So It's been a while, again. And I'm slacking, AGAIN.
I'm working on book 2 as well by the way... haven't been able to focus on it much with the wedding planning but as the holidays approach life calms down, for now so once I house wife it up and get our home in working order I'll have a few moments to just focus on my next book.
But yes, I'm married now. that's pretty much all there is to tell you about that.
Now that the wedding planning is over I hope to be back more. I have a few blogs planned, just gotta get some assistance. I'm also going to talk to a friend about linking some of the stories in her blog because I believe her story needs to be told. So yes, a lot of plans and hopefully I'll be able to put them in motion VERY soon! Thanks for reading!
God Bless.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Monday, August 01, 2016
Been A While and More Movie Talk
Hey! It's been a while.
So since May my life has been through at least one big change.
So since May my life has been through at least one big change.
I'M ENGAGED!
I posted the news on facebook, but I'll post the story below as well
My fiancé Daniel and I have been together for going on A year and 4 months. When he proposed we'd been together for a year and two months.
Here is the facebook announcement:
On June 14th 2016, My boyfriend of 14 months, and best friend of 3 years, asked me to marry him, and I said yes. We had a great week with his kids. Just before he asked, the two of us and his kids were doing some tie-dye shirts. Our hands were stained blue, and he asked me to go for a short walk. During this walk we talked and laughed. After the walk, Just outside he stopped me and said "Do you still want to spend your life with me?" and I said "Yes! Of Course!!" He smiled and said "Lynnea Squires..." He got down on 1 knee and asked "Will you marry me?" Surprised I smiled and said "YES!"
The Blue Hand
Thanks to a friend of mines hubby this is how he holds my hand in the car sometimes
So now you know!!
Also, yes I changed the name to my page, to better fit where it's going now. Tea Time with Lynnea is the theme that fits me the most and it leaves my blog conversation open for anything from God (my favorite to talk about), life issues, movies, music, books. Whatever is on my heart at the moment of posting. So hopefully you'll still enjoy it! :)
What's he hiding?
There it is!
So now you know!!
Also, yes I changed the name to my page, to better fit where it's going now. Tea Time with Lynnea is the theme that fits me the most and it leaves my blog conversation open for anything from God (my favorite to talk about), life issues, movies, music, books. Whatever is on my heart at the moment of posting. So hopefully you'll still enjoy it! :)
The real reason I wanted to post today was to talk to you about something. So a while back I posted some inspiring movie recommendations. The link for that post is: Inspiring Movies
I've watched some great ones since that I wanted to mention. Faith Like Potatoes, Risen, and I'd like to re-mention War Room.
With my life changes, from being a self proclaimed future cat lady, convinced I would never find a man, to finding one and falling in love with not only him but his children and whole family... These movies have helped keep me inspired by the one true inspiration, have helped me keep my mind on Him praising and thanking Him through it all. The movies mentioned in the other list are among others that have helped as well.
I believe in drawing inspiration from prayer and the word above anything else, but God can anoint movies, and other books as inspiration. If you are looking for that, please check out these movies.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
I'm Postive That I Used To Be Positive
I've said it before, I will say it again, experience shapes us. It's one of those "broken record" statements.
Experiences shape us.
What's going on in the world, SHAPES US.
I've had conversations surrounding those facts at least 20 times in the last month, with different people.
I used to be an extremely positive person. "I will never give up" was a phrase that I used on a daily basis when I was a child.
But through the years, my story shaped, and it hardened me, as life does.
A few years ago a child taught me a lesson of holding onto the joys of a child. Spinning in circles, playing in snow, playing in the leaves in the fall. Those are small joys of a child that I've held onto since that little girl handed me a dandelion and asked me to spin in circles with her.
Hold on to the faith of a child, you'll find the positivity you need.
That being said there is a series of books that have been turned into movies, The Ultimate Gift, The Ultimate Life, and The Ultimate Legacy.
I recommend this to anyone feeling lost, wanting to gain a new outlook. Anyone wanting inspiration and encouragement to watch all three movies and read all three books.
Each movie tackles a different challenge in life, each one shows how the main character overcomes their experiences.
They have inspired me to continue on in this journey called life, to spread those ultimate gifts and help others discover them as well. This is me passing that along now it's up to you to take the time to help yourself.
