Let’s Restore Their Laughter

A Mission to Restore Lost Childhood

I have heard it said that a child laughs over 200 times more than an adult. What a gift, an actual gift from heaven, these little people are, and they are literally bubbling over with joy at the pure, simple goodness of life.

Except, from my seat, it can look very different. It isn’t every day that I see children delighting in the simplicity of childhood, unworried and unburdened. No, in fact, most days my heart shatters into pieces alongside parents that are worn and weary and children that are losing their joy. 

My heart breaks and my soul mourns, because many of these sweet families that I am allowed to come alongside are deep in grief. Sometimes it is difficult to name the reason for the consuming grief, but I have seen for so many, they are grieving the difficulties and hardships their children are carrying, and with that - the loss of carefree childhood. 

And I know this grief well - because I have been there, too. I have walked this extremely lonely path for myself, and for my children. But it has not been in vain, and it is not without purpose. Because, now, I know and I believe that we can give the gift of unburdened childhood back to our children.

But this is it, we only have this one childhood to redeem.

John 10:10 says: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

BUT JESUS came to give us life and to give us life abundant. And I am too angry at the thief coming to steal, kill, and destroy the goodness of childhood. I know, deep in my soul, it is my calling to come alongside moms and dads, worn out caregivers, and heartbroken family members to do the work of restoring childhood. To help these sweet children sit in the fullness of who they were created to be. And to remind them what it was like to walk in the joys of childhood, instead of trading it for anxiety, illness, and fear. 

Let’s rally around joy for our children. Teach them to laugh again, like they were created to do. And restore in them a trust for their body’s ability to heal today and in the future.

A Place for Hope

I am not sure of the exact moment I felt the call to specifically guide parents through the process of healing and restoration of health in their homes. Instead, it seems like it was more of a seed planted, years ago, that has over time been watered and cultivated. When I first entered the world of functional medicine and holistic health, I struggled to find a voice that brought what was both true and helpful into the health space. It so often felt that what I knew to be true about the celebration of feasting and the goodness of nourishing foods was replaced with shame and fear. That is, until I found books like Sally Clarkson’s, The Lifegiving Table: Nurturing Faith through Feasting, One Meal at a Time. Then I began to see glimpses of the life I wanted to cultivate in my own home, and implement at my own table. As I studied God’s word and books that brought fresh His view for the beautiful rhythms of health and home, I knew there had to be a way to pair them with my family’s particular health needs and the other aspects of healthy eating and living I was studying. But I was lost and overwhelmed, and I realized there was a void. I couldn’t find a place where my faith and beliefs were able to intersect with the whole-body health I was studying.

So I knew. This was the Lord’s call. If this intersection didn’t exist, then it was my mission field. If I knew that this beautiful intersection between faith, nourishment, health, and celebration could exist, then I needed to be the person to create that space for others. I needed to create a place where the WHOLE person was cared for. 

A place where mind, body, soul, heart, will, and spirit met in a supportive way and invested in all of the areas that can cause a health crisis. For all those as lost as I had been, I wanted to speak a new language and I wanted to offer new hope. 

And so, Mighty Warriors Kids: Foundation Armor for Kids came to be.

A Simplified Holistic Health Guide

Mighty Warriors Kids is a God-inspired holistic health guide for parents ready to reclaim health and restore childhood for their little ones. The modules included are the actual steps and lifestyle changes that I have used and recommended to my own family, my clients, and my friends. This guide is a collection of information and support for all of the aspects of health and parenting that we juggle on a daily basis. Physical, spiritual, emotional - the whole child, and the whole family. 

Through my years of working with clients one-on-one and with a functional medicine chiropractor, I have been able to gather resources and understanding of a variety of children’s health issues. Then, as the wife of a first responder, walking my children through their own health issues, I have been able to recognize and adjust to the different ways families are impacted by unusual work schedules, financial limitations, and rhythms beyond their control.

I have had to create a different approach to holistic health than most of the books I read described. We didn’t have a lot of money, and would have had to choose between supplements and food many times. So I learned to prioritize, and I learned how to be resourceful with many of the God-given options for health right in front of me. 

I recognize that we all have different starting points in our health journey. We bring different strengths and rhythms to the table and a “one size fits all” approach is not my goal. Instead, I hope to share what I have learned in this space so that it can be adaptable to your own budget, schedule, and priorities.

I want, more than anything, to remove the burden of searching for all of this information - food, movement, cellular health, healthy sleep, functional rhythms, and more - so that moms can have rest. I want moms that are having to be scientists, doctors, therapists, and advocates to have this burden removed so that in addition to restoring childhood, we are restoring the delights of motherhood as well.

Mighty Warriors Community and Future

But just like you, my journey is not over yet! I am still learning and growing, and my plan is to build Mighty Warriors Kids as the needs of the community grow and change, or as my own studies are growing. As I study children’s holistic health, I want to translate it for parent’s use. As God keeps showing me ways to serve, I want to provide that to this community.

My plan is to continue to add new and lifegiving content every month or so that will not only translate the often overwhelming information regarding the health needs of our children but also actionable items that serve to guide your family in creating stronger faith, a tighter bond, and a joy for life.

We, the Mighty Warrior members, will gather together virtually every month, to answer specific questions from moms - just like you and me - in the thick of it. Allowing me to address even more specific topics than are on the modules and keep a finger to the pulse of the issues that are bearing down on families every day. And in tackling these topics, building community and rallying support for each of us in the fight - that no matter where we are starting or which battles we are fighting - we are prayerfully in this together.

A Hope Revolution with Mighty Warriors

Because, my prayer is that this community offers hope. 

My prayer is that this is the place I needed all those years ago, where mothers can learn, can be encouraged, and never feel rushed to consume all of the information before time runs out. Instead, this place is intended to be an ever-growing reference and living guide. 

This membership will be supplemental to bio-individual plans with a practitioner, and a great starting place for those that are just getting started on this journey to whole-person health for their children and their families.

And as the membership grows, I pray it gives you the opportunity to have holistic education and information at your fingertips, and then prayerfully decide how to best implement these things for the needs of your family. And for the momma just not even sure where to start, my heart is so very tender for you. I remember those days so well. And I hope you know that I am praying for you to be released from the overwhelm, and I have designed this membership to walk you through this journey, one step at a time, with simple and easy to reference videos and content. 

Our God is a God of hope, so take heart. And we are moms, together, on a mission to release this burden and restore childhood and motherhood as they were designed by our creator.

Join Us, Mighty Warriors

So, momma, if this sounds like you - if you see yourself anywhere on this path searching for a beautiful community that sees your child and your family as a whole: mind, body, soul, heart, will, and spirit then I urge you to consider joining us at the Mighty Warriors membership community today. 

Your membership will give you immediate access to education, tools, checklists, guides, and reference videos from professionals and practitioners in the holistic health community ready to walk with you into a fresh approach to health and parenting. And then, we will gather and grow together as our children heal and grow - we will face the issues at our doorstep as a unified front of mothers, ready to reclaim joy and hope for our families.

For the seed that was planted years ago, I am so grateful. Because I am ready to walk with you in abundant life, today.