Closing Out 2025: Reflection & Preparation

First, THANK YOU!!! This has been such a transformative year, and your support means more than I can express!! Thank you for sharing my brand and speaking positivity over me, especially when I am not even in the room. I love all of you💖

Now let me get into this post...There are a lot of opinions out there about the New Year. Some people treat January 1st like any other day, same routine, same mindset, same habits. Honestly, if that works for them, I love that. But for me? The New Year is a reset. A line in the sand. A moment where I step back, breathe deeply, and really look at who I’ve been…and who I’m becoming.

“Move out the way and make space for what you’re asking God for”

It's not because of a date on the calendar, but because of the version of myself I’m choosing to walk into that year with. At the center of that choice is character. Who I really am, because God can't bless who I pretend to be. So I spend time reflecting and CELEBRATING🎉🥂

Your character holds you accountable when no one’s watching. It reveals who you are long before accomplishments or aesthetics ever do. It’s the one thing you can’t fake for long, because eventually, your patterns speak louder than your words. Let’s be honest…maintaining character isn’t always cute, soft, or easy.

I’m not sitting here pretending that I don’t have moments where I slip. I absolutely do. There are days when I feel off, overwhelmed, frustrated, or tempted to react from old versions of myself. Thank You God for that internal nudge, the reminder of who I really am, deep down. Rooted. Set apart. Still growing. Still learning.

Something I’ve committed to is that I’m no longer pretending I don’t hear God speaking just because what He’s saying feels uncomfortable or inconvenient. Obedience matters. I will listen the first time. I’ve surrendered, and I genuinely only want what God wants for me. I'm letting go of MY plan and holding tighter onto His promise!

“Do it scared”

January 1st is also the business anniversary for SoftLuxxe, which makes this transition even more meaningful. What started as obedience and a vision, continues to grow, refine, and align and I’m grateful for every step of this journey.

THE RESET: Closing out 2025

Closing out 2025 with reflection and gratitude. For the last 15 years, I’ve intentionally taken the end of the year off to reset. No work. No planning. No pressure. This will be my final post of 2025, and I’ll see you again after January 12, 2026.

During this time, I’m resting. Trying a few new recipes with my girlfriends who feel more like family. A glass of wine. A good kiki. Real life. Real joy. Real presence.

"God, I Thank You!! I am filled with gratitude and joy! I Thank You for keeping me all year! For protection, guidance, consistency, grace and love! For standing with my children! For friends who feel like family!! For the overflow! For health and wisdom! For confirmation and clarity!!!"

Closing Prayer✨

God, thank You for 2025, all of it. The highs, the lessons, the moments of stretching, the pauses, the growth I didn’t recognize at the time, and the grace that carried me through. As we step toward a NEW YEAR, I pray abundance over every person reading this, not just financially, but spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. I pray for a faith that may start scary but grows stronger with every step. For the kind of inner work that transforms, not performs. For the release of what no longer serves so there is room to receive what You’ve prepared. I pray for the courage to stand firm in who we are, to listen when You speak, and to walk boldly in obedience, trusting that what You’re building in us is far greater than what we’re leaving behind.

Amen.

"God, show me how good it can get"

I wish you a very Merry Christmas and an abundant New Year, filled with peace, clarity, faith, and alignment.

Until next year 🤍

2026 is personal...it will be for her🌹This photo is on the back of my VISION board💖✨