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  • Life is a Paradox: Hard AND Beautiful

    Life is a Paradox: Hard AND Beautiful

    Just a warning… this is pretty long. I started this post a week ago and just had the mental energy to pick it back up. These past few weeks have been hard and honestly just plain weird. I know I said that last time I wrote, but it continued. We have had a lot of…

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  • Still Grateful

    Still Grateful

    This week has been so weird. Mostly hard. Some good. I still have hope. I’m still focusing on gratitude. Robert crashed his truck on Monday while taking Ethan to school. He slid on ice and crashed into a guard rail. He’s okay, Ethan is okay, and the truck isn’t too banged up. But we just…

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  • Acceptance

    Acceptance

    I feel like I’m coming into a new phase of life. The past few days during my prayer journaling, I have just felt God’s presence and peace in new ways. I shared these things on Facebook, but I’m going to expand on them here. I’m learning that it’s okay to have less active seasons. It’s…

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  • Always Trying to Fix, Solve, and Find Cause and Solution

    Always Trying to Fix, Solve, and Find Cause and Solution

    I have been doing some processing the past few days. I have been having more anxiety lately, and I have been trying to control it. I honestly thought quitting sodas and social media would take care of it. But nothing has changed. In fact, I think I’m feeling more anxious because of trying to be…

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  • Trusting My Intuition

    Trusting My Intuition

    I absolutely love this book (Re-Connected). I’m almost finished listening to it and plan to buy it to re-read and take notes. I’ve been thinking through this a lot the past few days. I tend to find some “experts” and latch onto what they say about everything. I hyper-focus on what they share in podcasts…

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  • What Does “Simple Living” Look Like for Us?

    I’ve been seeking simplicity for years, but I didn’t really even know what that meant until recently. I thought I knew. I would see all of these people who lived on a homestead, made everything from scratch, and rarely left home. They would call it “the simple life.” It seemed beautiful from afar. It seemed…

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I’m Courtney

Welcome to Simply Courtney! I am a wife of 22 years, mom of 2 teens and one young adult, and I have a cottage business selling baking goods, produce (seasonally), and eggs. I am passionate about many things, and I enjoy writing about them all! Jesus, mental health, nutrition and fitness, adventure and nature, chickens and gardening, organizing and planning, cooking and baking, and so much more!

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