08/30/2026
Hello cookie friends. Wherever this finds you today—I wish you hope. Wherever this finds you today—I wish you peace. Wherever this finds you today—I wish you the knowledge, deep within, that you are loved and cheered on and worthy. I don’t know what you’re walking through today, I don’t know what burdens you carry…but I know that there’s life on the other side of all these things. If nothing else, I want to stand as a reminder that there are far better things ahead than any we could leave behind. Promise me one thing? Never give up on goodness. It’s often hard to find, but it does exist. This has always been my heart’s aim here: to remind myself (and anyone else that lingers) that there is a hope beyond all hopes, a light in the darkest place and beauty that can outshine it all. And today, I am glad you’re here, friend. I am glad you’ve dared to continue on. Bravery rarely shouts—it’s most often the quiet determination to begin again.
Wishing you love with all my heart,
🤍Ellice
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“Give me your tired, your poor…I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” -Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus
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