Wednesday, December 30, 2020

WORDSMITH REFLECTIONS

It's that time again---the drawing close of one year opening up to the coming of 2021!
OED had so many words to choose from for "Word of the Year" they expanded and encompassed several as "Words of an Unprecedented Year." A restating of "unprecedented" seems all encompassing, albeit over-used to me. According to the article, the use of pandemic increased 57,000% in 2020.
WARNING--Don't multiply words without knowledge. (Job 35:16)

All of this intellectual repartee had me considering what few words (Ecclesiastes 6:11, Proverbs 10:19) defined my year with the underlying word of HOPE.......
JANUARY--Pause & Listen (before seeking)
FEBRUARY--Angst---it was a leap year and there was no February 29 in my devotional book
MARCH--New Normal (w/COVID-19)
APRIL--COVID testing--my first of 2, both negative
MAY--FOHOF (Fear Of Hurting Others Feelings--text talk hard for the aged)
JUNE--DRIVE-BY (Birthdays)
JULY--Social-distancing
AUGUST--STROKE
SEPTEMBER--Fishing
OCTOBER--Wearisome
NOVEMBER--Twosome
DECEMBER--BLURRS-DAY

Mask up, Memphis. I still want to be vigilant & hopeful in my word gathering in 2021.

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