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Everyday Blowout and Curl

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24 things you didn’t know about us

The Wallace Family 2021

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄 I wanted

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄

I wanted to give you a few updates—many of you have been so kind to ask and I’ve been just terrible at putting them up here. 🤦🏼‍♀️

1. Moving is so hard. Getting back into the house has been awesome, but exhausting! Trying to figure out where things go with 4 rooms no longer there has been a challenge! But I guess it’s turning out to be a great thing so much of what we owned was ruined and thrown out! Blessing in disguise!

2. The first night we got back into the house Cosette began throwing up. She was very sick for a few days and then passed it to Quinn…who then gave it to Matt. On Christmas Eve Matt tested positive for Covid—and we kinda think…OF COURSE! That would be the most “magnificent” way to finish out the year! 😵‍💫😭🙄😆

3. We bought that couch I absolutely loved from my stories! For those of you following along it’s the big one I fear might consume the living room but I just love it so much! I cannot wait for it to come on the 11th! 🎊

4. We got to do some fun things over the break…we took Kate to go watch her friends dance in the Nutcracker. It’s the first year she didn’t, which is so so sad. But gosh what an amazing chance to cheer on her sweet friends.

5. Crew turned 9!!! He’s the most funny (and talkative) little human and we loved getting to celebrate him!

6. We went to the OU Alamo bowl game! I mean, how surreal…taking my husband and five of the kids to an OU game with Stoops coaching?!? I can remember being in college, with Stoops coaching then too, and never in a million years would I have dreamed this would become my life! I love it so much.

7. Corban—gah I owe you guys a full update. But can I just say he is a champ, so strong and oh so patient. He’s doing well. Our plan is slow but it’s working—praise the Lord!!!

8. Last night I got away, for one night, BY MYSELF to write, pray, sleep, and just be alone. It.is.glorious.

9. Tonight we will be filming for a video some friends are making about our lives. They are starting a go fund me for us—as so many of you have asked about. It’s humbling but I think it’s okay to admit defeat. This year has taken such a toll.

We love you all so much!

Sweet sisters. Sometimes in pinch myself I get to

Sweet sisters. Sometimes in pinch myself I get to be there mama!

Part 3/3: When you combine the struggles with ins

Part 3/3: When you combine the struggles with insurance, the dishonest contractor, the continued health struggles, and the costs of being displaced from our home for close to a year…we really are facing the deep reality that we may very well lose this home.

We must move back in so that insurance isn’t paying for the alternative housing but with how this is all shaking out we most likely can’t stay.

At this point our plan is to do all we can to finish that new bedroom addition, and once that’s complete we will most likely need to turn around and move yet again.

Until then I’m going to do all I can to make this a soft landing, to gift the kids a little window of peace and calm before the next storm blows in. We are going to decorate and rest and yet also count the cost.

I share all of this because I want to continue to invite you in and encourage you. There is SO much joy in moving home today! And that’s worth celebrating! But it’s costly too. There’s a bit more pain behind our eyes and continued prayers in our hearts as we simultaneously rejoice and struggle.

The kids know all of this as well. We’ve walked them through every bit of it so that they are fully aware. They deserve the truth and in all honesty I want to lead them through all of the highs and lows and help teach them how to trust and follow Jesus for themselves in ALL things.

Underneath all of the smiles, happiness and celebrations of today there’s a nauseating gut punch feeling too. Sometimes life is like that. Seemingly polar opposite emotions can be felt at the exact same time.

I’m inviting you into this too, because you might be feeling weary, maybe you have been praying for something and it’s just not working out like you’d hoped. Maybe you are wanting relief from something hard in your life too…and my greatest prayer for you is the same as what I’m praying for me and my own family…that we would walk with Jesus through it all- the good and the bad.

He doesn’t promise all we want, but He does promise Himself. He will not leave, you are seen and loved and He is asking for your heart.

Today is a day to rejoice. Tomorrow will have enough worries if it’s own.

Part 2/3: The full reality is we are far from be

Part 2/3:

The full reality is we are far from being out of the woods with the struggles this year has presented. When you combine the cumulative effect of all that has happened the truth is we aren’t yet in a great place, or even a good one.

