The holidays have come and gone so fast and it’s been a snowy January so far—a frosty welcome to the new year! It’s a great time to make a fresh start—a new year is a new beginning, a new page, and a new chapter—it’s always exciting to have a brand new beginning and to look forward to different ways to grow, learn, and improve. Many of us make new year’s resolutions, but some of us choose a word for the year—it helps keep us on track with our decisions, actions, and goals. It inspires us to move forward into new things. Sometimes a word just sticks out at you and you know it’s your word—one year, my word was Simplify—I knew I needed to cut down on clutter both in material possessions and in my schedule too—to eliminate unnecessary things and activities to make more room for rest, quiet, and time to breathe. To make room for more time to focus on the important things!

This year, I took a Word of the Year quiz, one I found at DaySpring.com. And after taking the quiz, I found my word was Create. Which really lines up with what has been on my mind and heart lately. So it will be a good reminder to me to follow up on different creative projects I’ve been wanting to explore more and grow in. Do you have a word for the year? If you do, share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear what your word is!

Baking and cooking are definitely ways you can create things in your kitchen! One of the sweet treats I made for the holidays was Graham Cracker Toffee. It’s super easy and so yummy! And you can make it for any holiday—just use the appropriate holiday sprinkles! The graham crackers are the base for the toffee, with a buttery toffee layer poured over that, and then a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate chips is spread over that! Then you just sprinkle on chopped pecans (or walnuts or peanuts), toffee bits, and your favorite holiday sprinkles! It also makes a great food gift!

This is a fun, festive, and easy recipe to make and it’s hard to stop eating! What kind of fun treats did you make over the holidays? There are so many things I want to create in my kitchen this year! Do you have any special foods or desserts you are wanting to make?