During my time working with the Chicago Sky, I met many people, built some new relationships, and learned a tremendous amount about myself. One thing that resonated with me relatively sooner than later was that I did not enjoy being an athletic trainer anymore. The joy and passion that I once had vanished. Shocking right? The one thing that I strived to do and completed all this schooling for, I did not enjoy anymore. I had zero desire to work in professional sports. I rejected an offer to work at Unrivaled, I told people no to working back with collegiate basketball players. I had no desire whatsoever to work as a traditional athletic trainer anymore. I was determined to find something else that I enjoyed. With that came me deciding where I was going to live. It was the first time in my life where I was choosing where I was going to live and not a job choosing for me. I was in between two places. Staying in Los Angeles, or moving to Texas. I had absolutely grown to love my community in LA. The church I became a part of, my Rams fandom, the west coast time zone, and the weather were all main factors for me wanting to stay. I began to search and apply for jobs and as you would expect, the cost of living was not matching up with the jobs that were being offered for athletic trainers. I ended up eventually finding a clinic role that paid an okay salary. By no means was it great, but it wasn't the worst out there by any means. I would have my weekends and evenings off just how I wanted. I ended up completing an interview and it would well to the point they asked me to come visit in person after the conclusion of the Chicago Sky season. I was pretty excited but I wasn't sold. 
While working in the NBA, I would always go to pre-game chapel to hear a short biblical message. That same routine for me continued in the WNBA. The team chaplain for the Chicago Sky was very stoic with her words and delivery. After she said a closing pray for everyone in attendance, she pulled me to the side and when I say God will use angels to deliver messages, He certainly does. Here's what she said, "I feel it in my spirit that you will have an opportunity presented to you soon, do not rush into making a decision." I'm looking around like God how, how does this woman know exactly what I have going on. She prayed for me and I left that room with a new sense of joy and conviction that whatever His will is for my life, is greater than anything I could think or imagine. While I was looking for jobs in LA, I was also looking for jobs in Texas. Not too long after I left that chapel session, I was notified by a job that I had applied to previously that I thought was not going to work. Things kept aligning and my steps were being ordered faster then i could walk. Fast forward a couple months from then and I am living in Texas working at that job that I thought wasn't going to work out. "But God" as my mother would say. It's been three months since I started working at my new job and when I say I am at such peace! I reflect back on the year 2025 and one thing I am grateful for as I begin the year 2026, is a peace of mind. There's nothing like having peace of mind sound in Jesus! When you know who you are because of Whose you are, there's not power like it. 
This past year I was able to attend weddings, Texas and Rams games, family events and I was also able to be at home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was the first time I was able to be at home with family during the holidays in nearly a decade. Family and friends all asked me how was I liking my new job, do I miss working in the NBA. My resounding answer was, "I enjoy being able to do the things I want to do, going to be at 9:00pm, being able to be with family, and most importantly being able to authentically and genuinely be myself." That is what brings me peace. Do I miss it? I miss the relationships I built, I definitely miss the access to food, but do I miss the basketball or the games? I do not. I am thankful that God allowed me to accomplish my dreams. I was able to work for six professional basketball teams in four years. Five NBA and one WNBA. None of that would have been possible without Him. I am so eager to achieve the next goals and desires of my heart that He has given me.