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If you want to be a blogger | Meg Marie Wallace
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if you want to be a blogger

This morning I received an email from a young mama wanting to start a blog. She read my post on how to begin one but wanted to ask some follow up questions. “How much time do you need to spend on it a day/week etc. to be successful. Can you tell me if you were…

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travel diary: sea otter inn, cambria

You may remember a few weeks ago Matt and I got to take a trip up the coast, just the two of us. We love to plan out time together without the kids, especially when there is a busier season we are about to head into…and I’m so glad we planned that time just before…

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my BEST insider Disneyland tips

We LOVE being Annual Disney Passholders! We go to Disneyland or California Adventure at least once a week and absolutely love it. Many of you have asked for tips and advice to plan and navigate a visit to the park…and this list is our best advice to date. Keep in mind these are simply my…

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difficult friendships and good confrontation
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difficult friendships and good confrontation

A few months ago I tried to speak with a friend about something troubling my heart. I felt a wedge growing between us and didn’t want it to be there. Maybe it was on my end, maybe it was on hers. Maybe it was both. Finding out seemed to be the most loving thing I…

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first day of school and our 2017-2018 plan

Our literal first day of school this year was at Disneyland! We spent the morning working hard on our books and then as we finished up lunch I told the kids that we had one thing left to do. It was time for family P.E. and that they had to wear a special hat for…

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chance introductions & lily jade sale

 Diaper Bag: LILY JADE ||  Brown Puff Accessory: AMAZON The past two weeks have been all about school! I turned off social media and laid low on the blog as I have entered into full time teacher mode!!!  Matt has continued to travel for these job interviews while the kids and I have been trudging…

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Our Favorite Moment at Glorieta 🌿🕊️🌅 A Our Favorite Moment at Glorieta 🌿🕊️🌅

A week full of wild adventure—mountain scooters, zip lines, lake swims, themed nights, and s’mores by the fire—there was one moment that stood out above the rest.

It was sacred. It was still.

On our 4th night there, we walked together through the Prayer Garden. Littered with flowers—-worship music filling the air—-a path that guided us from one station to the next, each designed to help us pause, reflect, and draw near to God and one another.

At one station, we took a moment to encourage each other and create sand art to symbolize the unique value of each person in our family. 

At another, we painted blue over a beautiful image as a way of confessing sin—offering one another grace, forgiveness, and a fresh beginning.

At another station we wrote down the kind of family we want to be… and chose one phrase from the camp guide that reflects what we live by. 

For us, that was easy: “Pass out flowers.”

If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know this one well. It’s our way of saying that no matter how we’re treated, no matter how bad the circumstances, we will choose to be who God made us to be. 

We choose love. 

We choose forgiveness. Kindness. Grace. Compassion. 

We pass out flowers. Not because it’s easy, but because it’s who He calls us to be.

At the final station, we prayed together and took communion as a family. 

By then, the sun had slipped behind the mountains. The music played softly, and I felt the weight and wonder of the moment sink deep.

Yes, the games have been fun. The lake and jumping off platforms was amazing. The laughter unforgettable.

But this?

This is what we’ll remember most.

Confession. Repentance. Encouragement. Worship. Communion.

Setting our hearts again on what truly matters.

If you’ve ever considered Glorieta Family Camp, let this be your nudge. It’s more than just a vacation—it’s a chance to connect, reset, and anchor your family in what lasts forever.

#glorietafamilycamp #matteringthings #familydiscipleship #passoutflowers #eternallyminded #campmemories
🌿 The great cause of a Christian’s distress, 🌿 The great cause of a Christian’s distress, the reason of the depths of sorrow into which many believers are plunged, is simply this — that while they are looking about, on the right hand and on the left, to see how they may escape their troubles, they forget to look to the hills whence all real help cometh; they do not say, “Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night?”
-Spurgeon 

It’s where we look for help.

Like Spurgeon said— we look to the right and to the left, scrambling for solutions, trying to find the quickest escape, trying to fix, to flee, to control.

And in all our looking around,
we forget to look up.

👉 “Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night?”

We forget that help doesn’t come from our plans, our striving, our perfect solutions.

