Up.
Just two letters, nothing fancy or flamboyant. As the new year ticked over my social media feeds filled with reviews of the year past, and good intentions for the year to come. 2019 was a good year for me and mine, but I'm tired. A year of carrying a baby, first inside the body then outside; and nourishing that baby, first inside and then outside; that will wear you out. My word for 2019 was "connect" and maybe I'll get time to summarise how that worked itself out in another post, and I ended the year satisfied.
However, looking ahead was hard. I was surprised by how hard; how I found myself without even hope for the year to come. My grandest intentions week by week are not to shout (or cry) at the children; to get dinner on the table before bedtime each night and to maybe squeeze in half an hour's crafting. Most weeks I don't manage that so to look ahead to a whole year was honestly overwhelming.
Last Sunday we were finally back in routine at our home church. Hubby was poorly so I was alone with both littles and it turned out there was no Sunday school. Church with littles is hard, even when everyone's friendly! The music is loud, and then it's quiet, there are biscuits within grabbing reach and exciting fire exits everywhere. But there's something in gathering with a family of people and singing that's good for the soul. It took my mind from my own little world and lifted it higher, and I felt a glimmer of hope. It seems I wasn't the only one as word after word came of finding hope and looking forward to spring.
So this year my challenge is to look up- beyond my messes and victories, beyond nap routines and nursery term dates. To remember that outside of my bubble there is a wider world, both in a spiritual sense and a really practical one. That's all I've got for now, although I'm sure more layers will come out as the year moves on.
Do you have "One Word" for 2020? How did you choose it?
Sounds like a good plan to me. Too much expectation and things to do can be a real down rather than motivation. I wish you well with that and lok forward to the layers as your year progresses.
ReplyDeleteI've had a few choice words for 2020, most of them since Lockdown, and in fact when I followed the link from Deborah's blog I thought that was what your post was going to be about. I hope that 2020 has been good to you, outside of the oddness that is COVID-19-world, and that you keep on stitching when you can.
ReplyDeleteHope you are doing OK. And I see you got comment spammed, I have had a few of those I needed to get shot of in my time. Oh and nice to know the links get used.
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks so much for your comment, it was lovely to know someone was thinking of me! We are good, its been a busy (!) year but we're getting there! Hope you are well too x
DeletePlodding along as are most of us. Glad you are OK, its been a funny old year, long in some ways yet the usual , what December already. Jo over at serendipitous Stitching is doing an advent hop again this year, the question is about books.
DeleteThinking of you and hoping you and your family are doing OK.
ReplyDeleteHi again, hoping as Easter Approaches that you are doing OK.
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