Category: Reflection
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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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Aha Moments + Figuring Out Who I Am
I feel like I’m learning something new everyday… either about myself, about others around me, or about life in general. I guess that’s semi-normal, BUT I am a super reflective person so it’s just a constant thing for me. It can be a blessing and a curse. I am ALWAYS processing things in my brain,…
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Healing Through Being Wild and Free
My family and two other families at camp went to the Gila National Forest to camp for 5 days (well I guess technically 3 because a day of driving on both ends). The purpose of this trip was to do some research and development for a trip that Robert is going to do this summer…
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Homemade Kombucha (+ Lavender Syrup)
So many people have asked how I make kombucha, and I feel like I’ve finally perfected it, so I thought I would share! I make a LOT every time I make it. So what I’m sharing below is for 12-14 bottles (16-20oz). Most people don’t drink that much, but Levi likes my kombucha as well.…
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Practical Coping Tips for Anxiety
All right, y’all. I feel like I was equipped for this time by going through all that I have, and learning how to manage life in spite of the trials. To start, I want to give a bit of context of the things that I have dealt with and gone through over the years. It…
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What Does Wild + Free Homeschooling Look Like For Us?
The Wild + Free website says: It says nothing about methods, educational philosophies, or a certain way to homeschool. It just shares about giving our children a quality education (whatever that means for our own family) and to let our kids be kids (in whatever way works for our family). I was so thrilled to…
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Remembering the Good About Joey (My Big Brother)
My friends lost their mother a few months ago. Since then, they have been so vulnerable in sharing about their feelings as they grieve and about how amazing she was. Reading all that they have written has solidified a few things for me: I need to try to spend more time with my mom and…
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The Importance of Self Care
My understanding of self care has evolved over the years. When I first started learning about it, I envisioned lots of bubble baths with bath bombs, laying around all day, and watching lots of Netflix, but I quickly found that’s not exactly self care for me. I mean, those things have their place, but they…
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Homemade Ramen
I had never had homemade ramen until a few weeks ago. We had it at our friends’ house and it was the most amazing thing I had ever eaten. I decided then that I needed to make it at home. It is so much easier than I ever thought it could be. Some people assume…
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