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​i can & i will...

chic in the woods

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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS...
​A few years ago I came to Stockton Lake MO. alone without friends, money or resources.
I dragged plenty of baggage behind me & no plan. I had spent 65 days exploring Alaska in the raw, yet here I had no home & no one to guide me. Nevertheless I knew that very second that I arrived... I was exactly where I was supposed to be for the 1st time in my life. I lived on 200 acres for the 1st 6 months tending goats living in a 150 square foot camper. And boy did I pray for land! I had no job, bad credit & no idea how, but I knew God was listening  & so I prayed & I prayed! Within a couple months
​I had a cleaning job & a 250 square foot camper & my enormous dream of homesteading off-grid in the wilderness. Since I was a child I had ached for the wind in my hair & the water bubbling from the ground. I ached to live off-grid. My sights were set on star gazing & the summer sun to warm my skin. Soon after that things fell into place & I found myself 
"home' finally in this wilderness paradise.
I was lead to Stockton; called out! And this 40 acre garden of Eden awaited my footprints...  

I named her "CAMP HINNEAH"!   Which means... ready & available!
Now that I am here... I CAN & I WILL... I have lived here since 2014. This land has healed me! This land has taught me to Love myself & depend fully on God! As a single woman cold nights in a tiny camper while I was building my own log cabin tree house made me into a warrior! I learned to thrive instead of survive in the midst of my 3 years of purging. I learned to align myself under the canopy in nature herself & walk into who I am called to be...These have been incredible times & trials for me all along rising up this warrior within me! Now that I am here I must share all this wealth! What started with but a dream has become an incredible way of life! I envision a safe place for women! A wilderness retreat where empowering each other becomes the atmosphere &  being inspired at every challenge warrants an ache in our core... Now that I am here I envision a top-notch facility for women here at Camp Hinneah! 
I CAN & I WILL! Hope you will join me... ​and become ONE OF MANY... CHIC IN THE WOODS!
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​BREAKING CHAINS...

I live an exceptional life! A life on purpose with purpose! But it did not start out that way... Born & raised in the suburbs about an hour south of Chicago... My parents divorced when I was 6 years old & my mother remarried. My mother & her husband were both mentally ill harboring the demons they faced as children brought up in homes flooded with metal, physical, & sexually violence. My entire childhood until I escaped at 18 years old revolved around horrific physical, mental & sexual abuse. No human being should ever have to endure what I did as a small child starting at age 4... thru this I became extremely sexually active at a young age. As a young adult I was co-dependent & had zero sense of worth.
I continued to be extremely sexually active because I hated myself! Hate is all I knew... I had a *self-hatred* addition thus I punished my flesh the way every sick pervert had done when I was a child.
With 3 toddlers at my heels...I attempted to kill myself at age 24...after my husband's attempt on my life failed! I took an entire bottle of Tylenol in hopes to end my life! This completely destroyed my liver & I was given only 2 weeks to live. I wanted to die! After 24 years of torture & horrific violence I wanted the easy way out... God spared my life & completely restored my liver! I was given a 2nd chance at life... yet
I married whoever & divorced again & again & again. Same pattern of dysfunctional relationships with alcoholics, drug addicts, & very violent abusive men... I cannot recall how many times
I was raped!
​I raised 3 incredible children by myself from my 1st marriage & together we accepted Jesus Christ as our personal savior in 2002... I was sick & tired of living with so much pain & regret & shame!
I was heavily caught up in sexual sin & I needed forgiveness & a new start... I was 34 years old & I felt completely used up! When I began to surrender all of my mental illnesses, I found an incredible scene of peace.
From this point on I began to fight for my life...
My heart was after freedom & restoration, but I had formed no relationship with Jesus until I rededicated my life 10 years later. This is when I 1st discovered "GRACE" at a small country church in Park Hills MO. Here at "THE RIVER WORSHIP CENTRE" I embraced the truth... it was then that my eyes were open & I realized that even thru my disobedience & utter filth God really does care about me! From that point on I was delivered from sexual sin & began to truly chase God...
In 2012- I spent 65 days in Alaska with my sister & brother at which time I went into heavy therapy which entailed deep healing & hypnosis. This is when I discovered that I was "FRAGMENTED" as a child. The amount of violence & abuse I had surprisingly survived had separated my identity to keep me alive... Thru hypnosis I was able to reconnect so-to-speak with the other parts of me that each held these horrific memories. I took back my life!...I made a decision to forgive my mother, her husband, & all the men that had abused me... I returned back to the lower 48 as "a whole person"...
​The terrible curse that stifled generations of my linage would be broken with me!
​From my children on there will be Hope & prosperity! No more abuse, violence, abandonment or addiction! The
head of that snake would be caught off! I have come a very very long way!
Thru many more trials & victories I have found such incredible LOVE for myself! The more I "KNOW GOD"
​the more LOVE I BECOME...
Today I am happily married... no longer a co-dependent & I am free from lust! God has kept His promises! I consider myself fully restored & incredibly blessed! My 3 adult children are all healthy & thriving! A true testament to God's restoration! I reside with a wonderful godly husband & we homestead in Southwest MO in The Ozark Hills... Both of us have a heart 'to serve'... Truly God is a chain-breaker!

