Way back in 2012, this blog started with the "One Word" challenge . That started something I stuck with through 2020--choosing a word to be my focus for the new year. I was better at it some years than others, and in the craziness of the past few years it was something that faded into the background. This year, though, I felt the desire to find my one word again. Choosing a word has been easier some years than others. There were years when I struggled for weeks and others where a word just kind of fell into my lap. This year, it wasn't the word that first popped into my head, but a verse: "It is better to take refuge in ADONAI than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in ADONAI than to trust in princes." (Psalm 118:8&9) 2024 is an election year here in the US. The ugly commercials and commentary are already out there--it seems like it has been unending since the 2020 election, to be honest. Now is the time of extravagant promises that we all know w...
just me, stepping out of the boat in faith, trying not to focus on the waves around me