Have you ever heard that saying, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness"? Not my fav. Not only because I am an unorganized individual (I guess I am still clean but not organized) but that just assumed that we are all the same personality and that we should all fit into this certain mold. If my cleanliness is on the weakness list, this saying implies that so is my Godliness.
Lately I have done nothing but talk about health and diet. I have been talking about it so much that I realize that it may be blurring the most important topic. That is my God.
I want to let everyone know that when I talk about the big changes we have made in our lives, our exercise and health goals, our weight....all of that has happened because God did something in my heart. HE is the one that I give all the credit too. He convicted our hearts to change and gave us the drive.
God is above all else. Health, finances, food, our home, my family....God is my Everything. He is the One that has gotten me through everything and He is the one that has provided me the resources and tools to achieve this change. He also gave me an amazing better half who fuels our journey and leads our family.
He is so good. Please get a hold of me if you have any questions about how the Love of Jesus can change your life.
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Embracing My Journey
My God is really great, wonderful, faithful, gracious...
The journey of me finding confidence in Him has been a really long road...and it is still on going...but I feel so much healing and I am so thankful that God doesn't dump a million convictions on our hearts and expect us to do this and that and the other. He loves us, meets us where we are, and layers things when He sees we are ready for them. SO excited about things coming up in our lives and how free I feel.
By this fall I will be a plant based, whole foods eating, homeschooling, domesticated, green-er momma and wifey-all with a smooth cup of fair trade :) I am by no means organized and I am SO okay with that. I am clean and I know where I can find the things I need. I have a huge burden on my heart to be home with my kiddos and devote time to making their foundation solid and healthy. I know each individual is called to different things for Him and for His purpose. I am excited to embrace mine. Thank the Lord for my biggest role model and support, Jamie :) he is wonderful and has played a huge role in who I am today.
The journey of me finding confidence in Him has been a really long road...and it is still on going...but I feel so much healing and I am so thankful that God doesn't dump a million convictions on our hearts and expect us to do this and that and the other. He loves us, meets us where we are, and layers things when He sees we are ready for them. SO excited about things coming up in our lives and how free I feel.
By this fall I will be a plant based, whole foods eating, homeschooling, domesticated, green-er momma and wifey-all with a smooth cup of fair trade :) I am by no means organized and I am SO okay with that. I am clean and I know where I can find the things I need. I have a huge burden on my heart to be home with my kiddos and devote time to making their foundation solid and healthy. I know each individual is called to different things for Him and for His purpose. I am excited to embrace mine. Thank the Lord for my biggest role model and support, Jamie :) he is wonderful and has played a huge role in who I am today.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Blogging Again
Yesterday Stacey, my dear friend, and myself were catching up via text and she brought it to my attention that I haven't blogged in a bit and I should be. I have had a lot of things happening this past year and it was a nice break but I agree that it may be time for me to start blogging again. I really do love to process things through writing (or in this case typing) so it may be a good thing for this busy momma! Plus we have a lot of loved ones far away that may like the updates ;)
Since the last time I blogged the Hager family has gone through a few changes. We are now located in a new home about 20 miles away from our previous location. The five of us live in smaller quarters but have really come to love the home we live in. We have simplified ALOT in doing so.
I love how we are able to live within our financial means though. At first it felt like a big sacrifice because we now have five people living in 850 sq ft! Looking back, I can definitely see God's hand in it all. I needed to take this step to get organized and simplified.
We now have a 4 year old, a 2 year old, and a 1.5 year old. We really have outgrown baby stage. No cribs, no bottles, no pack n play, no bumbos. It's nuts! All I have done for 4 years is BABIES so it is crazy to think we are moving into a new season. I am doing better with it than I thought I would but sometimes I do see a teeny tiny lil outfit and feel myself getting sentimental.
Jamie has a full time job which has been such a blessing. I am able to stay at home now and it is such a blessing. It is where I want to be and am really thankful that God has allowed us to have it that way. I know there is sacrifice in staying home with children (financial) and with being at work (time spent away) and for us it has just worked better for me to be at home. I thank God for that constantly.
Since the last time I have blogged I have also grown in my confidence in my faith and who God has made me to be. I feel the best I ever have and can really see where God is working on me and who He has made me to be.
Our beloved Meatball passed away and it was so hard for the entire family. We went about four days before I threw my hands up and said "I can't handle the crying. We need another cat." That's when we found Jack and he is perfect for our family. Everyone LOVES him and he is great with the girls.
