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Every mama needs a tribe, a village, an army to help them navigate this new journey of parenthood. No one expects to tap into that...

After my hospitalization and true heart to heart with my oncologist about the reality of my new situation. We decided to change our...

The last I shared my oncologist was scheduling a procedure to have my lung catheter removed because an infection had formed at the drain...

I always said from the beginning of this journey that I would be open, honest and help others perspectives when it comes to cancer. I...

All my life I wondered what my purpose was… what did God design for my life. As most, I meandered many a path without clear direction. I...

One local’s best-kept secrets for kid-friendly outings and eatings around the proudly “weird” and truly wonderful capital of Texas....

Since 2021 started I had this burning desire to start living differently. When moving out to my dream home on my dream acreage wasn’t an...

After 2020 began, and toilet paper disappearing, I quickly felt like there was nothing wrong with being prepared. Kind of like saying,...

It has been a few weeks since the snowstorm 2021 has blown through Central Texas. It was pretty incredible, and just like 2020 there were...

I unknowingly was part of a massively popular movement of baking their own sourdough during 2020. I am usually not one to hop on a...

Have you ever thought about where your meat comes from? Most of us walk into a grocery store, fill our baskets full of produce and meat...

A few years ago I noticed I became more and more drawn to the country... the fresh air, different shades of green sweeping from side to...

I cringe when I think about the 20 something self that felt like I needed items to fill my cup. Even the other day, Evan and I were on...

The best advice I can give about starting a garden or a homestead is just to start. It is super easy to get caught up and bogged down...

In the early hours of my day, I spend in the silence of my home sipping on my salty warm water while I sit with God, then I shift to...

After breast cancer, something within me changed. I felt like I climbed out of my old skin and began searching for the new me. On July 6,...

As I sit cozy on my couch with the twinkling Christmas tree in my peripheral vision donning wool socks on my feet as the house slumbers....

I know that is a wild thing to say, after all anyone can quickly conclude that 2020 has been the most shocking year in a long, long time....

I shared previously about God’s jealousy and how it found me, how it seeks to find each of us. I shared about how with one button, my...

I am still grappling the loss of Eddie Van Halen… this legendary guitarist made a monumental mark on my life. I was named after his...