Tag: Self-Love for Moms
Aging and birthday blues
I’ve been quietly reflecting on my birthday this year. The candles, the greetings, the familiar phrase: “Happy Birthday!” But what happens when you don’t feel exactly happy on your birthday? There’s a name for that strange heaviness before or around your birthday: birthday blues. And yes, it’s more common than we think, especially as we…
Natural Menopause Relief Essentials for Women Over 40
No one really prepares us for how menopause can make us feel, off balance, emotional( really emotional I mean, lol), sleepless, or suddenly unsure in our own skin. For me, it didn’t come gradually. I entered surgical menopause at around 44 I think, after undergoing a total hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries (TAHBSO) due…
Held by Grace part 2: Finding Jesus in the Details
Have you ever created something that seemed to carry more meaning than you expected? That’s what happened to me while working on this piece. The textures, the gold, the layers : All random stokes were not planned at all. I just followed the feeling inside me. Something in me knew it had to be raw…
The Quiet Victories: Finding Simple Joy in Motherhood
By Melinda Castillo There’s a kind of magic in the mundane if you slow down enough to notice it. My life as a mom at present looks very different than it did a decade ago. I have two adults who’s both in college, one unique teenager soul on the autism spectrum, and my youngest, 9,…