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Did you know you can reduce your toxic load just by drinking water? Our environment is full of toxins from the air we breathe to the food we eat, the products we clean our homes with, and especially our beauty products. The average woman is putting hundreds of chemicals on her body every time she … Continue reading Drink Up →

After three girls, finding out that "it's a boy" was a little surprising.  But the surprises didn't stop there. On April 5th, four days before Judah was born, we had an ultrasound because the doctor suspected that Judah was breech.  I had gone to the doctor by myself that day.  Brian is self-employed and with the … Continue reading Judah’s Birth Story →

When you’re trying to make a lifestyle change for weight loss or even for overall health, it’s difficult to keep going even when you have a powerful why or reason. But, on a day to day basis when you’re in the thick of it all, rewarding yourself in simple ways for small accomplishments can go … Continue reading Weight Loss Rewards →

You just might be from a small town if your social media posts include a sunset, backroads, fishing trips, 4-wheelers, tractors, swimming pools, and farm animals. There may not be a lot to do in small towns but you can see we make the most of it! Here’s some of our favorite moments from the … Continue reading You might be from a small town… →

Often times in life we find ourselves in difficult situations. Enduring great grief or stress. Our tendencies are to withdraw. Our tendencies are to isolate ourselves because we just don't feel like doing the things we've done. We just don't feel like participating in the things we've been a part of. We're hurting. We feel … Continue reading Finding = Losing →

The way we spend our days is, of course, the way we spend our lives. - Annie Dillard I have a sense of certainty about being exactly where God wants me. Just as solid is the fact that I wonder at times what on earth I am doing here. I have two choices, I can … Continue reading Life Intentionally →

I've been involved in children's ministry for 20+ years and this is what I've learned, winning our children to Christ begins at home.  As moms and dads we've got to be active in our children's lives. We've got to be more than a meal ticket and a chauffeur to our kids. Before I was a … Continue reading Be there. Be Loud. →

Have you ever done something you was terrified to do or maybe you are in the process of working up your nerve to do something scared? Fear. That’s what holds us back from the lives we’re meant to live. That’s what prevents us from finally going pro with our dreams. We are all waiting to … Continue reading Do It Scared →

I went to bed with a heartache.  I did.  I just realize I need to be so much more.  I need to feel so much differently.  I need to care so much less about certain things and so much more about certain others.  I have such a long way to go in this God walk. … Continue reading Learning to Trust →

I started waking up with the words in my heart "create some space". One of those "God whispers". I don't know why. I just knew I needed to. "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." Hans. H. Stuff was weighing me down. It sneaks up on us … Continue reading Create Some Space →