The Glory Project

Fair warning — I’m going to be a little vulnerable.

2025 has been a season of hard. My family and I have been walking through a lot. It hasn’t been just one thing; it’s been multiple things. It’s been a season of loss in one way or another. A season of feeling out of control. A season of anger and bitterness, while trying so very hard to forgive. A season of saying good-bye to people and things.

I should also say these aren’t just my own personal stories or trials; they are shared with those I love the most, so I won’t be sharing any details. But I’m sure many of you reading this have walked a similar path and felt the weight of a hard season. We all do at some point.

In this season, I’ve been learning to fight for joy. To find beauty in the everyday — in the mundane. In the days that are nothing special, in the days that are beautiful, and even in the days that just plain suck.

A little over a month ago, I decided to take a social media break for at least 30 days. It was hard at first, but slowly I began to feel a peace I hadn’t felt in a while. I felt like creating again, not for anyone else, but for me. I felt connected in ways I hadn’t in a long time, while also very much disconnected from distractions. My conversations with those I was around felt more sincere and genuine. Being off social media made my world a little smaller, and that was exactly what I needed.

I became more intentional with my time and with the people in my life — the ones I genuinely want to pour into, and who pour into me too. During this time, I’ve fostered friendships that have spoken truth over me, God’s truth. And while that truth hasn’t always been easy to hear, it’s been exactly what I needed. 

I’ve learned to cherish those kinds of friendships deeply and to understand how important it is to be that kind of friend for others. If you have been that friend to me in this season (you know who you are), thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you’re in my circle, I hope and pray I can be that friend for you. And if you’re longing for that kind of friend, please reach out.

Through all of this, I’ve also been reminded to seek out joy wherever I can, to see God’s glory and handiwork in every situation, to pray without ceasing, to release all my troubles to Him, and fully trust Him. God is in control, not me. God’s joy and glory, along with prayer and studying His word, have given me strength. He is my rock. He sustains me.

So, I’ve decided to start a project. I’m calling it The Glory Project.

It’s not about what’s beautiful, joyful, or glorious to everyone — it’s about what’s beautiful to me, and the Glory of God in any given space and time during my life. These images are a glimpse at where I find gratitude, peace, and solitude. It’s where I see Jesus. It’s where God’s glory shines the most in my life.

This project is for me. These are the moments I never want to forget — the glimpses of beauty I want to hold onto when the next hard season comes. I’m still walking through this one, but I know I won’t walk in it forever. I also know there will be other hard seasons, but my prayer is that each time, I learn to lean on God even more — to hold fast to His strength and His goodness — and never forget the little glimpses of beauty and God’s glory that He shares with me every single day.