So some of you may remember that the last time my hubby went on his annual mission trip to Haiti my sweet, innocent child did this. Enter anxiety and fear and a whole lot of grace and patience and here we are with my husband leaving again this Spring. But this time we are super excited for WonderGIRL to go with!!!!

Although I am worried for her anxiety levels in traveling to such a faraway and unknown place, I know that the lessons she will learn about servanthood, poverty throughout the world, and the Haitians undeniable gratitude for their humble lives will blow her away. She is about to be such a joyful and energetic addition to the team as they care for them medically – she gets to entertain the littles and hand out comfort and kindness. I can’t wait to hear and see the children flocking around her and to see the mutual blessings they will be in each others life paths.

If you would like to help support WonderGIRL, please know that prayers and encouragement is the heavy load of what we need for her. She also has a fundraising link if you’d like to support her financially. Every time we get to tell her there’s a new donation, the WG signature squeal-and-clap is in full effect so thank you to those of you who have already donated.

Hopefully Scott will get lots of pictures and video for me to share about her trip!

PS we like totally love Snapchat filters.

So apparently the only words I can muster/type have to do with this story and now movie and I’m okay with that for now….

….because the movie exceeded all of my expectations. Truly, I can’t wait to show every kiddo and maybe even every parent this movie to increase some empathy and compassion in this world that is severely lacking both.

If (when) you take your kiddos to see this movie, here are a few questions that may spark some conversation that may just surprise you.

1. Which character did you feel like was most like you? (Auggie – the target, Jack Will – bystander/friend that gives in to peer pressure, Via – sister jealous of sib with special needs, Julian – bully who has entitled and helicopter parents)

Important follow up: Why? (This is where the magic happens…..allow for silence…..and more silence……)

2. Which character showed the most bravery?

3. Is there someone like Auggie at your school right now? What can you do tomorrow to show them that they belong and are not alone?

4. Can you share a time that you were like Julian towards others? How do you think that affected the other person? Now that you know how it affected Auggie would you think differently before repeating that behavior?

Here is another blog post with suggested questions.

If for nothing else, this movie highlights both the struggles and joys of parenting a child that is outside of typical. Bring some tissues and ugly cry in front of your kids – it’s good for the soul and for them to see that all the emotions are meant to be felt and processed, not hidden.

Hot out….bad air quality…..perfect time to shop and score some amazing deals for a back to school wardrobe (or be wwwaaayyyy ahead of time and score some Christmas gifts)!!!! 

it’s major, it’s huge, it’s good!

it’s possibly the BEST four letter word out there!

S A L E. 

It happens four times a year, and it’s really, really good!

Imagine for a minute, all your favorite pieces up to 70% off… amazing, right?! And what’s even better than that, is you don’t have to change out of those sweats! (we get it!)

Get yourself prepped and ready! These are by far our craziest & best deals.

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Sale will launch August 7th @ 10 am (MST) and will run until August 7th @ midnight.

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Keep reading! This is important stuff:

ALL items during this sale are FINAL SALE!

Items do NOT hold in your cart & are very limited, if you’re 100% in love with something check-out quick then go back for more! (shipping is FREE, so no biggie!)

We cannot adjust, combine, cancel, or add to existing orders once the order has been placed, as we start shipping immediately. So, please double check your order (size, color, address, etc). 

We will not be price adjusting any items purchased prior to the sale. 

We will not be restocking any items during the sale, everything available will be listed. 

Please refer to the item sizing guidelines and model’s sizing on the site when choosing a size. 

ALL items during this sale are FINAL SALE!

Orders will still (and always) ship FREE! (US only) (Canada ships FREE over $100)

We will ship in the order received, but please allow 7-10 day shipping time frame (unless otherwise noted on a listing) just in case! 

Most items are on their last production run, so if you want it… get it now! 

Oh! Did we mention?! Due to the deep discounts, ALL items during this sale are FINAL SALE! (again, double check your order – no exceptions will be made!)

Sale will run from 10:00 am (MST) August 7th to midnight August 7th (MST).

P.S. If your coveted items are sold out, don’t fret. Our Fall line-up will start releasing super soon (yay!). Lots more goodies are coming your way!

Ready for fun?!?! Click here!!!! (Please use these links as I get a little perk for sharing with you)

Cousin fun at our house. WonderBOY has been blowing me away with his care and love in playing with younger kiddos lately. Love his heart. The whole volleyball crew arrived in Pullman – while the camp is awesome, I also love giving these high schoolers a chance to see other campuses around the state and start thinking about options post graduation. Sweet photo of WG at our camping trip to Deception Pass – our absolutely fave place to camp. Lake and ocean playtime plus camping in the trees – triple threat of awesomeness. When Mom suggests reading time around the campfire. A beautiful friend found her perfect match and it was a super fun reunion of old friends!!!!Enjoying a sunny day at the waterslides. This funny little cat loves to be held like a baby and often falls asleep just like this. The cuteness really makes up for when he’s a wild savage trying to eat us alive. 

Up next in August – a little Silverwood action, Lynden fair and the start of volleyball season!!!!!

First “real” week of summer – kids at camp, daddy working, Steakhouse dinner and lots of Rexie naps. 

We are so ready for newness, forgiveness, and a little joy in our house. Thankful for all that we receive by all that was lost. 

to my somewhat regular blog posts for the following adventure:

…..well I kind of did. But then I remembered and now I feel guilty and now I am going to make up for lost time. Last year, I did a teeny tiny giveaway on my blog and asked for feedback on what you might want to read about in the future from my little bloggity blog.

Here were some of your answers (published here as a to-do list for me in the next couple of weeks!):
– family fitness
– traveling with kiddos
– how to create and maintain meaningful adult relationships
– building community in a new place
– growing/strengthening/surviving your marriage while raising kiddos
– balancing the side gig with the real gig and a family (and whether or not it’s worth it to do so…..the side gig part, not the family part of course)

Although I’m certainly not a master or expert in any of these areas, I would love to share if it might help even just one of you AND I also love starting some conversation around the topic for others to share as well. If there’s anything else that you might be interested in my take on, please feel free to leave a comment. If I run out of ideas, I might post even less than I do now!!!

(Oh and I  also flaked out big-time on getting one lovely blog reader her very lovely freebie – she’s lovely because she extends big time grace like winning something and then not nagging me about actually giving it away)

If you like exploring ideas around personal and family wellness, I share all sorts of different stuff on my rootedwell Instagram page. Feel free to explore!

Love being able to see these 1-second snippets of such a wonderful and joyous month in our world! Two more months until our entire year is documented in seconds…..

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Kristina you are going to LOVE these (and if you’d rather have some rollerballs specifically for helping young kiddos I can make that happen instead!!!!). Jamie – little man must have known you would have NO time to read starting next week and need these books in your life. ?
Thanks to everyone for your comments – what great ideas for new posts!!!!