Every year around this time, many women silently enter a cycle that feels familiar, but not in a good way. The holidays have a way of uncovering wounds we’ve learned to hide during the rest of the year. And while some are celebrating, many are surviving. For some women, the onset of depression, sadness, or heaviness comes from: The loss of loved ones, family estrangement, broken relationships, financial strains, loneliness, unmet expectations, holiday trauma triggers... These patterns are real. They’re spiritual. And they’re cyclical. And Sis, if you don’t discern them early, they can overtake you or those you love. This is why we must stay prayerful, vigilant, and intentional, not just reacting to these moments, but interceding before they hit. Discernment gives you the ability to see the enemy’s cycle before it repeats. Prayer gives you the strength to break it. Because let’s be honest…It’s not easy to watch others celebrate with family while you’re navigating grief, loss, or separation. It’s not easy when your heart is longing for someone who won’t walk through the door this year. But with God, you can get through and overcome it. With God, this year can be different. 🙏🏾My Prayer for You God, we come to You as a gracious and merciful Father. I lift every woman reading this and her family before You. I ask You to release a double portion of grace, mercy, and compassion over those who struggle during the holidays. Father, help them find joy, peace, and hope in the memories of the loved ones they’ve lost. For those who are dealing with separation or brokenness, I pray for healing, reconciliation, and restoration where it is Your will. Daddy, disrupt every destructive cycle and pattern that tries to revisit them during this season. Let this year be different. Let them experience newfound hope, peace, and joy that surpasses understanding. Let them defeat the spirit of depression, grief, and heaviness with Your strength. Surround them with people who inspire love. People who speak life. People who remind them of all there is to be grateful for.

When you finally study yourself, you’ll see why your heart keeps choosing what doesn’t choose you.”

🎈Who Watches The Red Balloon Pop? Then read below... Yes, two things can be true at the same time. Why? Because what’s right for you may not be right for someone else. God’s path for one woman may look completely different from the path He designed for another. As women, we sometimes struggle to celebrate another woman’s journey when it contradicts our own. But the truth is, her journey isn’t better or worse, it’s simply different. You can celebrate her story without it being a personal indictment of your own. We must be mindful that our own regrets, insecurities, or silent self condemnation don’t push us into comparing our outcomes with another woman’s. Both of you can succeed. Both of you can win. Your paths don’t have to match for God’s purpose to unfold beautifully in each of your lives. Watching the Red Balloon Pop show is such an eye opener. One woman’s balloon being popped may actually be God’s protection, even when she can’t see it. And the woman whose balloon wasn’t popped still deserves to be celebrated. Her “yes” doesn’t diminish your “no.” Just because he wasn’t right for her doesn’t mean he won’t be right for the next woman. And just because she stayed while you left doesn’t mean that your outcomes aren’t equally valid, equally purposeful, and equally successful. We have to do better as women. We have to celebrate each other’s success without feeling threatened, compared, or condemned because our journeys look different. Her victory doesn’t cancel yours, and your path doesn’t diminish hers.

Sis… if you’ve been feeling the pull to grow, heal, discover your purpose, and finally step into the woman God designed you to be, this space was created just for you. She Rises Academy is our new Skool community, where women are becoming more confident, more aligned, and more purposeful, together. Inside you’ll find: ✨ Purpose-driven lessons ✨ Live coaching + mentorship ✨ A supportive sisterhood ✨ Tools for spiritual + personal growth ✨ Challenges, accountability, and real transformation This is your moment to rise, Sis. Not alone. Not confused. Not behind. But supported, empowered, and fully seen.