Hey, I'M CHELSEA AND WE'RE THE DAMONS

We're just SC 🌴 transplants trying to love God, love each other, and love others as best we can.

We're a work in progress, but we'll share what we've already learned with anyone who'll listen.

We'd love to help

I started my blog in 2015 as a creative outlet. At the time I was working full time, had a young baby, and my husband, Josh was working late shift. What's a better way to fill the time than to pour your heart out on the internet??

But it didn't take time to find out that there was a lot of need when it came to relationships. There's a lot of pain and hurt out there and husbands and wives a like are looking for answers!

I didn't (and still don't) have all the answers. But I made it my goal to search God's Word for what it says on cultivating grace-filled relationships. 

Un-surprisingly, I found that there was a lot of correlation to how we live in marriage relationships to how we live out the Gospel in our own lives. 

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

To live a quiet life with my family and make a difference

Here's what I want:

Our Story

Josh and I met at a Christian university in Virginia when were both 18. We were a typical freshman couple and started dating immediately. 2.5 years later, we said our vows on the windy coast of Washington. 6 months later, we found out were were going to have our baby boy!

Since then, every year has had a surprise. 

2013 – I married the love of my life on the windy coast of Washington State.

2014 – We had our baby boy. Yes, it was a surprise.

2015 – Josh got his first full time jobs and I started working for our church and for the first time, didn’t feel like we were “struggling” to keep up with finances. We also finally got plugged into our church and started building a beautiful, Christ-centered community. It’s also the year I started Living the Sweet Wife!

2016 – Josh and I somewhat spontaneously joined a missions trip to Kazakhstan! We also found out were were pregnant with Evy 8 days before we left the country.

2017 – In March, we had our baby girl. In July, we packed up our tiny Virginia home and moved our family of 4 out west to Washington state. We moved in with Josh’s parents in order to pay off my student loans and save for a home of our own.

In 2018 – I wrote Together with Christ, a Dating Couples’ Devotional! A weekly devotional for engaged and newly married couples to go through over the course of a year.

2019 – We paid off much of my student loans, started saving for a house, and reached over 50k Instagram followers!

2020 – We all know the pandemic hit in 2020. Despite it, Josh and I drove our kids and everything we owned across the country to our new home in South Carolina.

Currently, we spend a good part of our days at home; Josh doing hybrid homeschool/private school with the kids, and I typing away at my laptop. We always make time in the afternoons, evenings, and weekends for getting out, stretching our legs, and discovering new places together. 

Josh and I love to be active and set healthy examples for the kids, although we do love the occasional ice cream “cheat” night.

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