Help comes from the Lord.

The One who meets us in the dark.

The One who gives us a song when we thought there could only be silence.

If you’re weary today—if you’ve been searching in every direction for relief— maybe the invitation is this:

Stop. Breathe. Look up.

Your help comes from the Maker of heaven and earth.
Day 4 at Glorieta: The Day I Jumped (Even Though I Day 4 at Glorieta: The Day I Jumped (Even Though I Was Terrified) 🛶🌊😭

The morning was filled with sunshine and summer: lake play, paddle boarding, fish-spotting, swimming, and a zip line that launched us right into the water. It was light and fun and memory-making at its finest.

But after lunch, things got a little more intense. We got harnessed up and headed to the 50-foot drop zipline. 

And here’s something you may not know about me—I’m absolutely terrified of heights. 

Always have been. 

I was that little kid who’d climb all the way up the high dive, hold up the line for ten minutes, and then quietly climb back down the ladder in tears.

So standing at the edge of this platform, strapped in and staring down, I completely froze. 

My throat tightened. My hands shook. 

I started to cry. 

Everything in me screamed, “You can’t do it.”

But Kai stayed with me. 

My teenage son, steady and kind, didn’t mock or minimize. He didn’t rush me or roll his eyes. 

He sat down next to me, talked me through my fear, looked me in the eyes, and counted me down. 

And somehow… I jumped.

Not because I wasn’t afraid, but because someone was with me in it.

And maybe that’s the whole picture of courage—it’s not the absence of fear. It’s about choosing to move forward anyway, especially when someone we love believes in us.

When I got to the bottom, I was still crying… but this time it wasn’t from fear. It was because I had finally done something I never thought I could do.

I wonder how many of us are standing at the edge of something that feels too big to handle. 

Too scary. Too vulnerable. 

And yet—it’s the very thing that will move us toward growth, healing, forgiveness, hope, or purpose if we’re willing to leap.

Following Jesus is often like that. Risky, raw, and sometimes completely uncomfortable. And full of small moments that ask us to still do it scared.

This was just a zip line.

But it became a holy reminder:
To have courage.
To be brave.
To be led by love.
To not be too proud to let your kids teach you something new. 

And to keep making time for what matters most.

#glorietafamilycamp #matteringthings #faithoverfear #intentionalparenting
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Day 3 at Glorieta 📸🛴🌺🔥 We started the Day 3 at Glorieta 📸🛴🌺🔥

We started the day with breakfast and family photos—and with pink and purple flowers blooming everywhere and mountain views in every direction, it felt like we were stepping straight into a postcard.

After lunch, the big kids, Matt and I got to ride giant scooters down a mountain (and let’s just say… that may end up being their highlight of the week). 

Then we cleaned up and dressed up for luau night! There was Italian ice, limbo, and laughter all around—but the real fun kicked off with the family relay competition.

Team PINK (that’s us 💗) gave it everything we had. Matt hit a bullseye in corn hole and memorized part of a book of the Bible, then passed the pool noodle baton to Canon, who leapt into the lake and climbed the lily pads. 

Next was Kate and me—Kate blindfolded on a paddleboard while I guided her across the lake. She absolutely crushed it!

From there, it was one wild adventure after another: a race to the giant airbag jump, a speedy waterslide for Crew, a blob launch for Kai and Corban, and a full-on footrace (thanks to our track star, Kai!) to unscramble a Bible verse. 

And… PINK TEAM WON! Our camp guide, Claire (who we adore), told us it was her first-ever family win!

We finished the night with s’mores around the fire, sticky fingers, and incredibly full hearts.

One thing we’ve loved about Glorieta is how it reminds us that loving one another doesn’t happen in a rush. Connecting as a family happens with slowing down, around campfires and among the pine trees. In shared laughs, team challenges, and intentional devotional time. 

This is the kind of purposeful, joy-filled living we want more of. The kind that brings families together. 

Thank you to Glorieta for creating such an incredible environment for families to connect. 

#glorietafamilycamp #matteringthings #summermagic #familyadventures #intentionalliving
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