Hi, I’m Deb.

These days, you’ll find me on a small farm in Missouri with my partner, Chris — raising animals, growing food, and building something real, one ordinary day at a time.

Deb’s Best Life grew out of a simple question that has shaped almost every choice I’ve made since:

What’s actually in this, and is there a better way?

That question has led me through unexpected changes, new beginnings, and a life I could not have fully imagined when this journey began.

But this life didn’t start on the farm. It started with a decision I made back in 2018, during a very different chapter of my story.

This is where it began.

I am Deb

Actually Deborah Jean but we will keep it short and simple, I am Deb.

Let’s start with what I am not…. I am not perfect…. actually I am very flawed. I have been married more times than I want to admit (OK…. 3 times) and the third one almost broke me. Long story short, I gave my all, was cheated on and left for another woman. I fought for my marriage for almost a year after finding out about “her”… but still found myself facing my third divorce at age 40.

Why does age matter? Because anyone who has hit a decade milestone should be able to understand how it can mess with your head – then throw a divorce in there – it wasn’t pretty.

It took a while for me to embrace this thought, but I am now thankful to both the cheating husband and his now new wife. Him leaving was the best thing that ever happened to me. How you may ask??? Well…. it gave me the motivation to start building my BEST LIFE.

So what does this “Best Life” look like?

Well, it starts with taking care of me… not just emotionally, but physically. I started running and have lost a ton of weight (50 lbs to be exact).

50 lbs GONE!

In 2017 I ran my first half marathon (and did two more in 2018). I am training for my first full marathon on Sept. 30, 2018. I have started training with a personal trainer to hopefully lose the last 15-20 lbs. and I have a wild idea that I might try a triathlon or an ultra next year.

Northland Half Marathon – April 2018
Independence Half Marathon – May 2018

So what else does this “BEST LIFE” entail? It is a pretty long list and keeps growing as I find more things to enjoy:

  • Awesome friends
  • Great wines
  • Good food (I love to cook, but I also love to be served!)
  • My RV (dreaming of full timing sometime in the future)
Beauty and the Beast!
  • My dog – He is a 13-year-old Border Collie Rottweiler mix.
Isn’t he so cute!!!
  • Bowling – I have been bowling since I was 8… still not very good at it. 😜
  • Photography – I love capturing the everyday beauty that surrounds us, specially nature and architecture.

Basically, I’m still learning what makes a life feel meaningful—not perfect, not picture-perfect, but truly mine.

It hasn’t always gone according to plan, but every season has shaped me, taught me something, and brought me closer to the life I’m creating today.

Because this has always been a journey. My journey. And I’d love for you to come along.

Want to see where that journey has led?
→ The Life I’m Creating

Curious where it all started?
→ Making Today That Someday