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That one time we went to Hawaii and Ben reminded m That one time we went to Hawaii and Ben reminded me to work on my posture. 👀🤷🏻‍♀️
You make it easy. ❤️ You make it easy. ❤️
🍄 +🥥 + ☕️ = 💪🏽 How many superfood 🍄 +🥥 + ☕️ = 💪🏽

How many superfoods are in your coffee?? Chaga, Lion’s Mane, Collagen & MCT oil in my creamer. Mushrooms are DENSE with vitamins and minerals that promote mental health & immunity. ✌🏽#holisticnutritionist
Isn’t she beautiful?! I still can’t believe we Isn’t she beautiful?! I still can’t believe we have our very own sailboat! 😆 If you know us personally, you’d guess this was Ben’s idea but, believe it or not, it was mine! #ProudMoment ⛵️ This landlocked chick, pruned for practicality, found spiritual freedom and a man cut from the opposite cloth in 2010. And now SHE is talking him into new adventures! Click the link in my profile to watch the video of our first days on our Hunter 35.
This reminds me of an Alanis Morissette song, “I This reminds me of an Alanis Morissette song, “Isn’t it ironic? Like finding yourself white knuckling in FRONT of a plow after the most snow in 15 years?” 😐
It’s sunny and 50° ☀️ There’s a 99% chanc It’s sunny and 50° ☀️ There’s a 99% chance of finding a Nebraskan wearing a tank top or flip-flops outside right now.
Having an “off” day, week, or season? Sometime Having an “off” day, week, or season? Sometimes change, confusion, or disappointment can feel overwhelming & it’s easy to get caught up with what we see or feel. Lately when I feel confused or irritated by something I don’t understand, I try to remind myself that I don’t have a bird’s-eye-view of life. Faith is hope in the things we can not see. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, and he knows how this puzzle goes together. “All things work together for my good” — Something might look or feel off right now, but it’s just one piece of a greater puzzle. I can try to force it to work how I want, but it’ll never look quite right & it’ll throw the rest of the puzzle off. My practice is to take a deep breath and say, “Everything is going to be fine.” I remember times when I felt off in the past and how they worked out. This “puzzle piece” might look like a mistake but it just needs a few others to connect before it fits perfectly.
Evidence ⛵️We bought a sailboat! Click the lin Evidence ⛵️We bought a sailboat! Click the link in my bio to watch my video from the first days on our Hunter 35.
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Faith, Real Talk · August 31, 2018

What It’s Like To Be A Trust Fund Baby

I gained access to my trust fund in 2010.

Oh wait, you probably thought I was talking about having a wealthy family who created an account filled with the fruits of their savings and investments. This is sort of true…

“You must be a trust fund baby.”

Sadly, comments like these are made often by people watching Ben and I. They see us traveling and starting businesses, then make comments from a place of bitterness instead of curiosity.  These false assumptions develop into pessimistic reactions towards our happiness.

God’s Math

In 2010, I gave my life to Christ. By trusting Him, my faith gives me access to His abundant funds. [Trust God, Receive Funds.] Ben and I do our best and expect God to provide the rest. After five years of marriage, we often look at our lives and the circumstances of our past and say, “I don’t know how, but somehow…”

This is what it means to me to be a trust fund baby – When I gave my life to God, it meant I chose to believe ALL of what He promised to me if I did. I believe John 16:3 where he says, “In this world, you will have trouble.” I believe Matthew 5:45 where it says, “He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good.” To non-believers or those on the fence about their faith, this probably sounds unfair, but Jesus never promised life would be easy and everyone would like us. This is what He did promise…

When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

Ephesians 1:13-14; 18-19

“Monopoly Money”

In case you didn’t know, Christ’s inheritance, which is also our inheritance when we believe, is pretty epic! This inheritance – or trust fund – isn’t some mystical thing that makes me feel more optimistic or puts good juju out into the universe on my behalf. I’m talking about real money and opportunity that I didn’t work for and can’t explain.

“…know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory.”

Ephesians 3:17-19

Something important to understand: Fully giving yourself to Jesus includes mind, body, and spirit. When we do this, He says we are transformed by the renewing of our mind, which means our former understanding of everything doesn’t make sense anymore. This includes our definition of wealth and how to achieve it.

True wealth is a measure of character, not income.

No matter how much status or money they’ve amassed in their lifetimes, our parents and grandparents are not obligated to give us any of it. Our families understand and encourage our faith, still, even they sometimes say, “I don’t know how, but somehow…”


Just Ask

This post may seem vague to those of you truly wondering, “How do they do what they do?” The images included will take you to other places where I’ve given some answers. Please know, if you ever have questions, don’t assume, just ask.

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We built a snowman at someone else’s house today We built a snowman at someone else’s house today...while they weren’t home. Thanks @l_l_aurent & @dbottomz402 ⛄️
That one time we went to Hawaii and Ben reminded m That one time we went to Hawaii and Ben reminded me to work on my posture. 👀🤷🏻‍♀️
You make it easy. ❤️ You make it easy. ❤️
🍄 +🥥 + ☕️ = 💪🏽 How many superfood 🍄 +🥥 + ☕️ = 💪🏽

How many superfoods are in your coffee?? Chaga, Lion’s Mane, Collagen & MCT oil in my creamer. Mushrooms are DENSE with vitamins and minerals that promote mental health & immunity. ✌🏽#holisticnutritionist
Isn’t she beautiful?! I still can’t believe we Isn’t she beautiful?! I still can’t believe we have our very own sailboat! 😆 If you know us personally, you’d guess this was Ben’s idea but, believe it or not, it was mine! #ProudMoment ⛵️ This landlocked chick, pruned for practicality, found spiritual freedom and a man cut from the opposite cloth in 2010. And now SHE is talking him into new adventures! Click the link in my profile to watch the video of our first days on our Hunter 35.
This reminds me of an Alanis Morissette song, “I This reminds me of an Alanis Morissette song, “Isn’t it ironic? Like finding yourself white knuckling in FRONT of a plow after the most snow in 15 years?” 😐
It’s sunny and 50° ☀️ There’s a 99% chanc It’s sunny and 50° ☀️ There’s a 99% chance of finding a Nebraskan wearing a tank top or flip-flops outside right now.
Having an “off” day, week, or season? Sometime Having an “off” day, week, or season? Sometimes change, confusion, or disappointment can feel overwhelming & it’s easy to get caught up with what we see or feel. Lately when I feel confused or irritated by something I don’t understand, I try to remind myself that I don’t have a bird’s-eye-view of life. Faith is hope in the things we can not see. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, and he knows how this puzzle goes together. “All things work together for my good” — Something might look or feel off right now, but it’s just one piece of a greater puzzle. I can try to force it to work how I want, but it’ll never look quite right & it’ll throw the rest of the puzzle off. My practice is to take a deep breath and say, “Everything is going to be fine.” I remember times when I felt off in the past and how they worked out. This “puzzle piece” might look like a mistake but it just needs a few others to connect before it fits perfectly.
Evidence ⛵️We bought a sailboat! Click the lin Evidence ⛵️We bought a sailboat! Click the link in my bio to watch my video from the first days on our Hunter 35.
Look! I made a rainbow 🌈 Clem wasn’t impresse Look! I made a rainbow 🌈 Clem wasn’t impressed.

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