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My Outfits from MAOT

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  • Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019
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  It was around this time last month that I was down in Orlando judging Miss America’s Outstanding Teen (MAOT). Eeek, I still can’t believe I had the opportunity to…
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How To Make Summer Shorts Feel Elevated

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  • Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019
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ALL IMAGES DARIAN KAYCE While summer is technically coming to a close in terms of retail, we still have some warmer days ahead of us. Considering how hot it has…
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4 Sneaker Styles You Need For Summer

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  • Posted on July 9, 2019January 8, 2020
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Fashion gals around the world are stowing away those pretty stilettos and opting for the true everyday shoe…SNEAKERS. Honestly, never in a million years did I see myself becoming a…
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Where To Find Chic Affordable Dresses

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  • Posted on June 28, 2019
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Look No. 1 Look No. 2 ALL IMAGES  THEORY IMAGES   July is just days away, which means one thing and one thing only…PEAK OF SUMMER. Don’t get me wrong,…
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First of Summer

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  • Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019
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ALL IMAGES JAMIE BENJAMIN  Memorial Day has come and gone and that means one thing…HELLO SUMMERTIME. As we all know, Summer doesn’t officially kick off until mid- June, but Memorial…
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Chic Red One-Piece

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  • Posted on August 8, 2018September 13, 2018
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The older I get, the less I love the idea of a two-piece swimsuit. I guess they call this shift in mindset, AGING. Ugh. While I’m relatively the same size I was in my early twenties, there’s just something about being a bit more covered up in my swimsuit that makes me feel more confident!
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5 Necessary Staples for the End of Summer

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  • Posted on July 20, 2018July 22, 2018
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ALL IMAGES ROOSEVELT GROUP It may be nearing the end of July, but we are just approaching the first official 30 days of summer. Craziness, I know.  Maybe it’s me,…
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Another Year Older…

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  • Posted on June 25, 2018June 25, 2018
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ALL IMAGES ROOSEVELT GROUP And today, I’m another year older. It’s funny. I thought I would be terrified of turning 29, but that has not been the case. I’m actually excited!…
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Bold Blazer(s) with RiverIsland

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  • Posted on May 31, 2018January 10, 2019
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There are lots of ways that we can make a bold and dynamic statement with our clothing. A mean pair of earrings, a killer handbag, an interesting top, all of which are GREAT. However, I think there is one clothing piece that we often forgot about and that’s a BLAZER.
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Last Summer’s Suit