Experiences shape us.
What's going on in the world, SHAPES US.
I've had conversations surrounding those facts at least 20 times in the last month, with different people.
I used to be an extremely positive person. "I will never give up" was a phrase that I used on a daily basis when I was a child.
But through the years, my story shaped, and it hardened me, as life does.
A few years ago a child taught me a lesson of holding onto the joys of a child. Spinning in circles, playing in snow, playing in the leaves in the fall. Those are small joys of a child that I've held onto since that little girl handed me a dandelion and asked me to spin in circles with her.
Hold on to the faith of a child, you'll find the positivity you need.
That being said there is a series of books that have been turned into movies, The Ultimate Gift, The Ultimate Life, and The Ultimate Legacy.
I recommend this to anyone feeling lost, wanting to gain a new outlook. Anyone wanting inspiration and encouragement to watch all three movies and read all three books.
Each movie tackles a different challenge in life, each one shows how the main character overcomes their experiences.
They have inspired me to continue on in this journey called life, to spread those ultimate gifts and help others discover them as well. This is me passing that along now it's up to you to take the time to help yourself.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Inspiring Movie Recommendations
Anyone that knows me, knows that I'm a major movie buff.
I don't watch one specific genre thought as a girl rom-coms are typically my go to however I can watch sci-fi/fantasy and action movies with the best of them. I will be seen watching cartoons, period dramas movies from the 30s-60s and will even be seen watching the 80s and 90s classics on occasion.
However, as of late I have been all about the inspirational movies, movies that deal with real life problems, movies that show the issues then present a possible fix. Inspiring movies about inspiring people. So I decided to take some time and recommend a few. I'll be honest I'm not going to go into detail. If you haven't seen them take the time and look up the movie yourself OR ask me one on one, comment here, and I'll comment back but I'll have just enough time before I have to fix lunch and clean to name the movies and I'll try to give a one or 2 sentence explanation.
1. October Baby- the story of a young girl who discovers she has a health problem due the abortion her mother was hoping to have, that failed. It's her journey of discovering life and going on a search for her mother, but finding so much more.
2. -5. I'm just going to name 4 movies created by Sherwood pictures here- Flywheel, Facing The Giants, Fireproof, and Courageous. Each movie is set in a different situation. Flywheel- Deals with a car sales man who cheats his customers and realizes he's wrong. Facing The Giants, a football team who is on a losing streak, the coach changes the team philosophy and the losing streak changes, Fireproof- "Never leave your partner, especially in a fire." A movie about a fireman and his wife. It's a great movie for those who are married or planning to be married. Courageous- A movie set with police officers who discover the true meaning of being a father and family and head of their household, all while fighting crime in a dangerous area.
6. War Room- A movie taking war strategies and applying them to life.
7. Time Changer- Set in the 1800s and early 2000s a man goes into the future to discover that God's law and morals should always go hand in hand.
8. The Theory of Everything- A dying man connects with his estranged son and searches for the existence of God.
9. This is Our Time- 5 college graduates and friends face life after graduation and try to stay true to who God created them to be, in a world that tries to mess with them. Tragedy strikes and it forces them to really face the truth.
10. Mom's Night Out- A good look at the crazy stressful life of mommyhood, it's a funny movie that I've watched with many of my mom friends, because I know how stressed they get and this movie has been just what they need to take a breather.
11-14. Joshua, WWJD, WWJD 2 The Wood Carver, WWJD The Journey Continues- Joshua is a "What if Jesus walked among us now" Type of movie, It's set in the early 2000s as that is when it was made, and Joshua comes to this town helping people, facing similar challenges like those in the Bible. Really great movie, no way an explanation can do it justice. The WWJD movies are basically each about a group of people (different people each movie) Who choose to live life and make decisions based on "What would Jesus Do"
15. To Save A Life- a great movie for teens it's about being there for others and not letting people just fall to the side. Don't let yourself judge people because they are different. Being nice to just one of those "different" people could mean the difference of life and death to them.
16-17. Perfect Stranger and Another Perfect Stranger- What would it be like to have a conversation with Jesus? What would you talk about? Watch these two movies where two people get to have that chance.
