In this episode, I return to July 4th weekend in 2014 — the first time I saw Grace after more than nine months apart. The anticipation, the quiet morning, the scripting of what to tell her, the tension with Bill, and the overwhelming relief of holding my daughter again all collide in these pages. I talk about the visit itself, the emotional recalibration that followed, the struggle to stay in the current, the questions about family and future, and the deeper awakening of my core — the part of me I had buried long before prison. This is the day that reminded me who I am, who Grace is to me, and why faith and ballast matter more than ever.