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Facebook breaks are A MUST!

I hope everyone is doing well today as you read this. I hope you are reading this and are sipping a cup of coffee, or kissing your sweet baby, or listening to some amazing music. I hope you are filled with peace and hope. I say all this because since I have had my last baby I have not been filled with peace at all! I have prayed, read my bible, received encouragement from friends, etc... but nothing helped. Then God showed me how I was holding onto things that were not in my control. Harboring unforgiveness and sadness in my life over things I should just let go. Then our preacher preached an amazing sermon on anxiety and depression. Down to the alter I went and discovered how I was trying to manage it all IN MY STRENGTH , so I gave it to Him. I laid everything on that alter and suddenly that very day I was filled with so much peace. The kind of peace where you can breathe again.

Anyway , I guess you are saying what does that have to do with Facebook. Well, I felt the Lord leading me to deactivate my account. And on one very emotionally hard day that is what I did. And it has been that way for about a month. And I can sure tell the difference. The world just sucks us in and eats us up. IF we are already struggling it is even more powerful. I totally believe Satan uses Facebook and other social media to keep us in bondage. To keep us depressed or always mad at somebody. So, I am thankful for the push from God to do this. While it has been good for my soul it has totally destroyed my Scentsy business but I know God is faithful and if I am not to have a Scentsy business then I am sure that will be shown to me as well. Sometimes our wants are not what is best for us and not in God's Will.

I say all that to say if you are battling with depression, anxiety, anger, resentment Facebook mostly only stirs the pot. Even if you use it for good intentions it can still suck you in. Try it! Give up Facebook; spend time with your family , read your bible, listen to podcasts to strengthen your faith, reconnect with friends, etc... You will not regret it. Want to keep up with people , keep your messenger . That is what I did and I can still connect with people that matter but not scroll and scroll aimlessly when I could be doing something much better with my time. And that is a whole other post in itself! How much of a time waster it is. Let me know if you have taken or are taking a Facebook break and how it went for you in the comments. Thanks to everyone who reads my blog!


Blessings and Have A God Filled Day,
Tiffany!!!

Scentsy's Holiday collection!🎄🍁🎃

I am so excited about this year's holiday collection. So many new products. So much that would make excellent gifts and not break the bank. Who doesn't like their house, body, car, friends( lol) to smell good. 😂
Check out our new seasonal bricks. Scentsy bricks last FOREVERRRRR! Seriously, they are amazing. I cut each of my blocks in the bricks into 4's. Also our new Scentsy buddy is so cute!
Contact me with question. Run🏃‍♀️ don't walk and check it all out!

https://tiffanyballard.scentsy.us/?partyId=10841287

Our day in pictures

Since we are passing around a tummy bug not much school is getting done today. However, we read alot this morning and did a fall craft. I wasn't feeling well really either and turned on some praise and worship music and my 8 year old said wow that is pretty on the wall. I'll post pic of what I like to think was my sweet love letter from God. ❤ I pray everyone is having a blessed Friday.

Being Beautifully Broken

  As I sat doing my bible study this morning my soul was at peace. This has been a rough year. Maybe a rough several years but God. God is teaching me so much through it . A lot of times I do not hear Him because I am so busy. And maybe, okay most certainly , some of the busyness is junk. Social media is a big #1 so for now Facebook is deactivated and deleted from my phone. (Which is super hard for me because I do most of my Scentsy selling from there.)


  My soul has been so heavy laden. I have been tired, y'all ( yes I am from GA where we say y'all.) Not the physical tired we usually think of. I guess physically I have been tired also since I gave birth to our 13th child almost eight months ago and had some pretty serious events take place with that. (You can read about that in several previous posts).  But mostly I have been broken hearted, soul crushing tired. Sometimes God breaks us , sometimes He has to so that He can get our attention.


