Digging Potatoes: Faith, Fog, and Finding. Reflecting on 2025 and Taking the Next Right Step into 2026

Download the 7-layer Why journaling space here:DM me here!If 2025 felt like it took everything out of you, this episode is for you.As we step into a new year, many of us are carrying a sense of fog—uncertain, tired, and unsure what we even want our goals to be. In this episode of Planted On Purpose, I invite you into the garden with me on January 1st as I reflect out loud, hands in the soil, turning over both compost and questions from the year behind us.Using the metaphor of digging up sweet potatoes, I explore what it looks like to search for buried treasure in a hard year—the lessons, the quiet growth, and the abundance that didn’t show up where we expected it to.Some things produced beautifully.Some things didn’t produce at all.And some things were still alive… just not ready yet.Together, we talk about:Why it’s okay if your goals for 2026 are centered on nurturing yourselfHow our brains fixate on what went wrong—and how to look instead for what workedWhat gardening teaches us about reflection, journaling, and “turning things over”The difference between a year of harvest and a year of soil-buildingWhy timelines are made up—and God’s timing is not (Psalm 69:13)How abundance often shows up somewhere other than where we plantedWhy composting hard things takes time—and that’s healthyThe helpers God sends along the way (even the unexpected ones 🪱)I also share honestly about my own year—what didn’t work in my art business, what did work in my engineering role, and why I made the intentional decision to plant new seeds through coaching, even without an immediate harvest.As the episode closes, I reflect on faith, fog, and forward movement—reminding us that we aren’t meant to see the whole path. We’re only asked to take the next right step.Grab your journal and sit with these two questions:What do I need to do in 2026 to make myself the healthiest I can be?What is the next right step from where I am right now?You don’t have to do everything.You don’t have to be clear yet.You just have to tend the soil.Happy New Year, friend. 💛If you want deeper support and real growth this year, I'd love to chat with you about what that looks like.Schedule a time here!