2015. It’s a brand new year with a fresh start and a clean slate. 365 blank pages to write your story—exactly how you want it to read. What could be more exciting than that?! For most, each new year brings a lot of emotions. Excitement, thrill and happiness, sometimes mixed with a twinge of sadness that another… Continue reading {Don’t Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle}
In today’s digital world, it can be hard to disconnect with all the things that are always vying for your attention. And when you have a deadline to meet or things to get done, it’s important to focus on the things that can assist your productivity! At the end of each day, I know that… Continue reading {Five Tips to Be Productive}
Harvest is one of my absolutely favorite times of year. It brings back so many great memories of my childhood of combine rides with my dad, the lights in the field late at night and the smell of a bountiful harvest. And now that I am an adult, I get to help with actually completing harvest,… Continue reading {Farm Girl at Heart}
In the past few years, I have learned to embrace and take advantage of new opportunities that come my way. You never know when something might be a challenge that makes you better or just becomes an incredible experience. With this in mind, I always think that trying new things is worth a shot. Whatever it… Continue reading {On the Air with NPR}
The past few weekends have been crazy, crazy full and have been such a blast! Fall is full of so many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, and my weekends have been packed with lots of activities all while enjoying time with my girlfriends. In the past month, my dear friend, Andrea, took me and some of… Continue reading {Life in Des Moines}
Tonight was the absolutely perfect night for a walk. It’s starting to feel a little bit like fall, which I am not ready for as I absolutely love summer! But fall provides many beautiful opportunities to enjoy nature with crispness in the air. On my walk I saw the most beautiful sunset that looked more… Continue reading {The Right Perspective}
It has been way too long since I have blogged, so I have to apologize for being so silent on here! The last month has been crazy busy with starting a new job and taking over as President of AMA Iowa, which hasn’t left for a lot of free time to just sit down and write.… Continue reading {Life Lately}
I have always lived life with the perspective of the glass being half full. Living with this mentality translates into many more moments full of joy that may look otherwise if my perspective was different and the glass was half empty. You can’t always control your situation, but you can always control your perspective! In Thessalonians… Continue reading {Embracing Joy}
When life presents opportunities, I am all about grabbing them. You never know how amazing something can be unless you are willing to take risks. Trying new things and being open to new possibilities has made for some amazing life moments, and I have learned so much every single time. So here’s my big news!… Continue reading {A New Beginning!}
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. As an adult, I have realized and accepted that life doesn’t always look exactly like I dreamed it would when I was a kid. And you know what? It’s totally okay. My Bible Study is studying the book Restless by Jennie Allen (love her studies — do one if you… Continue reading {Surrender}
Iowa Farm Grown 