I heard it on the radio at the beginning of 2012. The speakers talking about a "word" for the year. The idea was to ask God for a word that would help them focus their spiritual growth throughout the year. I listened...thought it was a good idea...and went on about my day.
As I approached the new year the idea came to mind again. What word would I pick? Could this be a family idea? A word that meant a lot to each of us...a word to focus family devotionals on...to discuss at the dinner table?
It is the first week of January and I haven't received any inspiration about this "word". I even asked the family at supper one night if they could think of a word. Mostly I got blank stares. So I asked them to think about it.
The second week begins and I read my favorite blog. The author says that there are three things everyone must do in the new year: pick a word to focus on, choose a scripture memorization project for the year, and count 1000 gifts. Since I already had chosen what I would memorize and had begun my counting before I read the post, I felt ahead of the game.
But though I thought long and hard, prayed, asked...nothing felt right. I even asked my family a second time if they had any ideas. Still...no word came that had me exclaiming, "That's it!" And so...I wait.
While I wait won't you join me? Maybe you have a word for you or your family. Drop it in the comments...I want to hear from you.
