Peanut and Poppy

Five years ago my church launched a program inspired by the concept of “the New Year’s resolution.” The initiative has been so revolutionary that it has spread nationwide. Even national radio station K-LOVE caught wind of it and interviewed our pastor on air, followed by callers pouring in with their commitment to this new resolution model. Since then, people have been changing their lives around the world by committing to My One Word. Here’s an explanation of the project directly from the church.

Every New Year we hope this will finally be the year that things will change. We make promises about the new person we’re going to become, pledging to get a grip on our finances, get in shape, become a better parent, spouse, even a nicer human being! But there’s one problem: our resolutions seldom work. The busy pace of life gets the better of us, and suddenly, the year is over with little to no personal growth having occurred in our lives.

“My One Word” is an experiment designed to move you beyond the past and look ahead. The challenge is simple: lose the long list of changes you want to make this year and instead pick ONE WORD. This process provides clarity by taking all of your big plans for life change and narrowing them down into a single thing. One word focuses on your character and creates a vision for your future. So, we invite you to join us and pick one word in 2011 (click here to learn how)!

When approached to contribute to the My One Word blog, I hesitated. I had never slowed down enough to commit to a word in the past and, to be honest, it seemed … well, too scary. But, I decided that this writing opportunity was God’s way of telling me to take that leap this year. To commit to a word; to commit to change.

Read my first post and join me on this journey.