Watching my kids become best friends and learning to love, forgive, and stand up for each other. I get a front row seat to their curiosity, their kindness, and their joy, and it is shaping me just as much as I shape them. They pull me back to what matters, again and again. Through loving them, I see glimpses of our Savior Jesus Christ, patient and constant. It is teaching me to love in ways that ask more of me than I thought I had.

To be present in a way I never was before. Not just in the big milestones, but in the small, ordinary moments that quietly shape a life. Little voices from another room, footsteps running through the house, laughter around the dinner table, stopping to pick up sticks on a walk. These moments pass quickly. My kids live fully in the moment, and I am learning, slowly, to notice it, stay in it, and not rush past what I will one day wish I could hold again.

The last few years have stretched our family in ways we never expected, and we are ready for stability and simple joy again. We would invest in our home by building a garden, planting trees, and creating a space that feels calm and lasting for our kids. We would travel to reconnect with family and friends we have missed. And we would give a portion to The Radiance Project, an effort I started to support local families walking through unexpected and difficult seasons.