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:

320.  seeing the first azalea blooms of the year;

321.  a tree full of red cardinals;

322.  the artistry of Saw Dogs;

323. a flock of Canada geese;

324. the movie Charly;

325.  Tom’s thwarted cherry-picker plans;

326. Harely & McKenna telling me about ‘the responsibilities and privileges of being nine’;

327.  American Girl dolls;

328. listening to my original Carole King Tapestry ALBUM – on a TURNTABLE!;

329.  how holy Lent is to me;

330.  the honor of being a witness to a stranger’s story – who’s no longer a stranger;

331.  the triumph of Tom’s home repair adventure;

332. having a clogged toilet that turned into needing to replace the entire septic holding tank system;

333.  being able to joke about the above;

334.  visiting with a healing friend;

335.  watching a friend decide to change her life;

336.  The Voice ‘battle rounds”;

337.  a magical yin yoga practice;

338.  putting my yard stuff back together after a huge wind storm;

339.  the full moon over LKW;

340.  trying to watch this video of Mari, but not being QUITE ready – yet;

341.  how quickly a septic holding tank system can be replaced;

342.  seeing an EMPTY septic holding tank;

343.  the beautiful singing voice of one of the plumbers;

345.  how messy some electricians are;

346.  a wonderFULL 40th birthday party;

347.  hearing a dear friend tell his story;

348.  watching two boats on LKW under the moonlight;

349.  a joyFULL spiritual direction session with an amazing woman;

350.  how fun it was to make ABCs for Life #26,093;

351.  lunch at Pizza Village with very dear pals;

352.  catching up with a long-time friend at long last;

353.  Linda’s new life adventure;

354.  sadness for MC;

355.  Eagle Scouts;

356.  working through a misunderstanding;

357.  early morning road trip rituals with Jo;

358.   a peaceful Lenten Quiet Day with some dear women at St John’s;

359.  a pond surrounded by trees FULL of egrets;

360.  trying to call Mari;

361.  playing with Blossom;

362.  Duke’s loss;

363.  salmon with asparagus & toasted quinoa;

364.  how fresh lavender/tea tree oil smells on my kitchen counters;

365.  how I need to have every pillow in my home in place before I go to sleep;

366.  rubbing Blossom’s belly before we both fall asleep;

What made you say wOw! this week?