2025 Word of the Year
It’s one of my favorite things to do to start every year and a tradition I started nearly 10 years ago - picking a word/theme for the year!
I know it is a very popular thing to do now but back when I first started picking a word of the year it wasn’t nearly as popular but gosh, I can easily see and feel why it has become such a popular thing to do. Setting intentions and praying about how you want your year to go is important to do before setting any goals because it helps you focus on the big picture and then set goals that support it.
Choosing a word and focus and then setting my goals around that have helped me to be better focused, more excited and set realistic expectations for my year versus just hanging up a bunch of goals that feel a little pulled out of thin air. As silly as it sounds, choosing a word has been a total game changer for me and something I don’t ever see myself not doing.
In the past I have picked words like intentional, adventurous, and alive. And without further ado, my 2025 word of the year is….
Revival.
Revival is defined as an improvement in the condition or strength of something, a new production of an old play or similar work.
In Biblical terms, a revival is making something alive again.
This word came to me almost instantly when I started praying for a word of the year and it is the only word that kept coming back to me over and over again. I knew that God was speaking to me deeply when I continuously saw this word popping up everywhere I turned and how it kept coming up in conversations and as I continued to pray about it it became even more clear why God was choosing this word for me.
The last couple of years I honestly have felt like I was just going through the motions. It feels hard to admit that out loud but the more I get honest with myself about that the more I realize how true it is. I have had moments of great accomplishments (starting my business) and of fun adventures (we have been on great vacations and experienced really great moments we worked hard for). We have made hard decisions (moving back to Florida) and have navigated both joy and a lot of grief (losing my Grandma, my Grandpa having cancer, my health issues, closing Joe’s business).
We have had many highs and lows, many happy times and many really hard times too and it has just left me feeling very, blah. Feeling like you are just going through the days, from one thing to the next is honestly, very defeating for someone who loves to live life fully and excitedly. And I have felt for a while that I was ready to change that — change the feelings of just going through life to really living life again.
So here we are, 2025 looking for a year of revival. A year where I focus on feeling myself again. The year where I step back into the fullness of life that God has for me and that I focus on doing and being all he has called me to and for.
If you haven’t chosen a word for 2025 I highly encourage you to pray about the year ahead and seek God in choosing one as we get ready for another year of all that life has in store for us!
