tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18526596238617669332024-03-13T17:18:43.042-04:00The Cox FamilyDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.comBlogger936125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-45943292363677149692022-01-08T10:15:00.001-05:002022-01-08T10:15:09.939-05:00It's all new to me now... This year is a year that we can choose to go with the flow, stress over what hasn't come yet, or have an attitude about what might or might not transpire. Either way, we will reap what we sow. Galations 6: 7-9 states "... A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the spiritDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-4811882129605100252022-01-08T09:55:00.003-05:002022-01-08T09:55:23.021-05:00Oatmeal Energy Bites I have tried a few times and failed to save this on my computer, so I'm going to try here. Please see below: Oatmeal Energy BitesIngredients: 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter1 1/3 cups rolled oats1 tbsp ground flaxseed1 tbsp chia seed1/4 cup shredded coconut1/2 cup honey1/2 cup mini chocolate chips1 scoop protein powder (I use Shakeology)Instructions: Mix all ingredients Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-8025549078013315862021-12-31T13:14:00.001-05:002021-12-31T13:14:53.411-05:00With a new year Every year, we set "resolutions" and we fail to meet them. Now, please don't take that as me being judgemental, I'm not. I'm simply stating what tends to happen. We are all excited about the new year and set all these unrealistic goals. We might be good for a few weeks, but as the year goes on, we stop doing our new habits and then we get right back in the slump of the previous year saying Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-63200957781282545462021-12-24T14:33:00.004-05:002021-12-24T14:34:20.280-05:00Merry Christmas, everyone! As we prepare to spend time with our families, let us all pause a moment to think about the ultimate gift God gave us: his son. We wish you all the Merriest of Christmases and Happiest of New Years. Keep reading if you'd like a glimpse into our day today and tomorrow: baking cookies with the girlswrapping gifts after they go to bedplaying santa attending Candle light Christmas Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-41108823634579893832021-12-22T17:34:00.003-05:002021-12-22T17:34:27.449-05:00Christmas is a coming As I sit here, we are just 2 more sleeps away from Christmas eve. As I sit here, I am pondering all that has transpired over the last year. Some of it is great and some of it really sucked. As I ponder, I think about how thankful I am for the things that happened. Then realization hits me that the sucky parts are outnumbered by the really great parts and I remember that without Jesus comingDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-5284682027541470122021-12-12T09:26:00.002-05:002021-12-12T09:26:16.744-05:00Ups and downs My closest friends and family know what a struggle it's been for me to loose and keep weight off. Over the years, the one thing that remains constant is knowing that I MUST get the weight off. Not because I am being vain, but because my health and future depends upon it. I come from a family with a deep history of cancers and diabetes. I have taken the stance of fighting with all I've got Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-58187211605870841772021-12-11T14:27:00.002-05:002021-12-11T14:27:29.167-05:00The importance of connections Many times, we don't take the opportunity in life to think about connections. Much like the way legos connect to erect the building or vehicle you are trying to create, without connecting pieces, our lives would fall apart. It's not often that we take time to reflect on those connections in meaningful ways. If I am honest, when we moved from Indiana back to Florida, we didn't appreciate theDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-51326882978838771442021-12-02T12:09:00.002-05:002021-12-02T12:09:36.328-05:00Girls giving back "You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love." Galations 5:13As we continue on the path to the holidays, we are finding more and more ways to give back to our community. Giving can be simple, as you saw in my last post. Today I bring you the next installment of Grils giving back. Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-44260919128302008002021-11-29T08:53:00.003-05:002021-11-29T08:53:54.813-05:00Reach Day Everyday, we are faced with decisions. We must decide to get up each morning. We must decide what we will eat and what we will wear. In all of our mundane daily decisions, we often times enter a mindset of what do I need, where will I go, what do I want to do, etc. How often do we intentionally decide to do something to help someone else? If we take stock, I think we would each be surprisedDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-30437197992529144352021-11-07T17:00:00.001-05:002021-11-07T17:00:18.988-05:00The posture of ThanksgivingHave we ever really thought about what it means to give thanks? Why do we do it? How do we do it? When should we do it? If you're like me, I think about giving thanks after something has been given or on one day a year when we sit around the table and say one thing we are thankful for. However, that's not what we are called to do. We are called to give thanks to the Lord while we are IN it. I am Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-2242223755697448692021-10-27T10:27:00.003-04:002021-10-27T10:27:57.605-04:00Quick trip Occasionally, we need a quick trip to disconnect and really get back to a status quo. It had been almost a year since our last trip to the beach. We needed a trip more than you would imagine. So far, this year has dealt us many blows, and I will not dwell on them. As you know, I believe that dwelling on the negative and things in the past doesn't do us any good. What does help is thinking Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-57816769633886387772021-10-09T14:20:00.002-04:002021-10-09T14:20:45.918-04:00Tests, they come...In our lives, we are tested. These tests come in many forms. As you may have read the last time I posted, we have had our fair share of tests. Well, this past week was more of the same. Not only was it a long and stressful week at work, but I had a doctors appointment, I wanted to go to small group on Wednesday, and I wanted to buy a jellyroll for quilting... Not always did I get what I wanted.&Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-12789341423743908412021-09-19T19:46:00.001-04:002021-09-19T19:46:05.697-04:00A week off Yes, I know, I took a week off. I had only just got back to blogging, but to say that my life has been crazy in the last week is an understatement: One of my neighbors was diagnosed with COVID just about a week ago, so we have been very much watching for our own symptoms and staying away from people as much as possible. She is on the mend and none of us have had symptomsFall allergy Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-19273529419549439022021-09-11T11:58:00.000-04:002021-09-11T11:58:01.754-04:00Do you need rest? Do you know when you need rest? Sometimes as humans, we try to be like an energizer bunny in the sense that we have very long lists of things to be done, so we don't want to take the time to give our bodies rest. This is not how we were made. We were made to labor, of course, but we were also made to rest and to rest in the Lord. "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-28256193136937931972021-09-09T17:56:00.002-04:002021-09-09T17:56:43.703-04:00Long day It's been a crazy long day, but productive one at the same time. Was able to move meetings and get back about 2 hours of my day. That was huge! Got a text from Mack saying she'd had to dissect an earthworm today in marine science. Got tons of prep work done on some projects that are quickly approaching. In all these things, I focused on whatever would keep me going Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-15391127348765242072021-09-08T21:58:00.000-04:002021-09-08T21:58:04.448-04:00Days, they come and they go As you are well aware, days may come and days may go, but the important thing is that we follow through on our promises. Just as the Lord follows through on His promises, we must also. This is why it is 9:31 pm and I am just getting to chat with you a little bit. It's been a busy week and and even busier day. However, I am not going to sit here and allow the fact that I am a busy working Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-45637726319156234442021-09-07T07:51:00.002-04:002021-09-07T07:51:29.854-04:00Yesterday....Today....Tomorrow "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. but one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14As I think about this passage, I am reminded that we are all on a pathway or road. What we choose to do with thatDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-5815666356615284052021-09-06T17:00:00.001-04:002021-09-06T17:00:00.195-04:00God's calling part 2 As I went through the day, I wanted to provide some additional verses that may speak to my readers more than the one I posted earlier may have. Here's a collection of verses that just may do the trick for someone: Ephesians 2:10John 6:28Ecclesiastes 3:10Acts 2:37Acts 16:30Acts 22:10Matthew 9:16Mark 10:17Luke 10:25Luke 18:18Matthew 7:241 Samuel 10:72 Samuel 7:3Haggai 2:4Zechariah 8:Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-72624754075777371072021-09-06T09:47:00.006-04:002021-09-06T09:49:22.265-04:00A calling "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10Have you ever stopped dead in your tracks and wondered, "what on earth am I doing with my life? what is it that God wants for my life? how do I know I'm on the right path to doing God's work?" I know I have. At some point in all of our lives, we have to wonder ifDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-28753654392060556722021-09-05T10:28:00.005-04:002021-09-05T10:28:59.987-04:00Coming soon Although I've been hit or miss, I have loads of new content and ideas coming soon. The blog is getting a face-lift and I'll post more about the changes later. In the meantime happy Sunday!Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-23169074072363423362019-10-13T12:01:00.003-04:002019-10-13T12:01:31.039-04:00We're all human...Another week has come and gone. I'm already entering week 3 of this 11 week term at school and kicking myself. As I write this, I realize we are all human. We all make mistakes. I accept what I did or didn't do, however I also realize that when paying for an education, you expect certain things. The things I expect are:
instructors who practice what they preach
open communication from the Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-30724571916725808582019-10-07T12:54:00.000-04:002019-10-07T12:54:20.464-04:00Current HappeningsSo, I started working on this one over the weekend, but life happened...
Today, I want to write about things that have been happening in our lives. As everyone is aware, we are no longer living in Florida. As much as we loved the weather there, it just never really felt like home. We felt like we were working simply to pay bills and nothing more. We wanted so much more out of live and for our Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-28008145228689723202019-09-28T10:10:00.002-04:002019-09-28T10:10:43.164-04:00We were lost... There are times in our lives when we may feel lost. Over the years, I have had my fair share of this feeling. One time comes to mind that I want to share with you. This happened quite a while back, but it is something that I am reminded of frequently.
At the time, Ryan was working for a steel decking construction company. That meant that he was away from home more than he was at home. There wereDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-44478821840535292212019-09-27T07:57:00.003-04:002019-09-27T07:57:41.216-04:00World ChangersAs I sit here pondering how amazingly awesome my kiddo looks with all her crazy blue and yellow hair for school today (I'll include a picture below), I can't help but think how awful that spray was for the ozone layer. I then morph into a thought of what would I do if I could change the world?
Really thinking over it, I think I would do what I am already doing and hopefully others would catch onDawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852659623861766933.post-66065795510199650782019-09-26T07:54:00.000-04:002019-09-26T07:54:06.730-04:00Although we have aged... Class of 1999 is still teaching us thingsAged
Recently, I had the displeasure of missing my 20th high school reunion. We have only been in our new home for under 6 months and so we are still becoming acclimated to our new surroundings as well as having to adjust our budget to meet the new cost of living in our new city. This meant that my husband had to get a new job and that was quite the process. As we are bouncing back from a time Dawn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01670594366443769025noreply@blogger.com0