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A Less Toxic Home

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Foundations

April 22, 2024 · In: Swaps Posts, Whole Home Series

Healthier Home Tips For A Less Toxic Whole Home & Healthier Lifestyle

A LESS TOXIC HOME ROOM BY ROOM SERIES: Whole Home: Week 1 Creating a healthier home can often feel overwhelming, but it does not have to be complicated or expensive….

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March 29, 2024 · In: Getting Started, Healthier Lifestyle

8 Healthy Lifestyle Foundations: That Can Impact Your Overall Wellness

Creating healthy lifestyle foundational habits can significantly improve overall health and wellness. Although, they are often underestimated, practices such as light and sleep hygiene, are cornerstones of a healthier lifestyle….

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Dad received his healing miracle when our Heavenly Dad received his healing miracle when our Heavenly Father brought him home and freed him from his earthly suffering. 🤍

For over a year, we prayed and believed for physical healing earth side. We asked Jesus, our Messiah, for healing and intercession, and came into agreement with the Holy Spirit for healing. We prayed, anointed, read God’s Word, watched what we spoke over him, and believed for a miracle.

I know miracles happen today and Jesus heals. But, in God’s perfect timing, He chose to bring dad into the direct presence of our Savior instead.

Dad  had the peace to let go because he knew Jesus, Yeshua, our Messiah. In dad’s final weeks, God gave him a peace that surpassed all understanding. Even while his body was failing from ALS, dad had peace with where he was going. What a gift that is.

We saw so many blessings through the suffering. As painful as this is for us, dad has no more pain, no more suffering, and he is healed in a way we never can be earth side. 

I pray everyone reading this comes to know the comfort and peace that only Jesus can give. If you don’t know Him yet, cry out to Him. Just start by saying His name. He hears you. He loves you. And He can meet you where you are.

Until that trumpet sounds and we are together again 🎺☁️

***Not always sure what is sharing too much, but it felt healing for me to share some of our raw moments from the day before dad passed. Grateful Ryan captured some of these. Jesus was near 🤎.
I’m not ready to say goodbye. But dad is ready. I’m not ready to say goodbye. But dad is ready. Our dear Heavenly Father has given him a peace that surpasses all understanding. Dad says it’s time to get off the ventilation soon, and say goodbye for now. I just keep crying, praying, and crying some more. He’s my best friend, my protector, my human version of Google, my kid’s papa, Lilly’s dad for half of her childhood, the best gardener & chicken breeder, Mr. Fix it all, and my safe space to land. 

I know our God still does miracles. And I’m clinging to Jesus and still praying for that miracle this side of heaven. Could you please join us in prayer? Prayer for a physical healing miracle, for wisdom for all involved, direction, and for peace and comfort through it all. Thank you ❤️.
Hi friends 🤎! I’ve been off Instagram for 1.5 Hi friends 🤎! I’ve been off Instagram for 1.5+ years, but I’m back — slowly, in between caregiving and raising kiddos.

I love low tox living, but I’m shifting a bit — away from swaps and ingredients as the main focus and into sharing home decorating with lower tox materials, modest + clean family fashion, healthier food, life on our land, and more of our day-to-day, biblically rooted lifestyle 🤎.

This past year has been a lot, but we’ve seen so much of God’s goodness and grace in the midst of everything: health challenges, my dad being diagnosed with ALS, moving my parents in, learning to caregive, and home issues. We walked through a water damage event, mold remediation and rebuilds, accessibility updates, and just a month ago had to redo parts of our HVAC + attic, and a whole home particulate clean.

We’re finally settling back into the home (girls and I moved out during HVAC remediation), and I’m ready to have this space as a creative outlet again. If you’re still here—thank you 🤎

**Had these pics taken two years ago for a project I have not finished 🤎.
We recently celebrated our youngest daughter’s b We recently celebrated our youngest daughter’s birthday 🤎. She adores stuffed animals and Maileg mice. We mixed the two and came up with something precious. It was a fun outlet for me to do something creative in this more difficult season of life. Her sweet party was filled with gingham, dusty muted colors, cotton & linen accents throughout (pieces we can keep and use over and over again + a little less plastic), and cute stuffed animal accents (from her collection + a few new as gifts). The cake and macarons were artificial dye and GF free from a sweet local bakery (if local I can send you the info). 

Comment PARTY if you want the links for items throughout her party. 

We kept food simple by grabbing a fresh pre-made guac from Whole Foods (my brother used to be a chef and kept saying how good it was), siete chips, fruit, and a delicious fruit dip (we just did equal parts organic cream cheese & organic marshmallow cream blended up). Drinks were Lakewood organic grape juice + sparkling water mixed, and water with mint leaves + cucumber. 

The girls (sisters & cousin) made cute travel Maileg bunny / mice houses.
It’s been almost a year since I’ve posted to m It’s been almost a year since I’ve posted to my feed, but felt led to get on and share this today + ask for prayers. ❤️ I pray you had a Merry Christmas. 

If you are walking through a difficult and grief filled year; I pray you are able to find the joy through the pain, and the blessings through the storm. That’s definitely been our journey this year. 

My mom and I took my dad into the ER this morning. He’s admitted into the hospital now, and battling another round of aspiration pneumonia. 

If you didn’t see my stories last month, my dad was diagnosed with Bulbar onset ALS in March (with a genetic mutation version). I shared more and saved it to an ‘Updates’ highlight if you want to read a bit more. We have leaned on our faith and the Lord’s mercies through it all. My parents moved in with us a few months ago for additional support, and a lot more has gone on this last several months. Counting our blessings through it all and continuing to pray for, and believe in, a physical healing miracle. Prayers deeply appreciated. 

If you do not fully grasp the blessing of Jesus’ birth. An understanding of His birth, death on a cross for our sins, and resurrection are what we truly need this side of heaven (the book of John in the Bible can be a great place to start). If you have not asked Jesus to be your savior, I pray you know you have that available to you. No matter what you have done. You do not have to clean up your life first. Come as you are and let Jesus help you do the rest. Don’t believe He’s real? Ask Him to help you with that too ❤️, He can handle your doubts and confusion. Life with the Holy Spirit living in you is a beautiful blessing. The promise of eternity in heaven makes the grief and pain on earth more bearable.

This song has been on repeat for me this year. It’s my prayer: spirit lead me, not my ways Lord, but yours.
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