Peace.
Or Light.
or Love
or Om
or something in chinese that is supposed to mean one the above words.
and no explanation is needed. You seet it. You get it. It may even inspire you.
Well,
My new favorite piece of jewelry has raised a few eyebrows and I feel I need to expalain:
That's right. This chubby girl is walking around with a necklace that says "Bread 2014".
It's not because I love bread (even though I really, really do).
At Christmastime, My grandparents challenged each of us to look at all the names in the scriptures that have been given to Jesus Christ. (The Savior, The Redeemer, The Holy one of Israel, The living Water, The Bread of Life, etc etc). Then we were challenged to pick one, and look for ways in which Jesus fulfills that name.
I'm embarrassed to even write this, but this name stuck out to me partially because I have been struggling with my weight ever since Bo was born, and it was becoming a real negative focus in my life. The instant I read "bread of life" in relation to the Savior I realized that I am really missing something. It wasn't just that I was carrying extra weight. I just wasn't well in general. I realized in that moment,
My focus needs to shift in a big way.
Fast forward a week or so into the New Year, and I received an email from my mother in law asking me and all my sisters in law to pick a focus word for the year.
Not wanting to be overwhelmed by too many resolutions, I timidly submitted "Bread" with an explanation, knowing that it didn't sound that pretty.
About a month later I received this wonderful gift. My necklace. It came at a time when I was losing my initial zeal for the name I had chosen and it rekindled my desire to focus on this name.
I love my necklace! Such a sweet and thoughtful gift. My husband loves to tease me about it ("Mmmmm, bread!" he says, whenever he sees me wear it).
I am making a goal to submit something I learned about "Bread" each week (hopefully)...
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