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A Very Personal Reflection on Our First Year in Tennessee

A year of letting go, starting over, and trusting God with the details...

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Brittany Xavier
Mar 02, 2026
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A year ago I was wondering if we had made a huge mistake. Now I can't imagine living any other way, and it's not for the reasons I expected. God has been in every detail of this year, some so perfectly timed they still give me chills. How it felt to finally close the California chapter, the reality of those first weeks in our new home, the morning routine that changed everything for me as a mom, why I stepped back from the content I was known for, and some new beginnings for our family I haven't shared here yet...

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