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Sunday, March 30, 2014

All The Single Ladies



       Your best friend was just asked to prom. By the guy you like— who is sooooo attractive. They’ve been on three dates since and now they are a couple. You just renewed your subscription to “Sucks to be Single” Magazine.


       I haven’t been in that exact scenario but one very close to it.  Doesn’t it feel terrible to be single? Okay. That, my friend, is a lie.  The lie that you need a boyfriend to be happy/complete/worth something/fill-in-the-blank.  Truth is, you DON’T.  You’re saying “Yeah, yeah, but it still feels bad to be alone.”


        Ready for a mind blow? You’re not alone!OOH! OOH! I KNOW! God is with me, right?” You read that in a sarcastic voice. But yes!  If that doesn’t do anything for you yet, then keep reading. 


"Nobody really believes that, do they?"

ANSWER: Yes, there really are people who believe that quote.

       Okay think about this:

It’s totally fun to try and pick out the guy we want to marry. We’ve all done it at least a few times…probably even more than a few times. But we don’t always have the best taste do we? God is a bazillion times better at matchmaking than us craaayzay females…sorry to crush your dreams girls.

God will literally put the perfect guy in our lives at the perfect time. Doubt me? Ummm ask any Christian you know who is married. He will just give us the right guy! So…WHY ARE WE RUSHING HIM???  Yeah my mind is pretty blown right now.
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Focus on getting yourself ready.  We have insanely long lists of things we want our guys to be (generous, respectful, sincere, compassionate…etc.) but we probably don’t have lists half as long of things we want ourselves to be.  We need to realize that we have to work on the things that we ourselves want in a guy ‘cuz trust me…we are not as ready for a boyfriend as we think.  XO Charlotte

Here's a little thing I love tho... 

Saturday, March 29, 2014

ALERT: Great Guy Watch



So there’s this guy... He is so great I practically want to marry him. Want all the details? If you're a girl (and quite possibly if you're a guy too...i don't know if guys like this kind of thing) you probably do.



Okay so he’s the youngest of eight kids, he’s a very strong Christian and leader, and he has a great, high ranking job.  He’s handsome, he has big, bright eyes, he’s musical, (he plays the harp actually) he’s smart, and his name is David.  I’ve actually known about him for a while.


I met him in 1 Samuel 16. Yep, David from the Bible. 
 
You just did one of these ^


Doesn’t he sound kind of cute awesome though? He was so obedient to God and he was a king!  You should go read about him.


Guys Listen Up! It sounds to me like he sets somewhat of a high standard. When you read about him he sounds so…perfect. (I KNOW HE WASN’T PERFECT STOP JUDGING ME.) 

No, you will never be a king or kill a giant (probably/I hope not…) but you can follow God and do incredible things for Him! Go read some more about Daniel here and find one thing about him that you can work on starting today. You got this guys! XO Charlotte

P.S. Actually do what I just said. You can read about Daniel here, and here, and here. Not to be bossy...but you really won't regret it. I promise.  

Friday, March 28, 2014

The guy of my dreams



      This is the fun part!  At least for me… I’m going to describe for you my dream guy.  Before I do though, I have a reminder: this is going to describe a fictional character. There isn’t a single guy on earth who can perfectly fit my description. And another thing, If and when I ever find the right person to spend my life with, I will not be the one choosing him. I trust that God will bring him into my life, so I will be okay if he doesn’t possess all of my unfeasible qualifications. Can you imagine me saying to God, “sorry, you must have made a mistake. I specifically said he has to have green eyes.” NO! That would be insane! I’m just going to start from the beginning and write things down as I think of them; the first one is my number one but the rest are in no particular order.
      
      1. My Prince Charming has to love God more than he loves me. The reason I don’t just say “I want a Christian guy” is because some people profess Christianity but God isn’t the most important thing in their life. I want a guy who is so into God. How cool would it be if your boyfriend/girlfriend loved you with God’s love? Pretty darn cool. 

