As I sit here writing, I’m working on the very website you’re reading right now.

And let me tell you — the most tragic (okay, maybe not the most tragic, but definitely tragic) thing happened: I accidentally deleted the entire homepage.

I’ve been working on this site for a while now — setting things up, designing, tweaking, building out every detail until it finally looked just right. I was in my zone, doing all the things, when one click erased everything.

Gone. Just like that.

When I tell you my heart dropped… whew. Normally, I would’ve cried. I probably would’ve shut the laptop and taken the rest of the day off. But this time, even though I was crushed — especially after customer service confirmed there was nothing they could do — I didn’t give up.

I took a breath, sat for a moment, and said to myself,

“Okay. There’s nothing I can do about what’s gone. But I can start again.”

So that’s what I did. I started over.

And as I began rebuilding, I realized — maybe someone needs to hear this.

Maybe you do.

It’s okay when things don’t work out the first time.

It’s okay when life doesn’t go the way you planned.

It’s okay when you expected smooth sailing but ended up in a storm instead.

There will be seasons when everything feels like it’s falling apart — when no matter how hard you try, things just don’t go right. But sometimes, that’s not the end. Sometimes, it’s because greater is coming.

Sometimes, the thing we’re trying hardest to hold onto is the very thing God is asking us to release.

Sometimes, what we were building might have been good, but God wants it to be better.

I’ve had so many moments in my life where I wished I had all the answers — where I wished I knew exactly what God was doing from season to season. And there were times when things I thought would last forever simply didn’t.

But when the tears dried and I finally looked up, I found peace.

Because just because something ended doesn’t mean your story is over.

Just because your marriage ended doesn’t mean you’re not worthy of love again.

Just because your child is struggling doesn’t mean joy won’t return to your home.

Just because you lost a job, a friendship, or even a loved one doesn’t mean there isn’t hope ahead.

Endings don’t erase purpose — they just make room for beginnings.

Sometimes, you have to rebuild.

Sometimes, you have to dig deep.

Sometimes, you have to start again.

But whatever it means for you in this season, remember this:

You are capable.

You are loved.

And you are worthy of all good things. 💛