My 2021 Word of the Year
Do you pick a word of the year? Instead of choosing a New Year’s Resolution, I pick one word every year to focus on. This is usually a word I feel that God has laid on my heart to bring growth and maturity in my life, and it’s usually an area in my life that needs to be developed or nurtured so that I become a better person. By mid-December each year I usually know what my word of the year will be and I spend the end of December thinking about and praying about and meditating on that word in order to focus on how to integrate my word…
10 Things I’ve Learned from a Year in a Pandemic
2020 has been a year for the books! Living in a pandemic, distance education, transitioning to work at home, learning to wear a mask in public – this year in a pandemic has had such major impacts on all our lives! My Word of the Year for 2020 was Discipline, and I definitely learned in 2020 that I STILL need more discipline in my life. 2020 actually taught me things in all areas of my life – mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. This year in a pandemic has touched every single part of me and way I live, and I know I won’t be the same ever again. Looking back…