Hey Queen Reader 🖤👑,

Is this thing still on? 😂

I pray your year has been fruitful and fun so far.

Have you ever felt the weight of coming back to something God asked you to do pressing on your neck? The constant confirmations about what you're supposed to be doing, and realizing you still have the natural ability to do it in all the other places except exactly where God originally gave it to you?

It's me y'all. I'm talking about me and you.

For the first time in a long time, I actually feel really good. More confident. Trusting God. Obeying Him in most areas. But when it comes to this community? Baybeee, I be ready to run, chile.

And truth be told, this season has held a lot.

A lot of joy. A lot of lessons. And a lot of things that have stretched me in ways I didn't quite expect.

And somewhere along the way, life got heavy. I was carrying more than I knew how to hold, and if I'm being honest, I became disconnected from a part of what God had entrusted to me.

Not because His calling changed. And not because I stopped loving Him.

But sometimes heaviness has a way of making us withdraw, hide, and even become disobedient without realizing it.

But His invitation never changed.

The weight of misalignment, of not being connected to y'all, started weighing on me too. And babes, I still know that I need y'all just as much as I believe you need this community.

So we are officially back. And for real this time.

No more lukewarmness. No more running. No more hiding.

It's me, you, and the love of Christ, ready to return. Ready to grow again.

And maybe that's where some of us are right now. Not lost. Not forgotten. Not disqualified.

God's grace has a beautiful way of making room for our return.

Because returning isn't about becoming somebody new. It's about coming back to what God already said.

After Jesus' resurrection, Peter went back to fishing. Maybe because that's what he knew. Maybe because everything that had happened left him trying to make sense of what was next.

But Jesus met him there.

Not with shame, condemnation, or a brand-new assignment. Just a simple invitation back to what He had already said.

"Feed my sheep." (John 21:17)

Maybe you're not waiting on a new word from the Lord... maybe God is lovingly inviting you back to the last thing He said.

Three Gentle Ways to Reflect This Week:

• Ask yourself: Is there something God spoke that I've slowly become disconnected from?
• Speak this over yourself: "God's grace still makes room for my return."
• Remember: Returning isn't about becoming somebody new. It's about coming back to what God already said.

And listen, Queen… if life has gotten heavy and you've found yourself feeling disconnected, you're not alone.

We're returning together.

And I can't wait to see what God does next.

With faith, softness, and much love,

Gianina