Triumph Tuesdays

As most of you know, I have chosen the word TRIUMPH to be my word for 2008. In honor of this word and the importance it will hold in my life this coming year, I have decided to make Tuesdays at Heartfelt Greetings Triumph Tuesdays. Each Tuesday, I'll address one of the things I'm determined to triumph over this year. I'm hoping to tie it into a piece of art in some form (most likely using my beloved designer paper), whether it's an altered item, a card, a scrapbook page, etc.

Before I could move forward with the word TRIUMPH though, I needed to research exactly what the word means, according to the dictionary. I wasn't all that happy with the dictionary definitions I found; I liked bits and pieces of them, but none really pinpointed for me what I want this word to mean in 2008. So, I did a little revising and rewording to come up with with my own definition of what it means to triumph:

TRIUMPH: To prevail, prosper and flourish over struggles, difficulties and challenges.

Not only can I PREVAIL, but I can PROSPER and FLOURISH over these struggles, difficulties and challenges too? WOW! Isn't that wonderfully motivating?

To start my first Triumph Tuesday off with a bang, I made this 12x12 piece of canvas art, which I will hang on my wall in my office. On the canvas, I spelled out my word with chipboard letters (the M is actually a W, but what the heck, I had all the other letters and I wasn't about to go to the store to buy more!), and also printed out my definition for the word TRIUMPH. Underneath that, I listed all the things I want to TRIUMPH over in 2008....grief, unemployment, self-doubt, negative thoughts, weight/exercise and prayer. At the bottom of the canvas, I printed a bible verse that will inspire me to work on these challenges in my life over the course of the year. However, I realize it is only through the power of Jesus Christ that I will triumph over ANY of these whatsoever. The bible verse is from Psalms 25:2-3...."oh Lord, I give my life to you. I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat. No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others". I envision all of these challenges as my enemies, and trust that God will help me TRIUMPH over them! Woo-hoo!

I am tickled with how my canvas turned out! It's sitting right here in front of me on my little wall shelf. It's at eye level, right behind my laptop. I'll see this every morning when I come down here to work, and there it will be, reminding me, daily, that I will TRIUMPH in 2008!

Hugs,
Amy