2024: A Year of Extravagant Love
Over the last week I’ve pondered what my “word” or “theme” for 2024 should be. In that time, I’ve struggled to come to a word that sticks and feels…right. It’s not that I can’t think of a word. It’s that I can’t think of just one that would benefit me to focus on. Joy. Peace. Direction. Rest, Inclusivity. Growth. Patience. But, on a run yesterday, it came to me. EXTRAVAGANT LOVE. My 2024 theme is extravagant love. I want to love abundantly. I want my love to “lack restraint,” “exceed what is reasonable or appropriate.” I don't just mean love as in my marriage. I mean to everyone. Husband. Friends. Acquaintances. Strangers. People who may not like me. People I've argued with in the past. People I've yet to know. I chose extravagant vs extraordinary because of how the two words are defined. Extravagant is said to be “exceeding the limits of reason,” where as extraordinary’s definition is “exceptional or remarkable.” I don’t need my love to be exceptional or remarkable. It