Connect What is the most rewarding part of being a mom?

Watching them grow into who they want to be, meeting milestones and enjoying the simple moments that turn into the best memories.

What is the biggest lesson motherhood has taught you?

Definitely patience! Having four girls in a variety of ages and personalities makes you learn to go with the flow, have grace and love unconditionally. It’s not easy. Some days feel like survival mode with snacks. But the reward? You get to be someone’s safe place in a world that can be loud and confusing. And that’s a kind of meaning most people spend their whole lives searching for.

What would you do with $20,000?

Honestly, I wouldn’t do anything fancy or overthought—I’d just take my girls somewhere warm and beautiful and let us breathe for a minute. It’s been a tough year for all of us, and I can feel how much we just need time together without stress, without rushing, without everything weighing on us. I’d want a place where we can wake up slow, laugh a lot, maybe sit by the water and just…be. No big agenda. Just us reconnecting, talking, being silly, and actually enjoying each other again.