Sometimes life doesn’t unfold in perfect order. Sometimes you buy the champagne golf cart before you have the downtown house — and maybe believing in where you’re going is part of how you get there. 🛺✨
Category: Deliberate Desires
Do Something That Scares You
A company staycation, Class III and IV rapids, and one very unexpected bucket-list moment on Tennessee’s Ocoee River. Sometimes the best adventures begin with doing something that scares you.
Back to Routines – On Purpose
As summer begins to loosen its hold, there’s something refreshing about returning to routines. A new season can be the perfect invitation to reset, begin again, and choose the rhythms that help us live a little more deliberately.
A Little Left of Center
Being left-handed means learning to navigate a world designed for everyone else — from smeared ink and spiral notebooks to scissors, lecture-hall desks, and dinner-table elbow battles. A lighthearted celebration of the quirky, adaptable little club I’m proud to call my own.
When There Is No One Above You
Today would have been my father Franklin H. Hopkins’ 94th birthday. A reflection on the quiet ache of missing him—and the moment we realize there is no longer a generation above us.
Summer Storms
Life has a way of surprising us with unexpected storms. But just like the most wicked summer thunderstorm, they never last forever. Sometimes the rain that soaks us is the very thing that helps us grow.
Three Deliberate Delights Worth Remembering
Before rushing into a new week, pause and reflect on three simple moments that made you smile. Sometimes the ordinary becomes extraordinary simply because we choose to notice it.
Love Doesn’t Leave
Three years after losing my mom, I reflect on the love, gratitude, and memories that never fade. A heartfelt tribute to the woman who shaped my life and continues to inspire Deliberate Desires.
Softened, Not Shattered: You Are Sea Glass
What if the hardest seasons of your life aren’t breaking you—but gently shaping you into something more beautiful? Discover the quiet reminder hidden in a simple piece of sea glass.
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