08/25/2025
HEY PEARL MAMAS!!! (I haven’t said that in a while) 🙂 LOOK what we did!! 🙂 🌟🎉
If you didn’t know...once upon a time, I hosted programs for moms and daughters - workshops and events designed to build self-esteem in girls, to help them believe in themselves, and to love who they are (inside and out). It was my life’s dream that all girls would grow up to be confidently empowered women! My work caught the eye of several news outlets…and was even recognized by the queen Beyoncé herself. 👑 (Do y’all remember that? I still can’t believe it). It was so much fun and not only did it help thousands of girls, it helped shape me into the woman and mother I am today.
Back then, I didn’t have a daughter of my own. But I still remember the way those girls’ faces lit up with pride and confidence. I remember the joy in their moms’ eyes as they watched their daughters step a little taller, smile a little wider, and believe a little deeper in who they were becoming. It made my heart so happy to see BOTH the daughters and the moms SHINE from within! 💕🎉
Now, I do have a daughter. And this photo shoot brought it all rushing back. ✨
I’ve got my very own PEARL Girl now, and as we dressed up and played make-believe together, I thought about all those young girls, now grown women, some moms themselves, who I once had the honor of pouring into. I thought about how important it is that my own daughter grows up surrounded by the same kind of confidence, courage, and self-worth I instilled into those girls I mentored years ago.
My prayer is that she, and all of our daughters, grow into women who are unshakably confident, deeply empowered, and fully themselves. And my prayer for us as mothers is that we remember to nurture that same confidence within ourselves...that we give ourselves permission to slow down, to soften, be present as were parenting through the chaos, and to be seen.
Because when a mom is rooted in her own worth, her daughter learns to be too. 💝
So let’s keep doing the work - together! For our daughters. For ourselves. For the legacy we’re building. 💕