Author: Julia Jaeger
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Do you fast?
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I’ve been thinking a lot about fasting lately. Partly because Plexus offered their 3-day RESET nutritionally supported fast for free last month, but also because when I think about January, new beginnings, and goals, my mind naturally goes to what I want to leave behind. One great way to figure…
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Health Update
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Let’s go back a few years to 2019, when I tried Plexus for the first time. I saw my friend Hannah post about Plexus, energy, and gut health. Around that same time, I hit my 40s with a bang and started focusing on hormone issues related to my cycle. I…
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God’s Favor
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God’s favor does not mean you are protected from or removed from a difficult situation. I have been studying BSF: Exile & Return, which covers both the books of Daniel and Esther. When you read about Daniel, Joseph, Esther, and many others in the Bible, they are not restored when…
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The gift of monotony…
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Do you ever stop and think about the difference between our lives and previous generations? The basics of life like cooking, dishes, and laundry are all stream-lined. Life is not very labor intensive (except folding said laundry). I was working in the laundry room this week folding 8 sets of…
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God’s Sovereignty
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Over the past week, I have been reflecting deeply on the sovereignty of God. I know that He can change, block, or thwart the evil plans of man (Job 5:12). God could have stopped it, and He could have still used it without it being fatal. According to Wikipedia, “Sovereignty…
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BSF: Exile & Return (2025-2026)
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I have been a part of BSF since 2010. A friend had been after me for years to join the in-person group in Mankato. The first week I attended I was overwhelmed and felt out of place and a little lost (which was not a normal experience for growing up…
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Just a breath away from Heaven…
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My heart is hurting and I feel nauseous with grief over the death of Charlie Kirk today. It is surreal to have seen the update on social media about the shooting and then have people all over the world praying for him. Shortly thereafter to find out that his life…
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You know your child…
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It can be so easy to look at what everyone else is doing and think that you need to do that as well! A mom friend and I were chatting about the pressure in the home-school world to listen to the “experts”. I have no problem with an influencer sharing…
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Common sense is not so common…
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Common sense is not so common….its is more uncommon. Common sense is more environmental than it is instinctual. I have been a long-time avid read of any book by Dr. Kathy Koch. Yes, she is a child psychologist that does not have any kids, but God has gifted her in…
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Did I miss it? Is it too late?
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Do you ever get caught up in analysis paralysis? So much thinking and not enough doing? Or have you had so many other things going on in life it feels like you have missed an opportunity? It is so helpful to change your thoughts around this to help you get…
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The Holy Spirit “kisscam”
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I am sure I am not the only one that heard about a certain instance at a concert recently that brought a sin to light. I have decided not to name specifics as to not add to the infamy of the situation, and also keep in mind there are family…
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There is always a “middle man”…
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There is always a middle man and network marketing gives you the opportunity to become the “middle man” in the the buying and selling space of the world. People need products. Businesses produce products. How those products get to the consumer has a wide range of channels. Even on the…
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Teaching Textbooks…the homeschool mom’s easy button!
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Anyone can homeschool, but not everyone should homeschool. It takes a level of conviction and commitment that requires resilience and tenacity to stick it out for the short and long-term. However, you know what helps a mom’s tenacity and resilience? Her love for her child! I am not a teacher…
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Do you fear failure?
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Failures are not a problem. Mistakes are not a problem. A mistake is only a failure if you learn nothing and stop trying! So many of us have such a fear of failing at something that it keeps us stuck. Stuck in a rut that we know is not healthy…
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A short “stay”cation…highly recommend!
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For years Christopher and I have headed “Up North” for a few days away for our anniversary. If you saw the reel I did with pictures of us, you will notice a lot of them have Lake Superior in the background! Since we have not found a preferred replacement location,…
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Marriage Vows (updated)
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In 2019, Christopher and I celebrated our 20-year wedding anniversary. It seemed like a giant milestone. In my post for Mother’s day, I mentioned that big dates during the year are a time for me to process and reflect. Not to wish things were different, but more of an awareness…
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Take a moment to reflect…
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I’m talking to you, homeschooling parents! It is so easy to be exhausted from the home-school year, slam the textbooks shut whether you completed them or not, and focus on summer fun! However, before you move to the fun, sit down and reflect and evaluate the past 9 months. This…
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Something ahead on the horizon…
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I need things on the horizon and not on the back burner. Goals and dreams and things to look forward to in the near and far future. Anyone else like this? I love having a vacation or even an overnight getaway scheduled about 6 months in advance. When I get…
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Why don’t we share….do we care?
