One Little Word

So. I've been picking a word of the year each year for the past while. Past words have included:

Create
Small
Be
Home
Quote
Try
Build
Purpose
Lighten
Count
Push
Beyond

And now...2019's word is Hone.

One. I've found that verbs work better for me. :)

Two. In my head, I'm visualizing the process of writing a story. The first part...the gathering of information and building of the foundation and putting everything down in one place...is mostly done. Next comes my favorite part...the editing and reorganizing and sharpening and HONING. 

My life right now is pretty darn sweet. I'm so incredibly blessed; I know it and appreciate it. Given that, my focus for this coming year is on simply taking that darn sweet life and honing it...getting it ready for whatever comes next. With Noah already at CSU and both Asher and Micah starting full time at CEC in the fall, I know change is coming. I'm not sure what it will look like yet, and I'm okay with that. I want to enjoy the process of getting there. 

So. Three. Here's to honing the boys' homeschooling in the coming semester to prepare them for the fall. Here's to continuing to help ready the three of them to further become the men they're meant to be. (I feel last year's intentional pushing *beyond* comfort zones continues to guide me and will work to weave that into our lives even more.) Here's to honing the relationships that matter to me...taking more time and putting in the effort to nurture those relationships. And here's to learning more about myself...trying new things in my search for what might come after homeschooling...and to taking care of myself and my home so that I can truly savor the coming years. 

Here's to 2019!