OoTD: Great Love

Psalm 89:1-2 reads:

"I will sing of the Lord's great love forever;

with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.

I will declare that your love stands firm forever,

that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself."

This day I put on great love. Not because of my ability to love immersely, but because God loved me first!

And I wanted to share that love with you. He loves through "thick and thin" (as our society ikes to say).

He is faithful through my successes AND my failures. He sticks around and LOVES me when I'm a brat  to my parents, I resent someone, or I'm unforgiving. He loves me through my unfaithfulness, because He is faithful to his love for me AAAND YOU!

Sweater is from American Eagle, necklace from icing, velvet pants Vera Wang (kohl's).. And I don't remember where I got the lace tank top

Lace booties are from Urban Outfitters (got them 3 or 4 years ago) and the leg warders are DIY from a sweater and some gold buttons!

I made this headband last year.

I am no professional knitter, but I remember making a 12 stitch wide headband by whatever fit around my head. I made the bow in the same manner: a rectangle of 14 (purl?) stitches by about 45 rows (I wanted to make the bow slightly wider than the headband) .. the rectangle ended up being 20" by 10". I attached both of them with a narrower strip (12 stitches wide by 9 rows) which is stretched a lot and I also used a narrower needle to make it. I used a size 8 or 10 needle for the rest of the headband.. Sorry for the unprofessional tutorial, but I don't remember exactly what I did!

Honestly, I don't think there's a wrong way to make a bow headband because you can make the bow as big or little as you want!

Have a great day :D

OoTD: God's Beautiful Creation

Here is the outfit I wore a couple of days ago. I live in the Midwest and the weather has been going nuts, so I took these pictures when the temperature was below freezing!

We had just have a tremendous snow storm, so I had to go with rain boots 

On top of being chilly, it was windy!! But oh! How beautiful God's creation is.. especially covered in snow!!

I don't know how this happened to this picture, but I'm going to leave it alone and enoy it!

 I wore the belt most of the day, but I took it off later and I think I like it either way.

I got thse boots for Christmas, but when I got them they had brown laces, so recently I switched them up for a pretty black bow!

When I originally bought this shirt, it was an extra large. I really liked the bow detail at the neckline, and the softness of it, but it was too big. So, I took the sides in and left the bottom hem untouched. I really like the fact that it's a very long shirt now!

Yours, Aranza

"Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:3, 4 ESV)

God is good

OoTD: DIY Lacey Skirt

Hello,

I hope you are having a great day.

I wanted to share with you what I wore to Thanksgiving dinner. This year my whole family and I went to Ace's parent's to celebrate Thanksgivng, and it was a semi-casual affair.

I think I dressed up a bit too much considering most everyone else was wearing jeans and t-shirts.. oh Well!

And in the spirit of thanksgiving, I am thankful for the gift of grace:

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."

Ephesians 2:8-9

I wore a demin button up with the lace skirt I made in this tutorial.

I had to wear tights beacuse it was too chilly

And I added my favorite pair of black pumps!

I added a rhinestone necklace

Here is a closer look to my shoes (and Ace's foot hehe)

Forever yours,

Aranza

OoTD: Beauty and the Beast

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"I sought the Lord, and he answered me;

    he delivered me from all my fears.

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Those who look to him are radiant;

    their faces are never covered with shame"

Psalm 34:4-5

I love this whole chapter. These are two of my favorite verses. I can repeat them over and over in my head mesmerized by God's faithfulness. He delivers me from all my fears. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of boldness. All Gone. No more fear. He answers me every time.

And then, He remids me that even when I sin and I feel ashamed for what I have done, He sees me as radiant! He takes my shame away!! 

 

However, this doen't come by itself, first I have to seek Him.

So, I encourage you to seek Him today and always!

Red coat, navy flowy skirt, black skirt, black tights, brown riding boots

Andrew and I went to the theater to see The Beauty and The Beast!
It was awesome!!!! Belle was an awesom singer (as well as everyone else) and I loved how cartoonish everything was.

My camera messed up this photo.. it does that sometimes :/

The play was in the Realto 

Beautiful ceilings

And beautiful columns.. and beautiful people

There were so many little girls dressed up as Belle.. They were too cute!

Beautiful chandelieres

Andrew and I

I changed to black pumps for the play... There was a girls wearing a black loooong dress. She looked goregeous

Just having fun with the awesome mirror (s?)

We weren't allowed to take pics during the performance. I was able to take this pic right before it started.. Such a cool stage.. And then a random person walked by... boooh

Have a great rest of the week and God bless!

Yours, Aranza

What's your favorite play?

OoTD: Dreams and Visions

"Then the Lord answered me and said: 'Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it'" 
Habakkuk 2:2

For a while now, I had been struggling with having a vision for my life and believing my dreams would come true. Yesterday, I had a tremendous revelation that God does not choose the qualified, but qualifies the chosen. He chose me to work for His kingdom, and I think for a while I had been scared of what that would look like, but not any more!

I am done going through the motions of life having no dreams or visions.
Yesterday, I sat down and asked God to guide me and give me revelation for what His dreams are for my life.. and boy, am I excited!!!!

I can hardly wait until some of my major dreams become realities! For now, I am praying and working toward them. I still have to go through life, but I now have a refreshed sense of what is in store, and of what my role is. 

And yes, though the situations that once stunted my dreams are still present, I now trust God, not those situations, or my own actions.

It was freeeeeeezing!! And I don't know why I didn't put gloves one.. But it was still nice finally having some snow on the ground... It looks beautiful

What are your dreams?

May God bless you,
Aranza

OoTD: My Soul's Boast

My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the humble hear and be glad.

Psalm 34:2

       Although I really enjoy fashion (and everyone in my family can say I enjoy it a little bit too much), I know I can only boast in the Lord. Nothing I posses can be compred to the joy of knowing God. And after all, isn't everything I have His anyway? It is all a gift from God, so it would be dumb for me to boast on anything but Him.

Now, being honest, I can say that from time to time, when people compliment me (or my clothes, or shoes, or hair...) my pride grows. It is a constant struggle to ask God to humble me. 

So Lord, humble me, for all I want to boast in is You!

(Sorry for the poor quality; my phone's self timer is not the best)

I don't wear too much jewelry during winter just because it's too much hastle to take rings off when putting gloves on, or trying to put a long sleeve anything over bracelets, or wearing a scarf on top of a necklace, but when I get the chance to, I like to bling it on!

 It was freezing outside (4 degrees F?) and let me tell you, this fur vest was not enough (it usually is) to keep me warm

I know the shoes could be different, but these boots are so comfortable and keep me ever so safe! (They have a good drip and they keep me from falling on the slippery ground)

 

 (see the difference in quality without the self timer????)

Take care and God bless,

Aranza