What Is Emerging in the Garden… and in You

I am home from Mexico and came back to a garden that is fully emerging.

Each day I find myself wandering outside, greeting my plant friends as they rise after this long, dry winter. There is something so grounding in witnessing their quiet endurance and now their return. It really is a season of renewal, resilience, and the joy of growth.

And I feel that same sense of emergence within myself. Ideas are coming together, threads are weaving, and I am feeling inspired by what is beginning to take shape.

At the same time, I have been sitting with a different kind of conversation.

This morning my mentorship group was talking about recovery and what we do when we are depleted. We found ourselves reflecting on times of high energy and productivity and how closely they mirror the seasons of pregnancy, birthing, and mothering. At our Women’s Wheel of Life gathering on Sunday, we spoke about this too—how the wheel is not linear but cyclical, and how we move between these phases again and again throughout our lives.

I was asked what I did to restore myself during the years when my children were young. I had three boys in three years and two more in the next eight years. My immediate answer was that I pushed through. Money was tight, help wasn’t readily available, and time for myself felt out of reach.

But as I sat with the question longer, I remembered something else.

There were moments when I stepped away. Sometimes just a few hours, occasionally a full day. My husband or mother would stay with the children, and I would immerse myself in something creative. For me, it was making Creative Memories albums.

Those hours felt different from the rest of my days. There was no to-do list, no constant tending. Just space. And in that space, something in me softened and opened. I could dream again. I could feel my creative spark return.

Where in your life are you feeling the stirrings of growth? Where might you also be needing restoration?

If you are finding yourself in a place of needing support, restoration, or simply a space to be held, I would be honored to work with you. You can learn more about my offerings [here].