Off to Germany & Austria We Go

**UPDATE! We only have 10 spots left! Traveling with intention is very important to me. After our family took the trip of a lifetime to Italy in December 2022, I knew how magical, meaningful and healing a pilgrimage can be at that time of year. The absence of commercialization and the focus on Christ absolutely transformed…

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2021 Holiday Gift Guide

We blinked and it’s November. Anybody else feel like that?! As hard as the last couple of years have been, I still see so much good in the world. For the last four years I have loved putting together a small gift guide for y’all (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020). It’s my hope that these…

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Giving Gifts with Purpose

In the book, The Five Love Languages, one of them is gift giving. But, truth be told, it’s not my primary love language. With six kids and a lot of birthday and holidays, I’m getting better, though! At Casa Whitaker we have a mish-mash of family traditions. Scott grew up Catholic and I grew up…

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2020 Gift Guide

I love the holidays. And, good Lord do we need some joy in 2020. The past three years (2017, 2018 and 2019), I put together gift guides in hopes that it would inspire you with finding a meaningful gift for someone you love. This year’s was so much fun to put together. Curating these guide…

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The Election Advice Nobody Will Give You (but they should)

It’s Election Day and I’m betting you’re feeling a little hopeful, a little exhausted, a little frustrated and a little anxious. It’s the day after an election we all fear a bit, right? And because of that, I’d like to offer an alternate narrative. Most of us have spent 2020 just trying to survive –…

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