{"id":6078,"date":"2024-12-31T15:51:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T15:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/?p=6078"},"modified":"2024-12-31T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T15:51:51","slug":"my-one-word-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/my-one-word-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"My One Word for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The end of the year caught up with me and I&#8217;d hardly given a thought to choosing a word for the new year. This is something I started doing with a group of writer friends probably 15 years ago. I kept it up because I find it helpful and enlightening as I contemplate what God may have for me in the new year. First a look back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The past year has had some ups and downs, as years tend to. But things settled down and life was and is good! There were losses, and I&#8217;m beginning to think I&#8217;ll keep on experiencing those because I&#8217;m getting old, lol! I have focused on good memories and that has helped. My word last year was <em><strong>endeavor<\/strong><\/em>. As words go, I found it a meh. But I have been trying hard to accomplish some goals this year and I did! The biggest one was completing <em><strong>Finding Juniper.<\/strong><\/em> I&#8217;ve enjoyed all our family get togethers (including celebrating my mother-in-law&#8217;s 90th birthday), some precious time with good friends, the time I get to spend with my grandchildren, and a vacation to Philadelphia with Tom. We are both history nuts! So all in all a good year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Looking forward to 2025 I already see good things ahead. We will welcome another grand baby in April!!!! I&#8217;m releasing my first novel since 2018, giving more talks on St. Brigid, sharing a new little booklet on St. Brigid with kids, and taking a trip to England, Scotland, and Wales. There will be more watching grandkids, meeting with friends, and family get togethers. I&#8217;ll be starting (well really getting back to) some new writing projects, and continuing to research for my genealogy client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All this leads to my new word: PAUSE. I&#8217;m working to get in some morning quiet time every single day. I might miss some, but grace, grace, grace. I won&#8217;t beat myself up for it. I had thought my word might be joy, but then this word pushed its way in. And I believe taking time to pause, to reflect and meditate, to pray, will indeed lead to joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Do you pick a yearly word? Share in the comments if you&#8217;d like. 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