Category: Family
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Messy and Beautiful- Cease Striving
Ten days ago, I wrote a blog post called “In a Healthy Place.” The main purpose of sharing that was to share about how healthy this place that we live is, but I also mentioned that I am not depressed for the first time in winter (in years). I also just wanted to share about the…
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In a Healthy Place
The past several weeks have been pretty crazy between packing and preparing to move, prepping school things, moving, then unpacking, but we are finally settling into our new home, and we couldn’t be more pleased and at peace with how things are going. It’s honestly hard to put into words. I will try, but my words…
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10 Questions for Reflection & Discernment
Emily P. Freeman is one of my favorite podcasters and authors. Every year, she puts out “10 Questions for Reflection & Discernment,” and I love to answer these questions each year as a reflection of my previous year and the beginning of a new year. This is from the pdf with those questions: What worked? So…
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Word(s) for 2024
I have realized lately how much freedom simplicity brings. I have also realized how much complicating things has made consistency feel impossible. If I feel the need to make everything from scratch, do a 5 hour food prep every Sunday, follow a very detailed schedule/plan for working out, have to drive 8 hours to adventure,…
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True Simple Living and Priorities
Ever since my kids were small, I have watched people talk about “simple living.” I guess the idea is that you back away from the craziness of public school schedules, both parents working full time, tons of sports, etc, and live a slower life at home. But then this then tends to turn into homesteading, making…
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What Our Homeschool Will Look Like + Nutrition
This year has been healing AND chaotic all in one. The healing has happened through a more intimate relationship with my Creator, really solid counseling, and Ketamine treatments. I am not the same person anymore. Usually, this time of year, I’m really depressed! I have had some situational anxiety, but I have not experienced depression. This is literally the…
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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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