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Year End/Beginning Thoughts 2025/2026

Last year, 2025, I posted 5 blog posts. In my mind, that's a bit pitiful for a writer, don't you think? This year, 2026, I shall try to do better.

At the end of one year and the beginning of another, people write about all kinds of things: what they accomplished, what books they read, the places the visited, or the goals they have for the year ahead. I find that all very interesting. I'm a nosy person and am intrigued by how other people spend their lives. 

If you're nosy too, go ahead and read the rest of this paragraph where I'll share a bit about what I did in 2025. If you don't care, feel free to skip this bit. I wrote and published a youth novel, learned that you can freeze sourdough dough and then thaw it when you want to bake it (this is a game changer, all my sourdough baking friends), and completed a university course on the Romans. I started a new job and gained 15lb thanks to the reality that both part time EAs and part time cooks do a lot less walking than part time waitresses (I'll probably talk about this in my next blog post). I bought a walking pad. 

Goderich, ON, is the farthest home I went from home.

2025 was a year of normal, everyday activities. And I'm grateful for that. It was not exciting (though I am thrilled about my latest book and deeply grateful for my new job). 2025 was full of cups of tea, baked bread and soup, friends, family, and quiet. 

I can't tell you about 2026 because it hasn't happened yet. I hope to at least use my passport, write another book, take some more university courses, and get on my paddleboard more. 

But mostly I hope that I understand God better. If the whole duty of man (and woman) is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever (Westminster Shorter Catechism answer 1) then I want to enjoy and glorify Him. I want a robust prayer life, a deeper understanding of the Bible, and to obey the Spirit. I want all my friends to know and love Jesus. 

God is good. He is worthy of all my love and praise. He is infinite and even if I study Him from now till eternity I will never understand Him completely. What a wild adventure that is to think about. 


Favourite Books of 2025

    • The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
    • Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
    • Watership Down by Richard Adams
    • Your Story has a Villain by Jonathan Pokluda
    • On Magic and Miracles by Marian A. Jacobs

Favourite Music of 2025

    • The albums "Magic" and "The Richest Man in the World" by Ben Rector
    • "The Narrow Way" by Steffany Gretzinger
    • "I Believe" by Phil Wickham

Favourite Home things in 2025

    • Vanilla Earl Gray Tea
    • Electric Heating Pad
    • Beeswax Candles
    • Walking pad/standing desk


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