The Sounds of 2025: An Invitation to Slow Down and Hear God’s Goodness in Ordinary Life [BONUS]

Sounds of 2025 Audio Pictures

What if the most meaningful moments of your year weren’t the big milestones—but the ordinary ones you almost missed? In this special bonus episode, I’m inviting you to slow down, pay attention, and look at life differently.

As we flip through some of my favorite “audio pictures” from 2025, I’m bringing you into my world to show you how everyday moments can become sacred memories when we choose to notice them.

Two Divas, One Float, and Lazy Days on Table Rock Lake

Phil and I love to go over to Table Rock Lake. It’s only about 45 minutes from our home but it feels a million miles away. I love to just hang out on the water, float and do … absolutely nothing.

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I’ve learned something really interesting while floating lazily on the lake. I thought all dogs knew how to swim. I really thought it was just genetically wired in them to automatically do the dog paddle.

Apparently not!

Or, at least not when it comes to our little Shih-tzu, Lucy. We put her in the water with Phil and she totally panicked! She flailed and whined and practically pawed Phil down into the inner depths of the lake. Let’s just say, she’s not wired for water. So, she stays on top of the water with me. The girl likes to float! She will sit in a float with me for hours, totally content. So, that is what we do while at the lake. We’re two peas in a pod, Luce and I.

And, may we never fall out because, obviously, neither of us divas can dog paddle!

Question: What’s something you’re going to miss about summer? Leave a comment here.