Choosing a One Little Word for the year has been a practice I adopted years ago. Sometimes I spend a lot of time mulling over what my word should be. Not this year. My son-in-law Grant has tuned in this practice of mine, and I’ve been doing so much holding of new babies in the last year, he told me he thought my word should be “embrace.” I didn’t give it another thought.
This year of 2020, I will embrace my grandbabies even more. My youngest daughter will be getting married in October, so I will embrace another family connected to our family.
Embrace is related to the word Grace I chose last year. My life is full of love, and love comes from grace. Embrace is a way to be humbly grateful for it all.
There is really no way we can predict what a new year will bring. Some years I choose a word that is a goal, something I want to be better at, but a word like Embrace lets you just be present. Here. Now. Holding on to the ones you love. Acceptance and Grace, wrapped up with a bouquet of roses.
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What a perfect choice! My word this year is “hope.” Thanks for hosting! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
Thank you, Margaret for having the link ready and nudging me to jump into Spiritual Thursday. I have begun this new journey. I love your word, embrace! It’s so you!
This is lovely, Margaret! So simple yet so profound. These lines really resonate with me: “…a word like Embrace lets you just be present. Here. Now. Holding on to the ones you love.”
I thought long and hard about “grace” myself, Margaret; so much has been granted me and I wish to be a giver of it. But oh, the power of embrace. Well-chosen, Margaret. Life is meant for embracing.
This seems like a great fit for your life right now, Margaret… it’s a way of saying YES to the world. Thank you for sharing and for organizing! xo
Oh, Margaret, what fun to embrace your adorable boys and adding another family to yours. I love how your choice for this year lets you be present, here, now, holding. Enjoy!
Margaret, I love your outlook on your new word and how it came to be but mostly I like your thought, “Embrace is a way to be humbly grateful for it all.” Being a fellow Grandma, I can see how embrace is deeply connected to gratitude. It was my word last year and it served me well. Congratulations on another one of your daughters embracing a new role in life. May 2020 bring you many special joys and opportunities to embrace many new ventures as you share your love.
Good Friday morn, Margaret! Appreciations for “embrace.” It feels warm and complete. More thanks, for hosting.
Jan
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Margaret: Enjoy these little ones, embrace every moment! They grow up so fast! Great choice of word! Thanks for hosting. My post is now up at: https://kceastlund.blogspot.com/2020/01/one-little-word-2020.html
Embrace! I love it. What a beautiful word to have visited on you all year long.
I love your word choice, Margaret! It’s a perfect fit. Hope 2020 holds you in a wonderful embrace, too!