Tag: Faith
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How I got my husband from being a couch potato to running his first half marathon!
Hi friends, Happy Saturday! For many, many years, I’ve begged my husband to run with me, and my offers had always been fastly declined. That is until this summer, when he committed and finally signed up for his first half marathon ever. While my husband has always been athletic in playing soccer on and off…
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What’s it’s really like growing up in a large Mexican family
Happy Tuesday, my friends! How is this week flying by this fast? I can’t believe Thanksgiving day is in exactly two days. I can’t wait to watch the Macys Thanksgiving parade, enjoy some Thanksgiving day football, and be in the company of my family all day. Most importantly, though, I look forward to a day…
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5 things I do every day that give back to me
Hi friends! Happy Monday and first official day of fall. Who else is blown away that this year is almost over as I am? I literally can’t believe it is almost October. I am very much looking forward to some cold and crispy, rainy cuddle weather. Fortunately for me, this current season has been so…
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Season of Change
If someone asked me about a hard week in my life where I really needed God, I would tell you all about the last two weeks. The last two weeks seemed to have been unfortunate events after another. My baby had to have oral surgery and be put down for it, which was such a…
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Spring Strawberry Salad
Hi friends! For Easter, a few weeks ago, I made a delicious salad that my coworker/friend took in to our latest work potluck. I have never been much of a fruit or nuts in my salad type of person, but OHMYGOOOOSH. This salad was everything. Sweet, crunchy, and so fresh. Anytime, I try something at…
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50 Things to do on your weekend that will bring a Week of Content
Many of you have heard the phrase, “A Weekend well spent brings a week of content”. I am a firm believer in that, and I truly believe that when you have a good, relaxing weekend, you are better prepared for a great week. All throughout my 20’s, I didn’t prioritize slowing down or preparing for my week ahead,…
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My family’s favorite easy meal ideas for those long workdays
HI friends, Happy Wednesday. As I am sitting here mid work weekday, fighting the Wednesday blues, I am thinking of what we can put together for dinner time later today. Dinner time has been such an exciting thing for our family the past year. We have really learned to enjoy slowing down at the end…
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The Minimalist lifestyle obsession
Good morning, and happy Sunday. I want to talk about my minimalist obsession in this blog post! As you know, I have been on a health journey for the past years. I am all about eating clean, home made remedies for everything, getting good quality sleep, and just being a healthy whole person overall in…
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Our Little family Disney Getaway
A few weeks ago, we headed out to Disneyland for the last week of their Holiday Celebrations! It has always been by far our favorite time of the year to visit. We used to go every year with our oldest and 2 more kids later, we had not been in about 8 years. We were…
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5 things that I do every morning to conquer my day as a busy mom
Hello friends, Happy beginning of the week. What a week it has been so far! Here in our home, some of us are recovering from being sick this past weekend. We look forward to lots of rest and hope to have a nice healthy weekend in a few days. Today, as I was working from…
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What I eat in a day training for a marathon – and how I’m struggling
Marathon day is 58 days, 1 hour and 29 minutes away. I’ve got this. I have to have this-its too late to back out, right? Plus, I already shouted to the world that I am running 26 miles LOL.. If you read my life update blog post back in October or follow me on Instagram,…
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Wishing you a Merry Christmas
If you’re currently feeling the holiday burn out, you are not alone. I stand with you. Between kids being on break, gift shopping, wrapping, fighting colds left and right, and trying to make everything magical; some of us are barely surviving. Gosh, it looked so easy when our parents pulled off all this holiday cheer when we…
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5 Amazing Moms to meet in this lifetime
Moth·er (noun): the single most loved person in the world. Good morning, Happy Friday. As we all count down the final days for our big day (Yes, Mother’s Day), my most sincerest wish is that YOU are treated like a QUEEN that day. We deserve to be spoiled every single day, but there…
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6 Things that are currently sparking joy in my life.
It’s interesting how what makes you happy changes as you get older. What once made me happy in my younger years, doesn’t bring me the same joy nowadays. I don’t want loud, I don’t want busy, and I don’t want to be out past 9. It is so funny because that is exactly what I…
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Our Yearly Ranchito vacation album
Happy Monday, friends. 3 weeks ago, we had the most wonderful family trip to our hometown in our beautiful Guanajuato. As many of you know, my husband’s family and my dad are both from ranchitos minutes away from each other. I am so happy and blessed that I get the best of both worlds so…
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How I manage my anxiety as a busy mom
Anxiety. I think that’s something we all deal with at some point in life. Personally, becoming a mom and always being so busy, I never realized how it impacted my everyday life. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I started my health journey, and I started to really care for my body that…
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Trip to the cutest little barn with my youngest
Happy Wednesday, everyone Today, my baby and I headed out on a little mom and son outing while my two oldest were at school. We drove out to our bigger local barn, and we were so bummed out to discover it was actually closed today. Leave it to me to always check every single detail…
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With This 2024…..
Happy New Year to you ALL. I hope this year so far has been nothing short of amazing for you. Whether you set new intentions and goals or decide not to, I always feel like a New Year brings a fresh start for everyone. It feels like it is for me. My hope is…
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Our family is GROWING!
Good morning, Happy Tuesday ❤️ It is 5 a.m., and I am sitting in my living room drinking coffee like I do every morning. The heater is on high, and I completely chose to skip my morning workout today. I wanted to finish this post before I started my day. Our family has some BIG…
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Finding thankfulness in this season of colds
Hi friends, Happy Tuesday. Hopefully, you have all been easily adjusting to this new time change, but if you’re needing that extra cup of coffee- that’s OK too! Yesterday, my husband and I finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel of our sleepless nights. Cold season has officially made its grand entrance…
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Summer fair nights, living in the moment, and more babies
Good morning, friends ❤️ I am sitting here on this really early Tuesday morning drinking maybe one of the best coffees that I have made in my life. It feels like the right amount of hot, the perfect amount of sweet and just the right amount of strongness to make me feel alive at this…
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5 Reasons every Mom needs to have a bucket list.
Hi friends! I hope your Wednesday morning is off to a great start! Lately, I have been thinking about how fragile life really is. Last month as many of you know, my grandpa passed away. A piece of my heart is in heaven now ❤️ While I loved him with all my heart, I always…
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Father’s Day Weekend ❤️
Hi friends, happy Monday. I can’t believe Father’s Day is right around the corner. It feels like we just celebrated Mother’s Day and here we are a week away from celebrating our dads. Father’s Day is one of my favorite holidays because we get to spoil our dads and our husbands a little extra than…
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Life Lately……
Good morning ❤️ I am sitting here on this foggy Monday morning drinking my coffee, and thinking how it definitely feels like a Monday. As much as I want that summer weather to be here already, my coffee does taste better in this weather. Quick Baby update. We are currently still on baby watch awaiting…
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Entering Lent with the intention of being Present
Lent season is here once again and so is a time to really reflect on who we are in life and who we want to become. I love this time of the year. To Catholics who participate in the 40 days of giving something up it means doing so until Easter arrives. When Easter is…
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