how to make body scrub using essential oils
// in 3 simple steps // Traditional body scrubs can be filled with hidden chemicals, fillers + toxins. Making your own body scrub is super quick + easy, and you can customize it to...
Cut Open to be Healed: On Becoming “The One”
{Note: This is Week 2 of a series. If you have not read Week 1 you may do so here: Waiting + Dating: a 7 Week Guide to Godly Relationships!} To clarify: The first...
chocolate banana bread smoothie
Alright guys, it’s Friday. It’s time to celebrate, to cheers, to the weekend! I’ve updated my “banana bread bliss smoothie” recipe with some new tweaks + treats! {I ditched my previous protein powder as...
Waiting + Dating: a 7 Week Guide to Godly Relationships
I know what you’re thinking: “Easy for you to write about waiting + dating; you’re married!” And well, while that may be true, my journey of getting here was anything but easy. Or quick....
Branch Basics: $10 off code
// natural, non-toxic cleaning products // Me: “Clay, will you take a pic of me for my blog?” Clay: “Babe, who does laundry in a dress?” Me: “I do. I’m currently doing laundry. In...
how to make bug spray using essential oils
Traditional bug sprays are full of chemicals and toxins* that personally I don’t want to put on my skin or the skin of my loved ones. Remember: what we put on our bodies goes into our bodies through...
what a difference a gelato makes
// on unplanned blessings in times of transition // When we returned from our recent trip to Europe, the question I kept getting was, “So, how was it?!” “It was the best of times;...
Thieves wipes
// a healthier alternative for germ-free travel // When Clay and I sit down on an airplane, the first thing we do is pull out our Thieves wipes. We wipe down the trays, the...
compassionately curious
“Be compassionately curious before you’re carelessly critical.” – Audrey Roloff The other night Clay and I settled onto the couch with our Navigator’s Council marriage journal from Beating 50 Percent {which has easily become...
behind the scenes
// how God is working behind the scenes writing our love story + in our lives // I found this faded concert ticket on a recent trip back home to Texas. On my bulletin...
all in
// on going all in—in your dreams, your visions, and your calling // “There’s no turning back now. I’m going all in; head first to the deep end.” – Matthew West, All In This photo...
