12/01/2025
We’re all being called in different directions and it happens all at the same time …
the growing, the shedding, the expanding, the pull backs.
And then you add children, and everything just becomes… more.
Not necessarily louder or heavier, just deeper.
Every stage they move through touches something inside of you.
Each child a mirror and a teacher. They show you..so honestly, what in you still needs attention or healing. The things we label as their shadowy corners are usually the exact places in ourselves we haven’t dealt with yet. And every moment of frustration is really an invitation to look inward first.
I’ve developed a whole new level of respect for people with a handful of kids. The amount of challenge and blessing they hold at once… you need a certain vessel for that. A capacity. And I don’t think we recognize how enormous that really is.
And in the end, every child brings more love, more depth, and more layers of work. It’s wild that the souls we treasure most are also the ones who stretch us the furthest. But maybe that’s exactly how it’s meant to be — our greatest gifts becoming our greatest transformation.