One of my favorite things about a new year is the invitation to begin again — not from pressure, but from perspective . If I’m being honest, 2025 has been one of the most challenging years I’ve ever walked through . It stretched me emotionally, spiritually, and mentally in ways I didn’t anticipate. Yet, in the midst of it all, I sense God gently reminding me of something powerful: As old things die away, something new and beautiful is being prepared. Growth almost always requ