Blooming Through the Storm: Finding Grace in the Hardest Parts of Motherhood

Motherhood doesn’t always feel like blooming. Some days, it feels more like bracing for impact. And if I’m being honest—there are days when I don’t feel strong, gentle, or good at this job at all.

Especially when it comes to parenting a child that pushes back, fights, and always seems ungrateful for anything you do.

There are days when I try so hard. I speak gently. I plan ahead. I pray. But no matter what I do, there are moments when that child pushes back so hard, I question everything about myself.

Is it me? Am I doing something wrong? Why does this feel like a battle every single day?

My child is unique, beautifully made, and full of fire. But that fire… it tests every ounce of my patience and faith.

I cried out to God recently—again. And what I felt deep in my spirit was this:

“You’re not failing. You’re growing.” Not in the way the world measures growth…But in the way that roots deepen when the storm hits.

God sees me here. He’s not measuring my motherhood by how calm the house is or how fast the meltdowns stop. He’s looking at my heart. And every time I try again—every time I stay, every time I love him anyway—He says: “That’s enough.”

I’m learning that I’m not called to be a perfect mom. I’m called to be a faithful one. And that sometimes, blooming doesn’t look like sunshine and daisies—it looks like surviving the downpour and still believing in tomorrow.

My strong-willed child and I are growing—both of us. Me in patience and prayer. Him in safety and love, even when it doesn’t look like it.

And God? He’s right here in the storm with us.

If you’re a mama in the middle of the storm—if the pushing back and breaking down have made you wonder if you're enough—you are not alone.

You are seen.

You are chosen for this child.

You are blooming… even if all you feel is broken.

God’s grace is big enough to cover the cracks.

And His strength? It shows up exactly when yours runs out.

Wildflower, know this...God's is sufficient for us both. We just have to keep moving and trusting. I am here to pray with you, for you, or even for you to vent to. Send me an email, and we can brave this storm together.

With lots of love,

Chasity

“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.” – Proverbs 31:25