One Little Word 2009 & Giveaways

Ali- Happy New Year. My word is gratitude. Being grateful for a wonderful Husband, a great Son, who is meeting and overcoming many of the challenges of Asperger's Syndrome and a wonderful Mother who is fighting Stage 4 Lung Cancer. She taught each of her children how to live and now she still teaches us many lessons with how she copes with her illness. Life with all its ups and downs is something to cherish and be grateful for. I have a full heart. May 2009 be a happy and healthy year for us all.

My word for 2009 is DEVOTE. I want to devote time to my husband, my son, myself, my scrapbooking.... I always try to do too much, and this year I want to devote myself and my time to the things that really matter in life.

Ali, I love your word! It really seems to suit you and your life right now. I think you chose well.
My word for 2009 is going to be GROW. I am working on getting some projects going to help me grow in knowledge, awareness, and in my faith. I am also about to GROW older. I am turning 50 on Friday and it is really making me think about my life-where I am and where I have been--and I want to do some "me" scrapbooking projects this year. Seriously documenting my story and our life as it is now.
Thanks for the great give-aways!!
Happy New Year,
Dana

Dear Ali,
I've been thinking in my word during the last days, and also thinking about how I will organize my "tribute" to it.
The word I've chosen is Memory, because in next year 2009 I'm going to write my story and,at the same time, the story of my loved ones. I usually forget everything, so for me is the moment to open my "Memory year".
Happy New Year and my Best Whises to your family.
Maica

Wow, this is my first time thinking about a word for the upcoming year. I have it narrowed down to :
Accomplish
Simplify
Intentional
Focus
Oddly enough the acronym AS IF! All sort of related in that in order to accomplish what I want to this year I will need to simplify and live life with an intentional focus on what really matters.
Ali, the best of blessings to you and your family for the New Year and thank you so much for the inspiration you've given me.

Hi Ali!
My word for this year is gratitude. I want to focus more on the blessings in my life.

My word is nurture as well! It's an integral part of our mission statement at the School of the Arts where I am the artistic director and I had this word as my word two years ago. I think it deserves another turn.

happy new year Ali!!!
hope you are feeling great with the baby on the way!!! my word for 2009 will likely be "motivate". as my resolution is one of taking better care of myself, and to make deadlines...all my resolutions revolve around keeping motivated...

My word for this year is healing. I want to find physical healing (I have been diagnosed with LD and RA), and I want to promote healing in relationships and peoples lives that I am involved in.

My word for 2008 started as ACCOMPLISH but quickly changed to BE; it seemed more appropriate to try to get happy with myself as I am, than try to reach for something new.
Having mostly achieved my goal of 2008, I am choosing APPRECIATE as my word of 2009. It's something that I recently realised I was not doing enough. I'm going to try and APPRECIATE what I have and what others around me provide to my life more.
All the best to you and your family for 2009, Ali. I think it's going to be a very exciting year for you!
Nina

I’m still giving it some more thought, but right now ‘open’ is really appealing to me. Open to new ideas. Open to new possibilities. Open to others. Open with myself. It's a strong contender...

Hey! I love the idea of choosing one word to have as a theme for your life for the next year. My life this year is going to change drastically! I will be having my first child around the first of March this year!!!
Since I just heard about this I feel like I need a little bit longer to really think about which word I want to work on this year, there are so many to choose from! Thanks for blogging about this wonderful idea, I'm excited to discover my word for 2009!

Not really sure yet, but thinking maybe patience. Patience with myself and my kids. Or something to do with health and losing my "baby" weight (which has to do with patience with myself!)

My word is COURAGE. I'm facing a lot of big changes and challenges in my life in 2009 and I hope to be able to face them all with courage.
Happy New Year, Ali, and thank you for an inspiring 2008!
Dori

I'm thinking my word will be GRACE...it came to me while listening to one of my fave U2 songs titled "Grace".

Love your word, can I just copy you??? LOL I'm still working on picking my word, and would love to win, so please pick ME!! (:

Hi Ali! My word for 2009 is PURPOSE. I want every bite, every dollar, every action to have a purpose. With that being said, I don't want to overthink things either. It's a fine line to walk. I want to be happy and spontaneous too! But to live a more porposeful life in doing so :)
Good luck to you and your family and thank you for sharing your journey with us!

I went to bed last night with my two words in my head Delight and Sparkle. When I woke up early this morning to feed my little baby I picked delight...to remind me to stop and delight in my lucky, little life with my kids, my husband and my quiet seconds by myself.
Thanks for reminding us to participate in the project. I can't wait to hear about the amazing love Simon will have for his new sister.

Hi Ali,
Happy New Year! My word for 2009 is possibilities. Looking for some cool things to create with my scrap supplies to inspire me!

Ali,
I love your December daily album concept. I've been an avid reader of your blog since the beginning and have completed many of your projects. The daily album is on my list of things to do next year. I'm inspired just thinking about it.
My word for this year is Share. After being single for the past seven years, I finally found someone to share my life with. Bring on 2009 !!! I'm ready.