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Christmas 2015

This past August we took our family of 7 on a two week road trip half way across the country in a borrowed RV to visit friends and family. It was a BIG deal and we had NO intention at all of going back for Christmas…but plans changed at the very last minute and we…

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Wallace Family Christmas Photos 2015

This time of year is so busy, isn’t it?! I was out of town, had a couple of friends stay with me, the kids had their last week of school, Crew’s birthday is next week and I’m incredibly behind with my gift shopping! But…the Christmas pics are now here and I even finished addressing the…

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Taking care of your body isn’t about obsession.⁠ And it’s definitely not about perfection.⁠ ⁠ It’s about showing up for your body⁠ like it’s a gift,⁠ not a project.⁠ ⁠ Because your body isn’t the point—⁠ but it is a vessel.⁠ A place where the Spirit dwells.⁠ A frame that helps you carry out work that matters most.⁠ ⁠ So if you’re trying to get stronger, feel less sluggish, increase energy, or be more present in your life—⁠ here are 3 practical reminders that have helped me move forward with intention and purpose:⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 1. Start with Protein⁠ Protein builds lean muscle.⁠ And lean muscle gives you strength, tone, and long-term support for your body.⁠ Before you count carbs or fats—lock this in.⁠ Protein helps you stay full, energized, and more resilient.⁠ as a good rule of thumb—aim for 1 gram of protein per pound of your goal weight. ⁠ When your body is fueled well,⁠ you don’t just show up physically—⁠ you show up emotionally and spiritually too.⁠ ⁠ 2. Avoid Fats Around Workouts⁠ Fats are essential for hormone health,⁠ but right before and after a workout?⁠ Not so much.⁠ ⁠ Your body needs carbs as fuel during movement,⁠ and if you eat high-fat meals too close to training,⁠ you slow your momentum.⁠ ⁠ Aim for meals with less than 8 grams of fat⁠ before and after your workout—⁠ so your body can do what it was made to do:⁠ move with strength and power.⁠ ⁠ 3. Don’t Decrease Macros on Rest Days⁠ This one’s counterintuitive.⁠ You might think, “I’m not working out today, so I’ll eat less.”⁠ But don’t.⁠ ⁠ Workouts break your body down.⁠ Rest days rebuild it.⁠ ⁠ So what fuels the rebuilding?⁠ Food.⁠ ⁠ If you’re serious about strength and endurance—⁠ consistency is everything.⁠ Eat well, eat more protein than you think—even when you’re not training.⁠ ⁠ Fitness doesn’t have to become your identity.⁠ But it can become a faithful rhythm.⁠ A way of saying,⁠ “Thank You, God, for this body—help me take care of it.”⁠ ⁠ ✨ Want some help getting started with meals that make it easier?⁠ Comment “R34” and I’ll send you my macro recipe book—with all my favorite high-protein meals + free updates for life as I keep adding more. 💛
Desire isn’t always birthed from discontent.⁠ Desire isn’t always birthed from discontent.⁠ And longing isn’t always from a lack of faith.⁠ ⁠ Sometimes, it’s the very thing that drives us into the arms of God.⁠ ⁠ Take Hannah.⁠ Her ache for a child wasn’t selfish or shallow.⁠ It was sacred.⁠ It came from deep within her—and, I believe, was planted there by God Himself.⁠ ⁠ Her husband, in well-meaning confusion, tried to comfort her:⁠ “Am I not more to you than ten sons?”⁠ But he missed the point.⁠ ⁠ Because desire isn’t always something to fix.⁠ It’s something to carry.⁠ ⁠ Hannah wasn’t content to pretend she was okay.⁠ She brought her ache into the presence of God.⁠ And He didn’t scold her for it.⁠ He heard her.⁠ He held her. ⁠ Even when she was misunderstood by Eli.⁠ Even when she was mocked by Peninnah.⁠ Even when the waiting felt like silence.⁠ ⁠ God didn’t call her longing sin.⁠ He didn’t call her weeping weakness.⁠ He received it as worship.⁠ ⁠ Yes, contentment is a good and godly thing (1 Timothy 6:6).⁠ But that doesn’t mean desire is always disobedience.⁠ Sometimes, it’s the holy echo of something eternal we were made for.⁠ ⁠ “A hope deferred makes the heart sick,” Proverbs says.⁠ And God knows that.⁠ He welcomes the tears.⁠ The ache.⁠ The not-yet.⁠ ⁠ He doesn’t just tolerate your desire—⁠ He invites you to bring it.