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TheEssentialLife.Us was started in 2017 to share our lives and our passions with the people we love. Homer and Alicia are active in leadership ministry at their local church and have 5 kids, and one cat named Chester. The essentials to our lives are faith, family and freedom- all of which you’ll find on this blog. We’re glad you stopped by to see what’s new with the Purdys!

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We laughed. We cried. We fought. We figured stuff out. We laid aside old things and awakened to new ones. "A Weekend to Remember" really delivered a fresh word in season for us! #familylifeWTR #upstateny

#familylifeWTR WE. STILL. DO. 😍

In all fairness, she did ask what a lemon tastes like. I AM A GOOD MOTHER! 🤣🍋😂🤷‍♀️ . #babygirl #lemon #takeabite #4yearsold #sour #whenlifegivesyoulemons #mommydearest #littlegirl #newthings #tasteandflavors #trynewfoods #experimental #godisgood #thankyoujesus #brave #christianblog #familybonding #lovefood #motherhood

"How Do I Explain to My Kids Why We Don't Celebrate Halloween?" 🎃 READ & SHARE for sure this season! A new piece I wrote for Crosswalk.com! #perfecttiming . Does your #family celebrate #halloween ? 👻💀🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️🎃🤡 😯 Our family does not - BUT - this article shares important #perspectives on much more than this one day - as followers of #Jesus you are raising your #children to be #light in the #darkness. . So... "How Do I Explain to My Kids Why We Don't Celebrate Halloween?" Your kids will want to know WHY you're doing things differently. They'll want to know WHY they can't take part in 'this' or 'that' when everyone else is. They'll want to know WHY it matters how we live among the world. They'll ask you these questions EVERY time another situation arises and you need to ready with an answer. 😳 ⁉️❓🙏🙌 so check out my latest article for #crosswalk. [Link in profile!] ✝️ . (NOTE: A printable version is available by contacting me directly.) 🤓 __________________________________ #thatswhyiworship #thewayoftheworshipper #jesuschrist #worship #worshipper #godisgood #discipleship #christianblog #writer #halloween2019 #october #fridays #reading #readersofinstagram #goodreads #christian #unique #trickortreating #holidays #jesusfreak

😂😂😂 @johnbcrist your "teacher" kept your "science" fair project all these years. . #homeschool #homeschooling #momof5 #sciencememes #thatswhyiworship #christianblig #christian #biggovsucks #publicschool #thewayoftheworshipper #jesuschrist #jesusfreak

If I wanted diamonds, he'd give them to me. If I wanted vacations, he'd take me. If I wanted fancy things, he'd buy them. But I dont. Today he surprised me with some goggles so all the shards of wood, clumps of dirt, sheetrock dust, wood shavings and insulation don't keep blowing into my eyes as we remodel our home together. This is the kind of love about which fairy tales SHOULD be written. 😍😭♥️🙌👫🔨 . #fairytales #trueromance #bestfriends #togetherness #remodel #diy #fixerupper #upstateny #40something #hardwork #buildingahouse #ourhouse #momof5 #husbandandwife #hammertime #houserenovation #thisoldhouse #samebrain #romantic

We're definitely no Chip and Joanna over here! 🤣 #DIY #reallife #momof5 #childcare #remodel #mastersuite #drywall #handyhusband #handyman #screens #hardwork #dreams #fixerupper #masterbedroom #realitycheck

This pretty much sums up how I feel about anything in life- having a baby, taking a relationship to the next level, or leaving a relationship, or pursuing a dream, or stepping out in faith, or quitting a job or taking that new job, or stopping something that steals your peace, or starting something that you enjoy. There is no perfect timing except for God's timing. Wait on God, yes, but maybe HE is waiting on YOU....🤔 just Go for it. The time is now. This is the sign you've been looking for. . #thatswhyiworship #thewayoftheworshipper #jesuschrist #motivation #wordfortoday #godisgood #inspiration #instadaily #determined #truegrit #dreamlife #quotesdaily #housedoctor #goodadvice #signs #makeithappen #timing #waiting #goforit #justdoit #overthinker #livewellness

Its very early in the morning and I just dropped my boy off to head out on the adventure of a lifetime. I burst into tears as I smelled his skin and kissed his ear and #kissed his cheek and realized... this is it. The moment every mother anticipates and dreads. The moment when you realize... he'll come home, but he'll never truly come #HOME again. I didnt cry when he left for #kindergarten. I didnt cry when he moved to NY ahead of us. But today I'm crying because my #son is a man and heading out into the world to make his own way- my dream for him- and watching it unfold is an #honor and a joy and a beautiful #heartache. I #love you, miss you, need you, Eldie! @official_eldonbetz ____________________________________ #familybonding #worldtravel #japanculture #japan #motherhood #goodbyes #godisgood #thankyoujesus #wanderlust #momof5 #family #airport #saygoodbye #culture #traveler

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