The previous contractor was recommended to us by friends. We trusted him because of their referral. But at the end of the day he WAY underbid the project. In many ways he just didn’t know what he was doing…and as the months dragged on and the money ran out the work slowed down and much was completed incorrectly, or not at all.

We fired him and then tried to put the pieces back together. Meanwhile insurance was going on 9 months of ignoring us. They were completely silent, transferring our claim to seven different agents, never even telling us when we had been passed off.

We sought counsel from an attorney who advised us to take some very clear and practical steps and they finally responded. Which was a great thing that they were communicating with us again but not so great because they began to put some rigid timelines in place, all while withholding funds from us.

At the same time we were so desperate to hear back from our insurance company we were also trying to get bids from numerous new contractors to see what it would cost to finish and repair the remainder of damage that was done to the house. We still haven’t caught our breath.

The new bids were coming in 3x larger than the original bid and we had already overpaid the first guy by many thousands more.

We couldn’t hire ANY of the new contractors. The amount of money it was going to cost to fix the first guys mistakes plus finish the rest of the project was, and is, more than we could handle.

But yet, our insurance company is telling us we have to be back in the house by today. I completely understand why, but it hasn’t made this easy at all, especially considering they still haven’t paid for the damages done to the home not to mention all that’s been lost inside the home due to the mold.

All of this was paid for with our savings, a small loan, the volunteer work and gifts from so many selfless, loving people who have huge hearts to help our family…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄 I wanted

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄

I wanted to give you a few updates—many of you have been so kind to ask and I’ve been just terrible at putting them up here. 🤦🏼‍♀️

1. Moving is so hard. Getting back into the house has been awesome, but exhausting! Trying to figure out where things go with 4 rooms no longer there has been a challenge! But I guess it’s turning out to be a great thing so much of what we owned was ruined and thrown out! Blessing in disguise!

2. The first night we got back into the house Cosette began throwing up. She was very sick for a few days and then passed it to Quinn…who then gave it to Matt. On Christmas Eve Matt tested positive for Covid—and we kinda think…OF COURSE! That would be the most “magnificent” way to finish out the year! 😵‍💫😭🙄😆

3. We bought that couch I absolutely loved from my stories! For those of you following along it’s the big one I fear might consume the living room but I just love it so much! I cannot wait for it to come on the 11th! 🎊

4. We got to do some fun things over the break…we took Kate to go watch her friends dance in the Nutcracker. It’s the first year she didn’t, which is so so sad. But gosh what an amazing chance to cheer on her sweet friends.

5. Crew turned 9!!! He’s the most funny (and talkative) little human and we loved getting to celebrate him!

6. We went to the OU Alamo bowl game! I mean, how surreal…taking my husband and five of the kids to an OU game with Stoops coaching?!? I can remember being in college, with Stoops coaching then too, and never in a million years would I have dreamed this would become my life! I love it so much.

7. Corban—gah I owe you guys a full update. But can I just say he is a champ, so strong and oh so patient. He’s doing well. Our plan is slow but it’s working—praise the Lord!!!

8. Last night I got away, for one night, BY MYSELF to write, pray, sleep, and just be alone. It.is.glorious.

9. Tonight we will be filming for a video some friends are making about our lives. They are starting a go fund me for us—as so many of you have asked about. It’s humbling but I think it’s okay to admit defeat. This year has taken such a toll.

We love you all so much!

Sweet sisters. Sometimes in pinch myself I get to

Sweet sisters. Sometimes in pinch myself I get to be there mama!

Part 3/3: When you combine the struggles with ins

Part 3/3: When you combine the struggles with insurance, the dishonest contractor, the continued health struggles, and the costs of being displaced from our home for close to a year…we really are facing the deep reality that we may very well lose this home.

We must move back in so that insurance isn’t paying for the alternative housing but with how this is all shaking out we most likely can’t stay.

At this point our plan is to do all we can to finish that new bedroom addition, and once that’s complete we will most likely need to turn around and move yet again.

Until then I’m going to do all I can to make this a soft landing, to gift the kids a little window of peace and calm before the next storm blows in. We are going to decorate and rest and yet also count the cost.

