For years, there was a quiet longing growing underneath the life everyone else could see.

I spent years in leadership, serving meaningful missions, managing responsibilities, and constantly moving from one deadline to the next. From the outside, life looked successful. But deep down, I was craving something different.

A slower morning.
A peaceful home.
Time to write, create, reflect, and simply breathe.

Years later, I discovered words from other cultures that perfectly described what my heart had been searching for all along.

The Danish call it hygge — creating warmth, comfort, and connection.

The Swedish embrace lagom — living with balance and “just enough.”

The Norwegian concept of lykke centers on joy found in gratitude, simplicity, and relationships.

And the Korean idea of jeong speaks to the deep bonds formed through shared life, care, and belonging.

When I found these ideas, something inside me quietly said: Yes. This is the life I’ve been longing for.

Not a life without purpose, but one filled with deeper meaning.

I wanted a life centered around faith, family, creativity, hospitality, storytelling, and the sacredness of ordinary days. I wanted work that aligned with my values instead of competing against them.

Then life slowed down unexpectedly, and I realized this season might not be an ending after all.

Maybe it was an invitation.

An invitation to finally begin building the life I had secretly wanted for years.

That is part of why Chicks on the Road exists — to create a life rooted in warmth, beauty, faith, story, meaningful work, and intentional living along the road ahead.