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Are you a beach or snow person? Spending time at the beach is great. But we equally love the snow. Over Christmas we got to spend time in Pittsburgh (my hometown). There wasn’t much snow so one of the days we drove about 2 hours to Erie, PA where they had just gotten 5 feet of snow. We got Starbucks twice because it was about 7 degrees outside. We walked around the adorable town with mounds of snow, some over Caleb’s head and he’s 6’5. We visit the lake and threw around some

Happy Saturday, friends! You might have noticed our name has changed @stefanie.rouse . Our mission hasn’t, we will still operate under the message of #unshakablecrown, but we just wanted to add a more personal touch. We are so thrilled to kick off this new beginning and excited to continue to share our hearts with all of you. ________ We’re heading to the beach again today. We’re taking engagement pics for a beautiful couple and then celebrating our friends birthday. ________

We’ve never had more people on our blog than yesterday’s post “We waited until marriage to have sex.” My heart was beating out of my chest when I posted it yesterday. I have so much more to say about the topic, and this was the first time on this platform I’ve talked about it. But your encouragement and feedback has meant the world to Caleb and I. So many people that said this topic from this perspective is not talked about enough in our culture. Your vulnerability back to us

We waited until our marriage to have sex. Who loves the show The Office. It’s our third time watching the show in our marriage (and I’ve watched it before). It’s hilarious, we love it. Something that Michael said yesterday in the show got me thinking. He was about to go on his third date with Holly, and always thought of the third date as the one to have sex. Many shows we watch are the same way. Sex seems to be expected after the first couple dates. Well Caleb and I waited a

Walks around Pasadena this week with my cuties have been even more fun than usual. @unshakablecrown The temperature has been below 60 degrees (which seems to never happen around here) and the change in weather, the wind and pretty pink trees all over the place has us laughing and smiling more. _____ I was wearing a scarf and hat yesterday because it felt so cold. 🍯 🐻 tries to catch all the leaves that fly by, and she’s always making new friends (people, not dogs) which is

My family came to visit last week and we got to celebrate my sister’s birthday in Laguna Beach. The hotel my parents stayed in had a beautiful rooftop bar with comfy sofas overlooking the beautiful ocean. I brought twinkle lights, bubbles and other little birthday trinkets and we enjoyed good time together laughing, eating pizza and enjoying the complimentary wine. We each went around and shared a favorite memory about her. It’s always so fun reminiscing about the past and ce

Do you have nightmares? _____ It’s so funny watching our animals sleep sometimes. We can tell when they’re dreaming and Caleb and I tell each other what we think they’re dreaming about. _____ I dream a lot, and remember them most nights. I have a lot of fun dreams where I’m flying in the clouds holding Caleb’s hand or on some crystal clear blue water with him. Those dreams are great. Sometimes I get specific dreams from God. I have spiritual warfare dreams where I start pray

Happy Sunday! We spent our morning at the beach with our Pittsburgh family taking a nice walk and getting in some extra time before they head back east. ____ We also got some good reminders today from Pastor @matthewbarnett1 about letting little things go and allowing God to carry our burdens rather than let them run our lives. How freeing to let things go quickly! ____ We know that we can both definitely work on this in our own lives. We’re excited to let things go! Is it a

Happy Weekend Friends! _____ We love flowers. Flowers can not only be such a beautiful representation of beauty and creation, but also of renewal, redemption, and newness. _____ We have been through a season of twists and turns, craziness, and turmoil, but with all things, on our hearts today and this morning had been a renewed thought of things becoming new. _____ A fresh start, a newness that spreads over the old and decrepit things that wear us down. Looking at these fl

Happy Friday, Friends! I love putting my feet in other people’s shoes so to speak. Especially those I’m close to. I love understanding what a person thinks and feels in order to have more empathy & compassion on them. _____ I believe this is such an important aspect for a healthy relationship. We can justify our own motives, since we know everything in our heart, but can easily judge someone else’s. _____ Yesterday I got to take a field trip with Caleb’s students to Biola col