Faithful in the Small Things: Looking Back on 2025

It’s the last week of December, and I’ve been doing a lot of looking back.

My husband kicked off 2025 with the adventure of a lifetime—attending Twins Fantasy Camp. I started the year focused on healthy habits and, along the way, was able to run my favorite race with two of my sisters and my niece this summer. Running has looked a little different lately. I’ve been taking a break, building strength, and fully rehabbing my foot—learning (again) that sometimes faithfulness looks like rest.

We spent a full summer at our camper, soaking in long days in the sun. Somewhere in the middle of it all, I started keeping a 1000 Gifts list—writing down the little moments of gratitude I didn’t want to forget. I’m almost there: 921 and counting.

There were also harder moments. I shared last conversations with my uncle in the hospital before he changed his address to heaven. Fall came quickly, filled with volleyball games, busy schedules, and packed calendars. And now, somehow, we’ve wrapped up our last family Christmas of the year and are already dreaming and planning adventures for 2026.

I’m not a big New Year’s resolution person. Last January, I did a “healthy habits reset”—water, steps, rest.

This year, though, I did something different.

A co-worker sent me a question and suggested I ask ChatGPT:

“With what you know about me, since we first started talking, what do you think would be my best New Year’s resolution?”

The answer was a pretty good suggestion:

“Be faithful in the small things.”

The To-Do List:

• Focusing on daily acts of faith

• Choosing appreciation over urgency (oh boy… I need this one)

• Being steady instead of chasing big changes

“Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much.” —Luke 16:10

So I’m heading into the new year with a simple focus:

Be faithful in the small things.

That feels like a good place to start.

And maybe that’s how we make Monday—and every ordinary day—matter. Not by doing more, but by being faithful with what’s already in front of us.

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