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 made me say wOw! this week:

1793.  the courage, grace and healing of Robin;

1794.  that even when I don’t think about it, MS is still In There;

1795.  the generosity and creativity of Jo;

1796.  the faith, loyalty and wit of Linda;

1797.  this murmuration of starlings;

1798.  the belated news that my long time friend and paper art/life mentor Jane Stone has died;

1799.  Jo’s new dress and boots;

1800.  Tom’s new kitchen;

1801.  how often ‘pieces begin to fall into place‘ when I stop trying to force them;

1802.  that regret can be as useless an emotion as guilt;

1803.  Monday night’s episode of The Voice;

1804.  hearing Tom’s account of his ‘gravy-making-experience‘;

1805.  that Cheap Therapy days are still wonderFULL;

1806.  Winston (one of Blossom’s  canine cousins) eating his family’s pecan pie ~ right through the cellophane & cardboard box;

1807.  Thanksgiving with Mom at McCarthy Court;

1808.  the humble honor of really hearing The Stories of octogenarians;

1809.  the 1949 version of Little Women;

1810.  that Mom is ENJOYING taking care of cats;

1811.  seeing 27 hunters-in-trucks on the way home (a new record);

1812.  that Tom would have a brand new (fully stocked) firewood rack waiting for me when I got home;

1813.  ECU;

1814.  reading a very kind and generous article in Columbus Living Magazine about Cheap Therapy;

1815.  the 2012 Havelock High School football team (my alma mater) returning to defend their State Championship Title next week;

1816.  settling into bed an realizing I’d made it through The First Thanksgiving without Mari and smiled with, for and about her;

1817.  one.of.those.perfect.Saturday.mornings;

1818.  the comforting luxury of a keeping a fire going all day long;

1819.  roasted chicken, carrots & mushrooms with wild rice;

1820.  remembering that my body still has MS in it;

1821. that.first.lit.Advent.Tree.of.the.year.night (yeah, I realize it’s early for Advent, but I figure it’s never to early to start waiting 😉);

What made you say wOw! this week?