🎊God Bless 2025 has been a really good year. I’ve been motivated, grounded, and more aware than ever that we can always do better. Time feels different now. It’s slipping away, and that realization has made me understand that I may need to disappear a little—not because I want to, but because I have to. You might even see me with a flip phone. Social media can be such a waste of time. Even when something feels useful, it still pulls you into sharing instead of living. I miss the days before all of that.
This year, my health is my responsibility. God is first, time is sacred, and family is everything—far and near. I know what I’m working toward: a pilot’s license, a movie, a book. I wouldn’t say this was my year. It was the year I stopped saying I was going to do things and actually did them, because I finally had the time—and I stopped saying tomorrow.
Even the podcast surprised me. I’ve never really been a podcast listener myself. My husband said, “You’re not ready for this,” and I remember thinking, What exactly do I need to be ready? So I decided to just say I was. He laughed—and here I am, ten episodes later. The podcast is still something kind of crazy. I don’t fully understand it, but I know I have to do it. I kept having these visuals, like God was placing them in front of me. I didn’t know why then, and I still don’t completely know now. It just happens—and I listen. Our charity, The Forever Angels, is thriving, and we love helping people.
We didn’t travel much this year because of sports, and honestly, it didn’t bother me. I love watching my kids do what they love, even though sports can pull families in different directions. What I’ve enjoyed most is our new home. A house is just a house, but for some reason, I’m here more than ever. I started saying no to a lot of things—I know it probably upset some people—but this is the most I’ve ever relaxed in my life. My dogs (we rescued one more), my kids, just being present. I always thought I needed the beach to rest. Turns out, I just needed to be home and still.
“You don’t need a loud life to live a meaningful one. Sometimes the work happens quietly, when you finally listen.” -Jen Archuleta
