<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Whispers to the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whispers To The Moon]]></description><link>https://candacerenee310.wixsite.com/whispers-to-the-moon/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:38:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Body That Remembers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm dancing in my living room this morning, barefoot on the hardwood floor, and the music is something slow and deep, all bass and rhythm, something I can feel in my chest.



My hips move first. Then my shoulders. Then my arms lift and flow down, reaching and swaying.]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/the-body-that-remembers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a49b6b00e6d4656949992ff</guid><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:11:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_d82d5bd971ad404caf2c8a3e89f0820c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Edge of Something]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm walking along the river this evening, and the water is dark and smooth, reflecting the sky, deep blue fading to gold at the horizon. The air smells like water and earth and something green I can't name. My feet move steady on the path, and I'm not thinking about where I'm going or how long I've been walking. I'm just walking. The path curves, and I follow it, my hand brushing against the tall grass that grows along the edge. There's a bench up ahead, and I sit down, facing the water. The...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-edge-of-something</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c73b3c5ed83abd8bc0190c</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:11:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_6929fe8a3fde406cadf6401722bcac08~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | What Time Does]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting on my front steps this afternoon, and the air is thick with heat and the smell of cut grass from somewhere down the street. A woman walks by with a dog, a golden retriever, tongue long out of his mouth, tail wagging. She smiles at me as she passes. "Beautiful day," she says. "It is," I say, and I mean it. She keeps walking, and I sit there, watching the street, the trees, the way the light falls through the leaves in shifting patterns. I've been sitting here for a while now. Not...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-what-time-does</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c41f34149f4fed56525bee</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:11:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_b0de3814bacc45c99e3bd823bf27f74b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Kitchen at Dusk]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm cooking dinner this evening, and the kitchen is warm with the smell of garlic and olive oil and something earthy, mushrooms, maybe, or the thyme I just chopped. I’m not sure, the smells are already beginning to blend. The light is fading outside, the sky turning soft and purple through the window above the sink. I'm barefoot on the cool tile floor, my hands moving without thinking, slicing, stirring, tasting. There's music playing. Something slow, instrumental, and romantic, just strings...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-kitchen-at-dusk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2d1e436a1fdc193bee24c</guid><category><![CDATA[Ordinary Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:11:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_d20535ab453247f586e28ebe8a5570c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | What Rain Teaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm walking home this evening, and the air smells like rain. Not rain that's falling, rain that's coming. The sky is heavy and gray, the clouds low and thick, pressing down. I've always loved rain. Not because it's romantic or poetic or any of the things people say about rain. But because rain doesn't ask permission. It doesn't apologize for falling. It doesn't wait for the right moment or the perfect conditions. It just... comes. And when it comes, it changes everything. The air. The light....]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-what-rain-teaches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2d12269ed8cb882ae3a8b</guid><category><![CDATA[Ordinary Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:11:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_13da5d55a08f4fa6b7216edf7651313a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[I walk away, the bag heavy in my hand, the scent of basil rising up around me.
And I feel it again, that quiet steadiness. That presence.
A man is next to me, looking at the roses. He glances over and says, "Hard to choose, isn't it?"]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-market</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2cfeab1bfd68174df1efb</guid><category><![CDATA[Ordinary Beauty]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:11:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_b0540a6bf99842e0809026f9096ee0ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Bookstore]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the bookstore this afternoon, and the air smells like paper and coffee and something faintly sweet, maybe vanilla from the candles they sell near the register. The light comes through the tall windows in long, golden beams, catching dust motes that drift slowly through the air. I'm holding a book I haven't decided whether to buy yet. The cover is soft under my fingers, the spine uncracked, different than my vintage books I collect at home. I flip through the pages, not really reading,...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-bookstore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2cf0adbf1d5b6012f1926</guid><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_6875ff77ea1645dea4667200cd10d79b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Dress]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm getting dressed this morning, and I pull a dress from the back of my closet. It's pale blue. Soft cotton. The kind that's been washed so many times it feels like it's part of your skin. I slip it over my head and feel the fabric settle against my body, light, easy, like it was made for summer mornings like this. The cotton smells faintly of lavender from the drawer where it's been folded. Clean. Simple. I smooth it down over my hips and feel the way it moves with me, not clinging, not...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-dress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2ce4869ed8cb882ae3457</guid><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_c47516213bac4750aebe71cbdc901970~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | What I'm Learning to Want]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting on the porch this evening with a glass of wine, and the air smells like jasmine. It's thick and sweet, almost intoxicating, the kind of scent that makes you want to breathe deeper, slower, like you could taste it if you tried. The light is soft. Golden. The kind that makes everything look like a memory even while it's happening. It catches in the leaves of the jasmine vine, filters through the branches overhead, settles warm on my bare arms. I take a sip of wine and let it rest on...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-what-i-m-learning-to-want</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c2cd5ed67c72d7ecb86233</guid><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:11:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_80a53d413dc14c669805efb9448adf60~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Body That Knows]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm dancing in my living room this afternoon, and the windows are open. The music is something slow and rhythmic, something I can feel in my hips, in my chest, in the way my feet press into the floor. I'm barefoot. The wood is cool under my feet. I close my eyes and let my body move. Not thinking about it. Not choreographing or performing or trying to look graceful. Just... moving. My hips sway. My arms lift and fall. My head tips back, and I feel my hair brush against my shoulders. The...