Pāhonoa te oro

We almost lost everything… over one missed bill. The lights shut off first. Then the silence hit—no TV, no fridge, just us pretending it was “fine.” My dad stopped talking as much. My mom smiled harder than usual. I thought this was how life would always feel. Then one night, everything changed, my dad got a call. A job. A second chance. It didn’t fix everything overnight, but slowly, the lights came back. So did the laughter. If you’re in the dark right now, stay. Your light might be closer