Fly

On my word for 2012 ...

My favorite FLY quotes:

Refuse to be average.  Let your heart soar as high as you will. - Aiden Wilson Tozer-

 Some people regard discipline as a chore.  For me it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. - Julie Andrews-

Definition: to take to the air usually employing wings, to move through the air, to be carried through the air by wind or any force, to float or flutter in the air, to travel in an aircraft, to move suddenly or quickly, to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another, to move or pass swiftly, to operate, to resist, to rush out, to burst into passion.

These are my favorite definitions for the word fly (found on dictionary.com and the 1828 Webster's dictionary).  To resist was by far the most surprising definition (I'm interested in what I will be resisting this year) and to "burst into a passion" was also very interesting to me.

This year by choosing the word fly I am inviting: freedom, opportunity, new challenges, faith, growth, rest, passion, life, love, joy, and change.  Looking forward to seeing how the journey that this new year and this new word bring.

Welcome 2012

It's a new year!  This year is my year to FLY!  Every year I pick a word (as inspired by Ali Edwards) to focus on and the word I've chosen is fly.  Not sure exactly where this word will take me but I'm excited to start the journey!

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.  Isaiah 40:31

So happy New Year to you and yours.  May this year be full of blessings.

Joy Mosaic

My assignment this month for my ONE WORD class with Ali Edwards is to take pictures of JOY in the world. I was having a difficult time with this so I thought I'd check out Flickr and see what inspiration I could find! There were many many pictures classified as Joy - here are my favorites!

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Joy

I found these two quotes the other day:

Don't move the way fear makes you move.
Move the way love makes you move.
Move the way joy makes you move.
-Osho-

Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.
-Leon Bloy-

LET there be JOY!

Here are some of the things I've been working on for my class: