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Cancel Out The Grey
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Cancel Out The Grey is a place where I share the things that motivate me and help me eliminate the boring grey in my life. You'll find Bible challenges, journal entries, style ideas, and photography along with the occasional DIY project and recipe.
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Changes

About a month ago, I took my car in for a much-needed oil change and check up. I expected bad news, since my cars been making weird noises when I turn, rattles and shakes at red lights, and spills so...

05 oct 10

Style Idea 24: Dreaming of Fall

I’m hoping that if I mention fall in enough style idea posts, fall will see how welcome he’d be in Las Vegas and stop by for a long visit. The temperatures have been dropping, but it’s nowhere near c...

08 sep 10

Hebrews 11 Challenge: Heroes

For by it the people of old received their commendation. Hebrews 11:2 Abraham, Moses, David are people whose lives we admire. No matter how many times you’ve read their stories, they never get old. D...

06 sep 10 1 person likes this

New Puppy!

World, meet Pumba, the Garcia household’s new puppy! We picked him up yesterday and are already in love with him. Look at those adorable eyes! How could we not love a face like that?

04 sep 10

Check it Out!

I seem to be in the mood for inspirational stories this morning. Here’s one about a boy who survived after his dad tried to murder him and found strength in Christ. Then there’s the story of how a st...

03 sep 10

Photo(s) of the Week

Even though Art History hasnt been at all what I expected or looked forward to, I am thankful that Ive been introduced to some amazing art. Out of everything weve looked at this quarter, Gothic Archi...

02 sep 10 1 person likes this

Remembered

I’m a nostalgic kind of person. Quiet drives, time alone at home, and even daily chores give me a lot of time to reminisce and call memories up. It’s part of who I am and I can’t seem to help it. I’m...

02 sep 10 1 person likes this

Style Idea 23: Hoping for Fall

I went out for my morning jog yesterday and realized I should have brought a jacket! It was enough to get me daydreaming about fall. Leggings, boots, blazers, coats! I even planned the perfect beginn...

01 sep 10 1 person likes this

Hebrews 11 Challenge: Intro

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 How many times have you heard the word faith in sermons? How many times has it come up in conversations...

31 aug 10 1 person likes this

Coveting

Reading through the Ten Commandments is always at least a bit difficult for me. No matter how well I think I’ve been doing, some sin always comes to light when I really sit down and measure myself ag...

25 aug 10 1 person likes this

Style Idea 22: College

Two of my youth group kids are starting college next week! I couldn’t be more proud of them or more surprised at how quickly time passes by. It’s almost been a whole year since I started school and i...

24 aug 10 1 person likes this

Proverbs 31 Challenge: Wrap Up

Our first Bible challenge is officially complete! It’s been great going through each verse that describes the Proverbs 31 woman. Is has definitely been edifying and useful for me to stop and consider...

23 aug 10

Check It Out

Design Sponge posted an awesomely easy Coffee Filter Flower DIY. It’s definitely something I’ll be trying soon. Ali is traveling around the world! You can read her blog for amazing journal-like updat...

20 aug 10

Photo of the Week

This is the little guy we found a couple of weeks ago. It was over 105 degrees, he was lost, and he didn’t have a collar. We haven’t had him checked for a chip yet, but we definitely plan on doing th...

19 aug 10 1 person likes this

Style Idea 21: Star Gazing

Richie, my brother, and I headed out to Red Rock Canyon late on Friday night to watch the Perseid meteor shower. We’d tried to watch meteor showers before but had never really found a good spot. Red ...

17 aug 10 1 person likes this

Proverbs 31 Challenge: Rewards

Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates. Proverbs 31:31 The first couple of years that my husband and I were in charge of youth group were beyond difficult. Our ...

16 aug 10

Cucumber and Dill Pasta Salad

I really hope you can all forgive me for my lack of posts last week. Midterms kind of caught me off guard and even though they weren’t really all that stressful, they did manage to keep me busy. To m...

16 aug 10

Style Idea 20: Casual Date Night

Friday night is usually date night for the Garcia’s. While “date night” sounds fancy and expensive, the husband and I typically go for casual outings: picnics, dollar movies, and free live music. So ...

11 aug 10

Proverbs 31 Challenge: Beauty and Charm

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30 Charm and beauty are without question two of the things our culture values most. The people ...

11 aug 10

Check it Out

It’s been a while since i last wrote on of these posts, mainly because I’ve been busier than I ever thought I would be. I thought I would have more free time after quitting my job, but school has som...

07 aug 10

Photo of the Week

  Boulder City is less than an hour’s drive from my house and just 15 minutes from school! it’s fairly close to Vegas, but completely different. The mood is more laid back, the people are nicer ...

06 aug 10 1 person likes this

Up to Date!

I posted the long-awaited (ha!) Proverbs 31 Challenge post. In order to not mess with the posts’ order, I set the publish date as Monday. So, if you wanna read it, you can check it out below!

05 aug 10

Prayer

If there’s one thing I suck at (besides posting blog entries really late) it’s praying. I understand the need to pray (Romans 12:12), the command to pray (Luke 18:1), the privilege (Romans 5:1-2) and...

05 aug 10

Style Idea 19: Simple Skirt and Tank

Although the heart’s starting to wane, me typical 102-degree days still feel too hot for anything other than a dress or skirt. I asked my husband once if my skirt and tank top outfit was casual enoug...

04 aug 10

Catch-Up

I’ve been trying to catch up on school work, church stuff, and blogging since Friday. Thankfully, I’m finally starting to get there. I should have your Proverbs 31 Challenge and Style Idea up later t...

04 aug 10

Proverbs 31 Challenge: Rewards and Motive

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all." Proverbs 31:28,29 One of the best earthly rewa...

03 aug 10

Lasting Beauty

A while ago, I wrote a post about beauty. In it, I said that we should care about our appearance without sliding into vanity and I still believe that. As Christian ladies, we should seek a healthy ba...

28 jul 10

Style Idea 18: Summer Heat

It’s been a hot summer in Las Vegas. It may seem like an obvious thing to say, but it still kind of amazes me when it’s past 90 degrees at 7am. I am amazed pretty much daily. The best thing to wear o...

27 jul 10 1 person likes this

Proverbs 31 Challenge: Don’t Do Nothing

She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Proverbs 31:27 With only four verses to go, we now arrive at the summary of this whole series. All the verses befor...

26 jul 10

Photo of the Week

  I hadn’t seen my grandma in 8 years. She used to knit me the cutest dresses when I was little. She taught me to look in the mirror and see beauty. She laughed so hard once, soda squirted out h...

15 jul 10

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