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LIFE: 2020 Word of the Year

Wowzers! So I began thinking of the my word of the year probably mid- December and realized at that point that I did not even know what word I had chosen for 2019. So a quick search of the old blog lead me to the word DISCOVER! and Yes! 2019 was a year of discovery.

When I wrote DISCOVER for 2019, I didn't know:

  • I would get to explore a little more of the area I had relocated to in 2018, and expand the border to Washington DC before...
  • Getting to explore airports during the first two months of 2019 ...
  • While interviewing for the opportunity to move closer to "home".
These three bullet points were the centerfold for the first quarter of 2019. We had planned a trip to Texas for our sons first birthday, and got approached to start a conversation with a church in the state. We made that trip an epic road trip of Texas and celebrated our little guy turing one with family. Arriving back in Virginia we were still a little upside down on what God was calling us to do. We love our FBC Woodstock family, but there for sure was a pull to Texas as Home. 

Conversations continued with the church that we flew out to see, but another church knocked on our door and we were honest about where we were. Little did we know that a second trip to the first church would be amazing, but ultimately lead us to the church we knew little about and a little closer to home. We even scared the second church by talking about how amazing the second trip was to the first church- haha! We made the hard journey away from our "family" in Woodstock, and journeyed to South Texas where we get to serve a community about 45 minutes away from where we grew up. We are smitten and beyond grateful for the journey that lead us here. 

The next two quarters of 2019 were spent settling into life in our "new city"( I say it that way because we technically live in the same city we were both born and raised in but are doing life in a small country community outside of the city). 
  • Took Malachi to his second church summer camp, second Vacation Bible School, and first Disciple Now Weekend
  • Explored with our niece from Alaska all the things her mom and I enjoyed doing as kid including Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Doseum (kids museum), and swimming everyday
  • Took Malachi and Kloey (niece) to the ocean for their first time
  • Introduced Malachi to all of our favorite restaurants and snack spots: Ruthies, Bill Millers, HEB and Central Market samples, Quick Snak #2 ( if you know, you know)
  • We have picked up the exploration bug and have started walking the Mission Trail
  • Gained some new "family" through our new church
  • Mama got to join the Alamo City Moms event team
Discovery was for sure the best word I could have placed on my board for 2019, and I didn't even remember it because I was too busy doing it. Weirdly it kept coming to mind looking at my 2020 docket too but I think I have decided that I am going to leave a little more margin to my discovering this year and make my word: 


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Defined by Merriam-Webster:
1   a: to investigate, study, or analyze : look into explore the relationship between social class and learning ability—sometimes used with indirect questions to explore where ethical issues arise— R. T. Blackburn          b: to become familiar with by testing or experimenting explore new cuisines

2: to travel over (new territory) for adventure or discovery

The three of us have enjoyed dropping everything and going on walks, and many more are to come in 2020. I will also get the opportunity to journey to Africa, learn more about Adoption at the Christian Alliance for Orphans conference, attend summer camp with our student ministry, and many more adventures that have yet to be planned at this time. Explore also works for M as he is starting to look at the toys and items we deal with on a daily basis and learn what they actually do, and trying new foods.  I have had a new opportunity for work which will allow me to take my work on my explorations, which pleases me very much and for sure was God given.

From discover to explore, lets keep going 2020

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