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The Wadsworth Crew
Established in 2013 - because well - that's when we got married - we started throwing around logos and names for what we wanted to create as a family blog. I actually had a blog many moons ago, before meeting my now husband, with over 400 subscribers - which that isn't a lot I know but for this small town gal it sure was! Life changes happened and blogging for me was done...
or so I thought until now.
Just because you marry "the one," doesn't mean your lives will ever be perfect. There's only 1 perfect person that has ever existed. We endured some of the hardest seasons of our lives throughout our first 10 years of marriage. We celebrated 10 years last October! Our first year was extremely difficult after the loss of our son in late pregnancy. We were broken and we broke. God never hesitates to step in though and He most certainly did. He pursued us both individually and we were able to mend and heal. You'd think that might be the fairytale ending we were hoping for? It wasn't. But, we were solid. What God did in our hearts, marriage and home is His absolute miracle. Shortly after that we entered into a season we could have never imagined, expected or prepared for. Family trauma is hell on earth. There's no doubt in that. We don't sugarcoat our testimony and are happy to speak to you, your family or your small group/organization anytime! That lead to, on one end, the hardest season as parents that we have ever seen or ever known. On the other end of that was the start of my career that quickly advanced from working for an agency to becoming self employed then launching my company into a new state on my own and expanding to 8 states while earning the title of Best of the Best in 2 categories for an area annual contest. I learned a ton about my abilities, who God created me to be and my determination that I thought I'd never have until it was what I HAD to have. I thought that would be my forever career and God just has His ways doesn't He? As fast as He can give us direction, He can also tell us it's time to slow down when it is. Through prayer and lots of conversations as a family, we decided it was time for me to step away from such an incredibly stressful career and launch our family business full time and trust the Lord to grow it and provide.
The idea of blogging came up again last year randomly. I decided to start brainstorming ideas and research on the different platforms available since it had been a minute since my last blog on My Space - kidding - Anywho, my professional career got hectic and there just wasn't a lot of time so I resorted to just posting on social media. Now that we have made some intentional choices for my career, and started a family owned and operated business instead, it has freed up some time to start up our family blog!
We want this to not just be a cooking blog - but a family blog as well. Life happens too fast. Kids grow way too fast. This is a way for me to preserve some of those memories, inspire others and begin to live out loud - simply because we can.
I don't know if you've ever been through situations where it makes you want to shut out the world but we certainly have - and are certainly OVER IT.
You don't have to allow toxicity in your lives. You are allowed to have a life of peace and joy!
Life doesn't have to be doom and gloom. It can be beautiful in the busy chaos.
Cooking doesn't have to be complicated. You can create amazing dishes (and memories) with simple recipes and budgets.
Hardship doesn't have to hold you back. You can let it make you stronger and use it for good.
When people have done you wrong - you don't have to do the same.
Yes, the world looks tense around us - but that doesn't mean we have to internalize it.
I'm sitting here wondering and questioning already - what if I don't think of anything to say? What if this? What if that? I have an amazing family that says, "Yeah but what if it's amazing?"
Let's shoot for amazing.
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