Beauty for Ashes

Hey friend, I’m so glad you’re here. As this year came to a close, I wanted to take a moment to pause, breathe, and look back on everything that has unfolded. This had been one of the hardest years of my life, and yet, it has also been one of the most transformative. When I think about 2025, I see loss.I see trials. I see moments where I felt stretched beyond what I thought I could handle. I walked away from a job I worked hard to earn I lost my mom, I lost my sister, I lost a pregnancy I was praying over the moment I found out. It felt like one wave after another, and just when I thought I’d surfaced for air, another storm rolled in. But even in all of that, I saw God show up. Not always in the way I expected, but always in the way I needed. I saw Him strengthen me when I felt completely empty. I saw him guide me when I didn’t know which way to turn.I saw him hold me together when grief felt too heavy to carry. And day by day, I watched him turn ashes into something beautiful. This blog was born in the middle of my pain. Passions I thought I’d laid down years ago started to breathe again. My faith grew roots far deeper than I’ve ever had.My compassion expanded. My desire to encourage others increased. And somehow, in all the heaviness, God kept giving me Beauty for Ashes. Not all at once and not in the way I imagined but slowly, gently, faithfully. As I close out this year, I’m grateful. Not because everything went the way I wanted, it didn’t. But because God was present through every moment he took what felt broken and began weaving purpose through it. He is still doing that even now. And friend, if this year has stretched you, hurt you, or left you with pieces you’re still trying to understand, I want to remind you… God is not done! He is still writing, he is still healing, he is still redeeming, and still changing your story. And he still gives Beauty for Ashes.

“To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes.”Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)

Thank you for sitting with me this year.Thank you for reading, praying, showing up, and growing with me.I’m looking forward to what God will do in the year ahead, and I’m grateful to have you here with me on this journey.

With love and gratitude, always

Kevi