

Life Verses: Psalm 27:13-14 (2025)
If you’ve listened to much of Hey Y’all: The Podcast, then you know that when we do our words of the year, I like to pick a verse to go with that season and study. It helps me memorize more scripture while also giving me a Biblical perspective on what my word means sometimes in a context I don’t expect. In 2024, my verse very much colored my outlook on my word and was a whole journey in itself so I was truthfully a bit apprehensive picking out my verse for 2025. I did the us

Bailey
Feb 18


Word of the Year 2026
Hey friends! As I began my thinking towards 2026 and all that it would hold, I, of course, thought of my word of the year. This is a tradition that started with Hey Y’all and has become a beautiful part of my spiritual life and my walk with God. I knew I would be leaving 2025 with much restoration BUT with many bits and bobs undone which actually plays into my new word, I think. Not because I demanded these “fixes” or because I was going to figure them out but rather because

Bailey
Jan 29


What's in a Word? (2025)
If you haven’t read last week’s post on my wrap-up from my word of the year in 2024, I’d suggest reading that first because it 100% feeds...

Bailey
Jan 22, 2025


Word of the Year Wrap-Up: Rest (2024)
I realized coming into 2023, that I had tons of exhaustion on all fronts… physical, emotional and mental but I truthfully didn’t realize how far back this exhaustion had gone. I kind of viewed it as a side effect of my auto-immune diseases and my body going haywire but I purchased the book “Sacred Rest” because I knew I was burnt out and had been living on autopilot for a while. At first, I 100% saw this as a step to get back to my “old self”... I was wanting to take back my

Bailey
Jan 8, 2025


Goodbye 2024!
As 2024 comes to a close it might be the hardest year for me to reflect on in a long time. This year contained some of the biggest...

Bailey
Dec 25, 2024


Hey Y'all: The Wrap-Up (January 2024)
Yummies Y'all Curious about roasted chestnuts? You can get them here. Episode Guide and Resources S3E1: Words of the Year Wrap-Up: Part 1...

Bailey
Feb 7, 2024


A Reflection: 2023
This mug was purchased at the beginning of 2023 as my official "Hey Y'all" coffee vessel. Little did I know that the phrase "One Step at...

Bailey
Dec 27, 2023


Book Review: “Choosing Joy: A 52 Week Devotional for Discovering True Happiness” by Angela T. Pharr
I know it’s only November but it’s not too early to think about what devotional you want to journey through next year and this one is...

Bailey
Nov 8, 2023


2022 Reflection
I've put off writing this reflection for ages because I wasn't sure how to accurately and succinctly reflect on this year. You may be...

Bailey
Dec 28, 2022


2020 Vision
I know that is a cheesy title but I had to do it! When will I have that opportunity again? But seriously, I just wanted to cast a little...

Bailey
Jan 6, 2020




















