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And the Grand Conclusion is: We Like Camping!

We actually really do! Are you as surprised as I was?  Because I sure was caught off guard by this revelation.  It sort of snuck up on me. Granted, we cheated a little by enjoying most all of our meals with precious friends at a nearby cabin, which eliminated the tedious task of planning, packing and preparing meals, tent-side.  Maybe… Read More

Complete nonsense, Family, The Kiddos, Travels

Camping Prep & the Baby Face

We’re headed out to the west side of the State to go camping tomorrow.  You know, the ‘sleeping in a tent’ type camping.  For 3 days and 2 nights.  With our children.  For the first time ever. Yes, we’re crazy.  And no, we haven’t a clue what we’re in for. I am both terrified and giddy with excitement, all at… Read More

Complete nonsense, Photography

I was Weeding the Vegetable Garden…

{and other lame excuses for why I’ve been such a delinquent blogger lately} I was busy growing sprouts… I was locking myself, my children and our pup out of our house while my husband slept soundly in our room.  Good thing one of our screens doesn’t lock properly into it’s window and Bean was willing to slither in through the… Read More

Complete nonsense, Daily Life, Photography

Girl Meets Toad

{Alternately entitled: “I’m finally getting brave enough to fiddle with my Lightroom software”} Introducing the epic sequel to “Girl Meets Worm”…   Toad. Meet Girl. Toad dislikes Girl. Girl Likes Toad.  Very much. {the end}

Complete nonsense, Photography, The Kiddos

The Simply Bloom Revamp

This happened completely and utterly by accident. I promise. Okay, so there’s a slight chance I was coveting the new blog I just designed for a friend of mine and just maybe the idea of a blog face-lift crossed my mind.  For a nanosecond.  But what happened next caught me completely off guard, I swear {even though I try not… Read More

Complete nonsense, Designs

This and That {and a lil’ bit of somethin’ else}

We’ve been deliciously busy around here… Creating ginormous lego potties that, fortunately, don’t hold up to any actual “activity”. Breaking out the charcoal and grilling up some veggies {and yes, of course…some meat!} And slappin’ some laundry on the line {seeing sun-dried clothes smell all sorts of glorious!} {I noticed when hanging my hubby’s t-shirts up that 3 out of… Read More

Complete nonsense, Daily Life, Designs

Post Easter Check In

No, I’m not dead. Yes, I still love to blog. And thank you, my Easter was lovely. I’ve been trying to find my feet amongst the chaos of everyday life with little ones, while the madness of presentation preparation and egg stuffage threatened to swallow me whole. With colorful, plastic eggs back in their seasonal box, and my wellness talk… Read More

Complete nonsense, Daily Life

Cute. Fruit.

I love fresh fruit.  And I love pretty things. So it would stand to reason, that I love it when my fruit is pretty. Yes, I realize, it is pretty…all by its delectable lonesome…but there’s something delightful about lining up vibrant hues of juiciness on a pointy little stick and displaying them in a vase. {oooh aaaah!} And, as evidenced… Read More

Complete nonsense, Food

Hormones, Crafts & Snow {this week, in no particular order)

Firstly, the blah: I’ve been having hot flashes lately {ugh!}.  And then I left the house in my slippers {yikes}.  For 6 hours {gasp}.  I think I’m getting old. I haven’t written anything of substance for the past few weeks.  There only seems time and mental energy for drivel.  Forgive me.  Contemplative and encouraging text will return soon, I promise…. Read More

Complete nonsense, Crafts and Activities, Daily Life, Keepin' it Real, Motherhood, The Kiddos

I Think My Son Ate Connecticut

This morning is a big one for me.  I’m officially being sworn in as an American citizen {photos to come!}. In an effort to brush up on my geography, I broke out my daughter’s Dollar Store puzzle.  Why I bought this thing for a 3 year old, I have no idea.  I had to break out my atlas to finish… Read More

Citizenship, Complete nonsense

Captain Underpants Strikes…

Followed closely by her faithful side-kick, Little-pants. “Cha-aaa-arrrge!!” {Need I say more?}

Complete nonsense, The Kiddos

Seriously…You Have Got to Try This!

It’s called Tagxedo…and it’ll rock your face off.  It is rather addictive, however, so consider yourself warned. Simply copy the text of your choice…a letter…a favorite scripture verse…a sappy post…the declaration of independence {you know, whatever floats your goat}…and paste it into their fancy little image creator, customize the shape, colors and fonts…and voila!  Fabulous stuff like this…{inspired by this… Read More

Complete nonsense

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Hello there! I'm Joy. Speaker, designer, author & coach, and creator of the #weROARproject. Welcome to Simply Bloom Co., where passion & purpose collide.