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Why do we as women keep information to ourselves? There are so many empty words that we use for negative purposes, but we don’t share what would be helpful to other women. I found out rather suddenly last March that I had a softball-size uterine fibroid and that my uterus…
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What is a “good mom”?
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Don’t be afraid to feel all the feels that Mother’s Day brings up for you! (this picture is from 2009) Our children’s childhood goes by so fast. It feels like forever when you are in the trenches, but all of a sudden you look up and they have gone from…
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My Money, My Choice
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Actually not completely true. I believe we are stewards of what God has given us. However, on an earthly daily basis, you have a choice when it comes to your money. Too often, people are passive with their money. They aren’t taught or equipped to know what to do. They…
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MTHFR….not a bad word but a gene mutation
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We want our bodies to communicate with us, but we don’t always like what they are saying. If our joints are hurting and we feel bloated, we don’t like that! Are we hearing what our body is saying? I realized how many symptoms I had for this methylation disorder last…
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The three “C’s”
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Consume – Create – Contribute These three words have been working their way around my brain over the past year. You can ask the parents at our home-school coop, we talked about this last fall. I don’t care for the thought of being a “good” human. Without the Holy Spirit,…
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How big is your “WHY”?
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Your “WHY” has to be bigger than the discomfort you experience to achieve your “WHY”! That felt really profound to me. Your desire for good health has to be bigger than your desire to take it easy. Your desire to be fit has to be bigger than your desire to…
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Creativity versus Anxiety
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I have heard recently about a connection between creativity and anxiety. Anxiety seems to stifle creativity and creativity can help dampen anxiety. It feels like a chicken/egg situation. I have spent the last few months trying to notice how this plays out for me. I am a logical problem-solving person…
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Creating opportunity for connection…
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Creating an opportunity for connection could include being transparent and authentic in what we post on social media. There can be too much disconnection, both physically and emotionally, in today’s online world. But what if we used this for good? There is a great opportunity to connect with people and…
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The seen versus the unseen…
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While I was working on my Bible study this week, a question that I was answering made me think of the following verse: 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is…
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It’s One Test…on Two Days!
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As home-school moms, this can be a hard time of year. There is the ridiculously long month of February (not really, but in homeschooling it feels extra long). Then we face the standardized test situation. In the state of Minnesota, we are required to have our home-schooled children take a…
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One size doesn’t fit all….and one curriculum doesn’t work for every child!
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Unless it is Teaching Textbooks! That curriculum was the only one that was used by all of my children with different skill levels and struggles. God did not create robots. He did not give us the ability to clone our kids. Each one is a different combination of the genetics…
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Good health comes at a cost…but so does bad health!
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Healthcare is not “free”. Whether you are paying for a doctor or surgeon or cancer treatment now or in the future. Whether you have great insurance or health care sharing for the self-employed. Maybe you are spending money on improving your overall health now, but staying healthy in a “fallen”…
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It might be my fight….but it is not my war!
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I have been thinking a lot about the battle in the physical, but also in the spiritual. Let’s not forget about the constant battlefield of the mind. I have been studying Revelation 17 & 18 the past couple of weeks with my online Bible Study Fellowship group. Lots of questions…
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Learn to listen….to your body!
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I recently did a 3-day nutritionally-supplemented fast….and my body had issues with it! My insides went crazy yesterday, and by lunch today I had an insane migraine and severe nausea! I think it is always good to try something that could be healthy as a rule….but is not necessarily healthy…
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It might not be in your head…maybe it’s in your gut?
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I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about gut health. When it comes to anxiety, how people/doctors tell you “It’s all in your head”…. but is it? It feels like a chicken/egg scenario. Does your stomach hurt from anxiety, or does anxiety cause your stomach to hurt?…
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Here I am…
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This blog has been part of my to-do list for 7+ years. A big move and life changes and I thought that I would share them with you. The reality is that I got consumed with figuring out the “right” way to blog and the need to figure it out…