2026:Alignment

2026 will be my spiritually strictest year yet.

Exactly one month ago today, I turned 32! This newsletter was meant to be published closer to that moment, as I wanted to connect with you and share how I’m approaching my 32nd year and 2026. This year will be my spiritually strictest year yet.

My word for this year is alignment: a precision-level pursuit of being fully in step with God’s plan and purpose for my life.

When I reflect on the past few years, the highs, the lows, the leaning and unlearning, the continual surrender of my desires and thoughts to God, I know this is the year the seeds I’ve planted begin to bloom. Even as I write this, I’m standing on the side of unfulfilled desires and unanswered prayers, but I now view them through the lens of not yet, instead of no. I believe the “yes” exists in God’s divine timing, not mine. There is no skipping the process, no rushing it, and no delay rooted in punishment. My God is intentional in every season. He does everything for something.

As I prepare my mind and spirit for this year of alignment, I’ve created a curriculum to carry me from January through December, and I want to invite you along on the journey. This year is about depth: going deeper in the Word and in my understanding of who God created me to be.

Instead of studying many different topics at once, I will focus on one core theme each month—twelve megathemes for the year. I’ve also created daily prayer focuses rooted in specific spiritual disciplines. I’ll return to these every day, every week, all year long. Here’s how my weekly focus looks:

• Monday: Alignment

• Tuesday: Stewardship

• Wednesday: Discernment

• Thursday: Obedience

• Friday: Gratitude

• Saturday: Rest

• Sunday: Surrender

This year, consistency couldn’t just be a goal; it had to become a plan of action. Building structure around my desire to live fully aligned with God is how I intend to remain both consistent and fruitful. I refuse to have another year circling disappointment or defeat. On this side of surrender, everything is gain when it’s for His glory.

I’m so looking forward to getting my fire back to the place it once was before self-imposed expectations overshadowed divine ones. I expect God to move. I expect to be made whole in Him. I expect this year to be unlike any other. I expect to be so aligned with “thus says the Lord” that defeat becomes an irrelevant concept.

I’m excited to share my revelations with you as I move through this year-long curriculum! For January, our theme is Identity & Belonging. Here’s a peek at the scriptures and prompts guiding me this month:

Who I am before what I do

• Ephesians (read slowly over 2 weeks)

• Psalm 139

• Romans 8

• 1 Peter 2

Reflection prompt:

What does this passage tell me about how God sees me?

I pray you’ll consider joining me in making this a year of alignment. And hold me accountable. Call me out if I miss a month. Engage with me along the way. I want to start strong and finish strong, because nothing matters more than spiritual growth and walking fully in our divine calling.

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Until next time, friends!

Keep pressing on, knowing that the One who calls us is faithful to see us through every step of the way