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May you remember that God is not only the God of d May you remember that God is not only
the God of destinations, but of detours.

When life takes you somewhere you never intended to go,
may you recognize that you have not been forgotten.

May you have eyes to see the people in front of you,
hands willing to gather the sticks,
courage to shake off the snakes,
a heart willing to welcome and be welcomed,
and faith to believe that even here,
especially here, God is at work.
What if the place you keep calling a detour is act What if the place you keep calling a detour is actually part of the story?

Paul was headed to Rome. Instead, he ended up shipwrecked on Malta.
It wasn't the destination. But it mattered.

A reminder for all of us: don't waste the waiting,
the detour, or the place you didn't choose.

🎙️ 042 | Make Malta Matter | Finding Purpose in Divine Detours
  The latest Oh, Good Grief Podcast episode is out now.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #MakeMaltaMatter #SimplyBloomCo
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What if the years you thought were wasted… weren't What if the years you thought were wasted…
weren't wasted at all?

In Part 2 of my conversation with Leah Harvey,
we go deeper into what it means to trust
God when the outcome is still unknown.

Leah has spent years carrying the ache of infertility,
and she doesn't offer a tidy answer or a spiritual shortcut.

Instead, she talks about restoration.
About eternity.
About choosing Jesus over her preference.
About looking for treasure in the middle of the story.

And about the surprising realization that there
may not have been wasted years after all,
because God was present in every one of them.

He is.
Even here.
Even now.

🎧 Part Two with Leah Harvey is live now.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #StruggleWell #StayRooted #SojournTogether
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What if trusting that God is good doesn't mean bel What if trusting that God is good doesn't mean
believing He will give us everything we ask for?

That's one of the questions my friend Leah Harvey
and I wrestle with in this week's episode.

Leah and her hubby, Jake, have walked through years
of infertility and the kind of unanswered prayer that
doesn't just hurt once—it asks you to keep
trusting God over and over again.

We talk about grief, surrender, the questions we sometimes feel afraid to ask, and what happens when we stop trying to put tidy answers over messy pain.

This is a tender conversation about choosing Jesus over our preferences, embracing the mystery of God, and learning to believe that His goodness doesn't depend on whether He gives us the thing we're asking for.

Part One of my conversation with Leah Harvey is live now
🎧  040 | The Goodness of God in the Waiting

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #StruggleWell #StayRooted #SojournTogether
Before the world told you who you needed to become Before the world told you who you needed to become...
Before fear taught you how to survive...
Before shame convinced you to hide...
God looked at you and called you His own.

Not because you had healed.
Not because you had figured yourself out.
Not because you had become your best self.
Simply because you were His.

You are still becoming.
And you are already loved.

Keep coming home.

#OhGoodGriefPodcast #SimplyBloomCo
What if the goal isn't to become a different type, What if the goal isn't to become a different type,
but to become more fully yourself?

We've spent the last several weeks exploring the Enneagram:
our gifts, wounds, coping strategies, and the stories we
learned to believe in order to survive.

Now it's time to come home.

Episode 039 closes this Summer Series by asking
what happens when self-awareness becomes surrender.

The Enneagram can help us understand our patterns.
But it was never meant to become our identity.

You are not your number.
You are not your trauma.
You are not your coping strategy.

You are a beloved child of God.

🎧 Oh, Good Grief — Episode 039 is available now.
Sitting on the front porch with a cup of coffee, m Sitting on the front porch with a cup of coffee, my Bible and a book of maps in my lap, and the sun on my face, has me thinking about how strange and beautiful life can be.

It’s no small honor to be given the opportunity to preach at our church from time to time. Had you told the broken, shoplifting, lying, giving-her-body-away-for-free teenage girl I once was that one day she’d stand in a pulpit and talk to people about God’s goodness and grace, I would have laughed at you.

But maybe that’s exactly why God delights in using the messy, the unlikely, the misfits. Because these are the stories that make His redemption impossible to miss.

One of my favorite lines from The Chosen, spoken by Mary Magdalene, sums it up perfectly: “I was one way, and now I am completely different. And the thing that happened in between was Him.”

That’s my story, too.
And if I were to hazard a guess, it's yours as well.

It’s one of my greatest joys to dig into God’s Word, share what He’s laid on my heart, offer some encouragement and conviction, confess the uncomfortable things, and ultimately point people back to Jesus.

Because there’s no denying the extraordinary power of redemption when you’ve lived it yourself.
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