What’s your word for 2017?

Hello friends!

As we approach 2017, I thought I’d pop in and share my One Little Word® with you for the coming new year. I thought long and hard about a word that would be perfect, but you know, in the end it’s always the word that chooses YOU it seems and that’s exactly what happened to me this year, too. I’ve been choosing a word every year since 2011. Here are my words from years past: LESS (last year’s), REACH, GOODNESS, SEE, CONTENT & SHINE. I have to admit that last year I didn’t focus as much on my word as I would have liked to, although I did say “NO” to a lot more and that did bring about LESS in my life, which was a good thing for sure. This year I plan to look to my word A LOT more and really be intentional and focus on it.

This year, the word MOVE chose me. It is definitely the right word for me in 2017 for a lot of reasons and areas in my life.

• For one, we’re actually going to physically MOVE. Ha! Yep, we’re looking to just move a bit further South to the Franklin area (just a bit south of Nashville) and so we’re in purging, cleaning and house project mode right now to get our house ready to go on the market. Y’all know how stressful moving can be and so I’m trying to focus on the good in it all.

• Another thing I really do want to focus on more in 2017 actually moving my body more when it comes to my fitness, so MOVE fits in with that as well. Last January my husband and I embarked on a new fitness journey and a healthier eating lifestyle and it has been SO good for the both of us, actually our entire family. We both started working out 30 minutes a day with the 21 Day Fix and eating less and eliminating more of the junk and my husband actually lost 65 pounds this year! It’s amazing! I’m so proud of him! I haven’t lost that much, but it’s around 16 pounds and so I’m super proud of that and really wanting to do more in terms of our nutrition and fitness. It helps to have that accountability partner and so it’s been great. This was a lifestyle change for our family and so this is something we’re going to continue to do, improve on and work at.

• MOVE is also going to come into play in my life this upcoming year because I want to MOVE forward in a lot of areas of my life. I want to move forward in my oil business (which I LOVE) and also move forward with ideas, goals and plans that I have. I let fear hold me back and so it’s time that I MOVE out of my own way and get going on those things. See – MOVE came into play again. ;)

• I also want to MOVE past some things when it comes to different relationships in my life. We all have hurt and disappointments that can come from different relationships in our lives and it’s time for me to stop trying to change people and or even get through to people and just live the best life that I can live for the glory of God. I was reminded this morning that I can’t be everything for everyone and I have to just be what God wants me to be for He never fails me and He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. How comforting to know that the Lord will ALWAYS be there for us and not forsake us. It can be hard to be disappointed in people in our lives, but if we keep our focus on God, we will continue on the right path for our lives. We can’t be God – we have to let God be God.

• It’s time to MOVE over and make room for some other things in my life that I know I’ve neglected or haven’t focused enough on.

So those are just some of the ways that I know I’ll see my word MOVE show up in my life in 2017. I’m excited, thankful and looking forward to the New Year and all that the Lord has in store for me.

I pray that you and your families have a safe and happy start to the New Year and that the Lord blesses you all in 2017. Thank you for stopping by my blog like you have and for supporting me, encouraging me and reminding me of all of the good still in the world.

Until next year! ;)