Happy Thursday friends! I hope that your work week is finishing up well for you! 

Each Thursday since the early years of the blog I have shared a "Thursday Health Thought" that I have been documenting for more than a decade on the blog! These topics have ranged from benefits of lifestyle and food choices to practical tips on living healthy. I recently combined all of the posts into several lists that you can easily find and access HERE! And today I wanted to take a moment to share where you can find ALL of the healthy living resources that are available on the blog. 

Simply click HERE to access them or when you go to the homepage of the website you can look under "connect" and you will see in the list of topics that "Healthy Living" comes up and you can click there! I hope that you find these resources helpful for all different areas and seasons of life! 

Happy Thursday friends! Have a wonderful day!

All the Alaskan things. 

If you have been around the blog for a number of years then you may remember that in the summers of 2018 and 2019 I spent time in various parts of Alaskan on two different Alaskan road trips! Both were stunningly beautiful and amazing adventures and I can't wait to be heading back with my mom on a cruise in just three short weeks! You can read all about the adventure we are going to have HERE!

We are heading to the following ports and if you have been to any of them I would love to have your thoughts and ideas on what to see! 

Juneau, Alaska

Icy Strait Point, Alaska

Sitka, Alaska

Ketchikan, Alaska

Victoria, B.C. , Canada

LOTS and lots and lots of creating for the December Caravan shop!! It is hard to believe but next week after the 4th we are going to be putting in back to school items and we are working like busy bees. This shop has so many dreams and plans with it and your support means SO very much. Thank you so much for your support and for purchasing our Key Chain Junk Journals! Each and every purchase means the world to small business owners.

I have also been working so hard on adding tons of new resources to the Caravan Sonnet Teachers Pay Teachers Shop! This shop filled with creative, colorful, and educational high school history, government, and personal finance items has been so lovely to work on. I miss being in the classroom. I really really really miss it. It is literally an ache many times. Creating for Caravan Sonnet Shoppe is truly a blessing and I hope that it helps other teachers who are currently in the classroom right now. If you are looking for these types of resources or know a teacher who is or a homeschool mama please share the link to the shoppe HERE!

Before I leave this topic... I do want to say that I remain speechless at how far I have truly come in this healing process. For the last "What's Up Wednesday" post I wrote (back in 2018!!) I shared that I was studying and studying for all of the teacher certification tests. It is overwhelming to think about those first few baby steps of getting back into the classroom. *tears* At the time I knew it would be a slow journey, but to see where I am now... I am truly overwhelmed. Thank you to everyone who has supported me over so many years with so much love! 

Okay y'all you know that I am not a huge fan of TV or movies (years sick and in bed cures the desire to have that be a focus instantly!) but on some of the rainy evenings we have been watching the adorable series "When Hope Calls" from Hallmark. You can find it on Prime HERE. There is only one season and 10 episodes and we obviously aren't watching all the time since the last month we have been "watching" bits and pieces but it is adorable. Cute. Uplifting and incredibly sweet. You can find it HERE. 

I have been reading a ton of books here at the cabin and honestly... I am working my way through this one again. I have said this almost at nauseum but there has not been a book that has impacted my faith more over the last 5 years then this book. I need to do an entire blog post on why, but for now, my tender heart will just say that if you are living in a season of broken dreams and spending lots of time weeping... this book is for you. You can find it HERE.

We are SO excited to hopefully be putting in our little boat!! Y'all. ALL the emotions. Growing up I spent every single day on the water while we were at the cabin. Grief and loss ... they reach into every single area of life and this has been a major change for us. We are so grateful for all of the help to help make this possible. I am definitely going to keep y'all updated!

Cruising in Alaska with this precious mom of mine! We can not wait!!