Dream: a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal If someone were to tell you that they were dreaming of something, what would come to your mind? Would it be a wacky set of circumstances that take place while you’re drooling and snoring away? Or would you imagine that someone is thinking of doing something super far…

Listen: give one’s attention to a sound; take notice and act on what someone says; be alert and ready to hear something In last week’s article, I spoke about what’s right, in terms of making decisions. And this week’s word, I feel, goes hand-in-hand with it.  As Christians, when we go to make a decision,…

Right: morally good, justified, or acceptable. But is it right? That’s the question I ask myself a million times in a week. You see, I have a natural tendency to overthink things, and anytime I go to make a decision I ask myself, “I want to do this, but is it right for me? Is…

Bloom: the state or period of greatest beauty, freshness, or vigor I have a love-hate relationship with spring. I love that the weather finally starts to warm up again after a harsh winter. On the other hand, I hate all the rain spring brings. The thing I love the most, however, is seeing the wildlife…

Engage: occupy, attract, or involve (someone’s interest or attention); establish a meaningful contact or connection with When you face troubles and hard times, how do you react? Everyone reacts differently — some people panic, some people get stuck in denial, some people jump straight to negativity, and others simply begin to figure out how to…

Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; the state of being whole and undivided. When we hear the word integrity, we so often think that it simply means to do the right thing when no one is looking.  And that’s true.  However, there is so much more that is behind that…

Treasure: a person whom the speaker loves or who is highly valued; to value highly Isn’t it amazing that God loves us? I mean, think about it. Think about how often you forget about God, neglect God, do the wrong things, run away — and despite all of that, God still loves us. Jeremiah 31:3…

Decide: come to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration; make a choice One of my favorite words ever is decide. I hadn’t thought much about it, but a friend commented that she was surprised that I hadn’t used it yet for the Word of the Week, so I decided it was…

Work: activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result; a task to be undertaken; be engaged in order to achieve a purpose or result When I hear the word “work,” it’s usually said in one of the following sentences: I don’t want to go to work tomorrow. But…

Grow: develop by increasing in size and changing physically; progress to maturity; cause to expand or increase As Christians, we are called to continual growth. We are called to constantly seek more, to go deeper. When we stop growing, we become spiritually stagnant. We become complacent.  When we are first saved, we become a new…