06/01/2026
Happy June 🌿
Whew… it’s been a while.
If you’ve noticed the silence here since last fall, just know it wasn’t without reason. Shortly before stepping away from social media and business, I found out I was pregnant and made the decision to fully prioritize my health, my pregnancy, and protecting my peace during one of the most important seasons of my life.
What started as a temporary pause quickly became a journey filled with unexpected health challenges, emotional highs and lows, moments of fear, faith, exhaustion, growth, and ultimately one of the most transformative experiences of motherhood I’ve ever had.
Recently, I gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, and while her arrival came earlier than expected, she is here, she is fighting, and she is currently thriving in the NICU. 💕🙏🏽
This season has changed me in ways I can’t even fully explain yet.
It has deepened my understanding of motherhood, postpartum recovery, NICU life, advocacy, mental wellness, and what it truly means to navigate the many layers of being a mother while still trying to care for yourself.
And honestly… it reminded me exactly why Project Motherhood Iowa was created in the first place.
So while I may not be jumping back in at full speed just yet, I am slowly returning with a renewed vision, deeper purpose, fresh perspective, and even more compassion for the multifaceted journeys mothers experience every day.
This next chapter of Project Motherhood Iowa will be more honest, more intentional, more community-centered, and more reflective of real motherhood in ALL its forms.
Thank you to everyone who checked in, supported, prayed for me and my family, and continued to hold space for this community while I was away.
I’ve missed this space.
And I’m grateful to be back. 🤎🌻
Motherhood Is My Ministry.
— Tina
Founder, Project Motherhood Iowa
