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At our anniversary dinner last night, my husband l

At our anniversary dinner last night, my husband looked across the table at me and said…

“Well, this year has been a real sh*tshow, hasn’t it?”

😆🥴😬🙃🫠

Twenty-three years of marriage. Not all of them have been easy or blissful. But there’s no one else I’d rather crawl through the hard times with. And somehow he still makes me laugh even when things feel really heavy and hard.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

So I’m choosing JOY❤️

Twenty-two years ago, I was a newlywed living in a

Twenty-two years ago, I was a newlywed living in a tiny apartment in Panama City FL...still trying to understand a new military life. Travis was on a night flying schedule that week, so we woke up to a phone call from a friend telling us to turn on the news.

I remember standing in our little bedroom, watching on a tiny television… and there went the second plane into the towers. I stood in shock while Travis ran to get dressed, and I vividly recall watching him run out of our front door in his flight suit telling me he would call me later.

He didn't call me for 36 hours. He was sitting alert on base, the F-15s ready to takeoff at a moment’s notice. Air patrols were happening over every major city in the country, jets were scrambling for every questionable aircraft.

I sat on the couch all night with the lights on, afraid to go to sleep or do anything but stare at the shocking images that are forever embedded in my mind’s eye.

Will we ever know what really happened that day? Probably not. But I do know this.

There is evil in this world. Unfathomable evil that we are naive to pretend it doesn’t exist.

But God is mighty.

So we put on the full armor of God and fight these spiritual battles as if our lives depend upon it. Because they do.

#neverforget #godismighty #godwins #spiritualbattle #putonthefullarmorofgod

Have you figured this out yet? No one will care mo

Have you figured this out yet? No one will care more deeply about your health, and the health of your loved ones, than YOU.

#hippocrates #beyourowndoctor #ownyourhealth

Today is my 48th birthday. I’ve thrown my back

Today is my 48th birthday.

I’ve thrown my back out twice (!!!) in the past couple of weeks.

My first baby boy leaves for college on Monday.

It’s fine. I’m fine. Everything is fine.

Snapped this pic a couple days ago when I was sitting on a heating pad, feeling a little sorry for myself if I’m being honest.

But I had just come from the store and the sweet checkout girl told me I had pretty skin. It took my by surprise because I was so wrapped up in my stress and chaos. So I opened up my reverse camera and took a peek.

And then I just stared at myself for a bit.

This past year has been a grind for a lot of reasons. I haven’t been able to do a lot of things I’ve wanted to, for too many reasons to count. Spent a lot of nights laying in bed, praying for so many things, not finding much rest emotionally or physically.

This phase of life is weird — worrying about your kids, worrying about your aging parents, worrying about the world, feeling like your body is in a constant state of confusion.

I think it requires an acceptance of being needed and unseen all at the same time.

I don’t know what “aging gracefully” is supposed to mean, but I think I’ll just try to age truthfully. I’m not doing great but things are pretty dang good. There are too many blessings to count. Everything isn’t fine, but that’s ok. They rarely are. God is in control, and for that I am grateful. I definitely don’t want to be in charge.

Now if someone will just make this old lady get her roots done and stop drinking coffee on an empty stomach, she would be golden.

#itsmybirthday #thisis48 #unseen

Guess who’s turning 48 in two weeks? The old la

Guess who’s turning 48 in two weeks?

The old lady who taught a Pilates class and then threw out her back while sneezing.

Happy Friday! If you need me, I’ll be here with my red light, CBD cream, and heating pad🫠👵🏻

#oldladyproblems #ithappens #backproblems #redlighttherapy #heatingpad #cbdcream

One day you’re opening a little Pilates studio j

Feeling a bit yucky after yesterday? SAME. A litt

Feeling a bit yucky after yesterday? SAME.

A little indulgence mixed with not enough sleep and craning your neck to the sky for some firework watching will leave anyone feeling a bit achy and run down.

But while you want to reach for more coffee and ibuprofen, the best thing you can do for yourself is drink a big old glass of water with a pinch of sea salt. Maybe an electrolyte packet like LMNT.

Then do it again.

BECAUSE YOU ARE DEHYDRATED.

You’re welcome. Lots of schooling and certifications under my belt to tell you something your mom has told you your whole life. But hey, moms are usually right🤷🏻‍♀️

Cheers! Bottoms up, you guys💦

#drinkmorewater #dehydrated #momisalwaysright #electrolytedrink #electrolytes

10 random facts about me on this Friday, because I

10 random facts about me on this Friday, because I got tagged to do this about 6 months ago and never did it😆🫠

1. That thing on my neck is a birthmark. When I was younger I always thought I would get it removed once I was an adult, but now I would be disappointed in myself if I did that. It’s just part of me and the way God made me.

2. I’m an only child. Probably because my mom was the 2nd oldest of 13 kids. She was so done with that.

3. I’m really short. 5’1” kind of short. But yet I don’t think I’m that short until I see myself in pictures or try on pants.

4. My ancestry report has 18 different places on it and none of them are in Asia. I don’t know why my eyes or my face look like this.

5. I’m alarmingly close to turning 50. I’ll be 48 in August. This is unbelievably shocking to me.

6. I am an introverted introvert and my husband is an extroverted extrovert. We are a very strange matchup, but we work. Maybe because we agree on #10.

7. I am a super crunchy conservative Christian. It’s crazy that this feels like a controversial and divisive thing to write, but here we are. (P.S. I’ve been like this for decades, this is not new)

8. This season of my life is really tough. Raising big kids is a challenge that mentally and emotionally drains you, you can never ever let your guard down. Seeing your parents get older or losing them is a thing that makes you want to curl up in a ball and pretend it’s not happening… but they need you. You have to do a lot of hard things. And your own body is just freaking the heck out. People don’t talk about this enough.

9. The simple things in life are truly what make me happy. Good coffee, reading a good book, listening to good music. Bright colors. Having my family all in one place. Going to lunch with my best friends and laughing so hard I can barely breathe. The absolute best feeling.

10. Olives are disgusting and I will die on this hill.

Hope y’all have a good weekend. I’m sure it will be better knowing all this random stuff about a stranger on IG😉

#thisismylife #randomfacts #thisisme

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