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I Am the Face of Postpartum Anxiety–Read my story on Her View From Home

Postpartum Anxiety–have you heard of it? Neither had I really.

But the winter of 2017-2018 turned out to be the longest winter of my life. I started having strange symptoms that took me months to realize were part of the very real picture of postpartum anxiety. Luckily I have the best friends and family in the world, and I got help.

Why am I telling you my hard story?

“Because I am standing tall. This is the hardest but possibly most important thing I have ever shared. Because even though I AM happy, and filled with joy and gratitude for this life and my children, I absolutely was not being my best, healthiest self for a few months.”

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Cattle eating at sunset.

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Beef vs. Kidney beans. Which takes more energy and resources to produce?

I am so grateful every day to live in America. We have the freedom of so. Many. Choices. We get to choose where our kids go to school, or if we want to homeschool them. We get to choose where we live, who we marry, and which church we attend. Those are big choices.

Do you know what else I am grateful for though? Maybe it doesn’t seem as big of a deal as the afore-mentioned, but we have so many choices when it comes to choosing which foods we eat, and what we feed our families. ...
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Cows eating corn.

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Series: Questions from my 3-year-old. Why do cows eat corn?

If you have kids, you know their favorite question is “Why?” 

Since one of my 3-year-old’s recent questions is one that is commonly asked from those non-farm kids among you too, I thought I would answer it today. 

“Mom, why do cows eat corn?”

The simple answer for my 3-year-old: because cows are unique or different from other animals. They have a “special” stomach that has many (four) compartments (unlike the ...
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Fitness & Farming: An Unlikely Analogy

Fitness is my passion. Encouraging others to find the joy in eating delicious, nourishing, nutrient-dense foods is my jam. Helping them discover a form of movement they love, and therefore can stick to, makes my heart happy.

But I have also made fitness my business. Along with coaching people to a healthier lifestyle, I also am a certified PiYo Live fitness class instructor. I teach at a couple of local gyms. I also can sell you the at-home version of this workout on ...
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For When I was Weak, Then I was Strong

There are many circumstances in life that will remain a mystery as to why God allowed us to suffer or to feel weak. I thought that my incredibly hard third pregnancy was going to be one of those instances.

I had resigned myself to thinking that I would probably not have answers on this side of heaven for why I spent ten months being the most miserable I have ever been—from 24/7 nausea and vomiting ...
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Expecting Judgement. Finding Community. Bedtime Battles Unite us All.

I am so thankful for my Her View From Home tribe! It’s a group of not just amazing writers, but so many of them are uplifting and supportive moms too! I recently had a parenting problem related to bedtime, and I knew I could turn to them. 

“Recently, I uttered words that I never thought I would say. Saying them out loud made me immediately fill with momguilt. But after confessing those words in a safe space, an online community filled with amazing moms whom I knew ...
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Michaela’s Chili

Who doesn’t love a great bowl of chili??

The weather is definitely cooling off here, which completely has me in the mood for comfort food! I wanted something warm to come home to after a potentially cold afternoon of “Treats on the Streets” for Halloween (which was a wonderful idea and the kids loved it!). Plus, any time I can walk in the door and dinner is ready it’s a #momwin in my book!

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The Surprising Food that can help get You Through Breastfeeding

A food that can help get you through the exhausting stage of breastfeeding? Yes please! I have shared with you my top five things you need as you prepare to breastfeed. Now I would love to share with you one of my top nutrition tips because I have seen firsthand what a difference proper nutrition can make!

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Almost Copycat Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Soup

It is finally fall weather here in Nebraska! Well, for today anyway. Tomorrow it could be 90 or snowing–it’s Nebraska.

So I am taking advantage of the cooler weather and making soup, because I honestly could eat soup every day, but I usually wait for appropriate weather. When searching for a recipe, it had to meet certain criteria: farmer-approved, which means it needs to be hearty, kid-approved, which is always a gamble in this house, and EASY, because, well, with ...
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How a Movie Gave Me Perspective

I preach gratitude. I KNOW it can make or break your day (or night). It can change your perspective. But I don’t think any of us are immune to sometimes forgetting to practice what we preach.

Tonight was my night.

Let me tell you—I was having A NIGHT. Like, the kids are at each other’s throats, I’m trying to make dinner with a baby who just wants to be held and nurse, I have a cold, I almost set the kitchen on fire because of said baby situation, there’s no chocolate in the ...
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