The calling didn’t come with instructions

When I first heard the words Vision Board Party in my spirit, I didn’t even know what to do with them. I remember looking around my kitchen thinking, “What does that even mean, Lord?”

But the phrase wouldn’t leave. It kept returning during my quiet time. It stirred something deeper than curiosity. It stirred conviction.

I knew it wasn’t random. I also knew it wasn’t something I could fully explain. I didn’t have a business plan. I didn’t have funding or a team. I just had that one whisper and a heart that felt… wide open.

I came from the world of structure. This was different.

For over 40 years, I worked in tech as a Senior Programmer Analyst. My life was built on logic, clarity, precision. I thrived in environments where every process had a purpose and every outcome had a checklist.

But this moment, this invitation didn’t follow any of those rules. There were no spreadsheets. No timelines. No bullet points. Just a divine nudge. And an unfamiliar peace. That peace didn’t ask me to “figure it all out.” It simply asked me to follow.

I stopped needing permission

When you’re used to being the planner, the helper, the one everyone else leans on… it’s easy to delay your own dreams while you organize someone else’s.

I did that for years. I kept waiting for the right time, the right moment, the right level of clarity. But what if the clarity comes after the obedience? What if trusting God is what unlocks the next step?

Once I stopped asking for external validation, once I gave myself permission to trust what God had already put inside me, everything shifted.

Vision Partying was never just about crafts and glue sticks

That’s what some people assumed at first. “Cathy’s doing arts and crafts now?”
But I didn’t mind. I smiled. I stayed grounded. Because I knew what I was building.

I was creating sacred spaces. Rooms where women could pause, breathe, and dream again. Places where faith and imagination could sit at the same table.
Moments where someone who felt lost could walk away with hope and clarity. That’s not a craft. That’s a calling.

God doesn’t waste anything, not even the dreams we forget

This part still brings tears to my eyes. Years ago, my parents dreamed of starting a party business. They never got to pursue it. Life, family, finances. Things got in the way.

But I never forgot that dream. And now, in my sixties, I found myself stepping into a vision that was somehow both new and familiar. It felt like their dream had been waiting for me. Like God had held it gently, tucked away… and then, at the right moment, placed it in my hands, but with His twist. Not just a party business. A purpose business.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase

I used to think walking in purpose meant certainty. That if God called you, He’d give you all the answers right away. But sometimes, purpose looks like quiet beginnings.

Like writing in a notebook at your kitchen table. Like googling “how to host a vision board party” Like standing in front of a room with your heart pounding… and still saying yes.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect plan. You just need a willing heart. That’s what I learned.
And that’s what I’ll keep saying, to you, to me, to anyone who’s standing on the edge of something new.

“Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is say ‘yes’, even when you don’t know what’s next.”

Closing Reflection

If you’re in a season where you feel that gentle nudge… That inner whisper calling you toward something new… And you’re hesitating because you don’t have it all mapped out,I want you to hear this:

You don’t need a plan to begin. You just need purpose.

And if God placed that desire in your heart, He’ll meet you on the path.

You’re not late. You’re not behind. You’re right on time, and you’re not alone.