by Rachel Swanson | Jan 25, 2019 | Abortion, Faith, Family
I’ve always wanted them. For me this has never been an issue. But I know for some, that’s not the case when they find out they are pregnant with theirs. I have friends close to me have aborted babies and they were wrecked with their decision. I also have...
by Rachel Swanson | Dec 25, 2018 | Faith, Family
It’s the season where everything should be Merry and Bright, yet it’s often filled with more to-do’s, stress, and overwhelm than the rest of the year. But it doesn’t have to be this way. This year, I decided to fill my schedule with LESS to do....
by Rachel Swanson | Oct 8, 2018 | Faith, Family, Spiritual Growth
It’s all a bit surreal. I’m sitting on the deck of a ranch in Idaho in the middle of no-where really, never, ever anticipating that this would be part of my life 6 months ago. And yet, this “no-where” land feels like we are right where we’re supposed to...
by Rachel Swanson | Sep 24, 2018 | Family, Marriage, Relationship
It’s been a little over two weeks since my husband left on his solitude retreat. Our twelve year anniversary happened to land on his day off, enabling us to have a much needed reconnect time over the phone. I was so thankful. Which may sound funny, because we...
by Rachel Swanson | Sep 8, 2018 | anxiety, Faith, Family, Identity/Purpose, Spiritual Growth
I just got off the phone with my husband who made it to his destination in Washington for his 3-week time of solitude. Which you may already be wondering: what is a spiritual solitude time? Why would anyone consider this? There are many stories in Scripture of people...
by Rachel Swanson | Sep 6, 2018 | Faith, Family
I never anticipated that I would go from living the American dream to living out an unexpected dream for my life. I mean really, we were living the American dream. Why would we give it all up to pursue something that is so uncertain, unstable, and definitely not the...
