Fun-sized, food-loving, Holy Spirit-led
Just your average Jesus-loving, coffee-drinking, picture-taking wife, mama, and Labor & Delivery nurse navigating motherhood and life one day at a time.
Born in South Korea, raised in Tennessee, currently living in the state of Nebraska
I’m a mom to our two girls, Emory and Kennedy, our son Carson in Heaven, and a bonus mama. I’m also a three-time C-section mom with bachelor’s degrees in Public Health and Nursing.
How Lifting Motherhood Began
Lifting Motherhood started during a completely different season of my life. I had stepped away from social media for several years, earned my degrees, became a mom, and eventually stayed home to raise our growing family.
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I started this blog simply to share what I was learning through pregnancy, C-sections, postpartum, wellness, and motherhood.
I had no idea how much our lives—or this little corner of the internet—were about to change.
Hi
I’m a wife, mama, Labor & Delivery RN, and follower of Jesus sharing the beautiful, messy, joyful, and heartbreaking parts of motherhood.
Then I Lost My Son
Our son, Carson, passed away unexpectedly at just 11 weeks old. There was my life before losing Carson, and there was my life after.
Grief touched every part of me—my motherhood, my marriage, my relationships, my mental health, and eventually, my faith.
For years, I tried to numb a grief I couldn’t escape. I was tired of waking up every day to a life where my son wasn’t in it. Eventually, I reached a point where I didn’t want to live anymore. I began thinking about ending my life because living without Carson felt more painful than I knew how to carry.
And that is where Jesus met me.
Not after I had pulled myself together. Not when the grief became easier. He met me at rock bottom when I had nothing left to give.
I cried out to God because I genuinely didn’t know where else to turn, and that became the beginning of surrender.
I started seeking God for myself, reading His Word, praying, fasting, and learning what it actually meant to follow Jesus instead of simply knowing about Him. Little by little, God began changing my heart, my marriage, my priorities, and the direction of our entire family.
Following Jesus didn’t erase my grief or make me stop longing for Carson.
But He gave me something I had completely lost: hope.
I didn’t find Jesus because I finally became strong enough to climb out of the valley.
He met me at the bottom of it.
Where I Am Today
In a full-circle part of my story, I’m now a Labor & Delivery RN with the privilege of caring for women as they bring their babies into the world.
After experiencing pregnancy, three C-sections, postpartum, motherhood, and the loss of my own baby, I now get to bring together what I’ve learned through education, nursing, and my own experiences as a mother.
Today, Lifting Motherhood is a place for honest conversations about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, motherhood, grief, faith, wellness, and everything in between.
Maybe you’re preparing for a C-section. Maybe you’re deep in the trenches of motherhood. Maybe you’re grieving a baby you desperately wish was still here. Or maybe you’re learning what it means to surrender your life to Jesus, too.
Whatever brought you here, I’m glad you found this little corner of the internet.
My prayer for Lifting Motherhood is simple:
To serve women, love mothers well, honor my son’s life, and point people back to Jesus along the way. 🤍
