The moment when I picked my word for 2025.
I’m jotting this blog post in my notes as my two babes are nestled in bed napping beside me. This is where my free time lies these days (no pun intended). I will update the blog soon on how we went from infertility to a full house, but for now i’m sharing my word for 2025.
Do you pick a word for each year? Some years I do. Others I don’t. A yearly word helps me grow more than any old resolution would because when I do select my word, I ask the Lord what it should be.
This year I did it in passing. I remember working in the kitchen with the baby on my hip whispering in my heart, “Lord, what do you want my word for this year to be? What do You see for this year?”
Instantly I heard, “RETURN.”
Honestly, I wasn’t stumped or shocked. It made a lot of sense to me because by gaining the blessing of motherhood, I have felt I have left a lot of me behind. I know I need to desperately return to my time with the Lord each day. I am currently returning to working out. I would love to return to hobbies like reading and gardening.
Once I received my word, I looked up the meaning.
Return:
come or go back to a place or person
a profit from an investment
The second part of the definition is what got my wheels turning. There are places of my life that if I return to and put in the work, I will receive a return! My life will be blessed in return.
Marriage. Motherhood. Discipleship. Home. Health.
So many places that I know if I change some unwanted behaviors and replace them with new habits, the return will be eternal. So I’m claiming that for 2025. Knowing it won’t be easy but very worth it to see the Lord change and challenge me. Returning to places and spaces that fill me so I can pour more freely.
If you have picked a word for the year, I’d love to know it in the comments below.