Meet a Monday (Kacia + Robot)

It's Monday! You know what that means!!!!!

Oh wait - you don't know.

Because this is the first time Monday has ever meant anything important!

Welcome to Meet a Monday: 

Starting today I'm introducing you to a blogger I appreciate. 

Whether I love their words, photos, songs, or a combination of other things, this is where I'm going to introduce you to them!

Probably it's because they point me to Jesus.

I'll start off the feature by introducing you to Kacia. She blogs over at Kacia + Robot! 

On her blog, under her very pretty picture, words say:

"I'm Kacia: midwest born, Pittsburgh living. Scandinavian mutt with natural blonde hair. I am a child, wife, mommy, sister, + friend. I never want to settle. I always want to dream. +I know God can turn things around: I am an example of that."

So really you should love her already from those words she wrote about herself. 

I think she is lovely!

 

And after emailing her (she is an efficient responder - I am so thankful for people like her) a few times, I see that she really is a lovely and stunning person.

I think my favourite thing about her blog is that she writes in a way that is just so kind. She's not pretentious or trying to prove anything - she's just sharing her life. She shares a lot of photos of her beautiful daughter and the husband she is "annoyingly in love" with, moments of fun, the laughable days, the hard and broken situations (you can read their adoption process here), pretty photos, and many sweet words of wisdom. She's great!

Also - she has straight bangs. I think I have insta-respect for anyone with bangs because they're not the easiest hairstyle to make work every single day. Hers look incredible. Respect. I have bangs. Yep, I do.

So here goes.

This is Kacia.

What are three words you'd use to describe yourself?

blonde. joyful.  annnnnnnd um. [this is hard!] chatterbox?  Jk. although that's true.  blonde, joyful + dreamer.

What's your favourite time of day?

mornings - I feel the most productive + it's the quietest!

What's your coffee order?

black. no sugar. no cream.  just ....er, about 10-12 cups of black coffee a day. I'm norwegian.  don't hate ;o]

She's a girl after my own heart - black coffee is a good thing.

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 When you go online, where do you typically go first?

gmail.  definitely email, then probably my favorite blogs.

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How would you describe your blog?

me.  You never really know what you'll get.  It's my life, my struggles, my joys and my loves all written down.

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What draws your closest to Jesus?

Music + quiet time outside in beautiful places.

What's a verse that you're loving lately?

I am loving Phil 2:15 :) loving.

     . . . that you may be blameless and innocent, 

children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, 

among whom you shine as lights in the world, . . .

Some of my favourite posts from her blog are:

After the I do

"I have learned that being quick to forgive is quite possibly one of the best characteristics of a beautiful marriage."

finding my voice

"I want to somehow change lives.  Not me, but Him through me."

breaking the lies of silence

"We underestimate the power of silence.  But we also underestimate the power we have to destroy it.."

when it feels like a closed door

"Sometimes it’s easy to blame a bump in the road for a reason to turn around.  To quit dreaming.  To quit trying to dent this universe.  A small dent, but a dent nonetheless."

Kacia is also part of an incredible group of women who started something beautiful.

It's called #SheReadsTruth. You should check out what they're doing and join in.

She wrote about it here and here and here and elsewhere!

Also (as if this girl isn't doing enough and as if you needed another reason to love her) - she has a fun summer photo link-up. I did it on Saturday but it's supposed to be on Friday's. Join her, okay, and check out mine because I show you my new blonde hair! Summer change!

So this has been installment one of Meet a Monday! Yay!

I hope you had as much fun as I did getting to know Kacia. 

If you somehow managed to make it this far without clicking any links, be sure to check out her blog, twitter, facebook, pinterest, store, and whatever else you might find.

Enjoy.

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Be sure to pop back in every (most) single day Monday in order to read the stuff I post meet a great and lovely blogger!

