Contenders

Joy
Hope
Established & Firm
Light
Bold
Still
Whole
Faith
Valor
Secure
Rest

Victorious
Humble
Prized
Daughter
Trust
Not shaken
Merciful
Living Sacrifice
Upward
Committed
Emptied
Unburdened
Fixed
Fulfilled
Undivided
Compassionate
Tender
Intentional
Pray

Rooted

Secure

Unshaken

Steadfast

Last year, I followed the myoneword movement (myoneword.com) and chose "faith" to guide my thoughts and actions in 2011. in theory at least. what i found was not how faithful i could be, but how faithless i often am. but what's more, i saw god be faithful even as i was capricious, unreliable, unsteady, and faithless. it was a good year---nothing all that notable (oh, except i was hired to work permanently in a school i love. what a gift.) but i feel like i've hit my stride here, in indy, with friends, in my role in my family, in my work.

i confess that i often hold "big things" in life on a pedestal, and quite honestly, have set them up as idols that i desire. but the peaks in life are so totally not sustainable. they're peaks only becuase they rise above the terrain of the everyday. most of my 365 days of 2011 were definitely flat road. it was a relatively easy ride. but i want to claim 2011 not as boring, not as marking time, not as going through the motions, but for what it was: a testament to a faithful God.

so i'm looking forward to this year, and am once again thankful for new beginnings. resolutions and my one word to be published soon!