🐢Turtle spotting while following Abby down Shoc 🐢Turtle spotting while following Abby down Shock & Awe at Huntley in Bella Vista. Life is good with a Specialized e-mtb⚡️🚲💨 

@abbythoms.681 @flpsde @iamspecialized_mtb @specialized.bentonville

#mtb #emtb #ebike #emountainbike #specializedbikes #nwa #pov #northwestarkansas #girlswhoride #mtbgirl #bellavistaarkansas
We’ve made it a month in Northwest Arkansas! Thi We’ve made it a month in Northwest Arkansas! This place & the people continue to exceed our expectations. Loving our little slice of OZ paradise. ❤️

#arkansas #northwestarkansas #bentonville #bellavista #nwa #oztrails #oztrailsnwa #newhome
4 days of Bike Festing with friends 🤙 #bentonv 4 days of Bike Festing with friends 🤙

#bentonville #bentonvillebikefest #bikefest #mtb #mountainbiking #arkansas #northwestarkansas #rogersarkansas
This week, in Northwest Arkansas… #northwestark This week, in Northwest Arkansas…

#northwestarkansas #bentonville #arkansas #bentonvillebikefest #bikefest #bellavista #mtb #mountainbiking #artistsoninstagram #igart #artwork
A new friend said it best, “This place is really A new friend said it best, “This place is really special.” ✨ Tomorrow marks 3 weeks in our first home. Here are some moments from the last 7 days in NWA. Special thanks to the best welcome team in town - @megs.grand.life @tiffanymrose & @jenniferpurifoy 🫶🏽

#nwa #northwestarkansas #bentonville #bellavistaarkansas #ourfirsthome #arkansas #caamp #freshgrass
New kitchen, who dis?! 👩🏻‍🍳 Last night’s dinner brought to you by @frigidaire @calphalon & the @cityofbellavista farmer’s market 🫑 I kept it simple with grounding vegetables full of minerals and vitamin C, plus anti-inflammatory herbs then sprinkled with hemp seeds for amino acids, fatty acids & protein.

Herbs/Seasonings:
- Turmeric
- Cumin
- Cardamom 
- Coriander 
- Garlic
- S&P

Sauce:
- Tahini
- Dijon Mustard
- ACV
- Dill
- Lemon Juice
- Maple Syrup

#nutritionist #holistichealth #plantbasedrecipes #wholehealth #wholefoods #northwestarkansas #farmersmarket #healthylifestyle
Two weeks living in Northwest Arkansas today! ✌️It’s been a crazy time with moving, unpacking, scheduling deliveries, installs & services, building furniture, fertilizing sod…the list goes on. This last week, we’ve finally felt free to get out & explore 🚴🏽‍♀️🛶but I’m already in need of a day to rest. 🫠
Status: pooped in the best way & preparing for guests. [Note: Yes, our adorable neighbors brought us welcome cards and baked goods.)

#arkansas #northwestarkansas #bentonville #bellavista #paddleboarding #mountainbiking #mtb #ourfirsthome #arkansaslife
We moved! 🚐📦📦 — #northwestarkansas #ar We moved! 🚐📦📦

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#northwestarkansas #arkansas #bentonville #movingday #ourfirsthome #newhome #bellavistaarkansas #nwarkansas
We got dressed up…it lasted 2 hours…wrestled a We got dressed up…it lasted 2 hours…wrestled a 10 year old for chocolate eggs, flew kites, and watched the sun set over the lake. Thankful for this day. 🌅✝️
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Committed to Love

It’s disheartening to see or hear of any marriage on the rocks. Whether it’s a celebrity, friend or someone in your family, the one phrase I’ve grown to loath is, “Marriage is work.” Let me be brief…my husband and I might be polar opposites…

Ben

Accountant
Listener
Not A Plan Fan
Keeps Everything
Do One Thing Till Mastered
Cats
Oldest
Logical
Efficiency

Michelle

Art
Talker
Plan Fan
De-Clutter
Experience Everything Once
Dogs
Youngest
Emotional
Comfort

With so many differences, we have every excuse to say, “Marriage is work.” Not every day is a bed of roses, but we committed all of ourselves to each other, not just our best self. My commitment was not to work through the days our differences got the better of us; it was a promise to love everything about who he is, all day, every day, forever (period).