18. At Jesus Side- Want a movie for your kids to watch? This is a cartoon with a different take on the last week of Jesus life. You get to watch as a dog and his animal friends get to know Jesus as He goes through His final week.
19-29. The entire Love Comes Softly Series- Yes it's a Period Drama series set in the 1800s. Hallmark movies, and there are in fact 11 of them. This series follows a family through several generations as you learn about their good and bad times and see them overcome and persevere deaths of spouses, injuries, sickness, fires and so much more.
30. In Love With A Church Girl- Ever wonder what it's like being in a relationship that is unequally yoked by todays standards? This movie is about a man with a dark past who falls in love with a very strong Christian woman. Based on a true story, had this woman just wrote him off in the beginning this man never would have seen the love of God the way he needed to.
31-33. The Left Behind series. 3 movies... and yes they have Kirk Cameron in them. These movies, based on the books by the same name are great for a person who wants action with a good message. Based on the concept of the rapture these books are a fiction telling of that time.
34-35. The book of Esther and The Book of Daniel- These are movies that take the bible stories of these two people and put them in movie form. Great encouragement is shown in these movies. Other great Esther stories to mention are One Night With the King and The Bible Stories ESTHER.
There are obviously other encouraging and uplifting movies that are inspirational that are not mentioned in this list. Some of them considered Christian movies, others are just Hallmark (Signed Sealed and Delivered- Kind of like a mail offices version of Touched by an Angel) or Lifetime movies, some are Disney movies (Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, The Odd Life of Timothy Green) There everywhere... just keep your eyes open and your head up.
If you've seen any of these and want to comment, feel free I would love to hear from you. If you haven't seen these, please check them out then tell me what you think.
Well, God bless! Blog atcha later!
I don't watch one specific genre thought as a girl rom-coms are typically my go to however I can watch sci-fi/fantasy and action movies with the best of them. I will be seen watching cartoons, period dramas movies from the 30s-60s and will even be seen watching the 80s and 90s classics on occasion.
However, as of late I have been all about the inspirational movies, movies that deal with real life problems, movies that show the issues then present a possible fix. Inspiring movies about inspiring people. So I decided to take some time and recommend a few. I'll be honest I'm not going to go into detail. If you haven't seen them take the time and look up the movie yourself OR ask me one on one, comment here, and I'll comment back but I'll have just enough time before I have to fix lunch and clean to name the movies and I'll try to give a one or 2 sentence explanation.
1. October Baby- the story of a young girl who discovers she has a health problem due the abortion her mother was hoping to have, that failed. It's her journey of discovering life and going on a search for her mother, but finding so much more.
2. -5. I'm just going to name 4 movies created by Sherwood pictures here- Flywheel, Facing The Giants, Fireproof, and Courageous. Each movie is set in a different situation. Flywheel- Deals with a car sales man who cheats his customers and realizes he's wrong. Facing The Giants, a football team who is on a losing streak, the coach changes the team philosophy and the losing streak changes, Fireproof- "Never leave your partner, especially in a fire." A movie about a fireman and his wife. It's a great movie for those who are married or planning to be married. Courageous- A movie set with police officers who discover the true meaning of being a father and family and head of their household, all while fighting crime in a dangerous area.
6. War Room- A movie taking war strategies and applying them to life.
7. Time Changer- Set in the 1800s and early 2000s a man goes into the future to discover that God's law and morals should always go hand in hand.
8. The Theory of Everything- A dying man connects with his estranged son and searches for the existence of God.
9. This is Our Time- 5 college graduates and friends face life after graduation and try to stay true to who God created them to be, in a world that tries to mess with them. Tragedy strikes and it forces them to really face the truth.
10. Mom's Night Out- A good look at the crazy stressful life of mommyhood, it's a funny movie that I've watched with many of my mom friends, because I know how stressed they get and this movie has been just what they need to take a breather.
11-14. Joshua, WWJD, WWJD 2 The Wood Carver, WWJD The Journey Continues- Joshua is a "What if Jesus walked among us now" Type of movie, It's set in the early 2000s as that is when it was made, and Joshua comes to this town helping people, facing similar challenges like those in the Bible. Really great movie, no way an explanation can do it justice. The WWJD movies are basically each about a group of people (different people each movie) Who choose to live life and make decisions based on "What would Jesus Do"
15. To Save A Life- a great movie for teens it's about being there for others and not letting people just fall to the side. Don't let yourself judge people because they are different. Being nice to just one of those "different" people could mean the difference of life and death to them.
