December 19th, 2022

Hey y’all! Ya girl has been MIA lately and it goes back to everything I’ve been going through mentally. So I apologize for the abrupt absence. I will say, I’ve still been resetting and readjusting the last couple of days. I decided that Blogmas should just end with BLOGMAS PT. 3. I say that because I feel like I don’t have enough content to make it a full on Part 4. However, I do have two great events to share with you about Friday and Saturday!

Early Birthday PartyπŸ₯³

I want to start off by thanking my friends (even the ones who didn’t make it due to icy roads and snow storm) for throwing and hosting this 26th birthday party for me. My girls are the best and I had fun just chilling, having a few drinks, and hanging out with them! They went out of their way to get me gifts and everything, balloons, and more! I love them! I did ruin my surprise party though, and I feel SO bad I did, but the future planner in me took over and found out that they were trying to plan something for me, haha. Good news is, they expected it. They knew I’d find out πŸ˜‚!

For KING + COUNTRY

Little Drummer Boy Concert πŸ₯

Oh boy! THIS WAS THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE BEEN TO ALL YEAR! For KING + COUNTRY never disappoints, 10/10 performers! 🀩It was so fun to go with family and friends to the concert! They sang so many good Christmas Classic songs, and some of my favorites from their albums, and man oh man, did I love it! I drove on those icy roads for that concert and for y’all that live in West Michigan understand that Saturday’s weather was not the greatest to be driving in that late at night. I mean, 40-55mph on the freeway is crazy but I wanted to be safe (I was just too scared to go any faster).

I wanted to share something vulnerable with you all for a quick second. This picture below was me breaking down toward the end of the concert. Luke, one of the members of For KING + COUNTRY, was telling a story and at the end he said something along the lines of “I felt a nudge from God,” and I knew where this was going. After he told his story, he asked the crowd if we had ever felt that nudge from God before and did we listen to it. He then went on to say he knew that this time of year, not every family sits around the Christmas tree, sharing stories, laughing and having a good time. Some of us don’t have that at all, and Luke then went on to say “there’s a lot of un-forgiveness this time of year” and he asked if we had been actually listening to God and then of course they sang my favorite song, “God Only Knows”, and I lost it right there in that seat, I stood to my feet, letting the tears fall because these past two weeks have been nothing but stressful for me, and there is a lot of un-forgiveness going around in my family.

I have worked so hard to set boundaries for myself and I know now that I can’t do this alone. I decided today that I’m going to look into some therapists and get one because I know I need more help. I want to break generational curses and family trauma, so for my future family, I will go to therapy and start my path to this breakthrough for myself, for my boyfriend, and before bringing new lives into this world in the future. I want so much better for my family and children and this is the step I’m taking to do that!

But with that being said, this is where I’m going to end the blog for the year. I had such a great time and so much fun creating all this content for you all to read and follow along with! 2023 is right around the corner and I cannot wait to share even more content with you starting ASAP next year! For the month of January, I will have that Short Story, new Interviews, new Recipes, new Reviews, and I’ll be getting back into my fitness journey ten fold.

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday or at least be at peace these last two weeks of the year. I’ll still post and share content on my socials, OH! I have new socials for y’all! I created a Linktr.ee (<—you can click this link) that has new links for the blog, for example, a Pinterest and TikTok! Those links will be below, GO FOLLOW all of them! Thank you to everyone that shared, followed, and liked this blog! I will back and better than ever next year! I hope to see you all and more then!

TIL NEXT TIME! 😚 Merry ChristmasπŸŽ„+ Happy New Year πŸŽ† !!!! I’ll see you all in 2023!!

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December 1st, 2022

Chapter 12 of 12!

Let’s give December a warm welcome! It’s the last month of the year!! Which means a couple things:

  1. New month, new goals
  2. It’s my BIRTHDAY MONTH
  3. Read the 24 chapters of Luke for Christmas Advent on when Jesus was born (starts today! I’m using the Bible App for this)
  4. Annual Baking Day!!
  5. Goal Setting for next year!
  6. First YOGA class tonight
  7. Christmas shop!
  8. Enjoy Christmas Break

I’m really excited for this month! I feel like lots of things are going to happen and lead me into this New Year really smoothly. I’ll be diving back into the Bible and getting closer to Christ, our Lord. I really want to read the Bible in a year next year, I’m really trying to dedicate myself to doing that next year, and I even have a Bible App Plan for this read to go January 1st!

Also, my birthday! I’ll be 26 and I cannot believe how grateful I am for how well my 25th year went. Lot’s of ups and down, heavy expectations, lots of temptations, lots of self discovery, job switching, etc. But this year, this 26th year, will be filled with succession, positivity, love, grace, accomplishments, and all! I’m so excited to get this chapter of my life rolling! I have two amazing weddings to be in, which means two super fun bachelorette parties! Woohoo! LET’S GO!! I am saving for a house, with my boyfriend, we are so ready to move out and into our own space, so saving, saving, saving, is what I’ll be doing! I also want this blog to BOOM with tons of content, followers, and accomplishments! I got a lot of ideas already, STAY TUNED! I got a new year agenda from Home Goods and a new notebook for the blog (thanks Dad!) where I will be able to draft a little bit more instead of just on Notes on my iPhone and MacBook (not that I still wont use that probably as well while I’m on the go!).

Speaking of MacBook’s, I want to upgrade next year to the MacBook Air M1, and I cannot wait for that! I currently have my old Macbook Air (oldest version) and I love it, has done me so well over the last 6 years, I cannot complain. It got me through college, my old blog, numerous stories, hobbies, and more. I love it so much, and it kind of saddens me but I want to upgrade. I’ve had the computer long enough to do it justice, and I feel like I’ve gotten my $1,000 out of it. Now it’s time to upgrade and get another 6 years out of the new one!

Goals for the New Year

I don’t really have it all set up yet, but I really want to goal set for next year, and I will either today or this week/weekend for sure! There’s already a lot I want to accomplish and check off my goal setting list, for example, saving $5,000, buying a new MacBook, eat more fruits and veggies. As you can see, there’s already lot’s of things I want to do next year and I plan to do it all before this month next year! What are your goals for 2023?

I want to travel, but with two weddings and big savings account plans, that might be hard, but it’s on my list for sure! I want to read at least 2 books a month. I want a lot before my next birthday. Which is my GOLDEN BIRTHDAY! 27 on the 27th! Wooooo! I’m partying hard for that one, stay tuned for next years birthday plans!! I know this year, I ruined my surprise birthday party by being an amazing planner, and I dipped too far into my friends planning ideas, haha, which they suspected would happen anyways because they know me best! But that party is coming up and I cannot wait to share that experience with you all!

Anyways, I have a lot to do today, but I wanted to get on here and welcome the month of December with y’all!

Enjoy your day! FOLLOW the blog and Instagram (link below)!

I love you all! Happy December, get that Christmas shopping done and enjoy time with your loved ones. Bye!

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