My word would be "Margin." I want to develop Margin in several areas of my life. Hoping for margin financially, of course...this could be the year that we are completely out of debt, if we do things right and really work hard. And what an awesome Christmas present that would be!! Also, margin with my time and making sure I have some space for quiet in my life. With a demanding job, me/Marc swapping off kids all the time, and actually caring for the kids/house, free time is rare. I'm hoping that the quality of my free time will improve (such as actually practice my piano instead of mindlessly watching HGTV!), and maybe, just maybe, the quantity of free time and "space" in my brain to process and think will also grow.
If I had to choose another word, it would be "Disciple." I want to learn this year, really learn, what being a disciple of Christ really means--this also means that I would be bringing other disciples along with me on the path. The last 7 years or so have been lax in this area of my life; when you are caring for newborns and young children, much of your energy is spilled out on them. I'm hoping to focus more this year on others, and getting outside my front door to help those who are not as fortunate as I am.
I only have one Resolution for 2013. I have a lot of things I would like to do and accomplish...usual things like eating better, getting into shape, etc. But my life has not lended to multiple accomplishments with this full time job, so I decided to pick one resolution and work very hard to make sure it gets done. I will read through the entire Bible in 2013, a little at a time. I'm using a reading plan on YouVersion called "Eat this Book" which I find really funny. I love the symbolism in the title based on "your Word is sweeter than honey...", plus it just makes me think of that phrase "how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!" ha ha
Anyway, I figure that if I can read through the whole Bible and place my focus on God's Word, then the rest of it will all fall into place. If I am making His Word a priority, then I will choose differently. I will act differently, I will spend my money differently.
Here are some of the goals I jotted down last year about this time. Funny!
- I want to memorize the book of Ephesians. It might not all get memorized in 2012, but I'm going to try. I miss memorizing Scripture and I'm hoping that this will help keep my brain cells growing instead of dying the way these children seem to want them to. I hardly even got started on this one, thanks to me beginning to write out Ephesians in my little booklet I kept with me in my purse...during which I was so focused on the words of the passages, which ultimately caused me to miss two notifications of gate changes at the airport and thereby miss my flight. Not cool. Not exactly the reason I did not memorize Ephesians, but something in my subconscious tells me this is why I did not revisit this one later in the year. ha!
- I want to blog at least twice a month. My sis-in-law just got me re-motivated. (Thanks Shu!) Yes, Facebook is good for sharing/pictures/etc but since moving to AL I have hardly taken any pictures and I'm pretty sure I've never even hooked up my external hard drive with all the pics on it. Which leads me to the next one... Fail...but at least I tried. I probably got about 10 posts in this past year, which considering all the working I was doing, was not too bad.
- I HAVE to get more organized at home. Bills are getting paid on time but not filed, pictures taken but not sorted through, etc. Baby steps, I know. This is just pure laziness...I have done a little but usually when my free time happens, the last thing I want to do is file paid bills. Any of my very organized friends want to come and make this happen for me? Anyone?????
- Watch less TV. As my job slows down I find myself still coming home and plopping in front of the tv because I'm tired. My goal this year is to not have that be my default setting after the kids go to bed. I've been better at this...not perfect, but better. I'll take any improvements! Usually a key for me is when I have no clue what people are talking about at work. :)
- Spend more quality time with my love. Have a date night at least every 2 months...and maybe twice this year, spend a weekend with no kids. Have I mentioned how much we love being close to our families? Almost made this one! I think we had about 5 date nights plus 2 almost complete weekends with no kids (Thanks to Marc's mom who is a saint!) This is KEY to building a marriage and keeping the love alive when you hardly see each other. Can't wait for the next one!
- Grow out my hair. Doesn't seem like much of a goal, but this is an easy one to cross off my list. Finally!!!! Something I can check off. Even after regular 8 week haircuts, my hair is about 6 inches longer than last year. I'd like to grow it out another 6 this year. Having long hair is fun again!
- Learn more recipes and get out of the same old same old recipe doldrums. I don't think I have tried one new recipe this year. LOL this really cracks me up. Oh wait, no. I did try 1 new recipe...it was for homemade Kettle Corn. And it was so awesome, I just decided there was no point in finding anything new to eat.
- Actually hang some pictures and curtains in my 5 month new to me house. Check on the pictures, still need to hang curtains. Half done is better than not done, at least in this case!
- Keep up with my "counting gifts" and being thankful. I have done a lot of counting gifts in my head, on facebook, and on my blog. Not so much on paper. I just forget to write them all down, but I have definitely seen an improvement in my attitude on the days when I am looking for gifts from God, and looking at my circumstances as a gift whether pleasant or not.
So, there you have it! My two words for the year...they might go together and they might not but we shall see.
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