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Hi there! We're Jesse and Julie Park. Welcome to our little piece of internet real estate. We've been married for ten years and live just outside beautiful Bend, Oregon with our eleven-year-old golden retriever. We're so glad you're here.

 Since the inception of our blog in 2011, we've written about DIY home projects (most read post here), faith, fitness, marriage, and health. Over the last year and a half though, we've been exploring minimalism and simple living. In 2016, JP (Jesse) quit his job in construction to go back to school. Over the course of about ten months, we sold ninety percent of our belongings as well as our first home and purchased an RV! Stay tuned for more info on our renovation, downsizing, and what it's like living in an RV full-time.

 As of 2019, we're building a tiny home! To follow along on the building progress, check out pnwcontainerhome or our personal IG attheparks to see what we're up to!

 Our goal is that by sharing our stories, you as the reader may be encouraged and uplifted, challenged and inspired.

 To see all of the latests posts, click here.

 You can also browse posts by category: DIY, Faith, Health, Loss, Minimalism, Our Home, Tiny House, and The Park Family.

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