As you can see on my blog banner my 2010 word of the year is SEEK. This word came to me a few weeks ago in my quiet time. I've always love the above verse and knew that would be one of the verses I would cling to in the coming year. These are five major things I am seeking this year:
GOD-Since returning to work my quiet times have been consistently inconsistent. I have felt the effects of not reflecting on God's majesty, the blessings He has poured into my life, and the bigger picture. I can see the difference in my attitude and perspective on the days that I spend even just 15 minutes with Him in the morning. I know that this year we desperately need to SEEK His Will, His Wisdom, His Direction, and His Plan regarding adoption. A part of seeking God I also want to focus on sharing more of my spiritual walk here on the blog. I find that I don't want to take the time to journal by hand anymore, so I've begun journaling on my laptop...this makes it much easier to cut and paste quotes and reflections here.
VITALITY- one of the definitions of vitality is the "power to live and grow"...I thought about using the word health, but I didn't feel like that reflected what I was seeking. I am seeking to be healthier by making better food choices (less packaged/processed food and more fresh food). I'm also wanting to find more vitality through exercising. My goal is to begin with 3 times a week and then hopefully move to 4 times a week. I know this will energize me, but it will also help build me up for the wear and tear of motherhood! Another form of vitality I am seeking out is taking the time be creative through photography, cooking, scrap booking, and homemaking.
DISCIPLINE- pushing forward, being consistent, having time management, not procrastinating, making healthy choices, not starting projects before other projects are finished (huge for me), staying organized, making my bed every day (I've totally slacked), taking making time to exercise, taking a picture everyday for project 365.
BALANCE- taking everything a day at a time; not getting too obsessed/overworked/stressed out about any one thing; simplifying; letting things go that don't won't matter in the long run....
ADOPTION- One of the biggest things we're SEEKing out this year is adoption. I certainly don't expect that we will adopt in 2010 (although it gives me goosebumps thinking that we could be parents this time next year), but we will be SEEKing direction and wisdom...we will be SEEKing out an agency...and we will be SEEKing out all things baby.
Be blessed and if you choose a word of the year let me know!
my photo from yesterday...we didn't make it til midnight, so this is our almost new year's kiss...and my first picture of the day for 2010 (although I started taking photos on Monday for project 365)
okay....I did it....I chose a word. here is the link to my blog post that explains how it happened.
http://helenparker.blogspot.com/2010/01/remain.html
Posted by: Helen | January 02, 2010 at 05:38 PM