So I’m a little late to the one word party but better late than never. At least I hope so — because I’m late, a lot. Anyway, I really like the prompts in Ali Edward’s class so I thought I would share them here.

I choose Silence because it’s the opposite of my life. My life is busy, hectic, noisy and sometimes chaotic. That’s not going to change anytime soon — until the last kid is out the door. But if I focus on the silent spaces during the day and evening then maybe I will be able to hear. Hear not just myself and my thoughts but the call to be and the voice of the one calling me.

With this word I would like to invite, calmness, space, expansiveness, growth, hearing, and knowing. My goal is be a whole lot more Mary and a whole lot less Martha.

How will I do this? Well, this week I’m just trying to drive in silence — turn the radio off, put the phone down, and just hear the quite (at least once the little kids fall asleep). Baby steps.

It’s also pretty easy to spend some silent time just looking at our new baby. Even the little kids are just fascinated by Daniel and spend time just silently absorbing his newness. I used several layers of Kim Klassen’s Embrace for the Texture Tuesday link up this week. It’s a nice texture and complimented the warm and ethereal mood I was trying to evoke.