Reflecting on 2022

Dear 2022,

A humbling, difficult, yet serendipitous year, and as much as I want to say goodbye, I also want to thank you. Growth of the HAY clan and gut health challenges/opportunities for change were two areas that definitely occurred unexpectedly. Let’s look at a bulletized (my favorite way to summarize) list and a gallery of pictures.

January

  • Tatum and I began a QT
  • Open hearted prayer
  • Gratitude box
  • Tot’s Bday party
  • Karate try?
  • Montana trip
  • Gratitude Journal NIGHTLY
  • Praxis each month: $500 each time!

February

  • Toby Mac
  • Cleveland: Dr. Nemeh
  • Tatum’s first steps in the AM: I am a child of God.. WHO YOU ARE!

March

  • Bike rides around the lake
  • Daddy’s wonderful A-Z love note to me
  • Mama coming over for BDAY and other
  • Tatum singing at SBC
  • Tempe Town Lake
  • Began Project Peace
  • Steph’s article was published

April:

  • Making money with lemonade and touching lives
  • Swimming with ZOE

May

  • Daddy working in OUTDOOR kitchen: BBQ weekly
  • Flowers for me and always blooming
  • Stay-at home dates with Daddy
  • Sugar Bowl celebrating Tatum’s grades.
  • The Grand Canyon

June

  • Top Gun!
  • Tot’s Building and architecture
  • Snowball
  • Greeting at Church..matching
  • Getting published in PRINCIPAL
  • Our Princess trip!
  • Food Bank with Tatum
  • BRACES!
  • Steph’s 2nd article was published
  • Daddy got paid $4100 in OT!

July:

  • Snowbell
  • Sedona and Helicoptering
  • Tough times
  • Hair fun: BRAIDS
  • Mom and Me to OHIO: Nemeh
  • Daddy and Tot bonding: swimming, grilling steaks
  • Me speaking at GCU conference EdKey
  • Tot and me book: Bite and Chews
  • Barbie Dreamhouse

August

  • Art in the Artroom
  • Breads for daddy
  • Starting Motegrity and Morstein
  • BRADY!
  • Tatum’s Stories
  • Tatum is a natural nurturer
  • OUR NEW small group success!

September

  • Do Over Sedona trip
  • Lots of Noah
  • Lots of TUMMY issues
  • Pokeman craze
    Strat each day with GRATITUDE
  • Dinners with Maurice and MEN
  • My POWERFUL PEN YouTube Podcast GCU

October

  • Bye Coti: WE LOVE YOU
  • Making sourdough bread
  • Crossfit with Noah
  • Loving on the GIGI house.
  • Foster care help.
  • Mama spending the night and Tatum caring for her
  • GRATE-FALL party
  • Barbie girl
  • GI appt with Jennifer: More tests
  • Tatum writing a PLETHORA of stories!

November

  • Tea Parties with Tot
  • TG walks
  • New Basketball!
  • Making Smores with HAYS
  • Puppet shows
  • Dr. Patel for me
  • Daddy got a raise!
  • Our STAYCATION: Tot out of school for 4 days

December

  • Being an Entrepreneur: Setting up the dining room
  • Tatum making the finals for a SOLO (school) and PSALM 16
  • American Heritage
  • WOODY!!!
  • Tatum and Woody bonding
  • Cool walks
  • SMIL and answers
  • Puzzles
  • FAMILY