Category: Life
Why I Quit Traditional Social Media
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In October 2018, I decided that social media was not for me. I deleted it and took breaks from it, but I wanted to try it for a year. Being a millennial who grew up in an age with flip phones, pressing the “end” button over and over on your…
What I Learned in 2023
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This yearly tradition allows me to reflect, look forward, see growth, be thankful, and know what I need to continue learning. 2023 was a year of waiting again, and in that waiting, a considerable change followed a lot of uncertainty in our adoption plans. We found out that our previous…
Dear Anxiety: How You Make me Borrow Troubles
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Dear Anxiety, I’m done borrowing trouble and worry from tomorrow, the next day, the next week, the next month, and the next year. I’m done. Well, I really want to be. Yet, I’m in this cycle of dwelling on what ifs. This week I had two women tell me to…
Raising Kids with Animals
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When I was a little girl I had many pets. Bunnies, guinea pigs, fish – two particular 25-cent goldfish lived so long we actually had to move them to a cow water tank when we moved away, cats, dogs, and chickens. I got to see all parts of an animal’s…
Favorite Products in October 2023
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October Skincare Faves: Chicken Coop Faves: Self-Care October Favorites Please read my Tea Lovers Gift Guide for more of my favorites. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Rest assured, I only link to products I love.
How Our Hands Tell Part of Our Story
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I have always loved hands because they tell so much. Different Hands, Different Stories You know if someone is a construction worker by looking at their hands. Their hands show all the labor they have done with healing wounds from pulled splinters or cuts from a tool. They are muscular…
Summer 2023
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I can’t tell you the last time we had a summer, we weren’t doing any vast projects. It’s been a long time, I can tell you that. If I had to choose three words to describe our summer they would be: Here in North Idaho, our summers are amazing. With…
Dear Anxiety: How Striving Keeps Me Stuck
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Dear Anxiety, Striving keeps me stuck. Stuck in darkness. Stuck in habits. Stuck believing lies about God. Lately, I’ve been realizing what it means to live in God’s love. I have been so stuck striving for a relationship with God forgetting that the Holy Spirit resides in me and He…
My Journey with Cystic Acne and How I Keep my Skin Clear
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In this post, I’m going to tell a little about my story with acne, what got me to where I am today, products that have helped, and habits that have helped. First of all, cystic acne is something to leave alone. DO NOT try to pop them. Most of the…
Dear Anxiety: How I’m Hearing the Truth Over the Lies
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Dear Anxiety, The lies are becoming too loud. It’s easier to believe the lie over the truth. I am learning a lot about the Holy Spirit through this journey of anxiety. A verse that I have always read to combat anxiety is Philippians 4:6-7 which says ” Do not be…