What This Journey Really Looks Like

What This Journey Really Looks Like

At some point, I realized I couldn’t keep trying to be perfect… and better yet, pretending to be perfect.

For a long time, I was the one everyone went to.....The one people could count on......The one who would drop everything and put her life on hold to help someone else clean up their mess.

And while that might sound like love… what it really meant was I had no time left to take care of myself.

Somewhere along the way, I got lost in that.

I don’t even know if there was one exact moment everything shifted. It was a mix of things… even something as simple as a song—I Love Me Loud. But something in me just clicked.

I realized I couldn’t keep living like that. I couldn’t keep pouring from an empty place. And I couldn’t keep believing that my worth was tied to what I did for everyone else.

That’s where God met me.

He reminded me that I am worthy—not because of what I do, but because of who I am.

“I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” – Psalm 139:14

He reminded me that my body is a temple, and taking care of it isn’t selfish—it’s necessary.

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit…?” – 1 Corinthians 6:19

That includes my physical health, my mental health, and the way I see myself.

And maybe the biggest shift of all? Understanding that putting myself first doesn’t make me less loving—it actually makes me healthier.

Because I can’t pour into anyone else if I’m completely empty.

It’s like they say on airplanes—put your oxygen mask on first before helping anyone else.

That used to just be a saying. Now it’s how I’m trying to live.

And honestly… I’m learning to give myself the same grace I so freely give to everyone else.

“My grace is sufficient for you…” – 2 Corinthians 12:9

This space isn’t for judgment. It’s not for criticism, negativity, or body shaming.

This space is for real life.

It’s for learning how to love ourselves again. For figuring out what we need—and actually honoring it. For choosing progress over perfection.

“Let us not grow weary in doing good…” – Galatians 6:9

For becoming who God is calling us to be… one day at a time.

If you’re here, I want you to know something:

You are seen.

You are not alone.

And you matter.

More than you’ve probably allowed yourself to believe.

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

Welcome to Becoming Her… Daily. One day at a time.