Sharing the Journey

In this episode, I explain 5 reasons why I love having the liturgical year guide my goal setting process, as well as some glimpses into the fruits of my recent prayer life and having selected play for the current liturgical year. I also give an update on what to expect for frequency of episodes for […]

In this episode I am excited to reveal my word for the upcoming liturgical year, as well as outlining my intentions for Advent. This is the last episode for season 1 in order to allow space to more prayerfully enter into the Advent season, to discern how to focus my time and energy in this […]

In this episode, I review my words for the liturgical year from 2019-2021. Then, I share 8 key take aways that I have noticed after incorporating the practice into my life for 11 years.  If you would like to join me on the word for the liturgical year journey, you are welcome to access a PDF […]

In this episode, I review my words of the (liturgical) year from 2010-2018. I mention a PDF that I have created to facilitate the process. Those who join are also welcome to include the logo for the project when sharing about it. I also have blog posts about some of my words. 

In this episode I introduce the concept of Word for the Liturgical Year. I explain how it has been a powerful practice to nurture Christ-centered growth and invite listeners to join the adventure. I mention a PDF that I have created to facilitate the process. Those who join are welcome to include the logo for the project […]

Multiple years of longing for significant growth in the areas of career and family balance, desires for simplifying my life, and craving more space for silence positioned me to engage with core as my one little word for 2015. I had considered play as my word for the year, thinking about being more playful, a […]

For the first time, in 2014, I chose a word in Spanish for my word for the year. The word translates as health, cheers during a toast, and the phrase to say when someone sneezes, like when we say in English, “God bless you.” I decided to take some creative liberty with the different translations […]

As I looked ahead to 2013, front and center in my mind was that after having our two daughters out of diapers and daycare for over a year, we were going to be starting over again with our third baby girl in April. I also knew that we might have another major life transition layered […]

After growing based on focusing on simplicity in 2010 and embrace in 2011, I narrowed in on a specific aspect of mindset by choosing gratitude for 2012. I saw choosing gratitude as a step further than merely embracing all that came my way. I chose the word at a time when I was going to […]

Selecting embrace as my word for the year in 2011 strengthened a foundation for mindsets critical to growth.