We all carry stories—some loud, some quiet, and some that don’t get shared until much later. My own story includes seasons of uncertainty, emotional exhaustion, and rebuilding from places that felt impossible at the time. These weren’t pretty chapters, but they were transformative ones. Those seasons didn’t break me; they built me. They shaped the way I show up. They taught me how to meet people in the messy middle without judgment or pressure. And from that journey came the

There comes a moment in growth that feels like standing in a doorway. Behind you: the familiar version of you — the one people got used to. Ahead: the version God is shaping — quieter in spirit, stronger in identity, wiser in boundaries. And right in the middle is where it gets hard. Because people will always remember the version of you that benefited them. The agreeable you. The available you. The "I’ll bend so you’re comfortable" you. But God is growing the “I honor my cal