I share all of this because I want to continue to invite you in and encourage you. There is SO much joy in moving home today! And that’s worth celebrating! But it’s costly too. There’s a bit more pain behind our eyes and continued prayers in our hearts as we simultaneously rejoice and struggle.

The kids know all of this as well. We’ve walked them through every bit of it so that they are fully aware. They deserve the truth and in all honesty I want to lead them through all of the highs and lows and help teach them how to trust and follow Jesus for themselves in ALL things.

Underneath all of the smiles, happiness and celebrations of today there’s a nauseating gut punch feeling too. Sometimes life is like that. Seemingly polar opposite emotions can be felt at the exact same time.

I’m inviting you into this too, because you might be feeling weary, maybe you have been praying for something and it’s just not working out like you’d hoped. Maybe you are wanting relief from something hard in your life too…and my greatest prayer for you is the same as what I’m praying for me and my own family…that we would walk with Jesus through it all- the good and the bad.

He doesn’t promise all we want, but He does promise Himself. He will not leave, you are seen and loved and He is asking for your heart.

Today is a day to rejoice. Tomorrow will have enough worries if it’s own.

Part 2/3: The full reality is we are far from be

Part 2/3:

The full reality is we are far from being out of the woods with the struggles this year has presented. When you combine the cumulative effect of all that has happened the truth is we aren’t yet in a great place, or even a good one.

The previous contractor was recommended to us by friends. We trusted him because of their referral. But at the end of the day he WAY underbid the project. In many ways he just didn’t know what he was doing…and as the months dragged on and the money ran out the work slowed down and much was completed incorrectly, or not at all.

We fired him and then tried to put the pieces back together. Meanwhile insurance was going on 9 months of ignoring us. They were completely silent, transferring our claim to seven different agents, never even telling us when we had been passed off.

We sought counsel from an attorney who advised us to take some very clear and practical steps and they finally responded. Which was a great thing that they were communicating with us again but not so great because they began to put some rigid timelines in place, all while withholding funds from us.

At the same time we were so desperate to hear back from our insurance company we were also trying to get bids from numerous new contractors to see what it would cost to finish and repair the remainder of damage that was done to the house. We still haven’t caught our breath.

The new bids were coming in 3x larger than the original bid and we had already overpaid the first guy by many thousands more.

We couldn’t hire ANY of the new contractors. The amount of money it was going to cost to fix the first guys mistakes plus finish the rest of the project was, and is, more than we could handle.

But yet, our insurance company is telling us we have to be back in the house by today. I completely understand why, but it hasn’t made this easy at all, especially considering they still haven’t paid for the damages done to the home not to mention all that’s been lost inside the home due to the mold.

All of this was paid for with our savings, a small loan, the volunteer work and gifts from so many selfless, loving people who have huge hearts to help our family…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄 I wanted

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄

I wanted to give you a few updates—many of you have been so kind to ask and I’ve been just terrible at putting them up here. 🤦🏼‍♀️

1. Moving is so hard. Getting back into the house has been awesome, but exhausting! Trying to figure out where things go with 4 rooms no longer there has been a challenge! But I guess it’s turning out to be a great thing so much of what we owned was ruined and thrown out! Blessing in disguise!

2. The first night we got back into the house Cosette began throwing up. She was very sick for a few days and then passed it to Quinn…who then gave it to Matt. On Christmas Eve Matt tested positive for Covid—and we kinda think…OF COURSE! That would be the most “magnificent” way to finish out the year! 😵‍💫😭🙄😆

3. We bought that couch I absolutely loved from my stories! For those of you following along it’s the big one I fear might consume the living room but I just love it so much! I cannot wait for it to come on the 11th! 🎊

4. We got to do some fun things over the break…we took Kate to go watch her friends dance in the Nutcracker. It’s the first year she didn’t, which is so so sad. But gosh what an amazing chance to cheer on her sweet friends.

5. Crew turned 9!!! He’s the most funny (and talkative) little human and we loved getting to celebrate him!

6. We went to the OU Alamo bowl game! I mean, how surreal…taking my husband and five of the kids to an OU game with Stoops coaching?!? I can remember being in college, with Stoops coaching then too, and never in a million years would I have dreamed this would become my life! I love it so much.

