyone! So today, I decided to answer some which one questions. A friend of mine over at her blog, A Noble Calling, did it on her blog, and I thought it looked like fun! So here it goes: Be warned, it's a long post! ;) I was going to number the questions but my computer acted up and decided to put dots instead. :) There are 80 in all.

 

   Coffee or tea? Tea, definitely. I've never had coffee before anyway. Tea has so many different flavours too!

  Black and white or color? Most of the time colour.

Drawings or paintings? Probably drawings. At the same time though, I really like a few paintings I've seen before. Like the Starry Night Sky. That one's my all time favourite. :)

Dresses or skirts? I like both, but most of the time, skirts are my favourite.

Books or movies? I like both. Books, in my opinion, give a lot more details than a movie does though.

Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi definitely. I don't really like coke.

Chinese or Italian? Italian!

Early bird or night owl? Night owl definitely. I love to stay up late.

Chocolate or vanilla? Vanilla. I'm not that big of a chocolate fan, unless if it's a chocolate bar. :)

Introvert or extrovert? Both. I'm an introvert normally when I meet new people, but when I get to know them better, I'm definitely an extrovert.

Hunting or fishing? I don't hunt or fish.

Winter or summer? Oo, hard decision! Both are unique in their own way. :)

Spring or fall? Probably fall.

Rural or urban? Rural. I live in the city though.

Cake or pie? Cake!

Ice cream or yogurt? Oh, I can't decide! I love vanilla yogurt, but ice cream is delicious too!

Ketchup or mustard? Ketchup

Sweet pickles or dill pickles? Neither! No pickles for me. :)

Comedy or mystery? Probably comedy.

Boots or sandals? I love both!

Silver or gold? Silver

Checkers or chess? I'm not a big fan of either, but if I had to choose one, I would say checkers.

Board games or video games? It depends. I like both!

Honey mustard or BBQ sauce? BBQ sauce

Baseball or basketball? Neither really.

Crushed ice or cubed ice? I prefer cubed.

Skiing or snowboarding? I haven't done either. If I had to choose one I would try though, it would be skiing!

Bracelet or necklace? I like both, but I prefer necklaces.

Fruit or vegetables? Both!

Sausage or bacon? Neither. I'm a vegetarian. ;)

Scrambled or fried? Scrambled

Dark chocolate or white chocolate? Oo, hard! I like both. I guess it just depends what mood I'm in.

Antique or brand new? Both!

Dress up or dress down? I'm both. I like dressing up sometimes, and then sometimes I just like wearing jeans and a t-shirt. :)

Cats or dogs? Cats

Pancakes or waffles? I like both, but waffles are better!

Washing dishes or doing laundry? Hmm...probably doing the laundry.

Snakes or sharks? If I had to choose one, then snakes.

Orange juice or apple juice? Orange juice is my favourite.

Pen or pencil? Pen. You don't have to sharpen a pen. ;)

Peanut butter or jelly? Peanut butter.

Adventurous or cautious? I would say I'm more adventurous at times.

Saver or spender? If I'm saving up for something, then a saver.

Glasses or contacts? Glasses

Laptop or desktop? I'm good with both. I'm writing on a desktop right now.

Internet or cell phone? Internet

Call or text? Both. I really like calling my friends because you can have a better conversation, but texting is sometimes easier.

Curly hair or straight hair? I would say in between. I have wavy hair.

Shower in the morning or shower in the evening? More like the afternoon.

Spicy or mild? Spicy, definitely!

Oreos or Chips Ahoy? Oreos!

Truth or dare? Dare!

Roller coaster or Ferris wheel? Definitely a roller coaster! I love them!

Leather or denim? Denim

Stripes or solids? Most of the time, solids.

Bagels or muffins? Muffins :)

Whole wheat or white? I like both.

Beads or pearls? Both!

Hardwood or carpet? Hardwood

Bright colors or neutral tones? I like both.

Be older than you are or younger than you are? I just want to be my age. :)

Raisins or nuts? Raisins

Picnic or nice restaurant? Nice restaurant

Black leather or brown leather? If I had to choose, then black.

Long hair or short hair? I prefer my hair long.

Fiction or non-fiction? Both

Math or English? I hate math! Definitely English.

Morning or Night? Night

Full House or Family Matters? I haven't watched either.

McDonalds or Burger King? Neither. I don't eat there.

Baked or Fried? Baked most of the time.

Hamburgers or Hotdogs? Again, I'm a vegetarian. :)

Rain or Snow? I like both.

France or Italy? I can't choose!

Santa Claus or Easter Bunny? Santa Clause

Mayo or Miracle Whip? Neither!

Pickles or Olives? Neither!

 

I hoped you guys liked my answers! Feel free to do these questions on your own blog, and link up in a comment. :)

Have a great day!