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Somewhere along the way, society decided that being “consumed by motherhood” was a warning label. Don’t let motherhood consume you. Don’t lose yourself. Make sure you still have an identity. And lately, I’ve been sitting with that phrase and thinking… why is that automatically a bad thing? Because if I’m being honest, I’ve been fully immersed in motherhood lately and it’s been freeing. Not in a losing-myself way. Not in a disappearing-into-only-being-a-mom way. But in a this is the identity I...

Over the years, something unexpected happened: guilt became a shadow following me whenever happiness tried to enter my life. Three years later, and I still find myself feeling guilty for being happy. Have you ever gone through something so horrific that you couldn’t see a way out of it? That was me. I didn’t see a path forward. I didn’t see myself living beyond that moment. But God. He met me in the pieces. He met me in the quiet. He met me in the parts of myself I thought were too broken to...

It’s not always sunshine and rainbows and that’s okay. Let’s be real: Motherhood is a blessing. A privilege. A miracle. But let’s not pretend it’s easy! Because the truth is there’s no blueprint for this sh*t. It will test your patience, poke your insecurities, and stretch you in ways you didn’t know were possible. And it will also fill your heart with a kind of joy and depth you never saw coming. 🌧️ It’s Not Always Cute, Clean, or Calm Motherhood is: Crying in the shower at 7am and dancing...