Good morning and welcome to another quiet little corner of Monday.

This episode came from a gentle, reflective place in my heart — the kind of place that notices how often we underestimate small things.

Small beginnings.
Small progress.
Small faith.

We live in a world that celebrates big, loud, dramatic transformations.

But God?

He has always had a soft spot for the small.

An acorn that becomes an oak tree.
A tiny jar of oil that becomes an abundance.
Loaves and fishes that become overflowing baskets.

And maybe most tender of all…

Little faith.

Wobbly faith.
Fear-wrapped faith.
Faith that shows up trembling but shows up anyway.

Because if this episode holds one truth I hope settles into your spirit, it's this:

Small has never intimidated God.

Little has never limited Him.

Even wobbly faith is still faith.

We talked about how easy it is to believe:

"If it's small, it doesn't matter."
"If I don't have much, not much can happen."
"If my faith feels shaky, it must not count."

And yet…

God's entire history says otherwise.

Some days, I come to Him with faith that feels brave.

Other days?

Faith wrapped tightly in fear, anxiety, questions, and "what ifs."

And still…

He receives it without disappointment.

Without condemnation.

With grace.

Always grace.

Tanya once said (and still believes):

"Faith doesn't always feel like courage.
Sometimes it feels like showing up while scared."

Tanya once said:

"My faith is strong.
My nerves are not.
God understands the difference."

And maybe my favorite reminder of all:

"You can bring God faith wrapped in fear.
He's never turned that away."

This episode is especially close to my heart during Lent —

This season of returning.
Recalibrating.
Softening.
Letting go of the illusion that we must arrive polished and perfect.

Because Lent gently reminds us:

We come as we are.

Sometimes steady.
Sometimes wobbly.
Sometimes peaceful.

But always welcome.

And so I'll leave you with the same question we explored together:

✨ What do you want multiplied in your life?

Peace?
Energy?
Joy?
Confidence?
Hope?
Patience?

And perhaps the braver question:

✨ How would you live if it overflowed?

Thank you for spending a few minutes of your Monday with me.

For listening.
For reflecting.
For walking this beautiful, imperfect, grace-filled life alongside us.

Take care of your small things this week.

They matter more than you think.

With so much love,
Tanya

Mini Monday Takeaways

You are building a life for yourself, not a stranger. Later, older you is still you.
This season is not a waiting room. Your life is happening now.
Small actions create momentum. Tiny wins truly count.
Schedule what matters. If it isn't scheduled, it gets sacrificed.
Choose one irreversible task. One decision that moves life forward.

If you're reading this, I just want you to know how genuinely glad I am that you're here with me. Mini Monday is about real life. Your real life. The one you're living right now.

This week, we talked about something that sounds small but is actually enormous:
You are not working for a stranger.
You are very well acquainted with the person you are working so hard for.
You are building a life for you — the same you that is reading this, just a few years down the road.

I kept thinking about that beautiful reminder from the woman in her eighties:
"This is the most wonderful time of your life. Remember to enjoy it."

Not someday.
Not "you'll miss this."
But now.

Because this season? This busy, messy, sometimes-chaotic middle?
It isn't a holding pattern.
It isn't the lobby before your real life begins.

It is your life.

And yes — the world feels loud. Fast. Unsettled.
But even here, even now, life is still packed with extraordinary possibilities.

Whether you're stepping into your wild-and-free empty-nest era or deep in the trenches of raising kids (and somehow also raising yourself), the invitation is the same:

Live intentionally.

Because if we don't gently direct our days, life will do it for us.
And life, bless it, is not always the most thoughtful planner.

So this week's Mini Monday challenge is simple and totally doable:

Choose one irreversible task.

One forward-moving action.
One decision.
One tiny moment of proof that your life progressed.

Not everything.
Just one thing.

Friend, if your brain resisted? That's not failure — that's biology.
Human brains are wired for comfort and safety, not productivity and spreadsheets. We're not broken. We're human.

Which is why intentional living matters so much.
It's not about becoming a machine.
It's about becoming awake inside your own life.

So wherever you are right now — busy house, quiet house, workday, reset day — I hope you'll ask yourself:

"What can I do today that my future self will thank me for?"

Then do just that.

Nothing dramatic is required.
Just fingerprints on the day.

I'm cheering for you always 🤍

Love forever, Tanya