She is risen

I joked last year on my birthday that 33 would be my ‘Jesus Year’- a year where I would live life more fully and abundantly than ever- in a spirit of rising above all the chaos that life had previously afforded me. In declaring a Jesus Year, I suppose I didn’t fully understand the weight of how those words would actually manifest. After a harsh year of losing family, my job, my home, and my dog, I was indeed shaken to my core and in many cases believed that the universe organized and coalesced in a way of sarcastic humor to challenge those exact words- Jesus Year. Through a year of the complete persecution and crucifixion of my spirit, it was easy for me to believe that God had somehow abandoned me to figure it out on my own. It wasn’t until I had to lean on so many of you who showed me kindness and grace and love, that I realized God had in fact been there the whole time- through YOU. Thank you for loving me, defending me, standing up for me, and showing up for me. The magnitude of gratitude that I feel is indescribable. Thank you friends, family, strangers, and haters for pushing me towards greatness.

What was once a midlife crisis has now become a moment of midlife clarity- my purpose is renewed, my strength is recharged and I am more than ready to receive all of the great things life still has to offer. Life gets better. If you should find yourself in circumstances that are scary and enigmatic just remember, setbacks are setups for comebacks. Give yourself the grace to figure it out- with a cast of support behind you. You most assuredly WILL PERSEVERE.

I’m excited to begin year 34 with a brand new gig (more details to come) and dozens of other opportunities that will allow me to continue impacting the communities and spaces that I love most (and make a decent bag at the same time lol). I hope to keep making you all proud as I promise to continue being guided by my moral compass and maintain values of humility and integrity in all that I do.

Cheers to a better year for us all-

xoxo

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