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I must say. It's been fun emailing back with different bloggers and photographer's and getting them on board with this project! Get ready for some really fun people showing up here. If you would like to be featured, either comment here or send me a direct message on twitter @nadinewouldsay

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You've made it this far. You might as well comment and say hello so I can come read your blog, follow you on twitter, or just have the knowledge that the visitors who come here have a voice.

While you're at it, if you'd like to snoop around a bit, you can learn a bit about me. Learn why my blog is called a Secondary Heartbeat, what God's been speaking to me lately, learn the moment I realized God's plan is on a different time zone than mine, get a glimpse into my perspective on worship, listen to a song I wrote, see my latest DIY project, and then click that pretty little Google Friend Connect button and follow along here so I can come follow you too.

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Happy Monday!

Snapshot of a life

Here's what's been happening around life lately!

Please take one little second to appreciate that I'm not a photographer nor do I have an excellent camera. Okay, breathe, and go!

I went shopping to Ikea with my lovely sister. You can't tell from this picture but she is pregnant! She's also beautiful - which you can tell from this picture.

We had our latest be.loved meeting! It's always fun to chat with these ladies, pray about our lives, pray for the blog ministry, and spend a bit of time laughing as well! I love these girls.

My roommate and I redecorated our apartment this afternoon! We still have more ideas and things that we plan on doing, but we got lots done.

I ordered this little bunny via modcloth a while ago. He's meant to be a ring holder but size wise he just looks much cuter on our kitchen table. I now have two different modcloth jewelry holders that I use as decorations rather than for jewelry. Meh - they're so cute!

  

I found this chalkboard at Ikea months ago! Once Christie moved in, we realized that she had one as well. Mine finally made it up into our front entry way today! Stocked with chalk, love notes, and paper for quick notes to each other - we're good to go!

  

All of these prints are made by the lovely Jessi of Naptime Diaries. If you ever need a good read, check out her blog, and if you'd like some sweet scriptures for your wall, check out her store! 

This first one from Philippians 4:8 is my favourite.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

I love love love that our home is now filled with scripture.We've got scripture and/or worshipful lyrics in our entry way, hallway, dining room, and bedrooms. Surrounding our home with truth seems like an excellent use of decorating!

It was really important to me to order this print below. I saw the same scripture at a friends place on their wall in the kitchen and fell in love with it. When I saw this print in Jessi's store I knew I wanted it for my home. 

I know my picture quality isn't incredible, but just know - the first thing you see when you walk into our home is this verse:

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 

(Joshua 24:15b)

It took me a while to decide on framing these different prints. I ended up putting all the ones that were scriptures in the black frames and these two song lyrics in the white. I love how they look. I couldn't figure out a way to take a good picture with my phone but we placed these two beside a yellow clock and fun pink frame and the four look fantastic together! Come over, I'll show you.

I LOVE my nail polish colour. I cashed in a coupon last week and had a spa day! It was so fun to spend a few hours not at work, online, or with people I knew! I just got to sit and rest.My nails are solidly chipped now but I still love looking at my fingers and seeing red! It's like a fun moment each time I notice them.

Some days are two coffee cup days! Yesterday morning was one of them.

My church had a ministry appreciation night. We got to watch baseball and eat food. Fun and yum. A friend of mine made this beautiful little sign! Yay sports!

Some guy friends hosted a big party at their place because they're moving to a new home. It was so fun to laugh and dance with friends. It truly was the last luau. Well, until next time.

AND THEN . . . just this morning - I dyed my hair blonde! EEK! I lightened in a few months ago in preparation for this day.

Hello there.

 

Getting my hair done is always an adventure because I have to take my glasses off for some of it. Every time, my stylist Eliza makes a comment right around when a normal seeing person would be making faces (happy ones of course) at their new hair "oh yeah, you can't see". I like to wait until it's almost done before I look so it's always a fun surprise! BLONDE!

I'm linking up with Kacia + Robot for Summer Friday - on Saturday - for this photo spectacular.

That was a quick snapshot into life lately.