Sometimes the chapter of your life that looks the least like the outcome… is actually the one right before the reveal.

In this episode of Mama’s Ministries, I share the unexpected symbolism that unfolded during this prep season — a journey marked by injury, recovery, and learning to move forward one careful step at a time. From a mouth infection and allergic reaction, to a displaced rib I’m still healing, to tearing my calf and hobbling around on what feels like a peg leg, this season has been anything but glamorous.

And yet somehow, the details of my stage look began forming around a theme I didn’t plan — glass-slipper heels, a turquoise suit, and a last-minute transformation that feels a lot like Cinderella.

But this episode isn’t really about fairy tales.

It’s about the deeper pattern we see in  ...