My word in 2024 was "persevere", and that we did! We even celebrated that, even though we continue in the same limbo land we've been in since August 2023, we made it through, and even had some victories - kiddo2 got his high school diploma (and we all survived it!) - we were able to plant and harvest which seemed impossible in the Spring and then in the drought - we served 6 different churches through itinerant preaching. Plus, I have been fully booked in my business since February. So "persevere+" I guess?
My word for this year is "cultivate." I hesitated when it came to me as I had already worked really hard to bloom where I was planted even though I didn't want to be here at first, only to have my roots yanked on in hard ways over the last two years. But we can't thrive if we don't cultivate (says the farmer's wife).
Habakkuk 3: 17-19
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
He enables me to tread at high heights.
I am starting by taking care of myself —cultivating my health, which has languished for the last six years, must happen. I'm at a turning point. That is first and enough of a starting field to do the work.
My word in 2024 was "persevere", and that we did! We even celebrated that, even though we continue in the same limbo land we've been in since August 2023, we made it through, and even had some victories - kiddo2 got his high school diploma (and we all survived it!) - we were able to plant and harvest which seemed impossible in the Spring and then in the drought - we served 6 different churches through itinerant preaching. Plus, I have been fully booked in my business since February. So "persevere+" I guess?
My word for this year is "cultivate." I hesitated when it came to me as I had already worked really hard to bloom where I was planted even though I didn't want to be here at first, only to have my roots yanked on in hard ways over the last two years. But we can't thrive if we don't cultivate (says the farmer's wife).
Habakkuk 3: 17-19
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
He enables me to tread at high heights.
I am starting by taking care of myself —cultivating my health, which has languished for the last six years, must happen. I'm at a turning point. That is first and enough of a starting field to do the work.