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I received my Vox Box from Influenster
I got the COVERGIRL voxbox, which came with the Plumpify Mascara & the Colorlicious Oh Sugar! tinted lip balm.
the plumply mascara is very easy to apply, wears well & is easily removed with coconut oil.
the oh sugar lip balm is my favorite. it leaves your lips feeling smooth & is great for the beach when you just want a little color on your lips.



I received these products complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster #wipeforwater #contest

When I needed a hand, I found your paw

The love I have for my dog is unreal. Saying "see ya soon" to him was one of the hardest things I've ever done & our house won't be a home until he is here with us.
I know most of you probably think my life revolves around him.. it doesn't, but he does add so much joy to my life & the lives of everyone who has the pleasure of meeting him. He's been my best friend, my protector, my comfort, my shoulder to cry on, my support, my secret keeper, my comic relief, my therapy, my heart.. The one who follows me everywhere, looks to me for permission, shares my food, spends countless days offering unconditional love to me because that's what dogs do.
I read a quote that said, "be the person your dog thinks you are" & I want to do just that. A dog is the only one on earth that loves you more than they do themselves, so why would I not try to have the same heart that he does. Unconditional love for everyone..
I truly think that God gave us the companionship of dogs to show us how He loves us. No matter what we do or how long we are gone, He is always going to love us & always be the first to greet us when we come home.

I thank God every day for Tyson (multiple, multiple times). I'm so blessed to be loved by & to love one of the most smart, gentle, hairy, playful animals in the world.

"In a perfect world, every dog would have a home & every home would have a dog"

But I thought I didn't like peanut butter?

I've hated peanut butter for forever... well Ryan asks me to try it (for the 185th time) & I made a disgusted face & then realized it wasn't bad at all. I'd just had my mind set that I didn't like it so I avoided it for years.
Now I know you're thinking, why is she talking about her peanut butter-less life? I'm talking about it because the more I thought about how stupid I'd been for making a huge deal every time someone offered me a Reece cup, it reminded me how lost people go around with their minds set that they are okay with living the way they do & will ignore anyone who offers them a little Jesus. They go around without the Good News, without a Savior, without a purpose.
So, I also thought about Ryans role in this as well as the peanut butters role.. He was very persistent in getting me to try his precious peanut butter. He didn't ask me 50 times in one day, but every time he had some he would offer me a bite. As Christians, we should be persistent in offering Jesus to Lost people. Not shoving it down their throat, but by inviting them to church every Sunday or sharing what He has done in your life with others.
You may not get my analogy, but it makes sense to me. Okay, I'm not saying peanut butter is the greatest thing ever, but a relationship with Jesus is. & if someone would just try Him out, they wouldn't turn Him down like they had been for years. They'd take that spoon full of Jesus & savor it for the rest of their days

Shh.. She's a Christian

I used to get mad when people would stop their conversations when I was around or would leave me out of conversations completely because I went to church & declared myself a Christian.
After the service yesterday, I had a change of heart & realized that I stand out. People censor what they say around me because they know Who I serve. I shouldn't be upset that I'm missing a conversation. I should be proud that people see me the way that they do
I am not ashamed of God & I am not ashamed of the way people view me.

There's a reason my TV is always on

Almost 2 am & what am I doing? Up.. alone.. making myself upset.
If you don't know what it's like to be without you're husband for a while (& I'm talking no communication except for an occasional letter) 1. I'm so stinking jealous of you & 2. You don't know how lonely you can be even in a house full of people.
Tonight (much like many other nights since Ryans been gone) I have tears rolling down my face & the only one to wipe them away & tell me I'm being stupid (selfish, even?) Isn't here to do it.
I can't lay on his chest with his arm around me, fingers mindlessly twirling a no-so-perfect square inch of my hair while we half-watch some TV show because he's kissing my forehead & I'm too busy focusing on his heart beat & the warmth of his skin.
That's all I want... just plain & simple. & I've come to the conclusion that, yes, I am being a bit selfish & wallowing in self-pity, but I don't care. Not really.

It is NOT Happy Memorial Day

It is not a celebration.. but a remembrance of all of those men & women who died defending our nation & fighting for our freedom.
Today is their day.. not a day off from work, a day at the lake, playing games in the yard, or shoving hamburgers down your throat.

let us not forget their names: strength, patriotism, liberty, honor, courage, duty, proud, justice, heroic, bravery, freedom...sacrifice.

"greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." John 15:13

Thank you to all past, present & future military personnel.

the randomness that is me

I say what I think, so I guess I'll just type what I think too! I'm Tiffany. An old married fart.. just kidding. I'm only 22 & I still like to have fun unless I'm napping (but napping is fun, I think)! I married my high school sweetheart at 20 & we have a beautiful fur baby named Tyson (& no, he was not named after chicken nuggets). I love Jesus & I'm not afraid to let anyone know it! My handsome hubby is in the Army & I'm so proud of him! Although I'm 22, married & have a kid (shut up. he is my kid), I live with my momma & daddy because I wouldn't dare live alone!! I'm a huge chicken & I could get raped or stolen or something and that is not my idea of a good time, but it may make an interesting Law&Order:SVU episode. I like to do my hair & makeup when I'm bored. I like posting selfies and singing really loud in my car. I also really like Dr. Pepper & chocolate so I've not been successful in eating clean like I want to, but I have no excuse for not working out.
I recently found out that Ryan (ya know, my handsome hubby I was talking about) got orders for Hawaii, so WE ARE MOVING TO HAWAII!! Everyone keeps asking, "are you excited?" "how do you feel?" "HAWAII?!" or like some of my cheer girls have asked "are there cheerleaders in Hawaii?" To answer truthfully, I don't know how I feel about moving.. I'm excited to start a new adventure, yes, but I am not excited to leave behind everything I know. I'm sad I won't get to see my nephew or Ryan's brothers & sister grow up. I'm upset that I won't be able to have my daddy be my fixer-upper or just go hang out with my mom or my sister whenever I feel like it. I'm hurt that I have to leave my cheer babies behind & only be able to watch them perform if someone posts it on Facebook. & to said cheer babies, of course Hawaii has cheer leaders! What would the world be without cheerleaders?
I'm mostly happy that I will finally be with Ryan 24/7 (I hope he doesn't get sick of me) - why does this thing not have emojis??? Anyway, Tyson will have a pretty grueling time getting to Hawaii which I'm worried about. He had to get microchipped, get another rabies vaccine (which he has to wait 90 days after the vaccine to be able to enter the state), he had to have a blood test drawn & sent to Kansas to make sure his blood has no trace of rabies & he has to wait 120 days after the results are back to not be in quarantine when he finally does get there. I've read that it'll cost almost $2000 to get him into Hawaii, but I don't care. He is my baby & he is going!!
I'm gonna go write Ryan a letter. Only 11 more days until I get to see him :D