Two words that encompass essentially my entire life and existence.

I’ve been told that I am so strong, that I am doing a great job raising my kids as a single mom. And yet, while I don’t disagree completely, I couldn’t do any of this on my own. This is not all me. My faith journey has not always been smooth sailing, but I can say with full confidence that my faith now is as strong as it ever has been.

My crunchy journey first started way back as a child, with my mom introducing me to some essential oils, arnica, and a few other things. But it wasn’t until I was in college and really having some health issues that things really started to take hold.

I was exploring with going gluten free, but the options were very expensive and limited at that time. I was diagnosed with PCOS in high school and started on a long journey after college graduation of trying to get off hormonal medication.

When my daughter was a toddler….that’s REALLY when the journey accelerated into FULL CRUNCHY MODE!

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), OCD, ADHD, EDS (enough abbreviations for you?), Gastroparesis, and more diagnoses in the works. Those are all the things our household gets to deal with right now…and it’s….um….interesting. And intense.

But I really love the mom and kids we have become through all this hardship!