I knew I was marrying a man with a logical explanation for everything. I knew he was a cat person who only makes a plan when it comes to mastering a new skill, and I knew we might never see eye-to-eye on art and music. I also knew that his logical thinking would bring me balance when tempted to make an emotional decision. I knew his disdain for cooking would motivate me to grow my kitchen talents. His soft-spoken ways inspire me to be a better listener, and I love using my free-spirited ways as ammo for playful pestering.

The Myers-Briggs personality test is administered by a lot of marriage counselors. This test is not meant to be used to persecute or criticize each other, but to better understanding and serve each other. Take your personality test here. Read more about your results here.

golden-pear
“Sometimes dubbed “the golden pair,” many have noted the potential for great compatibility and camaraderie in INTP (Ben) INFJ (Me) relationships.”

Both seemingly perfect and pitiful marriages made the same vows, so what is the difference? As a believer, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, that all relationships, look much different with God at the center. Here are six reasons why…

  1. Love – “Above all, love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins.” (1Peter 4:8)
  2. Forgiveness – “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood.” (Eph 6:12)
  3. Grace – “Free and unmerited favor.” (definition)
  4. Humility – “…those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Matt 23:12)
  5. Peace – “Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.” (Phil 4:7)
  6. Help – “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you.” (Psalm 55:22)

Speaking relatively, are you willing to really try? I genuinely hope the culture of marriage will change for the better. Divorce has been glorified as an easy-out for those with irreconcilable differences. If you willingly and lovingly entered into a marriage, there is hope for redemption! Throw out the boxing gloves, burn your white flag, put selfish agendas aside, and start asking God how to better love our S.O.

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We’ve made it a month in Northwest Arkansas! Thi We’ve made it a month in Northwest Arkansas! This place & the people continue to exceed our expectations. Loving our little slice of OZ paradise. ❤️
4 days of Bike Festing with friends 🤙 #bentonv 4 days of Bike Festing with friends 🤙

#bentonville #bentonvillebikefest #bikefest #mtb #mountainbiking #arkansas #northwestarkansas #rogersarkansas
This week, in Northwest Arkansas… #northwestark This week, in Northwest Arkansas…

#northwestarkansas #bentonville #arkansas #bentonvillebikefest #bikefest #bellavista #mtb #mountainbiking #artistsoninstagram #igart #artwork
A new friend said it best, “This place is really A new friend said it best, “This place is really special.” ✨ Tomorrow marks 3 weeks in our first home. Here are some moments from the last 7 days in NWA. Special thanks to the best welcome team in town - @megs.grand.life @tiffanymrose & @jenniferpurifoy 🫶🏽

#nwa #northwestarkansas #bentonville #bellavistaarkansas #ourfirsthome #arkansas #caamp #freshgrass
New kitchen, who dis?! 👩🏻‍🍳 Last night’s dinner brought to you by @frigidaire @calphalon & the @cityofbellavista farmer’s market 🫑 I kept it simple with grounding vegetables full of minerals and vitamin C, plus anti-inflammatory herbs then sprinkled with hemp seeds for amino acids, fatty acids & protein.

Herbs/Seasonings:
- Turmeric
- Cumin
- Cardamom 
- Coriander 
- Garlic
- S&P

Sauce:
- Tahini
- Dijon Mustard
- ACV
- Dill
- Lemon Juice
- Maple Syrup

#nutritionist #holistichealth #plantbasedrecipes #wholehealth #wholefoods #northwestarkansas #farmersmarket #healthylifestyle
Two weeks living in Northwest Arkansas today! ✌️It’s been a crazy time with moving, unpacking, scheduling deliveries, installs & services, building furniture, fertilizing sod…the list goes on. This last week, we’ve finally felt free to get out & explore 🚴🏽‍♀️🛶but I’m already in need of a day to rest. 🫠
Status: pooped in the best way & preparing for guests. [Note: Yes, our adorable neighbors brought us welcome cards and baked goods.)

