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02/14/2026

Disney/Universal photo dump pt 2 ❤️

I’m going to need to go back STAT!

02/04/2026

disney/universal photo dump #1

01/15/2026

01/15/2026

When I started viewing dinner as a way to love my husband well, how I viewed dinner, changed.
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When I stop looking for ways to love my husband well, all that I do for our children and home can become a nuisance and annoyance.

It wasn’t until I leaned into Holy Spirit and asked how I can become what He has called me to be, that I began to understand my valued role within the home.

A meal, the laundry, the dishes, the tidying, making the bed, setting a peaceful atmosphere for when he gets home; it all is seen differently through the lens of God’s design within marriage.
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He carries the weight of our world on his shoulders. So I will cook the meal and do all that I can to make sure I am loving him well, vocalizing how much I appreciate him, and how safe I feel under his covering.

01/14/2026

pockets of December….

1. Baby boy growing and loving his current cozy home…my womb.
2. Christmas Eve breakfast.
3. Paint your own cookie while we wait for daddy to get home from work.
4. Mama quiet moments being the sun and children rise.
5. Fun with while daddy reads The Hobbit.
6. Our vey simple Christmas Tree that I am missing dearly.

01/02/2026

Being pregnant at 34 vs 28 hits different. But with each strike of heartburn, acid reflux, aching hips, lack of energy, nausea, I am reminded of the miracle that is growing within me. This baby is the breakthrough after the storm. Our rainbow.

My children are a gift from God, the greatest inheritance.
My husband has not allowed me to lift a finger while he is home and our son is following suite.

I am undone by His goodness in our life.
And I can say this with confidence because life circumstances do not dictate His character.
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Our year will be full of His wonder.

11/22/2025

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11/22/2025

Happy Christmas. 🎄

A few things | ….

✨ I would be utterly lost without Jesus.

✨ I have felt the most awakened and free than I have ever been in a LONG time and that all started with fully surrendering my heart to the Lord and His biblical structure of a home and marriage.

✨ Our children are true gifts from the Lord and our inheritance. They are THEE most important ministry in our lives and the ones we are trusted to disciple well. We will never have a greater call.

✨ We have never been more hungry for His presence as a family. If God isn’t in it, we don’t want it.

✨ While this year has been one of so much breakthrough, it has been one of the most trying years yet. And we wouldn’t have it any other way because the Lord has used it to show us how incredible of a family and community that we have. It’s all been worth it.

✨ One of my greatest friends took these pictures and our mini session was holy and full of Jesus simply because of her heart for the Lord and people.

✨ I am due with our rainbow baby in January of 2026 and I cannot wait to share the testimony of Jesus in the weeks leading up to finding out I was carrying our promise from the Lord. A result of His faithfulness and character growing in my womb. 😭 🙌

…….| that’s it.

05/24/2025

With every darn scoop, I felt bad knowing that what I was feeding our sweet rescue pup (February will be 5 years of loving her) was awful for her. It seemed like she was never truly full. Stephen’s parents started feeding their rescue pup homemade, real food and he responding so well to it. I have had the recipe for 2 months and finally went for it.

Sophie literally leaps when she sees me grab the ziplock bag that holds her cuisine. It’s truly so easy to make and equals out to be cheaper than the bag of cardboard food we were buying her.

Warning: the farts are level 10 but I am told they chill out.

Recipe is in the comments!

02/04/2025

It is so easy to slip into the mindset of grumbling and complaining as a homemaker and not even with our words but in our hearts. It has always been a wonder to me as to why it’s so easy to slip into that but why must it be so hard to “slip” out of it?

Could be because in our weakness, He is strong? (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Could it be because the Bible calls us to die to ourselves daily? (Luke 9:23)
Could it be because we are called to be living sacrifices that require us to be transformed by the RENEWING of our minds? (Romans 12:1-2)

NOT A POPULAR OPINION:
The Christian life is not one of rainbows and butterflies where only good things happen and flow smoothly so why do we expect our home to function in this way (preaching to me)? It’s unreasonable and a life that has no need for God. God knew we would put these standards on ourselves so He gave the believer such practical ways to lift our eyes to Him.

✨ Meditate on the things that are TRUE.
✨ Meditate on the things that are NOBLE.
✨ Meditate on the things that are JUST.
✨ Meditate on the things that are PURE.
✨ Meditate on the things that are LOVELY.
✨ Meditate on the things that are of GOOD REPORT.
✨ Seek out those things that are of VIRTUE and PRAISE WORTHY.

By doing these things alone, our God who is the carrier of peace will be with you.

I charge you to focus on such things for the month of February. Establish this habit, this one of the heart, and watch what blooms in the months ahead. Clear skies and freedom amongst the wildflowers. ☀️ 🌼

May Peace be with you this month, my friend.
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If you want to work on this habit and don’t know where to start, I have some practical ways to help break the bad and replace it with good. Comment FEBRUARY and I will send the list over to you!

01/06/2025

This song has been replaying over and over in my heart and mind.

Something so profound like being bruised and broken for our iniquities and rising from the dead so that we may have eternal life with Him…what a gift. The simple gospel of His blood shed on Calvary.

Without Him, I am just a feeble human but with Him and the acceptance of what He has done for me and making Him King of my heart, I have identity and purpose and am NEVER alone.

This journey in homemaking, motherhood, and home education can be so hard and draining but He is my portion and in Him, I have my daily bread that I will continue to give back to Him in worship.

Homemaking | Motherhood | Home Education | Charlotte Mason | Christian Wife | Calvary

01/02/2025

2025. ❄️✨