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Give and Take & Cinnamon Roll French Toast

Cinnamon Roll French Toast Recipe

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A Much Needed Reminder & Elote Avocado Toast

Elote Avocado Toast

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You can’t Buy it & Key Lime Pancakes

Key Lime Pancakes Recipe

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Seeing Love & Bacon Gouda Bagels

Bacon Gouda Bagel

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Wisdom from Others & Breakfast Flatbread

Breakfast Flatbread Recipe

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Being the Best & Thai Egg White Omelette

Thai Egg White Omelette Recipe

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Honest Gratitude & Pancake French Toast

French Toast Pancake Recipe

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Staying Stuck & Fried Banana Toast

Fried Banana Toast Recipe

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Plan B & Mocha Latte Baked Oats

Mocha Latte Baked Oats

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Who to Believe & Peanut Butter Muffins

Peanut Butter Muffin Recipe

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A Hidden Agenda & Strawberry Shortcake Short Stack

Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes

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Grace; Giving or Receiving & Chocolate Chip Chickpea Bars

Chickpea Breakfast Brownies

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The Bible Matters & Cornflakes French Toast

Cornflakes French Toast Recipe

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The Impact of Scripture & Basic Quiche

basic quiche

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True Freedom & Pancake Kabobs

Pancake Kabob Recipe

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Intentional Thoughts & Greek Açaí Bowl

Greek Acai Smoothie Bowl

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Recognizing the Voice of God & Samoa Cookie Oatmeal Bake

Samoa Cookie Oatmeal Bake

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Blessings on Blessings & Cinnamini Waffles

Cinnamon Roll Waffles

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Presence-Filled Prayer & Sweet Potato Muffin Cookies

Sweet Potato Muffin Cookie Recipe

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The God I Know & S’more French Toast, Please!

S'more French Toast

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Meet Me!

Hey babe! I'm Olivia; a twenty-something that's living in Dallas. My heart is focused on Jesus and my mind is focused on food. My blog is focused on both, with a little bit of this crazy life sprinkled in too! Welcome to my world!

