Sow in 2019

It’s a new year and time for a new little word. I’ve been thinking about my word for 2019, and I think I’ve found it.

Sow. Not the four-legged kind, but the verb.

Sow…grow…seed…plant…develop…propagate…strew…broadcast…scatter… Hmmm… Yikes! Whoa, there. Don’t be scattered, Denise! That’s been your problem. Breathe. Now focus.

OK, back to my one little word. I choose simply SOW for 2019. Just planting seeds. Let’s see where that takes me.

“Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows.” Galatians 6:7 (New English Translation)

I have spent too many hours watching and reading political discourse over the past three years. What do I reap? Stress. So I’ve decided in 2019 I will start spending my precious extra minutes doing something productive, fruit-bearing, work that will reap rewards. 

First, a bit of history: In 2016, I chose the word FIT. I thought I could not only be fit, but also that I could fit everything into my schedule, including watching the trumpster fire that was the 2016 election.

In 2017, I chose SERENITY. I had tried the year before, and I knew I couldn’t fit it all in. I tried to find peace in the chaos.

In 2018, I chose HOPE. I knew our country would come back to its senses and trump’s presidency would end soon. I still have hope; it’s just taking longer than I thought it would.

Thank you, Sarah Landis, for sharing the One Little Word hyperdoc and this template.

Now, in 2019, I can be confident to SOW. I can make good choices and plant seeds of important work because I do have work to do:

As you can see, I have important work for 2019. There are seeds to plant so that in 2020 I can benefit from the harvest.

At the same time, I can leave trump to wrap up his sinister sowing, knowing that he will soon be reaping justice. I will trust Mueller, the 116th U.S. Congress, and the American people to do their work. I also trust God, who is not deceived; a person like trump will definitely reap what he has spent a lifetime sowing.

Since I have one more week in 2018, I thought I would test drive my new one little word. I’ve created a spreadsheet to check off each task I work on for any amount of time each day. I hope it will help me stay focused on tasks that will lead to a good harvest. I’m praying my one word will take hold of me this year!

What is your one little word for 2019?

6 thoughts on “Sow in 2019

  1. Denise, I’ve got to get a hold of that workbook… I’m reading WHITE FRAGILITY right now, and it’s taking me a long time to get through it, as I have to read much of it twice. Here’s to more learning in 2019, and here’s to good people reaping what they sow! As an aside, I love that you don’t capitalize #45’s name, and I do hope he soon reaps what he sows, as well. Ugh. Here’s to 2019!!

  2. Love your One Little Word. It’s close to what I’ve been thinking — but I still haven’t found just the word I’m thinking of to guide me through the year. Great resources here too. As always, always learning from you! ~ Sheri

  3. Hi Denise,
    Love your little word. It’s power-packed! Having a focus based on something as simple as a word eases us into new things doesn’t it?

    Good luck on your renewed blogging efforts. I enjoyed reading about your adventures. This is my first year blogging and with students too, so any exposure to expertise is always appreciated. Thus my word for this year is connection. Come visit our sunny Arizona blog one day.

    https://mrsdsroadrunners.edublogs.org/2019/01/04/your-future/

    1. Thank you for stopping stop. Yes, I did visit and I like your sunny Arizona blog. I lived in Glendale, Arizona, for 10 years. What a beautiful state! I loved making our home there. I left a message on your blog with a link to my students’ blog. I hope we can connect this year. I’ll be teaching my children to blog in March.
      Thanks again,
      Denise

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