about

welcome to purposely at home

(formerly flip flops, camera shots, and happy thots)

hi. i'm marli.

i am a stay-at-home wife to my incredible husband doug and mama to our two kiddos.

i keep busy keeping up with kiddos, doing loads of stinky laundry, and passing out 1,812 snacks a day. #momlife
 

i also have my own business doing network marketing with young living and love helping families get started on their journey of ditching toxins in their home and teaching the lifestyle of wellness, purpose & abundance. young living and their products have changed our lives and we want it for all our friends too.
join our fun + supportive young living community here.

i started this blog back when i was in high school as a way to document my family's adventures. it was also a creative outlet for me--a scrapbook journal of sorts.

i seriously, considered starting over new...fresh...in these coming days of bringing a blog back to life. but the more i thought about it, the more i was like, NO WAY!

it has seen me through a lot.
high school memories, difficult but good college days, sweet family moments, documenting the weddings of my older brother, younger sister, and my own, newlywed days in an unfamiliar place,....but most importantly, this blog is just filled with a lot of love.
it's a part of my story and i am excited to continue it--here in the same place i started it over 10 years ago.



i'm one of those people who wants to make everybody happy.

sometimes it can be a good thing. sometimes not.

my greatest want is to strive to live a purposeful life, honor God and live in Heaven with my whole family some day.

i love God, my family, and chick-fil-a. (in that order).

in my spare time, you can find me doing one of my favorite Bible studies, playing outside + jogging on the trail with the kids or making a reel over on instagram.

the sunshine makes my heart do a happy dance.

this blog is a little place, that i hope, will be a small bit of sunshine in the world.

welcome (back) along for the ride.