Word of 2012

I've come across the idea of having a word of the year ~ kind of in place of a resolution ~ in a few different blogs. Of course now I can't remember which blogs I've read them or anything. When you Google "word of the year" all you get is dictionary type results. The words that were big in the world not for individuals.

My word for 2012 is SEEK. God gave it to me yesterday while I when I saw a Word of the Year mentioned on The Rusted Chain blog. I wasn't planning on having a word. It just was there in my head when I read the post.

Seek can mean so many things. Seek first His kingdom. Seek your passion. Seek beauty. Seek peace. Seek relationships. Seek God.

I decided to use the black canvas I got for Christmas and went through my stash of found items to come up with something to put in my room for the year. Since most of the items that came to me were gold, I went with it and painted "Seek" in gold.

Then I stapled gold ribbons on the back (I adore using my craft stapler-it makes such a satisfying noise) that came off my gift from Elizabeth. Now it is hanging on my curtain rod for me to see every day and remember to Seek! As a happy accident the small medalion in the bottom center is magnetic. Each week I intend to pick a verse that uses seek, search or another synonom and attach it to the magnet (handy-dandy note card and gold paper clip), so that I can memorize verses.