Hi friend, I am Christy.
Wow, I am truly honored that you are here. I started Messy Adventure years ago when my daughter was born with health problems. I would rock her for hours on end, and during that time, with a sleeping baby on my shoulder, I started writing notes on my phone. Probably should have been sleeping, but the urge to help others and share our story was bigger than my ability to rest. Maybe it was therapeutic, no, it definitely was, and it still is. After some time, those notes turned into social media posts and eventually this very blog. Nothing here is perfect, but I am thankful you are joining me on this – messy adventure.
What you will find here:
Food – I create simple healthy recipes that my family will eat. I create them for my family, but I share them for yours! I started finding adventurous realistic ways to eat healthy for a busy family because it was vital to do so for our health challenges. I have so called “picky” eaters in my home too, and I believe in the power of real food to heal and help our bodies.
Faith – I know Jesus is real because he saved me. And he keeps saving me. I have been studying God’s word faithfully for 2 and half decades now (wow I’m getting old). And there is something so powerful about God’s goodness, mercy, and love when he’s working through a mess like me. I share simple messages from his Word. I am not perfect and certainly not pretending to be, but the One who is perfect always proves faithful in my brokenness. And I promise he does the same for everyone who comes to him.
Family – Truly the definition of messy adventure. From our health journeys of GI problems, environmental allergies, food intolerances, non functioning left kidney, adhd, anxiety, sensory processing, autism level 1 and the everyday chaos of running a family, I promise authentic and vulnerable stories, because you aren’t alone, and we are better when we know that’s true.
I wish I could pull you up a chair in my kitchen and make you a green smoothie, so let’s pretend that’s exactly what we are doing and get to know each other.
I live in Columbia, SC with my husband, two kids and big dog. I have worked in photography in some capacity most of my adult life before being promoted to primarily a stay at home mom. My education background is in Communications with an emphasis in research and writing. Cute right, good and necessary info. But let’s get real, let’s be fast friends that wonder what we ever did before knowing each other. I am terrible at remembering birthdays, but if you called me in 5 seconds and said you needed something, I would be there. I absolutely love karaoke, it is my love language. I cannot sing on key, but I make up for that in stage presence and hand motions. I am a storyteller, God gave me words, I love them. I am also a yeller with a temper and a bit of a potty mouth. So as much as I love words, I know how powerful they can be to build up and to tear down. I am a terrible sleeper, up late, up early. Probably die young too. I have battled with a few personal major health issues in my blessed lifetime so far, dystonia, vaginismus and adhd. In each of these cases, God has brought so much redemption. I love my people big. I have been given second chances. My favorite room is my kitchen, and I am sitting here now typing these words picturing us having a conversation. If we never meet face to face, I truly hope and pray that you will find some help here in these pages to live well, not perfect, just well.
To my local friends, I am currently offering services in content photography and copywriting for small businesses. I do this at an affordable rate because I believe in the power of small business to help our small place in the world be a better place.
So glad you are here, I hope you will reach out to me so we chat –
Email me – christy@messyadventure.com
Live well friends,
Christy <><
