Jul 30 • General discussion
I'm Back! (Kind of...)
Hey Friends!
I've missed you! It's been almost a month of quiet on my end, and I want to be honest with you about why — because that's always been the promise of this space: no polished script, just the real journey.
On January 26th, life took a sharp turn for me and I started walking a road I didn't choose.
My dearest friend of over 25 years — a woman who became like a second mom to me after I lost my own mother — began a health journey that would go on to consume nearly every quiet moment of my life for months.
I tried to keep showing up here and on social media, trying to encourage others and resume building this community and my business — while a piece of my heart was crumbling a little more each day.
On July 4th, she completed her journey here on Earth and was promoted to her Heavenly Reward. And if I'm honest, it knocked the wind out of my sails in a way I wasn't fully prepared for. We prayed and believed for the best but as the end grew near we knew it was just a matter of time - and I just needed a minute. So thank you for sticking with me.
I know, in my heart of hearts, that she's in a far better place. Scripture tells us that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8), and I took comfort in knowing that when she closed her eyes here on Earth, she opened them in Heaven with our Lord and Savior and those who went on before her. But knowing where she is now doesn't erase how much I and so many others who love her miss her here. Both things are true at once — she's home, and I'm heartbroken. Grief and faith have been holding hands through all of this, and I'm learning that's allowed.
If you're going through a hard time or something similar, I encourage you to keep going, have faith, trust the process and believe better is coming. There were days I wondered if I had the strength to keep going myself. I share this not for sympathy, but because I suspect some of you know exactly what that tension feels like: showing up for everyone else while something in you is quietly breaking. If that's you right now, in any corner of your life — I see you. You're not failing because it's hard.
I'm not fully back to where I was, and I won't pretend to be. But I am back. And even in the middle of one of the toughest seasons of my life, I kept learning — I actually completed two AI certifications during this time, which provided a nice distraction from my reality. I'm excited to bring that back here in the form of real, valuable, motivating content to help move your business and your life forward.
Thank you for your patience with me while I heal and thank you for still being here.
Let's keep building — together, at whatever pace we need. I appreciate each and every one of you!
I'm rooting for you! 💛
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