This winter has been a hard one in our small Northwoods community. Over the past couple of weeks, three friends of ours have been involved in two separate life altering accidents. One friend was involved in a severe snowmobile crash a couple weeks ago and has been in the hospital with multiple injuries including bleeding on the brain. He has thankfully come out of the coma and is awake, but still isn’t able to speak yet. Last night, two more friends were struck by a car while leaving snowmobile races. One is currently in critical condition in an induced coma, and the other is recovering from a broken hip. These are good people with families who love them deeply, and right now those families are facing some very heavy days. If you’re the praying type, or someone who believes in sending good thoughts into the world, I’d be grateful if you kept them and their families in mind today. Sometimes life reminds us how fragile it all is. Hug your people a little tighter tonight.

13% of us have used a sick day for this reason. What is it?

Someone in your world is building something incredible… and they deserve more visibility. Now’s your chance to shine a light on them. ✨ Here’s how it works: 1️⃣ Tag the person you’re nominating. 2️⃣ Tell us what they’re building. 3️⃣ Share why they deserve more visibility. 4️⃣ No links. (You can include a picture if you’d like!) ⚠️ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭: They must be a member of this community to receive the pinned spotlight post. If they’re not in here yet, tag them AND send them an invite to join. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. One random winner will be chosen and featured with a pinned spotlight post on Friday, March 6th. Let’s celebrate each other! Ready… go. 🌍✨

First of all… WOW. The nominations in this thread were incredible. Seeing everyone lift each other up and recognize the amazing work being built behind the scenes is exactly the kind of energy that makes this community special. After a random draw, our spotlight winner is… ✨ @Alisha Smith ✨ Alisha was nominated by @Fatima Teixeira, who shared how Alisha is building a beautiful community called The Collective... it holistic teachers and helping expand healing to more people. Fatima, thank you for taking the time to recognize someone doing such impactful work. 💛 And Alisha, congratulations! Your work clearly touches a lot of people, and we’re excited to give you the spotlight here. I’ll be reaching out to you via direct message so we can coordinate your Pinned Spotlight Post for tomorrow, where you’ll have the opportunity to share more about what you’re building with the community. Let’s all show Alisha some love in the comments! 🎉 Huge thank you to everyone who participated, nominated someone, or was nominated. This thread was full of incredible builders and supporters. Grateful for each of you! 🙌 @Nick Nebelsky @Gary Boyd @Vanessa Delich @Melissa Boster @Marisa Nunziato @Fatima Teixeira @Alisha Smith @Cristal Vancarson @Artworqq Kevin Suber @Donna Thornton @Sybil Hall @Christy Teeter @Kristi Rieke @Edgar Brincat @Lynice Bamm @Abigail Ringger @Tim Adam @Jill Hart @Siloh Moses @Andrew Jules @David Iya @Tiffany Noel Taylor

There was a season of my life where I was doing everything right… Working. Showing up. Providing. Smiling. Holding it all together. And still… Something in my spirit kept whispering, “There is more than just surviving.” Not more pressure. Not more hustle. Not more noise. More purpose. More peace. More God-led living. But when I stepped into online business and personal growth spaces… Everything felt loud. Fast. Performance-driven. And I remember thinking: Where do women go who love God… but are tired? Where do moms go who want freedom… but refuse to lose themselves to get it? Where is the space where you can grow spiritually AND financially… without losing your softness? So I built the space I needed. Not perfect. Not polished. But rooted. Rooted to Rise is for the woman who: Feels called to more… but is scared to say it out loud. Loves her family deeply… but knows she was also created for impact. Is done with “prove yourself” culture… and ready for become who God already says you are culture. This is not a hustle space. This is not a pressure space. This is not a “fake it till you make it” space. This is a: 🌿 Faith first 🌿 Healing allowed 🌿 Learn business without overwhelm 🌿 Build legacy, not just income 🌿 Come as you are, grow as you’re led space I’m not here as a preacher. I’m not here as someone who has life perfectly figured out. I’m here as a woman who chose to stop running from God’s calling… Even while scared. Even while doubting. Even while still healing. And I created a space for women doing the same. If something in you feels emotional reading this… If you feel seen… If you feel that quiet pull that says “maybe this is for me”… You are already welcome here. 🌸 Come be rooted. 🌸 Come rise.