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 2012 wOw! moments.   

I hope you’ll have spotted (and maybe even shared) close to that, too.

Here’s what me say wOw! this week:

891.  realizing when it’s time to slooooooow down;

892.  writing spiders;

893.  the life and legacy of Rodney King;

894.  Linda calling me with her wOws;

895.  getting Tom to eat a kale chip;

896. realizing that how I’d reconfigured my living room in my brain isn’t quite how it turns out in reality;

897.  falling asleep with open windows IN JUNE;

898.  realizing it’s been 40 years since Watergate;

899.  counting 23 dragonflies while watering my outdoor plants;

900.  homemade granola with yogurt and FRESH blueberries;

901.  getting to see a killdeer guarding the eggs she’d laid in a friend’s driveway;

902.  the extravagant way the killdeer tried to lead us away from her ‘nest’;

903.  taking a nap on my new-to-me (and very cozy) couch;

904. witnessing  how the wide range of folks’ ages who joined in the the Kick the Bucket Bash;

905.  remembering the my body has MS in it;

906.  making healthy choices;

907.  how humbling choosing the next Cheap Therapy Pay it Forward winner always is;

908.  gratitude for dear friends;

909.  the satisfaction of having image editing finished;

910.  excitement for the possibilities in front of dear friends;

911. the joy of hearing from dear friends and sisters from the Order of Julian following JulianFest;

912.  sadness in hearing about my priest experiencing not just one, but two break-ins;

913.  the blessed balm that is a long time friend’s laughter, in the midst of her own battles;

914.  listening to Blossom snore;

915.  waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and finding Blossom sleeping in the bathtub;

916.  gratitude that my mom is alive and sadness for her about the challenges of living in an aging body;

917. introducing a new friend to LKW;

918.  prosciutto chicken, caprese salad and fresh corn on the cob at.the end.of.the.pier ~ oh yeah;

919.  joyfully remembering Jimmy Baldwin.

920. holding Viola and Jessica in my heart;

921.  getting to see all five of my great nieces and nephews at one time and place;

922.  seeing three deer in a field of soybeans;

923.  introducing three new people to Trinity Center;

924.  holy time at Pelican House;

925.  having WiFi at a silent retreat house;

926. scary news for my friend Carolyn;

927.  the humble honor of being present to and for seven wonderFULL and wise mentors;

928.  how fun it is to hear the ‘last night bash’ of Camp Trinity as I fall asleep in Pelican House;

929.  the importance of really good coffee;

930.  the impact of the Education for Ministry program;

931.  the joy of meeting a New Friend;

932.  the countdown to vacation;

What made you say wOw! this week?