Have you ever bent down to tie your shoes and suddenly felt short of breath? Not age. Not weight. Not being out of shape. This has a name. Bendopnea. When you bend forward, more blood returns to the heart. If the filling pressure inside the heart is already high, the heart cannot handle the extra volume. So you feel breathless within seconds. And it usually improves when you sit back up. This can be an early sign of heart failure or fluid overload. Your body is sending you a message, not a misun

Motherhood is wild. One day you’re teaching them how to tie their shoes… and the next, you’re teaching yourself how to let go without falling apart. They’re growing into themselves. Spreading their wings. Getting braver, louder, wiser, more them every day. And I love watching it — even when it stings a little. Because a mother’s job isn’t to cage their wings. It’s to strengthen them. Prepare them. Pray over them. And then trust them. Letting them go doesn’t mean stepping back. It means covering