Happy New Year <3

2024 – You were a juxtaposition of sorts, but all in all, a true gift and so, so good.

2024 taught me that grief and joy can coexist. However, joy should—and can—win. 🤍 This year brought unexpected loss.
That loss brought so many questions, raw emotions, and a level of surrender/trust I didn’t know was possible. But God is so faithful. I’m trying not to cry while writing this post, but He is so good! He is in every single detail. He is in season. He cares deeply.

2024 was the year I married my best friend and the absolute love of my life. The wait for John was so worth it.

2024 was also the year I made my business public. 😍😭 This has been another great and unexpected blessing. I feel like I’m finally in my lane.

2024, you were so, so good. You brought grief, but joy won. 🤍 Joy has a name, and His name is Jesus.

I’ve shared this before: each year, I pray and ask the Holy Spirit to give me a word for the year. My personal word for 2024 was "intimacy." When I got the word, I remember thinking, “Bless God!” LOL. For those of you who don’t know, my husband and I waited for marriage to make love (be intimate). So, I thought the Lord was letting me know that 2024 was about to be blessed in that area—LOL! And it is! But, the word "intimacy" has more to do with Christ and me than with John and me.

There was an intimacy that I stepped into this year with Christ because of how deeply I needed to trust Him. That trust brought a deeper intimacy, trust, and love with Christ than I have ever had in my walk with Him. My relationship with the Lord feels more personal, if that even makes sense.

For those of you who have had unanswered questions—trust Him. You may not get the answers on this side of Heaven, but still trust Him! That’s it. Just stay there. He can be trusted.

We love you, Jesus and me.