If You Could Describe 2015 in One Word…

…what would it be?

I ask this question every year.  I love to hear the answers that everyone has to give.  Some years are hard.  Others are wonderful.  I love to hear the stories that come with them.

At the beginning of 2015, my one word was faith.

I thought that maybe, by the end of the year, my ending word would be different, but I can’t describe the year any differently than how I intended it to be.  It was faith that we relied on, and it was faith that grew each and every day, week, and month this year.  When I was afraid, I had faith instead.  When I wanted to panic, I had faith instead.

We stepped out of our comfort zones in many different areas, and in each area we stepped out, God provided a way through for us.

Every time I wanted to quit.  Faith.

I learned a lot about how faith and fear are opposites.

I learned a lot about men (and women!) of faith in the Bible, how they struggled.  I learned how I could overcome my challenges in the same way.

I discovered grace, and that grew my faith.

Faith grew.  Faith God us through.

Faith and only faith.

How would you describe 2015?