And then he told us he was going to “lock in this memory” so that he would never forget.

It was a perfect reminder that we’re “home” now!

Knowing exactly what we wanted led us straight to the place we now call home.

We have been writing together and building our coaching practice together and this past weekend we added to that list.

I’ve been counting down to today for one reason and one reason only—to say yes.

When we put a stake in the ground to redesign our lives and said we would always put family first, I don’t know that we could have envisioned all that would entail.

If our younger selves could see us today, I think they would be so proud of us.

...the closeness as a family and freedom we gained here far outweighs the stresses, burdens, and way of life we left behind.

I’ve probably been called Clark Griswold more than anything in my entire life (and trust me, I’ve been called a lot of things!).

We were speaking life into our values and were ready to live them out.

We have left behind the pressure to throw the perfect party and have freed ourselves from coordinating the most special day.

We love being a part of this community and love sharing this bit of fun.

Ready for every Barbie and Bluey, ready to share in the fun, and ready to continue being a part of this beautiful community we call home!

We could just envision a simpler life that placed emphasis on our family and the ability to spend as much quality time as we could with one another.

It was freeing to be able to rearrange our entire day for no other reason than to make memories.

This is real life and is the life we are living.

And as we were reminded of that little girl playing pretend, we were so grateful for this time with our growing-up-way-too-fast-preteen.

We love helping our kids find that one thing that lights them up.

Yes to fun, yes to working together, yes to creating a day we all will never forget!

Turns out, a couple of years later, God led us right to it.