Reflecting on Two Years of Personal Breakthrough

Time truly does fly. Exactly two years ago, I was celebrating the release of my EP. Since then, I’ve remained relatively quiet on the blog, but I have certainly not been idle. There’s much to catch up on.

In the first week of January 2023, I attended a church conference where Pastor Franklin Jentzen was the guest speaker. During his message, he shared a prophetic word, sensing that many in the congregation had long desired change in their lives but had struggled to make progress. He declared, “This is your year,” and something in my spirit was stirred. It’s hard to explain, but that simple statement ignited a deep belief that this would be the year I would finally experience transformation—in my physical and mental health, my finances, and even my relationship status.

The following month, I attended another church conference. There, I noticed an announcement about counseling services, and I felt a strong prompting to reach out. Within minutes, I had scheduled my first counseling session.

During that session, I opened up to my counselor about feeling stuck and asked if my struggles with change could be linked to unresolved trauma. She confirmed that it was, and we began working on it together.

Within just a few sessions, I started noticing changes. One of the most unexpected breakthroughs was that I stopped biting my nails, a habit I had struggled with for most of my life. The anxiety that had fueled that habit dissipated as well.

I also found the courage to return to the gym, something I had long avoided. I set a rule for myself: if I didn’t feel like going to the gym, I would go anyway. The goal was to build new discipline and not let my feelings or desire to stay home dictate my actions. Though I cried every day on the way there, I kept going. While on the treadmill, I listened to The Power to Change: Mastering the Habits that Matter Most audiobook by Craig Groeschel, allowing his message of incremental progress to inspire me. Sure enough, the pounds began to drop—five, ten, twenty. It was hard to believe, but it was happening.

I eventually hired a fitness coach to help with the next phase of my journey. It took nearly a year to lose another 15 pounds, but I achieved it. For the first time, the seemingly impossible felt possible. My confidence grew, and even though I sprained a muscle at some point, I was thrilled to have muscle to sprain!

In terms of my finances, things began to shift in miraculous ways. By the end of that year, over 90% of my debt had cleared.

I also began dating again, which was a big leap for me. For over thirteen years, I had been closed off to the idea of dating. Many of the conversations or dates I went on didn’t lead anywhere, though I did meet a few wonderful men—just not the right one for me.

In 2024, I found myself asking God, “Where is my Boaz, Lord? Did I hear You correctly?” And then, in September of 2024, I met the love of my life. His name is Stephen, and from the moment we connected, we knew we were meant for each other. Just two months later, we were engaged, and two months after that, we were married.

The past two years have been a period of profound growth, and I’m in awe of God’s faithfulness—not only in fulfilling His promises, but also in seeing His work through in my life.

This year, my focus has been on adjusting to my new role as a wife and learning how to merge two lives into one. It has been a humbling process; I have much to learn. Thankfully, I’ve been blessed with a kind, patient husband who is helping me grow in humility, service, and boldness in sharing and living out the Gospel.

I am still leading worship at my church, working at the university, and podcasting. While I haven’t been writing as much music lately, I’m not done—just taking a break. I’ve been collaborating with other artists on some exciting projects and even wrote my first love song, which I hope to share soon. I’ve also developed a strong desire to blog more regularly and am working on finding the time and space to do so.

That’s the update from my end. I would love to hear what’s new with you!