January is a great month, even though it’s winter here in Minnesota. I love New Years Eve, we celebrate four birthdays in our family and I choose my word for the year. I love this time of wintering for reflection, rest and even occasional winter activities. Totally irrelevant but I used to dream of moving […]
Recap of my 2025 Word of the Year
GARDEN – my 2025 word of the year. I was trying to choose from a few different words last year and I felt like Garden summed it all up so well. This year was maybe a little different than I thought it would be. We definitely spent more time with our kids than I thought […]
2025 Word of the year (take two)
Well friends, if you remember, I posted last week about my word for 2025. It was good but I just wasn’t 100% sure it was my word. I was trying to force it, but it never felt settled, I never felt excited about it, and I kept thinking that there was another word, but I […]
2024 Word in Review
Well it’s officially 2025 and I am still figuring out my word for the year. But it’s hard to look forward until you’ve looked back so let’s finish out 2024. My word for the year was Embrace. It was another big year for our family as we all entered a new stage of life. My […]
My 2024 Word for the Year
This will be my tenth year choosing a word. In many ways, I can’t believe I have stuck with this practice for a decade! It has been one of my most favorite things I have discovered for accountability, growth and focus. Some years my word comes quickly and concretely, I know it’s my word. Other […]
2023 Word of the Year Review
It’s my favorite time of year! Of course, I love the Christmas season, there’s all the fun traditions and celebrations. Gathering with faily and friends, lots of wonderful memories made. But what I have found is that reviewing my word for the year and looking forward to the next word has created an anticipation probably […]
My 2023 Word
It’s a beautiful snowy morning here today as I sip my warm lemon water and look out my window at the trees all covered with snow. It’s a true winter wonderland out my window and I love it. There is a stillness and peace that falling snow brings that is hard to explain, it’s a […]
2022 My Word for the Year Wrap Up
My word for 2022 was Discipline. Not a favorite cutesy word like flourish was but it was definitely a much-needed word for me. Looking back on this past year, I would say it was a good year for discipline. Being in your mid 40’s is a ride. Lots of changes happening both physically and just […]
Last Quarter Finish
It’s October 1st and the last quarter of 2022, crazy! The changing of the seasons is something I look forward to, yes, even winter for a brief amount of time. And with winter comes thoughts of finishing out 2022 strong and beginning anew in 2023. Discipline is my word for this year. Definitely not my […]
My word of the year for 2022
My word for 2021 was Connection. You can read more about how that went, here. To be honest, I was thinking maybe I didn’t even want to do a word this year. Some years I really connect with the word and others I kind of forget about. Not super encouraging I suppose but I really […]