Jamie has been doing his artwork, I have been able to stay on worship team. The girls and I are apart of a mommy's group. Jamie bought a bicycle. We sold the truck and now have a little neon. Jamie is on a fixed schedule which is wonderful for family time!
The biggest change for us has been our diet. We have completely done a turn around with the way we eat and I am going to write about that in our next post because I know a lot of you have noticed and I have been asked a LOT of questions.
SO hope you enjoy my light rants here and there and feel free to leave comments :)
Since the last time I blogged the Hager family has gone through a few changes. We are now located in a new home about 20 miles away from our previous location. The five of us live in smaller quarters but have really come to love the home we live in. We have simplified ALOT in doing so.
I love how we are able to live within our financial means though. At first it felt like a big sacrifice because we now have five people living in 850 sq ft! Looking back, I can definitely see God's hand in it all. I needed to take this step to get organized and simplified.
We now have a 4 year old, a 2 year old, and a 1.5 year old. We really have outgrown baby stage. No cribs, no bottles, no pack n play, no bumbos. It's nuts! All I have done for 4 years is BABIES so it is crazy to think we are moving into a new season. I am doing better with it than I thought I would but sometimes I do see a teeny tiny lil outfit and feel myself getting sentimental.
Jamie has a full time job which has been such a blessing. I am able to stay at home now and it is such a blessing. It is where I want to be and am really thankful that God has allowed us to have it that way. I know there is sacrifice in staying home with children (financial) and with being at work (time spent away) and for us it has just worked better for me to be at home. I thank God for that constantly.
Since the last time I have blogged I have also grown in my confidence in my faith and who God has made me to be. I feel the best I ever have and can really see where God is working on me and who He has made me to be.
Our beloved Meatball passed away and it was so hard for the entire family. We went about four days before I threw my hands up and said "I can't handle the crying. We need another cat." That's when we found Jack and he is perfect for our family. Everyone LOVES him and he is great with the girls.
Jamie has been doing his artwork, I have been able to stay on worship team. The girls and I are apart of a mommy's group. Jamie bought a bicycle. We sold the truck and now have a little neon. Jamie is on a fixed schedule which is wonderful for family time!
The biggest change for us has been our diet. We have completely done a turn around with the way we eat and I am going to write about that in our next post because I know a lot of you have noticed and I have been asked a LOT of questions.
SO hope you enjoy my light rants here and there and feel free to leave comments :)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Vegetarians...Because We Can
SO Jamie and I have been taking a step back and looking at our eating habits. After listening to what celebrity vegans have to say we thought about the health benefits that could offer us...but came to the conclusion that not only are we ok with eating diary but some meats too.
In efforts to fix our unhealthy eating habits, for the sake of our economic situation and also because why the heck not....we have decided to slowly, settle into more of a vegetarian lifestyle. For now. Now we will have fish or chicken once or twice a week....we are slowly eating through the meat we had in our freezer (no need to waste)...and if someone had us over for steaks we wouldn't decline. This is more of a project to focus on the things that are good and natural that we can put into our bodies and to make it a habit in our lives.
At first I was completely overwhelmed! But Stac gave me some pretty good guidelines to start out with.
After reading her beginners steps I realized my biggest concern is going to be getting enough protein. SO we will be drinking a little more milk, including either a bean or some sort of nut at dinner times, maybe even have cottage cheese a little more often. I am excited that we are trying new things and that we will not be spending so much on meat!
So far we had one night where we had a veggie stir fry, this afternoon Jamie had pita bread and hummus for lunch instead of a lean pocket, I had a peanut butter bagel...and for dinner we are making tomato and mozzarella melts...YUMMMM :)
In efforts to fix our unhealthy eating habits, for the sake of our economic situation and also because why the heck not....we have decided to slowly, settle into more of a vegetarian lifestyle. For now. Now we will have fish or chicken once or twice a week....we are slowly eating through the meat we had in our freezer (no need to waste)...and if someone had us over for steaks we wouldn't decline. This is more of a project to focus on the things that are good and natural that we can put into our bodies and to make it a habit in our lives.
At first I was completely overwhelmed! But Stac gave me some pretty good guidelines to start out with.
After reading her beginners steps I realized my biggest concern is going to be getting enough protein. SO we will be drinking a little more milk, including either a bean or some sort of nut at dinner times, maybe even have cottage cheese a little more often. I am excited that we are trying new things and that we will not be spending so much on meat!
So far we had one night where we had a veggie stir fry, this afternoon Jamie had pita bread and hummus for lunch instead of a lean pocket, I had a peanut butter bagel...and for dinner we are making tomato and mozzarella melts...YUMMMM :)
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