Today I am thankful for my friend Jodi Greenlee. I met Jodi on the World Race and she has deeply impacted my life.  Jodi is the type of person who can see into your life and know when something is wrong and speak life back into you.  She is bold enough to ask you those tough questions that you don’t really want to deal with or gently show you where you may have acted in a not-so Christ-like way.  She is right there to laugh along side you when you are full of joy or sit and scratch your back and pray over you when you are full of hurt.

Since the World Race, Jodi has moved back to the Philippines to open up a rehabilitation center for troubled boys.  She is following God’s calling on her life and walking in obedience.  I am so proud of the woman of God that she is and how she tries each and every day to be more like the One who created her.  You can read more about Jodi and her rehabilitation center here.

I miss Jodi dearly and would give anything to get a Jodi hug and share a Eurocream pancake with her.  But I know she is where God wants her to be.  So thank you, God, for putting this beautiful woman in my life.

{me and Jodi at Snooze in Denver while she was home on furlough…don’t worry Marissa and Kendra, I’m thankful for you too!!)

We mentioned this a while back but the lovely Krysten over at Why Girls Are Weird hosted a fall Scarf Swap.  I participated (with Katie’s help of course).  This was our first ever blog swap so we weren’t quite sure what to expect/do.  I think we definitely should have made our package a bit more interesting…sorry Megan!! (Megan over at Everyday Nonsense was my partner in this swap.)  She’s doing a Shutterfly giveaway on her blog through Friday night so make sure you head over there and sign up!!

I got my package on Monday and I was SO EXCITED.  I get overly excited for anything in my mailbox that has my name handwritten on it so seeing this huge package made me even more excited!    Here is what I received.

{image taken by Katie}

An infinity scarf (which is my new-found love).

A candle. (I am in dire need of a new candle so this was PERFECT and it smells amazing!!)

A mustard yellow ring and hair pin.  (You all know how obsessed Katie and I are with mustard yellow and my short hair definitely needs cute hair pins.)

Bath and Body Works fall collection (lotion, body wash and hand sanitizer)…all in FALL scents, my favorite!!

Thank you a million times Megan!!  I love all of my gifts and I can’t wait to put them all to good use!!  Make sure you all head on over to Everyday Nonsense and leave Megan some love!

And here are some links I loved this week:

-this amazing girl made a mug with ME AS THE INSPIRATION.  my heart skipped a beat. (don’t forget that you can order anything from her store and get 10% off with the code PPS10!!)

-you know our fascination with pillows…this woman tells you how to make slipcovers for them.  a-ma-zing.

-got leftover Halloween candy?  this lovely gal shows you amazing recipes to use up all that candy!