As I sat in a quaint little cottage in Elk Grove, California not long ago, I found myself marveling over the rustic and beautiful decor that was oddly appropriate to my life circumstances in that moment. Directly above me at the time I started writing was a sign that read happily ever after. Over a nearby light switch was a strategically placed wall hanging that said dream. The guestbook on a table near the front door contained a world map with surrounding words like journey and adventure. The room still lingers freshly in my mind although it has been weeks since I was there. I inhaled the decorative encouragement and savored the brief, but sweet, escape to familiarity. I had never actually been to Elk Grove prior to that trip, but I was back home. In California. It didn't matter to me in that moment that Elk Grove wasn't where I wanted to permanently settle. I would sort the details out as I continued to move forward. The only thing I knew for certain in that moment is that I was blessed, grateful, and forever changed by the moment on Maui that led to it all.
