Do you remember being a kid and thinking, “I’ll never do this to my kids when I’m a mom?"

That quiet vow — that ache to do motherhood differently — is where this began for me.

When our babies are tiny, everything feels soft.

We rock them, breathe them in, promise ourselves the story will be new this time.

But then they grow.

Their emotions get big.

They challenge us.

And suddenly, the parts of us we thought we had outrun, surface again.

We say things we swore we’d never say.

We react in ways that don’t feel like who we want to be.

We are confronted by the very patterns we hoped we had escaped.

And it hurts.

Because we meant it when we said we wanted to do better.

Motherhood is the hardest thing I’ve ever done — because it is the most sacred work of my life.

My Journey Here

I grew up carrying wounds that shaped the way I saw myself, God, and love.

Motherhood brought all of that to the surface — not to destroy me, but to heal me.

Breaking generational strongholds has meant:

• stepping away from family I love when closeness meant repeating cycles.

• standing in seasons that felt lonely, trusting God to bring the right people in time.

• mothering my daughter while also tending to the unmothered little girl inside me.

• choosing obedience even when it is quiet, hidden, and costs more than anyone sees.

Refining is not gentle.

It feels like fire.

But I am starting to see the fruit.

My daughter has a childhood filled with safety.

Laughter.

Belonging.

And most importantly, Jesus.

This is the new legacy.

Why This Matters

Our children are the mirror.

They show us where the healing is needed — not to shame us, but to invite us.

What we don’t heal, they will inherit.

But what we do heal?

They receive as freedom.

What’s Happening Here at Raising Little Luci

There is work happening behind the scenes —prayers, scribbled notes, drafts, gentle building with God —but I don’t want to wait until it’s “ready” to begin.

This is not a polished series or a finished curriculum.

This space is the beginning.

A slow, honest, ongoing conversation about:

• triggers

• healing

• rebuilding

• surrender

• mothering while being mothered by God

  
  

And I would love to know where you are in this too.

If You’re Here Too…

If you’re a mama trying to break cycles, create safety, and raise your children differently than you were raised — I would love to hear from you.

Not to coach you.

Not to teach you.

But to walk with you.

Send me a message and tell me:

• what part of motherhood is stretching you right now

• what you’re healing

• where you feel alone

• or what you’re praying for God to reshape

I don’t want to build this in isolation.

I want this to be something God grows organically, between moms.

Because when we heal, we lead.

And when we lead, our children inherit freedom.

We’re doing this together — slowly, quietly, side by side with Christ.

Will you walk with me?