This is The Homemaking Foundation's podcast with Jamie Belmay, episode number 105.

Welcome to the Homemaking Foundation's podcast, where we give you the tools,

inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a gospel-centered home.

And now your host from youngwifesguide.com, Jamie Belmay.

Hey, ladies, welcome back. Welcome to a brand new year of the Homemaking Foundation's

podcast. We took a little bit of a break or a long break, I should say, over Christmas

and the Christmas break. And it's exactly what I needed. I felt like my creativity was dwindling.

I felt tired. I felt burnt out. I really, really needed a break.

I've been struggling with some thyroid issues in 2017, which I'm going to share about a little bit more.

And I just was tired and really needed a break. And so that Christmas break was a great time.

It really refueled my creativity, my energy. I have so many fun episodes planned for you guys.

Throughout 2018, it's going to be really fun. So, and we're kicking off, we're kicking off

2018 strong because today we're going to be talking about my 2018 word of the year and sharing

a little bit more about how you can pick your own word for the year, if you haven't done so yet.

But a lot of what I'm going to be talking about today is really going to be informing my household in my life,

but also ministry and the podcast this year.

We have some really fun things planned for this year.

We've got a couple new, brand new things coming up, which are going to be really fun.

But today, I know so many of you have been asking for my 2018

word of the year. I plan to get this out at the end of December and I just, I just couldn't. We were

just so, it was so nice taking that time off. And I think my energy needed it and I think just

my creative brain needed that break, which was good because now I'm excited. I'm back. And we have a whole month full

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