Saturday, January 10, 2015

My Word For The Year........(HINT: It's FUN!)

January 10, 2015


 So over the past few years, every January 1 there has been a lot of chatter in certain women's groups about "Your Word For The Year"........and as I would roll my eyes and say out loud to no one, "Seriously, what does that mean anyway?"......and then promptly answer myself with, "Oh, its just a bunch of women making up some nice-sounding spiritual words to define themselves for the year.....or the month.....or the week until they soon forget about having a word." 

Yep, that's what I thought......UNTIL......

 I decided to have a "Word" this year.  Yep......I'm going to be one of "those women" who choose a word for 2015.  And it's not going to be the standard good Christian words that most of these women are picking like HOPE, FAITH, GIVE, THANKFUL, etc.  I'm actually "stealing" my word from Jenni Allen and my word is

"FUN". 


See, I used to be a lot of fun.....or at least, I thought I was.  I carried FUN in my pocket pretty much every where I went.....I threw caution to the wind and did bold and FUN things regularly.  I didn't take life too seriously and I laughed a spunky from-the-gut Ant Ellie laugh....most every day.  But somewhere along the journey of finding God and finding what I believed and finding my place with Him, I lost my fun.  Completely misplaced my friend, FUN.


Ant Ellie



Now I'm not blaming God for misplacing my FUN....nope....not His fault.  I feel quite sure He knows how to have fun and play practical jokes and do crazy cool things like turning water into wine and eating grain on the Sabbath with a little crooked smile on His face while everyone stood there in shock.  I think, for Him, that WAS fun.  



So over the past few years, I've been desperately missing this friend of mine called "FUN".  I've been baffled over why when I discovered a God I never knew before in my life, did FUN take a hike?  What I discovered is that I have been living a lot of my life FOR God instead of WITH God.  Let that soak in for a minute....or two....or ten.  




I want 2015 to be the year that God and I, TOGETHER, have fun roller skating down Eagle Cove or singing Proud Mary at the Pittsburg Pizza Inn Karaoke Night, laughing that bigger-than-life Ant Ellie laugh until we hiccup....never caring who hears us or the bruises we get, together, when we fall off our skates.  




2015 is going to be the year I find my FUN again.



So on this nasty, gray, wintry day in January,  I think I'm going to go bundle up Charlie.....hop on his lap and pop some wheelie's in his wheelchair down Eagle Cove.....blowing cold-air-smoke in the air with our laughs.....knowing all along.......Jesus is roller skating right behind us.


19 comments:

LeeBird said...

Love it! I think I'll find my fun, too! My word is "CHOOSE." Choosing fun sounds like a good plan! Love you so much, Liz!

Chris said...

I hope you have lots of fun. I've always done a word or phrase at my birthday (March 1) to encapsulate what I desire for the next year. I'm still thinking on it, but I also still have time.

I think I should have a "Bad Yard of the Month" sign.

I hope you have electricity again.

Debbie said...

Congratulations to my awesome sister, another HUGE step in your Christian walk. Being yourself with God, He created you to be fun, risky, edgy, and you do Him honor by re-capturing that person. You never lost it, (memories of wading in the fountain outside the hospital and Chuck rolling into the fountain comes to mind), but it hasn’t come as easily as it did in the past.

And I believe FUN is a wonderful example of a “Christian” word, among the words to describe Heaven FUN has to be among the top ten.

Sister let's have a fun year together.

Love you more every day.

Annette said...

I'm in on this one Liz!! Ok?

Jeannette said...

Love it!!

Liz Hurt said...

I LOVE that!! You are exactly right! Jesus WAS fun! Life is good - even in the bad spots! Good for you! I'm sure I can see God grinning right now! Much love, Liz

Sharon and Bob said...

Me too. Thank you!
Love you, my friend!
ss

Cheryl said...

This is so awesome Liz and you explain so well how God and Fun connect for you! This will bless and encourage many to look at their lives! Way to go. So proud of your talent! Love you!

Lulu said...

Cute

Aunt Brenda said...

This is so darlin' - makes me smile and know what an awesome friend God has blessed me with!

Kathy Rachal said...

You GO GIRL....I'm so glad you're finally 'getting it' and getting out of that dark pit you've been hiding in. LOL Great blog, friend. xoxo

Chuck B. said...

I agree with your blog. Since I am now crippled and have no trike. I can barely walk with a cane and have to use a wheelchair if I am going very far. Hate using the scooters in Walmart. HOWEVER, we now have our pontoon boat in a slip on the lake, have a great log cabin in the woods and have a wife that pushes me to do what I can I am going to steal your word this year. It's time again. FUN

Jeanne said...

You go girl! Have fun all year long! You won’t be alone! Love this.

Becky said...

Hey, you should have hollered when you were out doing wheelie's, I could have taken the picture! Love you girl!

Kitty said...

Oh, Liz, I LOVE this!!!!
Kitty

Linda Bolton said...

Right on girl.
Linda

Priscilla said...

I think you are absolutely one of the most fun people i know!!! I bet your 2015 is going to be incredible!!

Israel said...

What a beautiful picture of you both, and there is nothing wrong with FUN...Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.

Israel

Arlen said...

Gonna have FUN with you, friend.