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🚨❤️ WHAT BIG IS HAPPENING WITH BRAVENLY?! ❤️🚨

You guys!!! I am SO excited about this Wednesday evening! 🎉🙌

And if you know me, you KNOW that 9 PM Eastern is LATE for me! 😂🤣 But that’s okay, because this is something I am absolutely excited to be a part of!

I have been asked to share about the Bravenly BUSINESS opportunity, and I am honored to join these other beautiful ladies as we share WHY BRAVENLY and what makes this opportunity so special! ❤️

✨ Products we love and believe in!
✨ An opportunity to earn additional income!
✨ A company experiencing incredible growth!
✨ A community of women supporting and encouraging one another!
✨ The potential to build something of your OWN!

You guys, I truly believe we are sitting on a GOLDMINE! 💛⛏️ And as Bravenly continues to grow, I am more excited than ever about what is ahead!

Whether you’re looking for a little extra income, a side hustle, or something you can build into a business, I would LOVE for you to hear what we have to share! 🥰

📅 Wednesday, October 14th
⏰ 9:00 PM EASTERN / 8:00 PM CENTRAL
💻 LIVE ON ZOOM!

Meeting ID: 696 482 9552

Password: Brave

❤️ INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! Bring your questions, come listen, and see what all the excitement is about!

No pressure, no obligation. Just an opportunity to learn why so many of us are excited about what we’re building together!

And yes, I’ll be staying up past my bedtime for this one! 😂🙌❤️

WHO’S JOINING US?! 👇

👀✨ SAME GIRL. DIFFERENT GLOW! ✨💛

My friend Ashley has been consistently using Bravenly Gold, and she’s LOVING the changes she’s experiencing! 🙌

💛 Less puffiness
💛 Happier gut
💛 Better sleep
💛 Less afternoon snacking
💛 Feeling GOOD in her own skin again!

Sometimes it’s those little daily habits that make the BIGGEST difference! ❤️

Curious about what’s in her daily routine?

👇 Comment GOLD and I’ll send you the details! 💛

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🥛🌿 FROM HOMEMADE BUTTER TO HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK RANCH! 🏡❤️

Okay, friends! So one of the questions I’ve been getting is…

What did you do with the buttermilk left over from making your homemade butter? 🤔

Well, let me show you! 🙌

This morning, I took those 2 cups of fresh buttermilk and turned them into some good old-fashioned HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK RANCH DRESSING! 😍🥗

And you guys, I am absolutely LOVING this journey of learning to make more and more things from scratch!

I already had my homemade dry ranch seasoning mix that I made a while back. I had my homemade sour cream from earlier this week. And now I had fresh buttermilk from making butter!

The only thing that wasn’t homemade? My Duke’s mayonnaise! 😂

And listen, I LOVE my Duke’s! But making my own mayonnaise is definitely next on my list!

Because how amazing would it be to know that everything in that jar was made right here in my own kitchen?!

We’re getting there, friends! One recipe, one skill, and one homemade creation at a time! ❤️

And this beautiful jar of ranch? Well, it’s chilling in the refrigerator, and it’s going CAMPING WITH US THIS WEEKEND! 🏕️🌲

Now, because I KNOW somebody is going to ask for the recipes, here you go! 👇

🥛🌿 HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK RANCH DRESSING

Ingredients:
🥛 2 cups fresh homemade buttermilk
🥄 1 cup Duke’s mayonnaise
🥣 ½ cup homemade sour cream
🌿 2 tablespoons homemade dry buttermilk ranch seasoning mix

Whisk everything together until smooth and creamy!

Refrigerate for at least 1–2 hours to allow those flavors to come together.

Want it thicker? Add a little more sour cream or mayonnaise until you get the consistency you like!

And remember, fresh buttermilk from making butter is thinner and less tangy than the cultured buttermilk you buy at the grocery store. That’s why the mayonnaise and sour cream are so helpful!

🌿🥄 HOMEMADE DRY BUTTERMILK RANCH SEASONING MIX

This is the mix I like to keep made up in a Mason jar so it’s ready whenever I need it!

Ingredients:

* 1 cup dry buttermilk powder
* 2 tablespoons dried parsley
* 1 tablespoon dried dill w**d
* 1 tablespoon garlic powder
* 1 tablespoon onion powder
* 1 tablespoon dried chives
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon black pepper

Optional:

* ½ teaspoon dried thyme
* ½ teaspoon dried basil
* ½ teaspoon paprika

Mix all your dry ingredients together and store in an airtight container, following the dry buttermilk powder’s storage instructions.

You can use this mix for ranch dressing, ranch dip, seasoning chicken, roasted potatoes, vegetables, and so much more!

