Hello Friend!

Can you believe we’re already halfway through December?

I want to acknowledge my absence here, not with apology, but with honesty. Life has been a beautiful whirlwind of God’s goodness at work in my life, and while that has kept me quiet in this space, it has also kept me deeply rooted in His presence. Still, I’ve missed writing in this space.

If you’ve been here since this blog began in 2012, you know writing is one of the ways the Holy Spirit meets me. So here I am again, ready to share what He’s been teaching me.

2025: A Year of Radical Obedience

This has been a year of pause and of profound transformation.

Last December, the Lord asked me to lay down my Mind Body Spirit Release practice and walk in Radical Obedience. That obedience became my word for the year, and I can say with confidence: it has been one of the most refining, stretching, and intimate seasons of my walk with Jesus.

It’s one thing to obey God, it’s another to watch your relationship with Him deepen in ways you never anticipated.

Here are a few of the most significant lessons He taught me this year.

1. Radical Obedience Chooses God — Even When
It Doesn’t Make Sense

Laying down my practice was costly. I loved my clients deeply. However, obedience required me to choose God’s voice over my own desires, and that choice produced more fruit in my relationship with Jesus than I could have imagined.

This year, the Lord gently reminded me:

Obedience isn’t about rule-following,
it’s about relationship.

Jesus said:

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
(Matthew 22:37)

When love leads, obedience follows naturally.
When relationship is the focus,
Righteousness becomes the overflow.

2. Pausing Has a Purpose

When Holy Spirit invited me into a season of pause, I assumed it meant preparation; that eventually, He would release me into something new.

Month after month, I asked Him when the “go” would come.

It didn’t.

At one point, stepping into a familiar and meaningful opportunity made logical sense. Yet the moment I said yes, anxiety followed; a heaviness I couldn’t shake. So I prayed. And waited.

In late November, the Lord asked me a simple question:

“Do you trust Me?”

When I answered yes, He replied:

“Then lay it down.”

This time, I didn’t hesitate.

Looking back, I see His kindness more clearly. God wasn’t withholding, He was preparing my heart. He knew there was still surrender needed before anything could be picked up again.

Pausing isn’t quitting - it’s trusting.

3. Contentment Over Covetousness

One of the most humbling revelations this year was how coveting had quietly robbed me of contentment.

For years, I longed for work that felt like “real ministry.” In that striving, I often followed my heart rather than the Lord, placing myself in spaces I wasn’t spiritually mature enough to steward well.

This year, the Holy Spirit reframed everything.

He showed me the gift of where I am now; a job I enjoy, a company that aligns with my convictions, and room to grow both personally and professionally.

Ministry isn’t something we chase,
it’s something we steward
wherever God places us.

So as I look ahead, my word for 2026 is Contentment.
Not complacency, but peace.
Not striving, but trust.

4. A Heart Check I Didn’t Expect

One of the most loving things God did for me this year was confront a critical spirit I didn’t realize I was operating in.

Through Scripture, prayer, and trusted biblical teaching, He revealed how criticism, disguised as discernment, had begun to erode tenderness in my heart and strain my marriage. What He exposed, He also healed through repentance, humility, and grace.

That story is one I’ll share more fully in time.
For now, I’ll simply say this:

Conviction is a gift,
and freedom always follows surrender.

I don’t know what 2025 held for you, but I know this:

God is faithful.
Obedience, even when costly,
always leads to life.

And if this year has stirred something in you; a desire for deeper faith, honest conversations, and Christ-centered community, Sarah and I would love to invite you to join us on our podcast, Spirit-Filled Girl Talk.

Each week, we gather as friends to talk about what it looks like to walk with Jesus in real life, in our faith, our relationships, our struggles, and our growth; always pointing back to truth, grace, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

You were never meant to walk
your faith journey alone.

If you’d like to go deeper, we’d love to welcome you into our online community, the Spirit-Filled Girl Talk Podcast Facebook Page — a space created for encouragement, prayer, connection, and sisterhood with women who love Jesus and desire to grow in faith together.

We’ll be sharing more there in the months ahead, and we’d love for you to join us now so you can stay connected and be the first to hear what God is unfolding next.

As we approach Christmas, my prayer is simple; that you would experience the nearness of Jesus in fresh and personal ways. That you would feel His peace settle your heart, His grace meet you right where you are, and His love remind you that you are never walking alone.

Merry Christmas, friend.
May this season draw you closer to Him
than ever before.

With love,