Blends of Abundance began with a dream of creating a place of creativity, inspiration, and beauty everyday!
Meet Angie
Abundance for me is soaking up every moment I can with my little, spending quality time with my man, developing a deeper relationship with Christ and it is certainly about self-care. My husband says I collect projects, and my creative outlets are my version of self-care! My newest passions are designing SVGs for Cricut and Glowforge use and designing and stitching cross stitch patterns. I also enjoy sewing, quilting, scrapbooking, card making, crochet, and cake decorating. To name a few (I’ve probably forgotten some)! I love to make things beautiful and have an outlet for my creativity.
The majority of what you’ll find here are a blend of projects, DIYs and the newest creations I hope you’ll love. I will even give you some of the inspiration behind some of the designs and projects we highlight. I also feel it is so important to encourage others on this journey called life. If I find something inspirational that can impact others, you bet I’ll want to pass that along as well.
I believe in keeping it real, so you will find out that I am far from perfect. Although I wish my home was neat, clean and amazing all the time—I have a young child and pets which just doesn’t translate to clean. I find myself shuffling one pile or another all around the house for some of the photos I take. Just know, behind the pictures is the mess and chaos!
Professions
Here’s a snippet about my past professions before landing my dream job—being a stay at home mom. While I loved all the careers I’ve had, I feel the most important job is the one I do now. I started as a middle school math teacher, and I adored that age. I know, I know, I hear it all the time…I’m a bit crazy. During my time as a teacher, I knew I was being led toward military service, which I never wanted to do.
I had (and still have) some control issues, like I really had no desire for a job to tell me where to live, what to do, force me to exercise and any other number of things. Only Christ could change my heart and mind on that and lead me to an extraordinary experience through serving our nation. Becoming a pilot was a dream, but the cost of flight school put it out of reach, until joining the Army. As a warrant officer, I got to work with some amazing men and women while flying black hawk helicopters. Probably the most amazing experience ever, which brought my husband and I together!
After the military, I went back to school for my MBA in finance. I went into contracting, with the desire to work with numbers. There was much more paperwork and not much at all dealing with numbers. While there, I became a momma and waited patiently for the ability to stay at home. Now I’m pursuing my dream while homeschooling my son and sharing my creative passions with you. I’m so glad you are here!
Meet Stephanie
Growing up as a missionary kid, I knew poverty, donations, and scarcity living. But I also knew how to make new friends quickly, had the opportunity to travel, and developed the ability to be creative. My sister and I have been doing crafts together since we were young, and with blends of abundance we have an opportunity to share our ideas, successes and maybe even some what-not-to-do’s with you!
I overcame childhood abuse and have spent over twenty-five years dedicating my life to ministering to youth. I have served as camp counselor, worship leader, cook, houseparent, student ministries director, and school supervisor. While my ministries have varied, my purpose has always remained the same – to lead others into a deeper knowledge and love for Jesus Christ and to love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength.
I am a cancer survivor and while I am still on the road to recovery, I have realized several things. Life is short and family is important! Health is a blessing and we live in a toxic world. God is ever present and has a purpose for each of us!
I have discovered a new passion for helping people on their journey of health and wellness using God’s Abundant Creation!
I have been on the receiving end of generosity for so many years and now my desire is to bless others as I have been blessed. My dream is for the Blends of Abundance community to be a place of encouragement, hope, creativity and joy!
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