A word...... for the New Year

I've seen several posts lately about choosing one or two words to concentrate on during the New Year.  Of course you don't just concentrate on the word(s) itself, but the meaning of the word(s), incorporating it into your daily life allowing it to shape you.  You can either pick the word(s) or let God whisper them to you.  All morning I have been thinking of the word(s) I would pick.  The one that kept coming to mind was "nurture".  I am a nurturer at heart and it seems kind of natural to pick that word.  Maybe it is a little too natural and too easy since I already have that tendancy.  As I am writing this Blog Post I am hearing God whisper the words "Stand Strong".  That is much more challenging in today's world.  At every turn it seems as though there is someone or something that wants to steal our joy.  God has blessed me (and mine) in ways that I could never imagine.  He has filled my heart with dreams and He has allowed those dreams to come true.  He has filled my heart with a joy that is oh so awesome and I never, ever want to lose that joy.  My word(s) for 2012..... Stand Strong.  What will yours be?