Goodbye,

It was somewhat nice to experience you.

2025,

You were a bittersweet experience. I loved and hated you. There were moments when I wished you would just end or that you never started.

Yet, I would say you were one of the most fulfilling years I've had in a long time. I told someone how it felt like I just started my walk with God this year and that is true on so many levels. This year, I learned and applied the teachings. I prayed and read my bible consistently until I fell off(that's not important now). I cast off numbness and truly began to let myself experience who God truly is.

I sat with my emotions this year and that alone is such an immense blessing. I learnt to stop shaming myself for feeling.

I am especially grateful for the people God surrounded me with, particularly my siblings. I'm supposed to be paying them for counselling because they really played the role of a support space for me. Every single thing that I was conflicted or confused about, I knew that I could always rely on their love, support and honesty. I want to be able to do so much for them and I hope that in the coming year, I will achieve it. I'm always grateful for my family(except when I'm washing plates). Just kidding.

Another thing I'm grateful for is the Word. I realised this year that there is absolutely nothing I'm going through that the Bible doesn't have an encouragement, counsel or answer for. My favourite book is definitely Psalms because apart from David's beautiful writing, there's just such a rawness that I get from reading it. You could tell that David was being sincere with all his words.

I especially loved calling my siblings, talking with my friends, laughing at jokes, singing Hamilton, my playlists, dancing(I can't really dance but that's not the point), prayer meetings, the picnics, CCI, sprite, Alice in borderland and every other experience I got to have this year.

Even though I'd complain that you were one of the most tasking years, there was still so much joy to be embraced and that kept me going.

Byeeeee. It was somewhat nice to experience you.

And for you reading this, I hope 2026 is such a joyous and fulfilling year for you. I pray the Lord keeps and protects you in all your endeavours. I pray that you grow more in Christ and every fearful thought about the new year is silenced. You will do great❤️.

With anticipation for the new year and planning my crossover dance moves,

Titobi 💕.