![| I'd take sushi cones over ice cream cones any day. @Moxies_Plano you never disappoint. ๐ P.S. I had Beyonce's fave dish [ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ๐ข ๐๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช ] + was ready to put a ๐ on it. #ilikedit // #theprinceandthepeats #moxiesplano #datenight](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/c92030f15bb9ef0122ced1d78a6eb826/5DD63EC5/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.125.1004.1004a/s640x640/68751263_156312995481900_2572415830207706123_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "| I'd take sushi cones over ice cream cones any day. @Moxies_Plano you never disappoint. ๐ P.S. I had Beyonce's fave dish [ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ๐ข ๐๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช ] + was ready to put a ๐ on it. #ilikedit // #theprinceandthepeats #moxiesplano #datenight")
![| ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒย ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐,ย ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ย ๐น๐ผ๐๐. [Whew chile.] There were no Christ-centered long-term marriages for us to look up to or seek wise counselย from, so we developed a bad habits of venting our frustrations -- to our friends. Maybe we were seeking validation forย our feelings or looking for someone to hype us up,ย but we eventually learned the negative effects of soliciting advice in our marriage.
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Would you let someone who learned all of their medical skills from watching Grey's Anatomy, operate on you? But you're comfortable with handing yourย [single/bitter/hyper-sensitive/pessimistic/jaded] best friend, mama, sister, or auntie a scalpel + lettingย her dissectย your marriage? ๐ค ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฝ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฝ.Theย opinions of unqualified people have the potential to plant seeds in places where doubts, fears, and insecurities grow. Root rot is real -- andย the people around you should be pouring positivity into your union, fertilizing your loveย withย faith, and encouragingย forgiveness.
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If you are the "listening ear", you can most effectively support your friendย by asking how you can pray for them, keeping "oh hell no" and "couldn't be me" commentary to yourself, suggest counseling where appropriate, digest vs dissect the information at hand, and be honest that you simply don't have the answer. Remember -- you have to answer to God for the advice you ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ, just as much as the advice you ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ. โฅ๏ธ #keepmarriagesacred #12yearsstrong #marathonnotarace // #theprinceandthepparents](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/9b64fb16c3c965e387da369545b249cb/5DF78DEA/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.135.1080.1080a/s640x640/66273964_151084182663970_164298115879965760_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "| ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒย ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐,ย ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ย ๐น๐ผ๐๐. [Whew chile.] There were no Christ-centered long-term marriages for us to look up to or seek wise counselย from, so we developed a bad habits of venting our frustrations -- to our friends. Maybe we were seeking validation forย our feelings or looking for someone to hype us up,ย but we eventually learned the negative effects of soliciting advice in our marriage.
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Would you let someone who learned all of their medical skills from watching Grey's Anatomy, operate on you? But you're comfortable with handing yourย [single/bitter/hyper-sensitive/pessimistic/jaded] best friend, mama, sister, or auntie a scalpel + lettingย her dissectย your marriage? ๐ค ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฝ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฝ.Theย opinions of unqualified people have the potential to plant seeds in places where doubts, fears, and insecurities grow. Root rot is real -- andย the people around you should be pouring positivity into your union, fertilizing your loveย withย faith, and encouragingย forgiveness.
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If you are the \"listening ear\", you can most effectively support your friendย by asking how you can pray for them, keeping \"oh hell no\" and \"couldn't be me\" commentary to yourself, suggest counseling where appropriate, digest vs dissect the information at hand, and be honest that you simply don't have the answer. Remember -- you have to answer to God for the advice you ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ, just as much as the advice you ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ. โฅ๏ธ #keepmarriagesacred #12yearsstrong #marathonnotarace // #theprinceandthepparents")
By Can ya’ll believe it’s already 2018?! Once day, Prince was singing about us partying like it’s 1999. Then it came, went, and the next thing I know, it’s almost 2 decades later. That’s wild!
Let me tell ya’ll, 2017 was “The Year of the Push Through”.ย I pushed through doubt, exhaustion, frustration, and finances. When I got too tired, I had to learn how to rest, instead of quitting. A highlight of 2017 was being interviewed for Good Morning America (GMA). I got an email from a producer on the show on April 2nd, thinking it was a late April Fool’s joke. A few hours later, flights were booked and I was told that they would be at my house in less than a week. “Who’s house? MY house? They want to interview ME??! SHUT UUUUP!!” I was shocked, humbled, and overjoyed all at the same time. It took me awhile to stop asking myself, “Why would GMA want to come here?” and start saying, “Well, why wouldn’t they want to come here?!” I had to push past my own understanding and realize that God was operating on His own agenda. While money was tight in many moments of 2017, we were still able to travel. It showed me that you really don’t have to have a lot of money to travel past your doorstep. A little saving, discipline, and great airline deals will go much further than you think. It took me to New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas this past year.
In 2017, I also did a lot of things I have repeatedly said that I could not do. At least, not without hiring a gang of people to do it. I never imagined I would have found the time to design a website and start a You Tube channel. I managed to pull it off, and even recorded a few videos to boot! “Go Shayyyy, go Shayyy!” I pushed myself and worked really, really, hard on developing The Prince + The P this year. I took a year off from my photography business so that I could really see what I was capable of, and a lot of greatness came out of it. A lot of greatness came out of ME.
2018 is going to be “The Year of Intent”. I am being more intentional with my time, setting very deliberate boundaries, building more purposeful relationships, and focusing on more “real time” moments with my family. I’m claiming it ALL!! Happiest New Year, Frans!
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LOTSA LUFF,
