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Before I catch ya’ll up on my writing and videos around the www, I wanted to share a couple things that have been inspiring me as of late.

We are THAT family: A friend of mine recently recommended this blog to me when I first got back from the DR.  As soon as I started reading I immediately felt connected to her passion and heart, and haven’t missed a single blog post ever since.  She’s been incredibly sweet in helping me set up a few things for our own ministry, and her personal encouragement has come in the moments I needed it most.

Grace to You App: I’ve been in deep need of some serious preaching.  The kind that wakes you up and really gets you uncomfortable and causes you to check yourself before you wreck yourself.  JMac (John MacArthur to most) is my most favorite pastor of all time, and just this week I’ve started making a daily date to listen to the podcasts from his app.  It’s become one of the most treasured parts of my day… I get Stellas leash on (my dog, to be clear), put my headphones in, and take off walking for a good 45 minutes to an hour until my soul is revived and legs and butt are utterly exhausted.
Get the app.
It’s free.
And yet totally priceless.

This song & these lyrics.
Nothing else needs to be said.

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And now where I’ve been… for those of you that like to follow along.

YouTube
(there’s another new video up today if you click over: My May health/beauty/fashion haul!}
May Empties:
Showing what I used up in the month of May and giving a little mini review on each product.  These are some of my favorite videos to watch, so hopefully you enjoy!

P&G Everyday
I love writing for P&G and Home Made Simple because it challenges me to really dig deep and learn everything I can on the topics assigned to me.
Here’s what I’ve worked on recently…

Easy Ways to Cut Calories w/out Feeling Like You’re Starving
Putting a Summer Spin On Workouts: Swimming, Running and Hiking with Suzanne Bowen
Nail Painting is all the rage, and I have the techniques you need to know
What eating after 8 does to your metabolism

And then of course there’s my beloved SheKnows Mommalogues!
Click on over to watch us chit chat with the princess about baby names and parenting advice…
It’s about that time for Kate & William if you didn’t already know! (I didn’t until I got these topics to film! Oops!)

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I hope you all have an incredible weekend!

xo, Summer

© 2013 “Le Musings of Moi”

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iWrite…off the blog

I am living a bit of my dream.
Writing and getting paid.  It’s amazing.  And wonderful.  
And completely scary and overwhelming.
There are deadlines, and pitches, and editors (thankfully I have been blessed with fabulous ones), and figuring out how to work from home with kids who never stop talking or needing food.  
But, still….I love it.  
I feel like I have found my calling (one of them), and I am humbled that I have even been chosen to share my words outside my blog.
But in all that….I have to say, there is still nothing like the freedom of writing here.  
To you guys.  
My kind of people that get me…  
You know me, inside and out, and still you come back for more.
{thank you for that.}
You support me, sometimes silently, but that’s okay because it’s not about needing validation so much anymore.  
Even your silent support, God finds a way to bring that to my heart and soul, and I feel it.
I love this place we have created.
{and still sometimes do.}
I may not be posting HERE five times a week (although i am writing 5x a week!), but know that I am never leaving this little place.
This is my heart.
YOU are my heart.
God had a plan that Ambien Night when I started this blog, and I am SO seeing it through.
The greatest of these is Love (RooMag)

PreParenting Counseling….you in? (allParenting)

Is newlywed bliss real? (SheKnows Love)

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Also?
Somehow it’s Friday already and I barely posted again here this week.
Can I blame summer vacation AND the holiday AND the 8 hr. Zumba Training Class this week???

Next week will be different.
I will be relaxed.
I will breathe.
I will write.

© 2012 “Le Musings of Moi”
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iWrite…off the blog

As you guys know, I’ve been happily tapping away on my computer writing up articles for SheKnows and allParenting, and I absolutely LOVE IT.
{these websites, you guys?!? TOTES ba-na-nas.}
Here’s the latest of what’s out there on the Big World Wide Web that has my name on it….
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So you know, in your free time….you should TOTALLY read them, like them, share them, comment on them….all the things that I’d swoon for to help spread the article word.

xoxo

© 2012 “Le Musings of Moi”
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can i make a difference?

Nothing mourns my soul more than to think that I could possibly be wasting the life and breath God has given me.
And so I ask often, of myself, of the Lord….
“Am I worthy?  Can I make a difference?”
I think we as women, as moms, or as people simply trying to find meaning in our lives….
have all asked this question at one time or another.
I’d love it if you’d join me today over at Roo Mag where I share my journey through these questions, and the truth God has spoken into my life through it.
I pray He speaks truth into yours as well.
Hope to see you there!
© 2012 “Le Musings of Moi”
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when i’m not here, i’m there….

How on earth is time flying so fast?
Between a new baby nephew in my life and heart, LOTS of family visiting, and one of our cars finally breathing it’s last breath….life is becoming one big blur.
So, while I’m out negotiating car payments and entertaining guests, check out some of the other websites I’ve been contributing to lately.
When I’m not here, you can always find me there!
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First up, there’s my YouTube Channel.  
I am doing my best to keep up with videos, mostly beauty related, so check them out and let me know what you think.  
And if you have other ideas, pass them on!  
(coming up in the next few days is my April Favorites…beauty, books, and more!!)
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Then, Tuesday through Friday you can find me dishing my thoughts via video on the SheKnows Mommalogues.  
{only watch if you can stand my voice*. if you can’t, just read the post at the bottom of each video.  see, there are options!}
*some people are so KIND with their comments.  sigh.
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Also, there’s a new site launching called allParenting.com and right now there’s a fun article up that I wrote on the top Drugstore Makeup products for Moms.  
While you’re there browse around, it’s quickly becoming one of my favorite sites, and not just because I have an article up on it either! 
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And finally, there’s Candace Cameron’s online women’s magazine, RooMag.  
I’ll be contributing articles on matters of the heart….and I think my first will up later this week.  
But in the meantime, check out the website, because I know it will quickly become one of your favorites.

And trust, I’ll be back to regular schedule posts soon!  
By the way….HOW ARE YOU GUYS!
I miss you!!!

© 2012 “Le Musings of Moi”
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i’ve been published! (UPDATED) *Another article*

I just signed up with Associated Content and am starting to write articles for their site. It’s nice because you get paid (not a whole lot) per view of your article. Not too bad. And it gets your writing exposed! You in?
Click here:
Join Associated Content
I just got my first two articles published. Check them out!
From now on, I will post the titles to these articles on the left side of my blog. Just in case you aren’t getting enough of my stuff on here. 😉 And also because mama needs a new pair of shoes! So, go click and support my habit!
© 2008 “Le Musings of Moi”
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© 2009 “Le Musings of Moi”
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