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I’m 40. I thought saying those words would make me feel differently than they do - you know, that “over the hill” mentality. But when I think about these 40 years of life I see God’s hand in every moment. In every blessing, in every heartache, He has brought me through it all to a life I could have only dreamed of and truly love. So, here are 5 lessons I have learned in my 40 trips around the sun, that I wish I fully embraced much younger: ♥️Pain is never wasted. Healers can only help others heal because they are fluent in the hurt. Every trial, betrayal, loss or heartache I have endured has allowed me to love others well from their rock bottom all the way back. ♥️My boundaries will disappoint people. No one is entitled to my time. These years with my kids will come and go faster than I’d prefer. I will unapologetically, without explanation, fiercely protect our family’s time. ♥️Breaking cycles requires humility. “I’m sorry” is the most powerful phrase you can speak to your children. To provide enduring, unconditional, safe love requires admitting you are wrong – over and over again. ♥️Intuition is a gift – listen to it. Discernment protects. It screams, “these people or places are NOT safe – do not trust them” and the best choice is always to listen. ♥️God wants authentic faith. Not some sterilized version where I white knuckle my way through life and never say what I’m really feeling. I have felt unseen by God, I have stood pleading for His defense only to be met with more attacks. I have felt like He doesn’t love me and I have even been angry with Him. But in all these moments when I have gone to Him – raw and real, telling him what He already knows, He has been patient and loved me through them all. He wants to make our hearts whole in Him, and even if the healing is slow – it’s thorough. To my other millennial moms who are turning or already have turned 40 - what’s the most important thing you’ve learned? 💬♥️ #thisis40 #millennial #millennialmom #momlife #40thbirthday
Somewhere along the way, motherhood became synonymous with sacrifice. With pushing our own joy to the side so our children could experience theirs. But the truth is — they don’t just learn from what we say, they learn from what we model. When they see you laugh from your belly. When they see you rest without guilt. When they see you dance in the kitchen, savor your coffee, or say “I need a minute” with love instead of shame — they learn what a full, human life looks like. So this one’s for the moms learning to enjoy motherhood as much as their kids enjoy childhood. For the women choosing to rewrite what it looks like to raise children and raise themselves in the process. You don’t have to wait for “someday” to feel alive again. You get to feel it right here — in the messy, beautiful, ordinary moments of now. ✨ Here’s to breaking cycles with laughter. Here’s to savoring this version of you. And here’s to clapping for all the moms who are remembering that their joy matters, too. 💛 #momlife #momsoftiktok #messymagic #fyp
