01/01/2026
Liberation.
That’s my word for 2026.
Not the loud kind.
Not the dramatic, burn-it-all-down kind.
The quiet kind that comes from finally trusting yourself.
As I look back on 2025, I can see how deeply it taught me how to love. Not perfectly — but honestly. Love for my family, my friends, my community, and the people who have trusted me with their stories. Love that’s steady, human, sometimes messy, and real.
And as I step into 2026, I feel this prayer rising in me:
May the love I’ve learned how to hold now flow back out into the world.
May it be felt in how I listen, how I lead, how I show up.
May it bless my family, strengthen my community, and create space for others to become more of who they already are.
There’s a groundedness in me now that I’ve never known before. A quiet confidence. Not because everything is certain — but because I trust myself, I trust the unfolding, and I trust the people walking alongside me. The future of my family and my community feels solid in a way that’s hard to explain but easy to rest in.
Doors are opening.
Not perfect ones. Not polished ones.
But real ones.
I feel excited about what’s coming — not in a rushed way, but with gratitude and awe at how much goodness I can see now. In shared meals. In long conversations. In laughter. In change. In choosing not to go back to old versions of myself.
Liberation, for me, means no fear of repeating what no longer fits.
It means choosing growth without self-abandonment.
It means letting joy be simple and success be meaningful.
I’m deeply grateful for this life — for the privilege of family, friendship, safety, and love. For every person who has crossed my path, stayed for a season, or trusted me with a piece of their journey. You matter more than you know.
I don’t wish for things to have been different. Not the big emotions. Not the losses. Not the hard lessons. I’m choosing to carry the wisdom from them forward — to let them change me rather than weigh me down.
The people in our lives are teachers if we let them be. They show us who we are, where we soften, where we grow, and what really matters. Valuing ourselves and the people around us has become one of the greatest gifts of this season.
And this is my hope for you, as we step into 2026 together:
Even if you don’t feel like you have it all worked out.
Even if everything around you looks the same as it did yesterday…
There is a tiny light inside you now that won’t go away.
Like a small, magical ember — alive, steady, and real.
You don’t need to prove it.
And you can’t put out what’s already been lit.
I’m choosing to give that ember breath this year — for myself, and in prayer, for each of you. Because I know, in my bones, that incredible joy and wild success are already contained in that small flame.
May we trust it.
May we protect it.
And maybe — just maybe — this is the year we let it grow…
…and kick some goals along the way. 🤍✨ Happy New Year!
