Covid rocked all over our worlds in March of 2020. I remember sitting in the break room of my office job a week before we were sent home and people were joking about the disease swirling around China. Someone would cough and joke, "oh shoot....someone has Covid." Fast forward one week and we all get sent home at around 3PM. That's when the beginning of quarantine began.
At first it was really exciting to be working from home. I was able to sleep in longer, spend time with my dog and husband more - they were all perks. Then the isolation started to set in. Trying to keep myself active by doing at home yoga, learning how to headstand and walking my dogs.
The insomnia started slowly. Here and there I would have trouble falling asleep, but nothing to be concerned about. It was honestly a silent attack and nothing that I was expecting. God created us to be in community and longterm isolation is not good for the human soul or mental health.
2021 was the first year that I picked a word for the year to be a focus along with a verse.
2021 Word: "Rest."
2021 Verse: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28)."
2022 Word: "Peace"
2022 Verse: "You keep him in perfect peace who's mind is set on you because he trusts in you (Isaiah 26:3)."
2023 Word: "Presence."
2023 Verse: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven."
I chose Presence for this year as my word because of all the changes that are going to happen in our lives. My husband is pursuing medical school, we may be moving soon, and more change may be coming as well. Something that I've always struggled with is living in the moment and always looking to the next best thing. This year I have felt called by the Lord to slow down and take in every precious moment. Appreciating my home, my animals, where the Lord has me at work, at CrossFit, and taking in the beauty of West Michigan.
This year I choose to be present.
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