And I realized I've been carrying so much shame about what I want, like wanting to build a family was somehow less than wanting a career 😔

But here's the thing nobody tells you: serving others, building a home, raising children—it requires every single skill you have. It requires strategy and creativity and patience and wisdom. It's not less demanding than any career. It's just different 💪

I think the world has made women feel like they have to choose between being valuable and being devoted to family. But what if devotion IS value? What if creating a safe space for people to be themselves, to grow, to feel loved—what if that's the most important work there is? 🏠

I'm not saying every woman should want this. I'm saying that the women who DO want this shouldn't be made to feel small about it. We should be celebrated for choosing depth over breadth, for choosing to know a few people really well instead of being known by many 💕

And here's my secret: I'm terrified sometimes. I'm scared I'm not strong enough, not wise enough, not patient enough. But then I remember my grandmother and my mother and all the women in my family who did this before me, and I realize—we're stronger than we know. We carry futures. We carry love. We carry life itself ✨

The freedom to choose our own path, even if that path looks traditional, is just as important as the freedom to choose something else 🤍