WORD
I've been doing the word of the year thing, long before it was a trend. Or maybe it's always been a trend, and I just wasn't aware. Regardless, words and I go way back. This year, in particular, it seemed like anytime I scrolled social media during the first few days of the new year, all I saw was others proclaiming their word for the year. And that's great, really it is. But honestly, it made me not want to shout my word from the rooftops. Something about sharing it with everyone else, made it feel less sacred to me. Something about it becoming a "trend" has made me want to tuck my word deep into my heart and keep it hidden there, where only the Lord and I can know it and have access to it. This year, I knew what my word was almost immediately, a stark contrast to last year where it was well into February before I felt certain I knew my word. The simple, plain word popped into my brain before I'd even had my coffee one morning, much less opened