You ever been in a moment where all you could do was whisper, “God, please help me!” You ever smiled in a room when your heart was aching? Showed up for work, for your kids, for your family, when all you wanted was to be alone and cry? Chose not to go off when you had every reason to?
This post isn’t for the woman who has it all together.
It’s for the one who laughs so she won’t cry. The one who shows up, smiles, and handles it even when she feels like breaking down behind closed doors. It’s for the woman who is tired. Not lazy. Not lost. Just…tired. Tired of being strong. Tired of being “the one who always figures it out.” Tired of being needed, called on, and pulled in every direction—while nobody sees how much she’s carrying inside.
It’s for the woman who wakes up praying, believing, pushing, hoping—and still ends the day fighting off tears. She’s carrying a lot, and she’s doing it with grace that don’t always get clapped for. It’s for the woman who got goals. Not just dreams on paper, but goals she’s actively working toward—whether that’s a business, a family, healing, purpose, or peace. She’s got God—He’s in the center. But that doesn’t stop life from lifing. She still gets overwhelmed. Not because she’s weak, but because she’s human.
It’s for the woman who smiles in rooms she doesn’t feel safe in. She carries the weight for other people while ignoring her own. She shows up to serve, give, love, and do—but rarely gets asked, “What do you need?” And even in her overwhelm, she doesn’t quit. She finds a way to laugh. To worship. To whisper, “God, I trust You even now.”
I know what it’s like to sit in the car for 15 minutes after getting home just to breathe. I know the tears that hit the pillow quietly at night. I know what it’s like to be prayed up and still pressed down. That’s why I had to write this—for me too. To me, that title is a love letter to every woman, every mother, every builder, every believer, every dreamer who is showing up broken, beautiful, bruised, and still believing. So, if “gets overwhelmed” is the part that’s talking to your soul, then let’s listen. Let’s build space in your week, in your mind, in your spirit, where you don’t have to perform, fix, or force anything.
You can just be and That’s strength.
You don’t have to have a perfect morning routine. You don’t have to respond to every call, every need, every emergency. You don’t have to show up strong when you feel fragile. You can be a woman of faith and still feel like screaming sometimes. You can love God with your whole heart and still have days where you’re overwhelmed, under-appreciated, and emotionally spent. That doesn’t make you broken. That makes you real. That makes you human.
You’ve been holding it down when no one else knew the weight you were carrying. And you’ve done it with grace, even when you didn’t feel graceful. That silent strength? That inner battle? That pushing through? That’s what makes you powerful. God didn’t create you to just keep going until you collapse. You weren’t made to carry it all and suffer silently. You deserve peace. You deserve softness. You deserve to feel what you feel and be met with compassion, not criticism.
You can be the woman who conquers her goals and the woman who needs a moment to cry in the shower. You can be the woman who shows up and the woman who says, “I need a break.” You can be faithful and fragile, and God still calls you His. You’re not weak, sis. You’re real and you are loved. You’re allowed to fall apart. You’re allowed to need a break. You’re allowed to be the strong one who says, “Today, I can’t carry it all.”
You’re not meant to be Superwoman. You’re meant to be held—by God, by your community, by grace. It’s okay to be the Woman Who’s Got Goals, Got God, and Gets Overwhelmed Sometimes <3.
xoxomissy 