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-body-that-knows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c184978f0e652aaa2c25ef</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_4cc64b5d0e8249cda62a7a1f7e603565~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Tide That Doesn't Apologize]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting at the edge of the lake this afternoon, and the water is moving. Not dramatically. Just... breathing. In and out. Small waves lapping at the rocks near my feet. The sun is hot on my shoulders. The air smells like pine and wet stone. And then it comes. That pull. That heat. That wave of something I can't name, desire, maybe, or longing, or just... aliveness. It moves through my chest, down into my belly, spreading through my limbs like warmth. I used to brace against this feeling....]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-tide-that-doesn-t-apologize</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c183dcb9d5370ce3242391</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_ec5eefe37d7a48008e76322ee1f2f25c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Day That Scattered Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wake up late, and the first thing I feel is my heart, already racing before I'm fully conscious. I sit up too fast, and the room tilts slightly. My chest is tight, like someone's pressing down on my sternum with the flat of their hand. I'm already making lists in my head before my feet touch the floor. I walk to the kitchen, and notice the coffee maker is empty. I forgot to buy coffee yesterday. Or the day before. I can't remember. The morning light is coming through the window, bright,...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-day-that-scattered-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c1825f8f0e652aaa2c20c2</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:17:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_b283e51675e34f31b036edc0c9f655ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | You Don't Discover By Thinking Harder]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the garden this afternoon, pulling weeds, and I think of my grandpa. Not in a sad way. Just... he's there. I can see his hands, thick fingers, always warm, but worn from hard work, the way they'd rest on my shoulder when I was small. The weight of them. Solid. Certain. I pull another weed and sit back on my heels. I used to think that when people died, you lost access to what they gave you. That the feeling of being held by them disappeared with their body. But sitting here now, dirt...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-you-don-t-discover-by-thinking-harder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c1817bd25f3712fa750ce8</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_5608d8b8401645a2af5693fa70186c8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Bravest Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wake up this morning feeling intrigued about connection, and the first thing I think is: I could download them again. The dating apps. The ones I deleted months ago. I could do it right now. Open the app store. Search. Download. Set up my profile. Be doing something about this aloneness instead of just sitting in it. The thought pulls at me like a current. I reach for my phone. My thumb hovers over the app store icon. I could. I really could. And part of me wants to, wants to feel like I'm...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-bravest-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c17ea736a1fdc193bbb56e</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 18:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_1b7c626d977445c49f21ca839a04245b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | Desire Without Resolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm lying in bed this evening, I just finished watching a show, all about romance and deep, true love matches, and I feel it. Desire. Not vague. Not abstract. The kind that sits low in my belly and radiates outward, making my skin feel too tight, my body too awake. I want touch. I want closeness. I want the weight of someone's hand on my hip, the warmth of breath against my neck. And I'm just... lying here with it. Not trying to extinguish it. Not trying to act on it. Just feeling it. Desire...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-desire-without-resolution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c17d59b9d5370ce3241465</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_a49111e294d34b89bb02007fab3486fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Necklace]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I am getting ready this morning, I'm looking through my jewelry for my favorite pair of earrings, and without warning my hand closes around something else. The necklace. I pull it out of my jewelry box slowly, and the chain catches the light, delicate and gold, and I feel my breath catch. He gave me this. So long ago. A small thing... thoughtful. The kind of gift that says I see you. I hold it in my palm, and the weight of it is familiar. I used to wear it all the time. And then I stopped....]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-necklace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c17cba69ed8cb882ab0b3e</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_eaaaf858e6924f39a1ccb43b2f9342e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Measure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Moon, I'm sitting in a park this afternoon, watching a couple on a blanket a few yards away. They're not doing anything remarkable. Just talking. Laughing. The kind of easy, unforced intimacy that doesn't need to announce itself. But I'm watching them, and I feel something tighten in my chest. Not jealousy. Not longing. Just... recognition. Because I know what that looks like. I know what it feels like to be met at that level. To have someone see you fully and not flinch. To feel the...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-measure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c17b8e36a1fdc193bbadb4</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:46:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_e07df000282b49fbba303764d5a95856~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Moon, I'm sitting across from an old friend at dinner, and the question arrives without warning. Why have we never tried this? He's telling me about his week, and I'm listening, and suddenly I'm wondering: Is there something here I've been missing all these years? He's kind. He's interested in what I think. He's available in all the ways that usually feel impossible. On paper, this makes sense. And how sweet would our story be, two people who were close friends for so long finally start...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-question</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c17ad636a1fdc193bbabf3</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:11:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_e4dcebc6b4b846f2a1ecc28001143a9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Email]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Moon, I'm sitting at my desk, and the email is open in front of me. "Thank you for your interest in the position. We've decided to move forward with another candidate..." I read it twice. Three times. The words don't change. I set my hands flat on the desk and feel the cool surface against my palms. My chest is tight. There's a heaviness settling in my stomach, the kind that says: You didn't make it. And I notice: I'm already making it mean something. You're not good enough. You tried...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-email</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c179cf8fe05188d48a2ef0</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:11:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_4c52e42c21f447459c9763fb89f969c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Whispers | The Bench Between Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting on a bench in the park this afternoon, and there's a woman sitting on the bench next to mine. She's reading a book, her legs crossed, a coffee cup balanced on the armrest beside her. She looks completely absorbed, the way people look when they're not aware of being watched, when they're just... here. And I notice her. Not in the reaching way. Not in the performing way. Just... noticing. The way her hair falls across her face when she leans forward. The way she smiles at something...]]></description><link>https://www.whisperstothemoon.com/post/becoming-whispers-the-bench-between-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b3926319a7028f2bc34d9a</guid><category><![CDATA[The Quiet Season]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Becoming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d7663_c3fc1b856f924697b4fcf459ce3c2020~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Candace Regan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>