The Last Leg
The Last Leg is a reminder that the race isn't over just because the year is coming to an end. As we step into the final quarter of 2026, it's time to be intentional, make meaningful connections, adjust our strategy, and finish strong.
BEgin Again
What if you’re not starting over? What if you’re simply beginning again? Sometimes the things we do repeatedly can feel unnoticed or insignificant, but consistency is never wasted. This week on Strategies, Connections & Words, we’re talking about the power of beginning again, showing up, praying again, believing again, and building again.
Step Into It
God doesn't ask you to become everything overnight—He simply asks you to take the next step. Join us as we launch a new podcast, a YouTube series, and return to live empowerment experiences. It’s time to step into it.
No More Dancing
For me, the starting point was recognizing the places where I had been dancing for acceptance—and didn’t even realize I was doing it.
It showed up in shrinking.
It showed up in allowing people access to me who had no real intention of doing anything other than benefiting from me, my gifts, or my talents when it served them.
It showed up in allowing people to speak down to me. In allowing others to guilt me into adjusting my rates, my offerings, or my boundaries to meet what they labeled as a “need,” when what I was really witnessing was their unwillingness to adjust, grow, or make the necessary investment to become who God had called them to be.
And if I’m honest, this was hard for me.
In the BEcoming: The New Normal
There is no strategy that will allow us to avoid every uncomfortable moment of growth. Sometimes the strategy is not to figure everything out. Sometimes the strategy is to pause long enough to recognize that the discomfort may not mean something is wrong.
The Cost of BEcoming
The more you choose to believe God, believe in what HE placed inside of you, and take the next step toward BEcoming, the more natural those choices become.
Eventually, you begin to love what you see when you look back at yourself in the mirror—not because you have arrived, but because you recognize the woman looking back at you.
Getting Back to It
So when you're packing those lunches every day and wondering if any of it really matters, remember that it does.
When you're ironing clothes or setting them out the night before, it matters.
When you're getting everyone out of the house on time, driving to practice, checking homework, sitting through meetings, or doing all of the ordinary things that don't always feel very significant...
It matters.
Beginning Again
Maybe this is the month you begin celebrating your progress instead of dwelling on what didn't go as planned.
Maybe this is the season you finally start that fitness routine you've been putting off.
Maybe you begin protecting your peace, setting healthier boundaries, or making time to sit with God before the demands of the day begin.
Or maybe...you simply begin believing again.
Becoming Requires Movement
I've learned that we rarely walk away from a season empty-handed when we've sought God through it. Sometimes the reward is healing. Sometimes it's wisdom. Sometimes it's greater compassion. Sometimes it's the opportunity to encourage someone else because we've already walked the road they're traveling.
BEcoming: If It Were Easy
Sometimes, the very moment we decide to do something different—to grow, to stretch, to evolve—it can feel like everything begins to fall apart.
But that isn’t coincidence. It’s resistance.
Real change disrupts what has been comfortable and challenges what has been familiar. And because of that, it rarely feels easy. In fact, its difficulty is often the very reason many people choose not to pursue it at all.
There are days when even I feel the weight of BEcoming—when continuing forward requires more than motivation. It requires intention.
And in those moments, I return to what grounds me.
Step Into It
BEcoming can be scary.
But my prayer for you today is that not becoming scares you even more.
I pray the thought that someone in this world is waiting for you to step fully into your God-given purpose stirs something inside of you.
Not guilt.
Not pressure.
Not performance.
But purpose.
Because someone is connected to your assignment.
Someone's breakthrough may be tied to your obedience.
Someone's hope may be waiting for your "yes."
Strategies, Connections & Words: BEcoming
There are people connected to your assignment waiting for you to fully step into place.
Romans 8:19 reminds us:
“For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.” (NIV)
Creation is waiting for you to arise.
Not a perfected version of you.
Not a fearless version of you.
But the yielded, surrendered, growing version of you that says “yes” to God anyway.
This season is not about pressure or performance.
It’s about purpose and position.
It’s about aligning with who God created you to be and having the courage to walk in it fully.
Strategies, Connections & Words: Empowered for What’s Next
Somewhere along the way, the structure that once supported the vision began competing with it. What was originally meant to help people started feeling heavier than the actual call to change lives.
Enough
When your sense of “enough” is tied to people, it will always feel uncertain.
But when your identity is anchored in God, it becomes steady.
As this month closes—and as we move through this final stretch of June—let your connection to Him be the place where your worth is reinforced, not questioned. Not negotiated. Not diminished by what others could not see or could not hold.
Even if someone didn’t choose you, it does not undo the fact that God did.
And His choice carries more weight than any rejection you have experienced.
This is where healing and identity meet. This is where the heart begins to settle. This is where you stop looking outward for a verdict that heaven has already spoken.
Healing Time
If your experience with a father figure was unstable, it can influence how you relate to God. You may expect distance when He is present, silence when He is speaking, or inconsistency when He has been steady. And when those expectations have been repeated long enough, they can begin to feel like truth.
But God is not shaped by your experience—He is revealed through His nature.
That distinction matters.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Your vision of yourself is directly connected to your relationship with God.
If that connection is weak or inconsistent, your self-perception will be shaped by everything else—people, outcomes, past experiences. And those sources are unstable.
But when you are connected to God, your identity becomes clearer.
As we move through this month, it's important to recognize how our understanding of "father" influences our ability to stay connected. If your experience taught you distance, inconsistency, or conditional love, it may feel unfamiliar to fully trust God's nearness.
But God is not asking you to ignore your experience—He is inviting you to experience something different.
This week, prioritize connection over perfection. Spend time with Him not trying to fix yourself, but allowing Him to show you who you are.
Because clarity doesn't come from striving. It comes from staying connected.
YOU’VE BEEN CHOSEN
This week, the strategy is not about becoming someone new, but about dismantling the habit of seeking confirmation from the wrong sources.
Pay attention to where you feel the need to prove yourself. Notice the moments you overextend, overexplain, or overperform just to feel secure. These are often indicators that you are trying to earn what God has already established.
Instead of responding from that place, pause and ask yourself: “What has God already decided about me?” Then choose to move from that truth, even if it feels unfamiliar.
The Weight of Remembering
Some days require strategy not to perform strength, but to survive with softness. Memorial Day is one of those days, especially for those who are carrying loss while everyone else seems to be celebrating the start of summer. A wise strategy may be to slow down, speak gently to your own heart, and give yourself permission to feel whatever rises. Grief does not always move in neat lines, and healing does not demand that you rush past remembrance.
The Persistence (Restored)
Week 3 of the H.E.R. Series encourages women to embrace persistence, trust God’s timing, and walk through restoration with faith, healing, and endurance.
The Prayer (Evolving)
Prayer is not a solitary act. As you go before God on behalf of your family, your friends, or your workplace, you are also being shaped into the kind of woman who becomes a safe place for others.
There are moments when the wisest strategy is not to fix everything in your own strength, but to enter the throne room of grace and release the weight of outcomes. Prayer is not a last resort; it is a first response.