Happy February!

It's time for my annual LOVE HANDLES BE GONE core challenge!  I've been doing this challenge (in some form or fashion) in February since Shape Her began back in 2014!

This year's challenge is $7 (2 weeks - Feb 5-19) and gets you:
- my new 10 day Core Workout Plan (No equipment needed.  Videos included to demonstrate the moves.)
- 10 prayers to pray for your husband/loved ones
- online Accountability group for tips and check-ins, via Instagram.*

*The accountability group will be inside an Instagram message thread.  Notifications can be muted so you're not overwhelmed with notifications, and it's much easier to interact and check-in!  You just pull up your IG messages, click on the thread, and ta-da!

To sign up, complete the form below and I'll get you all set up!  Group starts Wednesday - Feb 5!

Do you need a new workout plan?

I have 4 NEW WORKOUT PLANS available for you!

They're cheap and attainable for everybody and each only 2 weeks long.  They are "stand alone" plans.  This means they were created by me to stand alone from my programs or challenges, and simply can be used as needed, at any time.  These workout plans are sent via PDF and each plan comes with video demonstrations to ensure correct execution of each move.

​- At Home Workout $10 (10 day plan) :Suitable for your living room. Light & Heavy hand weights are required. Cardio + weights.
- Weight Workout $10 (10 day plan) : Great for home or gym. Light & Heavy hand weights are required. Weights only.
- Booty Workout $5 (10 day plan) :Strengthen and tone your booty. No equipment required, but a resistance band or loop band are recommended.
- Core Workout $5 (10 day plan) : More than just your abs. We target your back, front and side. Improve posture and strengthen muscles. No equipment needed.

To sign up, complete the contact form below and we'll get you started!

I ran across this Body Butter recipe on one of my favorite essential oil accounts I follow.  (@something.essential) I immediately knew it was something I wanted to make for Christmas gifts this year.  I ordered the ingredients I needed off Amazon and used my Young Living Peppermint essential oil.  I use vanilla extract that I bought in the Dominican Republic (it's SOO yummy) so I was excited to add it to the mix too!  You can use different oils to scent your body butter (Lavender, Grapefruit, or Orange would be awesome!) for different seasons!  I made little tags and tied them on with Christmas twine.  This made enough jars for me to gift to about 12 people!  ;)

Ingredients:
1.5 cups shea butter
2/3 cup solid coconut oil
1 tsp clear vanilla extract
1 tsp carrier oil (I used my liquid coconut oil)
8 Tbsp arrowroot flour
30-40 drops peppermint essential oil
Glass Jars for storing

Instructions:
Melt the shea butter, coconut oil, and carrier oil over high heat on stove.  Then add vanilla extract.  Pour into heat safe bowl and pop in refrigerator until almost solidified.  (Not liquid, but not totally solid - took me about an hour and I sped it up by putting in the freezer the last 10 minutes.  Keep checking every 15 minutes or so.)

Pull out, add to mixer and beat for 1 minute.  Add arrowroot flour and essential oil and beat for 15-20 minutes until fluffy peaks form.  Transfer to jars to store and gift!

 Since starting Shape Her, I've shared my family's Advent plans with you each year.  If you follow me on Instagram, you know that at the end of October Landon prayed to surrender his life to Jesus, making Him the Lord of his life!  Absolutely one of the best days of my life and one of our biggest answers to years and years of prayers.  Now, as we embark on Advent as a family, I'm utilizing a few new "routines" we already have in place as a family and using some new products I got for this year's Advent season. 

This year, we've been more intentional about doing quick family devotions at a meal time.  Sometimes it's a devotion in a book that we read or working on our memory verses or grabbing one of our awesome scripture cards from any of the companies we use: Daily Grace Co., Crew and Co., She Reads Truth, and Tiny Theologians.  In keeping with that "routine" we've began to establish, we're using the Family Advent Cards from the 2019 Advent line at Daily Grace Co.  We're also using the Family Advent Devotional "The Way to the Manger" by Jeff & Abbey Land.  This devotional outline goes perfectly in line with our Daily Grace Co. Advent cards for this year! 

We also have a Shepherd on the Search that the kids like playing with.  He isn't magic and doesn't "move" every day.  In fact, he stays on our kitchen table and 2-3 days a week I put him in a fun place for the kids to find and see what goodies he's brought them.  Those goodies include fun family activities like indoor snow ball fights, family Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt, and hot cocoa night.  He also brings Christmas crafts to help the kids celebrate!

I also have The Donkey in the Living Room that I bought back when Landon was really young.  I've used it in various ways over the years, and this year plan to use it 12 days before Christmas as we study a nativity character a day, leading up to Christmas.  I'll also utilize some nativity cards I made last year for this too!

I keep it simple.  I adjust it for my kids and their maturity.  I make it fun and keep the focus on Jesus.  We read a devotional at a meal time each day, we read a card once a week at a meal time, and the Shepherd brings a couple fun Advent Activities each week.  As Christmas gets closer, we focus on the nativity characters and dig into them a bit deeper. 

My biggest encouragement to you is to make it fit your kids' age and maturity.  Do what works for your family and keep it simple.  Don't stress yourself out with your family's Advent plans.  Choose something that easily fits into your family's routine and daily/weekly dynamic.

Here's a quick rundown of other things I've done in the years past:

{2015} Landon was 2.5 and I picked 8 simple Advent activities for the month.  I put them on a little banner on our fireplace and we chose 2 per week.  

{2016} Very similar to the year before, I just added a few extra activities for the month.  This is a great list of Toddler Activities! I also started using the Donkey in the Living Room book this year, too. 

{2017} This was our first year with the Shepherd on the Search.  I also made my own printable Advent activity cards.  There's a printable here for you too!  Check it out!

{2018} Last year, we kept using our Shepherd on the Search and I utilized one of the kids' Christmas toys and created my own Nativity Advent Cards.  The cards focus on each of the nativity characters and corresponding scriptures and pages inside the Jesus Storybook Bible.  There's a free printable of the cards for you so check it out! 

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It's time to sign up for my 2019 {2 Week} Christmas Challenge! As with each Christmas Challenge, I want to provide you with health & fitness tips, recipes, and workouts....WITHOUT messing with your Christmas budget! For that reason, my Christmas Challenge is ONLY $5! (Yes, $5.00!) This 2 week Challenge will be December 1-14, and will include 2 weekly emails sent directly to your inbox! (No Facebook Group)

For $5, you get:
- 2 weeks of daily Advent scriptures
- 2 week Squat Challenge (workout plan, with demonstration videos)
- Plus some freebies: my Christmas Recipes eBook AND my new Christmas Gift Tracker!

My new Christmas Gift Tracker includes a Gift Giving Sheet (what you bought and for who), Budget Tracking Sheet, Card Mailing List, and Gift Shopping List. I've used one of these for years and it's been so helpful keeping me organized and I wanted to share it with you!

So join me for ONLY $5.00 and let's focus on Jesus + lots of Squats for a fun 2 WEEK Christmas Challenge!