About

Heyyy,

I’m Courtney!

I’m a wife, a mom of five, a homemaker, and the voice behind Harder Knocks. Our family has been through many seasons of transition over the years, so we know loss, moves, and hard. But through it all, God is faithful, and we are extremely blessed to be in the hands of our loving Father, who uses every circumstance as an opportunity to grow in the likeness of Christ.

Harder Knocks began because I realized people across the country are suffering from a lack of discipleship, genuine friendship, and encouragement in their spiritual growth in Christ. While I know the ideal is face-to-face discipleship, we can still use the tools and resources we have to strengthen, inspire, and train people for the kingdom of God, and that is what I intend to do here.

I hope to make this space as communal as possible, which is why I ask a question at the end of every article. I want to cultivate a sense of belonging, sisterhood, and friendship even online.

Whether you’re here for faith, homemaking, food, wellness, or just because you happened to land on this page. I’m really glad you’re here!

What You’ll Find Here

For my sanity, we rotate topics by season around here. Every quarter has a “focus,” but we still cover other topics, just sprinkled in as the Lord leads.

Q1 – Growing in Christ Through Wellness
Faithful stewardship of the body, mind, habits, rest, and discipline.

Q2 – Home, Homeschool & Homemaking
Cleaning, organizing, rhythms, learning, and building a peaceful home.

Q3 – Travel & Living Life on Purpose
Family travel, life experiences, transition seasons, and memory-making.

Q4 – Discipleship, Food & the Heart of the Holidays
Spiritual growth, hospitality, simple living, and keeping Christ at the center.