Valerie Valentine Blog

Well the big secret is out! Tyler and I are going to have a baby this October!! While this was a pretty huge surprise for us we are so excited! I was saying before we found out that we're pregnant how I want to get more prepared before we start having kids by paying off our credit cards, getting better about managing our money, to get physically strong and fit....but I'm now realizing we have the rest of our lives to do those things! Goals are great don't get me wrong, but God's timing is perfect and I think I was just using those things as an excuse because deep down I was unsure if I was really ready to become a mom! Ever since finding out that I'm pregnant I'm really seeing God's hand on all of it. I've always wanted to be pregnant in the summer time and I used to always think about how October is a great month to have a birthday! (Everyone is back from summer vacation and it's before the holidays) to find out I am due Oct. 20th and I'll be ...

I hope everyone is doing well given the circumstances we are all dealing with. It comes and goes for me... sometimes I'm cool, and then other times it hits me like a ton of bricks that pretty much the whole world is on a lock down and I'm seeing some of my favorite local places in my town being forced to shut down. I'm the type of person that one minute I believe ignorance is bliss, then next minute, I'm trying to take on all of the world's problems. Funny how that works. But I've come to the realization that it's time to focus on the good things in life! There is absolutely nothing I can do about this global pandemic. But I CAN control my attitude about it and I CAN  control how to make the best use of my time. Here are a few ways I've been able to focus on the good: 1. I've been texting and having REAL phone conversations more!  I know this sounds odd, but usually I just spend my social time on my phone through Facebook and Instagram-scrolli...

Just want to brag on God this morning💕  My husband’s car  broke down back in December. We had it towed to a car shop to fix it, it has been in there for over a month! Starting to feel stressed with only one vehicle, my husband -the problem solver that’s in his character of who he is, wanted to buy a new car. I didn’t feel peace about it. The next morning I realized I hadn’t prayed about this situation at all! So I prayed for God’s Will to be done & for the car to be fixed. That very afternoon Tyler got the call that the car was ready!!🙌🏽 we are going to go pick it up today! 😍 They also replaced his transmission for FREE because it took so long. So this verse is ringing in my head today! 💓 “Don’t’ worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.” Sometimes situations in life can be so stressful and for some reason we often feel like we have to figure it out all on our own. But I found that it's so much ea...

Happy New Year friends!! It is officially 2020, a new decade! Last week in our staff meeting, we reflected on how God has  really  showed up and came through for us in our lives the past 10 years. I was overwhelmed thinking about how much Jesus has changed my heart, my mind set, and my life from when I was 13 to now, 23. I was so amazed thinking about all the times God was protecting me from people and typical teenage things that I "missed out on" but I realize it was His hand on my life through it all. And I pray that is the same case for my future children someday. A fun thing my husband and our friends did last week was creating a 2020 bucket list together! We each individually wrote down realistic and fun things that we've always wanted to do and promised to complete them by the end of 2020!! Some of mine included: Designing my own Stoney Clover Lane bag in Palm Beach, FL Holding a baby cheetah Being more intentional with my HS youth students  Going...