Hey girl hey! Thank you for dropping by! My name is Melanie. I am a mother, a spiritual midwife, a minister, a certified life coach, and the founder of The Grace to Bloom. I grew up in Maryland but relocated to North Carolina in the summer of 2022 and have been living here ever since. My journey to founding The Grace to Bloom began in the late summer of 2019, when a life-altering experience shattered everything I knew to be true. It was then that I had no choice but to put Proverbs 3: 5-6 into action. It wasn’t easy, and many times I wanted to give up and even asked myself several times “what is the point?” But it was in that experience that I learned how to identify and walk in my calling. I knew that I had been called not just to share my testimony, but to create a community for Kingdom women where they can begin to heal and learn how to identify and walk in their calling, and coach them through the birthing of their purpose.
why do I call it “The Grace to Bloom”?
In 2023, I decided that “grace” was going to be my operative word moving forward. Grace was something that I was willing to extend to others, but didn’t feel worthy of receiving. The Holy Spirit began to reveal to me that not only was I worthy to receive grace, I could abound in it. Around the same time as this revelation, I started to develop a deep love and appreciation for flowers. Not just for the aesthetic, but also for their process. A flower starts off as a seed, very small and seemingly insignificant. Then the seed is buried under ground, which we know is the seed being planted. Underground is dark and quiet. It feels like nothing is happening. Then the seed begins to absorb nutrients and takes root and before you know it, something has sprouted. It didn’t happen overnight and nobody probably noticed. As the roots continue to grow, that little sprout eventually becomes a flower in full bloom. It’s beautiful and delicate. And what’s even more fascinating about flowers is their ability to pollinate other flowers. I wanted this ministry to reflect my journey from heartbreak to wholeness. I remember that season of darkness, when I felt as small and insignificant as a seed. I remember feeling alone, unloved, and unworthy. I remember wanting to just feel alright and wanting to have a reason to smile. I remember asking God what I did so wrong to deserve what I went through. But without that experience, as painful as it was, I wouldn’t have the motivation to create this platform. What I had to learn was that I was neither the first, the last, nor the only woman to experience what I did. At times, we will have to endure some unpleasant seasons, but no one should have to go through the entire season alone. If you are facing a challenging season and you are looking for some encouragement, I would love to have you join our community.