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Bloom Where You’re Planted – Read Chapter One Now!

For years, I have had people telling me that I should write about my journey with epilepsy, the ups and the downs of what it is like to live with this condition, and how it has helped me to grow as both a human being and as a Christian. And for years, I have tried to do just that, but every time I sat down to write my mind would go completely blank. I knew I had plenty to write about, but for some reason my heart just wasn’t in it. My head was probably in the way, I’m absolutely positive that I was overthinking everything…

That is, until January 2017 when I began forming a mental outline for my book without realizing that these “notes” would actually become a finished and published product. It started with a concept that my family and I have always embraced since that very first day I was diagnosed with Catamenial Epilepsy…the concept to bloom where you are planted. Life truly is a roller coaster ride, one minute you can be on the highest of highs and the next minute you can find yourself in the lowest of lows. Handling each with the utmost grace and composure is always preferred, but is it always possible???

As human beings, we struggle to find contentment in the path laid out in front of us. At least, this has been the case for me. More often than not, I abandon the path at my feet and I pursue every other possibility instead. God says, “Go right” and I go left. I had this terrible tendency of choosing the wrong path in life.

It has taken me a little while to figure things out, but thanks to my epilepsy I have finally learned how to bloom where I am planted. I am finally living life with the full purpose of glorifying God by first rooting myself in his intended path for my life. I am blooming where I am planted instead of wilting on the wrong path.

March 25, 2018 will officially mark nine years since my diagnosis, which means it has taken me almost nine years to actually get it all down on paper. This sounds like a crazy amount of time, but the truth is I wouldn’t change a single characteristic about the writing process because I can guarantee that my entire heart is poured in to every single page. All 114 of them!

My book is called Bloom Where You’re Planted and you can read the first chapter right now! Just click on the PDF file below. I hope it inspires you to purchase a copy and discover my story!

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About Kaitlin

I wrote Bloom Where You’re Planted in the midst of some pretty uncertain circumstances. I was diagnosed with Catamenial Epilepsy in March of 2009,  Read more

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I love eating watermelon slices just by themselves, but I’ve recently discovered the magic of watermelon, cilantro, & lime combined into drink form! 
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Ingredients:
1 cup chopped watermelon
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
Juice from 1 lime ✨
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Directions:
Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until completely liquified.
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Enjoy!
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If this hot weather is also the case for wherever you may live, here’s a two-ingredient Peach Tea Recipe that will cure your craving for Summer! Trust me, it does the job VERY successfully! ✨
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Ingredients:
Organic fresh peaches, sliced & frozen
Organic chamomile tea, chilled
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Directions:
Drop 2-3 frozen peach slices into the bottom of your cup, top with ice cubes, & fill with chilled chamomile tea.
Stir well & enjoy!
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Hello weekend! Hello Loaded Sweet Potato Fries!! 😋
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✨
Really, you can load these babies with whatever you like, but as you can see in the photo I prefer cilantro, avocado, jalapeños, guacamole, & sour cream. ✨
✨
Enjoy!
Happy Memorial Day to my fellow Americans!! ❤️ Happy Memorial Day to my fellow Americans!! ❤️
💙
❤️
Thank you to those brave men and women who are currently serving as well as those who have given their lives in the military to protect our freedom! My gratitude is not properly expressed by two little words, but please know that my prayers go out to each and every one of you as well as your families!
❤️
💙
❤️
I’d also like to thank our president, Mr. Donald Trump, for bravely working to protect our freedom & improve our home every single day. The heroes to be remembered not just today, but every single day are innumerable and you, sir, are one of them! Thank you! @realdonaldtrump ❤️💙❤️
Who else is loving organic watermelon season??? ✨
✨
✨
I love eating watermelon slices just by themselves, but I’ve recently discovered the magic of watermelon, cilantro, & lime combined into drink form! 
Needless to say, I’m hooked! Recipe is below if you’d like to try a fun and delicious new beverage for people of all ages!
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Ingredients:
1 cup chopped watermelon
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
Juice from 1 lime ✨
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Directions:
Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until completely liquified.
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Enjoy!
It’s 93 degrees outside in SoCal right now...Cal It’s 93 degrees outside in SoCal right now...Call me crazy, but I think Summer might be an early bird this year! ✨
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If this hot weather is also the case for wherever you may live, here’s a two-ingredient Peach Tea Recipe that will cure your craving for Summer! Trust me, it does the job VERY successfully! ✨
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Ingredients:
Organic fresh peaches, sliced & frozen
Organic chamomile tea, chilled
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Directions:
Drop 2-3 frozen peach slices into the bottom of your cup, top with ice cubes, & fill with chilled chamomile tea.
Stir well & enjoy!
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This recipe is adapted from @wellnessmama & her article, “Luxurious Homemade Lotion Recipe.”
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