  I see God doing such a work in my life. And the lives of my husband ( which I pray for daily) and my children (which I also pray for daily).  I am so grateful for the peace I felt this morning. It was raining and nasty outside but The Son shone brightly for me this morning. I can see why things have gotten so chaotic for me. I have been so busy that I have spent time with my precious Lord ONLY when I could fit it in. No wonder I have felt so lost!!!!! I do not take the time during the day to just breathe. To soak up the sound of my babies laughing , older ones talking , birds chirping outside. I have been letting it all fly by.


  I am thankful for the work the Lord is doing in me and my family. I could do without the pain, heartache, soul crushing tiredness, and feelings of being lost but if that is what it takes then break me , Lord!! He has lifted me up from the bottom of the pit and rained so much grace down on me. He has never given up on me. Not for one second. Even when I have wanted to give up on myself. I ask that everyone reading this take a look at your life. What can you cut out? What hinders your relationship with you family.  What most importantly hinders your precious time with God?


 I would ask that you pray for me. I need to work through a lot of emotions that I have not yet processed but I know God has big plans for my family. And that He isn't done with me just yet!!!!

Flexibility and Memories

Okay, I'll admit going anywhere with our kiddos is work! You have to make sure everyone has what they need. And then like today a million life jackets, towels, somewhere to lay baby, changes of clothes, etc.... etc...

  Today is a school day for my kids. But, for their sanity and mine P.E. today was with friends AT THE LAKE. Wow, how getting outside and by the water with sweet friends will lift your spirits. That's where the flexibility comes in! I thought and thought over it. Talked myself out of it and then thought isn't that 1 of the million reasons you homeschool? Flexibility!! So, today we rearranged school to be AFTER lunch. Getting little man to sleep now and then it's on for school. But speaking of that I have olders helping some younger ones write their names as we type this.

And back to all that work that goes into just a trip like that. You  have to load and unload, then there's the extra laundry BUT there are also the special memories and relationships being built. Friends are important.  

I don't want my kids to miss the beauty God has created. I don't want life to be mundane for them. I want them to know their mama will put in the extra work because they are important to me!! And while we are talking about it this baby adores outside, the water, everything about being around the water!

So! Choose Joy in your journey and include flexibility and memories along the way. 

Homeschooling encouragement

Now I realize homeschool laws are different everywhere and homeschooling in certain states is harder but by talking with online friends from all over I do believe relaxed homeschool can be accomplish most anywhere.

   I have been homeschooling kiddos for  around 12-13 years now. I have graduated 3 from homeschooling and I consider all 3 successful. Homeschooling has caused me more stress than I care to talk about. But God! He is showing me step by step what homeschool is supposed to be. At least for our family.

   I talk with people all the time who hate sending their kids to public school or just want to keep them home with them. But when I say you should homeschool. They usually have the same reaction. I don't have the patience. Well, wanna know a little secret! Most homeschooling moms do not either including myself. Homeschool teaches the parent just as much. Prayer life is much more because you are asking God to help you not lose your marbles. Lol, just kidding. Well, not really. Some days really do have you leaning on Jesus. I would hate to try to homeschool without my faith. Anyhow!

   The biggest thing God is teaching me is my homeschool doesn't have to look like anyone else's.  I don't have to compare myself to anyone else. A wise woman once told me to not worry about what I get in, God will fill in the gaps. While I nervously laughed at that, I think it was some of the best advice I was ever given. Another thing that I believe God is teaching me is to put the most important first. God's word is the most important. If they get that and nothing else they are better off than many in this world. I am going to try something new when we start back September . I am gonna have a morning basket but am gonna tweak it to our family. I am thankful I have a God that loves me so much He directs me. It has caused me to relax a bit. And I hope it helps my kids love learning because for a while our homeschooling has been rough!

   To all the homeschool moms out there. You got this!!! Your homeschool doesnt have to look like anyone else's.  And to the moms wanting to try homeschooling take the leap. You got this also....with God's help. ;)