001 : Finding Purpose in 2022!!

Jan 11

001: Finding Purpose in 2022

We are Maddie and Kaitlin, two best friends, photographers, and new moms and we are so glad you are here! We are losing our minds because today we just launched episode ONE of our podcast!!! AHHHH!!!

Today, Maddie and Kaitlin are diving into a conversation about finding purpose in your year and discovering your word for 2022. Instead of setting resolutions, Kaitlin and Maddie pray about words for the year that they live by. In today's episode they will recap their words for the past year, how they applied it to last year, and what their words are for 2022. They will wrap up the episode giving you tangible ways to discover your word for 2022.

If you need encouragement for your new year, join Maddie and Kaitlin in this episode and leave feeling refreshed and ready to take on 2022! Let’s get started with today's conversation!

What is the Refined Sisterhood?
1. The Refined Sisterhood came from a place of personal growth and refining for Maddie and Kaitlin. In 2020, Maddie and Kaitlin experienced some major seasons of growth from the Lord. Through their heart changes and experiences, the Lord so clearly put the calling on their life to encourage women in different seasons. Queeeee the Refined Sisterhood!!!
  1. The Refined Sisterhood is a space to foster community and encourage women to walk in their calling with the Lord in every season of life.
How did your hearts lead you to create The Refined Sisterhood?
1. Maddie and Kaitlin felt a call on their life for community and to encourage women in whatever season of life they are in: motherhood, business, etc. They believe that you can’t do life alone and you shouldn’t do life alone. They just want to walk alongside you and cheer you on in this season.
What were your words for 2021?
1. Kaitlin's word for 2021 was Serenity. Kaitlin said that the Lord laid this word on her heart at the beginning of last year because she was always a go go go type of person and she believed the Lord was calling her to slow down. The Lord kept reminding her that hustling and having such a fast paced lifestyle is not the end goal. The ultimate goal is to be still and to be in an environment to be able to hear God speak and hear Him move. All throughout the year, Kaitlin was able to come back to that word and remind herself to slow down and that hustling was not the end goal.
2. Maddie’s word for 2021 was present. Maddie said that the more she grows, she sees that there is more room to be present in her life. In 2021, she said there were so many times she felt herself straying away from those moments of intentionality and being present and because she believed that the word present was laid on her heart, she was able to step away from the hustle of business, life, etc. and come back to that place of being present.
Kaitlin and Maddie dive into their words for 2022
1. Kaitlin’s word for 2022 is the word Nurture. Kaitlin said, “I fully believe that my priorities and the things that are most important to me are things I should nourish the most.” Kaitlin said she wants to apply the word nourish to many areas of her life. She gave the four most important things to her in which she wants to focus on nourishing this year and those were nourishing her relationship with the Lord, nourishing her marriage, nourishing her body, and nourishing her relationships. And she said it is important for it to be in that order. A tangible way she gave that she is going to nourish her marriage was writing her husband a note once a week affirming him.
2. Maddie’s word for 2022 is Rhythms of Grace. She said that it looks like showing herself grace upon grace in every area of life. In her business, life, Relationships, etc. Maddie said it is easy for her to be hard on herself and feel like at the end of the day did she do enough? Did she love people well enough, was she present enough, did she love her husband enough, etc. This is where her word comes in and something she is going to try to apply this year: showing herself grace over and over.
Kaitlin and Maddie dive into tangible ways to cultivate a word for your 2022.
1. Maddie and Kaitlin believe that these words are a desire that the Lord puts in our heart which is going to echo throughout our year.
2. Maddie talks about some things to help you choose a word for 2022. Some of those ways she gave are to reflect back on 2021 and write down ways that you grew, write down a life changing moment that happened, write down an area you are wanting to grow in in 2022, write down things that you are looking forward to in 2022. Maddie says to take that and go to the Bible, look at some verses that speak to you and that align with the things you wrote down, pray about it, and the Lord is going to put a word (or words) on your heart.
Maddie and Kaitlin ended the episode talking about some fun goals (not resolutions :P) that they have for 2022.
1. Maddie’s Goals - Workout (LOL), eat healthier, prioritize date nights
2. Kaitlin’s Goals - Workout (LOL), read 30 books, write Hunter a word of encouragement once a week