Grace Kelley

Cultivating a Fruitful Life

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Grace Kelley

Hello! I’m Gracie. I am a wife, a mama, and a follower of King Jesus. I love my garden and my goats and all things #homesteadyish. I love being a small-home maker, because small houses take less time to clean, and that means I have more time to spend on my tiny farm of a backyard. I love the flexibility of being a stay at home Mommy & Writer. As a general rule, if I'm too busy to make jam, then I'm too busy. This to me says, I value a full life, but not a full calendar, and I love to take life in season. Farm/Garden to table cooking is my absolute favorite, and I don't mind a little dirt under my fingernails. There's nothing better than a harvest; literally and figuratively. And that's why I'm here, to encourage you to cultivate a fruitful life; whatever that looks like for you with your gifts, in your season, for the Glory of the God who loves you and made you. Won't you come along with me? I promise, we'll walk slowly.

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Today is for taking care; Ellie got glutened again by accident, and the tricks and tips aren’t all working as well as we would like. Baby was fussy this morning and if you’ve never tried to take care of a puking child while breastfeeding...well you can imagine how hard that might be. Boaz has felt ignored to say the least, so after he ate his lunch I treated him to the last popsicle from the freezer, which he relished on the back deck. Our todays are often not the way we pictured them. They aren’t often the way we want them to be. Our choice is simple; we can choose to be angry and rage about how unfair and hard life is, or we can choose to accept the hard things and to keep moving forward, pressing into the strength of the all powerful living God to get us through when it feels overwhelming. The choice is mine to make. It’s yours to make. If last night held little sleep; if you feel like you are barely making it today, if you feel worn down by all the needs surrounding you... let him carry you today. I started my day off despairing and angry. But I hope I’ll finish it thankful for the ways God showed up and provided in the midst of my hard, but ordinary day. Regardless of my circumstances...he is faithful. And today is the day that he made. And I can rejoice and be glad in it.

My mommy can’t believe it, but I’m one month old today! . . . In celebration I wrote my first blog post since delivering this guy, all about what God did in my heart through Isaiah’s birth. Check out the link in my profile. #vbacwithoutfear #isaiahselahkelley #onemonthold #birthstory #lovestory

You know what’s always gluten and dairy free? Vegetables! 😝no joke though, almost as soon as I stopped eating bread for breakfast, vegetables began to sound SO good. Especially summer squash. I like to sauté them with salt and pepper and then toss some scrambled eggs in the pan after they are cooked for an easy, healthy breakfast you can think up even if you haven’t had your coffee yet. Get your Monday started right with veggies for breakfast! . . . #gf #df #gfdf #easybreakfast #healthybreakfast #veggiesforbreakfast

Got birthday blondies in the oven (GF DF and actually delicious.) and then sat down to write for a few minutes while all the kids were down for rest time. ‘I’ is my bullet journal marker for idea. Little did I know this idea would go on for three pages and completely drain my fountain pen of ink! . . . I didn’t expect this season to be productive in the way of writing, but the words are coming so easily right now. Like my third baby unlocked a door in my heart that was stuck shut before. I’m not there yet. I’m still not sure all what I’m trying to say. But clarity is coming. I’m slowly gaining a confidence and a vision for my work as a writer. And finally I feel like fear has left the building. Because this isn’t something I’m doing; it’s something God is doing. And he doesn’t make mistakes. And making me a writer with no ability to compartmentalize and a putty soft heart isn’t a mistake. And calling me to write even at this busy season isn’t a mistake; it just means even more daily miracles like word-filled naptimes with fake pick-me-ups of decaf coffee (because my babies never tolerate caffeine very well.) . . . If you haven’t tried this yet, it really is such a relief you know? When you realize, that actually it’s not about you. It’s never been about you. And Jesus is going to do what he’s going to do in and through you if you are willing. Fear of failure has no place here. The pride of perfectionism doesn’t stand a chance. And the joy of being who you are made to be, and doing what you are made to do... that’s all yours baby. #amwriting #recoveringperfectionist #confessionsofarecoveringperfectionist #writersofinstagram #hopewriters #cultivateafruitfullife #thankyoujesus

Three weeks of Isaiah. Every Sabbath we remember your birthday and count the weeks. We count time with you supremely blessed. #isaiahselahkelley #936pennies

Today my first born son, my middle child, turned three. I cannot express what joy he brings to our life. He’s a class clown, a classic friendly, gregarious extrovert. He’s chatty and encouraging. He loves well with sweet words and often tells me that I’m ‘a good cooker’. ;) he’s also so much like his Dad. A classic engineer, always taking things apart and trying to figure out how they work. He can be a trouble maker, but he has such a sweet heart. Boaz, I couldn’t know what a good thing God was giving me on the night you were born, but each year I see it more and more. You are the sweetest gift. #boazwilliamallan

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