I have thought so much about how I could summarize and reflect on 2025. It was such a huge year. If I talked about all the “hard” it would really take away from all the good.

So I’m going to just stat by saying that God had my back the whole way. I overcame some scary health things, adopted a dog, competed 3 times all of which my husband was present for, I ended my competing career on Mother’s Day honoring my late mom while celebrating my being a step mom all without knowing I was already a mother for one week that day to my own baby who is due in February.

I let go of some expectations of myself for business and podcasting while also taking on more responsibilities and patients in a clinical setting as a therapist. I wrote and published my first children’s book “Hard Things, Good Things, God” (on Amazon). I enjoyed traveling for speaking events and workshops and loved hosting another Build More than Just a Body mastermind with retreats with some of the best women I’ve ever known.

I got to meet my new niece, see my baby on an ultrasound and anatomy scan and find out we have a baby boy coming which means I get a mini version of me and my husband to love forever. I traveled to see my best friend, I watched my cousin get married, I got to train with my coach and see teammates and make friends at competitions. I had to say a very sad and abrupt goodbye to my aunt whose life was stopped by ALS and forced our family to make really difficult decisions but the beauty is she is with Jesus and I got to spend time at her bedside as her life here came to a close.

I shared amazing times with my husband and his family and my sister in law threw me the cutest baby shower ever making me feel beyond loved. I didn’t hit any business milestones or highs and I found this year in business to be among the slowest and most challenging especially after a major tax hit and other surprise medical expenses but somehow he made a way and provided.

I can’t say this was the best or worst year. But I CAN say that the good really did outweigh the bad if I take the time to really reflect on it. One major chapter of my life closed while another one was already being written. I’m grateful