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About Breathe Peace

Welcome. This is a place shaped by stories of grace, love, and presence. May it be a place to pause, reflect, and breathe a little easier.

I first encountered the phrase Breathe Peace when a mentor, coach, and friend signed an email with it. There was no explanation attached. Just those two words at the bottom of the message.

Maybe it was where I was in my life at the time. Maybe it was the season I was walking through. But something about it clicked immediately. It didn’t feel like advice or instruction. It felt like permission.

Over time, Breathe Peace became a kind of mantra for me — through ups and downs, highs and lows, moments of clarity and moments of exhaustion. When things felt heavy, it reminded me to slow my breathing. When life felt scattered, it helped me come back to center. In many ways, it has been a saving phrase in my world.

So this site carries that name with gratitude. Thank you, Don Smith, for teaching me once again — not with many words, but with two that mattered.

So maybe this page is my way of paying that gift forward — a chance to share the same wisdom Don offered me all those years ago. Here, Breathe Peace takes shape in three intertwined ways — noticing grace, leaving love behind, and holding space when it matters most.

Finding Grace

Through Unlikely Altars, I reflect on grace showing up in unexpected places — baseball games and bar stools, grief and gratitude, laughter and longing. These are stories and reflections about noticing what’s already holy, even in the mess, and trusting that God meets us where we are.

Leaving Love

Through Loving Legacy, I write about why planning ahead matters. Not out of fear, but out of love. Having walked beside grieving families, I’ve seen how much peace it brings when final expenses are already cared for. Preparation, done gently, can be one last act of kindness — a way of leaving love behind.

Holding Space

Through Sacred Spaces, I create ceremonies that honor what is real. Weddings full of laughter. Memorials wrapped in memory. Gatherings shaped with honesty, care, and room for both tears and humor. These moments aren’t about perfection. They’re about presence.



May this page be an invitation

to slow down,

to pay attention,

to stay steady.

And may you breathe peace —

right where you are, without fixing a thing.