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We Took a Leap of Faith and…
…God has proven His faithfulness. I mean, I knew He would. That’s why we accepted the offer for the new job and life. But, I’ll be honest that because I didn’t know HOW or WHEN he would work the details out, I was a bit worried and anxious. We just knew we were supposed to…
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BIG Changes for Our Family
Just so you know, this is really long… We have been on a crazy journey the past several months as we followed arrows, waited (SO hard), trusted God, spent a lot of time with Him (together and separate), moved forward when we needed to, and watched God close doors that weren’t ours to walk through.…
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Whole Wheat Sourdough Discard Tortillas
Our family eats a LOT of tortillas. We have breakfast tacos almost daily. We eat a lot of tacos. There are very few store-bought tortillas that are healthy. Most of them have a LOT of preservatives, bleached flour, seed oils, etc. I have tried to make tortillas in the past and felt like they were…
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God Gives Good Gifts
There has been a LOT going on here in the Crosland household. Maybe one day I can talk about it online, but for now, I’ll just talk about the things that God has been teaching me through it. Learned a New Term for My Experiences Yesterday when I was meeting virtually with my counselor, I…
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Hygge Life: What Does it Mean for Me?
As much as I have a hard time in the winter historically, the winters that have been my best have been when I embraced the Hygge Life. What does that mean? It is a Danish word that means (from the Miriam-Webster Dictionary): Noun: “a cozy quality that makes a person feel content and comfortable.” Adjective:…
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Trusting in Jesus and Having Gratitude
These past several months have been hard, but also I have learned and grown so much. I often struggle with emotional regulation, every emotion feels BIG, and I am always processing and wanting to learn something through the hard stuff. I guess that’s not bad- it’s just exhausting! I learned the other day that I…
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Updated Frugal Meals List + All the Homemade Things
These are meals that we make regularly OR meals that I have found online that are inexpensive to make (and healthy-ish)! Some of the recipes are mine (from my current or old blog). Breakfasts Lunches Dinners Sides Snacks Homemade Breads Other Homemade Foods/Drinks/Natural Products Enjoy! I’ll be updating this list as I find new, awesome…
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Healing Isn’t Linear, Part 2
I have started writing this post so many times, and I’ve had to start over multiple times. There are so many things going on in my life at the moment, and some of the most important things can’t be shared… so it’s hard to know where to start. First, I want to bring up what…
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Can’t Stop Sharing About My Deliverance!
This blog post is a bit disjointed, but I want to share the rawness of my gratefulness to Jesus for my deliverance! On November 30, 2009, my life changed forever. My brother died by suicide in a very gruesome, traumatic way. My mental health was never the same. I was in and out of mental…
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A Full 360
I have whiplash. Things have changed again. A full 360 I guess you could say. We will be homeschooling one of my kiddos after all. We gave him a chance to try school again, and it didn’t go well at all. It has been chaotic from day 1, and we are only in week 4.…
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