What a Pause Taught Me About Grace, Growth, and Showing Up Again
Hi everyone,
I trust everyone is embracing the summer and the brilliance
of the sun’s brightness. Here in the UK, it’s hot and I am loving it. So, it’s
been a while since I did a blog post, and if you’ve been wondering where I’ve
been, know this: life got real. Between starting a new job, pouring into
motherhood, and recalibrating my vision, I hit pause on blogging. It wasn’t
intentional, but as a solo parent, it meant I had to find ways to recharge. I
might have paused on blogging, but not on purpose, and not on growth. However, today, I’m re-entering with fresh clarity and renewed grace.
If you have had to pause on anything, I want you to know the
following:
🌿 1. The Pause Wasn't
Failure
For me, I had to learn how to become a working mother. I had to learn how to appreciate
the new working environment, work with people I have never met, remember who I am
in that new environment and be a higher version of who I am. Learning to
balance this new life was not easy. There was no one to pick my son up from
nursery, there’s no dinner waiting for me when I get in, there’s no second hand
to do bath time, story time, or just playing with my son. But here’s what
happened as I learned. There was a shift in my mindset, and I had to become an
elevated version of myself. I chose to
do reflections, pray more, believe more, and trust the Lord more, and it did help. I
found myself believing that I too can do this, I can turn up to a workplace
fully prepared, fully ready for the day ahead, knowing my son is in safe hands
at nursery. While that was not easy to accept, it forced me to realise that I too
can do this with the help of the Lord.
Have you ever had to step back to step forward?
That’s what it felt like in the last two months! I had to
look from the outside in, being reminded that my life is a bigger purpose, and I
am here to say I am stronger and more resilient. I find joy in the small things
like seeing my son smile when he wakes up, playing chase, hide and go seek, and
whatever else he wants to play. Sometimes I am so tired I ask him for 5 minutes
using a time device I bought him.
🔥 2. What Resilience
Looks Like in Real Time
I wake each day full of gratitude to do it all over again because I find joy in being a mother. When my mind wants to go back to the days before my son arrived, I remind myself that he is a precious gift sent to me, and I need to nurture this gift, take care of him in such a way that glorifies the Lord. The Bible says every good and perfect gift comes from the Father above.
I look at Isaiah 40:31 or Romans 12:2, which talks about
not being weary and renewing my mind. I love Psalm 23, and I also love the book of Joshua, where the Lord repeatedly tells him to be courageous and brave, so I know I, too, have to be like Joshua. Jeremiah 17 v 7-8
tells us to have trust in God. I use some of these verses to amplify my faith, and so now I am stronger spiritually as I embark on this new journey.
There is also a realisation that we don’t forgive ourselves
enough, and we don’t forgive others enough. During this transition, there was
much forgiveness that took place. I cried, I journaled, and I asked for help to
forgive and let go. Why not? Why should I punish myself by holding on to
poison? Because essentially that’s what it is. How about doing some forgiveness
yourself? It really makes you a better person.
Going back to work has realigned me with my purpose. I needed
to do some deep inner work to help me get to the place of walking in purpose
and power, not fear – let's say that again, walking in purpose and power, not
fear! This new job made me realise that my purpose of reaching other moms like
me who want to be uplifted daily, find purpose in their lives, to trust the
Lord, to surrender and to shine is now more evident than before.
🧠3. What’s Coming Next
- I will be doing blog posts twice per week to connect with you and engage with you in every way
- We will work together to forgive, do mindset work and elevate our lives.
- Connect on a deeper level in the The Resilient Mompreneur FB group, which this blog is linked to and start a devotional toolkit or email series.
I missed writing. I missed you. And now I’m showing up again—not
perfect, just present. If you’re walking through a similar season, I invite you
to take a deep breath, receive God’s grace, and walk with me as we grow in
purpose and peace.
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