7. Corban—gah I owe you guys a full update. But can I just say he is a champ, so strong and oh so patient. He’s doing well. Our plan is slow but it’s working—praise the Lord!!!

8. Last night I got away, for one night, BY MYSELF to write, pray, sleep, and just be alone. It.is.glorious.

9. Tonight we will be filming for a video some friends are making about our lives. They are starting a go fund me for us—as so many of you have asked about. It’s humbling but I think it’s okay to admit defeat. This year has taken such a toll.

We love you all so much!

Sweet sisters. Sometimes in pinch myself I get to

Sweet sisters. Sometimes in pinch myself I get to be there mama!

Part 3/3: When you combine the struggles with ins

Part 3/3: When you combine the struggles with insurance, the dishonest contractor, the continued health struggles, and the costs of being displaced from our home for close to a year…we really are facing the deep reality that we may very well lose this home.

We must move back in so that insurance isn’t paying for the alternative housing but with how this is all shaking out we most likely can’t stay.

At this point our plan is to do all we can to finish that new bedroom addition, and once that’s complete we will most likely need to turn around and move yet again.

Until then I’m going to do all I can to make this a soft landing, to gift the kids a little window of peace and calm before the next storm blows in. We are going to decorate and rest and yet also count the cost.

I share all of this because I want to continue to invite you in and encourage you. There is SO much joy in moving home today! And that’s worth celebrating! But it’s costly too. There’s a bit more pain behind our eyes and continued prayers in our hearts as we simultaneously rejoice and struggle.

The kids know all of this as well. We’ve walked them through every bit of it so that they are fully aware. They deserve the truth and in all honesty I want to lead them through all of the highs and lows and help teach them how to trust and follow Jesus for themselves in ALL things.

Underneath all of the smiles, happiness and celebrations of today there’s a nauseating gut punch feeling too. Sometimes life is like that. Seemingly polar opposite emotions can be felt at the exact same time.

I’m inviting you into this too, because you might be feeling weary, maybe you have been praying for something and it’s just not working out like you’d hoped. Maybe you are wanting relief from something hard in your life too…and my greatest prayer for you is the same as what I’m praying for me and my own family…that we would walk with Jesus through it all- the good and the bad.

He doesn’t promise all we want, but He does promise Himself. He will not leave, you are seen and loved and He is asking for your heart.

Today is a day to rejoice. Tomorrow will have enough worries if it’s own.

Part 2/3: The full reality is we are far from be

Part 2/3:

The full reality is we are far from being out of the woods with the struggles this year has presented. When you combine the cumulative effect of all that has happened the truth is we aren’t yet in a great place, or even a good one.

The previous contractor was recommended to us by friends. We trusted him because of their referral. But at the end of the day he WAY underbid the project. In many ways he just didn’t know what he was doing…and as the months dragged on and the money ran out the work slowed down and much was completed incorrectly, or not at all.

We fired him and then tried to put the pieces back together. Meanwhile insurance was going on 9 months of ignoring us. They were completely silent, transferring our claim to seven different agents, never even telling us when we had been passed off.

We sought counsel from an attorney who advised us to take some very clear and practical steps and they finally responded. Which was a great thing that they were communicating with us again but not so great because they began to put some rigid timelines in place, all while withholding funds from us.

At the same time we were so desperate to hear back from our insurance company we were also trying to get bids from numerous new contractors to see what it would cost to finish and repair the remainder of damage that was done to the house. We still haven’t caught our breath.

The new bids were coming in 3x larger than the original bid and we had already overpaid the first guy by many thousands more.

We couldn’t hire ANY of the new contractors. The amount of money it was going to cost to fix the first guys mistakes plus finish the rest of the project was, and is, more than we could handle.

But yet, our insurance company is telling us we have to be back in the house by today. I completely understand why, but it hasn’t made this easy at all, especially considering they still haven’t paid for the damages done to the home not to mention all that’s been lost inside the home due to the mold.

All of this was paid for with our savings, a small loan, the volunteer work and gifts from so many selfless, loving people who have huge hearts to help our family…

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