Holidays

Valentine’s Day, Honestly - Set Forth NY

Valentine’s Day, Honestly

Karen Arcilla

Valentine’s Day comes with a lot of expectations. This short reflection looks at the day as it often is  simple, familiar, and lived in real time, without the pressure to...

Valentine’s Day, Honestly

Karen Arcilla

Valentine’s Day comes with a lot of expectations. This short reflection looks at the day as it often is  simple, familiar, and lived in real time, without the pressure to...

Christmas, However It Finds You - Set Forth NY

Christmas, However It Finds You

Karen Arcilla

Christmas doesn’t arrive the same way for everyone. Sometimes it comes with laughter, sometimes with quiet, and sometimes on a different day altogether. However it finds you, there is room...

Christmas, However It Finds You

Karen Arcilla

Christmas doesn’t arrive the same way for everyone. Sometimes it comes with laughter, sometimes with quiet, and sometimes on a different day altogether. However it finds you, there is room...

A Thanksgiving Letter, 2025 - Set Forth NY

A Thanksgiving Letter, 2025

Karen Arcilla

Thanksgiving reminds us that the light we carry isn’t ours alone. It’s shaped by the people who hold it with us, especially in the gentlest ways

A Thanksgiving Letter, 2025

Karen Arcilla

Thanksgiving reminds us that the light we carry isn’t ours alone. It’s shaped by the people who hold it with us, especially in the gentlest ways

A Gentle Kind of Freedom: A Note for the 4th of July - Set Forth NY

A Gentle Kind of Freedom: A Note for the 4th of...

Karen Arcilla

While fireworks fill the sky, this letter is for the ones who crave quiet freedom — and a reminder you’re never truly alone.

A Gentle Kind of Freedom: A Note for the 4th of...

Karen Arcilla

While fireworks fill the sky, this letter is for the ones who crave quiet freedom — and a reminder you’re never truly alone.

Pink floral arrangement in a miniature bicycle basket with a “Happy Mother’s Day” sign.

The Gift of Light: Why Candles Are the Perfect ...

Karen Arcilla

Some lights never fade — they grow stronger with time, guiding us with quiet strength and unwavering love. This Mother’s Day, honor that timeless light with a gift that speaks...

The Gift of Light: Why Candles Are the Perfect ...

Karen Arcilla

Some lights never fade — they grow stronger with time, guiding us with quiet strength and unwavering love. This Mother’s Day, honor that timeless light with a gift that speaks...

A Light That Lingers: Reflecting on Easter and the Hope It Leaves Behind - Set Forth NY

A Light That Lingers: Reflecting on Easter and ...

Karen Arcilla

Even as Easter comes to a close, its message remains—hope, renewal, and the quiet courage to begin again. At Set Forth NY, we believe in carrying that light forward, one...

A Light That Lingers: Reflecting on Easter and ...

Karen Arcilla

Even as Easter comes to a close, its message remains—hope, renewal, and the quiet courage to begin again. At Set Forth NY, we believe in carrying that light forward, one...