A New Year, A New Yes

Happy New Year! But not in the typical, routine way we’re used to saying it. This is not a greeting for me; it is a declaration. This is the kind of New Year that feels like a reset, the kind that reaches into your sleep and wakes you with scripture on your lips. I opened my eyes Sunday morning reciting, “And I will restore to you the years…” (Joel 2:25). I felt that so strong! He’s restoring years that I thought were lost to setbacks! Restoration. That word wrapped itself around my spirit and reminded me that God is not bound by time, loss, delay, or disappointment. He is the redeemer of years and time. The author of comebacks. The God who specializes in “suddenly”.

The Lord has placed a new “yes” in me, one that is not fragile, not hesitant, not exhausted. This yes is anchored. It is bold, especially for me. It is strengthened for the journey ahead. It feels like Heaven has breathed on my resolve. (I love a good “be it resolved”, it’s the funeral home experience in me".) I really do feel God leaning into this season, inviting me to move with Him instead of mourning what was. This will be a year of the quickly. Quick obedience. Quick alignment. Quick healing. Quick harvest. Quick doors. Quick favor. Quick opportunities. Quick confirmation. Quick results. What once took years will now take quick moments. What once felt distant will now feel near. As my Pastor has declared, this will be the year of divine results…. Watch!

This year also marks a sensitive revamp for Talitha Cumi.

“Talitha Cumi” means “little girl, arise”, and that is exactly what this space is becoming… A resurrection ground for women who have been dormant, discouraged, grieving or just caught between promise and manifestation. Talitha Cumi is shifting from an idea to an assignment. It is becoming a place where women learn how to rise again after loss, where daughters find their voices, where believers heal in community, and where faith feels lived, not just learned. This is not about aesthetic inspiration or surface-level encouragement. This is about sacred rebuilding. About holding women in their becoming. About creating something that is safe, strong and deeply rooted in God. Not rushed. Not performative. Not shallow. But holy.

I am also stepping into this year as an author.

In February, I will be releasing Seen & Held: A 21-Day Devotional for the Woman Who Grieves. This book was birthed in my valley. It was written for the woman who is still showing up while carrying sorrow. For the woman who loves God but feels tired. For the woman who has whispered, “Lord, do you still see me here?” The answer is yes. You are seen. You are held. You are not behind. You are not forgotten. This devotional is not just a project or a book, but it is a promise. A reminder that grief does not disqualify you from purpose, and pain does not cancel God’s plan. He’s holding and strengthening you.

I am also deeply honored to now serve as the Assistant Chairlady for the Youth Department of the Tennessee Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. This role is more than a title, it is alignment and fulfillment. God is entrusting me with generations, with vision, with shaping rooms where young people will encounter Him in real and life altering ways. I do not take that lightly. I said yes. Not because I feel ready, but because I am willing. Willing to grow. Willing to serve. Willing to be stretched in ways that require faith. I keep receiving confirmation and I’m excited about God’s plan.

This year, I am not shrinking. I am aligning. I am not waiting on permission. I am responding. There is a “quickly” on my obedience. A “quickly” on my healing. A “quickly” on my purpose. And I believe with everything in me that this is the year God restores what time tried to take. And He’s doing it publicly and quickly.

Welcome to the rising.

Welcome to Talitha Cumi, 2026.

Welcome to the year of quickly.

Ummmmm…. You ready to go?