The Word of the Year Is...

At first when I began reading Bethany J. Welch’s blog, I thought that her choice for the word of the year was unoriginal, and, therefore, did not think that the rest of the blog could possibly be interesting. However, she proved me wrong, and she made insightful remarks in her blog about a type of love that is not portrayed in the media often, like romantic love is: agape. Bethany explains how she had never really understood the meaning of agape, which is the love God calls us to show one another, until she became sick in the past year, and experienced loving acts from total strangers. I agree with her that agape does not make logical sense, because we usually categorize people who love us as friends, family, or significant others. Agape is the most powerful form of love, because it usually comes unexpectedly during our hour of need.

My word of the year for 2013 is “new.” I have met many new people in the past year, and I got to know and start dating my boyfriend. I went to Europe for the first time and visited England. I also went to prom for the first time, and was fortunate enough to do something else for the first time: apply to college. Luckily, the hard work paid off in the end, and I was accepted into a few schools, even though I am still waiting to hear back from a few. My sister became engaged this year, and my word for 2014 will also be “new,” because, along with Katherine getting married, there will much change in my life. I will graduate from high school, and begin college, and I need to be receptive to the new opportunities which I will have in my life.