Friends…
I’ve been sitting on this for a few weeks now… and every time I’ve tried to put it into words, I’ve just kind of paused.
Not because I didn’t want to share it…
But because it feels like one of those things where you just sit back and go,
God… only You could have done this.
And the craziest part?
This didn’t even start with me.
It started with my kids.
When You’re Just Trying to Help Your Kids Breathe Again
If you’ve been here for a while, you know our story.
You know what we’ve walked through.
You know what we’re still walking through.
And if I’m being honest… one of the hardest parts of all of this hasn’t even been my own grief.
It’s been watching my kids carry theirs.
Because as a mom… that’s the part that will absolutely undo you.
You can handle your own pain.
You can push through your own hard days.
But watching your kids struggle… and not being able to fix it?
There’s nothing harder than that.
And Fisher and Lily… they were in that place.
Not always loud. Not always obvious.
But heavy.
And I just kept praying…
God, please give them something.
Something that helps them.
Something that lifts even just a little bit of this weight.
Walking Into Something That Became So Much More
That’s when they started training at Hitch Fit.
And I’ll be honest with you… A good friend of mine introduced me to this gym.
At first, I didn't think much of it; it just felt like something to try.
Just something to get them moving.
Something to get them out of their heads a little bit.
But what it became?
I didn’t see that coming.
Because it wasn’t just a gym.
It became a place where they could release.
A place where they could feel strong again.
A place where I started to see glimpses of them again.
And if you’re a mom reading this… You know exactly what I mean when I say that.
Those little glimpses of your kids coming back to life?
They feel like everything.
And Then… God Started Connecting Dots I Didn’t Even Know Existed
Here’s where it gets wild.
Because while we were just trying to take care of our kids…
while we were just trying to get through another day…
God was doing something behind the scenes that we couldn’t see.
Through Fisher and Lily’s journey… Diana and Micah saw them.
They saw their transformation.
They heard a little bit of our story.
And somehow… that led them to me.
To Crazy Busy Mama.
To Reclaim the Table.
To everything God has been stirring in my heart for years.
And I remember thinking…
this is one of those moments.
The kind where you know it’s not coincidence.
When They Asked Me to Be on SoulFit TV
When Diana reached out about SoulFit TV, I was honestly just so honored.
But also… if I’m being real with you…
A little overwhelmed.
Because sharing recipes?
Talking about easy meals?
Helping you get dinner on the table?
That’s my comfort zone.
But sharing our story…
sharing Quintin…
sharing what this has actually looked like behind the scenes for me and my kids…
That’s a different kind of vulnerable.
But the more we talked, the more I realized something…
This wasn’t about having it all together.
This was about being willing to show up… right in the middle of it.
And after meeting with Diana and going through everything… we all just kind of knew—
One segment wasn’t enough.
Because this isn’t just about food.
This Is About the Table… and Why It Matters More Than Ever
If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you know my heart behind Reclaim the Table.
It’s never just been about meals.
It’s about connection.
It’s about slowing down.
It’s about bringing your people together in a world that pulls us in every direction.
But after losing Quintin…
That mission changed for me.
It got deeper.
Because the table became one of the only places that still felt steady.
It became where we could sit together… even when everything felt broken.
Where we could talk about him.
Where we could laugh, cry, pray… sometimes all in the same night.
And I realized something in that season…
It’s not about perfect meals.
It’s about presence.
Walking Into That Studio With All of It
So when I walked into that studio to record… almost a month ago now…
I didn’t walk in as someone who had it all figured out.
I walked in as a mom.
A mom who has walked through loss.
A mom who is still helping her kids navigate grief.
A mom who is learning to trust God in a way I never had to before.
And I just kept praying…
God, if you brought me here…
you’re going to have to carry me through this.
Because I don’t have the words on my own.
A Total God Thing… There’s No Other Way to Say It
When I step back and look at this whole story…
Fisher and Lily needing an outlet…
Walking into a gym…
Meeting the right people…
Being seen…
Being invited…
Getting to share this message…
You can’t plan that.
You can’t force that.
That’s God.
And it’s one of those reminders that I think we all need sometimes…
That even when you feel like you’re just surviving the day…
God is still working.
He’s still connecting things.
He’s still opening doors.
He’s still writing something bigger than you can see.
If You’re in a Hard Season Right Now…
I don’t know what you’re walking through.
But I do know this…
You don’t have to have it all together.
You don’t have to wait until you’re “healed” to move forward.
Sometimes it looks like showing up tired.
Sometimes it looks like doing the next right thing.
Sometimes it looks like just getting your family to the table.
And that counts.
That matters.
More than you know.
From My Table to Yours…
I’m so incredibly grateful for this opportunity.
Grateful for Diana and Micah.
Grateful for how God brought all of this together.
Grateful for YOU—because you’ve been part of this journey in ways you probably don’t even realize.
And if there’s anything I hope you take from this…
It’s this:
God is still writing your story too.
Even in the middle of the mess.
Even in the middle of the grief.
Even in the middle of the unknown.
This Is Just the Beginning…
This right here… this is really just part one.
Because there is so much more to this story.
More of what God did behind the scenes.
More of what this experience meant for me personally.
More of what He is still revealing through it.
And I can’t wait to share that with you.
Tune In
You can catch the episodes on SoulFit TV airing Monday, March 23 at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST on CTN, or stream anytime on the CTN app or SoulFit TV YouTube channel linked HERE.
And if you watch…
I hope you don’t just see me.
I hope you see what God can do…
with a life that’s still healing.
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With love,
Lori (Crazy Busy Mama) ❤️
