My mission is to provide you with inspiration and encouragement to live everyday to it's fullest. I do this by sharing the simple things in life such as recipes to the most difficult of things such a life. We all know life is a struggle and many days a balancing act, but I am here to inspire you to do it well. Everything I write about is designed to inspire as well as encourage you to be a "better" you that you can be. Everything I share is raw and real. I do not cover up or sugar coat what I write about. This would benefit no one. My goal is for you to walk away feeling uplifted and encouraged after leaving my page. Lastly, I am here to remind you that you are… enough and beautiful… just the way you are.
As we close out 2018 and we are welcoming 2019, I want to express my sincerest thank you to all my faithful followers for continuing to follow my blog and read my posts. To my new followers, I am beyond thankful to have you following me now. It is my continuous prayer you will be encouraged by my blog.
You have all encouraged me and gave me the courage to continue writing, whether it is by sharing my daily encouragement, my favorite recipes, or by sharing the rawness of my most difficult days. The fact you are all here encourages to me to continue moving forward in my world of blogging.
It has been my hope, desire, and dream over the past year to make money with my blog and to be able to help my family financially while staying at home doing what I do daily.
I have been prayerfully seeking God’s guidance and timing to take my blog to the next level. As I have patiently waited and changes began to take place, I feel 2019 might be the year some of these changes will begin to occur.
It is my desire to not only upgrade my blog but to also incorporate my personal business, HL&E Designs, to this page as well. It is my prayer there will be some exciting new changes and I will be able to share some new material soon.
I will keep you informed along the way so nothing will be a surprise and so you can celebrate along beside me since this would not be possible without your support and encouragement.
Happy New Year, My Friend!
It is my prayer you will have a safe and happy New Year to come.
I am a wife, mom, and daughter. I served in the United States Army, went to college, received a Batchelor's Degree in Criminology, homeschooled my daughter every year from start to finish, and now I am currently a daycare teacher's aide (soon to be a two-year-old teacher coming this fall).
I married my husband when he was in the United States Army so I have the unique knowledge of what it is like to be on both sides of a Military uniform.
While we were stationed in Germany, my daughter, who is 24 years old now, was born and I made the difficult decision to put my career on hold to be her mom.
The past 20 years have been wrought with many struggles but as a result of those struggles, this blog was created.
As the years passed and the struggle kept coming, I would say, "I'm not sure why we have to go through all of this, but if we have to then it is my desire to allow my story to serve as a means of encouragement to others so all this pain isn't for nothing."
The years passed and the struggles did not. However, I feel now is the time God wants me to share these stories of hardships with the hopes they provide encouragement to you if you are struggling in the same way. It is my prayer they will serve as a healing opportunity for you.
I want you to know you are not alone. There are others who know where you are and what you are feeling.
Cling to the hope this won't last forever and that God is standing beside you while He holds you up and dries your tears. He is showing you the way, you just need to follow Him.
Big Hugs, Heidi
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