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Cadbury Mini Eggs candies Cheesecake Dip | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com Cadbury Mini Eggs candies Cheesecake Dip
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Cadbury Mini Eggs candies Cheesecake Dip

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If you know me in person, you know that I am in LOVE with Cadbury Mini Eggs.  They are my all time favorite candy in the history of forever!  I cannot resist their sweet perfect yummy goodness!  Easter is my favorite  season for candy!  One of my friends recently shared this delicious looking recipe with me, and I wanted to share it with all of you.
You can find the original recipe at http://apumpkinandaprincess.com
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This picture is from A Pumpkin & A Princess website.
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Cadbury Mini Eggs candies, crushed
Instructions
  1. In a stand mixer or medium bowl beat cream cheese and butter together.
  2. Add brown sugar, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla until well combined.
  3. Stir in Cadbury Mini Eggs candies with a spatula.
  4. Serve with graham crackers or cookies of your choice.

If you aren’t a fan of Cabdury Mini Eggs (maybe you should go get checked out by your doctor because there may be something wrong with you!) you can substitute any of your favorite Easter candy for the mini eggs.  I bet Reese’s pieces eggs  or Reese’s peanut butter cup eggs would be wonderful as well, or even M&M’s!  The candy combinations are pretty much endless!

Happy Easter!

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Love and Life

Happy Easter! I Know My Redeemer Lives!

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Luke 24:36-39

36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

Happy Easter!  This is one of my favorite songs!

“Redeemer”

Who taught the sun
Where to stand in the morning
And who taught the ocean
You can only come this far
And who showed the moon
Where to hide till evening
Whose words alone can
Catch a falling star

Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
All of creation testifies
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives
Yeah

The very same God
That spins things in orbit
Runs to the weary
The worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands
That hold me when I’m broken
They conquer death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer

He lives to take away my shame
And He lives forever I’ll proclaim
That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life He gave
But now He’s alive and there’s an empty grave

And I know my Redeemer, He lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry

I know my Redeemer
I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
I know that, I know that, I know that, I know that, I know
I know my Redeemer lives
(Because He lives I can face tomorrow)
He lives, I know, I know, I know.
He lives
(I spoke with Him this morning.)

He lives.
(The tomb is empty)
He lives.
(I’m gotta tell everybody)

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It's About The Cross | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com It’s About the Cross
Love and Life

It’s About the Cross

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Today is a very special day, it is a day where I set aside time to remember what Christ did for me when He came to earth and died on the cross for me!  I am so grateful for such a wonderful Savior! I am humbled when I think that God loved me so much that he sent His Son to suffer and die in order to rescue me from my sins!

“The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me! Galatians 2:20.

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It’s not just about the manger
Where the baby lay
It’s not all about the angels
Who sang for him that day

It’s not just about the shepherds
Or the bright and shining star
It’s not all about the wisemen
Who travelled from afar

Chorus:
It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It’s about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday

It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross

Verse 2:

It’s not just about the presents
Underneath the tree
It’s not all about the feeling
That the season brings to me

It’s not just about coming home
To be with those you love
It’s not all about the beauty
In the snow I’m dreaming of

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

The beginning of the story is wonderful and great
But it’s the ending that can save you and that’s why we celebrate

It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It’s about God’s Son
Nailed to a tree
It’s about every drop of blood that flowed from Him when it should have been me

It’s about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
So that you and I could have real life someday

It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross

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Slow Progress is Better Than NO Progress

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Sometimes we hear about someone who is losing a bunch of weight really fast on a fad diet, it may seem like it isn’t fair. While you are doing things the right way and seeing little losses and slow progress, it can get discouraging.  Don’t give up!  Often with good healthy lifestyle changes the progress seems to be slow going.  But anything worth doing is worth doing right!  While some of these diets seem to give high weight lose quickly, often it is in an unhealthy way!  If you want to have a long healthy life, you have to make permanent changes, not just quick fad diet changes. Your overall heath is much more important than being “skinny”!

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Slow progress is better than NO progress. Fad diets and quick fixes are not permanent! Only good healthy lifestyle changes will last!  You and your health are worth the time and effort!

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Tip Tuesday: Make up tips and tricks every Tuesday | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com Tip Tuesday #5
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Tip Tuesday #5

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Here is another tip for Tip Tuesdays…

Has your mascara ever dried out before it has run out or expired?  These are two ways that you can you can easily revive it!

First add 2-3 drops of saline solution eye drops into the tube, recover, and roll it between your hands.  Magically your mascara will be usable again.

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Don’t have any saline solution eye drops?  Put your tightly closed dried up mascara tube into a mug of hot water for 3-5 minutes.  Check your mascara, most likely it will be nice and smooth again, if not reheat your water and let it sit another 3-5 minutes!

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No Gym? No Problem! #11

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Do you remember Jessica Smith (and Peanut) from a few weeks ago?  This is one of my all time absolute favorite exercises routines from her.  If you want a great ab workout without having to do a million crunches, this is just the workout for you!  It takes less than 30 minutes!  No excuses, just do it!

How does the Jessica Smith TV website describe this workout routine?

“What It Is: This cardio kickboxing abs routine is the best way to mix up your abs routine and give unwanted belly fat a one-two punch (don’t forget to pair it with a healthy diet for best results)!

Why You Need It: Let’s face it, crunches aren’t the most effective  and those plank challenges are super boring (and they can really cause poor form). This multi-tasking routine saves you time and maximizes your calorie burn by combining your cardio and core work into a single workout (plus, it’s kind of fun too!).”

