My Word of the Year..............................

I've done it before. They've been words like "choose" or "organize." It's the word I make my year's inspiration. And I've finally decided on my word for 2011.

*FLOURISH*

I am starting out this year feeling more settled, in many ways, then I ever have before. So now it is time to focus on making my blessings really bloom and grow. I can flourish as my children's mother. I can flourish as my husband's wife. I can flourish as a homemaker. I can flourish as a professional.

And on that note of inspiration, I've always been a sucker for great quotes. I can't tell you how many little books I've started simply for the purpose of collecting great quotes! So here are a few I've run across recently:

"I can do hard things."

"Because someone doesn't love you the way you think they should doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have."

"Welcome to this humble home. Full of every days. Full of mundane chores and the buzz of regular life. Which is really a secret code for 'here lives the most magical of creatures and super heroes.'"

"Always be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle."

And just so you know, I found these mostly on canvases or other people's blogs so I don't have any person identified who authored them. I know, bad journalism. And also, I found a ton more, but I knew I should have bookmarked them! I guess, note to self: FIND A WAY TO REMEMBER!!!