A Thanksgiving Reflection - 2025

A wild year. A faithful God. A thankful heart.

You ever look back at a year and think, “How did all of that fit into one calendar?”
Yeah. Same.

This has been one of those years where the highs were high, the lows were low, and the Lord stayed steady through every single place my feet touched. And today, in the middle of the noise, the growth, the grief, and the grit… I just want to pause long enough to say: I’m grateful. Deeply. Fiercely. Quietly. Loudly. All at once.

Here’s what this year has looked like from the inside out.

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Business: The Year of Expansion + Obedience

This year stretched me in every direction — in the best, hardest, holiest ways.

I stepped fully into a major growth season with Boutique Tax Group, rebuilding, rebranding, restructuring, hiring, and integrating two offices at once. It felt like steering a ship while building the ship while also teaching the crew how to steer the ship… all during tax season.

I shifted out of CFO services and leaned into Executive Tax Advisory, clarity, and simplicity.
I refined every process.
I trained and retrained.
I made decisions I’d been avoiding for years.
I built a business I’m proud of — and one that finally feels aligned with who I am.

And somewhere in the middle of spreadsheets and systems, I realized:
I’m called to this. I was made for this. And God trusted me with this.

That still takes my breath away.

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SHE Ventures: My Voice Found Its Volume

This was also the year SHE Ventures went from “side project” to my actual heartbeat.

I wrote more than I have in years.
I told stories I usually keep tucked away.
I launched new series.
I stopped hiding the parts of me that are spiritual and strategic — the two parts of me that were never meant to be separated.

Somewhere between devotional drafts and business breakdowns, I found my voice again.
And I found the woman I’m assigned to:
The called-but-conflicted Christian woman who wants permission to build again.

Spoiler:
I’m giving her that permission.
Boldly.

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Faith + Rest: A New Rhythm for a New Season

This was the year I stopped treating rest like a reward and started treating it like obedience.

I built my calendar around Sabbath instead of squeezing Sabbath around my calendar.
I let God tenderize parts of me I didn’t know were still hardened.
I learned to lead my worship team with more intentionality and spiritual authority.
I made room for quiet.

Turns out quiet is where I hear Him clearest.

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Family: The Tender and the True

My mother’s Alzheimer’s progressed in ways none of us were ready for.
My father aged under the weight of worry.
And I stepped into a role no one trains you for — the daughter who becomes the emergency contact.

It’s tender.
It’s sacred.
It’s heavy.
And yet… God has been present in every small mercy.

I also walked into my own seventh year cancer-free.
A milestone that hits different when you’re navigating so much else.
A reminder that I’m still here — on purpose, with purpose.

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Breakthroughs: The Hidden Kind

This year taught me that the desires in my heart — to build, to lead, to create wealth, to retire early, to teach, to shepherd — were never rebellion.
They were revelation.

I finally believed what God has been whispering to me for years:

“I made you this way on purpose. Stop apologizing.”

And honestly?
That breakthrough alone was worth the whole year.

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So, Today… I’m Thankful

For the growth that exhausted me.
For the clarity that surprised me.
For the rest that reshaped me.
For the clients who trust me.
For the women who read these words silently and feel seen.
For my husband, who snapped a photo of us at the Sharks vs. Bruins game on Sunday — a picture that quietly captures joy in the middle of everything.
For my family, my team, my church, my calling, my health, and God’s relentless faithfulness.

It wasn’t an easy year.
But it was a purposeful one.
And I’m walking into the rest of it with gratitude, grace, and a whole lot more grit than I started with.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends.
Hold your people close.
Rest a little deeper.
And trust that God is weaving every thread — even the ones that feel frayed.

❤️ Tajni