"Your Off-Season: Gratitude for Those Who Showed Up When It Mattered Most"

As I drove home after dropping my youngest daughter at school, I saw a lifeless cat lying at a busy intersection.
Cars drove over it, through it, and around it, yet no one stopped to move it from the road—not even me. I, too, chose to drive around it.
It struck me how often life mirrors this moment. We encounter people in their seasons of despair, struggle, or exhaustion, yet it can be easy to avoid leaning in or offering help.

Take a moment today to thank those who chose differently—those who leaned into your discomfort and walked alongside you in your pain.
These people are true gifts, godsends in human form. It’s easy to be loved and cherished in your on-season, but there’s a profound beauty in being cared for during your off-season. These are the moments when you feel lifeless, make poor decisions, are caught in confusion, transformation, or simply stuck at an intersection in life.
Cherish those who show up for you when you're most vulnerable. Their love is a reminder of grace in its purest form.