Becoming Me – Heart Check-In: Learning to Be Gentle With Myself

 Heart Check-In: Learning to Be Gentle With Myself

This week I'm feeling:

A little worn down, a little tender—but also strangely hopeful. 

A moment that grounded me:

Watching Ariella's sleepy smile after a bottle. It was mall, but it felt like she saw me. Not just as her mama, but as someone trying.

A moment that shook me:

An unexpected comment from someone close to me left me spiraling in guilt and self-doubt. It reminded me how old wounds can still sting. 

One thing I'm proud of:

I asked for help instead of pretending I had it all together. That's growth. 

One thing I'm still working through:

The pressure to be everything to everyone. It's exhausting — and I know it's not sustainable. 

What I'm reminding myself of this week:

I am allowed to be a work in progress. And I'm not failing just because I'm tired. 

 Scripture that's speaking to me:

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." — Matthew 11:28

Mama Reflection: 

This week reminded me that motherhood doesn't require perfection— it asks for presence. And showing up, even with messy hair and a tired heart, is more than enough. I'm learning to extend the same softness to myself that I give to Ariella. Maybe healing isn't always loud or obvious—maybe sometimes it looks like catching your breath on the couch while your baby sleeps and trusting that grace is holding you together in the quiet.