Poetry is often prompted by real-life events. Authors write about things they have experienced or things they have observed. They collect their musings into beautiful word pictures and share them with the world. We read those words and our own hearts are impacted. In some cases, our perspectives even change. Poetry is one of the … Continue reading Week 44 Prompt

Throughout the year, we have turned to scripture to learn from those who exemplified our word and those who did not. We have studied the Psalms and Proverbs. We have reached out to people that we know who are masters at our word to learn from them. This week, we are going to set our … Continue reading Week 43 Prompt

Have you ever prayed for patience? What happened when you prayed for patience? Did you feel like you were put in more and more situations to practice patience? I believe the same thing happens when we choose our word of the year. God blesses us with so many opportunities to practice that word! Here is … Continue reading Week 42 Prompt

In week eight, we talked about drafting and the importance of finding someone to draft behind when we are struggling or want to learn something new. During that week, you identified someone who exemplifies your word of the year, and you reached out to that person to schedule coffee or a phone call. Let's check … Continue reading Week 41 Prompt

Let's document the ways that we are implementing our word of the year! As you go about your week, look for opportunities to take a photo of yourself implementing your word. Some words might be harder than others, but just go with me here! Even if no one else understands the significance of the photo, … Continue reading Week 40 Prompt

We are three quarters of the way through the year! It is so hard to believe that our year-long journey will soon come to an end. This is a great time to review how things are going and set some goals to finish the year strong! Here is your prompt for week 39 of 2024! … Continue reading Week 39 Prompt

I love a good quote! These little nuggets of truth are full of inspiration and encouragement. When I am discouraged, a quote can give me just the boost I need to shake off the discouragement and move forward! They also motivate us to action and give us the confidence that we can succeed. They have … Continue reading Week 38 Prompt

We have this beautiful apple tree in our backyard that is not producing good fruit, and our daughter decided this past spring that she wanted to learn why. After doing some research, she learned that in order to produce good fruit, the tree needed to be pruned. Having too many branches was the problem. Those … Continue reading Week 37 Prompt

A few weeks ago, we dug into the New Testament searching for someone who exemplified our word of the year. We can learn as much from those who missed opportunities to utilize our word. This week, let's go back to the New Testament and find someone that we could mentor; someone who needed a friend … Continue reading Week 36 Prompt

My daughter has a spunky two and a half year old little boy! He is delightful and full of an incredible amount of energy! When she suggested that we go out to lunch after church yesterday, I was hesitant. We had been out of the house all morning. He had been to Bible class and … Continue reading Week 35 Prompt