A Year of Grace

January 17, 2020

A few years back a friend in bible study suggested I pray for a word for that year. I did. God spoke to me and told me my word was “courage.” Needless to say I spent the first few months of that year praying for courage and reading about fear and faith, only to have a miscarriage in August. That year was life changing. I haven’t felt lead to pray for a word again … until now.

This year my word is grace. Grace because I have a new baby. Grace because I am constantly challenging myself to do more, see more, and be more. Grace because I need more of it in my life.

Here’s the reality. I still want to set the goals and make the plans and do all the things because that is how I love to live my life. However, amid all that, I need to give myself grace.

If a plan falls through because I am tired … grace.

If I don’t make a home cooked meal because baby needs to be held instead … grace.

If the laundry piles up because I have a work deadline … grace.
If my daughter asks me to play with her and the mess spreads … grace.

I need more grace in my life, which is one of the reasons we named our third child Sean, which means God is gracious or gift of God.

So here’s to a year of grace and learning how to accept it and live it out in my life.