The Journey to Fortifying My Life: Mending My Mind

Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of TikToks about moms “getting their pink back.” At first, I thought it was just another trend—until I learned the meaning behind it.

It’s about flamingos.

Flamingos are known for their beautiful, vibrant pink feathers. But here’s the thing: they’re not born that way. Their color comes from carotenoids—pigments found in the algae and brine shrimp they eat. The more they consume, the more colorful they become.

But when a mama flamingo is raising her babies, she pours so much of her energy and nutrients into feeding them that her pink begins to fade. Her glow dims—not because she’s weak, but because she’s giving everything she has.

And isn’t that such a perfect picture of motherhood?

Today, I want to share how I fortify my life through my home. While I definitely enjoy getting out of the house from time to time, I am absolutely a homebody at heart. I love curling up on the couch to watch a show or play video games with my family, working in the garden while my kids run around the yard, cooking meals from scratch with my husband, or hosting friends for a cozy get-together. Home, with my family, is where I feel the most comfortable and grounded.

Sometimes, things don’t go as planned—who am I kidding? Most of the time, things don’t go as planned. In my mind, I thought this journey would be easier. Shouldn’t my life be fortified by now? Yet, I keep running into roadblock after roadblock. We are only in the third month of the year, and already my family has been hit with a stomach bug, COVID, a sore throat virus, the flu, a cold, and now allergies are kicking back in. On top of that, my migraines, which I’ve suffered from for most of my life, are in full force.