This year Cathy suggested the word focus. I’m sure part of the reason was because of all the changes in our life last year, but I’m guessing another reason is how well she knows me. My mind is an interesting, active place. That leads to many exciting experiences, but it also causes me to run in too many directions. We’ve decided 2019 is a year to focus.
For one of our Children’s Messages during Advent we used a toilet paper tube as the object lesson. Here is the way I normally see the world:

Cathy and I are still working on the specific things we want to focus on, but we are committing to focus more clearly on God and make Him larger in our lives in 2019.