this might be the story you needed to hear...
We spent the day yesterday making over our 11-year-old daughter's room while she was away at my parents' for the weekend.
It honestly felt like one of those reality TV shows—paint-stained hands, the hum of music playing in the background, hearts full of anticipation—all for the big reveal, which I’ll be recording when she gets home later today.
As I stood at the foot of her bed—the same bed I first laid eyes on sixteen years ago, long before I ever imagined her into existence—I felt a wave crash over me.
Back then, I was single.
No wedding band (yet). No baby on my hip.
Just a woman who knew in her bones that this home on the lake was hers.
And in saying yes to that knowing, I unknowingly said yes to her future too.
That version of me…
She was paving the way for this moment, this room, our sweet girl's joy—without even realizing it.
She trusted a dream before it made sense.
She chose to believe in what her soul whispered, even when the numbers didn’t line up and the timing felt all wrong.
And that courage changed everything.
Here’s the wild, holy breadcrumb trail that led us here:
Summer 2009 – Kayaking on the lake, spotted a For Sale sign, peeked inside the cottage. My whole body said yes…My brain said, “You absolutely can’t afford this.”
Fall 2009 – We bought our starter home. Cul-de-sac. No trees. The launching pad.
Winter 2013 – The Cottage came on the market again. I was pregnant with our girl. We tried to buy it, but failed. It wasn’t time.
Summer 2015 – The Cottage reappeared. We went all in. No contingencies or inspection. Sold our house in 9 days. Lost our funding. Found a new lender. Sent a letter straight from the heart. And they said… yes.
Fall 2018 – We built on. Doubled the square footage. Rooted in for the even bigger vision.
Spring 2024 – We built The Tree Haus. Now I host VIP days and intimate in-person retreats right here, on this land that once felt like a faraway dream.
To go from kayaking with friends to standing in our dream home to watching our daughter twirl with joy in her newly made-over room…
It’s so much more than a house on the lake.
It’s a testimony.
To vision.
To wild, makes-no-sense faith.
To staying in the game long enough to see the dream take shape.
And maybe the most beautiful part is this:
What started as my dream… became hers.
Which brings me to what I really came here to say:
IGNITE Your Dream LIVE is not just another event.
It’s a launch party for your vision.
A sacred container.
A celebration of your courage.
A call to action for the dream you haven’t dared to speak aloud in years.
It’s the last event of this kind I will be hosting for the foreseeable future.
And I want you there.
Because I know what happens when a woman chooses to trust her dream.
I know how many lives it touches.
And I know how fast the timeline accelerates once she does.
So here’s your sign.
Here’s your invitation.
Here’s your big reveal moment.
Get in the room.
Let your next chapter begin.
One day to swing open the door...
Your future self already knows what to do.
With all my heart,
xo - Amber