01/01/2026
2025 was a good year. It stretched me in so many ways. It’s the year my business grew more than I could have imagined. It’s the year I watched my daughter go from a toddler to a little girl with the sweetest personality, biggest heart and most adventures spirit. It’s the year my husband I spent a lot of time thinking and talking about the future.
It was also a year of chasing. Chasing a life that looked different than the one I had. A life where I had perfect routines, all the discipline and motivation I needed, and where new habits were joyfully followed through on with ease.
It was exhausting and robbed me of joy. I missed opportunities to be present and content with the beautiful life that was right in front of me. The life I’d once prayed so hard for.
My hope and prayer for next year is to stop chasing, to slow down, tune out the noise, the shoulds, the comparison, and lean into what God has for my life and my family. I’m thankful for this year. I’m also thankful for fresh starts and new beginnings.
I hope you don’t mind this deviation from my normal stationery posts. As my heart is pulled toward more community, contentment and authenticity this just felt right to share to start off a new year.
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