#arkansas #northwestarkansas #bentonville #bellavista #paddleboarding #mountainbiking #mtb #ourfirsthome #arkansaslife
We moved! 🚐📦📦 — #northwestarkansas #ar We moved! 🚐📦📦

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#northwestarkansas #arkansas #bentonville #movingday #ourfirsthome #newhome #bellavistaarkansas #nwarkansas
We got dressed up…it lasted 2 hours…wrestled a We got dressed up…it lasted 2 hours…wrestled a 10 year old for chocolate eggs, flew kites, and watched the sun set over the lake. Thankful for this day. 🌅✝️
It’s been a few weeks but there’s still more t It’s been a few weeks but there’s still more to share from our week in the San Diego area. ☀️
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Spots:
🏄‍♂️Del Mar
🦭La Jolla
🌊Torrey Pines
🐟Seaport Village

#surfphotography #sandiego #visitcalifornia #delmar #lajolla #torreypines #seaportvillage #travelgram #surf #socal #california #travelphotography
March 2023 really delivered & it’s not over yet! March 2023 really delivered & it’s not over yet! Back-to-back travels to California & NWA, house hunting, accidentally chopping 4” off my hair 🤦🏻‍♀️ & prepping for the first @flpsde event post-pandemic. 🤪 If you’re in the Omaha area, join us tomorrow at Lewis & Clark MTB trails - the action starts at 11am!
I’m a big fan of surfboards as art. 🤙 #surf I’m a big fan of surfboards as art. 🤙

#surf #surfboard #california #sandiego #surfart #beachvacation #visitcalifornia #travelphotography
Ramona, California - We go for family, but stay fo Ramona, California - We go for family, but stay for vineyard views and free avocados! 🥑

#ramona #vineyard #vineyardviews #southerncalifornia #socal @visitcalifornia #travelgram
Mom & I shopping for wedding guest costumes so we Mom & I shopping for wedding guest costumes so we don’t embarrass @courtii_b on her special day. ❤️

#shopping #ootd #winterstyle #mirrorselfie #birkenstock #levis501 #zara #katespade #stylediary #outfitoftheday
A long weekend in Florida 🫶🏽 #florida #news A long weekend in Florida 🫶🏽

#florida #newsmyrna #newsmyrnabeach #palmcoast #satellitebeach #hammockdunes #eastcoast #beachlife #coastalliving #beachphotography #travelphotography #girlswhotravel #radgirlslife #letsgo #vacationmode #naturephotography #floridaliving #southernliving
I wanted to paint something a little more abstract I wanted to paint something a little more abstract. This 16x20 acrylic painting is inspired by a Polaroid taken [most likely] by my grandmother, “Nannie.” The painting isn’t finished but I’m happy with session one. ❤️

#painting #artist #artwork #acryliconcanvas #acrylicart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #artgallery #artcollector #artoftheday #igartist #paintings
2022 Part ✌🏽 #nye #newyearseve #photodiary # 2022 Part ✌🏽

#nye #newyearseve #photodiary #photodump #wilmingtonnc #phoenix #nosara #costarica #taylorguitars #radgirlslife #girlswhortravel #art #artwork #artistsoninstagram #acrylicpainting #resolutions #bentonville
2022 Part One #2022 #newyear #florida #travel #st 2022 Part One

#2022 #newyear #florida #travel #stpetersburgflorida #keystonecolorado #summitcounty #snowboarding #mtb #mountainbiking #specializedbikes #radgirlslife #girlswhotravel
Thank you @instagram for providing a template for Thank you @instagram for providing a template for cramming a week’s worth of highlights into one post. 😂 Here’s a super speedy recap of Dec 2022 women’s surf & yoga retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica. 

Retreat: @neighborhood_offshore 
Stay: @nosara_surf_villa 
Yoga: @honeybirdflow 
Surf: @luigizuniga

#costarica #surfretreat #yogaretreat #nosara #womensretreat #playaguiones #guiones #surfing #horsebackriding #womensupportingwomen #travelgram #igtravel #puravida #travelphotography #girlswhotravel #travelgirls #radgirlslife
Straight after a week-long women’s retreat & 36- Straight after a week-long women’s retreat & 36-hours of travel, Christmas week was crafty, stupid cold, extra sugary, and loaded with family events. 🥰 Commencing hermit recovery mode.

#painting #acrylicpainting #artwork #artgallery #pheasant #artistsoninstagram #christmas #photodump
To filter would be blasphemy. ⛵️ #sailing #ca To filter would be blasphemy. ⛵️

#sailing #catamaran #yacht #sunsetsail #sunset #sailboat #costarica #nosara #travel #travelgram #travelling #puravida

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