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Blessings During a Snowstorm
It has been a few weeks since the snowstorm 2021 has blown through Central Texas. It was pretty incredible, and just like 2020 there were...
Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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Homestead Sourdough + Fruits of our Labor
I unknowingly was part of a massively popular movement of baking their own sourdough during 2020. I am usually not one to hop on a...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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Meeting our Meat
Have you ever thought about where your meat comes from? Most of us walk into a grocery store, fill our baskets full of produce and meat...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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Welcome to our Hen House
A few years ago I noticed I became more and more drawn to the country... the fresh air, different shades of green sweeping from side to...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 18, 20213 min read
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How To Build a Backyard Planter Box
I cringe when I think about the 20 something self that felt like I needed items to fill my cup. Even the other day, Evan and I were on...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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Suburban Backyard Garden for Beginners
The best advice I can give about starting a garden or a homestead is just to start. It is super easy to get caught up and bogged down...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 7, 20212 min read
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Hello 2021, Goodbye Discontentment
In the early hours of my day, I spend in the silence of my home sipping on my salty warm water while I sit with God, then I shift to...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 4, 20213 min read
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We need the tonic of wildness...
After breast cancer, something within me changed. I felt like I climbed out of my old skin and began searching for the new me. On July 6,...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 28, 20203 min read
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The Thrill of Hope
As I sit cozy on my couch with the twinkling Christmas tree in my peripheral vision donning wool socks on my feet as the house slumbers....
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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2020 Answered My Prayers
I know that is a wild thing to say, after all anyone can quickly conclude that 2020 has been the most shocking year in a long, long time....
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 15, 20204 min read
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We're Out of Time
I shared previously about God’s jealousy and how it found me, how it seeks to find each of us. I shared about how with one button, my...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 30, 20203 min read
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Right Now | Van Halen's Impact
I am still grappling the loss of Eddie Van Halen… this legendary guitarist made a monumental mark on my life. I was named after his...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 7, 20204 min read
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Ditch & Switch :: Supporting Our Littles
Laura Morsman Photography Becoming a mama is one of the most rewarding, terrifying accomplishments life has to offer. There is so much...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 30, 20205 min read
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I Choose To Believe The Best Is Yet To Come
Photo Credit: Laura Morsman Photography Call me naïve. Each morning I wake up with a heart full of joy. I do. Some may scoff, but I truly...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Ditch & Switch :: Women’s Edition
The typically fabulous woman puts on an average of 515 chemicals PER day on our bodies. Let that sink in a minute. We wonder why so many...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 8, 20206 min read
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Back to School Wellness Tools | Empower in 2020
Everyone is going back to school, working from home, virtual school, home school and fall is near. I wanted to give you all some tips to...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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His Jealousy Found Me
Driving to work, baby in the backseat. I suddenly became hyper aware of the lyrics dancing around our car... A curse word was uttered....
Lauren Wiatrek
May 12, 20202 min read
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Back to the Basics
Lately I have had this yearning to just get back to the basics… to strip down away from all the pressure to be this, do that and just...
Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 30, 20203 min read
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Mamas-- What Can You Do in 45 Minutes?
Sponsored Post : F45 Jollyville Moms usually have a love/hate relationship with working out. No matter what side you sit, we all know...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 25, 20203 min read
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Mom's Guide to a Non-Toxic Valentine's Day
Alright Mamas, Valentines Day is just days away… what have you stocked up with for your littles? We are still in the middle of winter...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 11, 20202 min read
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