Welcome! I’m Lauren
Welcome! If you are new here, I’m Lauren, and I am so happy you have decide to join me on this crazy & fun motherhood journey!
The credit for this blog goes entirely to my husband who, countless times, encouraged me to start a blog and share my knowledge and expertise with others. He would also tell you that I drink way too much coffee, ask far too many questions, and I can quote the movie, Hitch (LOVE Will Smith?) word for word! But those are just some of the things that make me, well, me!
Health Hub 4 Mamas was created after our first son was born. I felt as though going from a full time GM/Personal Trainer at a gym to a full time stay-at-home mama, I was lost and didn’t really know what my roll in life was anymore. Health Hub 4 Mamas was born out of the desire to help other SAHM’s simplify their lifestyles through easy & healthy cooked from scratch meals, clean living tips, and all things motherhood.
Education
I was homeschooled growing up (don’t worry, my parents made sure we weren’t the typical, weird, sheltered homeschoolers who couldn’t hold a conversation with other people;)) and my parents had always said that we had to participate in a sport. I tried everything from gymnastics to soccer and I finally fell in love with swimming.
I was a competitive swimmer all through high school and knew that I wanted to go to college for something in the health and fitness related field, but I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do after I graduated.
Jump ahead to December of 2012 when I became a fitness professional with a bachelors degree in Exercise Science from Northern Arizona University in the beautiful town of Flagstaff Arizona.
I also became a Certified Personal Trainer in 2012 and had the opportunity to help better the lives of hundreds of people over the next 8 years. When I recognized how much joy this career brought to my life, and how I was truly helping to change people’s lives for the better, I knew that this is what the Lord had called me to do during this time of my life.
How I met my husband
Hello, July 2016. My husband and I met in Flagstaff, AZ at church. I remember saying to myself, “I’m going to marry that man”, the first day I ever saw him walk into church and sit a couple rows in front of me. However, I had no intentions of dating anyone since I was moving to Phoenix in 2 months for a job promotion.
The Lord had other plans though. After getting home from church one day, I had a Facebook message from him. We chatted for a while and then he officially asked me out on our first date! I had thought that if the Lord wanted this to work out and if this man was meant to be my husband, then we would make the long distance dating work.
We managed to date long distance for 2 years. Fast forward to February 2018, my now husband, proposed to me at the top of a mountain while we were hiking. I of course said “yes” and we were married in October of 2018 at the same place we had our first date!
Why I decided to become a stay-at-home mama
I know that for me and my husband, we wanted to be the primary influence in our children’s lives. Which is why we decided before we even got married, that when we had children, I would stay at home full time with them. Little did we know that that would happen about 9 months after we got married;) Hello honeymoon baby!
We wanted to be the ones to instill in them what it means to have integrity and to be respectful. We wanted to know what was being taught to them and above all else to know what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus.
With almost 5 years of marriage under our belt, and baby # 3 on the way, we have had so many ups and downs, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. There is so much growth and learning to go but I am ready for it! Motherhood is challenging yet rewarding and I couldn’t be more excited to see what this season of life has in store for my little family.
Fun facts about Lauren
- I was born in Pittsburgh PA but grew up most of my life in Southern CA.
- I am the middle child and have 2 brothers.
- I grew up on Young Life camps and they were basically my backyard/playground growing up.
- If I could hire out one household job, it would be a housekeeper;)
- I love anything chocolate!
- I had all 3 of our kids at 3 different birth centers (with no interventions, epidurals, etc.)
- I love exploring the beautiful great outdoors with my family!
- My biggest fear are snakes!
Final Thoughts…
Motherhood is hard! Staying on top of everything from laundry, to cooking, to cleaning, to toddler meltdowns, to ultimately raising respectful and God honoring children is a full time job.
I don’t think that anyone who is not a SAHM truly understand what it takes to keep a household in order as well as raise our little humans to the best of our ability to grow up to know and love Jesus in this crazy world.
My hope and vision behind this blog is that whatever stage of life you are in as a mama, you will feel empowered and encouraged in some aspect of your life as you navigate this adventure called motherhood.
May you find joy in even the tough moments of your day.
So, if you are looking for a like minded, less conventional, and more natural approach to being a mama in this crazy world, then look no further? I have you covered!
~Lauren~