What if finding your purpose isn't about searching harder—but about noticing the need right in front of you and choosing to act? In this episode of Walk With Me Conversations, Stephanie sits down with Luke Mickelson, founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization built around a simple but powerful mission: "No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town." Luke's journey began in Idaho with one family, one bunk bed, and a desire to teach a group of young men about service. What happened next changed the direction of his life. Luke shares the moment he met six-year-old Haley, who had never had a bed of her own, and how watching her hug and kiss the bed he had built with his children made him realize that a bed represents far more than somewhere to sleep. It can mean safety, dignity, security, belonging, and the knowledge that someone cares. That experience became the spark for Sleep in Heavenly Peace and a much larger conversation about service, purpose, community, and our willingness to act on what Luke calls our "tiny moments." In This Conversation Stephanie and Luke explore: How growing up in a small Idaho community shaped Luke's understanding of service and giving back. The personal "fog" Luke was experiencing when service unexpectedly gave him a renewed sense of direction. How building one bunk bed with his children eventually grew into the Sleep in Heavenly Peace movement. Why having a bed is about much more than sleep—it can offer a child security, confidence, stability, and a place that belongs to them. The difference between wanting change and developing the desire to act. Luke's concept of "tiny moments"—those seemingly small opportunities to notice a need and do something about it. How service can shift our perspective on our own struggles and reveal passions we may not have known were there. Why meaningful volunteer experiences matter just as much as the mission itself. The extraordinary things that can happen when ordinary people decide, I can help. As Luke explains, we may not change the entire world every time we act on one of these moments—but we can change someone's world. Sometimes, that someone is us. About Luke Mickelson Luke Mickelson is the founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a nonprofit dedicated to building and delivering beds to children who otherwise may be sleeping on floors, couches, or other makeshift spaces. SHP's current leadership directory continues to identify Luke as the organization's founder. Luke is also the author of More Than Just a Bed, a phrase that captures one of the central lessons of his work: giving a child a bed is about providing much more than a piece of furniture. Connect With Luke & Sleep in Heavenly Peace Sleep in Heavenly Peace: https://shpbeds.org/ Through the SHP website, you can find a chapter near you, volunteer for a build or delivery, donate, explore starting a chapter, or apply for a bed for a child in need. Luke describes those opportunities in the conversation as ways communities can address child bedlessness locally. Contact Sleep in Heavenly Peace: https://shpbeds.org/contact-us/ Phone: 844-432-BEDS (2337) A Note From Stephanie One of the themes I continue to encounter through these conversations is that healing isn't only about what we are trying to leave behind. Eventually, we get to ask: What am I moving toward? That question is woven throughout my book, The Quiet Rebellion: Choosing Peace, Boundaries and Embodied Freedom After Trauma, and it is becoming an even larger part of my work with the opening of Root To Bloom Consulting, LLC. Luke's story is such a beautiful example of what can happen when we begin listening to those small internal nudges—the moments asking us to notice, choose, act, serve, create, or become something more. Sometimes the next chapter doesn't announce itself. Sometimes it looks like leftover lumber in the garage and one more bed that needs to be built. Continue the Conversation If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. As Luke points out in our conversation, simply talking about child bedlessness may reach a parent, neighbor, pastor, teacher, friend, or community member who knows a child sleeping without a bed. And there is much more waiting for you beyond the podcast. Visit https://WalkWithMeConversations.com to explore more conversations about healing, resilience, boundaries, purpose, and what becomes possible when we choose to move forward differently. You can also learn more about Stephanie's book, The Quiet Rebellion: Choosing Peace, Boundaries and Embodied Freedom After Trauma, and follow the next chapter of this work through Root To Bloom Consulting, LLC. Listen. Reflect. Share the conversation. And when your own tiny moment appears—consider what might happen if you act on it.