When the storms hit, most of us ask: “Why me?”
But this week, I had to flip the question: “Why not me?”
Because gathered goodness doesn’t always come dressed as laughter and abundance. Sometimes it shows up as lessons in the storm — pulling together both the highs and the lows until they make sense.
This week, I celebrated a high: becoming a Wayfair Creator. That’s gathered goodness. A blessing that fits perfectly with who I am — faith, fellowship, flowers. A seat at the table I’ve been building my whole life.
But in the same week, the lows hit: no flower orders, cold DMs left on read, DoorDash runs draining my spirit and my car, no callbacks on job applications. The storm felt heavy.
And yet… gathered goodness.
Because why not me?
The Why Not Me Perspective
I am a natural-born creative. I create with my eyes closed. I was made by the Creator, so I am anointed to create.
So why not me to hold this storm? Why not me to grow through it? Why not me to be equipped?
Here’s the truth: storms don’t come to strip us — they come to reveal what’s already in our hands. Many times before the storm, God has already given us the equipment we need. We just don’t know how to use it until the rain starts falling.
The Confirmation
And because God never leaves me guessing, He sent confirmation. At a journaling session this week, a woman simply said: “Why not me?”
Checkmate. Full circle.
It was God whispering: You’re not just surviving this storm. You’re built for it.
The Gathered Goodness in the Storm
This week reminded me: gathered goodness isn’t just the fellowship dinners, the laughter with friends, or the flowers at the table. It’s also in the lessons, the storms, the stripping away, and the rebuilding.
The goodness is in knowing you’re equipped. The goodness is in realizing that every season — even the stormy ones — is still gathering you closer to God, closer to purpose, closer to the table He set for you.
Closing & CTA
So this week, I’m not asking “Why me?” anymore. I’m declaring: “Why not me?”
Why not me to walk through the storm and still gather goodness?
Why not me to live out faith, fellowship, and flowers — even when orders aren’t coming in?
Why not me to keep building tables where others can gather, even while I’m learning to trust in my own season?
The storm doesn’t cancel the goodness. It gathers it.
✨ And speaking of gathering, the table is officially set:
The inaugural Floral & Spice is LIVE. Tickets are available now.
Come laugh, eat, cry, fellowship, and be poured into. This isn’t just dinner — this is Gathered Goodness. 💐