And so it begins....

 Wow!!! Welcome to my first blog post! I have been wanting to do this for a while and thanks to a wonderful friend of mine Ashley Slater of Adventures of Newlyweds for designing this BEAUTIFUL blog for me!  Check out her blog as well. 

Thank you for joining me in this adventure!  I knew this would be a great way to keep all my friends, family, and supporters in the know about life in the open range.  You can keep up with our ministry, our family, and our great adventures that we plan to have!  For our first post, I'll give you the Big Picture of our history.  I must say....I am a richly blessed women! I have a wonderful husband, beautiful children and A LOT OF FAMILY!! I have amazing parents, Dean and Angela Taylor, a sister, Crystal, and a younger brother, Daniel.  When I married Matt, I gained his 11 brothers and sisters and his loving parents! Not to mention all our nieces and nephews.  That's JUST our immediate family!

Dad, Mom, Crystal and Ashlyn (missing her husband DJ), Daniel and his wife Kathryn (who are having a baby boy any day now), and our family!

This is the Hadden Family!

well hello gorgeous... :)

My little Indian, Jacob!!

Our beauty queen :) Leah.

Matt and I married, and my whole life changed. Family is everything. It's the greatest gift. It's truly humbling and we should forever be grateful.  As we get to know each other you will get to know more about all these people.  You'll fall in love with them as much as I have!

My purpose is simple.  I hope to encourage you, as I learn, as women, mothers, wives, and followers of Christ.  I hope in some way to inspire you to be a better version of your self. I pray that through this Gods glory is revealed and his mercy and love overflow the pages of the blog.  I know that if we believe in each other and the power of the spirit working in us that we can CHANGE the world.  We can be a part of eliminating modern day slavery, abortion, and truly do something that stands for something.  I have a lot to give... I have alot that I believe in....I know that we have the power in us to do something remarkable for the kingdom of God!  We are the body of Christ, which means we are in this together.  So lets team up and encourage each other in this thing called life.

For HIS glory,

Amanda