How do you prepare yourself for parts of your life you didn’t want or ask for?
Because, ready or not, life is happening.
There was a time when “fake it till you make it” felt motivating.
Now it just feels exhausting.
I don’t want to fake strength.
I don’t want to pretend I’m unbothered.
I don’t want to convince myself I’m fine if I’m not.
It’s okay to not be okay —
and still be okay.
Maybe preparation doesn’t look like bracing.
Maybe it looks like breathing.
Maybe it’s not about forcing courage —
but about letting trust take root in places we didn’t choose.
Some seasons aren’t something you gear up for.
They simply arrive.
And you either tighten up against them,
or you learn to stand quietly inside them.
I’m learning that strength doesn’t always look like certainty.
Sometimes it looks like surrender.
Like rest.
Like quiet trust in the middle of the unfamiliar.
“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:
‘In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength.’”
— Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)
Where I Found My Voice 
I see a lot of strength in this as you lean into God’s control of the entire picture as with every situation, especially the tough uncharted ones. Extra specific prayers will be covering you both. The foundation based on faith and love you have laid and continue to reinforce will give your little guy just what he needs for the balance. God still has this! Love yall dearly!
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