My unexpected love has come in the form of my daughter. Before we were just regular old mother and daughter. Now she is my everything. She helps me and loves me in all ways. It is humbling and I hope I live up to it for her. Valentine’s Day is over. Some of us survived it. Some of us powered through it. Some of us pretended it didn’t exist. Some of us cried in the bathroom and then fixed our mascara. Whatever is fine. Grief doesn’t run on a calendar. Just because February 14 has passed...

This is not about goals or resolutions.This is about giving yourself permission to be open. A vision board like this is not meant to push you forward. It is meant to sit with you, quietly, and remind you of what you are allowed to consider again. This can be done slowly. It does not need to be finished in one sitting. A prayer to begin God, I do not need to know the whole path.Help me notice what You are placing before me. Help me stay open without pressure or fear. Guide my steps, even when...

Permission Prompts for January You do not need to answer these perfectly. You do not need to act on them. Let them sit with you. What feels daunting or demanding about the push to start fresh this January? What part of your life needs acknowledgment before anything new is added? If you gave yourself permission to look somewhere different, where might your eyes go? That is enough for now. If you would like to explore this more deeply, my friend and grief coach Chris and I are hosting a Vision...