16-17. Perfect Stranger and Another Perfect Stranger- What would it be like to have a conversation with Jesus? What would you talk about? Watch these two movies where two people get to have that chance.
18. At Jesus Side- Want a movie for your kids to watch? This is a cartoon with a different take on the last week of Jesus life. You get to watch as a dog and his animal friends get to know Jesus as He goes through His final week.
19-29. The entire Love Comes Softly Series- Yes it's a Period Drama series set in the 1800s. Hallmark movies, and there are in fact 11 of them. This series follows a family through several generations as you learn about their good and bad times and see them overcome and persevere deaths of spouses, injuries, sickness, fires and so much more.
30. In Love With A Church Girl- Ever wonder what it's like being in a relationship that is unequally yoked by todays standards? This movie is about a man with a dark past who falls in love with a very strong Christian woman. Based on a true story, had this woman just wrote him off in the beginning this man never would have seen the love of God the way he needed to.
31-33. The Left Behind series. 3 movies... and yes they have Kirk Cameron in them. These movies, based on the books by the same name are great for a person who wants action with a good message. Based on the concept of the rapture these books are a fiction telling of that time.
34-35. The book of Esther and The Book of Daniel- These are movies that take the bible stories of these two people and put them in movie form. Great encouragement is shown in these movies. Other great Esther stories to mention are One Night With the King and The Bible Stories ESTHER.
There are obviously other encouraging and uplifting movies that are inspirational that are not mentioned in this list. Some of them considered Christian movies, others are just Hallmark (Signed Sealed and Delivered- Kind of like a mail offices version of Touched by an Angel) or Lifetime movies, some are Disney movies (Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, The Odd Life of Timothy Green) There everywhere... just keep your eyes open and your head up.
If you've seen any of these and want to comment, feel free I would love to hear from you. If you haven't seen these, please check them out then tell me what you think.
Well, God bless! Blog atcha later!
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The Adventures of Lady Crafter
Sounds exotic doesn't it? "The Adventures of Lady Crafter"
I assure it's just a simple title, and I am Lady Crafter. I'm a crafting machine, whether it's making jewelry, soap, lip balm, body scrub, or other beauty products, I craft every day. I love home made things, and I'm always on the search for new crafts to do.
Lately I've found myself crafting more to keep busy and also to entertain my boyfriends 3 kids.
He's got some craft loving kiddos so doing things like this with them has been a total blast.
That being said, Pinterest has been my best friend, pinterest, google, youtube, and my own mind. lol
I absolutely love crafting to She & Him. It's a wonderful crafting soundtrack with the bouncy fun tunes that make you dancey while you work. You might even whistle some too. lol
So this post isn't very interesting, just me talking about the things I enjoy... but I couldn't think of anything else today. Maybe later I'll be inspired by a conversation with a stranger. Untill then it's on to my next to do list item! Blessings to you my loves
I assure it's just a simple title, and I am Lady Crafter. I'm a crafting machine, whether it's making jewelry, soap, lip balm, body scrub, or other beauty products, I craft every day. I love home made things, and I'm always on the search for new crafts to do.
Lately I've found myself crafting more to keep busy and also to entertain my boyfriends 3 kids.
He's got some craft loving kiddos so doing things like this with them has been a total blast.
That being said, Pinterest has been my best friend, pinterest, google, youtube, and my own mind. lol
I absolutely love crafting to She & Him. It's a wonderful crafting soundtrack with the bouncy fun tunes that make you dancey while you work. You might even whistle some too. lol
So this post isn't very interesting, just me talking about the things I enjoy... but I couldn't think of anything else today. Maybe later I'll be inspired by a conversation with a stranger. Untill then it's on to my next to do list item! Blessings to you my loves
Monday, January 18, 2016
Circumstance makes you a Christian?
Alright, A lot of my blogs get inspired by conversations I've had, people I'm around, different things I see or experience.