💡 A little tip: Because this dry seasoning already contains buttermilk powder, you’re getting that extra ranch flavor right in your homemade mix!

Keep your prepared ranch refrigerated at 40°F or below, including while camping, and plan to use it within 3–4 days.

❤️ BUT HERE’S WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SHARE…

You guys, there is just something so incredibly satisfying about learning these old-fashioned skills!

Making our own butter.
Using the leftover buttermilk.
Making homemade sour cream.
Mixing our own seasonings.
Baking our own sourdough.
Growing and preserving our own food.

And realizing just how much we CAN make ourselves!

It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about doing everything homemade overnight. And it’s certainly not about judging anybody who buys their ranch in a bottle!

Heck, I’m still using Duke’s mayonnaise! 😂

It’s about learning, being resourceful, wasting less, and bringing back some of those skills that generations before us knew so well.

And the best part? These are skills I hope to share with my granddaughters as they grow up here at Stonewall Acres. 🥹❤️

Because this lifestyle is about so much more than what we make.

It’s about the memories, the knowledge, the traditions, and the legacy we’re passing down. 🌿🏡

So tell me, friends…

Are you a homemade ranch person, or are you grabbing that bottle off the grocery store shelf? 😂👇

And if you’ve got a favorite homemade kitchen staple, share it! I’m always looking for something new to learn!

A like is free.
A comment is free.
A share is free. Supporting people is FREE. 🥰❤️

🍂💪 WE’RE FALLING INTO STRENGTH THIS OCTOBER! 💪🍂

Our September Step Challenge was AMAZING! 👟❤️ I received so much great feedback from everyone who participated that I thought… why stop now?! 🙌

So TODAY we’re kicking off our Fall Into Strength Challenge inside our Sip & Share group! 🍁💪

October 1–31, we’re focusing on more than just steps. We’re working on the whole picture:

👟 MOVE — walk, workout, dance, hike… just move!
💪 BUILD STRENGTH — weights, resistance bands, body weight… ALL fitness levels welcome!
💧 STAY HYDRATED — because hydration matters!
❤️ BE CONSISTENT — small steps really DO add up!
🙌 ENCOURAGE — cheer each other on because accountability and community make such a difference!

And just like last month, you can participate simply for the encouragement, accountability and community, OR you can choose to participate for PRIZES! 🎉🏆

✨ NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
✨ OPEN TO ANYBODY.
✨ ALL FITNESS LEVELS WELCOME.

This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about doing a little something each day to become stronger than yesterday. 💪❤️

If you need the link to our Sip & Share group, just comment “SIP & SHARE” below and I’ll get it to you! 🔗👇

Come join us! Let’s spend October moving our bodies, building strength, staying hydrated, encouraging one another and creating habits that carry us right through the rest of the year. 🍂🥤👟

Who’s FALLING INTO STRENGTH with us?! 🙋‍♀️💪🍁

🎯 END-OF-SEPTEMBER GOAL: 6K! 🎯

All right, friends — let’s finish September by GROWING TOGETHER! 🙌🏼💗

I’m working toward 6,000 followers, and I’d love your help getting there! But this isn’t just about my number — drop your goal below too, and let’s help EACH OTHER grow! 🚀

I’d love for you to follow me in BOTH places:

💗 The Mel Hoppius Page— my business page
💗 MelodyScott Hoppius— my personal profile

Then come back here and comment DONE along with your current follower goal so I can support you too! 👇🏼

There is plenty of room for ALL of us to grow. Community over competition, always. 🤝✨

Let’s see how many goals we can help each other reach before we close out September! 🎉

✨ ALL ARE WELCOME TONIGHT! ✨

Ladies, join us TONIGHT on Zoom at 7 PM Eastern for our Friends & Sisters Bible Study! 💕📖

No matter where you are or where you are in your faith journey, there is a seat for you at this table. 🫶🏼

We’re coming together to connect, grow, and build community around our table of faith. This is about so much more than completing a Bible study—it’s about relationships, friendships, encouragement, and growing closer to God together. 🙏🏼

We are currently walking through The Hard Good, and you guys… this study is SO GOOD. If you haven’t grabbed the book yet, I absolutely encourage you to check it out. It’s only a five-week study, but it really makes you think about where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going—especially when it comes to friendships, relationships, and, most importantly, your relationship with God. ❤️

And you do NOT have to be caught up—or even have the book—to join us tonight!

Come meet other women. Come connect. Come listen. Come exactly as you are. 💗

🗓️ Tonight — Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 7:00 PM Eastern
💻 Zoom Meeting ID: 891 5304 3189
🔑 Passcode: Pray

There’s room at our table for you. 🥰📖🙏🏼