⁠..to Him. ⁠ So whatever it is you’re longing for today,⁠ don’t cover it up, don’t pretend it’s not there. Don’t bury it.⁠ Lay it before the One who sees.⁠ ⁠ Because the desire you carry might just be the place where God wants to meet you most.⁠ P.S. if you are one who is longing for a baby, praying for a miracle, hoping to grow your family…i want to encourage you to reach out to my dear friend @alyssahustedt . We share the same passion to come alongside others who are (like we both have) experiencing infertility. Alyssa is the most beautiful soul you’ll ever find and if this is the journey you find yourself on there is no better person to come alongside you than her. If Mother’s Day is heavy for you for this reason, gift yourself the honor of at least checking out who she is and what she does. I promise you won’t regret it. 💕 Alyssa you are a treasure and I love you!
What if the door isn’t the point?⁠ We mourn th What if the door isn’t the point?⁠ We mourn the closed ones.⁠ Wait for the new ones.⁠ Strain to understand why one slammed shut⁠ and when the next will open.⁠ ⁠ Helen Keller once said,⁠ “When one door of happiness closes, another opens;⁠ but often we look so long at the closed door⁠ that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”⁠ ⁠ That line has stayed with me.⁠ ⁠ Because it names something deeply human—⁠ Our ache for clarity.⁠ Our longing for control.⁠ Our hope that joy will come,⁠ as long as nothing gets in the way.⁠ ⁠ But what if joy was never meant to be fragile?⁠ ⁠ What if it could exist⁠ not in the absence of hardship—⁠ but in its mastery?⁠ ⁠ Helen Keller knew something about that.⁠ Blind and deaf, yet impossibly full of light.⁠ She didn’t ignore suffering.⁠ She transcended it.⁠ With hope.⁠ With courage.⁠ With faith.⁠ ⁠ She wrote:⁠ A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.⁠ And:⁠ Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope.⁠ ⁠ Scripture says something similar:⁠ We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,⁠ and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.⁠ (Romans 5:3–4)⁠ ⁠ We don’t have to wait for perfect conditions to live fully.⁠ We don’t need wide-open doors to soar.⁠ We just need Jesus.⁠ And enough faith to take the next step in the dark.⁠ ⁠ Because life with Him isn’t always safe—⁠ but it is always sacred.⁠ ⁠ So go ahead.⁠ Mourn the closed door.⁠ Feel what you need to feel.⁠ But don’t stare so long⁠ that you miss the grace that’s already opened. Hair by: @austen.thelightcollective
The doctor asked if I was sitting down. There was The doctor asked if I was sitting down. There was cancer in two places—my left knee and my left shoulder. She couldn’t say whether it was localized or had grown through every major organ in my body. Four days later, my husband was fired over false accusations never investigated. The countdown began—two weeks left on our insurance. Surgery was immediate. The surgeon cut wide and deep, telling me later he didn’t ever want to see me back in his office. Recovery was six weeks long, double-stitched, and brutally silent. I was alone with my anger, shock and confusion. I didn’t know I could feel such fury, such rage—I didn’t know I was capable of such anger. But God knew. And in His mercy, He laid me down and shut the door. I was silenced not by shame, but by sovereignty. At the time, I felt abandoned. I thought God had left me. But now I see it so differently. I wasn’t abandoned. I was hidden and protected. Like Moses, tucked in the cleft of the rock—I was kept hidden to catch a glimpse His glory. Not literal lightning or clouds, but something better: His presence. Quiet. Unyielding. Fierce. Holy. Sometimes, trust looks like not saying a single word—because the Lord Himself has covered your mouth in order to hold your soul. Even here…in that silent broken pain….He is still trustworthy. And today—years later—I spoke to the same doctor again. But this time, it was different. 100% clear scans. Cancer free. He didn’t just heal my body. He met me in the broken…and I will never be the same again… Sometimes…the sweetest love letters from heaven are sent in black edges envelopes…and on my worst days I have found they are actually my best…because He is with me in the storm.
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