Here are 30 of my favorite recipes for Fourth of July!

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If I could give believers one piece of advice on where to focus their energy in terms of their spiritual growth, it would be to invest quality time in studying the Word and to cultivate a deeper prayer life. Nothing else will translate to greater confidence, breakthrough, and movement of the Lord in and through you than will a deeply rooted habit of consuming scripture and faithfulness in consistent prayer.

For many, the first of these two—spending time in the Word—seems to come more...

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As many of you know, my daughter Madeline had her first birthday on June 11th! It was such a special day, celebrating our girl who is truly a gift from the Lord after we prayed for so many years for a baby! We started the celebration off with Dashing Dish Blueberry Pancakes, in unicorn shapes of course! And we spent the morning doing some smash-cake pictures at home, using a giant Dashing Dish pancake as a smash cake, since it was the morning after all! ;)

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It's hard to believe that we just celebrated my daughters first birthday on June 11th! Not only has there been an incredible amount of changes in our lives since she has been born; But there have also been so many changes as it pertains to my relationship with food and my body since I became pregnant with her as well! It is truly an incredible journey to watch your body grow and change as it carries a life during a pregnancy. Yet, what was even more incredible to me was how my body evolved in...

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Today I’m excited to share some of my favorite “go-to” gym essentials! These little gadgets and goodies make my time in the gym easier, more fun, and more efficient. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

These weight lifting gloves are awesome! They are slim and sleek, but really keep my hands from developing outrageous callouses! I bought mine from Fit Four.

These darling headbands from Buff Bands are my absolute favorite! I wear them all the time (ahem, they're cute enough to slick back day...

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Have you ever heard someone say, what you believe is what you will eventually become!? This may seem like a far-out claim, but I can speak from experience that there is great truth in these words! In fact, a big part of my freedom from disordered eating and chronic dieting came when I started to believe I could achieve a healthy relationship with my body and food. I have now been completely free from a negative self-image, dieting, and have maintained my desired weight for over ten years. I...

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This is part 2 in my experience with learning to love exercise. In my first post, I covered non-scale victories, and the role they play in exercise motivation, consistency, and enjoyment. Today I want to go deeper with a few action-oriented strategies for consistency and the way that they will help you build a love of exercise that you might not already have.

Just do it!

Nike had it right with this slogan. We can't wait until we feel like doing something in order to do it, otherwise we would...

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Looking for inspiration for creating a delicious and nutritious smoothie that tastes as good as a milkshake!? This FREE Dashing Dish Smoothie Guide will teach you how to make your own flavors with just a few simple ingredients!

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Exercise is something that I truly enjoy. I haven't always been able to say this... it used to be something I viewed as merely a means to an end. I worked out for aesthetic purposes only. I wanted to look lean and toned, but ironically, I also went for the type of exercise that was the least beneficial for physique change (cardio rather than weight/resistance training... but that is a topic for another post! For benefits of weight training read this post and how to get started read this post....

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