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  • [Doorbell rings] Hiiii, I’m Olivia, and this is my crib! HA, I would love to see someone on Cribs showing off their teeeeny apartment 😂 But so many have asked to see our space, so I’m slowly getting everything put together and photo-worthy, starting with our bedroom! Probably the most crammed room in our house - city living isn’t really set up for king sized beds, but 3 dogs isn’t set up for anything smaller, so we stuck it in here and now we tiptoe on each side to make the bed 😂🤷🏼‍♀️ . Anyway, we love our space and we’re so happy with how it’s coming together. We’ve gotten rid of a lot and replaced it with more functional pieces. And I love doing more with less. Everything will be linked in my story, so you can check all my new fav items out there! ❤️
  • Summertime and the livin isn’t easy at all, because it took 2 buses and a train to get to the brunch restaurant I wanted to try 😂 But, we had vegan cinnamon roll French Toast, so #worthit ❤️ Happy Sunday Funday, friends!
  • A new kinda beach experience... kinda diggin it 🏖 #summerinchicago
  • For the last 5 years, I’ve worked out 6-7 days a week. Even when I was doing really intense workouts like Insanity, or going to challenging studios like Orange Theory, I rarely, if ever gave myself a rest day. If the program that I was following called for a yoga day, I’d replace it with cardio. I struggled to believe that I could eat the same amount of food that I was used to if I wasn’t working out that day. I got worried that I would start to lose my strength & endurance if I didn’t use it. . For the first time since I started exercising, I’m working out 3-4 days per week, and I have to be honest and say that I kinda love it. My muscles aren’t constantly tight, my flexibility is improving, and I feel stronger than ever in my workouts. I’m not exhausted before my workout even begins. I show up ready, motivated, and actually looking forward to it. . I also have to be honest and say that it’s still mentally a bit of a challenge for me to not workout every day. When my watch says “hey girl, your rings are usually further along by now”, I get that pit in my stomach that makes me want to jump into action. When I eat an entire day’s worth of food (like a normal human being who requires that sort of thing to sustain life… who woulda thought?!) I feel guilty. But it’s something I have to work through and work on. It will get easier to build a healthy routine that works for me, & my mental + physical health. . I keep reminding myself that 5 years ago I laughed at people who ate vegetables and did any exercise above walking from the car to the restaurant door. 5 years ago, I wasn’t this girl. And in 5 years, I won’t be either. Today, I’m happy with where I’m at, but I’m still learning about who I am and what I need to feel good. I’m working on having patience and allowing space and time for growth and change. And I’m still continuing to show up for my health, both in the kitchen and in the “gym”, because I know that there’s no improvement without experiencing the trials and errors of the process. I’m feeling good; strong, healthy, and free. If you’re struggling with your fitness, give yourself time and the chance to feel it out. You’ll get there. We both will. ♥️
  • Took my first aerial yoga class today, and it was everything I wanted it to be. As you can tell from the photos, I’m obviously incredibly graceful, balanced, and zen-like. They get funnier as you swipe 👉🏼
  • I can’t believe this is my life right now. And this wasn’t always the vision I had for my future. 4.5 years, I was walking through the empty rooms in our Ohio house, imaging which one would be a nursery. . Lots of you know of our struggle with infertility, but unless you’ve ever personally walked through it, you’ll never know the constant feeling of disappointment and hurt. The experience of crushed hope month after month. It started to feel like this was what life would be forever - endless letdown. . I felt like there was no life outside of my plan. I couldn’t see beyond the obstacles. But slowly, I started to see that there is life outside of failed plans; that when my goals don’t line up with my reality, God often has another plan - a better one. . Infertility was one of the most challenging things I’ve ever gone through. Those days, those trials.. they felt unending. But they did end. And that pain, that struggle... it was replaced with a new hope. I know it’s not the vision that everyone has, it wasn’t the one I had - but I’m honestly, truly, completely happy with “Plan B”. . My point is that I’m no longer afraid of failed plans. This experience has taught me that Plan B is often better than Plan A. I was so hyper focused on what I thought I wanted that I didn’t allow any room for the idea that a different outcome could be, would be, just as good. Different, but still good. ✌🏼#livingmybestlife
  • It’s been a whole week since we moved to Chicago, and things are finally feeling like they’re settling into place. The moving boxes we keep tripping over are slowly dwindling, the utility bills have started to arrive (already?!), and our bedroom is officially free of any clutter - seriously, it’s the only room that’s totally clean so far. When we moved in, we realized we had a MAJOR closet struggle - and we’re super fortunate that our new apartment has 2 bedrooms + a den, so we did a little converting; we turned the second bedroom into a full closet room. It’s pretty sweet, but obviously, I’m biased. I’ll share some pics on my stories soon! . Here are some takeaways from our first week of city living; my phone is like always dead. Always. Google Maps is killing me. I’m also out of data already too, so it looks like an unlimited plan is a necessity when you have no clue where you’re at and need to run the GPS at every given moment. Driving is super nuts and super easy at the same time. It’s so possible but such a pain to park and maneuver that it’s probably not worth it. Right now, I’m still in the phase where I think public transit is fun, but I’m sure it will wear off quickly. Not having a yard to let the dogs outside ranks in my top 5 least favorite things about leaving our Dallas home. And walking by tons of restaurants, bars, and dessert shops is going to be the death of any resemblance of a healthy lifestyle. At least for now. But I’m not mad about it. That will come later, when I cry in front of the mirror because my pants won’t button. . We’re having so much fun exploring, and making our new house a home (all 1100 square feet of it!) So thankful for this experience and celebrating all the challenges and adventures that come along with it! 🌃
  • It’s my girl’s 11TH birthday! 😍 We’ve had so many health scares with this little one and while we love her to death, and wouldn’t change a thing about the family we’ve built, she’s the perfect example of what can go wrong when dogs are breed in unhealthy situations and in unhealthy ways. . A little backstory; we had a few too many drinks at an Ohio State game back in 2008 and I was determined to get another puppy. We saw an ad on Craigslist for chihuahua puppies for $100 (which was much more in our budget than the $2,000 teacup Yorkies I had my eye on) so we went to check it out. When we walked up to what couldn’t have been more than a 1,000 square foot house, somewhere around 30 chihuahuas ran outside to meet us. . When we went inside, we made our way through a sea of probably 30 more. They were everywhere, and none of them looked super healthy. But you can’t do anything about love at first sight, so when we laid eyes on our sweet Chili girl, we knew she was ours. We paid our money, bundled up our girl, and took her home. . We technically don’t even know that today is her actual birthday, but we’ve always celebrated on this day based on the estimate they gave us about her age. Since that time, we’ve been through multiple surgeries, diagnosed with serious conditions, and had 2 different near-death experiences. We’ve spent upwards of $10,000 on her medical bills - which totally pales in comparison to the blood draws, surgeries, procedures, and difficulty this girls had to endure. She takes 5 medications daily, and she will for the rest of her life. Puppy mills are so cruel, and i don’t mean to get on a soap box here, but we have to be advocates against this and stop supporting it. Unfortunately, by bringing Chili home, we added to the problem, even though she’s blessed our lives in countless ways (and again, we wouldn’t change anything). . Speaking out against the cruel practices of puppy mills, bringing awareness to them, reporting them, advocating for those dogs, and working to get laws changed are all things that we can do. So this is my platform for bringing awareness. And Chili said that she’s happy to use her birthday to spread the message 😂😏
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