Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Signing for I Will Follow God’s Plan for Me



I

Pointing to yourself is a natural gesture for indicating the concept of me.

WILL

The open hand with the fingers together moves forward from the side of the head and in a downward movement. The forward movement indicates that something will occur in the future.

FOLLOW
One hand follows the other.

GOD

The hand is raised to the heavens and then downward in a sign of respect.

PLAN

The hands move to the side in a series of small arcs which conveys the concept of things being in sequence or order.

HOLD

The hands hold (grip) something.

WORD

The fingertips of the forefinger and thumb of the G handshape tap the extended forefinger of the other hand.

HIS

The open hand is associated with the concept of possession. When it is done in the same location as the sign HE it becomes HIS.

LOVE

The hands hug something over the heart to indicate the concept of love.

WORK

One S handshape taps the back of the other S handshape to represent the hands doing something (working)

PRAY

The hands are held in a gesture of prayer.

ALWAYS

The movement of the forefinger represents a circle that does not end.

WALK

The 3 handshapes represents the feet. The action of the hands represents a person walking.

WAY

A modified version of PATH is made with W handshapes.

HAPPY

The movement of the hand up the chest represents that a person's spirits are high (that a person is happy.)

ON

One hand moves on top of the other hand.

EARTH

The thumb and middle finger pinch the side of the wrist which represents the earth rotating on its axis.

AND

The fingers come together.

IN

One hand moves into the other to show the concept of in.

HOME

A variation of the signs EAT and SLEEP is made. The O handshape moves from the the mouth to the cheek.

ABOVE

One hand rises above the other.

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