MY MID YEAR DECLARATION for 2026

This is officially the middle of the year 2026; not the 1st of the year - January, when one usually announces their 2026 One Word (or at least that month, not July) but I am finally ready to make this my One Word for 2026:

It has been a journey for me 

through many RE- words

the 1st half of 2026.

However,

I knew that I wanted

JEREMIAH 31:25

{and I just didn't want to focus on "weary" (although I was, and at times, still find myself there}

MATTHEW 11: 28-30 (TPT)

specifically

verse 28

in

The Passion Translation

has been a mainstay frequently in this last decade

since moving home from 20 years in Mexico

and no longer driving back & forth

permanently back in MN

in our house, but

not feeling

"at home"

The other two verses: Acts 3:19 (TPT) and Psalm 84:5-6 (NLT) have REFRESH + ing, yet still spoke to my heart and offered me further comfort from the Lord, a time to REFRESH my soul.

[I have now begun learning how to REFRESH that dormant desire to create artistically and I created (with special assistance) the image above and in the creation of this image, I found peace that indeed "ReFresh" is the 2026 One Word that I need. Thanks to Jolene and her creations on her app, I have found another one that helps me better & inspires me each time.]

I hope to share some of that special journey towards this from the middle to end of June below

but if I don'tLet this image, created on June 22ndsum up much of it until I dofill in that box

Many of my previous blog posts with
RE -
also fill in some of the details.
"Peace like a River"
just keeps flowing through my heart
and really does
REFRESH
me
again and again
[RE = again]
just sing through all of the verses
and let's move
forward
like a peaceful, bubbling brook or river
with His continual joy 
through
those "*rock"y moments
(*obstacles, hard times, or rolling over the rocks)
WE SHALL OVERCOME!
{whatever the enemy throws at us}
1 John 3:1
🙏

[created on June 29, 2026 with a very special friend 🤍💙]

It's an incredible memory of a significant day in my journey of healing!

I give Thanks to this aMazing friend GracePeaceTransformer and 

of course, GOD, for His aMazing Grace

transforming my life

day by day!

while I press in to 

REFRESH

🤍💙

"You Say" Lauren Daigle (really)

"TU DICES"

Danila Vassalo
{significant song for me for quite some time}
Today
I understand 
WHY💙