      2. My Prince Charming is handsome. Picture this: If you could kind of put Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Depp, Channing Tatum, Chris Evans and Kellan Lutz together into one person…really though. Who doesn’t want to date someone cute? If I could create a person here is my picture: He would be taller than me (of COURSE) but not too tall.  5’7”ish. He would have green eyes, wavy, dirty blonde hair, and he would be ripped. Ehhh no, I would look too scrawny.  Change that to slightly muscular. Okay and my dream guy has an Australian accent (that’s the Chris Hemsworth part) and no facial hair. Blechhh.
Yep they're good

      3. My Prince Charming is musical. It is 100% true that a guy who plays the guitar is more attractive than one who doesn’t.  If he could sing and play the guitar…*sigh* you get the picture.  My dream is to have someone write a song for me, and sing it to me.  

      4. My Prince Charming has to be spontaneous. I am a very spontaneous person, and I don’t do very well with those people who are so meticulous in planning every detail way ahead of time. Who doesn’t love a random picnic or party?

      5. My Prince Charming can’t be a terrible junk-food eater. WAITTT before you stop reading in disgust, I don’t mean that he can only eat salads and grilled vegetables. I only mean that I want him to be conscious of healthy eating and make an effort to eat at least some foods the way God originally made them before we sucked the nutrients out and added sugar and preservatives.

      6. My Prince Charming needs to be a strong leader. Yeah, yeah. Everyone says that.  But just to clarify exactly what I mean…He has to be grounded in God so that he can lead other people to God. He has to be a good example to other guys. Ya know, one of those people everyone wants to be like. 

      7. My Prince Charming has to be funny. He doesn’t necessarily need to be the life of the party, but he has to appreciate a good joke, and at least tolerate—if not contribute to—my sarcasm

      8. My Prince Charming, without exception, has to be accepting of my weirdness. Self-explanatory I hope. Yes, I love impromptu dance parties, singing at the top of my lungs, taking insane pictures, laughing too much and not getting enough sleep.  Deal with it bro.

      9. My Prince Charming neeeeeds to like watching football, Psych, (the best show on earth, may it rest in peace) old shows like the Brady Bunch and The Three Stooges, and T.V. singing competitions. Enough said. 

      10. My Prince Charming will treat me like a person, then a princess, then a Greek Goddess, then a person again. That’s a rule from Psych…but I like it!

      Finally, these are just a couple random things that I thought of:
Likes traveling and animals, is good with kids, is generous, has a good fashion sense, enjoys taking walks and having campfires, loves watching totally random YouTube videos, can cook, likes Starbucks, and isn’t allergic to dogs. 
If this guy was real I would marry him. XO Charlotte

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Who Will I Date?



       I’m not into dating just for the fun of it. 
I KNOWWWWWWWWW ...Crazy

I don’t plan on going out with anyone unless I feel like they’re the person God wants me to be with.  But, that doesn’t mean I don’t notice when there’s a really nice guy.  Believe it or not, you can be a Prince Charming without actually picking up a girl! What I’m talking about is the guy who talks to girls all the time, but not to get their number. Just to be nice. The guy who gives up his seat for a girl. The guy who is protective of his sisters.  I’m talking about the kind of guy who doesn’t find his worth or purpose in having lots of friends; who strives to do what would please God rather than whatever happens to be popular. 
        Don’t we all know a few of those people who are just really nice? Like you never feel uncomfortable around them because they treat you like a super good friend? That is exactly what I’m trying to say.  When you have so much of God’s love in you that it literally spills out to other people through you.  Guys, be that person.
I look at some guys and say “If I ever date someone that is the exact kind of guy I will look for.”  XO Charlotte

Welcome to My Prince Charming



Pretty much every girl wants to find her prince charming, right? And just about every guy wants to be that prince charming for a girl. But seriously, what is a “prince charming” anyway? According to most Disney movies, he is a cute guy who shows up, (usually on a horse) sings a song, and marries the girl in like 3-4 minutes. That’s not good enough guys. Basically I’m going to share some of the things I’m looking for in a guy, some secrets for guys and girls, and some overall advice on how to be a “real guy”… a girl’s Prince Charming. Oh and whatever other random junk I think of to share with you beautiful people...XO Charlotte