To Be That Girl.

You see I’m on this mission to find her, the her that was breathed into existence before hurt ever entered my heart, the her that I was before disappointment set in, the her that is still called for a purpose even in all the darkness she’s faced. The truest version of myself.

My guess is that you feel that too.

You still feel that girl inside the one that was so tenacious, but also so graceful. The girl you have felt in the very depths of your being for so long, that girl. The girl who is capable of anything, yet releases a softness to those around her, the one soul who somehow creates a tribe wherever she goes.

That girl still exists.

I know because as I’ve begun my own healing journey I’ve started to discover pieces of her beautiful heart, and each time I do, it’s as if I’ve found home again. Like finding a piece of my soul that was lost in the journey that brought me here. It’s as if I’m rediscovering a world I have never met and yet it’s so familiar.

I want this for you. God wants this for you. We are his beautiful daughters and we are called to discover the impeccable perfection he crafted when he created her.

I am her. You are her. We are mothers and daughters. We are called to be so valiant and strong, so gentle and kind. We are to partner with the armies of heaven to break the status quo on the typical family and raise warriors again. We are to raise royalty in a world that desperately needs to see God’s goodness. We have been bestowed an opportunity with every trial and every pain to subject that pain into the arms of our father and see him craft a brilliant testimony.

You are the story of a girl that was meant to be talked about as a representation of his goodness for ages to come.

from my heart to yours

Darkness is fighting, oh how it would love for you to think your story ends here. Here in this dream of finding that girl again. Darling, your story has only just begun. There is endless restoration waiting for the daughters of God who are willing to subject their pain to the king of kings. We are cycle breakers. We are legacy builders. We are royalty.

And we are stepping up to the front lines. We are moving forward and surrendering the hurt, the pain, the wounds to the God who heals, the God who redeems, the one who restores. The one who has already won the war, healed the hearts of our children and restored fatherless homes. The one who has already declared the victory that says the trauma we endured is now a triumph, a testimony, a declaration of how God heals even the deepest of wounds. The God who never left and continues to make a way where there is no way.

God hasn’t failed us. He won’t stop making a way through the valleys as we continue to be the daughters we were destined to be.

This is you and this is me, writing our stories every day. Here’s to the women we’ve become through trauma. Here’s to the daughters we’ve stood as while fighting all the darkness that was sent to ruin us, and our legacy. Here is to us women, who know what it means to be the girl who writes healing from pain, light from darkness and wholeness from all of her life that was shattered in pieces.

Honey, you are that girl. Own it. Walk it. You are the cycle breaker, history maker, generational healer that is making decisions that the world hasn’t even begun to comprehend. You are her. You are that girl.

Girl, we can ask forever why we were given the lives we were but I’m pretty sure we know. We were born, because the world needs women who know who they are as daughters. The world needs women who know who their God is.

xoxo,

Bre