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  • Posted on May 18, 2018June 6, 2018
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Soooo…I totally captured this look last summer while visiting Jason’s family for the 4th of July! The goal was to get them posted last summer, but as you can see, that clearly did not happen. One of the things that can be both great and bad is the backlog of content created that never makes a debut on the blog.
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PERSPECTIVE RENEWED ⁣✨ .⁣ .⁣ A least once PERSPECTIVE RENEWED ⁣✨
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A least once a year, I find myself in a weird headspace. A headspace of constant questioning and mental wandering. Unsure of what I am doing here on the Internet. I know, such a strange thing to admit. But it’s the truth. Perhaps what is most ironic about the timing of this year’s head fog is that it happened during a season where I’ve been working diligently alongside some awesome people to birth clear vision into what I believe the next chapter of candacemread.com is and will be for years to come, which is so exciting.  At the same time, I have never felt more discouraged...a sense of overwhelming in maintaining the now and planning ahead. Not to mention the fact that Instagram seems to be changing yet again. Bleh. Remember that balance of life thing I mentioned a few captions ago? I’m living it. ⁣
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Just a week and some change ago, while driving, I was reminded of something simple, yet so profound. I had forgotten about the key ingredient, my power source, my strength. The last couple of weeks have been a bit busy and one of the things I have skimped on prioritizing is my quiet time. Fitting it in, but not making it the starting focal point of my day. ⁣
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Last Spring, just before things really catapulted for me on Instagram, the Lord shared many things with me in the secret place. It was a time where I have never heard Him speak to me more clearly. My heart and mind were uncluttered and open to receive...a season of personal revelation and encounters that I can’t put into words. Out of that intimacy with the Father, I tapped into a part of my gifting that I didn’t even know I had. Shortly after, I shared a simple video, sharing something that fell on my heart and it took off. When it happened, I remembered hearing the Lord say, “This is your potential when you do things in My might and not your own.” I wept.⁣
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CONTINUED IN COMMENTS. #candacetruths
Looking ahead to the weekend ✨ . . It’s Friday Looking ahead to the weekend ✨
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It’s Friday, the unofficial start of the weekend, and I’m pretty thrilled. Since the start of 2021, I’ve developed a new love for the weekends and honestly, it has done me so much good. Taking the time to stop, to actually be human and live has freed me in ways I can’t explain. The concept to not always be working (on something because I’m that person) is a seed I started to plant more than a year ago and I feel l’m finally seeing the fruit...the enjoyment of sacrificing that time to simply pause and be! 
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So for my gal who’s always working on that to-do list, I promise you can take a minute to rest..because that never ending to-do list really can wait. And I promise, it will be there when you return. You got this girl.
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Kicking off this weekend with a#Clubhouse chat with some of the coolest women I know! Then girl time with @annamaegroves 🤗 so excited! 
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📷: @annagracefilms
A hump day hello from #SirRoosevelt ✨ . . Hones A hump day hello from #SirRoosevelt ✨
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Honestly, I’m using Roosevelt as a scapegoat...I just didn’t want to post another picture of my face 🤣 so I’m breaking things up and giving you guys this adorable face instead. Much cuter than mine 🤍 
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Roosevelt is headed to obedience school in exactly a month. I’m equal parts excited and terrified...because I know we are the ones who will need training 🤣 this will be good tho and I’m committing to stay consistent with the training, because the cost of his training could buy me the #GoyardTote and #celine sunglasses I’ve got on my spring wishlist 🤗  #priorities #petowner #labradoodle #fashion #puppylove
SNOW THOUGHTS ✨❄️🤍 . . Today was one of t SNOW THOUGHTS ✨❄️🤍
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Today was one of those days where I saw beautiful duality. We’ve had snow on the ground for a good bit now here in Columbus, but this morning we woke up to a fresh blanket of it and the continuation of it falling quickly to the ground. There’s something magical about a fresh snow, especially when the sun shines upon it. It is bright as gold and quite literally glimmers. I remembered driving out of our neighborhood this morning with a sense of childlike whimsy admiring the magic of it. 
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Upon pulling out of our neighborhood, I was met with the ugliness of the snow. Streets covered in muddy snow, unclear lines, cars drifted afar due to the condition. As I made my 30 minute (turned 45 minute)  commute to a client’s home, I found myself thinking about this duality of snow and how it so compares to life. How the pretty moments can so quickly become ugly moments and vice versa. While I don’t know everything about this life we live, I do know there is something to be said about appreciating the nuanced dualities we often find ourselves living...and that is to be thankful for perfectly beautiful moments, as well as the unbeautiful ones, because it teaches us the balance of life. #candacetruths #life #findingbalance
Our Love Story ✨ . . If we could write a book sh Our Love Story ✨
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If we could write a book sharing our love story with the world, this would indeed be the cover photo 🤍 the start to our relationship was a complicated one, but we are here today...committed to pursuing Christ first and working on ourselves independently, so we can walk together as one. 
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Happy Valentine’s Day to the one I chose. Love you dearly Jason and can’t wait to see how our love continues to grow 🤍
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📷: @rebeccacarpenterphotography
But do you truly love yourself? ✨ . . Genuine se But do you truly love yourself? ✨
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Genuine self love is hard. Our culture has dressed up self love to be facials, flowers, and fun. And yes, those things are part of caring for ourselves. But do you LOVE yourself?  Have you looked at your life and addressed the hurts? Have you identified the causes of shame and unworthiness you often feel? When we live in a place of harboring past hurts and not forgiving ourselves for the shameful things that have happened in our lives...we are not loving ourselves wholly, which prohibits us from loving others well...because we are loving out of our brokenness. 
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As we celebrate love today, I want you to honestly reflect and truthfully answer...do you truly love yourself? Honest self love is looking at matters of your heart and pursuing healing. Because when we heal and discover true love and acceptance, we are able to love others the way we were designed to...unconditionally. #loveday #realselflove

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