Posts with the tag “word-of-the-day”

Dec. 7 - Word of the Day - VoiceOnce upon a time, a long time ago, I would wake up in the morning, turn on NPR and catch up on what was happening in the world while I prepared to go to work.I can’t do that anymore. Not because I disagree with that particular station, I can’t watch or listen to ANY newscast anymore. I catch headlines and if I want to learn more, I go on a deep dive using sources I ...  Read More

Dec. 6 - Word of the Day - RevealedLast year I decided to give my family an experience for Christmas. They each got a canvas, sat around the table, and I set out a bunch of paint. We painted on our own canvas for 5 minutes and then passed it to the person next to us where they got to paint on the canvas for 5 minutes and we kept painting and passing until our original painting made it all the way ...  Read More

Dec. 5 - Word of the Day - GloryOk. I gotta be honest. I wasn’t feeling this word today. There are too many things going on that are out of my control and I am not in a “worshipful praise” state of mind. On my way out of the library the new gnome display caught my eye (we have a fairy and gnome theme this month in the children’s section) and I recognized the spine of one of the books. It was an ol...  Read More

Dec. 4 - Word for the Day - PrepareThis is my annual “Here I am one week after Thanksgiving, I just took down the Halloween towels in the bathroom, and it looks like Christmas just threw up all over my house” picture. I say annual because through the wonders of Facebook memories I have been reminded that this is the state of my home every year around this time and every year I wonder why I don’t j...  Read More