Celebrating The Small Victories In Eating Well On Thursday I began sharing a conviction I’ve had recently to celebrate the small victories in life. When we faced a recent setback in eating whole foods, I looked back to realize that despite the setback, we had a whole lot of small victories to celebrate! One of […]
There Is Always Reason To Celebrate Some days seem unfruitful. Unproductive. So swallowed up in distractions that I have no time to even begin writing out my to-do list, let alone cross anything off of it. But then I stop, and it’s with this cease to push and strive that something far greater results– I […]
I’ve been reading this book. It’s one of those books that you pick up, and you just can’t set it down. It draws you in, the words so raw and ideas so profound, compelling, convicting, that you want to stop reading. But you can’t. It necessitates change. 1. The little boy laughing in his sleep […]
I’ve been reading this book. It’s one of those books that you pick up, and you just can’t set it down. It draws you in, the words so raw and ideas so profound, compelling, convicting, that you want to stop reading. But you can’t. It necessitates change. 1. The little boy laughing in his sleep […]
Some Sound Advice on Approaching Strangers During my high school years my sister and I worked together at Panera bread. One Halloween my boss somehow convinced us to go out reverse trick or treating as a means of advertising. Dressed up in our Panera aprons and hats, we set out with bags of fresh bagels […]
The Things We Do For Love The summer before we married, Grayson spent a couple of months working for a road construction crew in Oklahoma. It was a desperate yet romantic act on his part to save for an engagement ring. At the same time, I was working my only ever corporate job, traveling […]
A Move of Great Proportions This past week my family moved from Milwaukee, where my husband and I met, fell in love, married, and had two beautiful boys, to Kansas City– a strange and confusing land we do not know. My husband, Grayson, was offered an internship with a mission organization we have grown to […]
The Way My Family Eats Normally I just think of my family’s diet as a way of eating, instead of a specific set of rules or guidelines. And so when I refer to my family’s “diet”, I’m not referring to a fad, or anything temporary; rather I’m referring to the way we’ve chosen to […]
Into The Whole Food Kitchen Of The Marshall Family This week I have the privilege of sharing with you the story of a “well seasoned” whole food family! On Monday, we met the Marshall family, and learned just what Chuck and Becky grew up eating, and why they decided to revolutionize their diet as they […]
Into The Whole Food Kitchen Of The Marshall Family This week I have the privilege of sharing with you the story of a “well seasoned” whole food family! On Monday, we met the Marshall family, and learned just what Chuck and Becky grew up eating, and why they decided to revolutionize their diet as they […]
Watch Out For Those Bratwurst Bones…. Did you know that bratwursts have bones? This was some new information I stumbled upon as I sat out on the patio of the Marshall family. I was sipping a mug of coffee and hanging out with 7-year-old Aiden and five-year-old Charlie. Their mom, Becky, was inside tending […]
Into The Whole Food Kitchen Of The Olson Family This week we’ve been stepping into the kitchen of the Olson family. Be sure to read part 1 and part 2 of their story first, and learn how they are battling Crohn’s disease through eating whole foods! On Wednesday we learned a little bit about the […]
Raising kids stirs something deep in our souls — an innate knowing that our time is finite. Taking my kids outside in creation, I’m discovering how to stretch our time and pack it to the brim with meaning. God’s creativity provides the riches of resources for teaching the next generation who He is and how He loves us. Join our adventure and discover inspiration and resources for refusing rush, creating habits of rest, living intentionally, and making the most of this beautiful life!