Don’t forget to keep good form and warm up and stretch before and after your workout!

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My Greatest Contribution to the Universe

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The other day I was driving home after picking my kids up from school.  Out of no where my son asked, “Mom, how do you like being a parent?”  I told him “I absolutely love it, it is the BEST and hardest thing I have ever done.”  Ever since that conversation I have been thinking about it a lot.

Every day my first and most important responsibility is being a wife and mother.  Sometimes in the rush of daily life I forget that my children are not a distraction from my daily work, but that they are the most important work that I will ever do.

I have learned more from having kids than any other thing I have ever done in my life. While being a parent is the absolute best, yet hardest, thing I have ever done, it is also the most important.  I have learned that there are more important things in life than getting my own way.  I have learned that doing something for someone else makes you feel so much better about yourself.  I have learned that time flies by, and that they will only need me to do everything for them and be little for such a short amount of time.

Sometimes they are CrAzY!  Sometimes they wake up way waaaaaay too early.  Sometimes when I just want to get things done they get super silly and laugh really loud at every thing!  (Wow, isn’t it crazy how their laughing and being silly and happy can be an issue for me?!  What is my problem?!) Sometimes they say “Mommy?! Mommy?! Mommy?! Mommy?!” over and over again even when I am standing right next to them asking “What?”  Despite all that, they are a gift, a gift that I could never live without!

When I get upset or stressed out, I can always find peace in the fact that I have my family. They love me even at my worst, and they think that I am awesome, even when I am a hot mess.  So, on those days when things are not going as planned, and my house is a crazy mess, and I don’t have anything planned for dinner, and feel like I am failing as a mother; I need to stop and remind myself that I have a wonderful husband, and that no one can be the mother my kids need like I can.

 

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I am so thankful to God everyday for the children He has blessed me with!
Au Naturel 754A Nude Awakening Palette | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com Wet N Wild Au Naturel Nude Awakening Palette
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Wet N Wild Au Naturel Nude Awakening Palette

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~Weekly Product Highlight~Wet N Wild Au Naturel 754A Nude Awakening Palette~

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I don’t go to Walmart very often, but I made an exception to get this Wet N Wild Au Naturel 754A Nude Awakening Palette. It is absolutely gorgeous! I am completely in love! Trust me, you need this in your life!  One thing that I love about Wet N Wild is that they are a Cruelty Free brand!  I really appreciate that they do not test on animals!

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There are 5 shades there, I am just so pale that two of them don’t show up that well, haha!

The shadows are beautiful shades, they are buttery and smooth and have a great pigment. As far as I know this is exclusively sold at Walmart and Walmart.com. I paid less than $6 for this palette at the Walmart near me.

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This swatch doesn’t do justice to the small sparkles in the two darkest shadows.

Here is what the Walmart.com site has to say about this product…

“Get a little risque and go au naturel! Wet n Wild Au Naturel Eye Shadow features a palette of ten rose-hued shades that’s anything but ordinary. You’ve got every rose gold shade that tickles your fancy, from mattes to shimmers to satins to sparkles. Includes a jet-milled base, silicone technology, and pearl density for uber-pigmented, silky-smooth, and long-lasting wear.

Wet n Wild Au Naturel Eye Shadow:

  • Ten rose-hued shades that are anything but ordinary
  • Get a little risque and go au naturel

Ingredients: Talc, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, Ethyl Macadmiate, Dimethicone, Magnesium Myristate, Polybutene, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Phenoxyenthanol, Lauroyl Lysine, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Tocopherol, Methicone, [+/- (May Contain: Mica, Iron Oxides/Ci 77491, Ci 77499, Titanium Dioxide/Ci 77891, Red 40 Lake/Ci 16035, Ultramarines/Ci 77007, Black 2/Ci 77266, Manganese Violet/Ci 77742, Carmine/Ci 75470]. (1015).”

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Have you tried this palette yet?  What did you think?  I think for an inexpensive  brand, Wet N Wild has really stepped it up lately!

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No Gym? No Problem! | lookingjoligood.wordpress.com No Gym? No Problem! #10
No Gym No Problem

No Gym? No Problem! #10

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Since yesterday was Pi day I posted a recipe instead of a workout, but don’t think that I forgot about it for this week!  We all will need this core workout to work off all the pie we ate celebrating pi day yesterday, haha!

This workout only take 15 minutes!  Keep good form, no excuses, just do it!

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Bronzer 101

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Let’s face it, about this time of year, if you live in the North East like I do you are probably a bit Vitamin D deficient!  While I can’t help you with that, I can give you a few tips on how to look like you have just returned from a stay at the beach.

Adding life to your face can be as simple as using bronzer!

While using bronzer to add color is a simple step, proper application isn’t always as simple.  Keep in mind that the goal is to add color, but not to give the appearance of an all over tan. Bronzer should be applied where the sun would naturally hit the face, the forehead, the cheeks, and the nose.

Bronzer is applied after your foundation and concealer have been put on. Choose a bronzer that works with you skin tone.  To apply find the apple of the cheek by smiling and lightly dust your cheeks with the bronzer. Then using a wide brush blend up and blend down.  You can put blush on top of it and even a little bit of shimmer and highlight on top as well.

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Don’t confuse bronzing your face with contouring.  These are two different techniques.

While bronzer is probably the quickest way to add some color and life to your face, a little bronzer can go a long way, remember that you can always add more, so start off lightly and build it up as needed.

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This is not the effect you are wanting to achieve with bronzer! (This is not my photo, I just googled bronzer overload and this was one of the first pictures that came up. )