My “word” for 2012 is wOw!           wOw! is one of those fabulous words that fits positive, negative and neutral situations.  It’s a word we can use when no other will work.   Over this next year of Sundays, I’m going to share some wOw!moments from the previous week.  By December 31, 2012, I’ll have shared 2012wOw! moments.    I hope you’ll have spotted (and maybe even shared) close to that, too.

Here’s what made me say wOw! this week:

288. our Bishop’s annual visitation to our church when there was no electricity in the church;

289.celery almondine;

290. napping on the couch with three dogs;

291. the $194.50 that Tom’s found while walking the past few years;

292. Meryl Streep on the Oscars;

293. holy time with GodFriends;

294. beets and walnut salad;

295. Desmond Tutu;

296. the Voice;

297. an amazing Yin Yoga practice;

298. watching three squirrels move through the trees together;

299. celebrating my 11th anniversary as an oblate in the Order of Julian;

300.  a relaxing walk with Blossom;

301. finally listening to all of the voicemails from Mari that I have saved on my cell phone;

302. Tom’s ongoing quest for a streetrod;

303.  a beautiful note from a friend about ‘massage face’ and Annie Dillard:

304. making HEALTHY cream of mushroom soup;

305. my cool BIG red purse releasing ritual;

306. not being able to trun on the TV without finding an episode of Top Model somewhere;

307.  Bradford Pair trees in bloom;

308. a tasty and very patient lunch;

309. a  surprise visit from an old and dear friend;

310. daydreams about Alaska;

311. fun chats with my great nieces;

312. the profound power of Mother Nature;

313. praying for those touched by tornadoes this weekend;

314. humbly honest and hilarious coffee tawk with The Gals;

315. helping a friend celebrate being 63;

316. awesome guacamole;

317. equally awesome key lime pie;

318.  that i still lost three pounds this week :);

319.  falling asleep to the sound of steady rain on the roof;

How about you?