That being said, I've had a lot of conversations about where life heads and whether certain decisions decide if we've backslid or not.
I get so annoyed by people who judge other people. I've had friend after friend who has told me that if I'm having a bad day, I'm struggling with my relationship with God. First off, if I choose to confide in you, just LISTEN don't tell me I'm a sinner. Does anyone else experience and understand it?
That being said a situation in particular that sticks out in my head is when I was just really down about not having a job, I'd worked odd jobs here and there after graduating college and getting rejected by church after church for being a female in youth ministry. So I just went to a friend, one I thought would listen. All I said was "I'm having a bad day. I don't know what's going to happen, but I need a job." And instead of empathizing, the next statement out of my friends mouth lit a fire so hot under me that I'm sure if she could have ran away from me she would have. She said to me. "Lynnea, in your depression, I know you are slipping from God. Just pray."
First off, duh that I'm ALREADY praying, secondly... going through a rough moment or two does not mean your faith is slipping.
I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but be careful who you are concerned about in that. I have been a Christian for 22 years. I walked away from God once and I know what that feels like. I never want to feel that again so a bad day or 200 isn't going to make me back out of being a Christian.
This goes for life in general. Just because someone says "it's been a tough day" doesn't give you a right to preach to someone about the fragile state of life! ESPECIALLY if it's someone who is VERY familiar with it due to a loss close to them. It's rude and insensitive.
Now, How about I get to the point of my post. I do believe everyone sins. I'm guilty, we all are. Do I think actual circumstances make us Christian. No. As long as we listen to what God's path is for us, and stay true to who he calls us to be, that makes us Christ followers, and circumstance has nothing to do with that. God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called. I grew up hearing that.
I've been told recently that being with a non-Christian makes a person a non-Christian automatically. Told that if I were to date a non-Christian I'm going to hell! Um... NO!
If you are careful to do as I said above, stay true to who God calls you to be, and to His path for you... As long as you continue to pray and read the Bible, to spend time and grow your relationship just like you would any other, and yes even going to church... you will be fine.
Circumstance does not make a Christian. If it did, we would ALL be in a world of hurt.
That being said, I've had a lot of conversations about where life heads and whether certain decisions decide if we've backslid or not.
I get so annoyed by people who judge other people. I've had friend after friend who has told me that if I'm having a bad day, I'm struggling with my relationship with God. First off, if I choose to confide in you, just LISTEN don't tell me I'm a sinner. Does anyone else experience and understand it?
That being said a situation in particular that sticks out in my head is when I was just really down about not having a job, I'd worked odd jobs here and there after graduating college and getting rejected by church after church for being a female in youth ministry. So I just went to a friend, one I thought would listen. All I said was "I'm having a bad day. I don't know what's going to happen, but I need a job." And instead of empathizing, the next statement out of my friends mouth lit a fire so hot under me that I'm sure if she could have ran away from me she would have. She said to me. "Lynnea, in your depression, I know you are slipping from God. Just pray."
First off, duh that I'm ALREADY praying, secondly... going through a rough moment or two does not mean your faith is slipping.
I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but be careful who you are concerned about in that. I have been a Christian for 22 years. I walked away from God once and I know what that feels like. I never want to feel that again so a bad day or 200 isn't going to make me back out of being a Christian.
This goes for life in general. Just because someone says "it's been a tough day" doesn't give you a right to preach to someone about the fragile state of life! ESPECIALLY if it's someone who is VERY familiar with it due to a loss close to them. It's rude and insensitive.
Now, How about I get to the point of my post. I do believe everyone sins. I'm guilty, we all are. Do I think actual circumstances make us Christian. No. As long as we listen to what God's path is for us, and stay true to who he calls us to be, that makes us Christ followers, and circumstance has nothing to do with that. God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called. I grew up hearing that.
I've been told recently that being with a non-Christian makes a person a non-Christian automatically. Told that if I were to date a non-Christian I'm going to hell! Um... NO!
If you are careful to do as I said above, stay true to who God calls you to be, and to His path for you... As long as you continue to pray and read the Bible, to spend time and grow your relationship just like you would any other, and yes even going to church... you will be fine.
Circumstance does not make a Christian. If it did, we would ALL be in a world of hurt.
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