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Survivor 48 episode 1 reaction

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 Hello, I have grown to absolutely love Survivor and my kids are really into it as well which makes for a very fun time snuggling, cheering on the different teams, and listening to Jamie ask questions about Mr. Jeff. Survivor 48 premiered last night and I’m really excited and motivated by this season. Spoilers ahead… Players who stood out to me are: Joe: I am so excited by Joe as a contestant and completely cheering for him as my number one choice. I know the nature of the game probably means that he’ll get voted out relatively early or I will end up being disappointed because he’ll have to sacrifice an honest game to win. However, I’m really hoping that he doesn’t and he somehow makes it to the end playing an honest game. That would be so motivating and, until proven otherwise, I’m on his side! Eva: oh my goodness, how much good can I say about Eva! She seems to be an authentic person, a hard worker, and her story is changing my heart! She is a person with autism who is voluntaril...
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What’s up Wednesday

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 Hello, Thank you to Shay from  Mix and Match Mama  and Schaefer from  Schaefer Told Me To  for hosting a link party celebrating real and authentic life.  Here is a little of clothes, food, entertainment, and aspirations for this month. I was in the hospital last week for a major health event which will reflect a lot in what I’m writing, but I don’t intend to go into details here. If you’re curious you can read about it from  friday’s  post that I’ve updated a little as I’ve started to process everything. What I’m wearing… Lol… (I honestly do love this dark green color for a loose sweatshirt though) Currently I’m living in loose sweats, I’d probably be doing this regardless of circumstances as it’s been pretty chilly in the Midwest. Typically my attire for work is cargo pants and warm quarter zips and then I change after work into workout attire to play with the boys and build some muscle. I also highly recommend Thinx reusable period underwear if...
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Things that make me happy right now

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 Hello, I am going to keep on focusing on the positive because it’s best for me and I’ll deal with the fear, anger, sadness, everything else with someone I trust one to one. So here are some things that are making me happy: 1. Bird songs I don’t normally sleep this much, definitely not this late, but laying in bed watching the sunrise and listening to the birds chattering away is very peaceful. 2. Flowers I really love the beauty and colors of flowers and so we’ve got quite a few at the moment from gifts to just our plants starting to sprout that are making me smile. 3. Knitting My brain seems to be working slower than usual right now and so knitting while listening to a podcast has become a truly happy and relaxing activity. Jamie has already claimed the scarf I’m making. 🥰 4. Cat snores Both of our fur babies have been attached to me like Velcro since I got home and our cat Belle, in particular, has the cutest little snores while she’s snuggled up against me. 5. Hand holding and...
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Sunday Gratitude

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 Hello, This is probably going to be a bit deeper than I usually write. I use this blog as essentially an online journal because I want to look back years from now and remember. Sunday’s I post about something that I’m grateful for from the week and I have a few:  My gratitude this week is for Jesus who is watching over my five Angel Babies until we can meet one day.  My gratitude is for having two beautiful boys on Earth who give the best hugs. My gratitude is for my amazing husband who managed everything with care and love. My gratitude is my best friend who stayed with me so I had a hand to hold as my heart broke again. My gratitude is for the hospital team who listened and ensured that I could come home to my boys. My gratitude is for all the family and friends who are currently helping us while we’re having to navigate the complicated logistics while I’m not really mobile. My gratitude is for all the people praying for us and for God’s strength and courage to get thr...
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Friday Favorites: February week 3

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 Hello! This has been quite the week, but there is so much to be grateful for. It’s going to get a bit deep and frankly I need to not process a lot for a little while and just focus on gratitude so that I can deal with the grief in my own way and time. Thank you to Andrea from  Momfessionals  and Erika from  A Little Bit of Everything  for hosting this sweet link party every Friday! 💛 This has really helped me on my gratitude goal and also on taking pictures of all these wonderful things to remember and love! Here are my favorites from this week (in timeline order because that is how I can process right now): 1. Guerrera documentary  Some of the ladies that I trained with for our respective combat deployments participated in a documentary that came out last Saturday. They did an amazing job and I can speak from experience that this was a very accurate depiction for us. (Most of the ladies interviewing were from CST 5. I trained with them but ended up deplo...
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Prayer Request

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 Hello, It’s been an eventful week for sure and so a short post today just asking for prayers for my family. I had to have an emergency surgery this week and am going to be in recovery for a while. I’ll be fine, but I am worried about my kids stress levels in all of this as they’re old enough to understand that Mom is sick, but young enough that they won’t fully get it and we want to keep their anxiety to a minimum. Thank you for your prayers!!! I feel beyond grateful to have so many wonderful friends and family to support us!!! Literally my husband and parents are doing so much to keep life stable for the kids and my best friend stopped what she was doing yesterday to be in the hospital with me during the surgery and recovery. I could cry writing how much she means to me for being there when I needed her with so much love.  Wishing you a day of love and light! 💛Jess
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A day with Biddy and Grandpa

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 Hello, I was not feeling great Monday and so my parents decided to step in and take the kids for the day. It’s the first time that they’ve taken both kids for a day at the same time since Leo was an infant and it was VERY much appreciated!!! 🥰🥰🥰 Here’s a little photo journal of their day! Fun was had by all and I am very grateful! 💛Jess
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