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THE GOOD LIFE...
Homesteading  on 40 acres has been an incredible blessing! I admit life here has been challenging with unlimited victories! With no formal training I dove in with blinded eyes only to discover I can do all thing thru Christ whom strengthens & encourages me at every pass. In my 4 years living here single I went from a 250 sq ft camper to a 1100 sq ft log cabin tree house built in cash. That camper drove me to work hard! Countless nights I hovered over the candle light hand sewing moccasins & leather  bags for the next event. I cooked my meals on an open fire out in the elements or on the wood stove inside. I hauled in my water to heat for a bath. Every part of my journey required me to collect wood & start & maintain a fire. I learned how to survive in extreme conditions & thrive in the summer months by collecting eggs, butchering my own meat & eating whatever grows on my land. I have discovered at least a dozen natural springs & multiple groves of berries. Besides purchasing fowl  & goats, the meat sources here are unlimited.
Since my journey here begun my relationship with God has grown deeply & I will not waiver in that strong foundation knowing who I am & to Whom I belong. In my singleness I have discovered I am strong in my mind & my spirit is relentless!  Since the tree house I have ran plumbing & electric underneath & insulated awaiting water access & solar. I still joke about my composting toilet & have since acquired an outhouse. I cannot imagine living any other way!  Life here keeps me healthy & in tune with God! I Love the summertime when I can use my outdoor solar shower & my make-shift horse trough  hot tub. Winters here will always be challenging, nevertheless this is home & nothing on God's green earth could ever drag me from this place or this life that feeds my spirit & causes me to live on purpose with purpose...

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MY MISSION...
The mission at "Chic in the woods" is to remove some of the boundaries & barriers placed on women's self expression & to meet women where they are at in life while contributing to build on their identity thru positive encouragement. I believe in inspiration thru 'the natural'... here where it's raw in the wilderness one has to purge her own path & find herself using her senses as a guide & her interaction with others in such a magical place to promote a healthier way of thinking. My goal is to provide a safe place ​for women! A safe place to dream & explore...
​To rest & accomplish...To give in & get back...To grow & become...

MY BELIEFS...
Living in the wilderness has come with it's daily struggles & awesome Victories! I have learned that true abundance starts with our thoughts... Then we can feel better. Learning to make a decision to feel better draws in every good thing. Changing our minds means changing our Identity.
I learned this in the wilderness. And I want to share what I have learned...
This land has healed me! A place of such divine beauty & power should be shared with women of all races, religions & lifestyles. I believe the world can be a better place if we as women, are brought together with only our dreams & ambitions leaving all the worldly objectives to the wayside for a weekend. I believe there is a time to lay down everything else & seek thee inner self & connect with Source! I hope to provide an outline here at CAMP HINNEAH! 'CHIC IN THE WOODS" WILDERNESS WOMEN STOCKTON- ​

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  • ONLINE STORE
  • CHIC IN THE WOODS
    • IT TAKES AN ARMY
    • DISCOVERY CHANNEL
  • CAMP HINNEAH
  • OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS
    • LIVING HISTORY EXPERIENCE FOR GROUPS
    • PRIMITIVE SKILLS WEEKEND
    • MOUNTAIN MAN CAMP EXPERIENCE
    • LEATHER WORKSHOP
    • SURVIVE THE WILD WORKSHOP
    • COAL-BURNING UTENCIL WORKSHOP...
    • WOMENS WARRIOR WEEKENDS
    • AT RISK YOUTH