You’ll come to learn two things about me: 1) I’m like a walking jukebox. Don’t be surprised to see a weekly song lyric in here. I LOVE music and pretty much have a running playlist looping in my head at all times. And 2) I always have something I’m either overthinking in my mind (more than a song lyric), or something big I’m stirring up in my heart. And this past week, as I’ve been preparing for a new year and preparing my heart for this bold step of sharing more with you, I’ve been thinking a lot about fear. Does fear call the shots in your life? I know it’s done a – wait, what’s the opposite of wonder? – ummmm, it’s done a….WORK in mine. There’ve been seasons when I’ve welcomed it in as the hostess with the mostess, allowed it to set up shop and dull so much of the light and opportunity that sat right in front of me. I quietly sat on the idea of LoveMo for about five years. Why??? Because fear told me that I wasn’t an entrepreneur. Fear told me that there were already enough gifting businesses in the world. Fear told me that I didn’t have anything special to offer. Fear told me I had to climb the corporate ladder in order to be successful. And still, fear has gripped me with a constant persistence, over the last 3 years as an official business owner. It brings along it’s BFF, Comparison, and tries to steal the glory of what God’s creating through our products.

But something shifted recently.

Maybe it’s the weight of all that the last 16 months has held, or maybe I’m just finally sick and tired of succumbing to something that I know is not of the Lord, but I believe this year – and my 35th birthday (tomorrow) – is the key in unlocking new ground, revealing new vision, and unleashing a new boldness. And something about that Stevie Nicks song is just so fitting. Time makes you bolder.

It really does.

And the awareness of time – and how little of it we have – makes me want to live with a fervency and an intentionality that leaves no room for fear.

There’s peace in knowing your boldness is RIGHT ON TIME.

I, personally, have NEVER believed in my boldness more than I do right now.

I’ve NEVER celebrated it more than I’m ready to right now.

And I’ve NEVER had people around me who’ve pulled me into uncomfortable spaces and helped cultivate it within me more than those I have around me right now.

It just feels right.

So as I rest in this final day of year #34, I’m just super thankful to be in a space where I’m actually eager about stepping out of my comfort zone. Where I’m diving head first into trying / doing / saying things I’ve never tried / done / said before. Where I’m nothing but confident that where I’ve been and where I’m at is setting me up for where I’m going. And where I’m running after the things God has spoken over me, even though 10 times out of 10, they make ZERO sense in my brain.

They are for me.

BOLDNESS IS FOR ME.

And I plan to spend every afforded moment of year #35 walking in that truth and living it out to the absolute full!