Today I’m lookng back on my Word of the Year 2025 and sharing how it went. When I chose strong as my word for 2025, I wasn’t thinking about grit or pushing through. I was thinking about something quieter and steadier. A strength that could hold me rather than demand…
I bought Wintering last year, drawn to its promise of gentleness and permission to slow down. But when I tried to read it, I couldn’t. I started and stopped, set it aside, picked it up again—and failed each time. I didn’t have the patience or the quiet the book seemed…
November reminded me—sometimes gently, sometimes firmly—that I move too fast for my own good. I’m working on taking things slower, appreciating the little things, and being thankful, even when life’s messy. Peace, I’m figuring out, isn’t just about things going smoothly. It’s something that grows quietly inside me when I…